RCMADIAX has sent out a notice stating that Avoider will soon be temporarily removed from the Wii U eShop. The indie developer explained it was “unaware that the audio track provided to us was a close copy of audio in another released title”.

RCMADIAX already reached out to Nintendo so that the game can be redistributed without the aforementioned track. Those who purchase the game before Avoider’s removal will receive an update to the latest version as soon as it’s available.

Source: RCMADIAX PR

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Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.

Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of January 4:

– 4 Animal Crossing panels
– 3 Japanese Mario New Year’s panels
– 3 Splatoon panels (final day)
– 2 WarioWare panels (final day)
– 3 bug panels
– 1 bird panel
– 6 Zelda panels
– 2 Famicom panels
– 6 Kirby panels

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Mega Man isn’t the only new collaboration on the way to Monster Hunter X. Starting on January 15, players can take on a quest made in partnership with Square Enix. It lets players take on Kushala Daora, and provides the Knyaight Sword and Knyaight Series armor for your Felyne Palico.

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Yet another game has been confirmed for release on the North American eShop, this time on Wii U. The Perplexing Orb from TreeFall Studios is slated for January 14.

The Perplexing Orb is all about rolling a ball through different courses. TreeFall promises “insane challenges and unique levels”.

To get a brief look at The Perplexing Orb, check out the trailer below.

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Atlus will be hosting another stream for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final next month. This is set for February 9, one day before the game launches in Japan.

It’ll be hosted on Niconico at the following times:

– 3 AM PT
– 6 AM ET
– 11 AM in the UK
– 12 PM in Europe
– 8 PM in Japan

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I don’t really know why this is, but I seem to have a curse when it comes to email. Every so often – for what feels like a few times each year – something breaks either on the site or with my inbox. It’s strange, and very frustrating. And unfortunately, it seems that we ran into this problem once again.

If you sent in a tip via the built-in “Submit a news tip” box at the top of the page since around late December or so (estimating December 17), I unfortunately never received it. The same goes for messages sent via the contact form. However, these are now starting to be recovered, and I’m going to try and look through them as soon as possible. Just give me some time! If you don’t hear from me within a week or so and have an important message, please resend. Also note that messages sent directly to my address were delivered properly and should have been replied to at this point.

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Game Informer has an annual tradition of sharing its top 50 games from a particular year. In the magazine’s latest issue, they’ve done this once again – now for 2015.

Below is what Game Informer considers to be the top 50 games of last year (ranked by release date):

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Monster Hunter X has been receiving a whole slew of collaborations. And even though the game has been available in Japan for a few months, there are still new ones being added. Capcom announced another collaboration today involving Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) similar to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

New Mega Man collaboration content for Monster Hunter X is due out on February 25, the same day as Mega Man Legacy Collection in Japan. Here’s the lowdown:

Overview

Event Quest – Rockman: The Yellow Devil
Palico Weapon – Rush Hammer
Palico Armor – Rocknyan Series

Download Bonuses

– Guild Card (Pose): Rockman Appears
– Guild Card (Background): Rockman
– Titles: “Dr.” “Irregular (Maverick)”, “X”, “E-can”

View a trailer for the Mega Man collaboration in Monster Hunter X below.

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Square Enix has created three Theatrhythm games. We’ve seen two based on Final Fantasy, and the Japanese-only entry for Dragon Quest. If recent comments from Square Enix’s Ichiro Hazama are anything to go by, the series won’t be stopping there.

Hazama commented about the future of Theatrhythm in this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream. He spoke about wanting to keep the franchise going in his New Year’s greeting, in which he mentioned:

“This is Hazama from Square Enix. Last year at this place, I said ‘we’ll keep continuing Theatrhythm from hereafter too!’. Well then, I wonder how about next year[‘s continuity]. Personally, I still want to continue, and everyday I have been devising various plans. I’m full with a feeling to do something to make it happen, so I’ll be glad if you can wait with anticipation. With that being said, please keep supporting [the series] as usual from hereafter too!”

I’d personally be up for a Nier-only Theatrhythm, but that’s probably unlikely to happen. Something like Theatrhythm Kingdom Hearts might be more realistic!

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A couple of days ago, Drill Dozer saw release on the European Wii U Virtual Console. More footage of the GBA game is posted below.

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