Sin & Punishment could soon be seeing representation on the North American eShop. Sin & Punishment and Sin & Punishment: Star Successor have both been rated by the ESRB, hinting at upcoming digital releases. Might the two titles be available later this week? Based on previous ESRB listings, that’s very much possible.

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Nintendo has announced its plans for PAX Prime 2015, which will be taking place later this week.

First, regarding playable titles, fans will be able to get their hands on the following:

– Star Fox Zero
– Super Mario Maker
– The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
– Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash
– Splatoon (which will include both the recently announced August update and TRANSFORMERS Splatfest content on Aug. 29)
– Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
– Skylanders SuperChargers Racing for Nintendo 3DS (with guest stars Bowser and Donkey Kong)

The following indie titles will also be playable at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel:

– Action Henk (Curve Digital)
– FAST Racing Neo (Shin’en)
– Freedom Planet (Galaxy Trail)
– Hive Jump (Graphite Lab)
– Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty (Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc. / Just Add Water (Developments) Ltd. / Nephilim Games)
– Runbow (13AM Games)
– Shantae Half-Genie Hero (WayForward)
– Typoman (Headup Games / Brainseed Factory)
– Year Walk (Simogo / Dakko Dakko)
– Mutant Mudds Super Challenge (Renegade Kid)
– SteamWorld Heist (Image & Form)
– The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis, Inc.)
– Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (Yacht Club Games)

A panel for Xenoblade Chronicles X will be held on August 29 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. PT in Wyvern Theater. This will be led by representatives from the Nintendo Treehouse, and attendees will be able to see concept art, learn the inspiration behind the game, watch new gameplay and participate in a Q&A session.

PAX-sponsored tournaments and fan gatherings are planned as well, featuring games such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.

PAX Prime 2015 will take place between August 28 and August 31.

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News have surfaced about a pair of titles making their way to Wii U. Street Rivals along with Signal to Noise will both be released on the Wii U eShop.

Steel Rivals is 2.5 fighting title made by Nugame Ninja. Development is in an early state, though you can watch a brief video below.

Meanwhile, Solanimus Games is developing Signal to Noise. The music-driven rail shooter will support the use of custom audio tracks. For a look at the game, check out the trailer below.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4/PS3/XBO/360) – 10/10/10/10
Until Dawn (PS4) – 9/8/9/9
Dragon’s Dogma Online (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/8/9
Polara (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Zombie Defense (Wii U) – 7/8/6/7
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (3DS) – 6/7/7/8
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive (PS4) – 7/7/7/7
Infinite Stratos 2: Love And Purge (PS3/PSV) – 7/7/7/6

Nintendo is currently having its Summer Tour in various cities in the UK. The upcoming dates are as follows, if you feel like checking it out:

• 27th – 31st August – Westfield London
• 5 – 6th September – intu Metrocentre, Tyne and Wear
• 12th – 13th September – intu Braehead, Glasgow

Below is a highlight video of the Manchester location of the Summer Tour.

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Nintendo UK have uploaded the trailer below to their Youtube channel, which showcases the amiibo functionality in Super Mario Maker.

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Update 2: Even more passcodes are popping up. Keep checking this post throughout the day to see if any more have been added. Enter 86000504 to get a Moves +5 and 86040006 to get 400 coins.

Update: A whole bunch of passcodes for the 3DS version have been revealed. Enter 86100002 in the 3DS version to get 1000 coins, 08645601 to get a Mega Speedup, 86010010 to get 100 coins, 08630007 to get 300 coins, 08620009 to get 200 coins and 08650005 to get 500 coins.

As we reported yesterday, Pokemon Shuffle is now available on Android and iOS in Japan. While the two games don’t share or allow you to transfer your save date, there is an interesting cross-promotion going on right now.

A passcode which gives you Lucarionite in the mobile version was delivered via the 3DS version today – enter 65607110 to get it. The mobile version, meanwhile, gave out two codes for the 3DS version (as per usual, they work in all regional versions of the game). Enter 08601003 to get a Time +10 and 86001508 to get an Exp. Points *1.5 item.

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Update: Added the reversible covers and some more info.

Splatoon is a huge hit, especially in Japan, and its unique musical style is definitely a big part of that. It’s not a big surprise then that the soundtrack, titled “Splatune”, will soon be available to buy in Japan. It will be released by famous publisher Kadokawa on October 21st for 3,456 yen.

Its two discs will include 61 songs – 37 music tracks, 10 jingle tracks and 14 sound effect tracks. It will also come with a booklet featuring comments from the development staff and additional reversible covers. Check those out in the gallery below.

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Teyon have published a trailer for Zombie Defense, their upcoming RTS / tower defense game which will be released on the European Wii U eShop on September 3rd and on the US one at a later date. Check it out below:

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Brave Tank Hero previously came to the North American 3DS eShop on August 11. Later this week, Wii U will be receiving the game as well. Natsume confirmed on Twitter today that the Wii U release is slated for August 27.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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