Update: And both are gone. Didn’t last long as expected!

The Ness and King Dedede amiibo is currently available through GameStop’s website. Get yours here and here. When the figures go out of stock, we’ll update this post.

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Today, Rising Star Games announced that Poncho will be coming to Wii U in September. That release month applies to all major territories.

We also have a handful of new screenshots from Poncho. Those can be viewed in the gallery below.

Source: Rising Star Games PR

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USgamer has put up its interview with Aya Kyogoku, the head of the Animal Crossing series. Kyogoku explained Nintendo’s approach with Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival, discussed the new Animal Crossing amiibo in general, commented on the series’ future, and more.

We’ve rounded up a number of Kyogoku’s remarks below. Head on over to USgamer for the full interview.

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In November, Activision will publish the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack” for 3DS. This includes two games – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze. Amazon lists a $29.99 price point.

The boxart for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack is strange. It kind of reminds me of this:

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Bandai Namco issued a new batch of screenshots from Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns today. Check out the images below.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Asteroid Quarry – $1.00
Dare Up Adrenaline – $9.00
DON’T CRASH – $1.49
KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker – $7.99
Land it Rocket – $2.99
Neon Battle – $1.49
Santa Factory – $7.49

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Tennis – $9.99

3DS Themes

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: Story Theme

eShop Sales

Wii U

– The Epic Indie Sale – Own or buy one of the participating Nindie games and take 60 percent off ALL other participating games. The offer lasts until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
– Frenchy Bird is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 16.
– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23.

3DS

– Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is 40 percent off (reduced from $49.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 20.
– Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23.
– AeternoBlade is 46 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 5.

Permanent Price Drop

Pyramids 2 on Nintendo 3DS is reduced to $3.00 (from $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on July 10.

Activities

Camp Miiverse – Camp Miiverse returns this year! Running now through July 20, Camp Miiverse is a Miiverse-themed summer camp that splits Miiverse into two teams: Team Yoshi vs. Team Toad. Your Camp Miiverse guides, Tom and Amy, will invite you to participate in fun activities for games such as Splatoon, Mario Kart 8 and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Once complete, users can post a screen shot of the finished activity to that game’s community with either a #TeamYoshi or #TeamToad hashtag. Which team will come out on top? Check out the Camp Miiverse community on Miiverse here for continuing updates.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Supernatural” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world! The new “Supernatural” tournament runs July 7 through July 12. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Source: Nintendo PR

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Blocky Bot hit the North American Wii U eShop in May. In Europe, the title is expected to arrive on July 23. Pricing is set at €2.69.

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Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami, who is working on Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, further explained how the project came to be in this week’s issue of Famitsu.

According to Yamagami, things began back in 2009. As he explained:

“Our initial contact with Atlus was back in 2009 when we developed the game Itsumo Purikura ? Kuradeko Puremium. Afterwards, Ando said ‘I want to make a game that mixes Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei,’ so I went to Atlus with the proposal.”

Atlus responded by saying “Let us think about it”, which essentially meant no. Nintendo was later told, “We’re too busy and can’t do it right now.”

Although Yamagami was disappointed that Atlus turned down his proposal, he did feel like a partnership could be made a reality one day.

“I was really bummed about it, but it wasn’t as though they had straight out said no, so I told Ando, ‘I’m sure we’ll cross paths with them again some time.’”

Yamagami ended up receiving an email over a year later from Atlus’ Naoto Hiraoka, who asked if talks were still open. It didn’t take long for Nintendo and Atlus to be in communication once again.

Atlus producer Shinjiro Takada told Famitsu that, during the original proposal, the team was busy with Devil Survivor 2. Takada always thought of Fire Emblem as a rival title that he looked at as a goal. Takada mentioned: “That Nintendo wanted to collaborate with us with such a big title was a huge honor and I really wanted to do it.”

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Capcom sent out a new round of Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airou Village DX screenshots today, which can be found in the gallery below. We also have a look at three 3DS themes. The first sold are bonuses from Amazon and Capcom’s online store while the final one is being distributed by various retailers.

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Capcom have released another Great Ace Attorney video today. Check it out below:

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