After Splatoon launches, Nintendo will continue supporting the game with additional content. Producer Hisashi Nogami teased upcoming plans while speaking with GamesRadar, and noted that the team hopes Splatoon “will become a franchise that Nintendo can be proud of.”

Below are Nogami’s full words:

We can’t go into a lot of detail on that today, but we do have some plans to follow up with content to keep interest in the game post-launch. We on the development team are thinking of the launch as a first step of sorts. We hope to add to that in terms of content, and even to the degree that we’re hoping that this will become a franchise that Nintendo can be proud of.

Mario Kart 8 received a ton of DLC after launch, and now we’re starting to see the same thing with Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS. Might Splatoon be next?

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This week’s issue of Famitsu has now arrived, and the latest scans have come in. Bravely Second, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, and Xenoblade Chronicles X are the main highlights this week. We’ve also included an ad for Puzzle & Dragons, plus the dedicated Nintendo section of the magazine as the new Mario Kart 8 DLC is covered.

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Street Gangs launches this Thursday on the European Wii U eShop. For the game’s trailer, check out the video below.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

It’s a pretty slow week, to say the least! Actually, that’s probably an understatement…

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Assuming Nintendo doesn’t change anything like last week, all of the digital shops will be experiencing maintenance this coming Monday. That includes the Wii U and 3DS eShops, DSi Shop, and Wii Shopping Channel. The maintenance period will take place between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET, which translates to 1 PM PT and 5 PM PT.

The mainline Pokemon games will also be undergoing maintenance later today. Here’s the lowdown on that:

From Wednesday, April 22, 2015 5:50 PM
– Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon™ Omega Ruby, Pokémon™ Alpha Sapphire
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon™ X, Pokémon™ Y

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A new video gives us some footage from Nikki’s Travel Quiz – a Club Nintendo-exclusive title for Japanese members. View it below.

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XSEED Games released a new trailer for Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven. You can find it below.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 15,419
Vita – 14,568
New 3DS LL – 14,047
Wii U – 6,324
New 3DS – 5,324
PS3 – 4,175
3DS LL – 1,309
3DS – 1,144
Vita TV – 491
Xbox One – 170

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 17,885
Vita – 17,517
New 3DS LL – 16,955
Wii U – 6,654
New 3DS – 6,222
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 1,986
3DS – 1,678
Vita TV – 511
Xbox One – 238

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 55,179 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dying Light – 25,530 / NEW
3. [3DS] Future Card – 16,630 / NEW
4. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 12,175 / 97,117
5. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 6,926 / 137,211
6. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 6,542 / 143,154
7. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 5,991 / 118,433
8. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 5,798 / 129,581
9. [PS4] Bloodborne – 5,674 / 190,631
10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 5,659 / 2,586,851
11. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 5,532 / 177,145
12. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 5,483 / 2,598,884
13. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles – 5,330 / 71,167
14. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 5,196 / 49,827
15. [PS4] Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin – 5,134 / 25,628
16. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 4,960 / 88,090
17. [PS4] Saints Row IV: Re-Elected – 4,776 / NEW
18. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 4,543 / 80,779
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,542 / 961,504
20. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 4,079 / 104,044

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Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven is launching in North America on June 2, XSEED has announced. The game will be available in stores as well as on the eShop for $39.99.

Marvelous also confirmed today that Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven is coming to Europe and Australia on June 4. Unlike North America, this will be a digital-only release. Pricing is set at £24.99 / €29.99 / $49.95AUD.

Check out a comprehensive overview of Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven, along with a fresh batch of screenshots.

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven is a strategy RPG adventure from the famed producer of the acclaimed Rune Factory series. Main character “Luchs” is an unsuccessful innkeeper forced to excavate crystals to make his way in life. One day while digging, he discovers a mysterious fairy maiden encased in a crystal! On awakening, the fairy maiden starts Luchs on a fantastical adventure where he must battle monsters, discover and uncover the secrets of six more fairy maidens, manage his inn and much much more!

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven features an innovative turn based battle system. Movement range is dictated by a circle of reach, and attacks will affect multiple enemies if they are within this circle.

Seven Heroines, Seven Stories – Each of the seven fairy maiden heroines who come to inhabit the inn have their own stories to tell, and building relationships with them will unlock new, specialised attacks to aid in combat when they join the battle party

Strategic Combat Makes Every Turn Count – “Bowl” over as many enemies with a single strike as possible, challenging players to line up melee, ranged and magical attacks so frontline enemies are knocked into others for maximum collateral damage

Craft Your Way to New Skills – In addition to unlocking new abilities, participating in Free Battles and registering for StreetPass can provide rare crafting items for use in creating new skills to help turn the tides of battle

Adjustable Difficulty Levels and More – Players can toggle among Easy, Normal and Hard difficulties, use the Fast Forward feature to speed up combat as desired, or relive fond memories via in-game movie and art galleries

Source: XSEED / Marvelous PR

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Last night’s Xenoblade Chronicles X trailer was heavy on story, so it’d probably help to know what’s going on. Thankfully, one fan has re-uploaded the video online with English subtitles. Check it out below.

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