NES Mini will also be back in Europe on June 29
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Last night, Nintendo announced that the NES Classic Edition will be back in stores on June 29. Fortunately, the same news applies to Europe as well. If you haven’t purchased a system yet, you’ll have the opportunity to do so on June 29 – just like North America.
Nintendo tweeted out the news a few minutes ago:
Nintendo Classic Mini: #NES will return to stores on 29/06! pic.twitter.com/s2npceFJov
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) May 14, 2018
UK software sales (Week ending 5/12/2018) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
4. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
5. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
6. Nintendo Labo – Variety Kit – Nintendo
7. 1-2 Switch – Nintendo
8. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
10. Pokken Tournament DX – Nintendo
Wii U
1. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Splatoon – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Nintendo
6. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
7. LEGO City Undercover – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2018 – Nintendo
9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
10. LEGO Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
6. Detective Pikachu – Nintendo
7. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. Miitopia – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Crystal – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 5/12/2018)
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Grand Hero Battle: Julius now live
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Fire Emblem Heroes’ latest Grand Hero Battle is live. This time around, Julius: Scion of Darkness is the focus. You’ll find him waiting in Special Maps.
The latest Grand Hero Battle will be live until May 23.
Nintendo Classic Mini Famicom Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Edition – photos and screenshots
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A number of official images have been released for the Nintendo Classic Mini Famicom Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Edition. Along with photos, we have screenshots below.
First footage of datamined Super Mario Odyssey costumes
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New costumes for Super Mario Odyssey were first datamined at the end of February. Then a few weeks ago, images of the outfits emerged. The datamine has now gone one step further with the first footage.
YouTuber Mizumi has managed to get the various outfits loaded into Super Mario Odyssey with some help from GRAnimated. If you’d like to see them in action, continue on below.
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (5/13/18)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. There are actually no Nintendo titles in the top five this week, with Persona Q2 slipping all the way to the tenth spot.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between April 19 and April 25.
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My Hero: One’s Justice launches August 23 in Japan
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My Hero: One’s Justice now has a Japanese release date. The game will arrive on August 23, Bandai Namco announced today. We’ll presumably have a western date soon as well.
Various purchase bonuses are planned for Japanese fans. Pre-orders come with two RP Cards for the arcade title My Hero Academia Gekitotsu! Heroes Battle Plus Ultra!!!. As early bonuses, buyers will receive another color for Bakugo, accessory, title, and victory voice for use in My Hero: One’s Justice.
Crazy Justice – Switch / PC cross-platform play video
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Black Riddles Studio posted a video a few days ago showing cross-platform play between Switch and Xbox One. We now have a similar video for Switch and PC below.
GoldenEye 007 director on original plans for four different Bonds, how Oddjob made it in
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Often during a game’s creation, developers have to scrap various elements. It could be due to a lack of time, or a completely different reason.
In the case of GoldenEye 007, Rare originally intended to have four different Bonds included. Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan would have all been playable in the end. Unfortunately, this was left on the cutting room floor, though some elements were left behind in the original code and files.
