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Hyrule Encyclopedia, the latest book celebrating Zelda’s 30th anniversary came out in Japan earlier this month. The series’ official Twitter account shared some photos of it yesterday. A few sample pages are posted below.

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Tate Multimedia announced last month that Urban Trial Freestyle 2 would be hitting the 3DS eShop by the end of Q1. Today, the company shared a final release date. Urban Trial Freestyle 2 is set to arrive on March 30.

We assume that date is for both North America and Europe. Nonetheless, we’re following up with Tate Multimedia to clarify as well as find out about pricing.

For those that missed it, plenty of details and a trailer for Urban Trial Freestyle 2 are here.

Source: Tate Multimedia PR

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Today, Sumo Digital issued the second developer diary for Snake Pass. The video explores technical features used in the game such as character movements, grass and lighting.

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SEGA has followed up on news shared at its Sonic SXSW panel yesterday with a couple of new images for Sonic Mania.

First, shown above, is an official look at one of the new art pieces that debuted. It looks like a boxart image, but SEGA is simply calling it “key art”.

Below is an image teasing the Hard-Boiled Heavies bosses in Sonic Mania with a silhouette. Only one has been revealed thus far – that being Heavy Gunner.

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Because of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s physics and chemistry engines, all sorts of gameplay possibilities can be realized. Among these is a way for players to create their own makeshift airship. Head past the break for more.

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SEGA finally gave fans a first look at gameplay from Sonic Forces during a panel at SXSW yesterday. What we had at the time was an off-screen look, but an official video has now been published. Have a look at the official direct-feed upload below.

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In CoroCoro, it was recently announced that a special Ash Pikachu event is planned for Pokemon Sun/Moon as part of a tie in with the upcoming movie. The Pokemon Company has now provided a first look at Original Cap Pikachu on its Twitter page. We’ve posted the video below.

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Capcom published another pair of Monster Hunter XX commercials today. Both are a bit nontraditional, as they’re mainly served for promoting the game online and are on the lengthy side. You can watch them below.

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At SXSW, SEGA had a poster on hand for Sonic Mania featuring brand new art of the game. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are all present in the image. Have a look at it above.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft) {2017.03.09} (¥8.400) – 89.791 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX > (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 62.770 / NEW
03./01. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 44.483 / 230.862 (-76%)
04./02. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.03.02} (¥6.900) – 34.292 / 151.289 (-71%)
05./03. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 20.746 / 100.282 (-74%)
06./05. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 20.523 / 257.068 (-46%)
07./04. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 17.482 / 62.084 (-61%)
08./12. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 11.646 / 3.200.916 (-5%)
09./09. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – Professional (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) – 9.795 / 172.853 (-27%)
10./06. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 8.550 / 45.173 (-77%)
11./07. [NSW] Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch (Square Enix) {2017.03.03} (¥8.800) – 7.206 / 32.812 (-72%)
12./08. [PS4] Super Robot Wars V # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥8.600) – 6.331 / 121.806 (-59%)
13./14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 6.220 / 297.547 (-15%)
14./16. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 6.009 / 989.876 (-15%)
15./15. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) – 5.523 / 297.189 (-23%)
16./11. [PSV] Super Robot Wars V # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥7.600) – 4.790 / 101.336 (-63%)
17./13. [PS4] Nioh (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) – 4.577 / 133.401 (-55%)
18./18. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 4.558 / 685.797 (-24%)
19./10. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2017.03.03} (¥4.990) – 4.469 / 17.323 (-65%)
20./21. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World # (Nintendo) {2017.01.19} (¥4.700) – 4.333 / 101.649 (-14%)

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