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Evo 2016 is on track to host the biggest Smash Bros. tournament ever with its upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U event. That news was publicized on the official Twitter account earlier today through the following note:

Over 1,900 people have already signed up for the Smash Bros. Wii U tournament at Evo 2016. Participants still have around a month to register.

Evo 2016 will run between July 15 and July 17.

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Monster Hunter Stories was highlighted on today’s episode of Capcom TV as promised, and an extensive amount of gameplay was shown. For the full recording, give the video below a look.

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A new 3DS theme has been added to the North American My Nintendo website. For 100 Platinum Points, you can receive a download code for the Bravely Second New Faces theme. The offer expires on August 1.

Those of you in Europe can grab the same theme as well. The reward was added in last month.

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15 more minutes of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wii U footage is in. View the latest gameplay below.

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Even though Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice is just a few days away from launching in Japan, Famitsu does have some additional information to share. This week’s issue sheds light on the Apollo vs. Phoenix face-off as well as the DLC episode.

First, when it comes to the Apollo and Phoenix’s battle, a certain piece of evidence causes the two characters to clash. Blackquill is called as a witness in a trial (unknown if these two incidents are one and the same). After finding the spectator’s seats too “boring”, he hops behind the defense’s desk to act as support.

Famitsu also details the DLC episode Turnabout Across Time. Here’s the rundown on that:

– Larry introduces Phoenix to his bride-to-be, Shizuku Ootsube
– Shizuku: a maid working in the Haguruma household
– Shizuku claims that just after she was married, she was attacked and nearly killed, only to travel back in time at the critical moment
– She now finds herself the suspect instead
– Shizuku also says Larry’s got his head screwed on backwards as usual – she’s getting married to a man named Raito, the blue-haired mechanic
– Phoenix and Maya meet both Raito and Edgeworth when they head to the scene to investigate
– They soon find themselves going up against Edgeworth in court

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Manaphy is now available as the latest distribution in Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. You can watch a trailer for the event below.

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Activision officially announced Skylanders Imaginators earlier today. We now have the boxart (above) and the first trailer (below).

Pre-orders for Skylanders Imaginators are now open as well. You can reserve it at Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop. With the former two, you can save 20 percent via Amazon Prime or GCU respectively.

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Michael Oconitrillo was hired by Nintendo of America to dress up as Donkey Kong and play the part at a mall in Culver City, California. Now he’s suing the company over a claim that the costume left him injured.

Oconitrillo says that he was ordered to keep the garb on even though it was “poorly ventilated and unreasonably and dangerously hot”. He also claims that the ordeal left him with permanent damage along with mental and emotional distress, but injuries were not specified.

As for Nintendo, a representative had only this to say: “We have nothing to announce on this topic.”

This situation sounds strangely similar to a similar occurrence from a few years ago. Actor Parker Mills attempted to sue Nintendo after he said he was denied breaks and was not provided with the required ice pack to cool him down as he talked to guests at the Los Angeles Zoo while wearing a Donkey Kong costume.

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There’s been some talk as of late about the decline of the toys-to-life business. For the most part, amiibo is still doing quite well, and LEGO Dimensions entered the scene last year. But Disney Interactive recently closed entirely – marking the end of Disney Infinity – and Skylanders hasn’t been performing quite as well as it used to.

Despite this, Activision still appears to be very much on board with toys-to-life. The company announced Skylanders Imaginators today, reaffirming its commitment to the market.

Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg also told TIME that the publisher believes in the potential of toys-to-life. In his remarks, he mentioned that “Skylanders is now the 11th most successful game franchise of all time after just five years.”

When asked about the situation of Disney and concerns about the toys-to-life category, Hirshberg said:

I certainly can’t comment on Disney’s business, so that’s a good question to ask them, and they’ve obviously got good reasons for making the decision they did. What I will say is, we’ve said publicly that some of our more recent games haven’t met our expectations, and yet we’re still here making games, so we obviously still believe in the potential. We created the category, and Skylanders is now the 11th most successful game franchise of all time after just five years.

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SEGA has pulled back the curtain on the Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Launch Edition. Along with a copy of the game, a DVD with three episodes from the animated series will be included: fan-favorite episodes “Chili Dog Day Afternoon” and “It Wasn’t Me, It Was the One-Armed Hedgehog” which features an appearance by Metal Sonic, and the season one finale “It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog” which includes the infamous Shadow. This is the first time that the content will be available on DVD in North America.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will also be playable for the first time at E3 2016. Attendees can find a demo at the SEGA/Atlus booth in the West Hall.

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