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Update 2 (6/13): 20% pre-order discount is now live for Shantae on Amazon.

Update (6/10): Pre-orders now live on Amazon. 20% Prime discount isn’t live yet, but we’ll let you know when it is.

Original (6/4): It’s been a huge week for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero news. XSEED announced that they’re working with WayForward on a retail version, and now we have a final release date.

GameStop has started accepting pre-orders here. The listing says that Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will be out on September 27, which WayForward confirmed on Twitter.

There’s also a tentative boxart:

The physical version of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will go for $29.99. It’s the “Risky Beats” retail release featuring a copy of the game and a musical selections CD containing over 20 songs from the soundtrack.

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Natsume has released the very first Harvest Moon: Skytree Village trailer in celebration of E3 2016. Watch it below.

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RCMADIAX announced today that its next digital collection of games will be released as Tap Tap Arcade 2 on July 7. The news applies to all major regions: North America, Europe, and Australia. Included in the package will be the exclusive game Volcano.

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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is on sale at two retailers this week. Amazon and Best Buy both have it for $20. The deal should last through Saturday.

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Capcom has come out with yet another Japanese Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice commercial. Find it below.

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Mighty Rabbit and Sekai Project have announced a new partnership which will see the Ren’Py engine come to platforms that support Unity. By doing so, visual novels made with the technology can make their way to practically every major gaming platform, including Wii U and 3DS.

Mighty Rabbit tweeted out yesterday:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 14 Comments

Reggie Fils-Aime isn’t the only Nintendo bigwig at E3 this year. Shigeru Miyamoto and Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma have also been spotted by the show. Given the presence of the new Zelda game at E3, it makes sense that both of them are there!

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Rusty Pup, first announced for Wii U and 3DS in 2013, remains in the works. Gory Detail issued a new devlog today which shows quite a bit of footage from the game with commentary straight from the creators.

This is actually our first real look at Rusty Pup in about a year. The first devlog was published at around the same time in 2015.

Here’s today’s new video:

It’s unclear if Rusty Pup is still targeted for Wii U. Towards the end of the video, we do see a 3DS logo, but nothing for Nintendo’s console.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Yo-kai Watch 3 has now entered the top 10.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between May 25 and June 1.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Several new items can now be purchased in Miitomo via the pap’s Miitomo Shop. A few minutes ago, Nintendo added in dinosaur-themed clothing and more.

Here’s the full lineup of items:

– Slick sunglasses
– Gingham shirt
– Chic baggy pants
– Marbeled- lace socks
– Chunky sneakers
– Gold dollar-sign chain
– Dinosaur egg
– Dino egg hoodie

All of these items can be redeemed in Miitomo Shop in exchange for coins.

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