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Nintendo has a few things in store for Gamescom 2016 later this month, aside from playable games. The company has now shared a bit more about its plans.

Pokemon developer Shigeki Morimoto, Splatoon developer Hisashi Nogami, and a developer behind Dragon Quest VII will all be appearing as guests. Tim Feldner is set to moderate the Nintendo houseparty on stage which will feature guests, signing session, live demos, contests, and more.

A select group of fans will be able to try out Zelda: Breath of the Wild at Gamescom. To have a shot at playing the demo, you’ll need to win a spot in the current contest (until August 8 for those in Germany, Austria or Switzerland) or win in the Pokken Tournament, Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. or Mario Kart 8 tournament at the Gamescom. Players who are victorious in the tournaments will also receive a trophy.

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Metroid debuted on the Famicom way back on August 6, 1986. It’s now August 6, 2016 in Japan, meaning the franchise is 30 years old.

Even though it may not be quite as widely recognized as Mario or Zelda, Metroid still has a great deal of appreciation from fans. We’ve seen a variety of games over the years across different generations of hardware. Metroid Prime: Federation Force comes out later this month, and it’ll be interesting to see where the series heads from there!

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With Dragon Ball: Fusions having just arrived in Japan, Bandai Namco has made another video for the game showing off some of the different fusions. View it below.

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In 2017, Story of Seasons (otherwise known as Bokujou Monogatari) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Marvelous has now opened a special website for its Japanese audience here.

Bokujou Monogatari was previously known as Harvest Moon in the west. However, after Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning, the series switched names to Story of Seasons, and was directly handled by Marvelous / XSEED in territories outside of Japan.

Natsume always held the rights to the Harvest Moon name, and started making its own farming titles beginning in 2014 with Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. The company will also be bringing out Harvest Moon: Skytree Village later this year.

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In Europe, Teyon is catching up on one of its previous North American releases. The company confirmed today that Doll Fashion Atelier will be available on August 11. Pricing is set at €4.99 / £4.49.

Doll Fashion Atelier is a dress-up simulation game. Players can “choose a doll from 5 different themes and dress it up in stunning clothing pieces”.

Source: Teyon PR

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Indie developer Chris McFarland is bringing his “2D indie action roguelike-inspired platformer” to Wii U. Having come out on other platforms last year, it’ll now head to the eShop on September 1 in North America, Mexico, and Brazil.

You can find a trailer for Tallowmere below. We’ve also included a bunch of gameplay information after the break.

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Update: Can now be pre-ordered at Play-Asia here.

Elise from Fire Emblem Fates will be receiving her own Nendoroid next year. Pre-orders are now starting to open for the figure, including AmiAmi and Good Smile Company. There’s nothing on Play-Asia yet, but we’ll let you know if that changes.

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Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 has just a little more ways to go before its ready for release. Today, Inti Creates introduced a pair of new characters: Asrock and Jibryll. An official update on the two should be shared soon, but both are confirmed to be new bosses in the game.

Here’s a look at both:

Asrock’s stage was actually shown during yesterday’s episode of Denjin Getcha. You can find that recording below, along with another look at the opening stage.

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Yo-kai Watch 3 may have launched in Japan a couple of weeks ago, but Level-5 has prepared a series of new commercials for the RPG. We have four new adverts below.

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

01./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 100.105 / 901.023 (-41%)
02./00. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) – 87.510 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] The Idolm@ster: Platinum Stars # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.07.28} (¥8.200) – 76.165 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] Toukiden 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥6.800) – 59.032 / NEW
05./00. [PS4] Toukiden 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥7.800) – 46.334 / NEW
06./02. [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana # (Nihon Falcom) {2016.07.21} (¥6.800) – 13.860 / 57.613 (-68%)
07./10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 11.141 / 367.615 (+83%)
08./09. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) – 10.220 / 2.841.216 (+43%)
09./05. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 7.333 / 66.672 (-13%)
10./03. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥4.800) – 7.161 / 27.777 (-65%)
11./00. [PS3] Toukiden 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥7.800) – 6.222 / NEW
12./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 5.783 / 835.762 (+1%)
13./06. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥5.700) – 5.697 / 59.095 (-24%)
14./11. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥4.980) – 4.957 / 167.522 (-18%)
15./13. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 4.425 / 200.586 (-5%)
16./14. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥7.800) – 3.611 / 128.317 (-14%)
17./07. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 3.424 / 1.433.985 (-53%)
18./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.16} (¥4.800) – 2.866 / 67.299 (-12%)
19./00. [PSV] The Longest 5 Minutes # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2016.07.28} (¥3.980) – 2.767 / NEW
20./18. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.731 / 139.131 (-4%)

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