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Retrotainment Games opened a Kickstarter last month in an attempt to fund its new game Haunted Halloween ’86: The Curse of Possum Hollow, which features a mix of platforming and beat ’em up gameplay. It was initially planned as only NES title, but it’s now confirmed for a current Nintendo platform as well.

The $5,000 Kickstarter goal was smashed out of the park, guaranteeing the NES version. Additionally though, a $20,000 Wii U stretch goal was reached.

You can get a better feel for Haunted Halloween ’86: The Curse of Possum Hollow on the Kickstarter page here.

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GungHo Online Entertainment published the latest Puzzle & Dragons X commercial today. Find the brief clip below.

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Pokemon fans in Hong Kong aren’t pleased with how Nintendo is approaching Pikachu’s name in Sun/Moon. There’s a bit of a change happening with the two games, which will feature traditional and simplified Chinese in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. While different regions have featured their own translations to reflect local language and tradition in the past, that won’t be the case any longer.

Quartz sheds more light on the situation in a new article:

Now Nintendo wants to unify them: Pokémon in Greater China will be officially called ?????, or Jingling Baokemeng in Mandarin (Jingling means “spirit” or “elf,” and Baokemeng is a transliteration of Pokémon). Earlier in Hong Kong, it was ?????, Pet Little Elves (or Spirits), while in Taiwan, it was ????, Magic Babies.

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With Kirby: Planet Robobot quickly approaching its western launch, Nintendo of Europe has prepared another new trailer for the game. Watch the “Robobot Rampage” video below.

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Check out some screenshots of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads:

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A new round of maintenance is lined up for the next couple of days.

First up, maintenance for Minecraft: Wii U Edition is taking place tomorrow:

– 5:50 PM PT (May 31) – 7:30 PM PT (May 31)
– 8:50 PM ET (May 31) – 10:30 PM ET (May 31)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (June 1) – 3:30 AM in the UK (June 1)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (June 1) – 4:30 AM in Europe (June 1)

There will also be Wii U / 3DS maintenance later in the week:

– 6 PM PT (June 1) – 8:30 PM PT (June 1)
– 9 PM ET (June 1) – 11:30 PM ET (June 1)
– 2 AM in the UK (June 2) – 4:30 AM in the UK (June 2)
– 3 AM in Europe (June 2) – 5:30 AM in Europe (June 2)

Also, as a bit of an aside, the eShop maintenance we reported on for this week is no longer taking place. We’ll see if Nintendo reschedules it at some point.

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Amazon UK has Splatoon for a very good price. At the moment, it’s being sold for just £16. If you’ve been looking to pick up Splatoon in the UK, now might be the time to do so!

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Capcom continues its promotional efforts of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice in Japan with a new commercial. We have it below.

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Dragon Quest IX ending up as a DS exclusive was a big deal back in the day. But how’d that come about in any case?

During the Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Countdown Special this past week, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino spoke about how he convinced series creator Yuji Horii to make IX for DS. Hino was also developing Professor Layton at that time, and Nintendo’s portable was experiencing great momentum. Horii hesitated at first and questioned having a numbered Dragon Quest game on a handheld, but Hino kept pushing him to do it.

Horii became a big fan of the tag mode in Dragon Quest IX, which would end up partially inspiring StreetPass support for the 3DS. He liked how it connected the game world and real world together.

Horii also said that his wish is just to “have Dragon Quest be enjoyed by as many people as possible”.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 3 Comments

Miitomo has added a new round of clothing, including armor and more. Here’s the full lineup:

– Camo bucket hat
– Duster cardigan
– Pants w/ checkered hem
– Basic mid-length socks
– Zebra-print pumps
– Fluffy puppy tail
– Plate armor helmet (set)
– Plate armor suit (set)

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

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