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Disney is combining two of its groups into one. Disney Interactive, the team behind Disney Infinity, will be joined together with Playmation creator Disney Consumer Products under the new name Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI).

With the move, Disney hopes to better align the separate technology development ongoing in the divisions. The company is also looking to leverage the retail and licensing relationships already in place.

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Shiftlings came out on the North American eShop last week as one of the new digital releases for Wii U. Take a look at some footage from the game below.

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Update 2 (6/29): Bumped to the top. Amazon has now price-matched Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. as well. You can place an order here.

Update: Amazon has price-matched Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. Get it here.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D have both gone on sale over on Best Buy. Through July 4, you can grab them for $25 and $30 respectively. You’ll be saving $15 on Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., and $10 on Xenoblade Chronicles 3D.

Orders for Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. can be placed here. Xenoblade’s product page is located on Best Buy here.

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moldclay has updated his fan-made amiibo compatibility chart once again. In this latest version, it’s been brought up to version 5.0. Check it out above.

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Petite Games issued a launch trailer for Land it Rocket, which hits the North American Wii U eShop on July 9. Check it out below.

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In an interview with Siliconera, Senran Kagura producer Kenichiro Takaki was asked about the series’ future. He noted that he has “a lot of ideas” that he’s thinking about, but it’s too early to discuss anything at this point. He also spoke about how the series will continue on platforms that it has appeared on previously – meaning 3DS should be in the mix.

According to Takaki:

As of now, we’re not really thinking about expanding to any other platforms. I’m happy continuing to develop for the platforms the series has already showed up on.

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson will be coming to North America in a few months. When asked his favorite feature, he pointed to the big boss monsters, which is something he’d like to revisit.

One of the things I’m really proud of in that game is that the players can fight against giant boss monsters. For me it actually added a lot to the gameplay, and it’s something I really want to revisit in future titles.

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8-4’s John Ricciardi posted a few photos of the Japanese Fire Emblem Fates special edition on his Twitter account. The cartridge actually comes with both games rather than splitting them up separately. There’s also reversible cover art.

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Nexis Games intends to host an open beta for UCraft in just a couple of months, the company confirmed today. So long as you have a PC, you’ll be able to participate.

The beta will take place between August 28 and August 30. Nexis Games “will be monitoring gameplay, user interaction and most importantly the worlds you create.” Those who come up with the best creations “will have the opportunity to be featured in the official release of UCraft for Wii U.”

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Nintendo published an updated listing of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies as part of a new securities report. There are 27 consolidated subsidiaries (down slightly from last year’s count of 29) and six affiliated companies.

First, some notes:

– SiRAS.com Inc is no longer a subsidiary
– Capital of Nintendo RU LLC. increased from RUB104 to RUB336
– Nintendo European Research and Development SAS is now a wholly owned subsidiary
– Nintendo’s ownership of Nd Cube Company, Ltd. increased from 96% to 97%
– Another subsidiary/affiliated company no longer with Nintendo is Silicon Knights

All of Nintendo’s subsidiaries and affiliated companies are listed below.

Subsidiaries

Name: Nintendo of America Inc
Region: United States of America
Capital (in thousands): $110,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo of Canada Ltd.
Region: Canada
Capital (in thousands): $110,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Region: Germany
Capital (in thousands): €30,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo France S.A.R.L.
Region: France
Capital (in thousands): €10,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo Benelux B.V
Region: Netherlands
Capital (in thousands): €6,800
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo Iberica, S.A.
Region: Spain
Capital (in thousands): €3,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo RU LLC.
Region: Russia
Capital (in millions): RUB336 (was RUB104 in 2014)
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd.
Region: Australia
Capital (in thousands): AUD8,500
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo Taiwan Co. Ltd.
Region: Taiwan
Capital (in thousands): NT$5,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo of Korea Co. Ltd.
Region: South Korea
Capital (in thousands): ?25,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: iQue, Ltd
Region: China
Capital (in thousands): $28,000
Corporate role: Sales/marketing
Ownership percentage: 100

Name: Nintendo Technology Development Inc.
Region: United States of America
Capital: The list states 1 US$, I assume they mean a million US$
Corporate role: Development
Ownership percentage: 100

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Nintendo World Report put up its full interview with the Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash developers today. The outlet spoke with producers Risa Tabata and Kensuke Tanabe. Tabata and Tanabe shared some interesting comments about the early days of Chibi-Robo and how Bandai was involved with the character’s design, the series’ timeline, and taking inspiration from other Nintendo games with Zip Lash.

Those who are interested in Chibi-Robo can head past the break to read up on Tabata and Tanabe’s words. You can find the full interview here.

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