Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

For the first Nintendo World Championships, three winners were selected. Jeff Hansen won in the 11 and under category, Thor Aackerlund was victorious in the 12-17 category, and Robert Whiteman took home the prize in the 18 and older category.

With the Nintendo World Championships’ return this weekend, Hansen and Aackerlund are returning for the festivities. Both will be present as guests of honors.

Nintendo said on its Twitter account a few minutes ago:

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The Legend of Zelda will be one of the games participants will be tasked with conquering at the Nintendo World Championships 2015. Today, Nintendo shared information about how it will be played.

Participants will be asked to speedrun from the beginning of the game to the first dungeon’s end. The first player to raise the Triforce piece will be recognized as the winner.

The Nintendo World Championships 2015 will take place this Sunday at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of May 2015. The results can be found below.

1. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
2. Mortal Kombat X (PS4, Xbox One)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
4. Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
5. Splatoon (Wii U)
6. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4, 360, Xbox One, PS3, PC)
7. NBA 2K15 (360, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, PC)
8. FIFA 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, Wii , 3DS, Vita)
9. MLB 15: The Show (PS4, PS3)
10. Super Smash Bros. (3DS, Wii U)

We don’t have any numbers, but this seems like quite a good debut for Splatoon. Remember, it launched at the very end of May!

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If you missed our video roundup of Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus yesterday, now’s your chance to give the title another look. An hour of footage can be seen below.

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The latest Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstater update covers a unique character as well as confirmation of two new stretch goals that have been reached.

Regarding Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games has signed off on featuring the character in some fashion. We don’t know what exactly is planned just yet, however.

The team behind Bloodstained writes in its latest Kickstarter update:

Remember Natsume’s Shovel Knight fanart from earlier in the campaign? It’s been about a decade, in Kickstarter years, so I’ll refresh your memory (see above).

We’ve got good news: Inti Creates and Yacht Club Games have agreed that Natsume’s reimagining of their hero feels right at home in the demon castle!

They won’t tell us any more than that, but when the game comes out remember that you might bump into this guy in a crowded corridor somewhere. Who knows what might happen after that?

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Now that Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure has launched on the North American and European 3DS eShops, English footage is starting to come in. You can watch a half hour video below.

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PDP has a couple of more “Fight Pad” controllers on the way. The latest two, as revealed through GameStop listings, are based on Zero Suit Samus and Toad.

All Fight Pads from PDP plug into the Wii Remote and work with the Wii U and Wii. They support games that make use of the Classic Controller/Classic Controller Pro in addition to most Virtual Console games.

GameStop has the Zero Suit Samus and Toad Fight Pads listed for a September 15 release. The Metal Mario controller, which we heard about late last month via an Amazon UK listing, has the same launch date on GameStop’s site.

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Nintendo opened a new community on Miiverse today in celebration of E3 2015. Access it here.

Nintendo’s “Tom” introduced the Nintendo@E3 2015 community with a new message. It is as follows:

The Nintendo@E3 2015 Miiverse community will only be open for a limited time. Nintendo will announce when it’s closing at a later date.

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Atlus has officially announced that the company is bringing The Legend of Legacy to the west. In North America, the game is due out this fall.

Continue on below for some screenshots from The Legend of Legacy. You’ll also find a comprehensive overview after the break.

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Update: Here’s another video:

Another 14 minutes of Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden footage has found its way to YouTube. Check out the latest video below.

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