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Lu Yang, a principal test engineer at Nintendo, has listed “next generation (unannounced) consoles” on his LinkedIn profile. For what it’s worth, Yang previously worked at Microsoft and spent a few years as a software development engineer for Windows Phones.

Here’s the full blurb:

Nintendo
February 2014 – Present (1 year 3 months)Redmond
Platform Tools for current (Wii U) and next generation (unannounced) consoles.

Obviously we know that NX is on the way, so perhaps what’s listed on Yang’s profile isn’t too surprising. We’ll be hearing more about that system next year!

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Guitar Hero Live (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Maker – Amazon, GameStop (new)
LEGO Dimensions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Legend of Kay HD – Amazon
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Project X Zone 2 (new) – Amazon
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Amazon, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven – Amazon, GameStop
Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon, GameStop
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

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

1. [PS4] Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin – 20,494 / NEW\
2. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 15,394 / 136,613
3. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 14,582 / 123,783
4. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,842 / 84,942
5. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 10,777 / 130,285
6. [PS4] Bloodborne – 9,780 / 184,957
7. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 9,037 / 171,613
8. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 8,954 / 112,442
9. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 8,905 / 65,837
10. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 8,555 / 44,631
11. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 7,275 / 2,581,192
12. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 7,111 / 99,965
13. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 6,984 / 76,236
14. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 6,362 / 27,944
15. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,057 / 2,593,401
16. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 5,993 / 83,131
17. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 5,251 / 62,788
18. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – 5,218 / 123,656
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,961 / 956,963
20. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 4,892 / 107,992

GameXplain has put together a video comparing the Neo Bowser City track in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 7. You can watch it below.

Fans are continuing to comb through the files in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS following the arrival of the latest patch. Interestingly enough, the discoveries don’t stop at the potential addition of Ryu and Roy to the roster.

After looking through the fighter table, it’s revealed that there are five generic “Mario” placeholders. These should be spots that will eventually be taken by other characters. One might be for Lucas and two more could be for Ryu and Roy, but it’s unclear who would take the final two slots. If nothing else, this finding may suggest that Nintendo may have plans for at least five DLC characters.

But that isn’t all! A change in the stage table reveals that the number of additional slots has been increased from 4 to 14. Given that each stage has an omega version, there’s a possibility that we could see up to 7 new stages. One of these could be a Kirby stage due to a pair of new songs found within the files – specifically “MoriStage” (Forest Stage song from Kirby’s Air Ride) and “PupuLand” (N64 remix of Dream Land from Kirby Super Star).

These findings are very, very interesting, but it’s important to remember that Nintendo has not made any announcements about upcoming DLC for Smash Bros. aside from Lucas. Even though what’s been uncovered thus far has been legitimate, we don’t truly know what the company has in store for the games.

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Poisoft intends to release a sequel to Kersploosh on the Japanese 3DS eShop this coming Wednesday.

The game, aptly titled “New Kersploosh!”, features more falling stones and four times as many wells. Players can expect 15 new stones (25 in all) and 43 stages (a mix of old and new). Records can be exchanged with others through StreetPass or QR codes.

New Kersploosh! is due out on April 22 for 500 yen. View a trailer below. You can also find the Japanese website here.

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SEGA announced a few new 3D Classics earlier this week. 3D Streets of Rage 2 is the first out of the bunch and is coming in July. 3D Gunstar Heroes and 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 are launching in August and September respectively.

SEGA hasn’t provided much information about 3D Gunstar Heroes and 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2, but we do have a couple of details about 3D Streets of Rage 2. Famitsu reports that the game will support simultaneous two-player multiplayer via local play, though both users will need a copy. Also included are new systems like a mode called “Quartet” which allows you to use all four characters in sequence when playing alone.

Japan is getting 3D Streets of Rage 2 very soon. It’s slated for April 28, and will carry an 800 yen price point.

View some 3D Streets of Rage 2 screenshots below.

Nintendo prepared a North American trailer for Donkey Kong 64 on the Wii U Virtual Console. You can watch it below.

This week’s issue of Famitsu shares more on Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus. For an overview as to what was shared, read up on the summary below.

– Some new characters shown
– Story mode: help a little guy called Tebiri to get home by playing the rhythm games
– Clear games to continue
– There are gatekeepers in the game
– In addition to menus with popup-style art for selecting games shown in the Nintendo Direct, there’s a menu more akin to the old Rhythm Heaven games for the remixes
– These seem to be self contained, single columns that can be accessed from the larger story mode menu, as the button prompt to exit says “Press B to go outside”
– The column is labeled as “Forest Remix”.
– Icons seem to show a mix of new and returning games
– “Challenge Train”: download play multiplayer mode
– Choose a Challenge Course based on a theme
– Themes include “animals” or “sports”, and then work together to clear the series of games in that course
– All scoring will be more transparent, similar to Fever’s 2-player mode, with a specific score being given and each rank having a score threshold you have to meet
– Returning games: Fillbots, Figure Fighter, Airboarder, Exhibition Match, Shoot em Up, Rabbit Jump, Sneaky Spirits, Rhythm Rally, Power Calligraphy, and Dog Ninja
– “Stairs Catch” game: you seem to be tossing a pineapple between two guys climbing stairs by pressing A for one and the D-Pad for the other
– “Fruit Basketball” game: play as a wave in a pool of water and try to score baskets with fruit somehow
– “Interpreter” game: the one with the alien shown at the reveal
– “Chameleon”: might be similar to the chameleon portion of Fever’s Endless Remix
– There’s another game where you play as a cat giving an animal woodcutter logs to chop
– “The Legend of Samurai Slice”: takes the Wandering Samurai into a retro-style game
– 30 newly-made game
– 4-player multiplayer

Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus launches in Japan on June 11.

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