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A listing on Nintendo’s UK store has outed the existence of some new and exciting downloadable content for Mario Kart 8.

The company is planning on introducing two new packs, each featuring characters, vehicles, and courses.

Here’s the full rundown:

Each Add On Content pack will contain two new cups, each with four courses, which, in total, increases the number of available courses by 50 percent. The Add On Content packs include classics like Wario’s Gold Mine from Mario Kart Wii, as well as new courses, some taking place in the worlds of The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. New vehicles will also arrive with each pack, including the Blue Falcon kart representing the F-Zero franchise in the first AOC pack.

Mario Kart 8 Pack 1 – Released: November 2014

Pack 1 includes:

3 Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Link
4 Vehicles
8 Courses

Mario Kart 8 Pack 2 – Released: May 2015

Pack 2 includes:

3 Characters: Villager, Isabelle, Dry Bowser
4 Vehicles
8 Courses

The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 – AOC Pack is priced at £7.00. Check out the gallery below for screenshots.

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Capcom is suing Koei Tecmo over a patent infringement, and Sankei has some of the details.

Here’s what we know:

– Capcom is suing due to the patent infringement in games such as Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends
– A total of 49 other titles are involved
– Suit is for 980 million yen (about $9.43 million)
– Lawsuit says Capcom filed a patent back in 2002 that involves a function that lets you acquire new content by combining an existing game with another piece of software
– It appears that Capcom is effectively referring to the idea of expansion packs, and the concept of importing content into the new version of a game
– Likely covers expansion discs as well since the patent was filed in 2002
– Another patent mentioned in the report is a controller-vibrating notification feature when enemy characters are nearby
– Capcom claims that the patent infringement “has greatly contributed to the sales” of Koei Tecmo’s titles
– Koei Tecmo has seen a profit of about 9.73 billion yen in total sales
– Capcom wants to acquire around 5 – 10% in license fees
– They’re also demanding the suspension of sales on several Tecmo Koei titles

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Heads up, Master Reboot players: there’s a new patch waiting to be downloaded. Wales Interactive pushed out the update today, which addresses a glitch in the final level. Both North American and European users can get their hands on the patch as of now.

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Nintendo can’t be counted out in the long-term, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has said.

Hirshberg, when asked about Nintendo’s current situation and what could be done to turn things around with Wii U, he stated:

It’s probably a better question to ask Nintendo. They are obviously not off to the start they’ve probably hoped they would’ve had with the Wii U, but they also have some of the world’s best IP and some of the world’s best game makers. I’ve always said they’ve been through rough hardware cycles before, but when you have the kind of game makers and beloved IP like they do, you can’t count [Nintendo] out for the long-term.

Activision’s lineup of Wii U releases have continued this year with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, and the upcoming Skylanders Trap Team. However, it’s looking like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will not be arriving on the system.

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In Japan, Square Enix has released five more downloadable tracks for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call.

Here’s the full roundup of the game’s latest DLC:

Songs

Iron Colossus – Final Fantasy XI – battle music
Battle in the Forgotten City – Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children – battle music
Rufus Welcoming Ceremony – Final Fantasy VII – field music
The Oath – Final Fantasy VIII – field music
The Phon Coast – Final Fantasy XII – field music

Character

N/A

Pricing is set at 150 yen for each download.

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A few new Etrian Odyssey II Untold: The Knight of the Fafnir details have come out of this week’s Famitsu. You can find them rounded up below.

– Regina makes an appearance in the game
– Regina is considered an exceptional chef
– She’s also the granddaughter of a minister in the game
– New cooking feature
– Gather ingredients from different gathering points in the dungeons and from monsters to make up to 70 different types of foods
– Sell food for money in town
– Can then use money to further expand the town
– Can trade Grimoires for other items with adventurers found in shops
– Make trades with other players through StreetPass
– There’s also a “recycling” feature that can be used for unwanted Grimoires
– First print soundtrack pictured above

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