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Today’s European Nintendo Download report confirmed temporary price drops for various Teyon titles. The company has now followed up with an official announcement, revealing that the same sales will be valid in North America as well.

Below you’ll find a full roundup of discounts valid between February 20 and March 6:

– Bird Mania Christmas 3D: NOW $/€0.99 (was $/€1.99)
– Robot Rescue 3D: NOW $/€0.99 (was $/€2.99)
– Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D: NOW $/€2.99 (was $/€4.99)
– Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D: NOW $/€2.99 (was $/€4.99)
– Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D: NOW €0.99 (was €1.99)*
*European Nintendo eShop only
– Crazy Chicken: Pirates 3D: NOW $0.99 (was $1.99)**
**American Nintendo eShop only

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Activision has officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, set to release on various formats in June.

Here’s the game’s official overview:

Serving as a follow-up to both the upcoming TRANSFORMERS live-action film and Activision’s TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON titles, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK jumps worlds and factions as it weaves the tale of the hunt for an ancient relic as powerful as the Matrix of Leadership – the Dark Spark. Players will be able to switch between the heroes of the noble AUTOBOTS and the nefarious DECEPTICONS throughout the single-player campaign. Similar to High Moon Studios’CYBERTRON entries in the highly regarded series, gameplay features nimble, fast-paced running-and-gunning combat paired with traversal and vehicle action across open battlefields for large-scale, dynamic conflicts.

Rise of the Dark Spark will feature the return of Escalation – a wave-based, survival-style gameplay mode that supports up to four players online cooperatively. Players will also find new, upgradeable defense systems, recognizable adversaries, and even more playable characters from past and present.

Developer Edge of Reality has also included a new leveling system so that progress is unified in single-player and multiplayer. “Experience earned in any part of the game unlocks potent awards and tactical loadout choices – including new characters, stronger weapons, special abilities and consumable bonuses – for use throughout the entire game,” Activision says.

You can find today’s full announcement below.

Marvelous AQL has opened an official website for Forbidden Magna, and you can find it right here. We also have a few screenshots/art from the game – larger shots of Famitsu’s images plus a few brand new pictures.

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
1THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIIIPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
53CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
94GRAND THEFT AUTO VXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
5LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIIIXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
36MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
77GRAND THEFT AUTO VPS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
8THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
129CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
210FIFA 14PS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
111FABLE: ANNIVERSARYXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
12THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEPS4WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1413LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
614KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1615FIFA 14XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1016CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS4ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1117BATTLEFIELD 4PS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
418TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONPS4SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1319FIFA 14XB ONEEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
20THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEXB ONEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
821GRAN TURISMO 6PS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2122FIFA 14PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
23ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
1724BATTLEFIELD 4XB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
25THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEWII UWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1926ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
2027CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB ONEACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1828FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014PCSEGASEGA
2429LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME3DSWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2931ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINESXB360SEGASEGA
3132BATTLEFIELD 4XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2333NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSPS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2734WWE 2K14XB3602K SPORTSTAKE 2
2235FORZA MOTORSPORT 5XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1536TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONXB ONESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3437POKEMON X3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3538POKEMON Y3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2639LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS4WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
40ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT

All formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
1THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIIIPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
53CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
94GRAND THEFT AUTO VXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
5LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIIIXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
36MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
77GRAND THEFT AUTO VPS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
8THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
129CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
210FIFA 14PS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
111FABLE: ANNIVERSARYXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
12THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEPS4WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1413LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
614KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1615FIFA 14XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1016CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS4ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1117BATTLEFIELD 4PS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
418TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONPS4SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1319FIFA 14XB ONEEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
20THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEXB ONEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
821GRAN TURISMO 6PS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2122FIFA 14PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
23ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
1724BATTLEFIELD 4XB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
25THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAMEWII UWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1926ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
2027CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB ONEACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1828FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014PCSEGASEGA
2429LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME3DSWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2931ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINESXB360SEGASEGA
3132BATTLEFIELD 4XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2333NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSPS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2734WWE 2K14XB3602K SPORTSTAKE 2
2235FORZA MOTORSPORT 5XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1536TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONXB ONESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3437POKEMON X3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3538POKEMON Y3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2639LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS4WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
40ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT

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Nintendo UK has launched a new “Nintendo Girls Club” channel on YouTube, accessible here. It contains various videos for titles such as Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Art Academy, and Style Savvy.

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze €49.99 (£39.99)

Wii U VC
Ice Hockey €4.99 (£3.49) – NES 60hz

3DS
WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE €7.99 (£7.19)
Retro City Rampage: DX €8.99 (£7.99)
Kung Fu Rabbit €4.99 (£4.49)
Bella Sara 2 – The Magic of Drasilmare Demo

3DS VC
Renegade €4.99 (£4.49)

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Special Offers

Professor Layton X Ace Attorney offer
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask €29.99 (£27.99) until 27/02/14 23:59 local time
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -Dual Destinies €17.49 (£13.99) until 27/02/14 23:59 local time.

Until 27/02/2014 you can save 30% on the Nintendo eShop price of “Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask” as well as “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- Dual Destinies”!
If you are new to either the Professor Layton or Ace Attorney series, now is the perfect time to get to know the investigative and puzzle-solving game elements of Layton or the intense courtroom-based action of a Phoenix Wright title.
Don’t forget that on 28/03/2014 these two pinnacles of law and order unite in “Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney”, a crossover adventure exclusively on Nintendo 3DS.

Wii U
TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition €4.99 (£4.49) until 06/03/14 23:59 UTC
Trine 2: Director’s Cut €6.79 (£5.49) until 13/03/14 23:59 UTC

3DS
Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D €2.99 (£2.69) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D €2.99 (£2.69) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Robot Rescue 3D €0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D €0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Bird Mania Christmas 3D 0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s reviews are just now starting to arrive. You can find a roundup of verdicts below.

Destructoid – 10 / 10
Game Informer – 9.25 / 10
USGamer – 9 / 10
EDGE – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – 7 / 10
GamesRadar – 9.1 / 10
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
IGN – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
Joystiq – 4 / 5
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
NintendoWorldReport – 8.5 / 10
CVG – 8 / 10

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Little Mac can deliver some solid punches while fighting on the ground.

With Yumi’s Odd Odyssey’s North American launch just on the horizon, we spoke with Natsume’s Graham Markay and Kiyoshi Sakai, one of the series’ original developers. Topics include the game’s digital-only release, returning to the franchise after it had been dormant for so many years, and more. We also asked Natsume about a few other things such as Virtual Console and Wii U support.

We’ve split up the interview into a couple of pages – you’ll find Markay’s comments below and Sakai’s remarks on page two.


So this is kind of a crazy thing. Twitch users – thousands upon thousands, might I add – are attempting to play through Pokemon Red by entering commands on chat.

It’s almost been four days. How long will it take to complete?

Thanks to Carlos D for the tip.

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