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J Trust Co. has placed a bid for Atlus parent company Index, according to a new Bloomberg report.

The site writes that J Trust “aims to use cash raised through a record rights offering to fund takeover bids” such as Index “as part of a client-boosting strategy”. The company will have as much as 130 billion yen (roughly $1.3 billion) “in cash on buyouts without seeking external financing”.

SEGA Sammy Holdings is also said to have placed a bid for Index.

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Disney Infinity will receive a Play Set based on the Toy Story franchise, it has been confirmed. The news was revealed during a presentation at the D23 Expo just a short while ago.

The three characters included with the Play Set are Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Jessie.

Joining them will be Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey, Skellington, Rapunzel, Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope, Phineas, Ferb, Agent P, Elsa, and Anna – also new characters announced today. Mickey’s figure will launch in January.

Last but not least, an update about the Toy Box – Disneyland will be available through this mode at launch.

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The new Smash Bros. games are particularly noteworthy for a couple of reasons. On Wii U, this marks the first time that the series will be shown in HD. And on 3DS, Smash Bros. will be making its debut appearance on a handheld, complete with a unique style thanks to character outlines given to the playable characters.

Director Masahiro Sakurai spoke about the visual design of both versions while speaking with GamesTM this month. Regarding Wii U, Sakurai said fans can expect “more details, and bigger stages”. He also shared an interesting comment about the 3DS version, noting that screenshots “look fine” but don’t do the game justice compared to actually seeing it running in person.

Sakurai told the magazine:

“And the same thing with the Wii U screen – since we’re an HD-compatible console, we’re able to do more details, and bigger stages as seen on previous home consoles. Now of course, I want to point out that everything on 3DS is designed for that screen, and that’s where they look the best. It’s unfortunate we can’t show everyone what it looks like on 3DS, rather than screenshots, while they do look fine, do not do that justice once you see it on the system. Too bad we can’t show everybody what it looks like on the system.”

Thanks to joclo for the tip.


In the UK, Pokemon Rumble U will cost £13.49 – so says a listing on the eShop. A $17.99 price point was previously confirmed for the US release.

Pokemon Rumble U launches this coming Thursday in Europe. North America will be getting the game on August 29.

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Amazon began selling the Pokemon 3DS bundles in Japan yesterday. And then it promptly sold out.

According to a tweet from Amazon, the Pokemon Center bundle featuring the golden 3DS XL system sold out just an hour after pre-orders went live. The standard 3DS bundle also sold out within nine hours of its availability.

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