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Nintendo World Store has an annual tradition when it comes to Nintendo’s presence at E3. For years, fans have been invited to watch the company’s E3 presentation with others.

Nintendo won’t be having a major conference this year, but a Nintendo Direct will be aired online. And Nintendo World Store is once again inviting gamers to gather at the store, watch the presentation, and “play our featured games”.

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Level-5 has big expectations for Fantasy Life. Speaking with Famitsu this week, president and CEO Akihiro Hino said that he’d like to turn the series into a million-seller in Japan.

He said:

“For me, Fantasy Life is a title I’m really glad we were able to make. Development on it was difficult and time-consuming, but seeing it be appreciated by everyone gives us the confidence to try creating new things. I’d like to see Fantasy Life grow into a series we can sell a million copies of [in Japan]; I think it’s one of the bigger success stories in our drive to take on new challenges, so I’d like to have the courage to connect it to the next thing.”

Level-5 has previously expressed interest in pursuing Fantasy Life further. An update for the 3DS game, known as Fantasy Life Link, is coming to Japan in July.

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GameStop has gone live with this week’s ad. I can’t say that there are too many highlights, but you can see what the retailer has to offer below.

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Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta ?gon Kiseru will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on June 5 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 40,651
3DS – 14,059
PS3 – 13,318
Vita – 12,171
PSP – 5,749
Wii U – 5,648
Wii – 1,192
Xbox 360 – 382

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 24,123
3DS – 13,001
PS3 – 10,948
Vita – 10,931
PSP – 6,524
Wii U – 6,037
Wii – 1,143
Xbox 360 – 349

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E3 2013 may finally be where we are given a first look at Retro Studios’ Wii U game. Nothing is guaranteed, but Nintendo’s Hiro Yamada did tease last month that he “hope[s] to introduce it to you in the not so distant future.”

As far as what Retro is working on, that’s pretty much anyone’s guess. However, IGN’s Peer Schneider did offer up potential insight during a Nintendo Voice Chat” feature (24:17 mark).

He said, “I’ve heard rumors that Retro’s game is a new brand.”

This seems to imply that Retro is working on a new IP, but nothing is set in stone, and the wording is slightly nebulous. Here’s hoping that Nintendo will finally pull back the curtain on the company’s project next month.

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During the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that it has teamed up with Best Buy to allow fans across the United States and Canada to experience Wii U titles that will be shown at E3 2013. More details about the program have been confirmed today.

Games will be playable at 110 Best Buy locations. They’ll be playable between 4 PM and 8 PM local time on June 12 and between 1 PM and 5 PM local time on June 15.

The full lineup of participating US Best Buy outlets can be found below. Follow this link for the most up-to-date list.

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