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Luigi Takes the Spotlight in a New Spooky Adventure Exclusively for Nintendo 3DS

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– When there are ghosts that need capturing, puzzles that need solving and haunted mansions that need exploring, who is the best little brother for the job? Luigi, that’s who! Luigi may be afraid of, well, everything, but that fear isn’t going to stop him when the Dark Moon has shattered and he is the only one who can retrieve the missing pieces. Launching exclusively for Nintendo 3DS on March 24, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is the sequel to 2001’s much-loved Luigi’s Mansion and features more mansions, more ghosts and more Luigi!

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon marks the beginning of the Year of Luigi. The yearlong celebration for Mario’s green-clad younger brother also includes the launch of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario Golf: World Tour for Nintendo 3DS, as well as the New Super Luigi U downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U on Wii U.

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Pre-orders have opened for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop are now taking reservations.

If you pre-order with Amazon, you’ll save $5. Best Buy and GameStop are listing $40 price points.

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D launches on May 24.

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Capcom is still working on getting Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s two big apps up on the eShop. The company is promising that the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Data Transfer Program and Ultimate Packet Relay Tool will both be up by Friday.

An excerpt from a recent Capcom-Unity post reads:

“While both the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Data Transfer Program and the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Packet Relay Tool (which allows you to take the 3DS version online) are not yet live on the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo is working very closely with us to get these live as soon as possible and we anticipate that they will both be available on the Nintendo eShop by Friday, March 22. We sincerely apologize for the delay and appreciate that eager fans are looking forward to the feature set offered by the two apps.”

Capcom also reminds users that a Wii LAN Adapter or Wii U LAN Adapter is required in order to use the Packet Relay Tools.

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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon was an interesting project for Next Level Games to tackle. It was the company’s first major game that was being developed in collaboration with Nintendo as an action title.

For supervisor Yoshihito Ikebata, while he didn’t have much experience with the genre, his desire to make a new Luigi’s Mansion motivated him to work on Dark Moon.

“How did that happen? I guess I just wanted to work on a game like that.

I guess the strongest element of me getting involved with this was just because I, personally, really wanted to see a sequel to “Luigi’s Mansion.” Now, of course, that was battling within me, against the anxiety that I felt about working on a kind of game that I hadn’t really had a lot of experience with before, but I would say that in the end, the desire to make a sequel to “Luigi’s Mansion” was the stronger feeling, and it won out.”

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate technically isn’t a new game. While it’s new in the sense of the content it provides, the game is built upon the foundations of the original Wii title.

So what’s new? For those who are unclear, view the infographic below.

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Nintendo has released an update for Animal Crossing: New Leaf in Japan. Once applied, it’ll fix communication issues and other problems. All players can download the patch for free.

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Two of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s tools are not yet available through the eShop. The Data Transfer Program, which allows users to move saves between the Wii U and 3DS versions, is missing in action. So is the Packet Relay Tools download that makes 3DS online play possible.

Both are coming very soon, Capcom has said. The company “is working closely with Nintendo to make these available for download as soon as possible and apologize for the delay.”

“The Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Packet Relay Tools and the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Data Transfer Program are not yet live on the Nintendo eShop. Capcom is working closely with Nintendo to make these available for download as soon as possible and apologize for the delay.”

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity will be released in Europe in May, Nintendo has announced. 3DS owners in the continent can purchase the title on May 17.

The launch of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is just on the horizon in North America. It’ll be officially released this Sunday.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Level-5 updated the official Youkai Watch website last week with a look at the game’s battle system. Screenshots and details covering these elements are posted below.

– Battle other youkai in Sakura New Town
– Choose 3 youkai to use in battle on the touch screen
– All youkai have unique traits and strengths/weaknesses
– Use “Aim” command by pinpointing the crosshair at enemies by using your stylus for a concentrated attack
– Enemies may go into a guarding stance, in which players can use Aim to focus on a different target
– Your youkai can perform special attacks once they build up enough Youkai Power
– They will then unleash a powerful attack
– Touch the small blue will-o’-the-wisp icons to see how much Youkai Power each character has
– Jibanyan youkai cat can use his “Hundred Paws Shot” special attack
– Rotate through the party members by spinning the character wheel on the touch screen
– Knowing when to switch out the youkai members from your party against the right enemies will be a crucial part of winning fights in Youkai Watch
– Befriend different types of youkai to make a versatile crew that can take on the other monsters in Sakura New Town

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

3DS LL – 47,985
Vita – 36,028
3DS – 21,454
PS3 – 20,676
PSP – 12,721
Wii U – 9,539
Wii – 1,323
Xbox 360 – 543

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

Vita – 63,581
3DS LL – 39,801
3DS – 21,207
PS3 – 19,567
PSP – 18,023
Wii U – 9,454
Wii – 1,363
Xbox 360 – 738