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In a recent issue of Famitsu, the magazine posted the results of a recent survey conducted. 893 people participated, and were asked to vote on their favorite game developer.

Who came out on top? That honor goes to Nintendo, though other developers such as The Pokemon Company, Capcom, Square Enix, and SEGA made the list.

Here are the full results:

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Update: AmiAmi is now taking pre-orders as well, so we’ve added them in (thanks Ashley).

New figmas based on the Twilight Princess versions of Link and Zelda are on the way, and pre-orders are now open. Play-Asia and Good Smile both are accepting reservations as of today.

Links from both are as follows:

Play-Asia

figma Link: Twilight Princess Ver.
figma Link: Twilight Princess Ver. DX Edition
figma Zelda: Twilight Princess Ver.

Good Smile

figma Link: Twilight Princess Ver.
figma Link: Twilight Princess Ver. DX Edition
figma Zelda: Twilight Princess Ver.

AmiAmi

figma Link: Twilight Princess Ver.
figma Link: Twilight Princess Ver. DX Edition
figma Zelda: Twilight Princess Ver.

Note that Play-Asia and Good Smile both have deadlines. On Play-Asia, pre-orders will need to be in by October 22. On Good Smile, reservations will be open until October 27.

The Link and Zelda figmas release in May of next year. View some photos below.

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Update: Choice Provisions has confirmed that Charles Martinet will be returning to lend his voice to Runner3.

Original: Choice Provisions has announced Runner3, the next game in the Bit.Trip Runner series.

A notice posted on the project’s new site reads:

Runner3 is the upcoming (and perhaps unsurprisingly) third entry in the BIT.TRIP RUNNER series. We’re committed to making it the best game we’ve ever made, and we want you to hold us to it. You can follow the game’s development over on our devlog, where we encourage you to chat with us in the comments section of our weekly updates.

We plan to be very open with you about the creation of Runner3, and we even plan to solicit feedback occasionally and offer user polls to give everyone a chance to chime in and help us think of things like level names, possible unlockable outfits, and more.

Let’s work together to make Runner3 the best game it can be!

We also have the following teaser:

That’s all for now. Runner3 is due out next year, so there’s plenty of time to share information about the game. I’d say it’s likely that we’ll be seeing it on a Nintendo platform, though nothing is confirmed at the moment.

Bit.Trip Runner started out on WiiWare, and eventually headed to other platforms including 3DS as part of the Bit.Trip Saga. Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien was then released on Wii U and other platforms in 2013.

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Nintendo held a Yo-kai Watch 2 event with Level-5 and Hasbro this past weekend in Toronto. GameSkinny attended the event, and was able to speak with Nintendo of Canada communications manager Andrew Collins. Collins commented on how Yo-kai Watch has become popular in North America, the 3DS versions of Yoshi’s Woolly World and Super Mario Maker, and Nintendo Directs.

You can read up on GameSkinny’s interview here for some other topics. We’ve posted a few excerpts below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Today, Inti Creates released a new trailer for the Azure Striker Gunvolt OVA anime. Give it a look below.

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At the Tokyo Game Show last week, Capcom made a special announcement about the Ace Attorney series, as The Great Ace Attorney is getting a sequel. You can now watch the first trailer for The Great Ace Attorney 2 below with English subtitles.

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When we originally reported on The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening, it seemed to be on track for August. That month came and went, and it looks like the book still isn’t out. So when will we see it? If Amazon’s listing is anything to go by, The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening finally releases on October 18.

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening provides “an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the smash-hit 3DS game, from beautifully illustrated renditions of your favorite characters, to storyboards for in-game events, character designs, weapon designs, character profiles, and the entirety of the script with every possible branch of dialogue”. Amazon’s listing seems to include a couple of new preview pages, so we’ve included those below.

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The latest episode of the Play Nintendo Show has gone live. View the new video below, which focuses on Yo-kai Watch 2 – launching next week in North America.

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta find out how well they know each other by asking five crucial Nintendo questions. Check it out below.

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The third episode of Pokemon Generations is now live on the official Pokemon YouTube channel. We’ve gone ahead and attached it below.

Pokemon Generations revisits each generation of the Pokemon games and sheds new light on some timeless moments. New episodes will be available weekly through December 23.

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