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For folks in Canada, the new Zelda amiibo and Animal Crossing amiibo cards are now available to pre-order. You can reserve them all here. This includes the 8-Bit Link, Ocarina of Time Link, and Wind Waker 2-pack as well as the Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo cards.

Thanks to MrJonFaust for the tip.

The Japan Game Awards took place a few days ago, and several Nintendo titles came out on top in various categories. We now have the results for the Future Division division, which were hosted earlier today.

Ten titles present at the Tokyo Game Show were selected by attendees as the expo’s best games. Two Nintendo games from Capcom made the list: Monster Hunter Stories and Megami Meguri. For those who are curious, Final Fantasy XV, Nioh, Gravity Rush 2, Yakuza 6, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last Guardian, Resident Evil 7, and Summer Lesson rounded out the rest of the list in no particular order.

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As this year’s Tokyo Game Show ends, next year’s event has been dated. It’ll take place between September 21 and September 24. Per usual, Makuhari Messe will host the event.

As for TGS 2016, the expo saw a higher number of attendees (271,224) compared to last year. More people stopped by during each of the four days, including the first two which are reserved for business partners and media.

Here’s a breakdown of the attendance:

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During a stage show at TGS, Capcom showed a special 15th anniversary video for Ace Attorney which takes a look back at the series. It’s now been published online, and we have it below.

The Great Ace Attorney 2 is in development, Capcom revealed today. News about the project was just shared during a stage show at TGS for Ace Attorney’s 15th anniversary.

Here’s the first trailer:

The Great Ace Attorney launched in Japan last year. However, it has yet to make its way to North America and Europe.

Capcom has not yet said when The Great Ace Attorney 2 will be available, but 2017 is a likely target. It’s also unclear which platform(s) the game will be on.

This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta go over five things on their minds, with 60 seconds for each topic. View the full episode below.

More and more shows have been popping up on the content distribution platform Steam as of late. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 is the latest, and a bunch of episodes from the old television series can now be purchased and viewed.

If you’d like to give it a look, head on over to the official page here. Episodes cost $2 each. Alternatively, you can pick up a 13 episode bundle for just under $18.

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Monster Hunter Stories is playable at TGS 2016 this week, and Capcom is also showing off the new amiibo relating to the game. View a few photos below.

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Update: Pokemon GO Plus is now up on Amazon.


Pokemon GO Plus launched today, but some folks are having difficulty getting their hands on the accessory. At the moment, GameStop has it in stock, though probably not for long. You can place an order here.

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The first two episodes of Pokemon Generations are now online. We’ve included both below.

Pokemon Generations was announced earlier this week. All episodes revisit generations of Pokemon games, and will be 3-5 minutes long each.


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