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Blitz Games Studios has been in the industry for over twenty years. But sadly, the company announced today that the studio will be closing its doors.

CEO Philip Oliver said:

“Frustrations with clients, the global economic crisis, and more than our fair share of simple bad luck” has led to Blitz going out of business. We have done all that we can to make Blitz a success, and we have come frustratingly close in recent months. Major clients have felt unable to commit to investment in significant projects, others have changed strategy whilst appearing committed, and others have been slow to commit at all – all of these things have continued to hurt our finances. We have also sustained the business for some time with our personal savings but even those reserves have now been exhausted.”

Blitz Games Studios was established in 1990. While it was mainly known for its work on TV and movie-based titles, Blitz did recently work on Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

175 staffers have been let go as a result of today’s news. However, roughly 50 employees intend to create a new studio and continue working on two of Blitz’s current projects.

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Update (9/12): Added another screenshot.

IGN has accidentally revealed a pair of screenshots for a brand new Pokemon. Based on the name of the file images, the creature in question is called “Pyroar”. You can find screenshots of the new Pokemon below.

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Brunch Panic – 500 yen
Nanami to Issho ni Manabo! English J?atsu no Kotsu (retail title) – 3,300 yen (from 09/12)
Nikoli no Sudoku 3D Dai-nish? – 8(tsu) no Puzzle de 1,000-mon – 2,800 yen (from 09/12)
Monster Hunter 4 (retail title) – 5,990 yen (from 09/14)
Tetsud? Nippon! Rosen Tabi Nagara-gawa Tetsud?-hen DEMO – FREE
Gardening Mama: Mama to Mori no Nakamatachi DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
Joy Mecha Fight (Joy Mech Fight, Famicom) – 500 yen

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
NA

Virtual Console
The Legend of Zelda 2: Link no B?ken (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Famicom Disk System) – 500 yen
Akuma-j? Dracula (Super Castlevania IV, Super Famicom) – 800 yen

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U retail

The Wonderful 101 – $59.99 (available September 15)

Wii U VC

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – $4.99

eShop sales

Toki Tori 2+ – free update available, $8.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 19
Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo – $3.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 2
Bike Rider DX – $2.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 10

3DS VC

Tecmo Bowl – $4.99

3DS demo

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl – available September 16

DSiWare

Letter Challenge – $2.99
Tales to Enjoy! Little Red Riding Hood – $1.99
Tales to Enjoy! Puss in Boots – $1.99

Source: Nintendo PR

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Four new games are joining the Nintendo Selects lineup in Europe. Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Donkey Kong Country Returns and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure are all being added, allowing consumers to purchase more hit Wii titles at a discount. The releases will be a part of Nintendo Selects starting on October 18.

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Heroic Wii U Game Features Epic Game Play Built for a Superhero … 101 of Them!

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Earth’s only hope against an alien invasion is a team of 100 fearless superheroes, and they need YOUR help. Only you can unite these superheroes – not to become the “Just OK 101,” or even the “So-So 101,” but rather the Wonderful 101! Launching on Sept. 15 exclusively for the Wii U console, The Wonderful 101 is an incredibly vibrant action game that lets players control a team of superheroes that is trying to defeat alien invaders known as GEATHJERK. Individually, these superheroes pack a decent punch, but unite them together and they are unstoppable.

“The Wonderful 101 is one of the most over-the-top games on Wii U – in a good way,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Featuring hordes of heroes and enemies on screen at once, deep game play that rewards experimentation and several different uses for the Wii U GamePad, the game illustrates the kind of original and refreshing experiences that can only be found on Wii U.”

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Gunman Clive is now up and running on Wii U. Does that mean the game will be coming to the system’s eShop sometime in the future?

Well, not exactly. Creator Bertil Hörberg did show a picture of Gunman Clive on the GamePad on Twitter earlier today, but cautioned that a Wii U version is “still not decided.” As of now, he’s porting tech and “trying out the hardware for now.”

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