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How’d you like to make your marriage a little more… video game-themed? If you’re interested in such an idea, perhaps you’ll want to look into a new set from Takayas Custom Jewelry.

Takayas Custom Jewelry has managed to come up with a special marriage wedding collection for The Legend of Zelda. The rings are comprised of white and yellow gold and diamonds along with triforce symbol embedded.

You can find more information on the official page here. Those who are interested in the wedding collection will need to contact Takayas Custom Jewelry.

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Mappy will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on August 28 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.

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Yet another piece of Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC has arrived in North America. Starting today, players can pick up “The Eternal Youth” DLC. Players will battle Sanat Kumara in the download. Pricing is set at $2.49.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (PS3) – 10/10/10/10
The Wonderful 101 (Wii U) – 10/10/9/10
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (PSV) – 9/9/8/9
Lost Planet 3 (PS3/360) – 9/8/7/9
Seitokai No Ichizon Lv.2 Portable (PSP) – 8/8/7/6
Hotchkiss (PSV) – 7/7/6/5
Saki Achiga-Hen: Episode of side-A Portable (PSP) – 7/7/5/5

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Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with yet another post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers Wonder-Black.

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Nintendo’s second session at GDC Europe 2013 focused on the console’s support for Unity tools. Details from the presentation, courtesy of Polygon, can be found below.

– Devs can use just about all of the console’s features with Unity Wii U tools
– Unity tools can be acquired for free to those who are authorized Nintendo devs
– Simple click-through application
– License’s cost is waived for developers on Wii U
– Builds generated in Unity still have to run through a Wii U dev kit purchased from Nintendo
– Price unknown since devs must sign a non-disclosure agreement
– At the presentation, a Unity rep went through how the development tools had been optimized for the Wii U SDK version
– Wii U version of Unity supports DX10 level graphics, deferred rendering, GFX output support on the Wii U GamePad (using its forward-facing camera) and a few other specification-heavy tweaks
– Using similar console or PC inputs as the other versions of Unity, devs can use the GamePad, its second screen, camera, microphone, and secondary or Wii-generation devices
– Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Wii Motion Plus and Balance Board support
– Wii U software can also be accessed through Unity
– This allows devs to use Miiverse connectivity in their games through a native plugin distributed with the Wii U Unity installer
– Looking to develop a repository for these plugins to let devs take advantage of even more system-side tools like showcasing games users are playing on other players’ friends lists, user accounts and voice chat
– Wii U software demoed was a cinematic showing the tools’ visual capabilities
– Wooden Sen’Sey is a Unity project
– Game is playable at GDC Europe
– Wooden Sen’Sey was ported to Wii U within a couple of days of the dev owning a kit
– Release candidate for Unity for Wii U is available now
– Final release and launch of Unity-made games for Wii U eShop are unclear

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Bit.Trip Saga is getting a pretty steep discount on the North American 3DS eShop next month.

Starting on September 1, you’ll be able to purchase the collection of titles for just $4.99. Bit.Trip Saga usually costs $14.99.

The sale will last through September 15.

Source: Aksys Games PR