Namco Bandai is bringing Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic to the 3DS, according to the latest issue of Jump. The action RPG is based on the Japanese manga/anime. One Thousand and One Nights characters Aladdin, Ali Baba, and others will be involved.

A first trailer will be shown during the Tokyo Game Show in a few days. The game’s website, which is currently inaccessible, will go live here.

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic comes out in Japan in Spring 2013. Pricing has not been set.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labrynth debut trailer

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i.TV discusses the origins of its collaboration with Nintendo

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Nintendo is obviously involved with Nintendo TVii, but there is another company at work behind the application.

You may have heard a brief mention of i.TV during the Wii U press conference on Thursday. Indeed, these are the main folks who are responsible for the functionality.

How’d this collaboration come about? i.TV Brad Pelo gave a brief overview, noting that it essentially started out after last year’s E3.

“For Nintendo TVii, there is a mutual benefit in existing relationships we have. Like TiVO for example — we were the first to bring TiVO to the mobile platform. There’s also the benefit of tests that we have done over the years with the cable companies, based on components of our platform.

“The genesis of the experience you’re seeing here was really when the Wii U was announced, and it was clear that this is the ideal second screen. You might not think of it as the ideal hardware compared to an iPad if I really had a dedicated second screen. But it is in the living room, and it’s persistent. It doesn’t even really work outside of the living room — it’s attached to the main viewing service in the home.”

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Various Wii U images, including packaging shots

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There are a bunch of photos of the “rebranded” Wii remotes in the gallery above as well.

Reggie on Wii U “tiles”, people will be pleased with online efforts, Friend Codes

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The overall picture is starting to become clearer for Wii U, but there are still bits and pieces that are hazy. For instance, the console’s overall online setup and OS aren’t entirely clear.

Reggie Fils-Aime tried to clear up some of the uncertainty while speaking with Kotaku. Read on below for a lot of talk about Miiverse, “tiles” that will appear on the system, Nintendo’s vague plans for its online networks, and Friend Codes.

Reggie on why Nintendo is getting into TV, broad competition, Wii U not a tablet, making the next big ecosystem, more

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More interviews are still piling in following Nintendo’s Wii U press conference yesterday. The New York Times is the latest publication to publish its discussion with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Past the break, there are quotes from Reggie who comments on the decision to get involved with TV (in Nintendo TVii), the broad competition the company is always involved with, Nintendo’s desire to make “the next significant ecosystem”, and more.