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Additional footage of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has come in specifically showing the Wii U version. Get a look at 40 minutes of gameplay below.

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Following its presence at Jump Festa, Dragon Quest XI’s teaser site is now open. It’s located right here. The page contains three videos for now: the opening movie, gameplay, and a clip of new character Camus. More content should be added in 2017.

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Paper Mario’s first two games featured many original characters and party members with original abilities. However, since then, the series has been moving away from that. It is especially evident in Color Splash, as many of the characters encountered are Toads.

Game Informer spoke with Kensuke Tanabe, the Wii U title’s producer, in this month’s issue. The magazine started out by asking why old NPCs from the early Paper Mario games haven’t returned. Tanabe replied with the following:

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Members of the European media are beginning to get their hands on the western version of Dragon Quest VIII. View 45 minutes of footage below.

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Wobbly Tooth has finished work on Ice Station Z’s first patch, which is coming next month. The game will be updated to version 1.1.

Players will want to download the new update since it addresses a number of issues and makes improvements to the games. If all goes according to plan, it can be downloaded beginning on January 11.

Full patch notes are posted below from an official Miiverse notice.

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Niantic is quickly putting speculation to rest of Pokemon GO’s cancellation for Apple Watch. On Twitter, the company confirmed that nothing has changed, and remains in development. Furthermore, it’s “coming soon.”

Niantic’s brief (but effective) Twitter update is as follows:

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Next week, Radiantflux: Hyperfractal will be heading to the Wii U eShop. An extended look at the game can be found in the video below.

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The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts was created to celebrate Zelda’s 30th anniversary. But there are actually two other books planned to celebrate the big event.

Hyrule Encyclopedia has been revealed as the second entry in the Zelda 30th anniversary book series. The first chapter is a visual encyclopedia, and will explain keywords like the Master Sword and Hyrule Kingdom with various images. As for the second chapter, it’s a database with a list of enemies, items, dungeons, and more. The third chapter will contain archives, and will give explanatory notes and storylines of each game.

Japan is receiving The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia in February. The western version should follow later in 2017.

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The Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: Link Figma Action Figure has been heavily discounted on Amazon. It normally costs $67.20, but is currently sitting at $27.20. As it’s the Deluxe Edition, you’ll also receive a Tornado Rod, Hook shot, Bomb and Baby Maiamai.

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9to5Mac is reporting that Niantic is scrapping plans to bring Pokemon GO to Apple Watch. When it was originally shown in September, the app was apparently an “unfinished port.”

Niantic is thus far not officially commenting on whether Pokemon GO has been cancelled for Apple Watch. However, one user claims to have heard from the company in a customer support email response that plans have ceased, though “if demand for an Apple Watch port increases, we will continue development of a port.”

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