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Manaphy is now available as the latest distribution in Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. You can watch a trailer for the event below.

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Activision officially announced Skylanders Imaginators earlier today. We now have the boxart (above) and the first trailer (below).

Pre-orders for Skylanders Imaginators are now open as well. You can reserve it at Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop. With the former two, you can save 20 percent via Amazon Prime or GCU respectively.

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Michael Oconitrillo was hired by Nintendo of America to dress up as Donkey Kong and play the part at a mall in Culver City, California. Now he’s suing the company over a claim that the costume left him injured.

Oconitrillo says that he was ordered to keep the garb on even though it was “poorly ventilated and unreasonably and dangerously hot”. He also claims that the ordeal left him with permanent damage along with mental and emotional distress, but injuries were not specified.

As for Nintendo, a representative had only this to say: “We have nothing to announce on this topic.”

This situation sounds strangely similar to a similar occurrence from a few years ago. Actor Parker Mills attempted to sue Nintendo after he said he was denied breaks and was not provided with the required ice pack to cool him down as he talked to guests at the Los Angeles Zoo while wearing a Donkey Kong costume.

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There’s been some talk as of late about the decline of the toys-to-life business. For the most part, amiibo is still doing quite well, and LEGO Dimensions entered the scene last year. But Disney Interactive recently closed entirely – marking the end of Disney Infinity – and Skylanders hasn’t been performing quite as well as it used to.

Despite this, Activision still appears to be very much on board with toys-to-life. The company announced Skylanders Imaginators today, reaffirming its commitment to the market.

Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg also told TIME that the publisher believes in the potential of toys-to-life. In his remarks, he mentioned that “Skylanders is now the 11th most successful game franchise of all time after just five years.”

When asked about the situation of Disney and concerns about the toys-to-life category, Hirshberg said:

I certainly can’t comment on Disney’s business, so that’s a good question to ask them, and they’ve obviously got good reasons for making the decision they did. What I will say is, we’ve said publicly that some of our more recent games haven’t met our expectations, and yet we’re still here making games, so we obviously still believe in the potential. We created the category, and Skylanders is now the 11th most successful game franchise of all time after just five years.

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SEGA has pulled back the curtain on the Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Launch Edition. Along with a copy of the game, a DVD with three episodes from the animated series will be included: fan-favorite episodes “Chili Dog Day Afternoon” and “It Wasn’t Me, It Was the One-Armed Hedgehog” which features an appearance by Metal Sonic, and the season one finale “It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog” which includes the infamous Shadow. This is the first time that the content will be available on DVD in North America.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will also be playable for the first time at E3 2016. Attendees can find a demo at the SEGA/Atlus booth in the West Hall.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, Monster Hunter Stories, and Story of Seasons (plus some new ads, like ones for Splatoon). Scans of each can be found in the gallery below.

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Just like in North America and Japan, Europe will also be getting Minecraft: Wii U Edition at retail. Nintendo shared a date of June 30 on its Twitter page.

The message reads:

Minecraft: Wii U Edition is coming to retail in North America on June 17. The Japanese version is set for June 23.

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Nintendo is bringing the 3DS game Teddy Together to Europe next month. A listing has now gone up on the Nintendo UK site, confirming the file size. It’ll be 3074 blocks / 384.25MB.

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Update: We now have the official announcement with actual details.

First, an overview:

Times have changed in the land known as the Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. Many people used to live in Skytree Village, and the land was lush and green. However, the power of the Harvest Goddess gradually began to wane, and the land became parched and dry.

It’s up to you revive the seven Skytrees in order to give the Harvest Goddess her power back, and, in turn, bring life back to this desolate land!

Natsume says that Harvest Moon: Skytree Village will include new characters, but with some returning faces. It’ll also offer a new art style, new character models, and more.

When it comes to features, the game will have new crops and flowers, new fishing mechanics, and the option to play as a boy or a girl. Natsume is also packing in “user-friendly tutorials” so that “players will immediately be able to jump into the thick of things, customizing their farm by raising and lowering the land, creating rivers, ponds, and more.” That’s in addition to upgraded tools to “assist farmers in shaping the land more efficiently”.

We’ve posted the official announcement after the break.

Harvest Moon: Skytree Village is in development for 3DS, Natsume announced today. The title will be playable at E3 2016 later this month.

Natsume just shared the news on Twitter with the following message:

We don’t have any additional details at the moment, but we’ll let you know if/when we hear anything else.

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With Kick & Fennick arriving on the Wii U eShop tomorrow, footage of the title is starting to come in. Here’s a video with 12 minutes of gameplay:

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