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Another new Twilight Princess HD tweet has been posted on the Japanese Zelda Twitter account. Similar to the most recent entry, today’s message focuses on a particular character and shows off concept art.

Here’s the lowdown on Ilia from “Malo”:

“…It’s Malo. Hey you… Are you frightened by Ilia? She’s normally kind, but when she’s mad she’s very scary indeed… such Ilia used to be naughty in the past… You see, she put things like a fairy sticker on her forehead… But when you look at it closer, it feels rather eerie.”

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The full North American website for Fire Emblem Fates is now live. To access it, head on over here. You can view plenty of information about the game, tons of images, and much more.

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:

– Mamotte Knight 2 (x2) – 200 yen each
– Nazo no Mini Game (x2) – 150 yen each
– SHOW BY ROCK!! No. 13-17 – 200 yen each

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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 3. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Cube Life: Island Survival – 1,000 yen

Wii U Virtual Console

Kirby Canvas Curse (DS, 950 yen)
Konami Krazy Racers (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination – 1,200 yen through February 29, normally 1,500 yen

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Nintendo released official videos for Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race Wallaby!!, Medabots: Metabee Version, and Medabots: Rokusho Version on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Final Fantasy Explorers made it out today in North America, and it’s due out in Europe at the end of the week. You can purchase the game either physically or digitally. If opting for the latter, you’ll need to reserve 5,021 of free blocks on an SD card. That amounts to roughly 627.6MB.

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The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Super Mario Maker. Check it out below.

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Earlier today, Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination was officially revealed with a Japanese trailer. GameXplain has now re-posted the video with English subtitles – view it below.

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Abstraction Games is currently working on bringing Whispering Willows to Wii U. After that, two more titles from the company will hit Nintendo’s console. Abstraction plans on having Kick & Fennick as well as Devil’s Dare on the eShop.

Here’s an overview and trailer for Kick & Fennick, which previously launched on the PlayStation Vita:

“Kick & Fennick is a brand new platform adventure about a little boy with a very big gun.

Soon after waking up in a desolate but colorful world, Kick meets a small flying robot named Fennick. When Fennick saves Kick from a menacing guard robot, they find out Fennick’s battery is broken. Together, they embark on an adventure to the Core Tower to find Fennick a new energy core.

Besides shooting down enemy robots, Kick can make huge jumps by using his gun’s powerful recoil. Jump and shoot your way through 45 levels of collapsed skyscrapers, treadmills, bouncypads, magnets, teleporters and that big guard robot who’s never far behind!

Kick & Fennick features colorful 3d graphics, detailed animation, a cinematic camera system and smooth character movement and physics. “

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The new Pokemon 3DS Virtual Console games don’t support Restore Points. However, Red, Blue, and Yellow will all allow for wireless trading and battling. GamesBeat shares more about how this works.

You can begin trading by talking to the Cable Club counter. After that, a menu shows up on the lower screen that lets you set up a room or join somebody else’s request. Like the original versions, you sit down at the terminals across from the opposing player. Wireless battles work in a similar fashion.

This shouldn’t be a major shock, but it’s not possible to trade Pokemon you’ve caught in the Virtual Console games to the newer entries. Trading is only allowed between Red, Blue, and Yellow.

We also have a couple of other random tidbits. The Game Boy Printer menus are still in, and Surfing Pikachu remains in the games as well. However, Nintendo isn’t sure how or if it would be distributed.

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