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Lightwood Games shared another video of Word Puzzles by POWGI earlier today. We’ve gone ahead and attached it below.

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Brunswick Pro Bowling, a new Wii U retail game, saw its launch on the North American eShop today. Some footage is in the video below.

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Amazon has posted the North American boxart for Pokken Tournament. Take a look at it above.

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Earlier today, GameXplain hosted a lengthy stream for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 on the Wii U Virtual Console. The full archive is now available showing every single e-Reader level. Check it out below.

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Amazon Canada has started taking pre-orders for the Bravely Second Collector’s Edition. Put in an order here. Chances are that this will not last long!

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In just a few hours Splatoon’s new Ancho-V Games map is going live. You can get an early look at it in the video below.

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On the Wii Virtual Console, Mario Kart 64 did not support ghost data in Time Trials. This is unsurprisingly the case on Wii U as well, which players are now finding out about with the European release today. It’s all due to the need for a Controller Pak device – something only the original version on N64 supports.

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This month’s issue of Nintendo Dream has a feature on Ace Attorney 6. Thanks to the folks on Court Records, some of the information has been made known.

Here’s a summary from the site:

– FUSE Takuro is the art director for this game (officially)
– YAMAZAKI was “scenario director” for Ace Attorney 5, which meant he could focus on the story
– Now the “normal” director of the game, being the person responsible for all that’s going on on the development floor
– FUSE was AA5’s art director, but this time he’s both art director and co-director of the game
– YAMAZAKI sets out the larger creative course for the game, while FUSE makes the calls on the level beneath that
– Currently in a playable state
– Because many people said AA5 was to easy, they’re now carefully checking how they present hints to the players
– Because people thought the Spirit Vision system in the TGS 2015 demo was difficult, they’ve tweaked that
– The 3D models of the characters who appeared in the previous games like Phoenix and Apollo have all been remade

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FreezeME debuted on PC last month, but Rainy Night Creations has still been tinkering away on the Wii U version. And fortunately, it sounds like it’s not too far off. The indie developer confirmed on Twitter today that it’s been approved for the eShop, so the final step is determining a release date.

Here’s the latest trailer for FreezeME:

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Le Figaro has another, Nintendo-specific report up on its website. Most of the information concerns sales figures in France, but there are a few notes outside of that as well.

Here’s an overview as to what’s mentioned in the article:

– 3DS down 6 percent in 2015 compared to 2014
– Wii U down 4 percent in 2015 compared to 2015
– 5 Nintendo titles were in the top 20 overall game sales for France last year
– Mario Kart 7 sold over 225,000 copies in 2015
– New Super Mario Bros. 2 sold 180,000 copies
– Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer sold 250,000 copies
– Nintendo didn’t expect the success of Happy Home Designer in France
– Nintendo was targeting young girls in 2015 with games like New Style Boutique 2
– That game sold 130,000 units in one month
– Splatoon sold over 300,000 copies
– Over 1 million amiibo figures sold in France last year
– That’s twice the amount as in 2014
– Animal Crossing amiibo cards have sold over 250,000 packs
– More game launches with amiibo planned for this year, such as Wolf Link and Twilight Princess HD
– Zelda Wii U, Fire Emblem Fates, Bravely Second, Dragon Quest VII, Dragon Quest VIII are all big games this year
– Yo-kai Watch is another key game
– Yo-kai Watch supposedly didn’t do well in North America despite Nintendo’s marketing
– Games are still the most important to Nintendo, but the company is diversifying (Universal Studios, etc.)
– Nintendo is teaming up with clothing companies like Vans (shoes), Undiz (women’s underwear/pajamas)

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