Hyrule Warriors Legends will have stereoscopic 3D support – sort of. In an interview with 4Gamer, producer Yosuke Hayashi confirmed that the game will only make use of 3D on the New 3DS.

Naturally, the 3DS is not as powerful as the Wii U. Koei Tecmo worked hard to balance the enemy count, and displaying as many enemies as possible on screen was important. The New 3DS gave Hyrule Warriors Legends that extra boost to make stereoscopic 3D possible.

Hayashi also talked about things we’ve heard in the past: the 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors came about due to fan interest, more characters are coming, amiibo will be supported, DLC characters from the Wii U version will be immediately available on 3DS, and DLC is possible. We’ll also mention that a code will be included with all copies of the game so that players can unlock Toon Link, Tetra, and the King of Hyrule in the Wii U version.

Koei Tecmo is nearly done with the development of Hyrule Warriors Legends, and they’re currently working on polishing things. That makes sense, as the game is launching on January 21 in Japan.

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Video: A look at the Japanese Hyrule Warriors Legends special edition goodies

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For the original release of Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo brought out special “Premium Box” and “Treasure Box” Editions. The 3DS version, Hyrule Warriors Legends, is receiving the same treatment as well.

The Premium Box will include a compass-style pendant watch and art book. These items are also in the Premium Box, which also contains a gold ocarina and a fairy plushie.

Koei Tecmo recently showed off the pendant and ocarina during a stage event at Tokyo Game Show. You can get a look at both below.

More: Hyrule Warriors Legends, Japan, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, Team Ninja

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson footage

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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson arrived in North America earlier this week. You’ll find a bunch of footage from the game below.

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Super Mario Maker sold through 56% of its initial shipment in Japan

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Super Mario Maker moved 150,000 units in its first week in Japan. According to sales tracker Media Create, the game sold through 56.03 percent of its initial shipment.

Media Create heard from store owners that many people who purchased Super Mario Maker were adults. This is likely because they are the ones who would have grown up playing Mario.

Also, there were hardware bundles that included the game (both types together sold 12,000 units), leading to a nearly double increase in Wii U sales from last week (204.18 percent), exceeding sales from the first week of June. Since the Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle will soon be replacing the Mario Kart 8 edition, Media Create believes this should increase long term sales during the coming end of year season.

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Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon gets first review in Famitsu

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In last week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine published a review of Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. Four editors gave the game a “9” for a total of 36 points.

We now have a complete translation of Famitsu’s Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. You can find it after the break.

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Project X Zone 2 adds Fire Emblem’s Chrom and Lucina, Xenoblade’s Fiora, Xenosaga’s KOS-MOS

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Bandai Namco announced a number of new characters for Project X Zone 2 at the Tokyo Game Show today – including a couple from Nintendo’s Fire Emblem franchise.

Fire Emblem’s Chrom and Lucina will both be included in the game as a part unit. Additionally, Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenosaga’s KOS-MOS are tied together.

Here’s the official trailer:

We also have a good look at Chrom and Lucina below:

More: Bandai Namco, Monolith Soft, Project X Zone 2, top

7th Dragon III Code: VFD – God Hand class trailer

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SEGA has published another class trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. In the latest video, the focus is placed on the God Hands. View today’s trailer below.

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Splatoon – North American Splatfest #5 now live

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Nintendo has kicked off Splatoon’s fifth North American Splatfest. In the latest battle, art is pitted against science.

Splatoon’s latest Splatfest will carry on through the next day. Soon after the event ends, the results will be made available.

Amatsumagatsuchi returns in Monster Hunter X, gameplay

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Update: Here’s roughly 20 minutes of gameplay:

During the Tokyo Game Show today, Capcom showed an updated second trailer for Monster Hunter X. The very end of the video confirms that Amatsumagatsuchi is returning in the title. Originally, this monster could be found in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.

We have the updated trailer for Monster Hunter X below. Skip to the end for a brief look at Amatsumagatsuchi.

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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (9/17/15, North America)

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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.