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The Nintendo UK store is now taking pre-orders for three more amiibo. Consumers can reserve Bowser Jr., Dr. Mario, and Olimar.

Pre-orders are live on the store here. They’re all launching on July 17.

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Sony shared a new trailer for the Pixels movie today. The film features characters like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and more.

View the trailer below. Pixels is hitting movie theaters on July 24.

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A new Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails video was uploaded to the Nintendo UK Wii U YouTube channel earlier today. It gives us another look at the game’s version 2.0 update. Check it out below.

Famitsu is following up on its coverage of Fire Emblem If last week with another update on the 3DS game. It’s revealed that the Weapon Triangle is seeing some changes, and we have information about new characters. All of the new details are rounded up below.

– Weapon Triangle has been a mainstay since 1996
– Changed from the standard swords over axes over lances to swords and magic, over axes and bows, over lances and dark weapons
– In other words, swords and magic are stronger than axes and bows; axes and bows are stronger than lances and dark weapons; lances and dark weapons are stronger than swords and magic
– As Fire Emblem If doesn’t feature weapon durability, the stronger the weapon, the larger the unit’s disadvantage in terms of abilities
– Ex: the Bronze Sword has no chance of landing a Critical hit, but has +10 Critical evasion, while the stronger Steel Sword has -5 evasion and makes it hard to use a Pursuit attack
– Only staffs restrict the amount of times they can be used
– New characters:

Felicia (voiced by Nozomi Sasaki) – A maid.
Joker (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) – A butler.
Gunther (voiced by Rokuro Naya) – A great butler.
Suzukaze (voiced by Daisuke Ono)
Saizou (voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki)
Kagerou (voiced by Rie Murakawa) – A shinobi.

– Felicia, Joker, Gunther, and Suzukaze appear as allies in both the White Night Kingdom and Dark Night Kingdom versions of the game
– Saizou and Kagerou are allies in the White Night Kingdom version
– Maids, butlers, and shinobi use dark weapons
– Dark weapons have weakening effects on enemy abilities when attacked
– Game has different weapons that can be used in each version

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Nintendo has announced that it defeated a patent case in Seattle federal court involving the Wii Balance Board.

Back in May 2013, non-practicing entities Ithaca Ventures and Ithaca Development filed a lawsuit against Nintendo over claims that the Wii Balance Board accessory infringed its patent. Nintendo responded by seeking sanctions for filing a meritless case. After a German court determined that Ithaca’s European patent could not cover the Wii Balance Board and that Ithaca must pay Nintendo’s attorneys’ fees, the case was withdrawn.

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Richard Medway of Nintendo of America said of today’s news:

Nintendo will vigorously defend its innovations against patent lawsuits, and will not pay to resolve meritless accusations, no matter whether the case is filed in the United States or elsewhere.

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Last week, Nintendo announced that it would be resurrecting the Nintendo World Championships as part of its E3 2015 plans. The company has now revealed which Best Buy locations will be hosting the qualifying events.

The proceedings will take place on May 30 between 10 AM and 7 PM local time at stores at the following locations:

1717 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA

3675 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA

10760 NW 17th St.
Miami, FL

900 E. Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL

12905 Elm Creek Blvd. N
Maple Grove, MN

5001 Northern Blvd.
Long Island City, NY

9378 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX

2214 S. 48th St.
Tacoma, WA

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (3DS) – 9/9/9/9
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/9/8
Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo tr. (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Gekidoui Arbeiter KOJI (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
Wind-up Knight 2 (Wii U) – 7/7/8/7
Possession Magenta (PSV) – 7/8/7/7
Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Saikoro No Mori 3-in-1 (Wii U) – 5/4/5/6

A new video from NintenDaan contains a bit of extra footage from Blocky Bot. Check it out in full below.

The latest entry in the Super Robot Wars franchise, Super Robot Wars BX will arrive on Nintendo 3DS in Japan on August 20th this year. The latest issue of Famitsu revealed that the game will feature elements from the following mecha series:

New

  • Panzer World Galient
  • SD Gundam Gaiden
  • Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
  • Giant Gorg
  • Macross 30: Voices across the Galaxy

Returning

  • Aura Battler Dunbine
  • Story of Aura Battler Dunbine
  • Matchless Raijin-Oh
  • The King of Braves GaoGaiGar
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
  • Macross Frontier the Movie
  • Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!
  • Mazinkaizer SKL
  • Martian Successor Nadesico

A Western release has not yet been announced.

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