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Another new Mii is making its way out to North American 3DS owners. Nintendo is sending out the “BBY Kyle” Mii as a means to promote the activities taking place at Best Buy this weekend.

For those who haven’t already heard, eight select stores will be hosting the Nintendo World Championships 2015 qualifying events on May 30. All Best Buy locations will also have National StreetPass Weekend going.

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Witch Beam prepared a new trailer for Assault Android Cactus today. We’ve attached it below.

Assault Android Cactus will be hitting the Wii U eShop this summer.

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Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX has launched in Japan, and Dengeki has shared 21 minutes of footage from the final game. Give it a look below.

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Natsume’s latest “State of the Farm” post shares updates on the company’s upcoming plans.

First, new DLC is on the way to Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. This will include a new bachelor/bachelorette and more.

Natsume’s upcoming GBA games for the Wii U Virtual Console are also still in the pipeline. The first two will be announced “very soon”, and they should release in early June and early July. Six other GBA VC titles are in the works.

Last but not least, Natsume left a tease for its presence at E3 2015. There’s good things to come for both Wii U and 3DS owners, as news will be shared for both of these platforms.

Head past the break for the full breakdown of what lies ahead for Natsume.

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Garfield Kart, first revealed for 3DS in early April, is now confirmed for North America. French publisher Anuman Interactive and Koch Media distribution label, Ravenscourt, announced today that the game is slated for August 11 for $29.99. It’ll be published under the label Kids’ Mania.

Below is a brief overview:

…the world’s most famous cat, Garfield, hops in the drivers seat alongside well-known characters from the Garfield Show in Garfield Kart, the funniest racing game on Nintendo 3DS. Supporting up to four players via local multiplayer gameplay, this is the first time you can play with friends right next to you in one of 16 different tracks from Garfield’s world. The game also features single-player racing with four modes – Quick Race, Championship, Time Trial and Daily Challenge.

I’m not too sure how many people care about this one, but the Kids’ Mania label is also bringing out Paddington Bear arrives in London on August 11 as well. The title “tasks players with helping Paddington and the Brown family solve a series of engaging and playful mysteries in order to find explorer Montgomery Hyde.”

Source: Anuman Interactive PR

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Those who had hoped to obtain a copy of the Splatoon Special Edition from UK retailer GAME may be out of luck. In an email sent to customers today, the retailer said that a lorry transporting stock of the Splatoon Special Edition has been stolen.

GAME is unable to fulfill orders due to these recent events. Consumers are being offered standard versions of Splatoon along with with a £10 discount. Alternatively, gamers can cancel their orders.

In a statement provided to MCV, Nintendo said:

“We can confirm that the lorry transporting the Splatoon stock from Nintendo’s European warehouse to GAME UK has been stolen. Included as part of this delivery was GAME’s allocation of the Splatoon + Squid Inkling amiibo and as a result we are unable to honour pre-orders for this item in GAME. We are working with GAME to contact those customers affected. Whilst these unfortunate circumstances were out of Nintendo UK and GAME’s control, we apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment that this has caused.”

Nintendo added that it will be sending out the replacement game via first class post to ensure stock reaches gamers.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. The magazine isn’t quite as jam-packed as the previous two weeks, but there are still plenty of images to check out. Dragon Quest VIII, Fire Emblem If, Hatsune Miku, Splatoon, and Stella Glow are all featured in Famitsu, which you can check out below.

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Square Enix released the first screenshots from the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII. View them below.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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The embargo for Splatoon reviews has lifted, so plenty of verdicts are now starting to flood in. You’ll find a quick overview of the early reviews below.

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – N/A
GamesBeat – 83 / 100
GameTrailers – 8.4 / 10
Nintendo Life – N/A
Destructoid – 8.5 / 10
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 3.5 / 5
USgamer – 4 / 5

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