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Siliconera has published a preview for Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, revealing first gameplay details. You can find them rounded up below.

– Been in the works for over 2 years
– Made by Natsume’s Tokyo office
– Natsume looked at what were the most popular selling Harvest Moon games
– Those were Harvest Moon: Back to Nature for PsOne, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance, and Harvest Moon 64
– Natsume then looked at common elements in the three titles, analyzed media reviews, and listened to fan feedback to guide the game’s development
– Visuals are like Harvest Moon: Back to Nature with super deformed characters
– You can dig up ground all the way down to water and stack ground to make mountains
– In the E3 demo, there was a mountain one of the producers built
– Can quickly make a winding staircase
– Build by bringing up a menu and pressing B to dig (lower the terrain’s height) or X to fill (increase height)
– Need resources to build
– Each time you dig up ground you gain one soil unit, which you can use to fill land
– Other materials include lumber, stole, wool, ultimate wool
– Can make bridges
– Players can plant crops at the apex of a player made hill
– The game has an invisible wall that protects famers from falling more than two squares
– You can also dig a river nearby you to fish in if you don’t want to walk far
– Game changes how the rucksack works
– You used to have to equip a tool to use it and if you want to switch tools you have to go through menus
– In The Lost Valley, the A button is the all purpose tool button
– Once you place a tool in the rucksack, the game will automatically use that tool when you need it
– Don’t have to switch between the shovel or axe
– You can just press A to terraform your farmland
– Game has animals to care for
– These include sheep, cows, and a pet dog
– Choose to be a boy or a girl
– Marriage system
– NPCs: Hanna, Iris, Catherine, Gilbert, Hunter, Emily, Tony, and April
– One of the characters is a mad scientist
– Another character is a wizard and the game has a bard too

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Yesterday, Nintendo started sending out Masahiro Sakurai’s Mii on 3DS through StreetPass. We’re now hearing that Sakurai is appearing on Wii U as well at the WaraWara Plaza.

Note that if you go to notifications before clicking on this Mii, he’ll disappear. You’ll need to create a new account if that happens, and you may see him there with Fils-a-Mech. Remember to hit “Save This Mii”.

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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Four of the greatest icons in video game history are coming together for the first time in one incredible game. At the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles, Nintendo revealed that PAC-MAN would be joining the cast of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. The addition of the NAMCO BANDAI icon brings together video game legends Mario, Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog and PAC-MAN in one game for the first time. The foursome joins dozens of other characters in the game, which will launch for Nintendo 3DS on Oct. 3, and on Wii U during the 2014 holiday season.

In the Super Smash Bros. games, PAC-MAN will generally maintain his humanoid shape, but when using specific attack moves, PAC-MAN transforms into the iconic yellow round shape he had in his arcade debut in 1980. He also has trademark actions, such as throwing fruit or eating power pellets.

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Coming from the official website:

New features, only on Wii U

Wii U GamePad features

You can use the Wii U™ GamePad controller’s touchscreen and a stylus to control the action in both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2.

You can play using just the GamePad screen, without having to use your TV.

Japanese-language option

Choose between English and Japanese audio tracks, and select either English or Japanese subtitles to accompany the voiceovers.

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What’s that? You didn’t see enough Smash today? Well Sakurai recapped today’s surprise announcement after the invitational:

Pic of the day, and a surprise announcement. A milestone of video-game history–PAC-MAN joins the battle! He’s even older than Mario!!

In case you haven’t checked it out already, here’s our coverage of the Pac-Man announcement complete with all the released screenshots

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