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Image & Form is looking into a cross-buy discount for SteamWorld Dig. If such a thing is implemented, those who own the 3DS version of the game will be able to pick up the Wii U release for a cheaper price.

Image & Form said on Twitter:

Thanks to Adrian Brown for the tip.

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Those who have purchased NES Remix or NES Remix 2 on the European Wii U eShop will be eligible for Virtual Console discounts of 50 percent starting on July 24.

Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Excitebike, and four other titles will be the first round of games included in the sale. Nintendo intends to make new discounts available for three additional weeks.

Check out this tweet from Nintendo of Europe:

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At the very end of July, Shin’en mentioned on Twitter that the Wii U version of Art of Balance is complete and was with Nintendo for final testing. The studio added that a release by summer’s end is also targeted.

Shin’en tweeted at the time:

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The Nintendo Treehouse has been around for plenty of years, and is one of the main reasons why games are localized from the Big N these days. But there are plenty of different departments inside such as the marketing support team and brand management/Pokemon team.

Bill Trinen, Nintendo of America’s director of product marketing, recently spoke with Siliconera about the different divisions at Nintendo Treehouse as well as the team as a whole. He also discussed his origins with the company and shared a tiny bit about Shigeru Miyamoto.

Check out Trinen’s comments below.

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The official Super Smash Bros. Facebook page is teasing “a few special surprises” for San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

The message reads:

This year’s Comic-Con will take place between July 24 and July 27. Nintendo will be streaming from the expo on July 25 and July 26.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash II has a collaboration with Monster Hunter Frontier G. Starting on July 24, players can get their hands on weapons and armor from Falcom’s RPG.

Here’s the lowdown:

– Weapons/armor for Rean Schwarzer and Alisa Reinford will be offered
– Rean’s weapon is a long sword type
– Alisa uses a bow
– Get special Trails armor as a present when you purchase a Trails in the Flash II kit
– Ends on August 6

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