There’s a new piece of downloadable content up for purchase in Fire Emblem: Awakening today in North America known as “Summer Scramble”. For the US release, Nintendo decided to censor one particular moment of a CG scene involving Tharja.

Let’s take a look at how the scene originally appeared – in the Japanese version:

Warner Bros., 5th Cell sued over use of Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat in Scribblenauts

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Warner Bros. and 5th Cell are about to enter a legal battle over the use of Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat in the Scribblenauts games. Both companies are facing a lawsuit filed by the creators of the Internet memes.

Keyboard Cat creator Charles Schmidt and Christopher Orlando Torres, the man behind the Nyan Cat animated GIF, have filed for copyright and trademark infringement.

The complaint states:

Ghostlight teases Crash City Mayhem release date for Europe

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While Majesco hasn’t said much about the release of Crash City Mayhem in North America, two retailers have confirmed that the game will be available in just a couple of weeks.

The situation is different in Europe. Ghostlight, the title’s European publisher, confirmed localization close to a year ago. Yet for whatever reason, the company hasn’t provided any new updates since last July.

European Crash City Mayhem news may finally be coming. Ghostlight community manager Ross Brierley tweeted earlier today that he “might be able to announce a Crash City Mayhem release date in this week’s blog”.

Brierley wrote:

Think I might be able to announce a Crash City Mayhem release date in this week’s blog 🙂
— Ross Brierley (@Ghostlight_Ross) May 1, 2013

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Nintendo says there’s a big advertising push for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D in the UK, want “everyone” to know that DK is back

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“Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is yet another huge release in 2013 for Nintendo 3DS. Retro Studios has done an incredible job of replicating the classic gameplay of previous Donkey Kong titles on Super Nintendo, whilst at the same time bringing them up to date and adding many new twists and turns.

“Donkey Kong titles have always been enjoyed by all ages for generations and we expect this one to be no different.”

– Nintendo UK product manager, Roger Langford

It’s interesting: Initially this sounds like regular old PR talk, but if you think about it, Donkey Kong isn’t really the character that’s in the forefront of people’s minds when it comes to Nintendo. Any kid who’s thinking about Donkey Kong probably has a reference point of something like Smash Bros. or (even less likely) Donkey Kong in arcades or on the Wii virtual console. Most people don’t know that the ape has starred in some of the best platformers of our time, and I think that’s definitely worth spreading the word about!

Via MCVUK

Ace Attorney 5 screenshots

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Aonuma confirms light/dark world for Zelda’s new 3DS entry, reveals idea behind Link’s ability to turn into a drawing

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Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma opened up about the new Link to the Past 3DS follow-up while speaking with CNET recently.

Comparing the entry with some of the more recent Zeldas, Aonuma said “it certainly feels different from our [the developer’s] point of view.” Aonuma didn’t elaborate too much beyond this, but noted that the chance to create a brand new Zelda for the 3DS brought about a blank canvas. It was this opportunity that led to the decision of a return to the classic top-down style.

Disney Infinity is only similar to Skylanders in that they both have figurines, according to the game’s producer

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“There are similarities [to Skylanders], in that we have figures, but the similarities stop there. Infinity is intended to be a platform for all things Disney. The playsets inside of Infinity are new and original stories. They are open-world games.”

“And then of course the Toy Box mode is more Minecraft-meets-LittleBigPlanet. It’s something totally different where we allow kids to use their imagination and take our brands to build whatever they want.”

– Disney Interative executive producer John Vignocchi

This is the first I’m hearing about a “Minecraft-meets-LittleBigPlanet” mode, which actually sounds like it could be extremely neat, especially for younger kids. Regarding the similarities to Skylanders, I believe Vignocchi. It doesn’t seem like the two will be especially comparable in terms of gameplay, though I suppose that doesn’t overturn the fact that Disney only made this game because of Skylanders‘ success. It’s definitely a viable business decision!

Via Gamespot

Media Create software sales (4/22 – 4/28)

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 144.903 / 549.761 (-64%)
02./00. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 125.363 / NEW
03./04. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 38.884 / 596.155 (-6%)
04./00. [PS3] Tomb Raider (Square Enix) {2013.04.25} (¥7.980) – 35.250 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram # (5pb.) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 34.292 / NEW
06./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 31.711 / 3.128.270 (-8%)
07./00. [PSV] PhotoKano Kiss (Kadokawa Games) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 30.172 / NEW
08./00. [PSP] Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Portable # (Kadokawa Games) {2013.04.25} (¥6.279) – 26.030 / NEW
09./02. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.18} (¥7.480) – 17.836 / 105.496 (-80%)
10./00. [PS3] Bioshock Infinite (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.04.25} (¥7.700) – 15.747 / NEW
11./03. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020-II (Sega) {2013.04.18} (¥6.279) – 15.180 / 88.877 (-79%)
12./00. [PS3] Mugen Souls Z # (Compile Heart) {2013.04.25} (¥7.329) – 13.121 / NEW
13./00. [360] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 9.483 / NEW
14./00. [3DS] Detective Conan: Marionette Symphony (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.25} (¥5.480) – 9.265 / NEW
15./00. [PSV] Meikyuu Cross Blood: Infinity (CyberFront) {2013.04.25} (¥6.090) – 9.006 / NEW
16./00. [360] Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram # (5pb.) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 8.821 / NEW
17./00. [360] Bioshock Infinite (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.04.25} (¥7.700) – 7.838 / NEW
18./00. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki SC Kai HD Edition (Nihon Falcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.830) – 6.847 / NEW
19./20. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 6.197 / 459.453 (+57%)
20./11. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 6.098 / 2.008.494 (+4%)

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Media Create hardware sales (4/22 – 4/28)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 37,536
Vita – 21,399
3DS – 17,897
PS3 – 14,682
Wii U – 8,262
PSP – 7,536
Wii – 1,660
Xbox 360 – 490

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 57,089
3DS – 18,833
Vita – 15,011
PS3 – 13,915
Wii U – 8,798
PSP – 7,816
Wii – 1,379
Xbox 360 – 515