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The pages of this week’s Famitsu contain an update about Sayonara Umihara Kawase. The publication shared information regarding a couple of new characters this time around. Read on below for a summary of Famitsu’s report.

– Yokoyama: undercover time police officer from the future
– Also a descendant from the Kawase family
– Can slow the stream of time
– Emiko-chan: nine year-old girl who is friends with young Umihara Kawase
– Emiko-chan is sort of like an “easy mode” character
– She allows players to restart a level from a checkpoint if they touch it

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The original Luigi’s Mansion made use of dual analog controls. Its sequel, Dark Moon, does not.

While the development team did experiment with Circle Pad Pro implementation for Dark Moon, according to director Bryce Holliday, “it didn’t add anything.”

In an interview with IGN, he said:

“We always wanted it to work with a single circle pad. When we moved to a second analog stick, because we’d actually changed that gameplay mechanic paradigm to the tug-of-war, it just wouldn’t work. There was nothing to do with the second stick. By changing, at the beginning of the project, the high-level strategy around the ghost fishing, we found that when we did experiment with the Circle Pad Pro, it didn’t add anything.”

Later in the interview, gameplay engineer Brian Davis spoke about how Toad’s involvement in Dark Moon is somewhat comparable to Link to the Past’s first mission in which players escort Zelda out of the castle:

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Cardfight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Sangoku Hime 2: Tenka Hatou – Shishi no Keishousha (PSP) – 5/6/4/5

Only two reviews this week, folks!

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Last month, Level-5 trademarked Fantasy Life in Europe. It has now done the same in the US. This is a very encouraging sign that the 3DS title will be heading west, though no official announcements have been made at this time.

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Nintendo just celebrated the 3DS’ second anniversary a few days ago. The company is giving gamers a history lesson and overview of the system with a newly-released infographic. Take a look below:

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Shin Megami Tensei IV is now available for pre-order. US consumers can place a reservation at Amazon here. The 3DS game can also be pre-ordered here. You can also go with Amazon Canada, EB Games, or Video Games Plus Online if you live in Canada.

When Atlus announced Shin Megami Tensei IV earlier today, the publisher only confirmed a tentative summer 2013 window. Most retailers are already listing a July 16 release date, however, so it may be out on store shelves sooner rather than later.

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
5. ZombiU – Ubisoft
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
7. Darksiders II – THQ
8. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
9. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
10. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive

3DS

1. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
6. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
7. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
9. Sonic Generations – SEGA
10. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – Ghostlight

Source: Chart-Track

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Nintendo published a lengthy Fire Emblem: Awakening interview today. Nope, it’s not another Iwata Asks. Instead, 8-4 Ltd., a company that handled a great deal of the 3DS game’s localization aspects, chatted with members of the development team.

You can find the full interview here. It contains lots of interesting talk about Awakening’s development and more, so be sure to check it out!

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

So this is kind of an odd thing to talk about, but it is what it is.

We all know that Amazon has had a strained relationship with Nintendo when it comes to hardware. For whatever reason, the retailer won’t sell 3DS and Wii U systems in the US directly. Reggie Fils-Aime wouldn’t talk about the matter when asked about the situation in September of last year, and Amazon hasn’t said much either.

What’s interesting is that Amazon is now encouraging consumers to consider competitor products on Nintendo’s hardware pages. The 3DS listing tells visitors to “Also consider the PlayStation Vita” complete with a comprehensive banner at the top while the Wii U page informs buyers about the “just announced” PlayStation 4 and gives alternative console options to mull over. And in case you were wondering, there aren’t similar listings on the PS Vita, PS3, or Xbox 360 product pages.

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