Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon has fairly extensive download play features. After a host connects with other 3DS users, players can hop online or participate in games locally. In other words, the host isn’t needed, and players can continue playing even with a copy of the title.

Any limitations to the feature are currently not known. Even if there are any, this is still a pretty neat inclusion.

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More photos of Nintendo at SXSW

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Thanks to Wat for the tip.

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New Ace Attorney 5 details

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Capcom recently updated the official Japanese Ace Attorney 5 website with new content. In addition to new screenshots, the company revealed a new batch of gameplay details. Look for the latest information about the game below.

– Heroine Kizuki Kokone is the newest addition to the Wright Anything Agency
– Kizuki studied law in the US
– She’s a girl who is full of emotions and hates to lose
– Kizuki can use a witness’ emotions by listening to their “Heart’s Testimony”
– Kizuki’s strong emotions sometimes can be a weakness for her since it causes her to be reckless during heated moments
– Ultimately, Kizuki wants to become a lawyer who can solve cases by listening to the hearts of others
– Use Heart Scope to to listen to the witness’ heart and get the truth out of any contradictory statements and lies
– Kizuki’s has a screen that shows floating in thin air while using Heart Scope and a monitor check on what the wintess’ heart has to say
– You’ll hear noises mixed in with testimonies
– Heart Scope alone can’t get the truth out of witnesses
– Need to reduce the noise level in order to hear the truth
– On the screen you’ll see a mix of testimonies and emotions
– The four faces showing different emotion will be the key of figuring out whether there are contradictions mixed with the testimonie
– It will be up to you to point out any noticeable emotional differences
– Once you’ve successfully cleared the Heart Scope, the noise level will go to 0%, giving you a new fact for the case
– Unclear how Apollo became injured
– Apollo’s jacket hasn’t been seen previously
– New 3D look for investigations
– All characters and cases will be shown in 3D
– Adventure sections also in 3D
– When you’re in a room full of potential clues, you’ll start out by looking left and right around the room
– Check out any suspicious looking spots to see if there’s anything out of the ordinary
– Use the 3D to see new clues better
– Ex: something that looks like a plain table actually has a bomb underneath

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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon kitchen clip

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Game Informer review scores – April 2013

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This month’s Game Informer review scores are as follows:

Tomb Raider – 9.25
Crysis 3 – 8.5
Aliens: Colonial Marines – 4.0
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 7.75
Runner2 – 9.0
Omerta: City of Gangsters – 6.0
Antichamber – 9.0
LEGO City: Undercover – 8.5
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate – 8.5
Beastie Bay – 7.5
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows – 7.25
Mud – FIM Motocross World Championship – 6.0
Brain Age: Concentration Training

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

GamesTM #133 review scores

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This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:

Tomb Raider – 8
Crysis 3 – 7
God of War: Ascension – 9
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 7
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 9
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken – 8
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 – 3
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable – 8
Strike Suit Zero – 6
Omerta: City of Gangsters – 3
Knights of Pen & Paper – 8
Dokuro – 6
Haunt the House: Terrortown – 7
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest – 2
No Time to Explain – 5

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Media Create software sales (3/4 – 3/10) – Top 50

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01./00. [PS3] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f (Sega) {2013.03.07} (¥7.329) – 110.229 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.03.07} (¥5.980) – 92.396 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: All Star # (Broccoli) {2013.03.07} (¥6.090) – 67.217 / NEW
04./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 63.285 / 2.802.940 (-14%)
05./00. [PSV] Tales of Hearts R # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.07} (¥6.480) – 55.258 / NEW
06./01. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.02.28} (¥7.560) – 46.866 / 250.090 (-77%)
07./00. [PS3] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft) {2013.03.07} (¥7.770) – 33.281 / NEW
08./02. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Civilization A (Level 5) {2013.02.28} (¥5.500) – 30.078 / 160.764 (-77%)
09./10. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 24.045 / 1.159.265 (-49%)
10./00. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice: “United Front” Double Pack (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.03.07} (¥7.980) – 22.050 / NEW
11./04. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 21.915 / 110.302 (-75%)
12./08. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance # (Konami) {2013.02.21} (¥6.980) – 17.833 / 386.908 (-70%)
13./03. [PSV] Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Otome Shoujotachi no Shoumei # (Marvelous AQL) {2013.02.28} (¥6.980) – 17.138 / 111.461 (-82%)
14./00. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita to Himitsu Dougu Hakubutsukan (FuRyu) {2013.03.07} (¥5.229) – 12.768 / NEW
15./07. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2: Special Package (Sega) {2013.02.28} (¥5.229) – 10.031 / 71.258 (-84%)
16./00. [PS3] Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts) {2013.03.07} (¥7.665) – 9.602 / NEW
17./06. [PS3] Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥8.380) – 9.294 / 72.383 (-85%)
18./09. [PSP] Shining Ark (Sega) {2013.02.28} (¥6.279) – 9.161 / 63.999 (-83%)
19./13. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 8.452 / 1.950.816 (-17%)
20./14. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 8.096 / 252.737 (-12%)

Best Buy deals: 3DS game discounts and more

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Consumers can now take advantage of Best Buy’s weekly gaming deals for the week of March 17.

Highlights include 3DS sales as part of a “Spring Clearance Sale”, though quite a few are already unavailable for shipping.

The full roundup of Best Buy deals for the week of March 17 is posted below.

$54.99 Games

Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack – Nintendo Wii – save $15
Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack – Nintendo 3DS – save $15
Skylanders Giants Starter Pack – Nintendo Wii U – save $15

$19.99 Games

Darksiders II – Nintendo Wii U – currently in-store only

$9.99 Games

$7.99 Games

$4.99 Games

Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 – Nintendo Wii – currently in-store only

$2.99 Games

uDraw’s Big Adventure – Nintendo Wii – currently in-store only

Additional multiplatform deals can be found on our sister site.

Another bit of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon footage

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February’s best-selling games in Japan

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Famitsu has published a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the month of February. The chart is based on Enterbrain data taken between January 28 through February 24.

Here’s the list in full:

01. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII – 1,088,077 / NEW
02. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 335,791 / NEW
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 321,147 / 3,012,055
04. [3DS] Fantasy Life – 45,700 / 246,338
05. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Super Deluxe Edition – 43,943 / 407,188
06. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 34,913 / 1,957,380
07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Best Price! – 29,373 / 222,778
08. [3DS] Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic – 25,281 / NEW
09. [PS3] DmC Devil May Cry – 25,047 / 168,886
10. [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu – 22,025 / 429,992