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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Monster Hunter Stories (3DS) – 9/9/8/9
BlazBlue: Centralfiction (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/8/8
Norn9: Norn + Norn9 Act Tune (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Ninja Pizza Girl (PS4/XBO) – 7/7/7/8
Kobito Game Taizen (3DS) – 7/8/7/8
Fenix Furia (PS4) – 8/7/7/7
Psychic Emotion 6 (PSV) – 7/8/7/6

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Nintendo has added even more maintenance for both Wii U and 3DS to its schedule for the week. Online play, rankings, etc. will be impacted.

Here’s the schedule:

Wii U / 3DS

– 8 AM PT (September 27) – 2:30 PM PT (September 27)
– 11 AM ET (September 27) – 5:30 PM ET (September 27)
– 4 PM in the UK (September 27) – 10:30 PM in the UK (September 27)
– 5 PM in Europe (September 27) – 11:30 PM in Europe (September 27)

Wii U

– 5:50 PM PT (September 29) – 7:30 PM PT (September 29)
– 8:50 PM ET (September 29) – 10:30 PM ET (September 29)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (September 30) – 3:30 AM in the UK (September 30)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (September 30) – 4:30 AM in Europe (September 30)

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Update: The same Volcanion has been announced for Norway as well. It will be available for download from Gamestop and Neo Tokyo stores, as well as serial codes from Gamzone and Spillsjappa, all available from October 1 through November 23.


Starting in October, Volcanion, the final Mythical Pokemon from generation 6, will be distributed in various countries. Details have now been announced for the distribution in Sweden: Gamestop, Webhallen and Spel & Sånt stores will carry codes that allow you to get Volcanion.

Interestingly, this “Swedish” Volcanion will be similar to the one distributed in Japan in that it carries the Rage Candy Bar item and knows Mist – the one that’ll be distributed in other Western countries carries an Assault Vest and knows Explosion instead.

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Nintendo AU NZ announced a Q&A via Twitter for the upcoming Pokemon games, Sun and Moon. Producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori will be answering select questions. Any burning questions you have? Ask away!

The highlight of this week’s Pokemon Shuffle update is the previously announced Mega Beedrill competition. Not only is this the first chance to get Beedrillite, but the stage also features a lot more items for victorious trainers. The top 13,000 in Europe, 20,000 players in North America, and 60,000 in Japan will receive the Beedrillite after the competition ends on October 4, with other prizes as follows:

  • 3 Mega Speedups and 3 Raise Max Level: Top 200 EU, 300 NA, 1,000 JP
  • 2 Mega Speedups and 2 Raise Max Level: Top 1,000 EU, 1,600 NA, 5,000 JP
  • 1 Mega Speedup and 1 Raise Max Level: Top 5,000 EU, 8,000 NA, 25,000 JP
  • Disruption Delay: 5,001-18,000 EU, 8,001-26,000 NA, 25,000-80,000 JP
  • Attack Power: Any players who didn’t earn the Beedrillite
  • Besides the competition, there is a new stage for Slaking and repeat runs of Keldeo Resolute Form and Mewtwo. Slaking and Keldeo’s stages will run until October 11, while Mewtwo runs until October 4.

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    Natsume is bringing out River City: Tokyo Rumble as a physical title in North America tomorrow. Over on Amazon, you can now purchase the game with a limited edition keychain. Note that this is the only retailer where the bonus will be available, and there’s a chance that it will sell out at some point.

    Nintendo held a Yo-kai Watch 2 event with Level-5 and Hasbro this past weekend in Toronto. GameSkinny attended the event, and was able to speak with Nintendo of Canada communications manager Andrew Collins. Collins commented on how Yo-kai Watch has become popular in North America, the 3DS versions of Yoshi’s Woolly World and Super Mario Maker, and Nintendo Directs.

    You can read up on GameSkinny’s interview here for some other topics. We’ve posted a few excerpts below.

    With River City: Tokyo Rumble releasing tomorrow in North America and Thursday in Europe, we now have some direct-feed footage from the English version. You can get a look at the various modes below.

    GameMill Entertainment sent out a new batch of screenshots showing off the characters of the side-scrolling action game Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers. Six heroes/hero pairs are included, which can be swapped between instantly in single-player.

    The lineup is as follows:

  • Finn & Jake (Adventure Time) – Inseparable as always, Finn the Human uses the superpowers of his best friend and shapeshifting dog Jake to unleash damage and protect himself.
  • Steven Universe (Steven Universe) – Half-human, half-Crystal Gem magical guardian of the cosmos, Steven is equipped with a number of bright and bubbly abilities.
  • Clarence (Clarence) – Dishing out sugary-sweet justice, Clarence brings his love and excitement for everything – including carbonated beverages – to the squad.
  • Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball) – A blue cat with a flair for misadventure, Gumball is a middle-school student from Elmore who takes enemies to school with imaginative weaponry.
  • Mordecai & Rigby (Regular Show) – Best friends who’d rather play video games than work, Mordecai and Rigby have teamed up to do the job that one hero should be able to do alone.
  • Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa) – A good-hearted uncle and grandpa who magically helps the world with the powers of his propeller hat and more.
  • And here are today’s screenshots:

    Source: GameMill PR

    This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

    Wii U

    1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
    2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
    3. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
    4. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
    5. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
    6. Splatoon – Nintendo
    7. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
    8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
    9. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
    10. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros.

    3DS

    1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
    2. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
    3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
    4. Dragon Quest VII – Nintendo
    5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
    6. Pokemon X – Nintendo
    7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
    8. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
    9. Yo-kai Watch – Nintendo
    10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo

    Source: Chart-Track


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