Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D (3DS) – E10+
Madagascar 3: The Video Game (3DS) – E
Madagascar 3: The Video Game (DS) – E
Madagascar 3: The Video Game (Wii) – E

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Retailer lists possible Japanese Pokemon Black/White 2 release date

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Pokemon Black/White 2 comes to Japan in June. That much is clear. One retailer has listed a more specific release date: June 23.

We’re supposed to be getting a big Pokemon Black/White 2 update sometime this week, so perhaps we’ll hear about an official launch date soon.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip!

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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 release on North American VC is imminent

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Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 has been available on the Japanese and European 3DS eShops for quite some time now. Players in North America will have a chance to get their hand on the game soon as well. Nintendo Power previewed the game in its latest issue, and while they didn’t provide an exact launch date, the magazine said it’s release is “impending”.

Off-screen escapeVektor 3DS footage

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Tumblepop hitting the Japanese eShop this week, screenshots

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Tumblepop will be released in Japan on April 11 for 400 yen.

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Developers maintain interest in Wii U at PAX East

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A number of different developers expressed interest in the Wii U at PAX East, though most studios wouldn’t commit to supporting the console outright. That could be due to caution, or because they’re not in a position to announce new games until E3.

The folks over at Gajin Games’ Runner 2 once again said they’re considering Bit.Trip Runner 2 for Wii U. The same goes for Arkedo, who haven’t ruled out the action-adventure platform “Hell Yeah!” for Nintendo’s upcoming system. Mutant Blobs Attack developer DrinkBox Studios will see how things pan out before making any decisions.

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Assassin’s Creed III “Making of the Art” video

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Rumor: Wii U parts total $180, minimum $300 price tag expected

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Forget The Box published a new speculatory report about the Wii U’s pricing today. The site’s “sources closely involved with manufacturing and distributing Nintendo products” claim that the console’s various parts total roughly $180. The Wii U’s controller, meanwhile, apparently won’t cost more than $50 to produce.

The same source believes a minimum $300 price tag should be expected, adding:

“Cutting production costs to maximize profits is Nintendo’s main concern with the Wii U. They are cutting costs in the Wii U’s hardware to build back confidence in investors. Nintendo wants investors to view Wii U as a less risky proposition. ”

One of the Wii U’s touted features, fear field communication (NFC), is essentially “a drop in the bucket”. The source says that this functionality should cost $5 at most:

“NFC capabilities are a drop in the bucket for Nintendo. As NFC becomes more mainstream in mobile devices, the price for NFC implementation will rapidly decline. Nintendo is jumping on NFC because of a projected cost decline in the technology.”

The source said the following regarding the controller’s other manufacturing costs:

“The cameras in the Wii U controller are an estimated manufacturing cost of $6. They are slightly better quality than the 3DS and DSi cameras. The touch screen has a manufacturing cost estimated at $14.”

And on the hardware overall:

“Nintendo chose an economical GPU and CPU that could keep up with the performance of today’s current consoles, but keep hardware costs down to maximize profits. Nintendo got a bargain price on the custom GPU and CPU that the Wii U uses. There is a bigger focus on downloadable content, applications, video content, digital distribution, and services to create a stream of revenue. Investors will be ecstatic with the news.”

Concerning the Wii U tablet, Forget The Box believes the “cost of materials would be slightly less than what Kinect cost when it was first released for the Xbox 360.” A breakdown of Microsoft’s accessory added up to approximately $56 following launch.

As is the case with each rumor we post on the site, take this report with a few grains of salt.

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