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DJ MasterSeal is back to show off more from Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. Nintendo’s new trailer, posted below, will fill you in on mastering dungeons.

The Shaun the Sheep costume for Super Mario Maker, announced earlier today, is now available. You can unlock the outfit after completing the new “Shaun’s Mossy Mole Mischief” Event Course.

Here’s an overview of the level:

In this course, inspired by Aardman’s world-famous Shaun the Sheep, Mario must bounce and bound skillfully to avoid traps set out by a motley mob of mischievous Monty Moles! Finish the course to unlock a baa-rilliant Shaun the Sheep reward!

And some footage:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7.800) – 184.820 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
(Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 120.664 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
(Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 68.376 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥7.800) – 58.363 / NEW
05./00. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) – 17.829 / NEW
06./02. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 17.313 / 285.647 (-11%)
07./01. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2016.05.10} (¥7.900) – 10.040 / 159.919 (-53%)
08./00. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) – 9.385 / NEW
09./04. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) – 7.493 / 525.985 (-16%)
10./10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 6.335 / 780.431 (+14%)
11./06. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 5.816 / 131.889 (-14%)
12./08. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
(Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 5.685 / 146.132 (-6%)
13./12. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 5.225 / 1.372.492 (+4%)
14./15. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 5.140 / 85.532 (+30%)
15./00. [PSV] Cladun Sengoku (Nippon Ichi Software) {2016.05.26} (¥4.800) – 4.459 / NEW
16./13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 4.412 / 882.905 (+8%)
17./03. [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution
(Spike Chunsoft) {2016.05.19} (¥7.980) – 3.781 / 13.204 (-60%)
18./14. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) – 3.420 / 599.789 (-15%)
19./19. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 2.903 / 163.951 (+25%)
20./09. [3DS] My Hero Academia: Battle for All (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.05.19} (¥5.700) – 2.810 / 8.417 (-50%)

Splatoon’s next update will be jumping in next week, and now Nintendo has posted the official changelog.

New weapons and gear
-Nine new weapons added, available in the weapon shop Ammo Knights
—Please note: the new weapons and gear will appear in the shop following the release of the software update.
-Two new kinds of gear added, available in the shop

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PlayEveryWare has announced that their action platfomer Olympia Rising will make its way onto the North American eShop for Wii U on June 9th. The game has already released in the EU, and you can watch its release trailer below.

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The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account issued some screenshots of the weapons included in Sheldon’s Picks Vol.2. We have a look at four of them. The names may be different in the west, but they’re currently going by these names:

– Bento Splat Charger (Splash Wall sub, Echolocator special)
– Bento Splatterscope (Splash Wall sub, Echolocator special)
– N-ZAP ’83 (Point Sensor sub, Kraken special)
– Necro Range Blaster (Burst Bomb sub, Killer Wail special)

Here are the new screenshots:

We should be seeing the other four weapons before Sheldon’s Picks Vol.2 drops next week.

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Nintendo will release a new update for Splatoon on the evening of June 7 (June 8 in Europe), the company has announced. The patch will be version 2.8.0.

The main highlight of Splatoon’s latest update is the addition of nine new weapon combos through Sheldon’s Picks Vol.2. Additionally, there will be weapon balance adjustments and bug fixes.

Maintenance will also be taking place next week. That’s scheduled for the following times:

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

Please note that due to the update, server maintenance is scheduled to occur from 5:50 PM – 7 PM PT on Tue, June 7th.

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Update 2: Here’s a statement from 13AM Games about the Amazon listings – we’ll have to see what comes from this:

We’re happy that people are excited about the possibility of a 3DS and retail version of Runbow, but we have to make it clear that this leak is not from 13AM Games and unfortunately contains some misinformation. I wish I could elaborate, but all I can say at this point is that we hope everyone can tune in to E3 this year where 13AM Games will be making some cool new Runbow announcements!
Thanks for the passion and the excitement – Runbow fans are the best.


Update: For Amazon Prime members, Runbow Wii U is $14 off. Obviously an error, so you may want to get an order in now before it’s fixed. Same goes for Tumblestone, but it’s unclear if it’s the Wii U or Xbox One version.


Earlier today, we heard that Runbow is in the works for 3DS via an Amazon listing. Nighthawk Interactive will be publishing this version at retail on September 6. On the same day, Runbow will be getting a physical release for Wii U, according to another Amazon listing.

That may not be all. Yet another listing has popped up from Nighthawk Interactive on Amazon – this time for Tumblestone on Wii U. Here’s the thing: Amazon’s product page is for the Xbox One version, but there’s a Wii U boxart. There’s obviously some sort of mistake there. We’ll let you know if we receive a clarification about the situation.

XSEED is starting to get involved with publishing indie titles. Today, the company announced that it will be handling Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (physical and digital) as well as Exile’s End (digital) for Wii U in North America. Both will be playable at E3 later this month.

Here’s the overview of Shantae, which includes the Risky Beats retail release:

In the magical world of Sequin Land lives Shantae, a spirited young half-genie. She has dedicated her life to defending her home of Scuttle Town from evil in all forms, and has been called upon again as pirates attack! Using her trademark Hair-Whip Attack and special ability to transform herself into various kinds of creatures by way of magical belly-dancing, she must fight her way through steamy jungles, ancient ruins, and stormy deserts to topple the villainous Barons behind each criminal caper, preparing for the ultimate showdown against her arch-nemesis: the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots!

The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.


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