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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Ace Attorney 6, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final, and Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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“Malo” is back with his latest Twilight Princess HD on the Japanese Zelda Twitter page. Today, the character talks a bit more about Hero Mode.

Here’s our translation:

“…It’s Malo. In Hero Mode, the world becomes horizontally reversed… You also take twice the damage… You look so glad aren’t you… then stack it up with Ganondorf’s amiibo… You’ll take 4 times more damage then. …You look really glad now. So you have such a hobby eh…”

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Today, Polygon published a massive piece about Sonic’s history. The site chronicled the series’ early times all the way up through Rise of Lyric as well as the future (in general terms).

We highly suggest giving the full article a read here if you’re a fan of Sonic. But after the break, you can find a breakdown of comments from Big Red Button CEO and co-founder Bob Rafei about Rise of Lyric as well as other comments from SEGA about the franchise.

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

Wii U

1. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
7. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
8. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Mario Kart 7- Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Legacy – NIS America
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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Nintendo has uploaded an official version of the Squid Sisters performance at Niconico Tokaigi from January 30th. You can watch the video below:

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI has returned to the top of the list.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 21 and January 27.

Over the past few days, fans on Smashboards have been compiling unofficial patch notes for the 1.1.4 Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS update. Since it’s been a work-in-progress, we’ve held off on posting them until now.

You can find a breakdown of the patch after the break. It’s mainly for those who are interested in seeing what sort of balances have been made to the roster.

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash sold fairly well in Japan. Media Create has first week sales at 55,331 units while Dengeki’s figure is slightly higher at 58,000. In any case, that’s probably more than most people were anticipating.

According to Dengeki, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash sold through about 80 percent of its initial shipment. The title sold favorably compared to the last console release in the series, New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. That one sold 57,000 copies in its first week, and went on to move 247,000 units in total.

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

North America

* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.

Wii U

Bayonetta 2 standalone – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD with amiibo – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokken Tournament (pre-order for Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Star Fox Zero – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy

3DS

Project X Zone 2 (pre-order for exclusive DLC pack) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Amazon, Best Buy , GameStop
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition – Best Buy
Mega Man Legacy Collection – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pok̩mon Blue Version [Digital Code] РAmazon, GameStop
Pok̩mon Red Version [Digital Code] РAmazon, GameStop
Pok̩mon Yellow Version [Digital Code] РAmazon, GameStop
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon, Best Buy , GameStop
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bravely Second: End Layer Collector’s Edition – Best Buy (new), GameStop
Bravely Second: End Layer – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon, Best Buy , GameStop
Langrisser Re: Incarnation – Tensei – – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
SEGA 3D Classics Collection (new) – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (new) – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon, Best Buy
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon

Systems

Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL – Best Buy, GameStop

amiibo

Roy – GameStop (exclusive)
Ryu – Amazon (new), Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Famicom R.O.B. – Amazon (new), Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Kapp’n – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Rover – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Timmy & Tommy Nook (new) – Amazon
Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 3 (new) – Amazon, GameStop

Guides/Books

Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon (save $15)
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (standard) – Amazon (save $7)
Hyrule Warriors Legends Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon (save $8)
Star Fox Zero Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon (save $10)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon (save $14)

Other

HORI Pokken Tournament Pro Pad Limited Edition Controller – Amazon

Canada

Wii U

Mighty No. 9
Pokken Tournament
Terraria
Star Fox Zero (new)
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (new)

3DS

Project X Zone 2
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Langrisser Re: Incarnation -TENSEI- – Nintendo 3DS
SEGA 3D Classics Collection (new)
Amazon (new)
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Systems

Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL (new)

Books

Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening

UK

Wii U

Mighty No. 9
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Pokken Tournament
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Star Fox Zero
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (new)

3DS

The Legend of Legacy
Etrian Odyssey 2: Untold: The Fafnir Knight
Terraria
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Bravely Second: End Layer
Stella Glow
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Project X Zone 2
Terraria
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (new)

Systems

Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL (new)
Pokemon Red 2DS (new)
Pokemon Blue 2DS (new)
Pokemon Yellow 2DS (new)

amiibo

Ryu (new)
Timmy & Tommy (new)

Books

Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening

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