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The official Super Smash Bros. Facebook page is teasing “a few special surprises” for San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

The message reads:

This year’s Comic-Con will take place between July 24 and July 27. Nintendo will be streaming from the expo on July 25 and July 26.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash II has a collaboration with Monster Hunter Frontier G. Starting on July 24, players can get their hands on weapons and armor from Falcom’s RPG.

Here’s the lowdown:

– Weapons/armor for Rean Schwarzer and Alisa Reinford will be offered
– Rean’s weapon is a long sword type
– Alisa uses a bow
– Get special Trails armor as a present when you purchase a Trails in the Flash II kit
– Ends on August 6

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

One of the folks over on NeoGAF has translated an older Famitsu column from Masahiro Sakurai in which he discusses the inclusion of Little Mac in the new Super Smash Bros. He talked about his strong impression of Punch-Out!! before going into the character’s abilities and other elements.

Here’s the translation in full:

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Nintendo is releasing a new firmware update in Japan next week. The update, version 5.1.0J, will allow for SUICA payments. You can read about that new functionality here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 5 Comments

Forgotten about Star K.O.s? Sakurai hasn’t! Today’s screenshot details what happens when a knockout occurs from the ceiling:

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The Platinum Games blog was updated again today to talk more about the design of Bayonetta 2, this time in relation to the in-game cities and waterways and what real world places inspired them. Below is an excerpt of what lead environmental artist Hiroki Onishi had to say :

I think the most challenging thing we faced after our trip was conveying how important water was to the everyday lives of the city’s inhabitants. In Venice, there were no roads for cars to run on, because there were no cars—everything was handled by boats. There were no gates in the rivers to make sure travel was simple. Even refrigerators and laundry machines were carried to houses on small boats before being loaded up on push carts. We had to carry all our equipment on a boat to our hotel, and then drag everything along bumpy stone paths. It was a new experience for all of us, and it gave us some slight culture shock. Yet I think it was things like these that gave Venice a unique artistic quality that was interesting to express in the game. If anyone from Venice were to play the game and actually relate with our depiction of the citizen’s daily lives, I’d be honored.

Be sure to go check out the blog post, a very interesting read!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Popular smart card company Suica is partnering with Nintendo to allow for NFC payment on the GamePad in Japan. Suica are best known as rechargeable non-contact smart cards that can be used to pay fares when travelling on Japanese trains. These cards will work exactly as you would expect, allowing for the NFC capabilities on the device to load funds onto the system without the need to input any code like with traditional eShop cards. There will be a special promotional deal as well, adding 1 reward point for every 200 Yen spent to Suica’s reward program.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Those who pre-order Bayonetta 2 from Amazon Japan will receive a unique bonus. The retailer is handing out a cleaning cloth while supplies last. It’s a bit of an odd bonus, but we can’t complain too much about free stuff!

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US Wii U and 3DS hardware sales are in for the month of June. Nintendo’s console sold roughly 140,000 units whereas the company’s portable moved 150,000 units.

As mentioned in an earlier post, Wii U hardware sales are up by over 223 percent compared to last June. The 3DS is up 55 percent over May, though it’s down from June 2013’s 225,000 units.

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