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Wii U won’t be at the expo, but there are plenty of 3DS games available to try out. Plus, it seems that Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition will be playable for US fans for the first time.

Full list has been posted below.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– At this year’s Comic-Con International 2012 event taking place July 12-15 at the San Diego Convention Center, members of the general public will enjoy an early chance to get their hands on Nintendo 3DS XL, a new version of the Nintendo 3DS system with 90 percent larger screens that launches Aug. 19.

In addition to Nintendo’s booth at the show (#5135), multiple activities will take place at a special Nintendo Gaming Lounge in the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina at 333 W. Harbor Drive, adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center. A Comic-Con badge is not required to gain entry to the Nintendo Gaming Lounge.

Games that are scheduled to be playable at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge include:


Below is a partial listing of digital downloads coming to the eShop, DSiWare, and WiiWare services. More information about each game can be found at the included links.

July 12

Candle Route (DSiWare) – $1.99 / 200 points
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition (WiiWare) – 700 points
Johnny Kung Fu (eShop) – $5.99

July 19

Petit Computer (DSiWare) – $7.99
The Phantom Thief Stina and 30 Jewels (eShop) – $4.99


The latest Nintendo Power review scores are as follows:

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – 8.0
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (3DS) – 7.0
Brave: The Video Game (Wii) – 5.0
Heroes of Ruin – 7.0
Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure – 8.0


No Wii U insight, but there are many Wii and 3DS games playable at the show. The 3DS XL is there as well. I think I even see a GameCube station in one of those photos…

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Cambridge, Mass. – July 6th, 2012– Harmonix today announced that tracks from Daughtry are headed to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 1,400 artists and more than 3,500* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch on Nov. 20, 2007.

Tracks downloaded from the Rock Band Music Store are compatible with the award-winning full-band Rock Band 3 experience, as well as the upcoming controller-based Rock Band Blitz, coming summer of 2012 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network!

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii™


One new Virtual Console game launches on the Japanese Wii Shop Channel next week. Metal Slug X will be available as a Neo Geo download on July 10. It’ll cost 900 points.

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Konami will release Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition on the major digital services next week. The news comes from the latest episode of the PlayStation Blogcast, which confirms a July 10 launch on PSN. It’ll apparently be available on XBLA and WiiWare on the same day as well.

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Each copy of Kirby’s Dream Collection Special Edition will contain a soundtrack. A total of 45 songs will be included, representing 16 different entries in the Kirby franchise. Additionally, there will be three brand new pieces recorded just for the soundtrack.

Fans can expect music from the following Kirby games:

Kirby’s Dream Land
Kirby’s Adventure
Kirby’s Dream Land 2
Kirby’s Dream Course
Kirby Super Star
Kirby’s Dream Land 3
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby’s Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby’s Air Ride
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby’s Canvas Curse
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

Kirby’s Dream Collection Special Edition ships on September 16 in North America.

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