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A release date for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been determined. It’ll launch on April 29 in North America and May 2 in Europe, developer Beenox has confirmed on Twitter.

The studio revealed earlier today:

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
2. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
3. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
4. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
7. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
8. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
9. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Sports Connection – Ubisoft

3DS

1. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Pokemon X – Nintendo
4. Senran Kagura Burst – PQube
5. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
7. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
8. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
9. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo

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Pre-orders are now live for the newly-announced North American Yoshi Edition 3DS XL. You can place an order at Best Buy here or GameStop here. The system will be available on March 14 – the day Yoshi’s New Island launches.

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In the US, Pokemon Battle Trozei will cost $7.99. But what about Europe?

Nintendo confirmed pricing today on Twitter through the following tweets:

Pokemon Battle Trozei is hitting Europe on March 13, where it’s known as Pokemon Link Battle.

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How do sales of Gunman Clive on 3DS stack up to its Steam counterpart? Creator Bertil Hörberg provides the answer in the form of two graphs.

First, let’s take a look at Gunman Clive across all platforms with the first two months of Steam sales:

Hörberg says the 3DS version sold more than the Steam release in the same time even though it’s been out for over a year.

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Nintendo has provided a new look at yet another track in Mario Kart 8. Below, you’ll find a couple of new images featuring Twisted Mansion.

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We’ve seen Mario Kart 8’s North American pack front previously, but Amazon now has a better shot of it available. And yep – looks like the red box really is happening.

On another random note, Amazon has stopped taking pre-orders for Mario Kart 8. No clue why that is, but hopefully they’ll resume again shortly.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Japan’s prime minister feels that, believe it or not, the country can learn from Nintendo.

When asked about his growth strategy for Japan, Shinzo Abe said:

“Well, for example, there’s a company called Nintendo. Over there, they made hanafuda cards, but gradually the people playing hanafuda decreased. However, that company called Nintendo makes hanafuda cards and whatnot, and I believe that only by doing that, it wasn’t able to protect hanafuda.”

According to Abe, Nintendo used technical expertise to lead the way in developing home video game consoles.

“And at the same time, it is keeping the traditional hanafuda cards. For sure, I think this is something that we can learn from.”

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Majesco has announced Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends for release in North America in April. The game features a new stylus-based experience that challenges players to grow 50 fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables her animal friends can sell in their woodland shops.

You can expect the following features from Gardening Mama 2:

• Use the stylus as your master gardening tool to plant seeds, bulbs and saplings, then care for them with water and fertilizer.
• Grow 50+ different types of plants including beautiful hydrangeas, juicy watermelons and sizzling hot peppers!
• Nurture, harvest and deliver garden items to six different animal stores including: Bear’s Restaurant, Rabbit’s Flower Shop, Cat’s Beauty Shop and Squirrel’s Cake Shop. Fulfill their shop requests to earn garden points!
• Trade points for items and decorations that let you create a one-of-a-kind, custom garden. Use shop tickets to purchase more flowers, fruits and vegetables to enlarge your garden and make it more productive.
• Earn rewards such as new varieties of seeds, flower bulbs, and trees from your animal friends so you can expand your garden and they can grow their shops into bigger businesses that attract more customers.
• New activities with multiple variations star Mama’s friends and family featured throughout the Mama games. Sort, pick, clean, organize, mow, arrange, water, harvest and much more!
• Keep your garden healthy by protecting your plants from viruses and bugs.
• Customize and decorate your garden with 100+ items: fences, fountains, playground equipment, topiary, pergolas, sculptures, benches, pets and more. Even dress up Mama in fun new outfits!
• Use Spot Pass to receive new garden backgrounds.

Source: Majesco Entertainment PR