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GameStop has gone live with this week’s ad. I can’t say that there are too many highlights, but you can see what the retailer has to offer below.

Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta ?gon Kiseru will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on June 5 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 40,651
3DS – 14,059
PS3 – 13,318
Vita – 12,171
PSP – 5,749
Wii U – 5,648
Wii – 1,192
Xbox 360 – 382

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 24,123
3DS – 13,001
PS3 – 10,948
Vita – 10,931
PSP – 6,524
Wii U – 6,037
Wii – 1,143
Xbox 360 – 349

E3 2013 may finally be where we are given a first look at Retro Studios’ Wii U game. Nothing is guaranteed, but Nintendo’s Hiro Yamada did tease last month that he “hope[s] to introduce it to you in the not so distant future.”

As far as what Retro is working on, that’s pretty much anyone’s guess. However, IGN’s Peer Schneider did offer up potential insight during a Nintendo Voice Chat” feature (24:17 mark).

He said, “I’ve heard rumors that Retro’s game is a new brand.”

This seems to imply that Retro is working on a new IP, but nothing is set in stone, and the wording is slightly nebulous. Here’s hoping that Nintendo will finally pull back the curtain on the company’s project next month.

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During the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that it has teamed up with Best Buy to allow fans across the United States and Canada to experience Wii U titles that will be shown at E3 2013. More details about the program have been confirmed today.

Games will be playable at 110 Best Buy locations. They’ll be playable between 4 PM and 8 PM local time on June 12 and between 1 PM and 5 PM local time on June 15.

The full lineup of participating US Best Buy outlets can be found below. Follow this link for the most up-to-date list.

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Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive is getting an update in North America this week. WayForward’s Matt Bozon confirmed on Twitter that it will be ready to go on Thursday. Update news for other regions should be coming “very soon”.

As a reminder, the Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition patch fixes sound issues, adds Pixel Patty as a playable character, and more. You can find the full details here.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (360) – 9/9/7/9
Rabbids Land (Wii U) – 7/7/6/7

A quiet week for reviews in the latest Famitsu. Next week should be a bit busier with titles such as Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Gyrozetter.