Shin’en has opened an official website for Jett Rocket II. Access it here. The site contains the game’s first screenshots, which we’ve posted in the gallery above.

Nintendo of America has approved Chasing Aurora’s first update. Developer Broken Rules shared the news on Twitter yesterday:

In addition to the update, Broken Rules has been preparing a demo for Chasing Aurora. This should be out in the near future.

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Zen Pinball 2 hasn’t arrived on the North American Wii U eShop despite having launched in Europe a month ago. We’re not quite sure what the holdup is, but developer Zen Studios wrote on Twitter yesterday that the game is still on the way.

Zen Pinball 2 was originally intended for release in December. It’s been pushed back a couple of times, but hopefully we’ll see it on the eShop soon.

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Master a stone’s flight to the bottom of the well!

Be one with the stone from the toss to the splash. With a sharp mind and a deft touch on the Circle Pad, master the journey to the bottom of wells filled with obstacles. As you learn to maneuver each stone in free fall and complete each level, you’ll unlock more stones and wells. Embrace the challenges that lie ahead…for the flight is at hand.

Each well is designed differently, with various hazards to impede your journey. Some wells have pizzas that break apart; others contain floating cookies that will sacrifice their delicious lives to stop you from getting to the bottom. Armed with a selection of stones, such as the beefy iron ball and the fragile gem, race as fast as possible to the bottom of each well. Then turn on the StreetPass feature and share your speedy conquests with others!
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Runner2 players on Wii U have been experiencing lock-up issues. Specifically, when attempting to exit the game, the console simply freezes.

Gaijin is thankfully aware of the problem. Better yet, the studio confirmed on Twitter that a patch is “already in Nintendo’s hands.”

Runner2 is available through the Wii U eShop for $15. It’s worth your money, folks!

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Monster Hunter is one of the biggest gaming franchises in Japan. But much like Dragon Quest, its popularity has never reached similar levels overseas.

Capcom hopes that it will begin to change the situation with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. On Wii U, users will be able to play with others online. The Wii U and 3DS versions feature save transfers. And in Europe, a Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate bundles will be released.

According to Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, these were all steps taken to enhance the series’ appeal in the west:

“You’re right in terms of us intentionally doing this. It’s always been our wish to make a good start and we’ve always been saying we’ll do this at one point. Monster Hunter in Japan started and developed in a very different way to how it’s been in Europe so far, Japan being a rather densely populated place with a quite prominent culture of visiting each other’s places to play games together. You see kids carrying their consoles taking them to their friends. They already had this basis of playing games through local network, whereas it’s a bit more difficult in the US and Europe where your neighbour is seven miles away. With Wii U, which is online compatible, and with 3DS with its portability, releasing both of them together, we’re giving opportunity and options to consumers to really pick up the version they want and the one that suits them. By doing that we might be able to actually have a breakthrough. That’s definitely our intention.”

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The Bravely Default Twitter posted a new message today… partially in English!

It seems as though Square Enix is aware of interest from fans overseas. Here’s the message, which was posted in English through translation software:

“I accessed Twitter after a long absence. A voice of the foreign one arrives properly!”

A more accurate translation of the tweet reads:

“Logging into Twitter for the first time in a while. To the people broad: we hear what you’re saying!”

So Square Enix apparently knows that gamers in the west would like to see Bravely Default in English. In the case, care to get a move on with localization?

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The last time we posted something from the Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney art book, we were treated to some interesting “Dark Phoenix” art. Now you can have a look at “Dark Layton” (picture 14) and a whole bunch of other neat stuff.

Thanks to Yoy11 for the tip.

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