North American 3DS owners will be able to purchase Ghosts ‘n Goblins from the eShop next week. Capcom confirmed the upcoming release on its blog today. Pricing information hasn’t been announced.

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Japan will be seeing the following games on the 3DS eShop next week:

3DS VC

Mario Picross 2 – 400 yen

3DS Download

Okiraku Golf 3D – 500 yen

3DS retail

AKB48+Me – 5,670 yen

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Vigil Games lead designer Haydn Dalton says it’s easy to develop for Wii U – “surprisingly easy”, in fact.

Dalton told Game Zone:

“Technically, it’s one of the easier platforms to develop for. We had our core game up and running on it in a very short amount of time.”

Dalton added that the team didn’t encounter any “major problems” when asked if the porting process was difficult, “other than making sure we had a dedicated team to do it justice. For a new platform, it was surprisingly easy to port it to the Wii U.”

“Initially, the base code port was tackled by our internal tech team, but as Darksiders 2 started to ramp up heavily, we handed ownership over to a separate team at THQ Montreal. The Montreal team sent us regular updates and documentation about how they were going to implement the unique elements of the Wii U’s hardware.”

Dalton wrapped up with a final, indirect remark about Darksiders 2’s gameplay and visuals on Wii U, noting that they are a “step in a different direction.”

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Electronics maker Foxconn, the manufacturer behind the Wii U, has admitted that it employed underage children in one of its Chinese factories amid recent allegations.

Reuters reports that Foxcon “had found some interns at a plant in Yantai, in northeastern Shandong province, were under the legal working age of 16.” Some teenagers were as young as 14. It’s unclear, however, just how many children were involved.

Foxcon said in a statement:

“We recognize that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company and we have apologized to each of the students for our role in this action… it is also a violation of Foxconn policy and immediate steps have been taken to return the interns in question to their educational institutions.”

Through an unnamed Yantai government official, China’s official Xinhua news agency claims that 56 underage interns will return to school. That would encompass 2.7% of Foxconn’s workforce, which employs 1.2 million employees in total.

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There will be a limitation with the use of Nintendo characters in Scribblenauts Unlimited.

Bad news for those who were hoping to transform Mario into a zombie: adjectives won’t work on the plumber, or any other Nintendo characters for that matter.

That’s disappointing news, but fans will be pleased to hear that they will be be able to interact with objects, including Nintendo-themed ones. Players can summon karts, mushrooms, and more.

Developer 5th Cell and Warner Bros. Interactive are planning on “dozens” of characters and items from the Mario and Zelda series in Scribblenauts Unlimited.

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Bit Boy!! Arcade, an upcoming game for the 3DS eShop, should be out before year’s end. Developer Bplus is currently targeting a release for Christmas or so in North America.

If we hear about a more specific date, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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01./00. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 141.529 / NEW
02./01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) – 92.921 / 727.854 (-85%)
03./00. [3DS] Project X Zone (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥6.280) – 85.539 / NEW
04./02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) – 50.144 / 274.028 (-78%)
05./00. [PS3] Tokitowa: Time and Eternity # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥7.980) – 32.215 / NEW
06./07. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 29.651 / 1.246.707 (-1%)
07./06. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 22.195 / 122.391 (-35%)
08./11. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 18.458 / 190.370 (+62%)
09./00. [PS3] Rocksmith (Ubisoft) {2012.10.11} (¥8.880) – 13.964 / NEW
10./00. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers # (Idea Factory) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 13.173 / NEW
11./08. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.280) – 10.788 / 249.333 (-62%)
12./04. [PSP] Sol Trigger (Image Epoch) {2012.10.04} (¥6.279) – 10.197 / 52.234 (-76%)
13./10. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 10.100 / 2.799.467 (-17%)
14./00. [PS3] Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks) {2012.10.11} (¥5.980) – 9.984 / NEW
15./03. [PSP] Summon Night 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.04} (¥3.990) – 8.823 / 60.276 (-83%)
16./12. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800) – 7.255 / 86.014 (-30%)
17./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 6.410 / 235.676 (-7%)
18./14. [PSP] Final Fantasy III (Square Enix) {2012.09.20} (¥3.990) – 5.048 / 74.118 (-33%)
19./19. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥3.800) – 4.639 / 178.791 (-13%)
20./22. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) – 4.536 / 110.398

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