Rumor has it that GameStop will begin taking widespread Wii U pre-orders in early September – the first week of the month, more specifically.

Nintendo Everything reader Andrew Holland tells us that the news comes from a local GameStop manager. Andrew was also given a look at a listing of upcoming titles with placeholder release dates and prices, as shown in this post.

GameStop hasn’t officially said when it’ll begin to take pre-orders for the Wii U. However, consumers can already reserve a number of games for the console right here.

01./00. [WII] Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition (Nintendo) {2012.07.19} (¥3.800) – 100.286 / NEW <46,88%>
02./01. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 92.178 / 2.381.586 (-25%)
03./00. [3DS] Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Marvelous Entertainment) {2012.07.19} (¥5.229) – 85.955 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Digimon World Re:Digitize (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.19} (¥5.230) – 85.817 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami) {2012.07.19} (¥6.980) – 62.740 / NEW
06./02. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 31.741 / 97.202 (-52%)
07./00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami) {2012.07.19} (¥5.250) – 28.142 / NEW
08./00. [PSP] New Class of Heroes Mono: Toki no Gakuen (Acquire) {2012.07.19} (¥5.980) – 19.284 / NEW
09./00. [PSP] Warriors Orochi 3 Special (Koei Tecmo) {2012.07.19} (¥6.090) – 18.136 / NEW
10./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami) {2012.07.19} (¥6.480) – 16.837 / NEW
11./00. [PSP] Record of Agarest War Mariage # (Compile Heart) {2012.07.19} (¥6.090) – 14.556 / NEW
12./00. [PSP] Toki no Kizuna: Sekigahara Kitan # (Idea Factory) {2012.07.19} (¥6.090) – 13.667 / NEW
13./04. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D # (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490) – 12.820 / 825.273 (-30%)
14./09. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800) – 10.969 / 492.383 (+21%)
15./00. [PSP] Ailu de Puzzle (Capcom) {2012.07.19} (¥2.990) – 10.738 / NEW
16./05. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (¥4.400) – 10.244 / 82.750 (-44%)
17./00. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 9.603 / 40.279
18./06. [PSP] Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.230) – 9.494 / 63.322 (-37%)
19./03. [3DS] Pocket Soccer League: Calciobit (Nintendo) {2012.07.12} (¥4.800) – 8.685 / 35.134 (-67%)
20./07. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV: Denshou no Kyojin (Atlus) {2012.07.05} (¥6.279) – 7.217 / 117.362 (-51%)

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Natsume is offering a bonus with all pre-orders of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning. A Yak plushie will be made available to those who reserve the game early. A photo of the bonus can be found above.

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01/02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, 2013) – 1155 votes
02/01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1079 votes
03/03. [Wii] Dragon Quest X (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 814 votes
04/04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07/28/12) – 731 votes
05/06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, 2012) – 627 votes
06/05. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 (Namco Bandai, 11/01/12) – 559 votes
07/07. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hacker (Atlus, 08/30/12) – 387 votes
08/10. [PS3] Yakuza 5 (Sega, 12/2012) – 368 votes
09/13. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 (Tecmo Koei, 09/27/12) – 337 votes
10/09. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, 10/11/12) – 329 votes
11/17. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus, TBA) – 325 votes
12/20. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, Winter) – 304 votes
13/14. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 281 votes
14/18. [PSV] Hatsune Miku Project Diva F (Sega, 08/30/12) – 279 votes
15/11. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, 10/11/12) – 267 votes
16/15. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, 2013) – 253 votes
17/16. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo, 2012) – 249 votes
18/21. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, 2012) – 235 votes
19/24. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 219 votes
20/22. [3DS] Project X Zone (Namco Bandai, 10/11/12) – 207 votes
21/26. [3DS] Senran Kagura Burst (Marvelous AQL, 08/30/12) – 193 votes
22/19. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 189 votes
23/30. [PS3] Final Fantasy X HD (Square Enix, TBA) – 180 votes
24/—. [PSV] Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta (Falcom, 09/27/12) – 179 votes
25/28. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft, 11/15/12) – 175 votes
26/23. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEJ, TBA) – 131 votes
27/29. [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games, 09/06/12) – 130 votes
28/—. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights (Nippon Ichi Software, 2012) – 127 votes
29/27. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 122 votes
30/—. [PSP] SD Gundam: G Generation Overworld (Namco Bandai, 09/27/12) – 119 votes

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Nekketsu K?k? Soccer Bu: World Cup Hen will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Game Boy download on August 1 for 400 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.

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This week’s eShop video additions are as follows:

Nintendo Show 3D – July 26, 2012
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Video
Mole Mania Video
Planet Crashers Video
Dot Runner: Complete Edition Video
Decathlon 2012 Video

On Monday, the ESA will be announcing something related to next year’s E3. It’ll be big apparently.

ESA vice president Rich Taylor tweeted yesterday:

“On Monday I’ll be making a big announcement regarding E3 2013, so be sure to follow me for updates and spread the word.”

It’s possible that the ESA will be announcing a venue change for E3. The expo has been taking place at the LA Convention Center for the past few years, but if proposed construction on the $1.2 billion Farmers Field stadium is approved, a relocation may be necessary.

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