Nintendo of America has registered a trademark for The Last Story in the United States. Technically it was registered back in 2010, but the company finally received it earlier this week. To be honest, I doubt this means anything, but at least it renews hope somewhat. At this point I’d be amazed if The Last Story, Xenoblade, or Pandora’s Tower were released in North America.

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[3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles (Level 5) – 117.589 / 301.156 / 39,05% 26/02/11
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) – 182.998 / 249.279 / 73,41% 16/06/11
[3DS] Nintendogs+cats (Nintendo) – 68.973 / 247.611 / 27,86% 26/02/11
[3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) – 76.578 / 121.961 / 62,79% 26/05/11
[3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) – 43.044 / 120.362 / 35,76% 26/02/11
[3DS] Super Street Fighter 3D Edition (Capcom) – 38.557 / 103.872 / 37,12% 26/02/11
[3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) – 61.306 / 92.733 / 66,11% 02/06/11
[3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) – 34.663 / 84.420 / 41,06% 26/02/11
[3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) – 26.222 / 84.076 / 31,19% 26/02/11
[3DS] Tales of the Abyss (Bandai Namco) – 68.218 / 68.218 / 100,00% 30/06/11

Professor Layton is on top, but I don’t think it made quite the impact that the franchise did on the DS. I’m wondering how long it’ll take Mask of Miracle to arrive in the states since we’re so far behind on the series!

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One third-party 3DS game that isn’t dead is Ninja Gaiden. The title was announced at Nintendo’s E3 conference last year, but Team Ninja hasn’t said anything at all about the project. So it’s great to hear that Ninja Gaiden is still on the way to 3DS, though it’s “very early in development.”

Yosuke Hayashi told Siliconera:

“Right now, we are concentrating on Ninja Gaiden 3. To be honest with you, Ninja Gaiden for 3DS is still in very early in development.”

In terms of what we can expect in the title, the controls from Dragon Sword will most likely be carried over in some form. These controls worked quite well and are will even be a foundation point for Ninja Gaiden: Razor’s Edge on Wii U.

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A little insight into the world of Driver Renegade…

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Update: Game Night is now over!

Join us in an hour for this week’s Game Night. I’ll be placing an IRC chat application in this post right around 8 PM EDT. Remember, registration isn’t required. Just hop into the IRC with a nickname of your choice and you’ll be ready to go!

It’s going to be the first Game Night in months! Are you excited? I hope so!

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1. Zumba Fitness 505 Games
2. L.A. Noire Rockstar Games
3. Duke Nukem Forever Take-Two
4. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Disney
5. Dirt 3 Codemasters
6. Brink Bethesda
7. FIFA 11 EA
8. Infamous 2 Sony
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Nintendo
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops Activision

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Videos

Nintendo Week 7/11
Just Jam Trailer
Make Up & Style Info
Roller Angels Info
Jewel Keepers: Easter Island Info

Multiplatform

North America:
1. Medal of Honor (EA Games, PS3)
2. Medal of Honor (EA Games, X360)
3. NCAA Football 12 (EA Sports, X360)
4. NCAA Football 12 (EA Sports, PS3)
5. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)

Japan:
1. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami, PS3)
2. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
3. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami, PSP)
4. Starfox 64 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
5. Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten, PSP)

UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
3. Top Spin 4 (2K Sports, X360)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney, Wii)

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Remote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Party (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Wii Party (Nintendo)

Nintendo 3DS

North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
3. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
4. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)

Japan:
1. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
2. Starfox 64 3D (Nintendo)
3. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai)
4. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3D (Acquire)
5. UnchainBlades ReXX (FuRyu)

UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
3. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
3. Cars 2 (Disney)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. PuyoPuyo Anniversary Box (Sega)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Battle & Get Pokemon Typing DS (Nintendo)
4. PuyoPuyo!! (Sega)
5. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
2. Art Academy (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
5. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)

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