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Yacht Club Games published more images from the upcoming Shovel Knight: Official Design Works book. Find the latest previews below.

Shovel Knight: Official Design Works includes character art, developer commentary, rough illustrations and concept art, background development images, comprehensive sprite sheets, full-page promotional illustrations, and an exclusive interview with the team. It goes on sale sometime in August.

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The Japanese Twitter account for ARMS once again has an update on the Switch game. A couple of tweets were sent out pertaining to Spring Man.

First up is the lovely piece of art attached above. Slightly less exciting is the very brief clip below, but is still worth giving a look in any case.

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Super Mario World
4. Pokemon Red
5. Bye-Bye BoxBoy!
6. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
7. Mario Kart 7
8. Zelda: A Link to the Past
9. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
10. Pokemon Blue
11. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
12. The Legend of Zelda
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. Pokemon Sun
15. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
16. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
17. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
18. Pokemon Moon
19. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
20. Terraria

Videos

1. Introducing the New 2DS XL
2. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Ready for Launch
3. Bye-Bye BoxBoy! Launch Trailer
4. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Nintendo Direct 4/12/17
5. Nintendo Direct 4/12/17
6. Mario Sports Superstars Launch Trailer
7. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
8. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
9. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo Direct 4/12/17
10. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World TV Spot
11. Sonic Forces – Nintendo Direct 4/12/17
12. ARMS – Nintendo Direct 4/12/17
13. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
14. Urban Trial Freestyle 2 Trailer
15. Nikki’s Tour of Swapdoodle
16. Super Mario World Trailer
17. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
18. Mario Kart 7 Video
19. Pokemon Sun/Moon – Top 7 Features
20. Pokemon Yellow Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is just a little ways off from making its debut in the west. That means the full site is now open, and you can access it here.

Probably the most noteworthy section of the site is the DLC page. It has information about the individual pieces of content included in the upcoming DLC packs. 

A new entry was added to the Nintendo Treehouse Log on Tumblr today. This time around, Nintendo’s Bill Trinen talks about cooking.

Here are a few excerpts:

Back in 2004, Eiji Aonuma gave a presentation called “The Evolution of a Franchise: The Legend of Zelda”. Today it serves as an interesting look into the series’ transition at a point in time just before the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess game for the Wii was first announced. I interpreted for him for both the presentation as well as a number of interviews he did afterwards, and one of the themes he mentioned in both the interviews and the presentations was cooking. He talked about making a Zelda game as being similar to cooking stew: both are long processes, both require the combination of multiple different ingredients and seasonings, and when cooked together those ingredients combine to complete the overall flavor, which is enhanced. And he noted then that he was interested in making a game about cooking.

The very first time I played through the Great Plateau, I came across apples and mushrooms fairly early on in my wanderings. Of course, I collected them (I do love mushrooms!), and to a certain degree it seemed fairly straightforward that they would serve as food. But soon I was collecting acorns, herbs, raw meat, and spicy peppers, and when I found the old man at his cabin and started combining ingredients, I remembered Aonuma-san’s presentation and realized he finally achieved his goal of making a game about cooking.

Nate had made it out to the beach, where he found some crab and a campfire with a pot at sunset. Feeling very pleased with himself, he threw some crab in the pot with some spicy peppers, only to find out crab wasn’t used for food recipes – it was for elixirs! This happened to fit perfectly with my own personal description of crustaceans as being “the insects of the sea,” but as an east coaster who grew up on crab, Nate wasn’t having it. He contacted Fujibayashi-san that night and began passionately explaining to the development team how much people like to eat crab, begging him to add crab dishes to the menu.

And some concept art:

The full Tumblr post, called “Now You’re Cooking with Power”, can be read here.

Nintendo Hall has just posted a new video showing off some new DLC gameplay footage from Blaster Master Zero showing off the new character Gunvolt in EX Character Mode.

Check out below to view the new gameplay footage.

Konami is cranking out a new game for the Wii U Virtual Console. In North America, Bonk’s Revenge will be out tomorrow. It was originally made for the TurboGrafx-16.

Nintendo’s listing has the following overview:

“Taking place in the Monster Kingdom, Bonk the Caveman makes his way toward King Drool III. Bonk’s Revenge is a side-scrolling action game in which you Jump and “Bonk” (headbutt) your enemies while you make your way to the goal at the end of each stage. Double, even triple, your attack power by eating the meat that appears in a stage. There are 8 different hidden bonus stages, and the Dinosaur Train that appears after you defeat a boss will change depending on how many Smileys you’ve collected. With new actions such as the Triangle Jump and the ability to climb trees, as well as 7 variety–packed stages, Bonk’s Revenge will keep you playing over and over.”

Bonk’s Revenge will be priced at $5.99.

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Best Buy is taking pre-orders for two new amiibo. Link from Majora’s Mask and Bayonetta (Player 2) are both up here. Keep in mind that both are Best Buy exclusives.

Update (5/3): The Blaster Master Zero update should be out now on Switch. Tomorrow on 3DS.

Update: The update may not actually be available until tomorrow. We’ll let you know when it releases officially.

Original (5/2): Inti Creates has detailed a new update for Blaster Master Zero. With version 1.2, Destroyer Mode and EX Character Mode will be added. Switch owners should be able to download the update now while 3DS players will need to wait until Thursday.

Here’s an overview of the new modes:

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GameStop is offering a special bonus when you buy Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Upon purchase, you’ll be given a free “Warring Gods” Chrome Print.

You can pre-order Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia online here., though you should be able to reserve it in store as well. GameStop’s bonus will be handed out while supplies last.