In Japan, the standalone release of 3D Power Drift is now available, with the main hook allowing players to control various SEGA characters. View a few minutes of footage below.

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For the launch of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon later this month, Nintendo UK will be hosting an event at The Old Truman Brewery from 5 PM to 10 PM local time. Fans can look forward to different activities, competitions in Battle Royal, an appearance by battle designer Shigeki Morimoto, and more.

If that wasn’t enough, those who have the classic Pokemon games on the 3DS Virtual Console can partake in a Mew distribution. It’ll be available in Pokemon Yellow, Red, and Blue.

Tickets for the event are said to be limited. Read about more details on Nintendo UK’s site here.

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Nintendo has scheduled new maintenance for Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo taking place next week. There should be downtime of roughly 90 minutes.

Here’s the schedule:

– 4:30 PM PT (November 7) – 6 PM PT (November 7)
– 7:30 PM ET (November 7) – 9 PM ET (November 7)
– 12:30 AM in the UK (November 8) – 2 AM in the UK (November 8)
– 1:30 AM in Europe (November 8) – 3 AM in Europe (November 8)

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On November 11, the NES Classic Edition will launch around the world. In North America, Nintendo has a few activities lined up to celebrate, including the return of the Power Line.

During the ’80s, players could call the Power Line and connect with Nintendo Game Play Counselors for tips and tricks. When you call in next week between November 11 and November 13 using the phone number (425) 885-7529, you can listen to recorded tips for various games as well as behind-the-scenes stories from original Nintendo Game Play Counselors.

Nintendo has a couple of other plans to celebrate the NES Classic Edition as well. An ’80s-themed launch event will take place on November 10 at Nintendo NY, and Nintendo’s social media channels “will go completely retro” on November 10 / 11.

Find the full details about Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition launch plans below.

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A couple of weeks ago, Nintendo published two interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and Yoshio Sakamoto on their Japanese website. Miyamoto, obviously, created Donkey Kong, and Sakamoto developed Balloon Fight. Both of these NES games are among the games lineup of the NES Classic Mini, which was the occasion for these interviews. Now, Nintendo of America has provided an official translation of both interviews on their website.  We’ve already provided an overview of the Miyamoto interview here, but it if you want to check out the official translation, you can find it here. The Sakamoto interview about Balloon Fight is located here.

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Level-5 just released a pair of new Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki commercials. Sukiyaki is the third version of Yo-Kai Watch 3 and will be released on December 15th in Japan.

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Capcom released some new screenshots and artwork of Monster Hunter XX via 4Gamer, focusing mostly on the monsters. Check them out in our gallery below:

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This month’s free DLC has arrived for Monster Hunter Generations. The items and quests this time are based on popular manga and anime, including Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magi, and Baki the Grappler. As usual, to access the DLC, you’ll have to download it on the menu and then talk to the appropriate NPC. You can watch a video highlighting the DLC below, and the full listings are after the break.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.10.27} (¥7.200) – 70.871 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.10.27} (¥6.100) – 69.648 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] World of Final Fantasy # (Square Enix) {2016.10.27} (¥5.800) – 53.176 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] World of Final Fantasy # (Square Enix) {2016.10.27} (¥5.800) – 47.159 / NEW
05./01. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) – 46.548 / 159.629 (-59%)
06./00. [PS4] Berserk Warriors (Koei Tecmo) {2016.10.27} (¥7.800) – 28.169 / NEW
07./00. [PS4] Titanfall 2 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.28} (¥7.800) – 21.443 / NEW
08./00. [PSV] Yahari Game Demo Ore no Seishun Love-Kome wa Machigatteiru. Zoku # (5pb.) {2016.10.27} (¥7.000) – 19.269 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] Mafia III # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2016.10.27} (¥7.900) – 15.838 / NEW
10./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories # (Capcom) {2016.10.08} (¥5.800) – 15.440 / 248.726 (-40%)
11./02. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush (Nintendo) {2016.10.20} (¥4.700) – 14.177 / 40.650 (-46%)
12./00. [PSV] Berserk Warriors (Koei Tecmo) {2016.10.27} (¥6.800) – 10.091 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Crows: Burning Edge (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.10.27} (¥6.800) – 9.574 / NEW
14./00. [3DS] River City Ransom SP (Arc System Works) {2016.10.27} (¥3.500) – 6.268 / NEW
15./08. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 5.046 / 1.296.887 (-32%)
16./00. [PSV] Neo Atlas 1469 (Artdink) {2016.10.27} (¥6.800) – 4.969 / NEW
17./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 4.845 / 161.481 (-12%)
18./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 4.610 / 905.943 (-2%)
19./07. [WIU] Paper Mario: Color Splash (Nintendo) {2016.10.13} (¥5.700) – 4.490 / 33.167 (-42%)
20./04. [PSV] Macross ? Scramble # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.10.20} (¥6.100) – 3.960 / 28.567 (-84%)

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Miitomo’s big update is coming soon, and users have now received a notification detailing the additions. The update will bring:

– The ability to send messages directly to your friends.
– The ability to customize your room with new flooring and wallpapers.
– The ability to hang your favorite images on your room’s walls as posters.
– The ability to share your outfits with the world through “Style Central” and answer publicly posted questions in “Answer Central.”
– The ability to create “Sidekick Mii” characters, complete with their own customizable rooms.

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