Gematsu has translated another round of Megami Meguri details from the official site. We’ve rounded up the information below.

– One day, dwelling within your transportation system IC Card, a novice “artifact spirit” named Tsukumo is born
– Her wish is to become a “goddess” that illuminates the people like the sun
– Tsukumo will grow by the long and profound love of her owner
– Set off on a journey all over Japan to grant her wish
– Character design is by Tarou Minoboshi
– Tsukumo (voiced by Ayasa Ito):The novice artifact spirit who aims at becoming a full-fledged goddess
– Tsukumo is an “artifact spirit” that dwells within the player’s IC Card, whose the size of the IC Card itself
– She’s a tiny artifact spirit, but she dreams of becoming a goddess that illuminates the people like “the sun”
– Under the guidance of Amaterasu, and together with her owner (the player), Tsukumo will go on a journey to become a “full-fledged goddess”
– Develop your friendship with Tsukumo and her powers as as an artifact spirit will grow
– She is friendly
– Not easily depressed
– She is easily carried away—a flaw of hers
– She does things at her own pace, but is determined at her core
– Amaterasu (voiced by Yuka Ozaki): A “goddess who trains goddesses” that the player and Tsukumo meet at the start
– As Tsukumo’s guide to becoming a full-fledged goddess, Amaterasu will accompany Tsukumo and the player on their journey
– Tsukumo’s goal is to become a respectable “goddess”
– She will pose a variety of questions to the player
– If you teach words to Tsukumo, she’ll remember and use them in conversation
– You’ll have various conversations with Tsukumo and communicate a lot, so teach her a variety of words
– Game uses the “Megami Speak Engine”
– This was jointly developed by Capcom and Toshiba
– Uses voice synthesis to produce conversations with a near-natural voice
– Anything input by the user can be read aloud as fully voiced
– And not only can it be read aloud as text—a database match with the inputted word allows Tsukumo to intellectually interpret and naturally respond to what’s inputted
– With the “Megami Speak Engine,” you’ll be able to enjoy endless conversations with the lovable Tsukumo
– Tsukumo will showcase a variety of expressions
– Game works with the Japanese transportation system IC Card
– New conversations happen and items can be obtained based on your riding history or shopping information through the IC Cards
– Works with: Kitaca, Suica, Pasmo, Toica, Manaca, Icoca, PiTaPa, Sugoca, Nimoca, and Hayakaken
– Over 9,000 real train stations will appear in the game from across Japan
– By using an IC Card, you can enjoy the game even further
– An IC Card is not required to play Megami Meguri
– Seven senior goddesses watch over the human world, using their divinity to guide the people of Japan in their fields of expertise
– Tsukumo needs to pass their “trials” in order to become a full-fledged goddess

– Playable at TGS
– Play the game to receieve a novelty clear fan themed after Megami Meguri

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Two SEGA 3D Classics Collection have landed in Japan thus far, with a third due out in December. When SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage is made available, a triple pack will also be published.

The triple pack will naturally contain the entire three collections. Additionally, Ken Sugimori will again be back to draw the boxart.

Head past the break for a message from producer Okunari Yousuke.

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Pokemon GO has its third big partnership in Japan. Across the country, 3,700 stores from SoftBank will be either a PokeStop or Gym. This follows the deals with McDonald’s and Toho Cinemas.

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It’s a ways off, but Nintendo has scheduled more shop maintenance for later in the month. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be affected.

Here’s when it’ll be taking place:

– 1 PM PT (September 12) – 7 PM PT (September 12)
– 4 PM ET (September 12) – 10 PM ET (September 12)
– 9 PM in the UK (September 12) – 3 AM in the UK (September 13)
– 10 PM in Europe (September 12) – 4 AM in Europe (September 13)

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Just like in Europe, a new set of rewards are now up on the North American My Nintendo website.

Here’s the lineup:

Platinum

15 percent discount on Dr Mario: Miracle Cure (3DS) – 140 Platinum Points
15 percent discount on Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) – 600 Platinum Points
15 percent discount on Fluidity: Spin Cycle (3DS) – 170 Platinum Points
15 percent discount on Pushmo World (Wii U) – 150 Platinum Points
15 percent discount on Yoshi’s Story (Wii U) – 150 Platinum Points

Gold

30 percent discount on Star Fox 64 3D (3DS) – 100 Gold Points
30 percent discount on F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Wii U) – 20 Gold Points
30 percent discount on Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS) – 80 Gold Points
30 percent discount on Fire Emblem (Wii U) – 20 Gold Points

These rewards are all available until December 1. You can get them here.

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A new Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice video is now available showing pure gameplay. Have a look at it below.

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As with Mew before it, if you missed your chance to get a Darkrai code from participating stores in Europe, you can now get the Mythical Pokemon from the comforts of your own home. Simply start up your copy of Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire, select Mystery Gift, Receive Via Code and enter the code “DARKRAI2016”. You can then pick up Darkrai in your game from the delivery girl in any Pokemon Center.

Note that if you already received Darkrai before via a code from a store back in May, you can’t get it again with this method.

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Konami have just revealed their lineup of games for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show in two weeks. Given the state of Konami in recent years, it’s no surprise that their lineup is fairly small – however, it does contain two 3DS games. Here’s the list:

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It’s a new month, which means new rewards have gone live on My Nintendo. Here’s what’s new in Europe:

Wii U – 15% off Mario Kart 8 – 500 Platinum Points

3DS – 15% off Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. – 200 Platinum Points

3DS – 30% off Nano Assault EX – 300 Platinum Points

Wii U – 50% off XType Plus – 150 Platinum Points

Wii U  – 30% off Super Mario Galaxy  – 350 Platinum Points

Wii U – Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – 60 Gold Points

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Capcom is releasing trailers for various Monster Hunter Stories characters over the next coming days, much like the trailers which showed off the various monsters. Nabiru, the player’s main Felyne companion, is the first to get one, so check it out below:

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