Update: Bumped to the top. Several new games are now up as well on Amazon Canada.

Amazon Canada is starting to take pre-orders for the new Nintendo-related products highlighted at E3 this week. The new Super Mario and Pokemon GO Plus can be pre-ordered here.

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Nintendo UK has a new post up on its website about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. On it, there’s a message from producer Eiji Aonuma.

Here’s the note in full:

Dear Zelda fans,

The new Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Wii U, has finally been presented at E3. The theme for this new title is “rethinking the conventions of the Zelda series”. Breaking from tradition, the player has the freedom to go wherever they wish to go, to do whatever they wish to do, in a vast open world. This is a whole new, unprecedented game in the history of Zelda.

In the Nintendo booth at E3, we arranged statues of characters from the game in diorama-like settings, borrowed from the game. We wanted to entertain visitors and help them experience the world of the new Zelda game. The picture here shows Mr Miyamoto and I bravely challenging an in-game monster called a Bokoblin. I know we are acting a bit silly for our age, but I hope this gives you a bit of a laugh…

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GameXplain chatted with Grant Kirkhope and Steve Mayles at E3. The two commented on expandable levels, minecraft segments, lessons learned from Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, and more. The full interview is below.

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Nintendo World Report has another video up with off-screen Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice. Have a look at it below.

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A few weeks before E3, Nintendo revealed that Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be made for NX in addition to Wii U. Two of the top developers involved in the project have now commented on the decision to have it on both platforms.

First, here’s what Shigeru Miyamoto told IGN:

“It’s complicated because as we’re developing this — obviously development of NX started a while ago — and unfortunately, I’m sorry, but the development of this game took a lot longer than expected. We really felt like we would be able to get it done last year, but there was a lot of struggle with using the physics engine, so that’s why it took a long time.”

“Also, when we thought about developing a Zelda game for the NX, it would have to be way further down the life cycle of the system. And this game, rather than really focusing on the unique features of the Wii U, it’s really a game you sit down and get into. There was a change in direction, so we decided to develop for both consoles a while ago.”

Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma chimed in on things as well. IGN mentioned that the situation is similar to Twilight Princess, which appeared on both Wii and GameCube.

Aonuma said in response:

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With most games, we’re used to seeing eShop releases on Thursdays. But The Battle Cats POP! will apparently be one of the exceptions, as Nintendo has it listed for launch in North America on June 27.

We’ve been waiting quite awhile for The Battle Cats POP!, which debuted in Japan last year. We have an English trailer and an overview below.

Rampage across the globe with weird ‘n wild Cats in an exciting but straight-forward tower defense adventure!

Collect 100s of fightin’ Cats to power up your army, take down bizarre and hilarious enemies and win glorious treasure!

? Super Simple Battle System

• Just tap on the Cat you want to join the fight! Oh, and maybe fire the Cat Cannon once or twice. Take down the enemy base before the baddies can destroy yours!

?Super Simple Levelling System

• Use the XP you get from clearing stages to train your Cats! Once they hit level 10, it’s time to EVOLVE!

?Super Simple Fun!

• Collect treasure sets to create powerful items and boost your powers!
• Go to the Capsule Machine to collect rare and exotic Cats(?)!!
• Battle your friends with the 3DS-exclusive Versus mode to unlock even more cool rewards!

Perfect for Casual Play! Fun for all ages, anyone (and their cat too!) can enjoy the “Battle Cats”!

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Starfish issued another Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 video today highlighting the game’s story. That can be seen below.

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Level-5 is still continuing its promotional efforts for Yo-kai Watch 3, with two new commercials coming out today. Both can be found below.

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The first episode of Mighty No. 9’s documentary is now online. You can give it a watch below.

We also have the size for Mighty No. 9 on the eShop. The digital version will require 2,954MB of free space.

Lastly, Mighty No. 9 is getting a soundtrack in Japan on July 5 for 4,000 yen. 69 tracks will be included, spread across 2 CDs. A 28 page booklet will also be included. Head past the break for the full soundtrack.

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Nintendo UK attended a Monster Hunter Generations community event and spoke to fans about the new beginner friendly Prowler mode and also heard about their tips to help ease newcomers into their first Monster Hunter game. Check out the video below.

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