Nintendo first gave Humble Bundle a shot last May, and returned to the service a couple of weeks ago with the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle. There was quite a bit of planning involved, as Humble Bundle co-founder John Graham told Nintendo Life that talks about a second promotion began right after the first one drew to a close.

He said:

“I think right after the first promotion ended, and we had seen over $750,000 come in for developers and charity across 82,000 purchases in two weeks, we began trading ideas and plans for the next promotion.”

Graham also mentioned that he hopes to see Nintendo bundles “continue to blossom into a more frequently recurring tradition.” Aside from that, he noted that his “expectations have been exceeded” with the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle.

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Update 3: And gone!

Update 2 (5/7): Bumped to the top. This is available again, but probably not for long.

Update: Now sold out!

Original (5/3): The Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL sold out at pretty much every major retail soon after launch. Now, however, it’s back up on Amazon. You can place an order here. If it sells out again, we’ll update this post.

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Monster Hunter Stories was announced almost a year ago. Capcom now seems to be wrapping up its work on the game, as a release date could be coming very soon. Series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said during a talk show event at Machi Asobi recently that he hopes to be able to announce news on this front by the month. He also said that it’s being made as a mainstream RPG.

Fans asked Tsujimoto about topics like Elder Dragons appearing, if we’ll be seeing new monsters in the game, and potential link features with Monster Hunter Generations. Unfortunately though, he wouldn’t divulge answers to any of these questions for now.

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We have another 20 minutes of footage from the English version of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. The following video shows Shibuya exploration, Chapter 1 boss fight, and Chapter 2 gameplay.

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Media Create reported this week that Kirby: Planet Robobot sold 145,000 copies in its first week in Japan. That’s based on sales gathered between April 28 and May 1.

Dengeki now offers further insight into Kirby: Planet Robobot’s performance. According to the site, it sold through 60 percent of its initial shipment (Dengeki puts first week sales at 129,000 units by the way). The last Kirby game, Triple Deluxe, sold 219,000 in its first week before going on to sell 734,000 units. This may make it seem that Planet Robobot is starting slowly, but since Kirby has an expectation more in line of an evergreen title, more sales can probably be expected for a long time to come.

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Inti Creates showed more of Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 during a live stream today. We have the relevant portion of the archive – see below.

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This month’s issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream contains a lengthy interview which mainly pertains to Star Fox Zero. The publication spoke with Shigeru Miyamoto and co-director Yugo Hayashi about the recently-released Wii U game.

We now have a summary of what was shared in the interview. Miyamoto and Hayashi talked about the approach to the story, GamePad, vehicles, and even a bit about Star Fox Guard, among other topics. Head past the break for the full rundown.

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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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Yesterday, Petite Games brought Midnight 2 to the North American Wii U eShop. A few minutes of footage can be found below.

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Following the trailer we posted a couple of hours ago, some footage of the Wii U eShop title SpaceRoads has come in. Here’s the gameplay:

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