Update (7/18): Bumped to the top. Here’s a better image of the bonuses:
Original (7/15): Those who reserve Pokemon Sun or Pokemon Moon at GAME will receive a special bonus. The UK retailer will be handing out figures based on Solgaleo and Lunala. The figure provided is based on the version that you choose.
The Famicom – where we know it here in the west as the NES – is celebrating its 33rd birthday today. Nintendo shipped out the console way back on July 15, 1983. The Famicom is really what started it all for Nintendo, so things wouldn’t have been the same today without it!
A pair of titles have been dated for the European Wii U eShop. First is the arcade / puzzle / action game from Joindots, Dragon Skills. It’ll be out on July 28 for €7.99.
Here’s a trailer:
Joindots will have another title out in Europe on August 11: Master of Death. The adventure / puzzle game will also cost €7.99.
We have this overview of Frankenstein: Master of Death:
Victor Frankenstein, an old friend and a brilliant scientist has managed to resurrect the dead! However the border between life and death is fragile and Victor has learned the hard way that this balance should not be tempered with…
Face terrible monsters, overcome obstacles and solve clues. Save unhappy creatures from being a victim of an extremely inhuman experiment and stop the baron Igor.
Help restore the course of nature and save Victor and his wife, Elizabeth!
A new look into a classic story
Solve fantastic puzzles
Stunning 2k HD graphics
Evo 2016 is about to begin. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Smash Bros. Melee, and Pokken Tournament will all be represented at the tournament. Head past the break to watch the first day of matches as they happen.
Earlier this week, it was rumored that someone had found a U.S. version of the 64DD peripheral for the Nintendo 64. Jason Lindsey, who came across the item, has now posted a video explaining how he found it, which looks to be a prototype. Lindsey even shows the 64DD running by initiating the boot sequence. The whole video is quite interesting, so we definitely recommend you give it a watch!
Super Mario Maker will be seeing some maintenance next week. This will impact all services for roughly two hours.
Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:
– 5:50 PM PT (July 21) – 8 PM PT (July 21)
– 8:50 PM ET (July 21) – 11 PM ET (July 21)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (July 22) – 4 AM in the UK (July 22)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (July 22) – 5 AM in Europe (July 22)
Power Disc Slam was revealed for 3DS towards the end of 2015, with plans to have it out early this year. Although that didn’t happen, the game remains in the works. Here’s a new trailer showing Chequered Cow Games’ progress:
You can also keep track of Power Disc Slam through the official website here.
Back during the Wii U’s launch, THQ ported Darksiders to Wii U. Now several years later, the system may be receiving the series’ original entry. GameFly lists Darksiders for Wii U as “coming soon”.
Nordic Games business and product development director Reinhard Pollice mentioned last month that the company has an action-adventure title planned for Wii U. There’s no announcement yet, but this certainly could be it.
Three new videos are in for Monster Hunter Stories. Get a look at a brief new trailer for Zinogre below as well as a commercial.
Level-5 has once again published a clip which shows another aspect of gameplay from Yo-kai Watch 3. The newest one, posted below, focuses on a boss battle.
