Nintendo is attempting to trademark the coin sound effect used in the Mario franchise. On February 10, the filing was submitted in Japan and published on March 22.

You can actually check this out by visiting the page here. Then at the first text input, put in 2016-014590 and hit search prompt. If you manage to get to the trademark page, press the ???? button to hear the trademarked coin sound effect.

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Warner Bros. published the first LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens gameplay trailer today. We’ve posted it below.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 28,370
Vita – 19,028
New 3DS LL – 18,353
Wii U – 12,998
New 3DS – 5,142
3DS – 2,187
PS3 – 1,462
3DS LL – 370
Xbox One – 91

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 27,341
Vita – 20,810
New 3DS LL – 17,998
New 3DS – 5,832
Wii U – 4,629
3DS – 2,223
PS3 – 1,375
3DS LL – 492
Xbox One – 77

And here are the software charts:

1. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 69,675 / NEW
2. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order – 64,218 / NEW
3. [PS4] The Division – 12,078 / 107,646
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 10,081 /1,301,500
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 9,136 / 702,183
7. [PS4] Battlefield 4 Premium Edition (EA Best Hits) – 8,771 / NEW
8. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 – 8,741 / 100,800
9. [WIU] Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – 7,705 / 59,987
10. [PSV] Summon Night 6 – 7,144 / 47,220
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 6,931 / NEW
12. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 6,297 / 822,312
13. [PS4] Gundam Breaker 3 – 6,152 / 83,892
14. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus Sakura Edition – 6,089 / NEW
15. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 5,862 / 110,525
16. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan – 5,018 / 18,893
17. [PSV] Wand of Fortune R – 4,470 / NEW
18. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations – 4,391 / 2,715,326
19. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 4,360 / 2,232,744
20. [PS4] Yakuza 0 (New Price Edition) – 4,257 / NEW

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Four Horses is converting its DSiWare game Digger Dan and Kaboom into a 3DS eShop game as “Digger Dan DX”, the company announced today. It’s currently scheduled for a worldwide release this summer.

Four Horses promises “a fresh new look and improved sound effects” for Digger Dan DX. Here’s an overview of the game:

Guide Dan through 100 increasingly difficult levels digging through earth, pushing rocks and avoiding monsters to collect all the gems in this action puzzle game. He also teams up with his pet gopher Kaboom, working collaboratively to solve more complex puzzles.

As the player digs deeper and deeper through the 100 caves, they will uncover secret gems buried in the earth, unravel the mysteries of the wormholes which transport them around the level, blow holes in walls with the abandoned barrels full of TNT and collect pickaxes to release gems that are trapped in rock.

Some of the caves encountered are flooded with water requiring players to plan their routes more carefully so that they don’t run out of air. Cameras can be used to take snapshots of the level, enabling the player to restart form a given point if they make mistakes or get trapped.

Digger Dan DX will feature all 100 levels from the original game, which have been “re-ordered to introduce new features more gradually.” The four themed areas have new graphics as well. Stereoscopic 3D layers are supported, as well as 60 frames per second and the inclusion of English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch languages.

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A new trailer for Star Fox Zero has come online that focuses on the series’ history. Check it out below.

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Later this week, Nintendo will be in attendance at WonderCon. A number of the company’s games will be on display, and some special activities are lined up as well.

Here’s a look at what will be playable:

Wii U

Star Fox Zero
Star Fox Guard
Pokkén Tournament

Nintendo 3DS

Hyrule Warriors Legends
Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Nintendo has also shared the following information about Star Fox Zero and Metroid Prime: Federation Force’s demos:

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Disney Art Academy is now up for pre-load in Japan. To download the game, 3DS owners will need 2,589 blocks of free space, or 323MB.

Disney Art Academy is out in Japan on April 7. North America is getting it on May 13, followed by July 15 in Europe.

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Some direct-feed footage of Super Mario Kart on the New 3DS Virtual Console is now available. Check out a few minutes of gameplay below.

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Following maintenance, the 3DS version of Pokémon Shuffle has updated to the new version 1.3. To install the update, you’ll need 720 blocks of free space. The changes are noted below:

– Now has SpotPass, will let you know when the game adds new features and stages
– Gives recommendations for stages
– Will note if you have not played a special stage
– Lists how many available Pokémon you have caught
– Able to fast travel between stages and see how what Pokémon and S Ranks you are missing
– New Survival Mode
— Available after Level 150
— Choose four support Pokémon to use in a series of stages until you lose
— Costs three hearts to play
– New item, “Raise Max Level”
— Get one after updating the game
– Another new item, “Exp. Booster M”, has been added
– Special missions added, called “Mission Cards”
— Give you extra challenges
— Reward with stars that can be redeemed for more powerful items, including select Mega Stones
– Some Pokémon can now be given enhancements

Some of these updates were already present on the mobile version and bring the 3DS version in line with it.

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Stone Shire’s 1.1 update is making its way to PAL regions this week. It should be arriving in both Europe and Australia on Thursday.

North American players will need to wait a bit longer for Stone Shire’s update. It’s coming soon, but there’s no specific date yet.

Finger Gun Games wrote on Miiverse today:

You can find everything included in Stone Shire’s 1.1 update here.

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