Three 3DS themes from WayForward are heading to PAL regions soon. Ones based on Shantae, Rottytops, and Patricia Wagon are due out in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on March 18. All three are already available in North America and Japan.

WayForward tweeted earlier today:

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The official Japanese Ace Attorney 6 boxart is now in. You can see what the packaging looks like above.

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Closing out today’s European Wii U Virtual Console trailers is one for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. You can find that one below.

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More footage of Star Fox Zero has arrived, this time showing the Aquarosa boss fight. You can watch the latest gameplay below.

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As reported earlier today, Zero Time Dilemma has a big feature in this week’s Famitsu. There are details about the game itself as well as an interview with director Kotaro Uchikoshi.

Some excerpts from the interview has now leaked out of Famitsu. Head past the break to see what Uchikoshi said about the name, resolving mysteries, extreme scenes (possibly 3DS’ first CERO-Z-rated game in Japan), and changing character designers.

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Early next month, Nintendo will be closing down the Mario Kart TV website. This is taking place at the following days/times:

– 11 PM PT (April 4)
– 2 AM ET (April 5)
– 7 AM in the UK (April 5)
– 8 AM in Europe (April 5)

The Mario Kart TV site has the following notice regarding its closure:

“The Mario Kart TV website, which lets you watch highlight videos posted from Mario Kart 8, will be closing down as of 11:00 PM PT on Monday, April 4th 2016. We are very thankful to the many people who have used this website since it launched in 2014.

Even after the website shuts down, it will still be possible to watch Mario Kart TV and upload highlights from within Mario Kart 8 itself.
Highlight videos uploaded to YouTube from the game will not be deleted after the website shuts down.”

Nintendo did not go into detail as to the reason for the end of the Mario Kart TV site. If you’d like to give the page a look, head on over here.

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Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 is slated for the European Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday. Watch the game’s trailer below.

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Super Mario Advance hits the European Wii U eShop on Thursday. Check out the game’s official trailer below.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Digimon World: Next Order (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Citizens of Earth (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Omerta Code: Tycoon Kai (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
Assault Android Cactus (PS4) – 7/7/7/8
Sebastien Loeb Rally EVO (PS4) – 6/8/7/8
Infinite Dunamis (3DS) – 7/7/8/6
Bingo de Brain Training (3DS) – 6/6/7/5

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Update: We’ve now learned some additional info: the game will be released on June 16th in Japan. Also, there will be a collaboration with the Ace Attorney franchise – the game will feature a medley with popular songs from several Ace Attorney games, and Phoenix Wright will be one of Don-chan’s partners in the game’s RPG-like Mystery Adventure mode.

Other bits:

– 4,800 yen
– “Mystery Adventure Mode” features the series’ familiar Don-chan and Kacchan
– Travel around the world exploring mystery spots and participating in musical performance battles to advance
– Can take Phoenix Wright on your adventure in the above-mentioned Mystery Adventure Mode
– 70 percent complete

The latest entry of the Taiko Drum Master series, Taiko Drum Master: Doko Don! Mystery Adventure, has been revealed for 3DS via Famitsu. Expect some more details once we get our hands on the full scans of this week’s issue of Famitsu tomorrow.

Like with most Taiko Drum Master games, don’t expect this to get released in the West. Still, it’s nice to see that the series is still going strong in Japan.

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