Fire Emblem Fates has finally launched in North America. Get a look at the game’s launch trailer below.

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The Legend of Zelda is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In honor of that, GameSpot’s Mike Mahardy wrote an article about the series’ legacy, and reached out to some developers to see how it influenced them. Cliff Bleszinski – former Gears of War maker – as well as Darksiders developers Joe Madureira and David Adams shared some thoughts.

Continue on below for a look at what the three developers said. You can also find the original article with comments from artist David Hellman here.

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Nintendo World has been closed for several weeks of renovation as it rebrands to Nintendo NY. Today, the grand reopening was held. Take a look at some photos from the event below.

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Circle Entertainment has put up a video for Toy Defense, which is due out on the 3DS eShop next week. Check it out below.

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Image & Form has gone live with its latest episode of “The Engine Room”. Today’s video is entirely dedicated to fan questions. DLC, new platforms, and more are among the topics discussed.

Here’s the full video:

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More footage is in of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS. Check out the latest gameplay below.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final (Atlus) {2016.02.10} (¥6.480) – 96.349 / NEW <73,28%>
02./02. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo # (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥5.980) – 24.536 / 248.943 (-47%)
03./00. [PS4] Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (Sega) {2016.02.10} (¥4.990) – 24.156 / NEW
04./03. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥7.800) – 16.434 / 190.587 (-50%)
05./04. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥6.800) – 13.233 / 85.538 (-31%)
06./05. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Nintendo) {2016.01.28} (¥4.700) – 13.095 / 86.283 (-27%)
07./01. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.02.04} (¥7.600) – 12.187 / 76.633 (-81%)
08./07. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 11.039 / 1.251.264 (-7%)
09./08. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.600) – 9.297 / 2.203.034 (-9%)
10./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 8.992 / 660.143 (+1%)
11./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥5.800) – 8.902 / 2.683.815 (-34%)
12./11. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.500) – 7.477 / 795.122 (-5%)
13./14. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 5.186 / 795.531 (-15%)
14./13. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.01.21} (¥5.800) – 5.104 / 81.442 (-24%)
15./12. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 4.973 / 90.234 (-31%)
16./10. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 4.204 / 135.766 (-48%)
17./18. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) – 3.912 / 72.504 (+1%)
18./21. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥7.900) – 3.483 / 294.464
19./22. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥4.700) – 3.433 / 650.961
20./25. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.283 / 72.494

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Some maintenance pertaining to Super Mario Maker will be taking place next week. As we head into Tuesday, the game’s Bookmark feature will be impacted.

Here are the relevant gtimes:

– 9 PM PT (Feb. 22) – 10 PM PT (Feb. 22)
– 12 AM ET (Feb. 23) – 1 AM ET (Feb. 23)
– 5 AM in the UK (Feb. 23) – 6 AM in the UK (Feb. 23)
– 6 AM in Europe (Feb. 23) – 7 AM in Europe (Feb. 23)

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Usually with each of Splatoon’s Splatfests, the results are announced one hour after the competition ends. But with this weekend’s Pokemon Splatfest, Nintendo is taking a slightly different approach.

Results for all Splatfests – North America, Europe, and Japan – will actually be announced at the same time. Here’s when that’ll happen:

– 11 PM PT (Saturday)
– 2 AM ET (Sunday)
– 7 AM in the UK (Sunday)
– 8 AM in Europe (Sunday)

As for the map rotation, Blackbelly Skatepark, Camp Triggerfish, and Museum d’Alfonsino will be featured.

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In Japan, Nintendo Badge Arcade has received a new patch. Version 1.3.1 is out now. As of this moment, I don’t believe it’s available in western territories.

As far as the patch goes, it doesn’t do a whole lot. Nintendo says that some problems have been fixed so that the game can be player more comfortably.

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