Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
United States
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.
Wii U
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 – Amazon
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Special Edition – Best Buy (new), GameStop
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Paper Mario: Color Splash – Amazon, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
, Best Buy
3DS
Kirby: Planet Robobot – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Zero Time Dilemma – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (pre-order for art book) – Amazon
, Best Buy (new), GameStop (new)
Monster Hunter Generations – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop (new)
Corpse Party: Back to School Edition – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
, Best Buy (new), GameStop (new)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (pre-order for launch edition) – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls – Amazon, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – Amazon, GameStop
Disney Magical World 2 – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon
, Best Buy
Pokemon Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Systems
Monster Hunter Generations New 3DS XL – Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Kirby – Kirby series – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Meta Knight – Kirby series – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
King Dedede – Kirby series – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Waddle Dee – Kirby series – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Isabelle Summer Outfit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Isabelle Winter Outfit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Animal Crossing amiibo cards wave 4 – Amazon
Callie and Marie – Best Buy
Inkling Boy/Girl/Squid – Best Buy
Inkling Girl – Best Buy
Inkling Boy – Best Buy
Books
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon
(save $14)
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 – Amazon
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition – Amazon (save $16)
Other
Pokeball GamePad Protector for Wii U – Amazon (new)
Pokken Tournament Pikachu controller – GameStop (exclusive)
Canada
Wii U
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Terraria
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mighty No. 9
3DS
Kirby: Planet Robobot
7th Dragon III Code: VFD
Monster Hunter Generations
Zero Time Dilemma
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Pokemon Sun 
Pokemon Moon
Systems
Monster Hunter Generations New 3DS XL
(new)
amiibo
Kirby – Kirby series
Meta Knight – Kirby series
Isabelle Winter Outfit
Isabelle Summer Outfit
Animal Crossing amiibo Cards, Series 4
Books
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
(save $9)
UK
Wii U
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mighty No. 9
3DS
Kirby: Planet Robobot amiibo bundle
Nintendo Selects – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
(new)
Nintendo Selects – Paper Mario: Sticker Star
(new)
Nintendo Selects – New Style Boutique
(new)
Nintendo Selects – Mario and Luigi: Dream Team Bros
(new)
Nintendo Selects – LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
(new)
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Disney Art Academy
Monster Hunter Generations
Pokemon Sun
Pokemon Moon
amiibo
Kirby: Planet Robobot amiibo bundle
Meta Knight amiibo
King Dedede amiibo
Waddle Dee amiibo
Books
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
Puzzle & Dragons X was featured in a big way today at GungHo Festival 2016. There was news about a couple of collaborations, a versus mode, and more.
The first new Puzzle & Dragons X collaboration ties into Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure. In Puzzle & Dragons X, players will be able to make friends with Don-chan and Tamazo X Don-chan. And in Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure, free music from Puzzle & Dragons X will be offered at launch while also including Tamazo X Don-chan in Adventure Mode.
Monster Hunter Stories will also be seeing a collaboration in Puzzle & Dragons X. Rathalos and Nargacuga are being included as bosses, and it will be possible to create Soul Armor for each. This content will be distributed via a quest on August 10.
Aside from that, GungHo Online Entertainment provided a first look at Puzzle & Dragons’ versus mode, which is accessible at the Dragon Coliseum. The main objective here is to eliminate your opponent’s health. Battles are carried out by choosing skills and then playing a puzzle. The game determines the amount of damage for both players, and the person who has the higher attack amount can damage their opponent.
Check out the video below for footage of the collaborations and versus mode, as well as a trailer for the anime series, and a commercial for the title itself. We also included some gameplay that ties into the new toys.
Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.
Here’s what’s on tap for the week of May 23:
May 23
– 14 Pokemon panels (1 day left)
– 4 Animal Crossing panels (1 day left)
– 8 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam panels
– 4 Yoshi’s Woolly World panels (1 day left)
– 8 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels
– 3 insect panels (1 day left)
– 1 bird panel (1 day left)
– 2 Dr. Mario panels
– 2 Donkey Kong panels
– 2 Metroid panels
– Thank-you badges for each $1.00 spent, up to a maximum of $4.00 and four badges until 5/25
– Animal Crossing beach theme offer (available until 5/26)
– 1 free play
Circle Entertainment posted updates about two games on its Twitter account yesterday.
First, an update for Ash is out now in North America, which fixes some bugs. It’ll be coming to Europe soon as well.
We also have confirmation that Puzzle Labyrinth is launching in North America on June 9. That game was previously announced for the same day in Europe.
Here’s a roundup of the tweets:
Ash has released a patch to NA(EU is coming), the patch fixed some already known bugs. Thanks for your report! 🙂
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) May 29, 2016
Good news! Puzzle Labyrinth will hiring on NA and EU eShop 9th June!
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) May 29, 2016
The Mega Man animated series was made entirely official this past week. Some concrete details about the show were announced, and we were even given a first look at the character’s appearance. Unfortunately, the fan reception wasn’t too hot.
Joe Kelly is one of the writers involved with the new Mega Man animated series. Likely in response to the harsh reception thus far, he put up a few messages on Twitter on Thursday.
Here’s what Kelly shared:
1 – I want to thank everyone for loving MegaMan and having such strong opinions. That's really cool…
— Joe Kelly (@JoeKellyMOA) May 26, 2016
2 – Even cooler when you express them with care and thought. Nothing I can say will counteract the shock you may feel when…
— Joe Kelly (@JoeKellyMOA) May 26, 2016
A scan from this month’s issue of V Jump, which first appeared last week, outed the existence of One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum for 3DS. ShonenGamez has now put up the scan in full with a complete translation. You can get a look at it above.
The initial launch for The Song of Seven: Chapter 1 took place earlier this month. Take a look at the video below for an extended look at the title.
There’s no date yet, but The Song of Seven: Chapter 1 should eventually make its way to Wii U.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess started a manga in February. It’s created by Akira Himekawa, the same team behind the other manga entries in the series. The big question on the minds of fans is when we’ll be seeing a localized version.
There’s no word on anything regarding a release date, but Akira Himekawa now says that the Twilight Princess manga will be released in English thanks to VIZ Media. It’s also worth pointing out that TOKYOPOP Deutschland will handle the German version.
Here’s the news straight from Akira Himekawa’s Facebook page:
More footage is in of the indie title Dual Core, which came to the North American Wii U eShop a few days ago. Here’s some additional gameplay:
Last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream contained a noteworthy interview with Kirby: Planet Robobot director Shinya Kumazaki. It was very insightful, with Kumazaki discussing topics like the story, characters, Robobot Armor, and abilities. He also delves a bit into the game’s origins and reveals that Planet Robobot was originally intended to be more along the lines of “Kirby Triple Deluxe 2”. On top of that, we have an interesting image at the end of the post.
We’ve rounded up a bunch of the questions and answers from Nintendo Dream’s interview. Head past the break to read our translation full.
