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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:

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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:

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.

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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:

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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.

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System: 3DS
Release date: June 10 2016
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher Nintendo

For as long as I can remember, I’ve blindly followed Nintendo through all of their expenditures to varying degrees of success. I remember the times with my GameCube and Game Boy as vividly as the experiences I spent on my Wii U just yesterday. There’s always been a certain charm that has resonated with me in games by the big N, and most of that comes from not only the spectacularly well-designed games that come often enough to keep me hooked, but also from the lovable characters that inhabit them.

But Kirby has never been one of the characters that came to mind when I thought of what I love about Nintendo. During all my gaming experiences as a child it appears Kirby was all but completely absent from those memories, and that’s mostly thanks to me never actually picking up this side-scrolling mascot’s games. My logic has always been “what can Kirby do that Mario doesn’t already do better?”. After picking up Kirby: Planet Robobot, however, I soon fell in love with this puff of pink and understood what diversifies him from Nintendo’s other platforming greats.

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One year ago, Splatoon launched around the world. Having sold over four million copies, it’s one of the most successful Wii U games, making it an impressive debut for a new IP.

Splatoon underwent an amazing transformation since its initial reveal at E3 2014. There were gamers who were on board with the concept to start out with, but there was definitely some skepticism surrounding the title. That started to fade away closer to release as Nintendo shared more information. You could even argue that post-launch helped since new features, maps, and weapons were added in addition to fairly regular Splatfests.

Now that Splatoon is celebrating its one year anniversary, how do you feel about the game? Has your opinion changed at all since the original announcement/after launch? Let us know in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Nintendo and movies

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More Pokemon figure news is in from Mega Hobby Expo 2016 Spring. Following the first images of Kotobukiya’s Red with Pikachu figure, we have some photos of Megahouse’s upcoming products. The company is preparing figures based on Brock and Nurse Joy as well as Lucario and Mewtwo Variable Action Heroes.

Here’s a look at the different figures:

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