Metroid: Zero Mission is finally launching on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow, according to a listing on Nintendo’s website. The game will be sold for $7.99.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Space bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent on a lone mission to infiltrate the fortified planet of Zebes. Traverse through the mazelike base of operations for the Space Pirates, gaining access to powerful upgrades and items for your weapons and suit. Locate Mother Brain, and put a stop to the replication of Metroids!”

North American fans have been waiting a long time for Metroid: Zero Mission on the Virtual Console. It came out way back in June 2014 in Japan, followed by Europe last March.

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Guitar Hero Live is adding another round of tracks via GHTV. That’s thanks to three new Premium Shows, all of which are out today.

Here’s the full lineup:

Rock Till You Drop!
* Weezer – Back To The Shack
* Joe Satriani – Shockwave Supernova
* Nickelback – Get ‘Em Up

AAA Metal
* Marilyn Manson – Deep Six
* Bring Me The Horizon – Down
* Pierce The Veil – Bulls in The Bronx

Indie Pop Hits
* Little Daylight – Mona Lisa
* COIN – Run
* The Colourist – We Won’t Go Home

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As many of you know, this week’s issue of Famitsu has a feature on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. While there are new screenshots, the magazine itself doesn’t share any new details. But there is one interesting and noteworthy change that can be found in one of the images featured in the article.

Above is a photo from the new HD version. Can you spot anything different? Well, it seems there are fewer Tears of Light needed to be collected in Lanayru Province. The original Wii and GameCube versions had 16, but this version only appears to ask for 12. It wouldn’t be surprising to see this change extended to Faron Province and Eldin Province as well – we’ll just have to wait and see!

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This month’s EDGE review scores are now available. Here are the full verdicts from the latest issue:

Rainbow Six: Siege – 6
Amplitude – 8
Nuclear Throne – 8
Dirt Rally – 8
Earth Defence Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 6
EVE: Gunjack – 6
SteamWorld Heist – 8
FAST Racing Neo – 6
Guns Up – 3

EDGE also has a piece outlining its awards for 2016. Nintendo was chosen as top publisher, while Splatoon was selected as the best Nintendo game.

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Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will be honored at the 19th D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony. When the event takes place on February 18, Iwata will be remembered with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

A few Nintendo games have also been selected as nominees for various awards. Those are as follows:

Action Game of the Year

Destiny: The Taken King
HELLDIVERS
Just Cause 3
Star Wars Battlefront
Splatoon

Family Game of the Year

Guitar Hero Live
LEGO Dimensions
Rock Band 4
Super Mario Maker
Tearaway Unfolded

Handheld Game of the Year

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
HELLDIVERS
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Yo-Kai Watch

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Destiny: The Taken King
Halo 5: Guardians
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Rocket League
Splatoon

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Nintendo recently brought out some new 3DS themes in Japan based on Animal Crossing and Pokemon. In the video below, you can get another look at them all.

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Famitsu published the first screenshots from Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. We’ve rounded them up below.

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Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar and Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar are due out on the European Wii U Virtual Console on January 14. View the official trailer for the two games below.

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Update 2: Not mentioned in the article specifically, but a Tears of Light change has been spotted in one of the images. See this post.

Update: Having gone through the Twilight Princess HD pages, it seems that it doesn’t talk about new features. Instead it re-introduces the whole game – story, Link’s abilities, etc. Famitsu only mentions that everything is redrawn in full HD… so pretty much nothing new. Enjoy the screenshots though!

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Hyrule Warriors Legends, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS), Monster Hunter Stories, Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages, and Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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Space Hulk is due out on the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow, a game page on Nintendo’s website reveals. It’ll be available for $29.99.

For those who haven’t heard of Space Hulk previously, this overview should come in handy:

The legendary Space Hulk comes to the Wii U in this epic turn based strategy game. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, an intriguing story of legendary battles and heroic actions unfolds. Play as a small squad of fearless Space Marine Terminators who attempt to reclaim their honor by mounting an assault on a derelict space hulk infested by hordes of vicious tyranid Genestealers.

Take control of the Adeptus Astartes of the Blood Angel chapter and guide them towards glory, while battling fierce Xenos and uncovering ancient relics in the infested confines of the massive Space Hulk named “Sin of Damnation.”

The game is a 3D digital turn based strategy game that recreates the classic claustrophobic board game experience in both singleplayer and multiplayer.

You can find some screenshots of Space Hulk in the gallery below.

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