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

Pokken Tournament (pre-order for Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Star Fox Zero – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (pre-order for Fighter Patch)
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 – Amazon
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (new) – Amazon, GameStop
Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games (new) – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Paper Mario: Color Splash (new) – Amazon, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy

3DS

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon, Best Buy , GameStop (pre-order for art book)
Bravely Second: End Layer – Amazon, Best Buy (pre-order for costume DLC), GameStop
Terraria – Amazon, Best Buy , GameStop
Langrisser Re: Incarnation – Tensei – – Amazon (pre-order for art book/soundtrack), Best Buy, GameStop
SEGA 3D Classics Collection – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Rumble World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
Monster Hunter Generations (new) – Amazon
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (pre-order for art book) – Amazon
Disney Art Academy (new) – Amazon, GameStop
Kirby: Planet Robobot (new) – Amazon, GameStop
Dragon Quest VII – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon, Best Buy
Pokemon Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

amiibo

Roy – GameStop (exclusive)
Ryu – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Famicom R.O.B. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Lottie (new) – Amazon, Best Buy
Digby (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Timmy & Tommy (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Kapp’n – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Rover – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 3 – Amazon, GameStop

Guides/Books

Hyrule Warriors Legends Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon (save $8)
Star Fox Zero Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon (save $10)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon (save $14)

Other

HORI Pokken Tournament Pro Pad Limited Edition Controller – Amazon

Canada

Wii U

Pokken Tournament
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Terraria
Star Fox Zero
Mighty No. 9
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

3DS

Hyrule Warriors Legends
Langrisser Re: Incarnation -TENSEI- – Nintendo 3DS
SEGA 3D Classics Collection
Monster Hunter Generations (new)
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

amiibo

Ryu (new)
Famicom R.O.B. (new)
Rover (new)
Kapp’n (new)
Digby (new)
Animal Crossing amiibo Cards – Series 3 (new)

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening

UK

Wii U

Pokken Tournament
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Star Fox Zero
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mighty No. 9

3DS

Stella Glow
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Langrisser: Reincarnation Tensei
Yo-kai Watch
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Systems

Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL

amiibo

Ryu
Timmy & Tommy
Animal Crossing amiibo Cards – Series 3
Animal Crossing amiibo Cards Collectors Album – Series 3

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening

We now have the final file size for Pokken Tournament. When the game is actually installed, it’ll take up 3680MB. Of course, many folks may opt for the retail version – which comes with a Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card as a first-print bonus.

Senran Kagura 2 has been discounted on Amazon. The game can now be purchased for $20, whereas it was originally going for $40.

Place an order here if interested. This should be the “Double D” edition, meaning you’ll receive a soundtrack as well.

Best Buy has a pre-order bonus available for Bravely Second similar to what’s being offered on the eShop. If you reserve the game, you’ll receive a download code for the Gathelatio Costume Set DLC. This includes Planeswarden Garb, Chompette’s Coat, Sagittarius Garb, and United Garb.

You can pre-order Bravely Second at Best Buy here. The offer seems to be in-store as well.

Just like in Europe, Splatoon’s 12th Splatfest will be held in North America next week. The theme is different in the states though, with players being asked if they’d rather build a snowman or a sand castle.

This new Splatfest will begin on March 19 at 12 AM ET / March 18 at 9 PM PT. It’ll last for a full day, and Nintendo will post the results soon after the competition ends.

Thanks to StreetPass_SW for the tip.

A few new Miitomo images appear to have been unearthed from the app’s website. The full set is from a folder named “tutorial”, indicating that they’ll be used as a means to introduce players to the experience. It also looks like it will be possible to spend My Nintendo points on different clothing and accessories.

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Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.

Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading. 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 March 7:

– 9 Pokemon panels (5 with 1 day left, 2 with 2 days left)
– 4 Super Mario Maker panels
– 2 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels
– 2 Animal Crossing icons panels
– 1 Animal Crossing panel (2 days left)
– 1 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panels
– 1 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panel
– 1 Game Boy panel
– 1 SNES panel
– 1 Mario icons panel
– 1 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel (1 day left)
– 1 Mario Christmas panel (1 day left)
– 2 original Zelda panels
– 4 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer panels
– 4 Kirby panels
– 2 free plays each day until Thursday to celebrate over 1 million customers
– Animal Crossing theme offer until 3/10

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GameStop is running a special pre-order offer on Star Fox Zero. If you reserved the game, you’ll receive the “Star Fox Fighter Patch” pictured above.

This offer is available both in-store and online. If you’re pursuing the latter option, pre-order Star Fox Zero here.

As mentioned a few days ago, this week’s issue of Famitsu revealed Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure for 3DS.

One of the big hooks in this release is a RPG-esque mode called “Mystery Adventure Mode.” We now have more information about what to expect from this aspect of the game.

The story background/objective is to protect the world’s OOPArts. There are two main characters in Mystery Adventure Mode: Tia (the girl) and Popokaka (the monkey). Meanwhile, the antagonists are a mysterious group called Hexagria, who stole a Lion Fang Necklace OOPArt at the beginning of story.

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Pokemon has been around for 20 years, which is a very long time. The series has plenty of longtime fans, but new players come into contact with the series each day as well.

So how does Game Freak – the maker of the Pokemon RPGs – appeal to both types of players? That’s something GamesMaster asked the studio’s Junichi Masuda in an interview this month.

He told the magazine in response:

“Today you will see ’90s kids who played the first Pokémon games, who are now parents playing with their children. But some of the core gameplay elements simply appeal as much now as they did in 1996. The collectable elements of the game still appeal to people’s sense of achievement, and it’s great for strategic thinking.

“You have to make accurate judgements about what to change and what not to change. It is also about not making things too difficult. After two or three generations, games have a tendency to become more difficult. In recent titles, catching Pokémon by throwing PokéBalls is explained in-game, but we also make a point of trying to get into the heads of children who have picked up a Pokémon game for the very first time in order to better understand how the games feel to a first-time audience.”