This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Star Fox Zero (available Friday, April 22nd) – Permanent conditional discount : €44.99/ £36.99 / CHF 56.90 for users who downloaded Star Fox Guard using the same Wii U; regular price €49.99/ £39.99 / CHF 64.90

Star Fox Guard (available Friday, April 22nd) – Permanent conditional discount : €9.99/ £9.99 / CHF 13.00 for users who downloaded Star Fox Zero using the same Wii U; regular price €14.99/ £12.99 / CHF 21.00

Wii U Download

Queens Garden – €6.99/ £5.49 / CHF 6.99

Paranautical Activity – €9.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Party DS (Nintendo DS) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Mario Party 2 (N64) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

3DS Download

Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI- – €34.99/ £28.00 / CHF 38.00

Dan McFox: Head Hunter – €2.49/ £1.99 / CHF 3.50

3DS Demo

Pocket Card Jockey

3DS Themes

Animal Crossing: Gardening Weather – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Hatsune Miku: Paper Craft Theme – €1.79/ £1.59 / CHF 2.50

eShop Sales

Wii U

Shovel Knight – €9.99/ £8.66 / CHF 14.00 until 28/04/2016, regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 21.00

Never Alone – €3.74/ £3.24 / CHF 3.74 until 04/05/2016, regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 14.99

Shadow Puppeteer – €10.00/ £9.00 / CHF 14.00 until 11/05/2016, regular price €14.99 / £13.49/ CHF 21.00

Family Tennis SP – €3.74/ £2.99 / CHF 4.49 until 12/05/2016, regular price €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 5.99

Jones on Fire – €2.99/ £2.29 / CHF 2.99 until 05/05/2016, regular price €5.99 / £4.59 / CHF 5.99

3DS

Shovel Knight – €9.99/ £8.66 / CHF 14.00 until 28/04/2016, regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 21.00

Shin Megami Tensei IV – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00 until 05/05/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

3D MahJongg – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 3.99 until 05/05/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 4.99

Safari Quest – €4.99/ £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 05/05/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Gardenscapes – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 05/05/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Murder on the Titanic – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 05/05/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Carps & Dragons – €2.49/ £2.24 / CHF 3.50 until 21/05/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Source: Nintendo PR

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
3. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. Splatoon – Nintendo
7. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
10. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Pokemon X – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo
8. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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We’re taking a slight break from our new story with Teddy – which we asked you guys for feedback on – this week. We believe we’ve sorted out the winning choice, but the announcement will come next week in case a last-minute change is necessary. This time around, we have a one-shot featuring Shigeru Miyamoto (click for full size):

By the way, I know there’s at least one of you out there that wanted an RSS feed for our comics. Well, we’re finally delivering on that! If you’d like to keep up with the feature via RSS, use this link. I believe that should do the trick.

On Friday, Bravely Second finally debuted in North America. Just like in Europe, Nintendo made a collector’s edition available. You can see an unboxing video for the special release below.

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic has been adding talent from Rare on a regular basis since its inception. This past week, yet another staffer from that company joined the team – at least temporarily.

Playtonic has welcomed Phil Tossell, who was the coding lead on both Star Fox Adventures and Kameo. He’s also one of the co-founders of Tengami maker Nyamyam.

Playtonic tweeted out the following:

Based on a tweet from Tossell, it sounds like he’s still on with Nyamyam:

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI and Pokemon Sun/Moon have dropped a bit, but still remain in the top 10.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 31 and April 6.

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Bandai Namco has come out with two more My Hero Academia: Battle for All character trailers. Check out videos for Tsuyu Asui and Minoru Mineta below, along with a commercial.

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Warner Bros. was once planning new video games based on the Dirty Harry film franchise. It was previously known that a primary version was in the works for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 courtesy of developer The Collective, but it came to light in recent years that Sensor Sweep was also making a separate game for other platforms including Wii and DS.

Sensor Sweep’s project would have adopted the same plot and some similar gameplay mechanics. However, it was an alternative approach, with plans to include a cel-shaded art style.

All Dirty Harry games were eventually scrapped. Regarding Sensor Sweep’s take on the IP, the team was well behind schedule and found itself not properly equipped for development on home consoles given its past work exclusively on handhelds. These factors contributed to its demise, along with the declining interest from Warner Bros. in moving forward with Dirty Harry after the HD version was cancelled.

Here’s the full report from Unseen64 and Liam Robertson:

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

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 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – 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

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
Disney Art Academy – Amazon, GameStop
Kirby: Planet Robobot – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (pre-order for art book) – Amazon
Monster Hunter Generations – Amazon
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (new) – Amazon, GameStop
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
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

amiibo

Kirby – Kirby series – Best Buy
Meta Knight – Kirby series – Best Buy
King Dedede – Kirby series – Best Buy
Waddle Dee – Kirby series – Best Buy
Isabelle Summer Outfit – Best Buy
Isabelle Winter Outfit – Best Buy

Guides/Books

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

Other

Animal Crossing 3DS pouch – Amazon
Retro Zelda GamePad protector – Amazon

Canada

Wii U

Star Fox Zero
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mighty No. 9
Terraria (new)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (new)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (new)

3DS

Langrisser Re: Incarnation -TENSEI- – Nintendo 3DS
SEGA 3D Classics Collection
Pokémon Rumble World
Disney Art Academy (new)
Kirby: Planet Robobot (new)
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (new)
Monster Hunter Generations
Zero Time Dilemma
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (new)
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening

UK

Wii U

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

3DS

Langrisser: Reincarnation Tensei
Yo-kai Watch
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

amiibo

Kirby: Planet Robobot amiibo bundle (new)
Meta Knight amiibo (new)
King Dedede amiibo (new)
Waddle Dee amiibo (new)

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening