Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
North America
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.
Wii U
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 standalone (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD with amiibo – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Pokken Tournament (pre-order for Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card) – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Star Fox Zero – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
, Best Buy
3DS
Final Fantasy Explorers – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Project X Zone 2 (pre-order for exclusive DLC pack) – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition – Best Buy
Mega Man Legacy Collection – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokémon Blue Version [Digital Code] – Amazon
, GameStop
Pokémon Red Version [Digital Code] – Amazon
, GameStop
Pokémon Yellow Version [Digital Code] – Amazon
, GameStop
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Langrisser Re: Incarnation – Tensei – – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
Bravely Second: End Layer Collector’s Edition (new) – GameStop
Bravely Second: End Layer – Amazon
, Best Buy, 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
Systems
Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Roy (new) – GameStop (exclusive)
Ryu (new) – Best Buy
Famicom R.O.B. (new) – Best Buy
Guides/Books
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon
(save $7)
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (standard) – Amazon
Star Fox Zero Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon
(save $10)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon
(save $16)
Other
HORI Pokken Tournament Pro Pad Limited Edition Controller – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
LEGO Marvel Avengers
Mighty No. 9
Pokken Tournament
(new)
Terraria
3DS
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Final Fantasy Explorers
Project X Zone 2
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Langrisser Re: Incarnation -TENSEI- – Nintendo 3DS
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Books
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
UK
Wii U
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Mighty No. 9
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Pokken Tournament
(new)
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 
(new)
Star Fox Zero
3DS
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Final Fantasy Explorers 
The Legend of Legacy 
Etrian Odyssey 2: Untold: The Fafnir Knight
Terraria 
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Bravely Second: End Layer
Stella Glow
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Project X Zone 2
Terraria
Books
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Other notes: Hyrule Warriors Legends Limited Edition
is up on Amazon Germany. New 3DS XL Hyrule Edition
is available on Amazon Italy.
Slain! has been delayed once again. Wolf Brew Games and Digerati Distribution now plan to have the title ready on March 24 for PC, followed by other platforms including Wii U sometime between May and July.
The main reason behind this latest delay is difficulty. “Right now no mortal man or woman could possibly get past Slain!’s intense platforming, traps and monstrosities,” Wolf Brew Games said in a recent statement.
Thanks to Cho for the tip.
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 January 18:
– 3 Super Mario Bros. panels
– 2 Kirby panels (final day)
– 25 icon launcher panels – Zelda, Mario, more
Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed the special Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL for North America. We now have several photos of the system below.
An interesting rating for Pokemon Rumble World popped up on the ESRB. This is a new, recent listing with an actual description of the game. The original rating is located here.
It doesn’t make much sense to re-rate a game that came out close to a year ago. Perhaps Nintendo has plans to bring the retail version of Pokemon Rumble World to North America much like Europe and Japan? That would make sense, since it would explain the new rating as well as why it’s accompanied by a description (downloadable games usually don’t have one whereas retail titles do).
We have even more footage from Mario Kart 64 on the Wii U Virtual Console, this time with gameplay of every included track. Get a look at the latest video below.
For Splatoon’s tenth Japanese Splatfest, players were asked if they would prefer a perfect body or a perfect mind. That competition has now come to a close, and the results are in.
Team Perfect Body managed to take home the win thanks to a slight edge in wins (53 percent versus 47 percent). Although Team Perfect Mind was more popular (56 percent compared to the other side’s 44 percent), it wasn’t enough. The final score was 362 to 338.
Thanks to eigotaku for the tip.
In late December, Nintendo published Genei Ibun Roku #FE in Japan. Nintendo Dream thought it would make sense to speak with the game’s staff now that development is complete. The Japanese magazine caught up with producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kaori Ando (Nintendo), producer Shinjiro Takata (Atlus), director Eiji Ishida (Atlus), chief director Wataru Hirata (Atlus), and art director Fumitaka Yano (Atlus). That’s quite a number of developers indeed!
We’ve translated a lengthy part of the interview below. The excerpts are very insightful, as the developers spoke about how they thought about different genres for the project, considered 3DS (even making a project plan), and more.
Let’s Talk #37: What would you like to see from a new Paper Mario game?
The Internet has been set ablaze over the past day or so with speculation regarding a potential new Paper Mario game for Wii U. Since it’s the hot Nintendo topic of the moment, I thought it’d make sense to have this week’s Let’s Talk centered around that.
It’s been a long time since we saw a proper Paper Mario entry. The Thousand-Year Door, a GameCube game, was the last true RPG in the series. Super Paper Mario was fine enough (I enjoyed it quite a bit myself actually), but you could argue that Sticker Star isn’t looked upon favorably despite decent reviews at the time. At this point, it might be for the best to return to the series’ roots and remember why the franchise has (mostly) been loved by so many players.
With all of that in mind, what would you want to see from a new Paper Mario game? If you have any thoughts, definitely share them in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: Do you want to see more of Linkle?
Open Form Games intends to bring Vegas Prime Retrograde to Wii U. The game has players assuming the role of COMS operative Clara as they hack through the futuristic streets of Vegas Prime. During your adventure, you’ll “intercept an unusual message from beyond the futuristic grave, piece together a mysterious data bundle, and infiltrate a corporate facility to seek help decoding the data by an imprisoned AI.”
A release date hasn’t been determined as of now, but it’s apparently coming close to launch. You can watch a gameplay video below.
