Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on August 26. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA, 702 yen)
Tomato Adventure (GBA, 702 yen)
Super E.D.F. (SF, 823 yen)

3DS Download

Mono Shadow Quest (1000 yen)
Hayate no Usagi Maru: Nazo no Karakuri-Jo (600 yen)

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A bunch of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. These include ones based on Pokemon (Pikachu) and more.

Here’s the list of the latest themes:

Pikachu 1 – 200 yen
Pikachu 2 – 200 yen
Yoshi’s Woolly World – 200 yen
Max Murai Max Ondo – 200 yen
BlazBlue (x2) – 100 yen each
Ron Sweet Magic – 200 yen
Tatakae Butasan – 150 yen each
Tokugawa Period Patrol Special Voice Ver. – 200 yen
Yowamushi Pedal – 200 yen
Nemu Cat Friends (x3) – 200 yen each
n-buna (x2) – 200 yen each
Team Pet Shop – 200 yen
Junky feat. Rin Melancholic – 200 yen

Below are videos for some of the themes:

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Nintendo has published a new Super Mario Maker trailer for its Japanese audience. Give it a watch below.

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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Nintendo has announced a follow-up to the DS game Picross 3D. The new game, aptly titled Picross 3D 2, is heading to Japan on October 1. Pricing is set at 3,000 yen.

Picross 3D 2 is packed with over 300 puzzles. Nintendo is also incorporating amiibo support.

A brief clip from the game can be seen below.

There’s also a pretty good amount of footage from the latest Nyannyan Neko Mario Time:

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Trailers have gone live on Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page to promote the release of Trauma Team and Muramasa: The Demon Blade on the Wii U eShop. View them below.

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Nintendo released official videos for Kirby 64, Magical Vacation, Super Gussun Oyoyo, and Magical Tree on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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8-Worlds News has posted a video showing 10 minutes of footage from Factotum. Take a look at it below.

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A few hours ago, Nintendo announced Nindies@Night. The special event, which is taking place the Thursday night before PAX Prime begins, will showcase several independent games for Wii U and 3DS.

Nintendo’s Damon Baker has now made the event all the more interesting, as it sounds like a few game announcements are in store. Baker posted the following on Twitter just a short while ago:

Keep your eyes peeled for news coming out of Nindies@Night on August 27. More details about the event can be found in our original post here.

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Waluigi will be playable in Super Mario Maker, albeit in costume form. He’s one of the outfits players can unlock for use in the original Super Mario Bros. levels. It’s a pretty neat inclusion!

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