Nostatic Software is launching The Quiet Collection on the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow. It comes with five games, including “Quiet, Please!”. Footage from this can be found below.

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Arc System Works announced three new games for the North American 3DS eShop at the Anime Expo. Radiohammer, Family Fishing, and Slice It! are all coming to the system.

Details and screenshots for each of these titles are now available. We’ve compiled it all below.

Radiohammer

Radiohammer is a rhythm action game developed by Arc System Works and Vinyl Lab. Play as the world’s most famous super DJs and protect the world peace with the power of love and music!

– Drop the Beat on the Bad Guys! – Take down villains and fend off flashers with groovy tunes and masterful mixes. Make the world a safer, funkier place with your superior sonic skills.
– Super DJs – Four playable characters! Pop music maven July Ann, 2D fighter Celica, station maestro MC Wein and Radiohammer alum Lita round out the awesome cast.
– Music Makes You Lose Control – Go crazy with a mad mix of game modes! Learn the musical motivations of your favorite DJ via ‘Story Mode’. ‘Track Play Mode’ puts the spot light on your skills as you shuck and jive through a myriad of missions!

Family Fishing

Family Fishing is a frenetic, competitive fishing game developed by Arc System Works. Go fishing with your virtual family and battle against them to catch the ultimate rare fish!

– The Big Catch – Players compete against each other to score the most points before the end of each round. Build up your Special Attack gauge bar to turn the tide of battle and make easier catches! Aim for the big fish with high bounty points or catch them all to win!
– Blow ‘em Away! – Each fish has assigned points. Will you slowly collect points by catching smaller and more common fish? Or will you risk it all on that rare catch of a lifetime? Throw smoke bombs to disrupt your opponents and seize the advantage! It’s a fishing game where your strategy is put to the test!
– Build Your Collection! – Collect points and upgrade your fishing rods and lures to catch bigger and rarer fish!

Slice It!

Slice It! is a puzzle game that requires players to slice a number of different shapes into same-sized smaller shapes. Slice It! is developed by Arc System Works and COM2US.

– Shape-ception – The goal of Slice It! is to draw straight lines through a shape to make smaller identical shapes within a limited number of tries. Don’t worry if you make a mistake, you’ll be able to undo it.
– Hint System – The Hint System comes in handy for those extra challenging stages. Stuck and have no clue? Fear not! Hint points are obtainable when you perfectly complete a stage, so stack up those points and use them for more challenging stages as you slice your way to glory.
– Variety is the Slice of Life! – Over hundreds of different stages to slice through! Special themes, music and other unlockables keep you coming back for more. Japanese styled theme will be available as an original bonus for the Nintendo 3DS version!

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Amazon has shared more information about the upcoming release of the Palutena amiibo, which is exclusive to the retailer in the United States.

Consumers can begin placing orders for Palutena at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT this Friday. There will be a limit of 1-per customer. Additionally, 1-Click Ordering will be disabled.

Amazon says it will “have ample quantities of this amiibo”. However, the figure is still expected to sell out due to “very high” demand.

Head past the break to read up on Amazon’s full email that was just sent out to customers. We’ll have another reminder on Friday, but you’ll want to keep track of this page.

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Petite Games has announced “Funky Physics”, a new game for the Wii U eShop. This title features physics-based gameplay.

Petite Games shared the news on its Twitter account today:

Petite Games has already released several games for Wii U. These include Land it Rocket, Super Destronaut, Midnight, and Toon Tanks.

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Update 8 (7/22): Bumped to the top. Back up on Amazon.. Note that Amazon has said this will be their final restock!

Update 7 (7/21): Now in stock on GameStop.

Update 6: And sold out yet again!

Update 5 (7/9): Back in stock on Amazon again. Get it here.

Update 4: And it’s gone again!

Update 3 (7/8): Bumped to the top again. The Zero Escape 3 – Limited Watch Bonus Edition is back in stock over on Amazon. It was unavailable for most of the day.

Update 2: The special pre-order bonus version on Amazon is now confirmed to come with a watch.

Update (7/7): Bumped to the top. Amazon has added a second SKU to its website – “Zero Escape 3 with pre order bonus”. This will come with a “limited time only bonus”, but it’s unclear what that is currently. Same price as the other “version”.

Amazon is first out of the gate with pre-orders for Zero Escape 3. You can reserve a copy here.. Note that the boxart above is very much tentative!

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Donkey Kong wasn’t always a shoe-in for the new movie Pixels. In an interview with Wired, director Chris Columbus stated that the character wasn’t included in the first draft of the script.

It was only after several months of meetings with Nintendo that the company signed off on having Donkey Kong featured in Pixels. Nintendo eventually felt that the film team would “treat Donkey Kong with respect and the proper gameplay”.

Columbus said:

“I was excited because the script had a Centipede sequence and a Pac-Man sequence, but what the first draft of the script did not have was Donkey Kong. After months and months of meeting with the board of Nintendo they agreed that we were going to treat Donkey Kong with respect and the proper gameplay, which was very important, and bringing Donkey Kong into the film was a slam-dunk for us.”

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After looking through various comments on Miiverse, Nintendo has decided to clarify some details about the social network’s upcoming redesign.

Here’s the rundown from Nintendo’s “Erika”:

Miiverse’s redesign was announced earlier this month. It should be going into effect sometime this summer.

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Following the passing of Satoru Iwata, Game Center CX producer Kan Tsuyoshi wrote an editorial column about the situation. Much of his piece talked about the time when Iwata came in for an episode of the show.

If you never saw that video, you should definitely give it a look below – it’s great stuff. As for Tsuyoshi’s piece, that can be found after the break (courtesy of Greg Lescoe).

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Nintendo’s website is listing DK Jungle Climber for release on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. It will be available for $9.99.

Here’s an official overview:

King K. Rool is up to no good again, and it’s up to Donkey Kong to swing into action. Using a simple control scheme that makes the game fun and easy to play, players of all skill levels can swing and climb to new heights.

Donkey Kong and his friends decide to take a well-earned vacation at the beautiful Sun Sun Island. After enjoying a splash in the ocean, a hungry Donkey Kong and his friends see a massive banana floating atop a mountain. Without hesitation, they race off for the mountaintop, wondering what kind of adventure they’ll find! Play as Donkey Kong, or choose to play as Diddy Kong in Adventure mode. Players can look forward to new moves, new items, and a bunch of mini-games that are sure to make them go bananas!

Previously, DK Jungle Climber launched on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console on July 8. The game has yet to come to the European eShop.

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Legend of Kay Anniversary should be launching in North America next Tuesday. In Europe, gamers may need to wait a few extra weeks.

Some of Amazon’s websites, such as its UK and German divisions, now say that Legend of Kay Anniversary is scheduled for August 11. This new date hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but things aren’t looking good.

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