DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako has shared a few more words about the company’s partnership with Nintendo.

“I think this is potentially an opportunity for us to completely change the market. Nintendo has by far the best gaming IP,” Asako told PocketGamer. Asako added that “DeNA’s expertise is definitely backend.”

Nintendo will be handling the bulk of its mobile game development, but DeNA is pitching in on the technical end. DeNA will also be responsible for Nintendo’s new membership service, which opens this fall.

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Stella Glow is reaching Europe next spring, NIS America announced today. It will be distributed physically as well as on the eShop.

Stella Glow originally launched in Japan last month. Later this year, Atlus will publish the strategy RPG in North America.

We’ve posted an official overview of Stella Glow after the break.

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Zero Escape director Kotaro Uchikoshi has high hopes for the series. Speaking with Gamaustra, he mentioned how he wants it to reach the same sort of success as TV dramas like Lost and 24.

Uchikoshi also said that wouldn’t be satisfied with Zero Escape only being a cult hit, and he’d like for the franchise to “appeal to mainstream gamers.”

Uchikoshi’s comments in full:

“Compared to other media, I feel like fans support us feverishly. It’s very humbling and I appreciate it very much. The full impact is just beginning to hit me.”

“… if you look at TV dramas such as Lost, 24, and Prison Break, those are considered to be very successful. You have to be that big to consider yourself to be successful. I know you might laugh, thinking, ‘Wow, you’re comparing yourself to a different scale,’ but with my development staff, [publisher] Aksys’ help, and our fans’ continued support, I feel like it’s a possibility to reach that level.”

“Rather than being ‘a cult hit that only core players know,’ we are constantly thinking how we can appeal to mainstream gamers. Therefore, if we want to make our project even bigger, we need to work on it.”

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The Nintendo UK store is now taking pre-orders for Super Mario Maker, and consumers can receive a bonus T-shirt with their purchase.

Two different bundles are up for grabs. There’s the standard game as well as one with the 8-bit Mario amiibo included. Pricing is set at £39.99 and £49.99 respectively.

Super Mario Maker launches on September 11.

Thanks to LokiBmc for the tip.

Rounding out today’s coverage of Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX are a few additional details about the game. We’ve posted the latest information below.

– Start out by making friends
– A Felyne in the game has lost his Poogie, and wants help finding it
– Complete requests from other Felynes to have them become your friends
– Once you’re friends, their facilities become available for use
– Participate in races at the Poogie Park
– Other Felynes will have facilities such as farms, fishing areas, bug-catching, mining, and more
– The old cat lady is back
– She says that there are over 100 Felynes to befriend in Monster Hunter Diary DX
– Exploration Quests: Felynes will group up by the number and take on monsters like Rathalos, Lagiacrus, Seregios, Gore Magala, and more
– Interact with baby monsters in a new area under a tree
– You’ll find eggs while on Exploration Quests
– These can be placed in the nest in this area and eventually hatch into a baby monster
– Again, there are collaboration characters in the forms of the Mario and Tom Nook Felynes
– Fortunetelling feature
– Costume sets
– Guild Card customizations.
– Game has StreetPass features, and local co-op with four players

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Don’t Crash is one of the new Wii U eShop releases in North America today. Take a look at some footage from the title below.

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Update: And both are gone. Didn’t last long as expected!

The Ness and King Dedede amiibo is currently available through GameStop’s website. Get yours here and here. When the figures go out of stock, we’ll update this post.

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Today, Rising Star Games announced that Poncho will be coming to Wii U in September. That release month applies to all major territories.

We also have a handful of new screenshots from Poncho. Those can be viewed in the gallery below.

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USgamer has put up its interview with Aya Kyogoku, the head of the Animal Crossing series. Kyogoku explained Nintendo’s approach with Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival, discussed the new Animal Crossing amiibo in general, commented on the series’ future, and more.

We’ve rounded up a number of Kyogoku’s remarks below. Head on over to USgamer for the full interview.

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In November, Activision will publish the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack” for 3DS. This includes two games – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze. Amazon lists a $29.99 price point.

The boxart for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack is strange. It kind of reminds me of this:

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