Mega Absol is the latest competition in Pokemon Shuffle. To get the Absolite, you need to place in the top 12,000 in Europe, top 20,000 in North America or the top 50,000 in Japan. If you place in the top 2,400 in Europe, top 3,800 in North America or top 10,000 in Japan, you get a Mega Speedup on top of that. Placing in the top 17,000 in Europe, top 27,000 in North America or in the top 70,000 in Japan gets you two Attack Power Up items. Placing below those thresholds gets you a Jewel. The competition runs till October 12th.

Making its debut in Pokemon Shuffle is the Legendary Pokemon Palkia. You have until October 19th to catch it.

Its counterpart Dialga makes a return in case you missed it the first time around. You have until October 12th to catch it.

Finally, don’t forget that the Latias Escalation Battle is still going on for another week.

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Update: The website was updated – it now looks like this:

ATLUS has tweeted something very mysterious in regards to the Shin Megami Tensei series. The official website for Shin Megami Tensei IV has now been updated with a gigantic question mark with text that translates to,  “In 15,000 tweets, a disaster will begin”.

What could this possibly mean? We may have a new Shin Megami Tensei game on the horizon, but the announcement will come quicker if we help get the message out there!

If you’re on Twitter and want to help ATLUS reach 15,000 tweets to reveal the mysterious new title, head to the site and click on the question mark! Alternatively, you can just click here to tweet it out.

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This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo

2. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive

3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

4. Skylanders Superchargers – Activision Blizzard

5. Splatoon – Nintendo

6. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo

7. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo

8. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Disney Interactive Studios

9. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo

10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo

2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

5. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo

6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

7. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

8. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo

9. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

10. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

STARWHAL – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Mario Sports Mix (Wii download software) – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00 until 15/10/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Whispering Willows – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.00

Wii U Virtual Console

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

Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (SNES) – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF 11.20

Dig Dug II (NES) – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF 7.00

Pocky & Rocky with Becky – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Download

3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

eShop Sales

Wii U

Citizens of Earth – €4.99 / £4.00 / CHF 8.00 until 22/10/2015. Regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF 16.80

Little Inferno – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 15/10/2015. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 13.99

3DS

Citizens of Earth – €4.99 / £4.00 / CHF 8.00 until 22/10/2015. Regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF 16.80

Retro City Rampage: DX – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.69 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.99

Secret Agent Files: Miami – €5.99 / £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Jewel Match 3 – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Funfair Party Games – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 29/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Permanent price drops

3DS

Toy Stunt Bike – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 4.20 (previously €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00)

Source: Nintendo PR

We went a long while without any news on Monster Strike 3DS, but now we’ve been getting updates pretty regularly. Famitsu shares even more about the game in its latest issue with a new preview.

First, below are details about some of Monster Strike 3DS’ different characters:

Ren Homura

– Has a forward facing and bright personality
– Though appears to be an average boy, has memories of having lived in a Divine Realm
– A protagonist of many mysteries

Aoi Mizusawa

– Ren’s classmate from childhood
– S weeks to reform her own group of monsters that had disbanded
– What does she have to do with Ren’s lost memories?

Oragon

– Self-proclaimed prince of the Monster Realm
– Travels with Ren, came from Sumaho
– Not much is known aside from being a child of dragons

Minami Wakaba

– An airheaded girl who loves her family cafe
– In the same class as Ren
– Always feels cold so dresses to stay warm

Akira Kagetsuki

– Ren’s classmate
– Was once a cool top member of the Strikers, but has recently been distant from the “Monster” group

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This month, Nintendo is bringing out the Animal Crossing amiibo cards Collectors Album in Europe. No such item has been announced for North America, but we’re hearing that Nintendo has started handing out something similar to fans.

Below you’ll find photos of the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer amiibo Card Collector’s Book. This has been given out to attendees at certain Nintendo events (like the GameStop event for Yoshi’s Woolly World this weekend). It holds 104 cards: 100 card slots and four extras.

As of now, the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer amiibo Card Collector’s Book is only available in the United States.

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Wolf Brew Games is still hard at work on Slain!, its new tribute to the gory hack and slash games of the ‘80s and ‘90s. The title now has a set date of December 9 on PC, though the console version won’t be coming until next year. On Wii U and other home systems, Slain! will be available in mid-late Q1 2016.

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

North America

Wii U

Shovel Knight – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – Amazon, GameStop
Guitar Hero Live – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Just Dance: Disney Party 2 – Amazon
Just Dance 2016 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – Amazon, GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Amazon, GameStop
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Best Buy
Star Fox Zero – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition – GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
Terraria – Amazon
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy

3DS

Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash – Amazon, GameStop
Shovel Knight – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Legacy (pre-order for launch edition) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – Amazon, GameStop
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack – Amazon, GameStop
Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – Amazon, GameStop
Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets – Amazon, GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Moco Moco Friends – Amazon
Yo-Kai Watch – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Stella Glow – Amazon, GameStop
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon, Best Buy
Final Fantasy Explorers – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Amazon
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon
Project X Zone 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Amazon, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Amazon
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
Zero Escape 3 – Amazon
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Console

Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL – GameStop (exclusive)
Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL with Tri Force Heroes – GameStop (exclusive)

amiibo bundles

Yoshi’s Woolly World with Yarn Yoshi – Amazon
Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash with Chibi-Robo amiibo – Amazon

Other

Super Mario Maker GamePad Protector (new) – Amazon

Canada

Wii U

Shovel Knight
Yoshi’s Woolly World
Just Dance Disney Party 2
Adventure Time Finn and Jake Investigations
Just Dance 2016
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Guitar Hero Live
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Devil’s Third
LEGO Marvel Avengers
Terraria
Mighty No. 9 Wii U

3DS

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack
Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Shovel Knight
Adventure Time Finn and Jake Investigations
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Moco Moco Friends
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Stella Glow
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Yo-kai Watch
The Legend of Legacy
LEGO Marvel Avengers
Project X Zone 2
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Fire Emblem Fates
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape 3

amiibo bundles

Yoshi’s Woolly World with Yarn Yoshi

Europe

Wii U

Shovel Knight
Just Dance: Disney Party 2
Just Dance 2016
Guitar Hero Live
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Xenoblade Chronicles X Limited Edition
Terraria
Mighty No.9
Star Fox Zero

3DS

Shovel Knight
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
Adventure Time Finn and Jake Investigations
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Terraria
Project X Zone 2

Consoles

Xenoblade Chronicles X Wii U bundle
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden New 3DS bundle
New Style Boutique 2 New 3DS bundle

amiibo bundle

Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash amiibo bundle

Xenoblade Chronicles X has been making regularly appearances at conventions as of late. We have two new videos showing off-screen videos from the English version of the game below.