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Splatoon’s Rainmaker mode is launching this weekend, Nintendo has announced. It’s arriving tomorrow evening in North America (7 PM PT / 10 PM ET), and Saturday morning in Europe.

Watch a brief introduction of Rainmaker below.

Eurogamer recently spoke with Xbox boss Phil Spencer. When the site asked if exclusive games are needed to sell hardware and pointed out the Wii U should be selling more if that’s the case, Spencer responded:

On the Wii U, I think people downplay how many units they’ve sold. I’ve got a Wii U, I think there’s some great games on there. I think Splatoon’s a really nice game and I don’t think there’s a first-party out there that has the strength of IP that Nintendo has. They’re always a beacon to me when I look at what it means to build a first-party portfolio of products, they’ve done a great job.

This isn’t the first time Spencer has praised Nintendo. Back in January 2014, he also spoke about the company’s franchises with high regard.

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Capcom has released the fifth Randst Magazine for The Great Ace Attorney in Japan. This features Asougi art, voice, and beta music, another Iris/Holmes doll theme, episode 3 commentary, and another short.

A few photos of the new DLC for The Great Ace Attorney are in the gallery below.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Wind-up Knight 2 – $7.50

Wii Download for Wii U

Pandora’s Tower – $19.99

3DS Retail

Garfield Kart – $29.99
Paddington: Adventures in London – $29.99

3DS Download

Best of Arcade Games – Air Hockey – $9.99
Best of Arcade Games – Bubble Buster – $9.99
Brave Tank Hero – $4.99

3DS Demo

I Love My Dogs

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– 3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Murder on the Titanic (Nintendo 3DS) and Suspension Railroad Simulator (Wii U) from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Bombing Bastards (Wii U), Spot the Differences: Party! (Wii U) and Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Nintendo 3DS) from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.

Wii U

– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 13.
– Blocky Bot and Paper Monsters Recut from Mobot Studios are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and more titles from Nordic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Stone Shire is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on October 1.

3DS

– Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld is 50 percent off (reduced from $10 to $5) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.
– Alien on the Run, Undead Storm Nightmare and Jump Trials Supreme from G-style are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Nano Assault EX is 25 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Van Helsing Sniper Zx100 is 47 percent off (reduced from $6.66 to $3.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.

Activities

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – Get Shiny Rayquaza with Dragon Ascent – Soar into battle with Shiny Rayquaza, available now via the Nintendo Network. This Shiny Rayquaza is not only rare, it is also amazingly powerful. Shiny Rayquaza knows the Dragon Ascent move, which allows it to Mega Evolve and dominate its opponents. This Shiny Rayquaza will be available via Nintendo Network until Sept. 14, so don’t miss this limited opportunity! For more details, go to Pokemon.com/Rayquaza.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Second Star” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Second Star” tournament runs Aug. 14 through Aug. 17. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Pokémon Shuffle Summer Special – Buy Jewels and Get Six More Free! – Now until Aug. 16, when you purchase six or more Jewels in the Pokémon Shuffle game with your Nintendo eShop funds, you’ll be eligible for a one-time gift of six additional Jewels for free. For more details, head to http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/a-deal-on-pokemon-shuffle-jewels.

Art Academy: Home Studio Art Contest – It’s not too late to enter the Art Academy: Home Studio art contest for your chance to win a $20 Nintendo eShop Card! Upload a time-lapse video of your work to YouTube using the “Recordings” feature in the game and tweet us @NintendoAmerica with a link to your video and the hashtags #ContestEntry and #NintendoArtContest until Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. PT. Check here to view a video about the contest.

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The Great Ace Attorney has been out in Japan for a couple of weeks now. Recently, an official character poll was conducted where fans could vote on their favorites. Capcom has now published the results – the most popular character is Kazuma Asougi, a close friend of main character Naruhodou Ryuunosuke, who himself only came in fourth. Second place is claimed by Sherlock Holmes and Barok Van Zieks, the rival prosecutor of this game, placed third. Check out the full results in the gallery below.

There is still no word on a Western release date for this game. Hopefully we’ll hear about it soon.

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IGN has more footage from More Mega Man Legacy Collection showing the new challenge mode. Check it out below.

Capcom has released another batch of screenshots from Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Find them in the gallery below.

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
2. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Splatoon
4. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
5. Super Mario 64
6. Cube Life: Island Survival
7. Child of Light
8. Super Mario World
9. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
10. Paper Mario
11. Kirby Squeak Squad
12. Super Mario Bros. 3
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. Xeodrifter
15. Journey of a Special Average Balloon
16. EarthBound
17. Donkey Kong 64
18. Golden Sun: The Lost Age
19. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
20. Mario Kart 8

Videos

1. Super Mario Maker E3 2015 Trailer
2. Happy Birthday Kirby Trailer
3. Disney Infinity 3.0 Announcement Trailer
4. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
5. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
6. Splatoon Squid Strats Trailer
7. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer
8. Freedom Planet E3 Trailer
9. Splatoon Direct 5/7/15
10. Badland: Game of the Year Edition Trailer
11. Legend of Kay Anniversary Trailer
12. Splatoon Tower Control Trailer
13. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer 2
14. Skylanders SuperChargers E3 Trailer
15. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
16. Introducing amiibo
17. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
18. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
19. Splatoon amiibo Trailer
20. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One

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Wind-up Knight 2 is launching on the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow. Interestingly, it appears that a New 3DS port is in the works as well. Some off-screen footage is posted below.

Unity 5 is being used as a base for the engine’s support on New 3DS. There have been plans to offer a beta to developers this summer, and have titles on the eShop by the end of this year.

Here’s a recording of an event held about the New 3DS at Unite Europe 2015 late last month:

Thanks to Brian and josemmmejia for the tip.

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Bandai Namco might be working on its third Taiko no Tatsujin for Wii U. A new domain name on the publisher’s Japanese website, which should be updated once an official announcement is made.

You may recall that Taiko no Tatsujin Tokumori was leaked in a similar manner. Soon after its domain name was discovered, Bandai Namco unveiled the title.

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