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Mixi issued a new batch of screenshots and art from Monster Strike on 3DS today. We’ve gathered up the images below.

Unseen64’s Liam Robertson has once again uncovered some fascinating details about cancelled and unreleased games. This time, he’s covering Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Curse, a cancelled Game Boy Color game. Robertson reveals that, while the game was cancelled and never released on the GBC, it would eventually become Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge, which was released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003. Grunty’s Curse contained an alternate storyline and levels that weren’t present in the GBA version. Make sure to read the full article here and check out the video below.

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Check out some screenshots of the games being released this week on the European eShop:

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Nintendo various European websites, such as nintendo.co.uk, got a redesign today. It’s not a huge departure from the previous design, but it’s still notable. Naturally, since the service has ended, there’s no longer a link to Club Nintendo on the site (although you can sign up for a newsletter here – once Club Nintendo’s successor has been announced, Nintendo will send you an e-mail).

For the first time since the list’s inception in 2001, Nintendo is not part of the world’s top 100 brands. Interbrand, the company compiling the list, looks at the financial performances of companies and how their brands contributed to that and how they are expected to contribute in the future.

Interbrand Japan CEO Yuki Wada said that the reason Nintendo didn’t make the list was because of the company’s failure to keep up with the changes in people’s lives, as evidenced by the fact that they only decided to start releasing smartphone games this year.

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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

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

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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