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A number of New 3DS cover plates are coming to Europe on April 2, Nintendo announced today.

The lineup is made up of eight faceplates in total. There are designs for Pikachu, Kirby, and more. Each one is due out on April 2.

Nintendo wrote on Twitter today:

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The world in Xenoblade Chronicles X is huge. However, there are several ways that navigation can be made easier in the game.

We’ve already seen elements like the Hopper Camera and Navigation Ball. On the Xenoblade Chronicles X Twitter account, director Koh Kojima mentioned that there’s also an auto-run feature as well as skip travel.

He said:

It appears that the Hopper Camera and Navigation Ball have been well received. For straight movement, there’s an auto-run feature and of course, there’s also the skip travel. As a developer, however, I feel conflicted because I want you to travel leisurely and enjoy the various views and the enemy placement…This is a tricky point, isn’t it.

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This information comes from Nintendo UK’s director of marketing Shelly Pearce:

“We’re really pleased with how Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate have performed. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has significantly outperformed its predecessor and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D has debuted at the top spot in the individual format chart. We’ve also seen a strong start for the New 3DS and we’re looking forward to building this momentum.”

MCV notes that the launch of New 3DS caused the UK hardware market to rise 57 per cent week-on-week.

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. FIFA 13 – EA Sports
7. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
8. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive
10. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive

3DS

1. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo
2. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
6. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
9. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
10. Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay – GSP/Avanquest

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

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Update: Translation is below:

We’ll introduce some of the weapons you can use in battle.
This is called the “Splashooter”.
The strength, range, and firing-rate are well balanced and useful in a variety of situations.
It’s easy to use for just about everyone; you might even call it the standard weapon.

We’ll update this post with a translation a little later on. Stay tuned!

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Thanks to the official website, we have several character details for Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden. Read on below for some information about Goku and other characters in the game.

Goku

– Moves include x20 Kaio-ken Kamehameha and the Spirit Bomb
– Overall balanced character with nice reach with his attacks
– His speed helps him pull off combos in mid-air with ease

Vegeta

– Special attacks include his Final Flash and Galick Gun
– Uses speed and tricky movements
– Various combos as well

Teen Gohan

– Has excellent reach with his powerful dash attacks
– Can also use his Masenko attack and more
– Doesn’t sound like a combo-heavy character like Goku and Vegeta
– Has some surprising and powerful mid-ranged attacks that he can use to his advantage

Trunks (Future/Super)

– Attacks include Buster Flash and Buster Cannon
– Specializes at mid-ranged attacks like Gohan
– Aso has attacks that can help instantly close the distance between him and his opponents

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