Tomonobu Itagaki is continuing to share a few details about Devil’s Third over on his Facebook page. Here’s a roundup of the latest information:

– Devil’s Third meaning has to do with music
– Might be referring to a “tritone,” a musical interval composed of three whole tunes or six half tones
– This is colloquially sometimes referred to as “The Devil’s Interval”
– Unknown right now if this is what he meant

On whether Devil’s Third will feature both a single and multiplayer campaign:

“We made this game for single play (campaign) and online online multiplay gamers. ‘Cuz I know I have to respond to expectations by both gamers. So, in fact, we invested double amount of resources than general development in this industry, to accomplish to develop this game. I can’t show you specific length of single play mode, ‘cuz we’re still tuning this game. But you can estimate the total length of single play mode, by my saying above.”

Itagaki also said that the specs for Devil’s Third, which includes framerate and resolution, are still being worked on.

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Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is launching for Wii U next week. Today, WayForward confirmed that the game will be available on December 25 in North America.

Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse previously released for 3DS back in late October.

Like the 3DS release, Shantae will cost $19.99 on Nintendo’s home console. Here’s a look at the Wii U features:

• HD character portraits by Mega Man developer IntiCreates
• Off-TV play
• Classic Controller Pro and Wii U Pro Controller support
• Unlockable Pirate-Mode
• Multiple endings
• Epic original soundtrack by Jake “Virt” Kaufman

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This week’s issue of Famitsu reveals a new DLC quest for Final Fantasy Explorers. By purchasing the magazine, players will receive a code to unlock the quest. The Lance of Kain – a special weapon resembling the one used by Kain in Final Fantasy IV – will be awarded to those who gather all materials.

It was previously revealed that another quest can be unlocked through a code included in the latest issue of the Final Fantasy Magazine. This nets players the Chocobo Hammer upon completion.

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FuRyu is working on Future Card Buddyfight for the 3DS. No details have been shared at present, but you can find a teaser site here.

For those unaware, Future Card Buddyfight started out as a card game. An anime based on the franchise aired in Japan this year.

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Another scan for Another One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X has popped up online, confirming new Nintendo costumes for the game through amiibo. They are as follows:

Nami – Wii Fit Trainer
Franky – Donkey Kong
Brook – Marth
Chopper – Kirby
Usopp – Yoshi
Nico Robin – Samus

Bandai Namco will kick off amiibo support for One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X sometime this winter.

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The Virtual Console ratings just keep on rolling in. First up is Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX, which has been rated in Australia and should be coming to Wii U as a Virtual Console download. Donkey Kong Land has also been rated by the ESRB in North America – look out for that one on 3DS soon.

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Grezzo was the main developer behind The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. So it only makes sense that the studio would be put in charge of Majora’s Mask 3D as well.

Most people expected that this was the case, though now we have an official confirmation.  A rating from Australia lists Grezzo as the developer of Majora’s Mask 3D.

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There’s been some vague talk about the possibility of Gunman Clive 2 hitting this year, but it now officially looks like the game will launch in 2015. Creator Bertil Hörberg took to Twitter today and confirmed that his title passed the final lot check testing in North America, but it’s too late for it to release this year. Gunman Clive 2 will now likely arrive simultaneously in both North America and Europe sometime in 2015.

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