Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi has shared more about the game on the official Japanese Twitter account. He spoke about art designers Takayuki Yanase and Kouichi Mugitani as well as the title’s Dolls.

First, here’s Takahashi on Yanase:

“Mr. Yanase is a well-known designer that has worked on Gundam 00 among other things. The concept for the Dolls in this project was that one single convertible frame be able to transform into several vehicles, so I asked for his help, knowing that he would be able to realize that [concept]. If I recall correctly, I asked for his help around the time that Kotobukiya announced its new plastic model “Frame Arms Series.”

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We’ve heard talk of SteamWorld Heist coming to 3DS and Wii U in the past. But today, Image & Form made it official.

The exact order of SteamWorld Heist’s launch is currently undecided. Image & Form is planning a “staggered release strategy, meaning we’ll bring Heist to one (maybe two) of the platforms on day one, then release it for the next platform, etc.”

On another note, SteamWorld Heist will be localized into various languages.

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Zen Pinball 2’s South Park tables are coming to Wii U next week, Zen Studios has announced. The content will be available starting on December 11.

Here’s an overview of the two tables:

South Park: Super-Sweet Pinball brings players to the quiet mountain town of South Park to play alongside Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman. Meet up with more beloved characters from the show, including Wendy, Jimmy, Timmy, Chef, Mr. Garrsion, Mr. Hankey and even ManBearPig. Experience events from the series like Cartman’s probe, track down ManBearPig and venture to the mysterious land to the north – Canada!

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Club Nintendo Europe now has 8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper. The reward, which costs 2,000 stars, was added in today. An order can be placed here.

The 8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper features two pieces of wrapping paper – one blue, one red. Each measures 60cm x 84cm and is decorated with a classic Mario design in a metallic finish.

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Update: The “Master Quest” portion of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is actually planned worldwide. You’ll notice that some of the locations include Boston and even Japan.

Plus, we now have Nintendo’s North American announcement – find that after the break. We learn that Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Majora’s Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – Master Quest is kicking off in Europe next year.

Nintendo just announced the news through a message published on its Twitter account a short while ago.

For the full lineup of dates, check out this link.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U appears to be causing major issues for some users.

Players have encountered error code 160-0103, which may be caused by the game’s update data. The error seems to occur at random points though some say it happens after playing For Glory and booting the Wii U again.

Error code 160-0103 may stem from update data created by Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. While all other parts of the console can be accessed, the real trouble begins when launching Smash or the Data Management page.

Opening the latter results in error code 160-1710. After seeing this code, Wii U owners have encountered issues like complete Wii U memory wipes and bricked systems.

Those who came across the original error are apparently advised to format their systems. However, they’re then presented with the second error code with no option but to send in their console to Nintendo.

Despite all of these issues, Nintendo is said to be working on a fix.

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