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The Dr. Mario amiibo may have some sort of functionality within Splatoon. Nintendo’s website lists the figure as being compatible.

There are two possibilities here: either the listing is a mistake, or the Dr. Mario will in fact work with Splatoon. We should know soon enough!

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

Battleminer’s new update has gone live in Europe. The patch adds multiplayer, animals, and New 3DS support.

Check out a trailer for the update below.

When Battleminer’s update is live in North America, we’ll be sure to let you know.

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 26,738
New 3DS LL – 22,183
Vita – 21,584
New 3DS – 8,242
Wii U – 7,486
PS3 – 5,743
3DS LL – 2,256
3DS – 1,893
Xbox One – 902
Vita TV – 672

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 45,446
Vita – 26,324
New 3DS LL – 18,823
New 3DS – 7,290
Wii U – 6,698
PS3 – 6,652
3DS – 2,883
3DS LL – 2,233
Vita TV – 708
Xbox One – 250

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 121,219 / NEW
2. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 109,200 / NEW
3. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 56,923 / NEW
4. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 23,279 / 162,577
5. [PS4] Bloodborne – 22,610 / 175,177
6. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 22,146 / 119,508
7. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 21,582 / NEW
8. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 15,995 / 92,854
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 15,880 / 73,100
10. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 14,945 / 69,252
11. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 19,940 / 77,137
12. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 14,410 / 103,488
13. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 11,211 / 66,833
14. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 10,546 / 57,238
15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 10,439 / 2,573,917
16. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 10,264 / 65,354
17. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 10,035 / 103,100
18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 8,709 / 2,587,345
19. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future – 8,311 / 43,726
20. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus – 8,297 / 52,845

International StreetPass Week will begin on April 16, Nintendo has announced.

3DS owners who participate will be able to obtain a free Home Menu theme, along with a special Mii for Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata. Simply visit a Nintendo Zone location to join in on the festivities.

Full details about International StreetPass Week can be found below. The event will last through April 27.

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Nintendo has released a new update for Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., which was announced during last week’s Nintendo Direct. Version 1.1.0 has one purpose: to speed up alien movement while enemy turns are taking place.

Note that the update takes up 27 blocks of space.

If you’re interested in checking out the official patch notes, read on below (or check out the graphic above).

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There are a bunch of additional themes out now in Japan. The lineup includes Nikki, AFTERSCHOOL, U-KISS, Apprentice Witch and Fluffy Friends, Sesame Street, Gale Rabbit Maru, Steel Empire and Order Land. You can find footage of the latest themes above.