A new Nintendo 3DS Direct will be held tomorrow, the company has announced. Thus far, it’s for Japan only.

The Nintendo 3DS Direct will be held at 8 PM Japan time (7 AM ET, 4 AM PT). You can find the official page here.

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The recently reported Limited Edition SteelBook set to release for both upcoming games was exciting enough, but now we are discovering more goodies for European Pokemon fans.

Pre-orders of the Limited Edition SteelBook from the official Nintendo UK Store will receive:

Pokemon Alpha Saphire – Miniature representation of Primal Kyogre

Pokemon Omega Ruby – Miniature representation of Primal Groudon

Those pre-ordeing from GAME as a standalone release will receive also Legendary figurines.

Pre-orders at ShopTo will receive a 2D keychain of Torchic.

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Nintendo has announced a special release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire in Europe.

As a special collectible for fans at launch, the Limited Edition SteelBook software bundles will be available, where copies of the games are packaged in their standalone casing and presented alongside limited edition metallic cases displaying Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. These two Pokemon meet face to face in an iconic artwork covering the inside of the casing for both games.

The Pokemon Omega Ruby Limited Edition SteelBook and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire Limited Edition SteelBook software bundles can be pre-ordered at GAME and the Official Nintendo UK Store now while supplies last.

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Theatrhythm producer Ichiro Hazama stated in an interview with German website Planet3DS recently that he’d like to see the Theatrhythm formula brought in to other franchises. Curtain Call will be the last in the series to feature Final Fantasy music and he’s looking for potential avenues for the future of the series. Here’s the quote:

From my personal view, I really like what we’ve created here – the Threatrhythm series and the type of game. And yes, even though this is the end of Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, I really don’t want to bring the Theatrhythm series as a whole to an end. Obviously I don’t have anything we can announce at the moment but we really would like to move out and go into other titles. So you can certainly expect something from Theatrhythm like that in the future.

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Today’s Super Smash Bros. 3DS screenshot gives us a new look at character customization. Take a look below:

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Update: We’ll just throw this in as well as opposed to making a new post. werejack is claiming that two new Wii U bundles for North America – LEGO City: Undercover and New Super Mario Bros. U – are also on the way.

Earlier this month, Nintendo announced a special Smash Bros.-themed 3DS XL for Europe. A similar system has yet to be confirmed for North America, though it’s possible that we’ll be hearing something in September.

Twitter user “werejack” claims that Nintendo has something planned for the states as well, but “it might be different from the Europe one.” He suggests that the North American Smash Bros. 3DS XL will be “bluer.”

We normally wouldn’t post this sort of conjecture, but werejack actually leaked news of the Zelda: Wind Waker HD Wii U bundle, black 3DS XL, and red/blue Pokemon 3DS XL systems prior to their announcements last year. Hopefully werejack’s latest tweets are accurate as well!

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Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii featured a quest log that could quickly become very long and intimidating for some players. For the game’s successor, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Monolith Soft is looking to make “a much more user-friendly experience”.

Executive producer Tetsuya Takahashi told EDGE this month that in the Wii U game, “objectives and relevant people will be displayed on the map.” Monolith Soft is also implementing “a number of other features to help with quests”.

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Shovel Knight
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Tomodachi Life
4. Pokemon Dream Radar
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
6. Metroid
7. Demon King Box
8. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
10. Gunman Clive
11. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
12. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
13. The Legend of Zelda
14. Dr. Mario Express
15. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
16. Wario Land 2
17. Mario Kart 7
18. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
19. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
20. Zelda: Oracle of Ages

Videos

1. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Trailer
2. Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8 DLC Trailer
3. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic and Flame
4. Hyrule Warriors Direct 8/4/14
5. Mario Kart 8 From the Pit Ep. 2
6. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Ganondorf and a Great Sword
7. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – E3 2014 Trailer
8. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Usurper King Zant and Scimitar
9. Demon King Box Trailer
10. BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma Trailer
11. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
12. Mario Kart 8 – From the Pit: Episode 1
13. Mario Kart 7 Video
14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer
15. Super Smash Bros. Challenger From the Shadows
16. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trailer
17. Nintendo Minute – Tomodachi Life
18. Nintendo Treehouse Live: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
19. Best Games of Summer on Nintendo 2DS
20. Tappingo 2 E3 2014 Trailer

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Bandai Namco’s lineup for the 2014 Tokyo Game Show is in. It’s as follows:

Console Games

Ace Combat Infinity (PS3) – trailer
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PS Vita) – trailer
Dragon Ball Xenoverse (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3) – playable, trailer
Godzilla (PS3) – playable, trailer
Gundam Breaker 2 (PS3, PS Vita) – playable, trailer
Haikyuu!! Tsunagu! Itadaki no Keshiki!! (3DS) – trailer
Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live! (PS Vita) – playable, trailer
The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order (PS Vita) – playable, trailer
M3 The Dark Metal: Mission Memento Mori (PS Vita) – trailer
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation (PS3) – trailer
The Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin (3DS) – trailer
Soulcalibur: Lost Swords (PS3) – trailer
Super Hero Generation (PS3, PS Vita) – trailer
Tales of the World: Reve Unitia (3DS) – playable, trailer
Tales of Zestiria (PS3) – playable, trailer
And more…

Family Area Console Games

Aikatsu! 365-hi no Idol Days (3DS) – playable, trailer
Disc Wars: Avengers Ultimate Heroes (3DS) – trailer
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (3DS0 – playable, trailer
Fujiko F. Fujio Characters: Daishuugou! SF Dotabata Party (Wii U, 3DS) – playale, trailer
Happiness Charge Precure! Kawarun Collection (3DS) – playable, trailer
Majin Bone: Jikan to Kuukan no Majin (3DS) – playable, trailer
Nazotoki Battle Tore! Densetsu no Makyuu o Fukkatsu Saseyo! (3DS) – playable, trailer
One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X (3DS) – playable, trailer
Guruguru Tamagocchi! (3DS) – playable, trailer
Tenkai Knight: Brave Battle (3DS) – playable, trailer
And more…

You can find Bandai Namco’s TGS site here. There will be live streams throughout the show.

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Neptune Interactive has announced a new strategy title called “The Castle Game” for Wii U and PlayStation 4.

Here’s a brief overview:

The Castle Game is a single player experience where the focus is on defensive gameplay. The player is able to build their own castle and defend against waves of enemies. Defensive structures like walls, towers, gatehouses with burning oil, and traps can be built. These structures can be manned by archers, knights, mercenaries, catapults, sorceresses, ballistae.

The Castle Game is inspired by the likes of Warcraft, Game of Thrones, and Lord of the Rings. “It’s not a typical tower defense,” Neptune says. “The maps will be designed to give a different experience. We’ll have control point capture, sandbox, and other types of maps.”

The Castle Game will be available in February 2015. It will be playable at PAX Prime 2015 this week.

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