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In light of yesterday’s news about the suspension of Areal’s Kickstarter campaign, West Games has issued a statement about the situation. You’ll find it in full below, which also reveals a new PayPal-centric campaign set up on the company’s own website. I suppose this saga won’t be ending anytime soon!

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

Software

1. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
2. Shovel Knight
3. Tomodachi Life
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
5. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
6. Metroid
7. Wario Land 2
8. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
9. Pokemon Dream Radar
10. SteamWorld Dig
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Mario Kart 7
13. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
14. Fire Emblem: Awakening
15. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
16. Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
17. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
18. One Piece: Unlimited World Red
19. Metal Torrent
20. The Legend of Zelda

Videos

1. Super Smash Bros. The Crest of Sword, Magic, and Flame
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire E3 2014 Trailer
3. Wario Wrecks E3
4. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Trailer
5. One Piece: Unlimited World Red Launch Trailer
6. Mario Kart 7 Video
7. Tomodachi Life feat. Christina, Shaq, Debby & Zendaya
8. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Midna and a Shackle
9. One Piece: Unlimited World Red Trailer
10. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
11. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Link and a Hylian Sword
12. Pokemon Art Academy E3 2014 Trailer
13. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Zelda and a Rapier
14. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Fi and a Goddess Blade
15. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Agitha and a Parasol
16. McDonald’s Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal
17. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Lana and the Book of Sorcery
18. Tomodachi Life feat. Zendaya
19. Tomodachi Life Direct 4/10/14
20. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Link and a Magic Rod

Source: 3DS eShop

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This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Trailer 3
Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Zelda and Baton
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Trailer
Internal Invasion Trailer 2
Mr. Driller 2 Trailer
Internal Invasion Trailer 3

3DS

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Trailer 3
Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Zelda and Baton
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Trailer
Strike Force Foxx Trailer

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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Three new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (GBA), BE BALL (PC Engine), Neutopia II (PC Engine), The Mysterious Murasame Castle (Famicom), and Otogiris? (Super Famicom) will be out on July 30.

Pricing is as follows:

Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge – 702 yen
BE BALL – 617 yen
Neutopia II – 617 yen
The Mysterious Murasame Castle – 514 yen
Otogiris? – 823 yen

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Amazon has Batman: Arkham Origins on sale for Wii U. The game is available for $14.99 at present.

Technically, this isn’t a massive deal as Origins seems to have dropped to a universal price point of $20. But that’s definitely one of the lower prices we’ve seen, let alone posted about here!

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