Nintendo Everything

Some of the first reviews for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call went live earlier today. For a roundup of early verdicts, check out the roundup below.

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
Destructoid – 8 / 10
USgamer – 4 / 5
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
GameSpot – 8 / 10
Game Informer – 8 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 9 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Shacknews – 7 / 10

Update (9/11): Now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Capcom has announced the Monster Hunter 4 Collector’s Edition, which will be available for the game’s launch next year.

The package contains a copy of the game, Gore Magala figure, Felyne wearing Gore Magala armor pin, monster icon lanyard, cleaning cloth, and supply item box.

Pricing for the collector’s edition is set at $59.99. You can pre-order the package here.

Read past the break for a full overview of each item in the collector’s edition. Images can be found below.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August 2014. The results can be found below.

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U)
6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One)
8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
9. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)

You can find more details from this month’s NPD report over on GamesBeat.

The 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. has a special mode called Smash Run. It does support local play, but the mode doesn’t work online.

That confirmation comes straight from Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. While Japanese magazine Famitsu recently indicated that Smash Run can be experienced over the Internet, Sakurai told one fan on Twitter that this was a mistake.

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Update: Best Buy has now opened pre-orders for the Smash Bros. systems: blue and red.

GameStop has now started to take pre-orders for the new 3DS XL systems revealed today. These include the Smash Bros. Editions, NES Edition, and Persona Q Edition.

Links to each are posted below:

Smash Bros. Edition (blue)
Smash Bros. Edition (red)
NES Edition
Persona Q Edition

We only have GameStop links at the moment, though the NES and Persona Q systems will be exclusive to the retailer. If other stores open pre-orders for the Smash Bros. versions, we’ll add them in.

Arrow Time U is due out on the North American Wii U eShop next Thursday, developer XenoHorizon has confirmed. Pricing is set at $1.99.

XenoHorizon announced on Twitter earlier this week:

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