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Bumping this to the top! For those who are seeing annoying/redirecting ads on mobile, if possible, please send us screenshot of the ad(s) in question (preferably via email), and/or link to URLs where the redirects go. It’ll assist us in getting to the bottom of things. Thanks!

Our mobile site has been up for a short time now. For the most part, people seem pleased with it, but there are definitely a few things that need to be addressed. We’ve been looking at all feedback and will improve the mobile site as soon as possible.

There seem to be two points in particular that we need to tackle. First, there are those who want an option to visit the site normally on Wii U. The second is that some type of ads are causing the page to not appear properly. There are some smaller things we hope to tackle like the display of the page for iPads in landscape mode, and adding a favicon.

Have any of you experienced any other issues? Is there anything else you’d like to see on the mobile site? Let us know in the comments or via email.

On a slightly related note, I’m curious about how everyone feels about our ad situation at present – particularly on the mobile site. I’ve heard about a couple of issues pertaining to ads that shouldn’t be appearing, and others that are causing redirects. I’m wondering if these are isolated issues or part of a larger problem since I haven’t experienced anything on my end. I’d like to get to the bottom of it either way.

In any case, if you have feedback of any sort – be it the mobile site, ads, or anything else – get in touch! We’re easy to reach. Well, when my email isn’t broken anyway!

An unfortunately truncated Game of the Month for January because the holidays left us a bit lazy and unworkable, but we’re here nonetheless and we’ve got a truly wonderful game for you: WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgame$!. Released back in 2003 for the GBA, it has spawned plenty of sequels on many different platforms using many different gimmicks, so we’ve tasked our staff writers– Vincent, Kira, Jonathan, Patrick, and Scott– to shed some light on the series as a whole, their thoughts on it, or any other interesting things they might be able to pull out related to the game or its development.

We don’t have a concrete schedule for you, but here’s a short list of some of what you’ll be seeing on the site over the weeks of January:

– Vincent with “A History of WarioWare”
– Scott with “WarioWare’s Characters and the Minigames Behind Them”
– Podcast Gang with “Why is WarioWare so Wonderful?”
– Patrick with “WarioWare’s Heritage on 64DD”

The first article will be going up tonight, with all the rest coming over the course of the month.

Do you like writing and have something interesting you’d like to share about WarioWare? Email us using the “Contact Us” form with your idea and we may select you to have an article published on the website as part of our Game of the Month feature!

When Shigeru Miyamoto is interviewed, he generally talks about games. That definitely makes sense given how he’s one of the most important people at Nintendo.

This month’s issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream did something interesting though. A good portion of the discussion focused on the more personal-side of things. Nintendo Dream asked about Miyamoto about food, animals, and more.

Check out our translation below:

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The amiibo design for Ike underwent some changes compared to the initial reveal. As shown above, there’s a noticeable difference between the prototype version and the final design. I guess that was to be expected!

Thanks to Shinun for the tip.

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Tales of Zestiria, Persona 5, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Bravely Second are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 18 and December 24.

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Most games these days tend to offer some form of downloadable content. But in the case of The Legend of Legacy, there are no such plans.

Director Masataka Matsuura told Inside Games (as translated by Siliconera):

“There won’t be a single piece of DLC. That’s pretty rare nowadays. I didn’t want to allocate any of our development budget to that. We’re going with the philosophy of simply focusing on the game as a whole.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Inside Games asked if The Legend of Legacy will have something like a New Game+ mode, where enemies get tougher after beating the game. Matsuura said in response:

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Kirby and The Rainbow Curse – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Party 10 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

SpongeBob HeroPants (new) – Amazon
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Amazon, GameStop
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Collector’s Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Amiibo

Meta Knight – Best Buy
Sonic – Best Buy, GameStop
Toon Link – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sheik – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Shulk – GameStop (exclusive)
Mega Man – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bowser – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
King Dedede – King Dedede, Best Buy, GameStop
Ike – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

How about this for a custom stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. One fan has gone out of his way to replicate Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime! The results are rather impressive, don’t you think?

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Lufia: The Legend Returns is due out on the North American 3DS Virtual Console this week, Natsume has announced. The game will be available starting on January 15.

Natsume wrote on Twitter today:

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Gauntlet DS was a strange project. The game seemed to be finished, but it was never widely released. Now you can at least see some extensive footage and learn about some interesting history through the videos below!

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