Nintendo is continuing its partnership with McDonalds for a new set of toys. Mario, Peach, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Toad, and Yoshi – all based on Mario Kart 8 – will be a part of the “Next Happy Meal”. That means we should be seeing these toys in early July.

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Firebrand Games is developing WRC 2014 for 3DS, iOS, and Android. Bigben will be publishing.

Check out an official overview of the game below:

The Official WRC 2014 game only on Nintendo 3DS, iOS and Android. All the official WRC 2014 content: – 13 rallies in 13 countries – 17 drivers across 7 teams – 4 WRC vehicle manufacturers and 18 car liveries – 60+ total special stages to compete within 2 primary game modes The game is developed by Firebrand, the Specialist in partnership with WRC Promoter. Q4 2014 Release.

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E3 attendance is up slightly year-over-year. According to the Entertainment Software Association, 48,900 attendees appeared at the 2014 expo. That’s up a tiny bit from last year’s count of 48,200.

Although attendance grew, the amount of exhibitors shrunk, dipping from 230 in 2013 to 200 this year.

ESA president Michael Gallagher said in a statement:

“The video game industry’s explosive growth and technological innovation were front and center at E3 2014. Video games are the most innovative and engaging force driving our culture and entertainment experiences the world over. Congratulations to our incredibly creative members, partners, exhibitors, and the hundreds of millions of gamers who engaged with the show online and through social media.”

As was confirmed yesterday, E3 2015 will take place between June 16 and June 18.

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Like previous entries in the series, Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley won’t offer same-sex marriages. However, Natsume has suggested that this is something that could be included in future titles.

Joystiq spoke with a couple of folks at Natsume and was told the following:

“It’s obviously something that we’re going to look into as we continue the Harvest Moon series. We’re going to look into all aspects of it.” – Graham Markay, Vice President of Operations

“We always listen very carefully to fans’ voices. Fan voices, media voices. We know what the fans are looking for. We are always carefully listening to fans’ voices.” – Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume

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A few details (and images) have come in for the upcoming Fatal Frame movie. You can find the latest content below.

– Story is set at a school dorm located in an occluded mountain town
– A young girl Aya lives here
– Aya keeps to herself in her room
– However, one day an incident occurred on campus…
– Students begin to disappear one by one
– It wasn’t long until they discovered their dead bodies, after they’ve drowned
– Before their disappearance, it was said that they heard Aya’s voice after looking at a photograph
– Her voice would tell them “please, lift my curse…”
– On the photograph was a girl who looked just like Aya
– A classmate by the name Michi steps in to investigate the matter, as she felt a strange suspicion that Aya had something to do with the incident
– After visiting Aya’s dorm room, she finds it completely locked shut
– Rumors began circulating that Aya was the culprit of a curse that only affects girls—the midnight curse
– Michi eventually began to feel the effects of the curse
– One day, out of nowhere, the real Aya suddenly shows up in front of her
– Out on September 26

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Natsume has confirmed a pair of new titles for the 3DS Virtual Console. Lufia: The Legend Returns and Harvest Moon 2 GBC will both be making their way to the eShop sometime in the future.

Natsume shared the news on Twitter just a little while ago:

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In Japan, Nintendo set up a campaign in which 3DS XL owners can choose from from a selection of recommended software as a free download. The lineup for August has now been confirmed. Consumers will be able to choose from Yoshi’s New Island, Mario Kart 7, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Super Mario 3D Land, Fantasy Life Link (the updated version of Fantasy Life), and Shin Megami Tensei IV.

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The Seattle Times has put up a massive interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. There’s quite a lot of important topics, so we’ve included a good part of the interview below. You can find The Seattle Times’ full article here.

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