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Parking Star 3D will be hitting the North American 3DS eShop on May 8, Circle Entertainment has confirmed. There’s no word on the game’s European release date at this time.

Check out the game intro for Parking Star 3D below:

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Retailers are now starting to take pre-orders for the Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle – just announced today. You can reserve the package on either GameStop or Best Buy.

The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set comes with a 32GB Wii U console, copy of Mario Kart 8, red Mario Wii Wheel accessory, and a red Mario Wii Remote Plus controller. You can also nab a free digital copy of New Super Mario Bros. U, Pikmin 3, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or Wii Party U by registering Mario Kart 8 on Club Nintendo before July 31.

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Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. plans to bring the Yo-Kai Watch (guess we’ll be using that title from here on out… maybe) anime to the Americas. No word yet on when it will be debuting, but the company is said to be “seeking both broadcast and merchandising partners in these geographic markets.” Hopefully Level-5 will, in turn, bring over its Yo-Kai Watch games.

Check out the official announcement for the Yo-Kai Watch anime below.

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Several details have come in for Pokemon Art Academy. For the information summary, continue on below.

– Learn how to draw Pokemon
– Learn art fundamentals and techniques
– Attend a school that teaches you how to draw Pokemon
– Start out by learning how to draw simple Pokemon
– Gradually learn to draw more challenging creatures
– Over 40 lessons
– The game will hold your hand and start you out with easy lessons on how to draw Pokemon, such as putting together simple shapes and following examples
– “Redo” functions included
– Unlock tougher lessons such as the Voltorb course that teaches you about shading and lighting
– Another lesson: Jirachi that teaches you to draw with a three-dimensional impression
– Comes with various supplies
– Pencils can be used for sketches and making thin lines
– Outline pens allow you to color over lines without any problems
– Markers and paint to bring out color and a bit of realism to your Pokemon drawings
– Pastels and sprays included
– Free Paint: put everything you’ve learned from your lessons to use
– Over 100 Pokemon you can use for references
– Use pictures you take with the 3DS camera
– Completed drawings can be kept in your album that gives them the form of Pokemon cards
– Can send them to friends or share them on Miiverse as well

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Bob Hoskins, known for his role as Mario in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, has passed away. Hoskins was 71 years-old. Aside from working on on the Super Mario Bros. movie, Hoskins starred in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Long Good Friday, Brazil, Mona Lisa, and Mermaids.

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Thisw eek’s GameStop ad has gone live. There aren’t too many highlights, as most items advertised are standard prices. On the bright side, Shin Megami Tensei IV has received a permanent price drop to $30.

Here’s the ad in full:

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment – 145,029 / NEW
2. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – 80,523 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 43,136 / NEW
4. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 15,654 / 320,489
5. [PS3] Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z: Jigoku-hen – 12,240 / 186,396
6. [WIU] NES Remix 1+2 – 11,079 / NEW
7. [PSV] BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma – 10,709 / NEW
8. [PSV] Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z: Jigoku-hen – 8,678 / 154,669
9. [3DS] Ace Attorney 123: Wright Selection – 6,473 / 33,398
10. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 6,444 / 204,498
11. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 6,326 / 559,903
12. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 6,001 / 4,040,630
13. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – 5,926 / 18,241
14. [PS3] Sengoku Musou 4 – 5,392 / 218,011
15. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – 4,858 / 36,185
16. [PS3] Monster Hunter Frontier GG – 4,689 / NEW
17. [3DS] MapleStory: The Girl’s Fate – 4,203 / NEW
18. [PS3] Harem Tengoku da to Omottara Yandere Jigoku Datta – 4,101 / NEW
19. [PS3] Muv-Luv Photon flowers – 4,090 / NEW
20. [WIU] Just Dance Wii U – 4,000 / 33,934

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