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Today’s European Nintendo Download report confirmed temporary price drops for various Teyon titles. The company has now followed up with an official announcement, revealing that the same sales will be valid in North America as well.

Below you’ll find a full roundup of discounts valid between February 20 and March 6:

– Bird Mania Christmas 3D: NOW $/€0.99 (was $/€1.99)
– Robot Rescue 3D: NOW $/€0.99 (was $/€2.99)
– Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D: NOW $/€2.99 (was $/€4.99)
– Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D: NOW $/€2.99 (was $/€4.99)
– Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D: NOW €0.99 (was €1.99)*
*European Nintendo eShop only
– Crazy Chicken: Pirates 3D: NOW $0.99 (was $1.99)**
**American Nintendo eShop only

Activision has officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, set to release on various formats in June.

Here’s the game’s official overview:

Serving as a follow-up to both the upcoming TRANSFORMERS live-action film and Activision’s TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON titles, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK jumps worlds and factions as it weaves the tale of the hunt for an ancient relic as powerful as the Matrix of Leadership – the Dark Spark. Players will be able to switch between the heroes of the noble AUTOBOTS and the nefarious DECEPTICONS throughout the single-player campaign. Similar to High Moon Studios’CYBERTRON entries in the highly regarded series, gameplay features nimble, fast-paced running-and-gunning combat paired with traversal and vehicle action across open battlefields for large-scale, dynamic conflicts.

Rise of the Dark Spark will feature the return of Escalation – a wave-based, survival-style gameplay mode that supports up to four players online cooperatively. Players will also find new, upgradeable defense systems, recognizable adversaries, and even more playable characters from past and present.

Developer Edge of Reality has also included a new leveling system so that progress is unified in single-player and multiplayer. “Experience earned in any part of the game unlocks potent awards and tactical loadout choices – including new characters, stronger weapons, special abilities and consumable bonuses – for use throughout the entire game,” Activision says.

You can find today’s full announcement below.

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Marvelous AQL has opened an official website for Forbidden Magna, and you can find it right here. We also have a few screenshots/art from the game – larger shots of Famitsu’s images plus a few brand new pictures.

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		2			LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5		3			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9		4			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		5			LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3		6			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
7		7			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		8			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		9			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		10			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1		11			FABLE: ANNIVERSARY	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		12			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		13			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6		14			KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16		15			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		16			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11		17			BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		18			TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		19			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		20			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB ONE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8		21			GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21		22			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		23			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17		24			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		25			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	WII U	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19		26			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20		27			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18		28			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
24		29			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		30			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	3DS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29		31			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
31		32			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		33			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		34			WWE 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
22		35			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		36			TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	XB ONE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34		37			POKEMON X	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35		38			POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26		39			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		40			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		2			LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5		3			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9		4			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		5			LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3		6			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
7		7			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		8			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		9			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		10			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1		11			FABLE: ANNIVERSARY	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		12			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		13			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6		14			KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16		15			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		16			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11		17			BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		18			TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		19			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		20			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB ONE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8		21			GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21		22			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		23			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17		24			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		25			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	WII U	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19		26			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20		27			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18		28			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
24		29			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		30			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	3DS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29		31			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
31		32			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		33			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		34			WWE 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
22		35			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		36			TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	XB ONE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34		37			POKEMON X	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35		38			POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26		39			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		40			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

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Nintendo UK has launched a new “Nintendo Girls Club” channel on YouTube, accessible here. It contains various videos for titles such as Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Art Academy, and Style Savvy.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze €49.99 (£39.99)

Wii U VC
Ice Hockey €4.99 (£3.49) – NES 60hz

3DS
WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE €7.99 (£7.19)
Retro City Rampage: DX €8.99 (£7.99)
Kung Fu Rabbit €4.99 (£4.49)
Bella Sara 2 – The Magic of Drasilmare Demo

3DS VC
Renegade €4.99 (£4.49)

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Special Offers

Professor Layton X Ace Attorney offer
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask €29.99 (£27.99) until 27/02/14 23:59 local time
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -Dual Destinies €17.49 (£13.99) until 27/02/14 23:59 local time.

Until 27/02/2014 you can save 30% on the Nintendo eShop price of “Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask” as well as “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- Dual Destinies”!
If you are new to either the Professor Layton or Ace Attorney series, now is the perfect time to get to know the investigative and puzzle-solving game elements of Layton or the intense courtroom-based action of a Phoenix Wright title.
Don’t forget that on 28/03/2014 these two pinnacles of law and order unite in “Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney”, a crossover adventure exclusively on Nintendo 3DS.

Wii U
TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition €4.99 (£4.49) until 06/03/14 23:59 UTC
Trine 2: Director’s Cut €6.79 (£5.49) until 13/03/14 23:59 UTC

3DS
Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D €2.99 (£2.69) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D €2.99 (£2.69) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Robot Rescue 3D €0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D €0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Bird Mania Christmas 3D 0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s reviews are just now starting to arrive. You can find a roundup of verdicts below.

Destructoid – 10 / 10
Game Informer – 9.25 / 10
USGamer – 9 / 10
EDGE – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – 7 / 10
GamesRadar – 9.1 / 10
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
IGN – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
Joystiq – 4 / 5
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
NintendoWorldReport – 8.5 / 10
CVG – 8 / 10

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Little Mac can deliver some solid punches while fighting on the ground.

With Yumi’s Odd Odyssey’s North American launch just on the horizon, we spoke with Natsume’s Graham Markay and Kiyoshi Sakai, one of the series’ original developers. Topics include the game’s digital-only release, returning to the franchise after it had been dormant for so many years, and more. We also asked Natsume about a few other things such as Virtual Console and Wii U support.

We’ve split up the interview into a couple of pages – you’ll find Markay’s comments below and Sakai’s remarks on page two.

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Well guys and gals, it’s time once again for another NintendoEverything videogame book club! This time up we have a trio of fairly interesting games that will likely breed a lot of discussion regardless of which is picked, so take a look at the poll below and take your pick. It’s worth noting that sheer number of votes will not be the only determining factor when we’re considering which game to play and discuss on the podcast; another large factor will be which game has the strongest case made for it in the text answer within the poll, so do your best to rationalize which one of these three is most worth discussing in a serious sense.

Unsure what the NintendoEverything Book Club for Videogames is? It’s simple: Just like a real book club, we get together every week and discuss a game chronologically in great depth with the goal of promoting and enjoying some genuine discussion of games on a deeper level than you might find elsewhere. Listeners are encouraged to send their thoughts along to our podcast email to potentially be read on the show.