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Three-volume series to launch on 12th September, with each game containing the equivalent of over 30 Oxford Reading Tree textbooks!

1st August 2014 – Millions of children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip and Kipper, Oxford University Press’ much loved series of early learning books. Parents and children alike will be excited therefore by the arrival of the three-volume series Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper, coming to Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems on 12th September 2014.

Many parents may already be familiar with the phonics method used in the popular textbook stories of Floppy’s Phonics from Oxford Reading Tree, but via the many fun and intuitive features of Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems, the series is set to be presented in a more interactive way than ever before. Consisting of three volumes packed with games devised by educational experts that are both motivational and rewarding, Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper take scenes and illustrations from the well-respected series of books, and uses the same synthetic phonics method, which introduces individual letter sounds to children before blending them together to read a word.

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It’s a full count. One more out will win you the game. Standing on the pitcher’s mound, you study the batter and aim for the outside corner. You take a deep breath and unleash the baseball toward home plate. The ball curves just as you planned. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the bat cracks and the ball soars into the air. You thrust your arms in the air, poised to catch the fly ball. Catch it and the game is over. You win. The ball falls closer and closer to your outstretched hands.

While this sounds like an intense game of real-life baseball, it is actually the experience anyone can have using the GamePad controller in Wii Sports Club, which arrives in stores on July 25. The Wii U game includes updated and reimagined versions of Tennis, Bowling, Golf, Baseball and Boxing from the original Wii Sports game for Wii, with each sport using Wii MotionPlus technology and new GamePad features for enhanced control.

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Nintendo set to showcase latest Wii U and Nintendo 3DS & 2DS games at HYPER JAPAN, taking place at Earls Court 25 – 27 July 2014

9th July 2014 – With HYPER JAPAN 2014 just around the corner, Nintendo is busy putting the final preparations in place ahead of its big game showcase. Anyone visiting the show in Earls Court, London, from 25 – 27 July 2014 will have a chance to get their hands on a raft of games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS & 2DS, some of which will be playable by the UK public for the first time including Super Smash Bros. on both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

At HYPER JAPAN there will be four key areas on the Nintendo stand for gamers to enjoy: Wii U, Nintendo 3DS & 2DS, Tomodachi Life and merchandise from the Nintendo UK Online Store.

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Program will feature all-new arrangements and timed visuals from the world-renowned series of video games

BELLEVUE, WA—June 30, 2014—The Pokémon Company International and Princeton Entertainment announced today that the official Pokémon live orchestral concert series, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions, will premiere at the famed Warner Theater in Washington, DC on Friday, August 15, 2014. The 2014 Pokémon World Championships will also be held in the nation’s capital that weekend, August 16–17, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

The premiere performance in Washington, DC will be followed by a performance at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, September 19th. More dates, locations, and ticket information for the concert series will be announced soon and further details, including how to purchase tickets now to the Washington, DC and Philadelphia performances, can be found at PokemonSymphony.com.

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Nintendo set to showcase latest Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games at HYPER JAPAN, taking place Earls Court 25 – 27 July 2014

24th June 2014 – Nintendo will be returning to the HYPER JAPAN expo in 2014 to showcase the latest titles for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems, fans can look forward to getting their hands on some of the newest Nintendo games at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London 25 – 27 July.

As well as being able to step into the world of your favourite Nintendo franchises, with many new titles launching over the next year for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems, the Nintendo stand at HYPER JAPAN 2014 will be the best place to get a first look and hands on time with a number of exclusive games. The official Nintendo UK Online Store will also be hosting a pop-up store at the event so fans can buy Nintendo merchandise and exclusive goodies while at the expo.

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Headlined by video game luminaries like Mario, Donkey Kong and Pokémon, the three-month Play Nintendo Tour 2014 will showcase Nintendo’s latest hand-held system in an immersive gaming playground for kids of all ages. Traveling to a dozen major U.S. cities, this free event will showcase the hottest Nintendo games on the coolest system: Nintendo 2DS.

Portable games scheduled for the tour include:

Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Yoshi’s New Island
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Super Mario 3D Land
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Mario Kart 7

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A new adventure unlike anything Nintendo has done before will join the ever-expanding Nintendo universe in 2015. At a developer roundtable event on June 11 during the E3 video game conference, Nintendo announced Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The new turn-based action strategy game comes from Intelligent Systems, the developer of the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is a new take on strategy games inspired by third-person shooters. Like the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars games before it, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. tasks players with planning out strategic moves using a team of soldiers to do battle with enemy forces. But this game throws a wrench into many of the conventions familiar to the genre.

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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Four of the greatest icons in video game history are coming together for the first time in one incredible game. At the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles, Nintendo revealed that PAC-MAN would be joining the cast of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. The addition of the NAMCO BANDAI icon brings together video game legends Mario, Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog and PAC-MAN in one game for the first time. The foursome joins dozens of other characters in the game, which will launch for Nintendo 3DS on Oct. 3, and on Wii U during the 2014 holiday season.

In the Super Smash Bros. games, PAC-MAN will generally maintain his humanoid shape, but when using specific attack moves, PAC-MAN transforms into the iconic yellow round shape he had in his arcade debut in 1980. He also has trademark actions, such as throwing fruit or eating power pellets.

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Nintendo Invents and Reinvents Gaming for Everyone with Imaginative New Experiences

At E3, Nintendo Showcases Interactive Figures Called ‘amiibo,’ a New Action Game Genre and New Ways to Play Its Fan-Favorite Franchises

E3 Expo 2014

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo’s video games have always had an element that can put great big smiles on people’s faces: It’s that special Nintendo magic. It’s that certain undefinable something that makes people’s eyes light up, whether they’ve been playing for decades or they’re picking up a game for the first time. At this week’s E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles, Nintendo is showcasing the invention and reinvention of video game experiences – from unique new ways to play to new takes on fan-favorite games and franchises.

Splatoon is a four-on-four multiplayer action game that drops players into a battle arena that two teams strive to claim as their own. (Photo: Business Wire)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, kids play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games on Nintendo 2DS at the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014” inside the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014. The free three-month tour kicked off on June 6 and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States, showcasing games that feature family-friendly characters like Mario, Donkey Kong and Yoshi, all played on Nintendo 2DS, the latest member of Nintendo’s hand-held family. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Maxwell H. of Los Angeles races with other attendees in “Mario Kart 7” on Nintendo 2DS at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014, as part of the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014.” The winners of “Mario Kart 7” competed on a giant HD TV screen in “Mario Kart 8,” the new high-definition anti-gravity game for Wii U. The free three-month tour kicked off in Los Angeles and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Ronghua W., 64, of China and her granddaughter Sophia X., 2, of Los Angeles, enjoy playing “Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D” at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014. The free three-month “Play Nintendo Tour 2014” kicked off in Los Angeles on June 6 and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States, showcasing games that feature kid-friendly characters like Donkey Kong, Mario and Kirby, all played on Nintendo 2DS, the latest member of Nintendo’s hand-held family. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Teoko P.,17, of Los Angeles plays “Yoshi’s New Island” in a Yoshi egg-shaped seat at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014, as part of the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014,” which kicked off in Los Angeles on June 6. The free three-month tour will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States. Nintendo 2DS is an ideal first-time system. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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