The Bayonetta amiibo was announced last December, but we haven’t heard anything about it since. Fans have been left wondering when we’ll finally be seeing it.

There is good news to report finally, as the figure is still on the way. Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto just made a new post on the PlatinumGames website teasing the amiibo, and noted that the team is “still working hard to get her just right.” For now, we’re only left with the image above.

Hashimoto’s full words are as follows:

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Nintendo Download (09/22/16, Europe): Severed, Noitu Love: Devolution and more

Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Severed – Launch Offer: €13.49 / £10.79 / CHF 13.41 until 29/09/2016 22:59 UTC; Cross-buy offer: Users who downloaded the Wii U (Nintendo 3DS) version can download the Nintendo 3DS (Wii U) version for free using the same Nintendo Network ID. Regular price: €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 14.90

Noitu Love: Devolution – Launch Offer: €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF 10.99 until 29/09/2016, 22:59 UTC. Cross-buy offer: Users who downloaded the Wii U (Nintendo 3DS) version, can purchase the Nintendo 3DS (Wii U) version for just €4.49 / £3.99 / CHF 6.49 using the same Nintendo Network ID. Regular price: €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.99

Double Breakout – €7.00 / £6.00 / CHF 8.00

Laser Blaster – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

TITANS TOWER – €1.49 / £1.39 / CHF 2.10

Mahjong – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Dreamals: Dream Quest – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Wii U DLC

Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Minecon 2016 Skin Pack – free

3DS Download

Polara – €5.00 / £4.99 / CHF 6.50

3DS DLC

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice: Apollo Justice: Asinine Attorney – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60

3DS Themes

Ashley’s Recipe – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional heading to 3DS, coming to Japan in February

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Square Enix revealed Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional at the Tokyo Game Show earlier today. It’s set for release on February 9 with a 5,250 yen price point.

It goes without saying that Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional is the original game, though with some new content. Numerous characters from past Joker games will be present as well as popular monsters from previous titles. Square Enix is also packing in new scenarios. Those who have save data from the original Joker 3 can import monsters they’ve collected.

Get a look at the first Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional trailer below.

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Miyamoto on Super Mario Run – origins, consoles still important, bringing Mario to a bigger audience, more

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 5 Comments

After Nintendo revealed Super Mario Run last week, a bunch of outlets were able to speak with designer Shigeru Miyamoto about the game. Yahoo is one such outlet that now has an interview up.

During the discussion, Miyamoto talked a bit about Super Mario Run’s origins and the opportunity of Mario impacting a bigger audience. He also shared a comment about the continued importance of consoles to Nintendo.

Continue on below for notable excerpts from the interview. To read the full talk between Miyamoto and Yahoo, head on over here.

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Level-5 CEO on The Snack World, Lady Layton, Megaton Musashi, Inazuma Eleven Ares

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

In a recent issue of Famitsu, the magazine had a massive interview with Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino. The discussion covered the company’s Level-5 Vision 2016 event, plus specific games: The Snack World, Lady Layton, Megaton Musashi, and Inazuma Eleven Ares.

It starts out with Famitsu talking about how there’s a theme each time a Level-5 Vision is held. This time around, it’s “New Heroes”. Hino notes that it’s probably just the company’s usual practice of deciding themes and holding announcement events.

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[TGS 2016] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum impressions

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Previews | 3 Comments

Nintendo Everything was at this year’s Tokyo Game Show! We had a low-key presence at the event, but we did manage to try out several upcoming Japanese 3DS titles. Look for our impressions in the coming days.

One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum is a 3DS fighting game developed by Arc System Works for Bandai Namco. It will be released soon in Japan on September 21, but there was a demo available at Tokyo Game Show 2016 and we were able to try it out. However, we were limited to CPU battles.

Although One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum will have many playable and assist characters, not all of them were available in the TGS demo. For example, the only available Straw Hats were Luffy, Sanji, and Franky. One side can either pick two main characters and two assist characters, or substitute the assist character slots for a third main character.

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August 2016 NPD: 2DS hardware sales up 500% year-over-year, 3DS up 83%

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 16 Comments

On Thursday, NPD released a chart for the top ten best-selling games in the United States during August. Nintendo has since commented on its own performance.

According to Nintendo, the “excitement for the Pokemon brand” led to a big increase in sales of its handheld line. The 2DS experienced a 500 percent bump in 2DS sales year-over-year while 3DS hardware also rose by 83 percent.

With software, physical and digital first-party 3DS sales increased by 57 percent. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire were both on the software charts.

Nintendo also shared some positive news about Wii U. Software sales on the console were up 30 percent in the U.S. last month.

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The Great Ace Attorney 2 announced

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 28 Comments

The Great Ace Attorney 2 is in development, Capcom revealed today. News about the project was just shared during a stage show at TGS for Ace Attorney’s 15th anniversary.

Here’s the first trailer:

The Great Ace Attorney launched in Japan last year. However, it has yet to make its way to North America and Europe.

Capcom has not yet said when The Great Ace Attorney 2 will be available, but 2017 is a likely target. It’s also unclear which platform(s) the game will be on.

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Hyrule Warriors producer on Marin’s inclusion – bell weapon, appearance, movements

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In a recent issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, producer Yosuke Hayashi was asked about the inclusion of Marin in Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends. The character made it in as part of the Link’s Awakening DLC Pack.

Hayashi touched on why Marin uses a bell, her appearance, and movements. Head past the break for our full translation.

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Thunder Force III joins SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage

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At the Tokyo Game Show today, SEGA announced the next game being added to SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage. Thunder Force III, originally released in 1990 for the SEGA Genesis, will be a part of the collection.

SEGA also said that it has acquired the rights to Technosoft’s IPs. The latter company crated Thunder Force III.

We’ve included an extended debut trailer for SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage showing Thunder Force III. Additionally, we have a bit of separate footage from that title plus 3D Turbo Outrun captured during SEGA’s TGS stage show.

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Bayonetta amiibo teased, “working hard to get her just right”

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 49 Comments