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E3 2015 was held a couple of months back, but Fortune just put up a few more quote from Shigeru Miyamoto today. This time around, we’re able to read up on some additional thoughts from Miyamoto when it comes to movies.

Here’s what he shared about the topic:

“We’ve had, over the years, a number of people who have come to us and said ‘Why don’t we make a movie together—or we make a movie and you make a game and we’ll release them at the same time?’ Because games and movies seem like similar mediums, people’s natural expectation is we want to take our games and turn them into movies. … I’ve always felt video games, being an interactive medium, and movies, being a passive medium, mean the two are quite different.”

“As we look more broadly at what is Nintendo’s role as an entertainment company, we’re starting to think more and more about how movies can fit in with that—and we’ll potentially be looking at things like movies in the future.”

This isn’t the first time in recent months that Nintendo has talked about the possibility of pursuing movies. Before his passing, during the company’s 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Satoru Iwata mentioned that character licensing “may take various forms including, for example, images or even movies or TV programs.”

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Pokken Tournament is coming to Wii U, it was announced at the 2015 Pokemon World Championships. The game will be available spring 2016 worldwide.

Watch the new Wii U trailer for Pokken Tournament below.

For screenshots and the official announcement, continue on below.

Update: Bumped to the top. If you missed the stream, you can see a recorded version here:


Dennis will be kicking off our Super Mario Maker live stream at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. The plan is to have that going for 60 minutes or so. Soon after it ends, we should have an archived version available. Join us, won’t you?

Nintendo has confirmed speculation that the Dr. Mario amiibo will be a retailer exclusive in the United States. The company’s official site notes that this figure will only be sold by Target at launch. On September 11, consumers can begin purchasing the Dr. Mario amiibo.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

The Bridge – $9.99
Crab Cakes Rescue – $7.99
Factotum – $9.99
Mortar Melon – $5.99
Woah Dave! – $4.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising – $7.99
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf – $7.99

3DS Retail

LBX: Little Battlers eXperience – $39.99 (available Friday)

3DS Download

3D Gunstar Heroes – $5.99

3DS Demos

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
I Love My Cats

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Take up to 66 percent off Capcom games like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and many more from 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 24 to 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 31. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.

Wii U

– Life of Pixel is 30 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $6.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Ping 1.5+ is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is 50 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.
– Super Destronaut is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.

3DS

– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 24.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D, Snow Moto Racing 3D and Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D from Zordix are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Senran Kagura Burst is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 15.

Price Reduction

Hazumi is reduced to $2.99 (from $3.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.

Activities

Splatoon Testfire – The Splatoon Testfire is making a grand return! On Aug. 21-23 from 3-5 p.m. PT every day, you can demo several maps and weapons in Turf War multiplayer mode for free. Download the demo now in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U so you are ready when the ink starts to fly!

Art Academy: Home Studio Art Contest – Time is running out to enter the Art Academy: Home Studio art contest for your chance to win a $20 Nintendo eShop Card code! Upload a time-lapse video of your work to YouTube using the “Recordings” feature in the game and tweet us @NintendoAmerica with a link to your video and the hashtags #ContestEntry and #NintendoArtContest until Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. PT. Check here to view a video about the contest. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Must be a legal resident of US (incl. DC) or Canada (excl. Quebec) 18+. Deadline: 8/20/15. 25 winners receive a Nintendo eShop Card code (ARV $20 ea). Additional terms and conditions apply. Click here for official rules. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc.

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Nintendo announced today that the price of the 2DS will be reduced on August 30. On that day, the system will only cost $99.99, down from the current suggested retail price of $129.99.

All 2DS units in North America will continue to come with the digital version of Mario Kart 7.

For today’s full announcement, read on below.

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Dennis just recently managed to get his hands on Super Mario Maker. A review will be coming a bit later, but we wanted to take the opportunity to show the game to you guys later this week.

We’re currently planning on live streaming Super Mario Maker for about an hour on Thursday via our YouTube channel. It may change to Twitch, but we’ll keep you updated before the event begins.

Our stream should kick off at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. An archived version will also be made available soon after.

In terms of the stream, definitely let us know if there’s anything particular that you’d like to see and whatnot. There are some limitations in terms of elements that we’re allowed to show (mainly amiibo), but we’ll take everything into consideration!

Nintendo will publish the first Yo-Kai Watch game in North America on November 6, the company revealed today. A vague “Holiday 2015” window had been previously confirmed.

In Europe, Yo-Kai Watch will not be available until sometime in 2016.

You can read up on today’s official announcement below.

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is releasing in North America on September 15, XSEED announced today. The publisher also confirmed that the game has gone gold.

When Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson launches, players will be able to pick up the “Double D Edition”, which comes with two music discs containing a total of 60 tracks and representing the game’s entire score. Pricing is set at $49.99. Senran Kagura 2 will also be sold on the eShop for $39.99.

XSEED is celebrating today’s news with a discount on Senran Kagura Burst. It will be on sale through September 14 for $19.99 (normally $29.99). Those who have Burst save data on their SD card will receive Ikaruga’s brother Murasame as a playable character for free. Normally, it will be sold for $4.99 as premium DLC.

An official overview and the latest trailer for Senran Kagura 2 are posted below.

Once again showcasing the series? trademark high-flying, clothes-ripping battle mechanics, SENRAN KAGURA 2: Deep Crimson follows the events of SENRAN KAGURA Burst, sending all 12 of the original cast members on another supernatural martial arts adventure through modern Japan. For the first time in the series, shinobi can fight in pairs, covering each other’s backs and combining special techniques as needed, or fight alone to give their partners time to recover after bouts of intense combat. One player can control both team members, switching back and forth at will, or two players can fight side by side in local or online co-op mode.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 30,105
PS4 – 18,503
Vita – 17,400
Wii U – 16,567
New 3DS – 8,326
PS3 – 3,448
3DS – 2,752
3DS LL – 1,065
Vita TV – 672
Xbox One – 195

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 29,203
PS4 – 14,619
Wii U – 13,007
Vita – 12,841
New 3DS – 7,250
PS3 – 2,567
3DS – 1,657
3DS LL – 898
Vita TV – 496
Xbox One – 200

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 140,235 / 844,167
2. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters – 100,553 / 1,303,342
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 41,361 / 560,394
4. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 27,356 / 420,193
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,787 / 291,927
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,765 / 1,098,497
7. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 8,325 / 405,035
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,865 / 4,026,016
9. [PSV] Luminous Arc Infinity – 6,048 / 22,265
10. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World – 5,609 / 60,589
11. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi – 5,445 / 82,202
12. [PSV] Taiko No Tatsujin V Version – 5,438 / 84,740
13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 5,331 / 2,682,774
14. [3DS] Cho Tousouchuu Atsumare Saikyou no Tousousya Tachi – 5,140 / 38,429
15. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney – 4,529 / 184,334
16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 4,354 / 2,272,252
17. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 4,348 / 288,718
18. [PSV] IA/VT Colorful – 3,896 / 48,678
19. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 3,706 / 179,195
20. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 3,423 / 123,716

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