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A whole bunch of additional images have emerged from the Japanese Hyrule Warriors art book. You can find the latest shots in the gallery above.

Along with photos, we’ve translated some of the more interesting bits from the art book.

First, here’s what was said about Link’s design:

We had many different ideas for the concept “Link running around the battlefield”. For example, we considered Japanese style armor and heavy armor, but in order to make dashing around the plains look pretty, we decided on the simple design with a blue scarf. This scarf can be worn only by a person who leads Hyrule’s royal army, so it is a special proof of one’s worth.

And Cia’s design:

Since Cia is Lana’s polar opposite with her evil heart, her main colors are also the opposite of that of Lana. By having noble metals on her sexy body, Cia’s greedy nature was expressed visually.

Lastly, Impa’s design:

In this game, in order to strengthen the Japanese style look of the Sheikah tribe, Japanese style armor was taken as one motif. Design’s details took some inspiration from Impa in Skyward Sword as well.

That’s not all from the art book. Head past the break for information about weapons and a few more story bits. I know some people tend to be very sensitive about spoiler-like information, so keep that in mind before continuing on below!

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Sakurai gives us a look at more UI today, this time pertaining to the 3DS only Smash Run mode:

If you hit the X Button, it will randomly fill up the remaining weight allowance with powers. You can keep changing the line-up as many times as you please. The level of a power is proportional to its strength, number of uses, and weight. Organizing them might be easier if you label your favorite powers with a ?.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of July 2014. The results can be found below.

1. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
2. Minecraft (360, PS3)
3. FIFA 14 (360,PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Vita)
4. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
5. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
6. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, Wii U, PC)
7. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
8. Sniper Elite III (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
9. NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, 3DS, DS, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, Vita, PC)

You can find more details from this month’s NPD report over on GamesBeat.

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Nintendo has issued a response to the July 2014 NPD report.

In its lengthy statement, the company highlighted strong sales of Mario Kart 8 and the 3DS. Nintendo’s racer has now sold over one million copies in the US while 3DS software sales have crossed 40 million.

We also have the following game-specific data:

Mario Kart 7: 3.48 million
Super Mario 3D Land: 3.09 million
New Super Mario Bros. 2: 2.28 million
Pokémon X: 2.10 million
Pokémon Y: 2.01 million
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: 1.39 million
Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 1.36 million
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: 1.33 million
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: 1.09 million

Read on below for Nintendo’s full response:

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A tweet published on the official Japanese Hyrule Warriors Twitter page earlier today revealed that Koei Tecmo would be supporting the game with “long-term updates and a large-scale mode expansion”. Thanks to a listing on the eShop, we have a few more details as to what’s planned for the future.

The listing states that more characters, weapons, and scenarios are planned. There’s also the word “??” in the listing, which implies that there could be even more things on the way. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the future!

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A North American release date for Azure Striker Gunvolt has been announced by Inti Creates. The game will be available on August 29. Pricing is set at $14.99.

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

Wii U Download

• Soon Shine
• Gaiabreaker
• XType Plus

Wii U Virtual Console

• Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
• Double Dragon II: The Revenge

3DS Download

• Gothic Masquerade

3DS Demo

• Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit!

DSiWare

• Amida’s Path

eShop Sales

• Gravity Badgers – Gravity Badgers is 30 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.49) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 28 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• Hello Kitty Kruisers – Hello Kitty Kruisers is reduced from $19.95 to $9.99 starting at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 18 until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 1 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails – Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 21 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• ZaciSa’s Last Stand – ZaciSa’s Last Stand is reduced from $2.99 to $1.49 until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 28 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• ATLUS Games – Code of Princess, Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl and many other fun ATLUS games will be on sale starting Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. PT until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 1 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
• Classic Games Overload – Classic Games Overload is now reduced from $29.99 to $19.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 4 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
• Me & My Furry Patients 3D – Me & My Furry Patients 3D is reduced from $29.99 to $9.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 3 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
• Travel Adventures with Hello Kitty – Travel Adventures with Hello Kitty is 50 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $9.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 18 until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 1 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

Price Reductions

• My Riding Stables 3D – Jumping for the Team has been reduced to $15.99 from $29.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
• Riding Stables 3D has been reduced to $15.99 from $19.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

Coming Soon

• Life Force – Aug. 21 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
• Donkey Kong Jr. Math – Aug. 28 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
• Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Aug. 29 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

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Mega Man is in the spotlight of today’s daily screenshot, Sakurai goes into some of his special move possibilities:

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