XSEED (not Natsume!) is localizing Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land for North America, IGN has revealed. The game will be available later this year.

When the latest Harvest Moon does arrive in the states, it’ll be titled “Story of Seasons”. IGN explains the name change in a new article:

Story of Seasons was launched in Japan earlier this year, where it was known as Bokujo Monogatari: Tsunagaru Shintechi (or Farm Story: Connect to a New World). But due to the involvement of a different publisher — XSEED Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MarvelousAQL — Farm Story could no longer translate to Harvest Moon, at least in the west. Natsume owns that intellectual property wholesale, and as such, Marvelous and its western XSEED offshoot endeavor to continue the series with the same development team and a new name.

Marvelous AQL and XSEED note that Story of Seasons players will be able to “create fully customizable character[s], selecting gender, hair style and facial features as desired. They will then take on their role as the newest resident of Oak Tree Town, a small settlement filled with promises of new beginnings, hard work and significant relationships. In the process of tending to crops, animals and the many other aspects of everyday farming life, players will amass the resources necessary to customize and expand their farms — from livestock and seeds to décor and layout — granting total freedom to shape their homestead as they wish and fit virtually any play style.”

Story of Seasons will make its debut at E3 2014 next month.

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Media Create software sales (5/19 – 5/25)

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 35,656 / NEW
2. [PS4] inFamous: Second Son – 34,801 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 33,974 / 984,009
4. [PSV] To Love -Ru: Darkness Battle Ecstasy – 22,327 / NEW
5. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 16,762 / NEW
6. [PS3] Idol Master: One for All – 12,488 / 95,883
7. [PSV] Moero Chronicle – 9,492 / 42,450
8. [PSV] Amnesia World – 8,650 / NEW
9. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 7,245 / NEW
10. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour – 7,069 / 93,279
11. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 6,741 / 377,925
12. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 5,489 / 4,068,956
13. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragmnet – 5,267 / 206,648
14. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 4,244 / 3,821,369
15. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 4,055 / 588,563
16. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,960 / 2,322,537
17. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – 3,057 / 123,606
18. [PS3] GTA V – 3,020 / 778,762
19. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (new version) – 2,972 / 39,121
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,932 / 3,737,633

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Media Create hardware sales (5/19 – 5/25)

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

3DS LL – 18,374
Vita – 14,070
Wii U – 9,024
PS3 – 7,565
PS4 – 7,543
3DS – 4,850
PSP – 1,479
Vita TV – 1,142
Xbox 360 – 202

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

3DS LL – 18,350
Vita – 12,810
PS3 – 7,339
PS4 – 6,792
Wii U – 6,716
3DS – 5,250
PSP – 1,642
Vita TV – 1,055
Xbox 360 – 201

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Pushmo World hitting North America on June 19 as well

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Nintendo announced earlier today that Pushmo World will be arriving in Europe on June 19. Now the company has followed up with an announcement for North America, confirming the same release date.

You can get your hands on Pushmo World on June 19 for $9.99. To celebrate the game’s release, Pushmo and Crashmo are being discounted between May 28 and June 13 for $4.69 and $5.99 respectively.

Check out today’s announcement in full below, which includes more details about Pushmo World.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (5/28/14)

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Today’s screenshot touches on another minor detail, this time pertaining to how the amount of damage taken affects character models. Previously as percentage got higher on a character in the Smash Bros. series, their models don’t change but as Sakurai explains:

Characters that have heavy damage slowly start to emit steam. When your opponent starts to get nice and smoky, give ’em a solid attack!

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Pushmo World revealed for Wii U

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Pushmo World is coming to the Wii U, Nintendo has revealed. It will be available in Japan on June 19 for 1,000 yen. The official website can be found here.

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Hyrule Warriors will feature Zelda’s traditional voice acting

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Hyrule Warriors won’t feature any major voice acting, according to the game’s official Twitter account. Players will instead by presented with the standard types of voices that the Zelda series has been known for.

“Each character’s voice is modeled after the Zelda universe,” a message posted on the game’s Japanese Twitter account states. “It will have that ‘Hey! Listen!’ kind of feeling.”

I imagine that most won’t be surprised by this news. Still, I’m curious: how do you guys feel about the lack of expanded voice acting?

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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham teaser trailer

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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham announced

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Warner Bros. Interactive has pulled back the curtain on LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. The game will be released this fall on Wii U, 3DS, PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS Vita, and PC.

Here’s an official overview of the game:

In LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, the Caped Crusader joins forces with the super heroes of the DC Comics Universe and blasts off to outer space to stop the evil Brainiac from destroying Earth. Using the power of the Lantern Rings, Brainiac shrinks worlds to add to his twisted collection of miniature cities from across the universe. Now the greatest super heroes and the most cunning villains must unite and journey to different Lantern Worlds to collect the Lantern Rings and stop Brainiac before it’s too late.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham will include over 150 characters from the DC Comics universe, including members of the Justice League and LEGO big figures such as Killer Croc, Solomon Grundy, and more. “Fans of all ages will be able to control their favorite heroes and villains with new gadgets and abilities,” Warner Bros. said in its announcement. “Brainiac’s mind controlling abilities and the power of the Lantern rings bring unexpected twists to the classic characters’ personalities.”

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham also allows players to visit iconic locations including the Hall of Justice, the Batcave and the Justice League Watchtower. Additionally, it’ll be possible to access Batman’s training modules on the Bat Computer and take part in various challenges, battles and races.