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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS): This week of re-releases is highlighted by the big ape himself: Donkey Kong. Previously released on Wii, Retro Games’ revitalization of Donkey Kong Country is brought to the 3DS with new power-ups, levels, a local multiplayer mode, and 3D, of course.
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on May 17, 2013
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Probably the most interesting news piece to come out of this morning’s Nintendo Direct is that Nintendo will be partnering with Best Buy to provide gamers with the opportunity to try out some of their unreleased Wii U games at over 100 locations in the United States and Canada.
It isn’t yet clear what stores will be supporting the promotion, but it’s an interesting tactic to allow gamers that never get to attend E3 to try out new games well in advance of their release dates.
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The first significant piece of DLC Nintendo has ever created will be coming very soon. Nintendo said during their Nintendo Direct broadcast that New Super Luigi U, downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U that adds 82 new stages and removes Mario as a hero, will be available on the Wii U eShop beginning on June 20 for $19.99 and in boxed standalone version on August 25th for $29.99.
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If gamers can remember back to the 90s when Sega and Nintendo were in a blood feud for a hold on console sales, that appears to be nothing but ancient history now.
Announced at this morning’s Nintendo Direct, Sega and Nintendo have teamed up for a “worldwide partnership” that will bring gamers the upcoming Sonic: Lost World exclusively for the Wii U and 3DS.
There is very little information about the game, aside from the screenshot above, so expect to see more info just before June’s E3.
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During this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo announced that Pikmin 3 has 3 usable characters to use. These characters, named Charlie, Alph, and Brittany, are each controlled individually, but can be used in conjunction with one another to allow players to help unlock different portions of the map then continue exploring the map without interruption.
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Nintendo already has an incredibly strong year ahead with the 3DS and today’s announcement of Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies only adds to the lineup.
Previously called Ace Attorney 5, the courtroom investigation game will be available digitally beginning this fall in North America and Europe. There has been no indication given by the publisher Capcom that the game will see a boxed version at its release.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies is the fifth game in the franchise and marks the first title for the franchise on 3DS. It will be available on July 25 in Japan.
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on May 11, 2013.
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Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS): An extremely light week in gaming is headlined by a new downloadable title in the dependable puzzle series. Guide the Mini Marios through more than 180 puzzles by placing tiles on the touch screen. Includes a level editor for gamers to share an infinite number of puzzle creations.
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Apr. 25, 2013.
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Pokémon trainers around the world should get their DS ready because the legendary Deoxys is going to be available for download from May 8-31 via Nintendo Wi-fi Connection in Pokémon Black/White 2.
Deoxys will arrive at level 100 sporting some hidden moves that have not been revealed yet. Players can take Deoxys to Nacrene City to transform the pokémon between its Normal, Attack, Defence, or Speed forms, which will change the stats and look of the Pokemon in battle.
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There was a ton of new news coming out from today’s Nintendo Direct about new 3DS and a couple Wii U games, including a handful of releases dates, news about a new Zelda game, and Pikmin 3.
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During Nintendo Direct this morning, Nintendo announced that EarthBound will be headed to Wii U Virtual Console in the West this year.
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The biggest news to land from Nintendo Direct this morning is that The Legend of Zelda has a new 3DS game. Even bigger, it’s set in the SNES classic’s world of A Link To The Past.
That doesn’t mean this is a remake. This is a brand new game set in one of the greatest worlds of gaming ever created.
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Maybe 2013 isn’t all about Luigi because fans of Yoishi won’t have to wait 11 years to get a sequel to Yoshi’s Island again.
Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, Yoshi’s Island is currently in development for the 3DS. It features a new 2D/3D style with the same hand-drawn look of the other games of the series.
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