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Play Nintendo Tour 2016

Nintendo isn’t known as fun for all ages for no reason.  To help share the nostalgia we felt playing a Nintendo game while growing up with the next generation, Nintendo is touring to 12 different cities creating a small Nintendo world in shopping malls across the country and inviting families to participate in the fun.

Play Yoshi’s New Island in a giant Yoshi egg, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D on a banana bean bag, Kirby: Planet Robobot on comfy pink beanbags; you can also take a selfie driving a Mario Kart after playing Mario Kart 7 beneath a Spiny Shell, or next to a giant Pokeball after rekindling your memories of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Saphire.  And don’t forget to jump into the world of Yo-Kai Watch.

Children have a chance to explore each of the seven games, answer quiz question for each “world”, and have a chance to win a special Nintendo plush from the Nintendo Klaw Machine at the end of their journey.  Lucky participants can also have a chance to face off and compete for a grand prize. And everyone wins!

Check out the schedule below to see if Play Nintendo is coming to your city!

  • June 17-19: Westfield Culver City – Los Angeles
  • June 24-26: Arrowhead Towne Center – Glendale, Arizona
  • July 1-3: FlatIron Crossing – Broomfield, Colorado
  • July 8-10: Mall of America® – Bloomington, Minnesota
  • July 15-17: Bite of Seattle – Seattle
  • July 21-24: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina – San Diego
  • July 29-31: Memorial City Mall – Houston
  • Aug. 5-7: Woodfield Mall – Schaumburg, Illinois
  • Aug. 12-14: Roosevelt Field – Garden City, New York
  • Aug. 19-21: South Shore Plaza – Braintree, Massachusetts
  • Aug. 26-28: Tysons Corner Center – Tysons Corner, Virginia
  • Sept. 2-5: North Point Mall – Alpharetta, Georgia

What was the first video game you ever played? Which game would you/do you share with your children? Let us know in the comments!

Street Fighter V, Story plus Ibuki and Balrog

Tomorrow, a major update for Street Fighter V will hit around 8:00 BST/9:00 CET.  The update will include a story mode called “A Shadow Falls” and two new characters: Ibuki and Balrog.  The story is free content, however the characters must be purchased either through in-game Fight Money or real currency. In addition to the story and characters, new stages and costumes will be up for purchase.

Story
Divided into five acts, the action takes place between SF IV and SFIII, connecting the events that happen in each story together.  It will be an ultimate battle between the Shadaloo organization and the World Warriors who rise up against them.  Players will enter battle using each of the 16 characters, in addition to 6 (released and unreleased) DLC characters.

New Costumes and Stages
Balrog’s Las Vegas Stage
Karin’s Kanzuki Private Beach
Premium Battle Costumes for 20 characters
Karin’s Premium Summer Costume
Balrog and Ibuki’s Story Costumes

Cost

Fight Money                     Real Currency

New Characters

100,000                            $ 5.99 / € 5.99 / £ 4.99

New Stages

70,000                              $ 3.99 / € 3.99 / £ 3.29

Alternate Stages

40,000                             $ 1.99 / € 1.99 / £ 1.69

Story Costumes

40,000                             $ 1.99 / € 1.99 / £ 1.69

Premium Costumes (Battle and Summer)

—–                                $ 3.99 / € 3.99 / £ 3.29

 

Splatoon’s Callie and Marie faceoff!

Splatoon fans, who has your vote?
July is a big month for Splatoon fans! The Squid Sisters will have their first-ever live event outside of Japan at the Japan Expo in Paris on July 8th. To celebrate, and end the Splatfest tradition, Splatoon players get to vote for their favorite Squid Sister. The Callie VS Marie Splatfest will run from 11:00 CEST on Friday, July 22nd until 11:00 CEST on July 24th. Afterwards, the global results will be tallied and the winner crowned. The final Splatfest will end with a glorious bang!

What is Splatfest? Every week players vote on what they prefer (Cats VS Dogs, Hamburger VS Pizza etc.) then join teams with like-minded players and face off against those with the opposing opinion. The final debate will be Callie VS Marie. RIP Splatfest…

3On a better note, July  8th is a big day for Nintendo and Amiibo fans alike.  Eight new Amiibos will be released in retail stores; including the lovely Squid Sisters. And to share more Squid Sister love, Nintendo will have the Squid Sister’s live performance in Europe on their YouTube page hours after the performance on July 8th, and three songs will be released on Wii Karaoke U on July 28th (“City of Color”, “Ink Me Up”, and “Calamari Inkantation”).

Which Squid Sister has your vote? Callie or Marie? Let the battle commence, and remember: Staaay fresh!

 

Love Live! The School Idol Movie available for pre-order

Nico nico ni~
Your favorite idol group is coming coming to a house near you! The standard version of Love Live! The School Idol Movie is now available for pre-order.  Bonus features on the disc will include a clean ending, original Japanese promos, and English dubbing and Japanese audio with subtitles. The movie will release July 26th on Blu Ray. You can find it at Right Stuff, The Anime Corner Store, Anime Pavillion, Collectors Anime, and NIS America Online Store.

Although μ’s, the defending champions of the school idol tournament, plans to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members, they receive news that leads them to holding a concert event! The 9 girls continue to learn and grow in this new and unfamiliar world. What is the last thing that these girls can do as school idols? With the clock ticking, what kind of meaning will the μ’s members find in performing the most exciting live performance?

 

Some global screens from World of Final Fantasy

It’s just so darn cute!
World of Final Fantasy combines classic RPG mechanics with new toy-like visuals. A brand new title to the Final Fantasy franchise, this game can be enjoyed by old and new fans alike.  Lead a pair of twins through a variety of Final Fantasy worlds and encounter super adorable versions of familiar monsters, capture and raise beasts, and discover alternate forms to learn new abilities.

World of Final Fantasy is set to release October 25, 2016 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

If you weren’t already excited for the game, here are the latest super adorable screenshots to make you smile.

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