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In Tomodachi Life for Nintendo 3DS, Mii Characters Join Your Dream-World Starring Your Real-World Friends

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Take all your preconceived notions about life’s possibilities, crumple them into a ball and toss them out the window. It’s time to star in a whole new life. On June 6, visit the outrageously bizarre island world of Tomodachi Life for the Nintendo 3DS system. Everyone you know, and everyone you wish you knew, should prepare to meet their Mii maker – you! – as you build a bustling fantasy population of friends, family and even celebrities, all in one wild and hilarious world. The real emotional connection you already share with your Mii characters will keep you glued to the drama, intrigue and hilarity that ensues as everyone goes about their extraordinary daily lives, evolving and interacting in unpredictable and often uproarious ways.

The Tomodachi franchise already has taken Japan by storm, selling more than 5.5 million games. Its first North American title, Tomodachi Life, is poised to stake out unprecedented video game territory when it launches June 6. Nintendo announced more details today in a special Tomodachi Life-themed Nintendo Direct. To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

“Nintendo fans are familiar with Mii characters, but now they come to life in ways they never have before – with their own lives, interests and personalities,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Customization and open-ended play are two big video game trends for 2014, and Tomodachi Life delivers a fun, creative experience that makes you want to visit again and again, because there’s always something interesting going on.”

“Tomodachi” is the Japanese word for “friend.” After completely customizing all your Mii characters, from their voices and appearances right down to their personality quirks, you’ll recognize them instantly. But you can’t possibly predict what they’ll do next. For the first time ever, Mii characters behave based on the personality traits you select, playing out the drama you set in motion. A celebrity might fall in love with your math teacher. Your mom might jump on stage to belt out heavy metal songs. Or you could become famous striking poses down the runway of a fashion show wearing cute and silly outfits. Best of all, you can document these unbelievable moments for posterity and share them all with your friends via the Nintendo 3DS Image Share service.

Even your far-fetched celebrity dreams can come true in Tomodachi Life. If you have ever wanted international superstar Christina Aguilera to join you in a sing-off, or believed that she would become BFFs with your cousin or wished she would perform a song with your customized lyrics, it could happen here. The multi award-winning singer has signed on to be a part of Nintendo’s promotional campaign for the game, and her Mii character will be available at launch. Aguilera’s Mii character also will guest star in a TV commercial and in online videos that show all the exciting things that happen when celebrities mingle with Miis players know personally. The first video in the series can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/sBTHSY5GKKY. Additional celebrities involved with Tomodachi Life will be announced over the upcoming weeks.

The plot of Tomodachi Life thickens with the addition of each Mii character. As they deliver one gripping twist and turn after another, you can reward them with in-game gifts and clothes, their favorite foods or special flourishes for their apartments. Together you can further broaden your Tomodachi Life horizons by exploring the island, solving characters’ problems and helping them with their needs.

Additional information about Tomodachi Life will be revealed in the future. For the latest updates, visit http://tomodachi.nintendo.com. The game will play on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS systems, and will be available in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and on Nintendo 2DS at a suggested retail price of $34.99.

Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

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VidZone has a new batch of music videos and playlists for April! First up is the latest Artist Of The Week who is pulling a “Beyoncé” by releasing a video of EACH track from their highly-anticipated forthcoming album. Look out for more in the coming weeks but if that doesn’t excite you enough, there are also pop stars in an infamous lady-filled mansion, a huge dance track from one of the year’s hottest movies and a full-length epic from a well-known Haus…

Read on for more info and to find out what else is new…

Artist Of The Week: 50 Cent

50 Cent is back with his new album Animal Ambition dropping in June and VidZone is celebrating the news by dubbing the rapper Artist Of The Week! It will be Curtis James Jackson III’s first release under a new arrangement that saw his G-Unit record label go independent in February. Watch the brand new videos for ‘Pilot’, ‘Hold On’ and ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout It’ now, and more in his Featured Playlist.

Pop Zone

The Haus of Gaga presents Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP film for ‘G.U.Y.’ Check out the epic 12 minute music video now as well as all of the Pop superstar’s previous hits including, ‘Applause’, ‘Telephone’ feat. Beyoncé and ‘The Edge Of Glory’ in her Artist Focus Playlist.

• Lady Gaga – Artist Focus
• Shakira – Artist Spotlight
• 5 Seconds Of Summer – One To Watch
• Jennifer Lopez – Center Stage

Party Zone

It doesn’t come as a surprise that Mr Worldwide has become partners with Playboy Enterprises Inc. which has now turned 60 years old. Pitbull’s first venture with the iconic brand sees him team up with hot new girl group G.R.L. on the single ‘Wild Wild Love’ and VidZone is recommending that you check out the video which was filmed at the Playboy Mansion (where else!?). Watch it now as well as all of the star’s previous hits including the global chart-topper ‘Timber’ feat. Ke$ha.

• Pitbull – VidZone Recommends
• Artist Spotlight – Flo Rida
• Greatest Hits – Michael Jackson
• House Party TV

Dance Zone

New Russian-German dance sensation Zedd has released a video for the track ‘Find You’ with vocals from singer-songwriter Matthew Koma and Swedish star Miriam Bryant. Check out the clip now, which features footage from the sci-fi movie, Divergent, as well as the singles ‘Stay The Night’ feat. Paramore’s Hayley Williams and ‘Clarity’ feat. Foxes in his Artist Focus Playlist.

• Zedd – Artist Focus
• Avicii – VidZone Recommends
• DJ Snake & Lil Jon – Must See Video
• Krewella – Center Stage

Latest Videos

Check out our great selection this week…

• Lady Gaga – G.U.Y. (Pop)
• Tinashe – 2 On (RnB)
• Pitbull – Wild Wild Love (Party)
• 50 Cent – Pilot (Hip-Hop)
• Banks – Brain (Chill)
• Five Finger Death Punch – House of the Rising Sun (Metal)
• Zedd – Find You (Dance)

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SOMA didn’t scare the scuba suit off me, but I did find a creeping sort of potential in its soaked-to-the-bone corridors. Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2 this ain’t. Or at least, it’s not aiming to be. Currently, it still feels a lot like a slower-paced, less-monster-packed Amnesia in a different (though still very traditionally survival-horror-y) setting, but Frictional creative director Thomas Grip has big plans. I spoke with him about how he hopes to evolve the game, inevitable comparisons to the Big Daddy of gaming’s small undersea pond, BioShock, why simple monster AI is better than more sophisticated options, the mundanity of death, and how SOMA’s been pretty profoundly influenced by indie mega-hits like Dear Esther and Gone Home.

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For more on #TomodachiLife, coming to #3DS this June, check out the new website: http://t.co/z3LAX0O45n pic.twitter.com/2SBlSCdtEB

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) April 10, 2014

Jim spotted Vektropolis back in 2012, and then there was nothing. Well, that’s not strictly true. There was nothing from the developers about the game, but in general terms stuff did occur, and you all lived through it. Now Vektropolis is happening again, joining the world as a bouncing baby Kickstarter game, and looking for £50,000 to fund what looks to be a city-defense, open-world sort of G-Police thing. Genre-ific.

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Look, Batman: Arkham Origins‘ developers would like very much to stamp out a few of the remaining bugs but they’ve been too busy working on the DLC story campaign and the important things it adds. Like a roasty-toasty new Batsuit for Bats and special heated Batgloves to keep his Batpaws warm on chilly evenings. They’re worried about young Master Bruce. Aren’t you too? You don’t want an orphan to freeze to death just so you can play a video game, do you? You monster.

See, the ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ DLC adds a new mini-campaign starring Mr. Freeze and his icy tricks, which means Batchap gets a few warming gadgets to fight back. Come have a gander what Warner Bros. is sacrificing support for in a new video developer diary doodad with a fine display of Batbiffing.

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Wasteland 2 might be in its “final stretch” of development, but that doesn’t mean all systems are go just yet. inXile is still hard at work on ironing out kinks, smoothing rough edges, and even overhauling the entire inventory system. The mighty kicker of starters does, however, have an estimate of how long a single playthrough will last you: 50 hours. Exploring all locations and missions, however, will take “quite a bit longer.” One such location? The entirety of Los Angeles (and outlying areas), which is not part of the ongoing beta. If you think Wasteland’s been looking a little too, er, wasteland-y, this ought to make you gleeful as Aberforth, the goat Alec nearly murdered.

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Just a few years ago, people were begging for the System Shock 2 legal situation to be resolved. It wasn’t a technical problem, but a legal death trap of rights that entangled its feet, keeping it just out of grasp as we all reached out to save it. And then it was suddenly in our hands, and we could all have the game on the digital distribution platform of our choosing. With that resolved, it seemed that the story of System Shock 2 was over. But wait *shocking twist music*, like a hand shooting out of a grave, there’s one final moment for SS2 to surprise us: a new update that lands it on Linux. It is available right now on Steam.

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Follow me, readers. We shall wander through a metaphorical world of cardboard and shelves, passing things that once were but now are not. Here is one. It is labelled Human Sacrifice. Let us ponder the significance of the metaphor within this metaphor. Look, there’s one that says Leech Therapy. And over there is another that is labelled Whigfield. There is no box labelled War. Do you see? We are getting closer, closing in on the recent past–be careful to not slip on the Pogs–and the box of game demos should be just about… wait. That can’t be. It was here the other day. No! NO! That means we can’t stop game demos from being released. They said this day would come! NoooOooooOOOoo...

Wait. That’s a good thing. Everyone release demos! What’s that, Wadjet Eye Games? You’ve released a demo of The Blackwell Epihpany? Hooray!

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