● Quiet news week highlighted by the announcement of a Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo which will release in Japan on 10 December for ¥4,000 (+ tax).

● Nintendo have filed a trademark application for Pikuroito (ピクロイト) which I suspect is for a smartphone game but nothing confirmed.

● Starsign announced a puzzler Encounter Ball developed by Sims Co. Ltd. for the eShop next week (2 September) priced at just ¥200.

● Mighty No. 9 is officially coming to Japan in Q1 2016 published by Spike Chunsoft where it will be download only.

● The Theme Shop saw five Famicom themes, two Yowamushi Pedal, Little Doll Princess, May’n, Ron and three Non Non Biyori.

● New badges in Collectible Badge Center include retro Kirby, all-new Splatoon plus Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.

● Unconfirmed for Japan is the Shovel Knight amiibo plus Yoshi, Hello Kitty and Girls Mode 3 kisekae plates. That’s all for this week. Thanks for following!