Three new games announced including Aikatsu!

Aikatsu Stars! My Special Appeal has been announced by Bandai Namco for Nintendo 3DS. It’s a separate game from the previously announced Aikatsu Stars! First Appeal and should release at retail this Winter. First Appeal is scheduled this Summer as a free download on the 3DS eShop.

Mr. Pumpkin Adventure which recently was published on Vita by Flyhigh Works in Japan has been confirmed for Wii U release (source). Watch the Japanese promo video (Vita version) here.

● Nintendo 3DS eShop publisher Mechanic Arms have another new 3DS game scheduled for late July. All I know so far is there’s no stereoscopic 3D and it’ll take just an hour to complete! The previously announced ‘Codename 3’ is now without a date (it was May).

Shovel Knight is now the main game on the https://www.nintendo.co.jp website! A niconico livestream will air tomorrow (29 June) at 21:00 JST here. There’s a fourth Japanese gameplay video here too.

● A Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 launch event will take place on 13 July at Yoyogi Barbara with free admission and doors 18:00 – 18:30. Go here for more info.

● A Puchikon No. 3 SmileBASIC program submission website has opened up at http://smilebasic.com/jp/petcompost/

● The Denpa Ningen no RPG FREE! Monster Outbreak results are in with 7.506,983 kills in total which was below the 8 mill ion required. Poison mushrooms will be given to all participants as a consolation prize.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf July schedule sees Tanabata on 7 July from 06:00 – 23:59 and the Moth Tournament (Bug Off) on 16 July from 09:00 – 17:59 with the awards ceremony from 18:00 – 20:59.

● A promo video by Rainy Frog for 6180 The Moon at https://youtu.be/KREwYFEniJI and which should hit the Wii U eShop soon.

● I’ll be back in a few hours with the latest eShop and Theme Shop releases then tomorrow with both Famitsu charts and scans including Aikatsu Stars! My Special Appeal!

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