Welcome once again to the best game show on the internet, How Powerful is Wii U?

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Is the Wii Shop Channel music the greatest ditty ever? It should be compulsory hold music for every company.

Excitement

Ready to power up your Vita to the next level? Sony's detailed the next system software update — v1.65, fans — and its admittedly 'minor enhancements'.

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Publisher explains why

Check the 3DS eShop or DSi Shop and you'll notice that Tetris Party Live is no longer available to buy, either in North America or European regions. We reached out to the publisher, Tetris Online Inc., for an explanation.

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Prayers answered

The Australian Classification Board is a treasure trove of hints at which games are waiting in the Virtual Console wings, and it's come up trumps again today with two more Game Gear games rated for 3DS.

Shining Force: Sword of Hajya and Defenders of Oasis are both approved for sale on 3DS, and should hopefully hit the service later this year.

Shining Force: Sword of Hajya is one of three Shining Force 'side stories', and the only one that was ever translated into English. Along with prequel Shining Force Gaiden it was later combined into Shining Force CD, but you can comfortably make it through Sword of Hajya without much prior knowledge of the series.

Defenders of Oasis is another SEGA-published RPG, drawing on influences as diverse as Phantasy Star and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. A decent game that never really found its audience, it's good to see it coming to 3DS too.

Both these games featured in our list of the Game Gear games we need on Virtual Console — let's hope SEGA is already working on the others.

Thanks to Burak Haliloglu for the tip.

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So @skullgirls is out next week. It's like Darkstalkers but not. I don't know, but it's cool. Worth a look for sure.

Drive

Vita gets its first real taste of rallying in October with WRC 3 from Black Bean and Milestone.

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All with one pre-order

Capcom's big money blockbuster Dragon's Dogma is starting to rise over the horizon, and the publisher is hoping to entice you into a pre-order with some extra upgrades when you put down money at Blockbuster or ShopTo.

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Trauma Centre Wii U needs to happen, right?

Anyone for tennis?

PAX East is just a few short days away, and Nintendo of America has revealed the games attendees can get to grips with in Boston this weekend.

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