Some things to watch for this week on Nintendo World Report. Hype trains, competitions and PAX!

The unofficial last week of the summer brings with it a major gaming expo, some big releases and a legendary competition. Here's a look at some of the things you'll be seeing this week on Nintendo World Report.

Monday, August 24

And we don't even get to make a "Let it go" joke.

A second Just Dance title will be hitting the Wii U and Wii this holiday.

Just Dance: Disney Party 2 was announced by way of a trailer on Ubisoft's Youtube channel. Unlike the original (2012) game, this version has not had any animated songs announced, focusing on Disney Channel songs. Girl Meets World, Teen Beach 2 and Violetta are among the shows and films that will be represented in the game.

Kids, squids, Pokémon and Kirby villians up for grabs.

A new group of Amiibo restocks have been revealed by Nintendo's compliance with the United States Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act regulations.

Mixed in with the reveals of the upcoming Amiibo include a group of rare Amiibo restocks. The listing on Nintendo's website confirms the following will be restocked: All Splatoon Amiibo including the 3-pack, Toad, Little Mac, Captain Falcon, Lucario and Wario.

Ahead of the reveal of the upcoming Wii U game's eclectic soundtrack next Monday, listen to this song.

On Monday, we at Nintendo World Report will be revealing the full soundtrack for 13AM Games' debut game Runbow, which is a crazy nine-player platformer with snazzy visuals, tons of guest characters, and as you'll soon find out, a rad soundtrack.

There's more to the soundtrack than meets the ear, and we'll reveal 13AM Games' process and creation of the soundtrack next week. Until then, enjoy this choice song from the soundtrack.

Get ready for your own G(archomp)1 Climax.

The 2015 World Pokémon Championships kicked off with a major Wii U announcement.

Pokkén Tournament has been announced for the Wii U, releasing in all territories in Spring 2016. The game is currently going through balance testing in Japanese arcades.

The announcement also confirmed that Pikachu Libre, a Fighting-typed form Pikachu featured in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, will be playable in the Wii U game.

You can credit and/or blame the Box Hunter for one game on the day's list.

It's a heavy week for the North American side of the downloads, as usual. Despite Freedom Planet having its release held to squash more freeze bugs, there's a couple of strategic sequels on the Wii U Virtual Console as Hardcore August rolls on, and several indie titles including a game that you might already own thanks to crossbuy if you bought into the Humble Nindie Bundle.

Now how much would you pay?

Nintendo of America has just announced their first hardware price drop in nearly two years, with the 2DS benefitting.

A press statement announced that the entry level handheld will have a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $99.99 effective August 30. Mario Kart 7 will still be included in all 2DS systems.

Nobody gets their damage deposit back in this place.

A new stage will drop tomorrow night and leave the squidkids in the midst of a giant apartment complex.

Flounder Heights will join the rotation tomorrow night at 10 p.m. Eastern / 7 p.m. Pacific. The centerpiece of the map is a giant apartment building that is in the center of the map, meaning you'll have to somehow get around it to reach the enemy base.

Your multimedia blitz begins early in November.

Nintendo has issued a press statement confirming Yo-Kai Watch will launch in North America on November 6.

The Level 5 developed multi-million seller in Japan will see its first game drop early in November, promising more than 200 Yo-kai to collect and train.

The statement also confirmed the... Read more...

Plus a little manservice for those with the original's save.

The 3DS is about to get another test of its physics handling.

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson has been announced for a September 15 release in North America by XSEED, following its 27 August release in Europe. North America will be able to get the game on the eShop for US$39.99, but a physical copy known as the "Double D Edition" will be available for $49.99 bundled with a 60 song soundtrack.

"Hardcore August" continues with some Intelligent Systems strategy

Nintendo's game list has updated to announce Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising will be tomorrow's Wii U Virtual Console release.

The sequel to the GBA launch title released in 2003 originally, and came out in Europe on July 2. The main additions were a group of additional commanding officers and the storyline follows on from the original's.

Potential Runbow on a 60 foot screen. Are you ready?

Nintendo will have a very heavy indie focus for this year's PAX Prime event in Seattle.

The expo runs from August 28 - 31, and Nintendo will be holding a free event the night before PAX kicks off (August 27) at 8 p.m. Pacific time. The event is being held at the EMP Museum in Seattle, and refreshments,... Read more...

Nintendo World Report staff have already begun the localization demands.

One of the most beloved DS puzzle games is getting a sequel.

A Nintendo website was just updated to announce that Picross 3D 2 will release on October 1 in Japan for 3000yn + tax. The website promises over 300 puzzles will be included in the package.

The trailer for the game is below:

A warning for Europe: You get one shot.

Sega has released the demo for their upcoming 3DS rhythm title Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX.

Available now in the eShop, the demo contains two songs playable on each of the game's difficulty levels. The North American version of the demo has the standard 30 plays, while the European demo originally launched with one use. As the Japanese demo had 30 uses, this may be a glitch.

If the vote was For or Against Michael Bay, it'd end up 99-1 against in popularity.

The next North American Splatfest will be more than meets the eye.

Splatfest IV has been announced for August 29 from midnight Eastern (9 p.m. Pacific August 28) for the traditional 24 hours. In association with Hasbro, the theme will be Callie's Autobots against Marie's Decepticons.

Although Splatfest have been sponsored before for Japan, this is the first Western example of a sponsored Splatfest.

And TVii goes off the air for good.

A new system menu update has launched for the Wii U.

The most noticeable change in the update is the removal of the TVii icon following the service's discontinuation last week, according to the update's patch notes, though the usual "improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience".

A chance to create new squidkids is coming this weekend

The Splatoon Testfire will be returning for another round of turf wars this weekend in North America and this coming week for Europe.

North America will have three sessions for the Testfire, from August 21 to 23 (Friday to Sunday). Each session will be two hours from 3 - 5 p.m. Pacific time (6 - 8 p.m. ET). Europe's sessions are as follows:

The developers of Lords of Shadow wanted to take a crack at the front end of "Metroidvania".

The developers of the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series appear to have been proposing a 3DS and Wii U shooter in the Metroid universe.

First reported by NintendoLife in association with Tamaki (contributor to Unseen64), the Spanish developer was hiring talent from other companies to create a... Read more...

Dinosaurs rule the day while squidkids continue to impress.

The NPD Group has announced their retail results for July in the United States, with a limited Nintendo presence.

On the software front, Lego Jurassic World was the best selling game in all combined formats, barring system bundles which would have given the win to Batman: Arkham Knight. From July... Read more...

And also announces one of today's Wii U downloads is crossing to the New 3DS.

A recent appearance by two Nintendo develppers at the 2015 Unity Europe conference has given some details on the use of Unity on the 3DS, including a game announcement.

Irena Cranston from Nintendo of America and Ed Valiente from Nintendo Europe, two of Nintendo's Unity specialists spoke at the... Read more...