Nintendo announced today that Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder will hit 3DS on January 9, 2014 in North America.

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Photo Finder will let players take pictures of objects in the real world and then interact with them in the game. Various challenges will involve players finding certain objects in order to help other characters in the world, such as finding wasabi to put on sushi.The game will also feature NostalJunk challenges, some of which will arrive after launch. A demo of Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder will also be made available on the eShop next year.Photo Finder was released in Japan earlier this year as Chibi-Robo: Let’s Go, Photo. Chibi-Robo was originally introduced on GameCube in 2006 and later received a sequel on the original DS called Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol in 2007.

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