According to a report on TorrentFreak, Nintendo’s anti-piracy division “has seized a large quantity of copyright infringing cookies featuring popular game characters, fearing that these could cause health issues for gaming fans.” The bakery goods originated from China, though Nintendo has stopped their future distribution from a “pirate” bakery.

In a statement, Nintendo said:

After receiving a report of cookies being manufactured in China featuring Nintendo’s copyrighted characters, Nintendo took steps to protect consumers. The gaming company took its health concerns to the Chinese manufacturer and requested a halt to the baking process as soon as possible. Out of concern that unauthorized cookies could pose possible health and safety issues to consumers, Nintendo contacted the manufacturer to immediately cease manufacturing and distributing the unauthorized cookies.

Cookies aren’t the only pirated items Nintendo has been taking action against. The company additionally seized over a thousand counterfeit Super Mario products in Asia, including phone covers and backpacks.

“Nintendo of Korea provided vital support in a seizure of more than 1,400 pieces of counterfeit Super Mario merchandise at Incheon Customs in [the first quarter of] 2015,” Nintendo said.

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Earlier today, Nintendo released a new app that allows Smash Bros. Wii U players to use their 3DS as a controller. This could be done previously, but you needed a copy of the handheld game to make it happen.

Check out some footage from the app below.

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LEGO Jurassic World just launched a couple of days ago. Extensive footage of the 3DS version can be seen below.

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Skylanders SuperChargers – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – GameStop
Disney Infinity 3.0 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Guitar Hero Live – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Maker – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Dimensions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Legend of Kay Anniversary – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
Terraria – Amazon
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale (new) – Amazon
LBX: Little Battlers eXperience – Amazon
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy
Skylanders SuperChargers – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – GameStop
Project X Zone 2 – Amazon
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Amazon, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
Terraria – Amazon
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

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Update: In Japan, these amiibo are due out on September 10.

During today’s Smash Bros. presentation, it was announced that new amiibo are launching in September. These include figures for Mii Fighter, Mr. Game & Watch, Duck Hunt Duo, and R.O.B.

Those who didn’t catch today’s European broadcast may be unaware that Nintendo actually announced a specific date. All of the aforementioned amiibo are coming to Europe on September 25.

Thanks to Bruno D for the tip.

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Xenoblade Chronicles X has been out in Japan for quite some time and while the rest of us gaze enviously at the latest Xeno entry before it comes our way, it’s interesting to note some of the changes that have been made possible thanks to the Wii U. The boost in graphical power allowed Monolith Soft to flex their artistic muscle and craft a gorgeous open world, the improved online infrastructure allowed not only for interactions with other players but also the means to push out additional content (which is a staggering thought for a game with a story up around the 70 hour mark) and the most striking change came thanks to the dense, orchestral based soundtrack, which harvested a very different tone to Xenoblade Chronicles back in 2010. Moving away from the smaller ensembles covering any combination of rock, pop and classical tracks, Xenoblade Chronicles X was scored by Hiroyuki Sawano, renowned for more grand compositions focusing on a full orchestra sound, a stark contrast to the ensembles players had been exposed to previously. It was a different sound that was needed to accommodate the new direction of the game, but it was a fairly big risk to take as Xenoblade Chronicles’ soundtrack was so endeared by fans.

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Amazon is selling the Zelda: Hyrule Historia book for one of its cheapest prices yet. While it typically goes for $35, Amazon has it for only $17.08. You’ll be saving $18 with a purchase.

Those who are interested can check out Amazon’s product page here.

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Update: And quickly confirmed! The email is real and legitimate.

Nintendo appears to be preparing new amiibo based on Animal Crossing and Mario.

Allegedly, an email has gone out from Nintendo of Spain revealing the figures. These include Animal Crossing designs for Tom Nook, Isabelle, Mabel, K.K. Slider. Additionally, an 8-bit Mario seems to be on the way.

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There’s likely going to be a ton of footage pouring in today for the new Smash Bros. DLC. We’ll round up the notable videos we come across below!

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Update: Here’s the 3DS size:

Today’s Smash Bros. Wii U update is rather large, which makes sense given the new content added in. The download clocks in at nearly 1,300 MB. You may experience issues downloading the update and DLC due to heavy traffic, but things should get better as the day progresses!

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