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Nintendo has teamed up with Lunchables on another partnership. Between September 1 and December 31, characters from Switch games will appear on select Lunchables packages across the United States, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, and Pokemon Sword/Shield (Expansion Pass).

Additionally, a giveaway is planned. The Nintendo-themed packages will come with a code that will be either a Switch prize pack or 100 Platinum Points.

Here’s the full announcement with all of the details:

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A lot is planned for Gamescom 2020 this week despite the show going fully digital. Aside from Opening Night Live on Thursday and the Awesome Indies Show on Saturday, IGN has teamed up with the expo for four days of coverage.

As far as what to expect, there will be new game announcements, trailers, and upgrades on previously-known titles. A number of Switch games are already confirmed, including Captain Tsubasa, Jump Force, Genshin Impact, Little Nightmares II, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Haven, Remothered: Broken Porcelain, King’s Bounty II, Gonner 2, Minecraft Dungeons, Grindstone, Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, and more.

Here’s the full schedule:

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Netflix has issued the first trailer for the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma anime series ahead of its debut next month. Give it a look below.

The Dragon’s Dogma anime series debuts on Netflix on September 17.

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Much of the talk surrounding Super Nintendo World has been its debut location at Universal Studios Japan. Construction is all but complete in the area. It’s just a matter of when the park will open, as it’s been impacted by the coronavirus – much like a lot of other things this year.

Aside from Japan, Super Nintendo World will eventually open in other parts of the world, including Universal Studios Hollywood. It’s unclear when it’ll open, but the first set design piece / mountain facade has been spotted.

Universal Core shared the following photo on Twitter:

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Before a movie goes into full production, it can be accompanied by a previsualization video. Concept shots and footage are created before any real work is done. For animated films, it can give animators and directors a better idea as to how certain scenes will actually turn out.

Artist Ellery Ortiz has now uploaded a video showing off previsualization work for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. She said of her work on Vimeo:

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Update (8/22): Ask Iwata is now up on Amazon Canada ($6.15 discount).

Update (7/27): Pre-orders are now live on Amazon.

Original (7/24): Last year, EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi’s publishing company Hobonichi released a book in Japan dedicated to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. It went over Iwata’s life, featured interviews with the likes of Itoi and Miyamoto, and more.

Fortunately, that book is now officially confirmed for English release in the west. Viz Media has announced that Ask Iwata will handle publishing, and it will release in Spring 2021.

The book will be available in both print and through digital distribution.

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta come up with challenges and play bingo in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check out the full episode below.

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Following up on Flareon and Jolteon, Vaporeon is now available as the latest Pokemon plush from Build-A-Bear.

By picking up the online set, you’ll receive the following:

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iam8bit,  Rare, and Xbox Game Studios have announced the Battletoads NES Legacy Cartridge Collection. The special re-release “comes in a premium fold-out box sporting painstakingly restored full-color archival artwork, and comes with exclusive pack-ins, as well as (in the collector’s tradition) a foil-stamped dust cover.”

If that wasn’t enough, there will also be a Smash Hits Vinyl Soundtrack for Battletoads. It comes with tracks from the original Battletoads, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Battletoads Arcade, and newly-launched Battletoads title.

Here’s the full rundown of everything included in the NES re-release and vinyl soundtrack:

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In an interview with Polygon, Mega Man movie writer Mattson Tomlin opened up about his approach to the project.

Tomlin mentioned that he wants to get to the root of the character that delves beyond his actual abilities. Tomlin also said it’ll “be universal and primal and emotional and everybody can kind of relate to.” Although the film will be something kids can enjoy, “it is not squarely in the kid territory.” 

Here’s the exchange between Polygon and Tomlin:

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