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Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the Konami Code, has passed away. That news comes from former colleague and Konami composer Yuji Takenouchi.

The Konami Code first appeared in the famous side-scrolling shooter Gradius on the NES. By inputting Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A and then Start when paused, players could use the cheat code to receive all power-ups.

After Gradius, the Konami Code would go on to be included in a ton of different titles, going beyond Konami’s own titles. It is one of the most recognized gaming cheat codes of all time.

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The next trailer for Pokemon the Movie: Coco will air this Friday during Oha Suta in Japan. This movie was originally revealed in a trailer following the airing of Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION. You can view the original trailer here:

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Update (2/22): Pre-orders are now open on Amazon here.

Original (2/21): In celebration of Toy Fair New York 2020, a new round of Pokemon Funko Pop figures have been revealed. Pikachu, Growlithe, Cubone, and Rattata will be sold in stores soon. Pikachu appears to be an “angry” variant.

Funko hasn’t provided any additional information, including a release date. However, look for these figures to appear in stores soon.

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As mentioned earlier this week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has published his newest column in the latest issue of Famitsu. In the article, Sakurai talks about the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 and the eventual end of DLC, how he does not handle whom is chosen to be a fighter, his role, the future of the series after Ultimate, and more.

We’ve prepared a full translation of the column below the break.

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta make a character bracket with familiar and new Animal Crossing characters, while also rating them on a scale of 1 – 5 in the categories of cuteness, helpfulness, and personality. Check out the full episode below.

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Kirby developer HAL Laboratory is now 40 years old. In honor of the occasion, the studio has shared a special piece of art, which we have above.

Here’s a look at the making of the drawing:

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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Update: English version is live and added below.

Original: The second episode for the online series Pokemon Twilight Wings is now live. Only the Japanese version has been published so far, but the English release expected to arrive shortly. We’ll add that in once it’s available, though for now, we have the Japanese upload below.

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Retro Studios has added another pair of staffers, and both are expected to be environment designers.

The first new addition is Mark Capers from Playful. Capers most recently worked on New Super Lucky’s Tale, but has been involved with the Epic Mickey games and Disney Infinity series as well.

Retro Studios has also hired James Beech. Previously, Beeach worked on Crysis 3 and DC Universe Online.

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Like other recent Level-5 IPs, Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold isn’t just limited to a game. Toys were made and an anime was created.

It doesn’t look like there are any extensive plans for the toys in the west, but an English dub of the anime is now available. Crunchyroll is streaming the show through its website in numerous countries. Those regions include North America, Central and South America, United Kingdom, Ireland, the Nordics, and other select European countries.

If interested, you can watch the Snack World anime here.

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