Video: First look inside Nintendo Tokyo
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Nintendo Tokyo officially opened today with a press preview, with the public opening following later this week. The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki shared a few videos on Twitter giving us a first look inside.
Here’s the full roundup:
And here's walkaround of Nintendo Tokyo store.
— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) November 19, 2019
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Pikachu to appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 19th consecutive year
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As has become tradition, Pikachu will once again be returning for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This is the 19th consecutive year that the Pokemon will be appearing among the skyscrapers of New York City. Pikachu will be accompanied by a snowman version of itself.
Those in the United States can watch the Macy’s Parade on November 28 on NBC. The show begins at 9 AM in all time zones.
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Nintendo offering poster set featuring SNES games via My Nintendo in Europe
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Today, Nintendo revealed a new reward that can be purchased via My Nintendo in Europe: a poster set containing three posters featuring classic Super Nintendo games: Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The set costs 300 Platinum Points; however, additional shipping costs apply. Shipping costs 3,99 EUR / 3,55 GBP / 4,45 CHF to Germany (since this is where Nintendo of Europe is located) and 6,99 EUR / 6,25 GBP / 7,80 CHF to the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, UK
The poster set is limited to one per customer. The offer is only available while supplies last. Note that you need a credit card in order to place the order, since this is the only payment option accepted by the My Nintendo online store in Europe. Got to this page to order the set.
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Pokemon anime – New episodes available on YouTube
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The Pokemon Company has uploaded the first episode of the new season online. Courtesy of the Tweet below, we can also see that episodes will be uploaded weekly for those who’ve missed out on the live airing. You can check after the break for the link to the full episode.
https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1196269548812374016
Game Freak on balancing new Pokemon games with remakes
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As many mainline Pokemon games as there have been, the series has also seen its fair share of remakes. In fact, some generations have been redone more than once.
Speaking with IGN a little while back, Pokemon Sword/Shield director Shigeru Ohmori highlighted the importance of balancing new Pokemon titles with remakes, stating that Game Freak is “kind of torn between the two all the time.” He said:
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Nintendo specifically wanted someone with a visible disability for its recent Switch commercial
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In a Switch commercial released this week, Aaron Waddingham was one of the boy actors featured. Aaron, who has Down syndrome, has been taking acting classes and auditioning for parts this year. Amazingly enough, Nintendo’s commercial was his first acting job.
Aaron’s mother Sue told Global News that “Nintendo very specifically wanted somebody with a visible disability.” She said:
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Nintendo Minute – “Guessing Stuff! – BE the Pokemon Challenge w/ Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta along with Yafine pretend to be Pokemon and guess who they’re performing as. Check out the full episode below.
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Splatoon Boy and Splatoon Boy: DX Edition figma pre-orders open
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Play-Asia has opened pre-orders for the Splatoon Boy and Splatoon Boy: DX Edition figmas. The first one only includes a single figure while the DX Edition comes with two (as well as Judd and Li’l Judd).
Here are the official product descriptions and a few photos:
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Godzilla and Bart Simpson were considered for NBA Jam
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Two surprising characters almost made it into NBA Jam. Godzilla and Bart Simpson were both considered, but didn’t end up in the final product. They would have been secret characters.
The new book for NBA Jam revealed the surprising development on Twitter. A video was posted showing Godzilla and Bart Simpson filed against a blue screen, likely to be used later on during the game’s creation.
Here’s a look:
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Upcoming Pokemon anime gets new trailer
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A new trailer for the upcoming Pokemon anime – debuting on November 17 in Japan – has come online. Get a look at the latest video below.
