Best Buy hosting “Nintendo Family Funday” today – playable games, discounts
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Today, Best Buy will be hosting a “Nintendo Family Funday”. Fans can stop by participating stores to try out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Party, and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. Best Buy also says there will be discounts on games for Switch and 3DS as well as the Switch Pro Controller.
The “Nintendo Family Funday” will be hosted between 11 AM and 3 PM. Find a participating store near you here.
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Nintendo makes the list of YouTube’s top trending gaming videos of 2018
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As we prepare for a new year, it’s time to reflect on 2018. YouTube is doing just that by providing data about the top trending videos of the year.
What we’re most interested in is the top trending gaming content. Nintendo managed to make the list a couple of times thanks to Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee and Nintendo Labo.
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Piranha Plant, King K. Rool, Ice Climbers amiibo up on GameStop / Amazon
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Reggie talks about appearing on stage with PlayStation and Xbox execs at The Game Awards 2018
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The Game Awards 2018 started in a rather neat fashion. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime appeared on stage, as did Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios boss Shawn Layden and Xbox head Phil Spencer. They weren’t there to announce anything, but rather come together and deliver a brief speech. It’s not exactly something that happens a lot.
Reggie spoke about the moment with IGN after the show last week. Here’s what he had to say:
Nintendo Minute – “Reggie Reacts to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta are joined by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime to look back at the launch of Smash Bros. Ultimate. Check out the full episode below.
Charles Martinet gets Guinness World Record for most game voiceover performances as the same character
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Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, has earned a Guinness World Record for the most video game voiceover performances as the same character. The tally currently sits at 100 following the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Martinet shared the news in a post on Instagram today:
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Gold Shovel Knight amiibo appears to be on the way
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Yacht Club Games produced a Shovel Knight amiibo a few years ago. Now the same figure appears to be getting a gold variant.
Play-Asia is where news about the possible gold Shovel Knight has emerged from. The retailer doesn’t show any pictures, however. There’s also no word yet on a release date.
We’ll keep you updated if we hear anything else about the situation.
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Sakurai on what the Smash Bros. logo represents
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Have you ever wondered what the Smash Bros. logo represents? During the latest episode of the Yoiko x Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video series, director Masahiro Sakurai commented on that very subject.
According to Sakurai, the intersecting lines are meant to show the “crossover” nature of the series. The circle divided into four sections represents 4-person multiplayer.
Though it’s in Japanese, you can watch the new Yoiko x Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video here.
Suda51 again says he wants to port No More Heroes 1 and 2 to Switch, amiibo interest, No More Heroes 3 outlined prepared
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Since the announcement of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, fans have requested ports of the original No More Heroes games on Switch. Creator Suda51 has expressed interest in the idea in the past, and again has indicated that he’d like to make it happen.
When asked by ntower about porting games like No More Heroes or Killer7 to Switch, Suda51 said:
Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase comments on a possible Final Fantasy X-3
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Final Fantasy X is one of the few entries in the series that received a sequel. During a community broadcast for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT today, Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase was asked about a possible third game.
Voice actress Marika Kouno asked if there’s been any consideration other than X-2 for a spinoff, sequel, or some sort of DLC. That prompted Kitase to say:
