My Nintendo adds Super Mario Party wallpaper in Europe
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Super Mario Party is now available around the world on Switch. To celebrate, My Nintendo has added in a new wallpaper for European members. It can be redeemed here.
The wallpaper costs 50 Platinum Points. It can be used with PCs, smartphones, and tablets.
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Octoling amiibo up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store
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The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for the upcoming Octoling amiibo for Splatoon. Consumers can reserve the package here. It’ll come with the Octoling Boy, Octoling Girl, and Octopus.
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Castlevania season one seeing Blu-ray release in December
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The first season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series is receiving the Blu-ray treatment. At New York-Comic Con today, VIZ Media announced plans to make it available on December 4.
Aside from the show itself, buyers will also be given a t-shirt as pictured above.
Pricing for the Blu-ray release is not yet known at this time.
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Nintendo files patent for Game Boy casing for touchscreen devices
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Earlier in the year, Nintendo filed a patent with the USPTO for a Game Boy-like casing for capacitative touchscreen devices. The idea behind it is that a device can fit inside, which appears to be for playing Game Boy titles.
Siliconera shares the following extra details from the patent:
Capcom announces live-action Hollywood Mega Man film
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Capcom is taking Mega Man to the big screen. Today, the company announced that its well-known franchise is getting the Hollywood movie treatment.
As of now, the project is simply known as Mega Man. It’ll be written and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, with 20th Century Fox handling distribution. Chernin Entertainment, responsible for the Planet of the Apes series, will be in charge of producing with Masi Oka.
Reggie on why Switch uses mobile app for voice chat, not competing with Xbox / PlayStation, more
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More comments have emerged from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime’s appearance at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. Reggie discussed why Switch uses mobile app for voice chat, how Nintendo is competing for entertainment time as opposed to the Xbox and PlayStation, and more.
Here’s the roundup:
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Reggie on Wii U’s failures and how the system was essential for Switch’s creation
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At the 2018 GeekWire Summit in Seattle earlier today, Reggie Fils-Aime stopped by. The Nintendo of America president addressed the Wii U’s failures, but also spoke about how it eventually paved the way for Switch.
Speaking about the Wii U, Reggie stated:
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 124
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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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TBS Eleague will air edited version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Invitational 2018 from E3
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The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Invitational 2018 from this year’s E3 will be getting new exposure when it airs on TBS Eleague. Announced today, the tournament will be spliced into three different edited episodes.
Each episode will be shown throughout November. The tournament in its entirety won’t be shown, but viewers will be given a good idea as to what transpired during the event.
Here’s a video promoting TBS Eleague’s broadcast:
Nintendo Power Podcast episode #9 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. Host Chris Slate, along with Nintendo’s Kirk Scott, Vince Chon, and Camille Van Duyn talk recent game announcements and some of the biggest titles coming this fall to Switch. They also respond to listener comments about the Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online lineup, tackle the Warp Zone quiz, and more.
Here’s the full episode:
