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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for the new Shovel Knight amiibo 3-pack. You can reserve it here. You’ll get the new Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight amiibo with a purchase.

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What is the key to Mario? In Nintendo’s view, empathy is at the top of the list.

Speaking with CNN, Super Mario Odyssey Yoshiaki Koizumi said:

“One thing that has always been constant is this idea of empathy. It’s the idea that anyone can pick up and play the game, and they have an intuitive understanding and feel for how the game works.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 26 Comments

Switch stock has been a big issue since the system launched earlier this year. It has undoubtedly improved, but it’s still not quite where it needs to be. In places like Japan, the situation is still very frustrating with continued lotteries just for an opportunity to buy a Switch.

In an interview with The Verge, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime commented on Switch’s supply situation once again. Being unable to meet demand is something he’s not happy with, and he says Nintendo is “working hard to satisfy as much demand as possible.”

Reggie stated:

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Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You will be showing up in theaters in November. Later in the month, the film will appear on TV. Disney XD has confirmed an air date of November 25. It’ll be shown at 10 AM ET.

Disney XD has also confirmed that two new episodes of Pokemon the Series: Sun and Moon will debut right before the movie. These will feature the return of Brock and Misty.

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My Nintendo has updated with a pair of wallpapers in North America. Both are based on Fire Emblem Warriors and cost 50 Platinum Points each.

If you’re interested, you can order the wallpapers here. They’ll be on the site through the end of March.

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Earlier in the year, news leaked about a live-action Contra movie. Konami made it official today, confirming a partnership with China’s Starlight Media for the film as well as a TV drama. We can also now say that both will be released and streamed worldwide.

China Film Insider provided the following synopsis of the movie a few months ago:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 35 Comments

Back at E3, Game Informer interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto. The site only published a portion of its discussion at the time, but to celebrate Super Mario Odyssey, has now shared the rest of the comments. Game Informer spoke with Miyamoto about a few different things, including the approach to 2D Mario art going forward and interest in having classic games on Switch.

You can read Miyamoto’s responses about these topics below. For the full interview, head on over here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment

MyGamingBoulevard has an early look at the new Super Mario Odyssey amiibo. The figures are unboxed below and compared to some of the other Mario figures.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in General Nintendo, Interviews, News, Switch | 24 Comments

In a recent interview, GQ sat down with Super Mario Odyssey director Kenta Motokura and producer Yoshiaki Koizumi in preparation for the launch of the upcoming Mario title. Motokura and Koizumi discuss deciding on new environments, creating Cappy, delving into Mario and Peach’s relationship, and maintaining Mario’s longevity as a character and franchise.

We’ve rounded up the notable quotes below. You can read the interview in full here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 2 Comments

If you’ve yet to secure a Super NES Classic Edition, you may want to try your luck at Toys “R” Us. Later this week, it’ll be restocked at the retailer.

Toys “R” Us published a tweet confirming that the SNES Classic Edition will be back in stock on Friday. Switch will be available, too.

Here’s the tweet:

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