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Along with the game itself, HORI brought out a limited edition controller for Pokken Tournament. A few in-person photos of the device can be found below.

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Nintendo has one final “Guess the amiibo” video with three of its developers: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, and Tsubasa Sakaguchi. There’s a recap of some of the figures they tried to mimic, as well as some extras. View the video below.

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Nintendo has shared a few photos from the Pokken Tournament Early Access Finals held at Nintendo NY yesterday. Take a look at the shots below, along with descriptions of each one.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans gather at Nintendo NY to watch the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition finals on March 17, 2016.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Kai T., 15 of Orange County competes at the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition finals at Nintendo NY on March 17, 2016.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, professional video gamers Justin Wong and Justin Flynn coach and cheer for competitors in the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition finals at Nintendo NY on March 17, 2016.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, JC Rodrigo presents the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition winner Jeffrey Frias with his reward: a chance to compete at the 2016 Pokémon U.S. National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, in July 2016. Contestants competed at Nintendo NY on March 17, 2016.

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Rare is still sharing neat videos and secrets for some of its games. That continues today with “Five Things You Didn’t Know About Banjo-Kazooie”, which you can watch below.

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The latest issue of Famitsu has an interview about the new Pokemon Center in Kyoto. Interestingly, this same discussion contained a brief mention that there are plans for more of these stores in Japan, and the hope is to expand to other countries as well. It’s not yet known which territories are being considered, however.

Only two Pokemon Centers have opened outside of Japan. One location popped up in New York, but became Nintendo World in 2005. There was also a pop-up store in Paris for the launch of Pokemon X/Y in Summer 2014.

You can find photos of the new Pokemon Center in Kyoto on Kotaku here.

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Nintendo of Europe has posted the third “Guess the amiibo” video with the Big N’s developers. In today’s video, it’s Takashi Tezuka’s turn to imitate one of the figures. Check it out below.

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Famitsu published some sales numbers for the Pokemon series as a whole today. As of February 29th, 2016, worldwide sales for mainline Pokemon games have surpassed 200 million – more than 201 million copies have been sold.

If you add in the various spin-off games, that number rises to 279 million games sold.

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Satoru Iwata was honored at the DICE awards last month with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Tonight, it was GDC’s turn to celebrate the life of the late Nintendo president.

David Hellman and Raber Umphenour created a special animation that was shown at the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards a short while ago. Here’s the full clip:

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My Nintendo has now officially launched in Japan. If you live in the country, you can access the site here. Those outside of Japan will only be shown a teaser page.

Here’s the lineup of rewards as of now:

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Mario Suit – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed until 5/1
1 game ticket – 85 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 5 times until 4/1
5 game tickets – 420 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 2 times until 4/1
10 game tickets – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time

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20% off Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 950 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
20% off Dr. Luigi (Wii U) – 230 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
20% off New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) – 750 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
20% off Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS) – 600 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
40% off Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (3DS) – 130 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
40% off Ultimate NES Remix (3DS) – 105 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
50% off Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS) – 50 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
40% off New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) – 160 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
50% off Metroid: Other M (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
50% off Super Mario Galaxy (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1

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Nintendo has a new off-beat video up showing Mario and Luigi visiting Whistler Blackcomb. This is a big ski resort located in British Columbia, Canada. Check out the video below.

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