My Nintendo adds Mario ornament, holiday cards in North America
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Two new rewards have joined My Nintendo in North America. Along with a Mario ornament, members can spend their points on holiday cards.
Below is a bit of information about both rewards:
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Super Nintendo World – “Grand Opening” trailer
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A new trailer has come in for Super Nintendo World to promote the theme park’s opening at Universal Studios Japan early next year. View it below.
Super Nintendo World will open its doors on February 4, 2021.
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Video: A look at Super Nintendo World and its Mario Kart ride
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Famitsu’s YouTube account has published a three minute video looking at some of the features of Super Nintendo World, which is coming to Universal Studios Japan. This short preview showcases some of the parts of the Mario Kart AR ride as well as Bowser’s Castle.
Check out the full video below.
Super Nintendo World opens in Universal Studios Japan, Osaka on February 4, new details and pictures shared
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The Nintendo theme park, Super Nintendo World, has finally received an opening date. This attraction will be added to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on February 4.
This news comes with a slew of new details and pictures, detailing such things as a Mario Kart ride and Bowser’s Castle. Bowser’s Castle will greet visitors with all of the earnable cups in the Mario Kart game as well as a giant Bowser statue.
Nintendo Minute – “Nintendo Shopping Spree Challenge!”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta go on a shopping spree for some Nintendo gifts and donate the items to Starlight Foundation. Check out the full episode below.
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Pokemon 25th anniversary logo revealed, sharing news about “very special upcoming celebration” soon
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Pikachu was featured at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade today, marking twenty consecutive years that Pokemon has been represented there. During the short segment, the series’ 25th anniversary logo was revealed. News regarding the big milestone and “very special upcoming celebration” will be shared soon.
As far as new game releases go, we do at least know that New Pokemon Snap and a sequel to Detective Pikachu are on the way. It remains to be seen what else is in store, but hopefully we’ll be hearing more towards the beginning of 2021.
Here’s a look at Pikachu’s appearance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
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Video: An aerial view of Super Nintendo World
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Super Nintendo World is pretty much ready to go at this point with construction having been all but completed. We now have a good look at the theme park from an aerial perspective thanks to a brief video.
Here’s the full footage:
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First 4 Figures reveals new Breath of the Wild Link and Zelda statues
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First 4 Figures has unveiled a pair of new statues from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Link is the main focus here, but Zelda will also be included if you purchase a special bundle.
First 4 Figures will be selling an “Exclusive Edition” only for Link as well as a “Master Edition” that has both characters. There will be 10,000 pieces and 3,000 pieces of the two versions respectively.
Here’s some additional information and a trailer:
Classic Natsume titles to be re-released: Shadow of the Ninja for NES, Return of the Ninja for Game Boy Color
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Natsume is partnering with Limited Run Games to re-release some of its classic games. Two titles have been confirmed so far.
Shadow of the Ninja, a side-scrolling action game which originally came to the NES in 1990, is up first. It will be joined by 2001 Game Boy Color title Return of the Ninja. These two titles will work on their original hardware.
Both will be going up for pre-order on November 27 via Limited Run Games’ website. They’ll be offered in standard and collector’s edition formats.
EarthBound getting vinyl soundtrack in Japan
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EarthBound, also known as Mother 2, is continuing to receive new merchandise. It’s now been revealed that the game’s soundtrack will be offered in an analog vinyl record format.
The soundtrack features two discs with 24 songs from the game. Much of the music will be recorded from the SNES audio source, but the last three songs in the second disc will be PSI Mix arrangements of “Room Number,” “Hula Hoop,” and “ANOTHER 2.”
The EarthBound vinyl soundtrack releases in Japan on February 10, 2021. The Sony Music Shop has pre-orders for 5,500 yen.
