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Retailer listings have revealed a new set of Pokemon Funko Pops. Eevee, Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon are getting their own figures.

Pre-orders are currently up on Amazon here and GameStop here. They’re listed for $10.99 and $11.99 respectively.

We’ll also note that an 18-inch Pikachu Funko Pop is happening as well. GameStop has it up on its website here for a whopping $99.99. 

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Those looking to do business at GameStop locations across the United States will soon be required to wear a mask. Starting July 27, the retailer will be requiring a face covering before entering stores to help avoid the spread of the coronavirus. People with “concerns, or health-related issues in wearing a face covering” are advised to shop at GameStop online.

GameStop CEO George Sherman said in a statement:

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Update 2: Pre-orders are live on Amazon here. Also up on the Nintendo UK store here.

Update: Pre-orders are now live on GameStop as well.

Best Buy has opened pre-orders for the new Joker and Hero amiibo. If you’d like to reserve either figure, you can do so here.

The Joker and Hero amiibo arrive on October 2 in North America. We’ll keep an eye out for pre-orders from other retailers.

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505 Games and Lab Zero Games’ action-RPG Indivisible is receiving the TV treatment.

According to a Deadline report, Meg LeFauve (Inside Out) and Jonathan Fernandez (Rob the Mob) will be writing and serving as executive producers. The site adds that DJ2 Entertainment, a company that focuses on turning games into shows and movies such as Sonic the Hedgehog, is producing alongside Legendary Television.

The upcoming Indivisible show is currently planned for Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service.

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After fans came across a potential Twitter account for Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, they’ve again been poking around the social media website to find other possible hidden user names from Nintendo. That sleuthing may now have resulted in a discovery tied to F-Zero.

The account in question is @FZeroJP. Just like the Super Mario account, it has the same “aaaaaaa” handle. By attempting to reset the account password, we can see that an email would be sent to n*******.**.**, which could very well be nintendo.co.jp – Nintendo’s Japanese website. We also know that the account was registered on March 16, so it’s not someone simply trying to piggyback off of the Super Mario findings from earlier this week.

Here’s a look:

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Update 2: Jenga: Super Mario is now up on Amazon here.

Update: The new Monopoly release, officially titled Monopoly Super Mario Celebration Edition, is now available on Amazon.

There hasn’t been any concrete news yet as to how Nintendo itself is celebrating Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, but we have a couple of announcements from Hasbro. The company is preparing new versions of Monopoly and Jenga to celebrate the big milestone.

For Monopoly, the board game will have players buying, selling, and trading locations from Super Mario games between 1985 and present day. Toad houses and Princess Peach’s castles will be replacing houses and hotels. Additionally, it’ll come with an electronic component of the Question Block featuring sound effects “that can change a player’s luck”.

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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. This time around, host Chris Slate is joined by Ethan Stockton from Nintendo Treehouse and Camille Van Duyn from the strategic communications team at Nintendo of America to share their detailed thoughts about Paper Mario: The Origami King and more.

Here’s the full episode:

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Paper Mario: The Origami King producer Kensuke Tanabe has shared some interesting insight into how he’s approached the series in recent years.

Speaking with VCG, Kensuke was asked about how he ensures that the story of Paper Mario appeals to a broad audience. He revealed that Super Paper Mario had an “elaborate story” which “led the game away from the Mario universe”, so he’s avoided “using stories that are too complicated” since Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

Tanabe’s full words:

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Gamescom 2020 won’t be happening in-person, but the show is moving forward with a digital event. Today, the lineup of participating companies was revealed.

Here’s the full list:

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Reggie Fils-Aime continues to dabble with different types of roles following his retirement as president from Nintendo of America.

Today, Rogue Games announced that executive has been appointed as a strategic advisor to the board of directors. Co-founder and CEO said that “Reggie brings to the table his unrivaled experience in the console arena which is invaluable to us as we expand our portfolio to include incredible games on Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and PC.”

Reggie said in a statement today:

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