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Another couple of Paper Mario: The Origami King-themed rewards have been added to My Nintendo. A pair of wallpapers are available, which are based on different areas in the game.

You can nab these rewards on My Nintendo here for 50 Platinum Points each. As a reminder, the July calendar is there as well, though we’re starting to get towards the end of the month.

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Sonic the Hedgehog has two very different types of gameplay styles. There’s the classic 2D titles that have been around since the franchise’s early days, but a bunch of 3D entries have also been put out over the years. Fortunately, both versions of Sonic will be considered carefully going forward.

During a recent interview with Otaquest, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka was asked if the popularity of Sonic Mania has affected the way in which the studio approaches the handling of the franchise. Iizuka said in response:

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off some Nintendo clothes and put their fashion skills to the test with outfit challenges. Check out the full episode below.

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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.

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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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