New Nintendo merchandise store now open on Amazon
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A new, official Nintendo store is now open for business on Amazon. Fans can purchase a wide variety of items, ranging from clothes to toys.
You can see all of Nintendo’s offerings on Amazon here.
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London’s pop-up Pokemon Center store coming back next year for the Pokemon World Championships
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The temporary Pokemon Center store in London Westfield proved to be a massive hit with fans, with long queues each day during the brief couple of weeks it was open. Today, The Pokemon Company announced that the Pokemon Center would be coming back to London next year – although again only for a limited time. In 2020, the Pokemon World Championships will take place in London, and the Pokemon Center pop-up store will be in operation again as part of the tournament. Exact dates and the venue for the store have yet to be announced.
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Atelier Fall Festival live stream to be held on November 26
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Koei Tecmo and Gust have announced a new “Atelier Fall Festival” live stream. It will be held on November 26 at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.
Atelier Ryza’s upcoming DLC “Claudia Story”, footage from Atelier Dusk Trilogy’s Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX, and more will be featured during the event. The broadcast announcement teases that Gust “may also blurt out its enthusiasm and ideas for the next Atelier game.” Yuri Noguchi (Ryza voice actor), Shallistera (Kotori Koiwai voice actor), and Toridamono (illustrator), and presenters include Junzou Hosoi (Koei Tecmo Games) and Akira Tsuchiya (Koei Tecmo Games) will be appearing.
Here’s where you’ll be able to watch the stream:
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 152
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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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The Game Awards 2019 nominees announced
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There are just over three weeks to go until The Game Awards 2019. Plenty of announcements and news will be shared during the big show, but there will also be actual awards to hand out as well. Today, the nominees were revealed across 29 categories.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Video: First look inside Nintendo Tokyo
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Nintendo Tokyo officially opened today with a press preview, with the public opening following later this week. The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki shared a few videos on Twitter giving us a first look inside.
Here’s the full roundup:
And here's walkaround of Nintendo Tokyo store.
— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) November 19, 2019
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Pikachu to appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 19th consecutive year
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As has become tradition, Pikachu will once again be returning for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This is the 19th consecutive year that the Pokemon will be appearing among the skyscrapers of New York City. Pikachu will be accompanied by a snowman version of itself.
Those in the United States can watch the Macy’s Parade on November 28 on NBC. The show begins at 9 AM in all time zones.
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Nintendo offering poster set featuring SNES games via My Nintendo in Europe
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Today, Nintendo revealed a new reward that can be purchased via My Nintendo in Europe: a poster set containing three posters featuring classic Super Nintendo games: Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The set costs 300 Platinum Points; however, additional shipping costs apply. Shipping costs 3,99 EUR / 3,55 GBP / 4,45 CHF to Germany (since this is where Nintendo of Europe is located) and 6,99 EUR / 6,25 GBP / 7,80 CHF to the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, UK
The poster set is limited to one per customer. The offer is only available while supplies last. Note that you need a credit card in order to place the order, since this is the only payment option accepted by the My Nintendo online store in Europe. Got to this page to order the set.
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Pokemon anime – New episodes available on YouTube
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The Pokemon Company has uploaded the first episode of the new season online. Courtesy of the Tweet below, we can also see that episodes will be uploaded weekly for those who’ve missed out on the live airing. You can check after the break for the link to the full episode.
https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1196269548812374016
Game Freak on balancing new Pokemon games with remakes
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As many mainline Pokemon games as there have been, the series has also seen its fair share of remakes. In fact, some generations have been redone more than once.
Speaking with IGN a little while back, Pokemon Sword/Shield director Shigeru Ohmori highlighted the importance of balancing new Pokemon titles with remakes, stating that Game Freak is “kind of torn between the two all the time.” He said:
