Yesterday, Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit against the owner of ROM website RomUniverse. In its filing, the company said that the pirated games display “counterfeit copies of Nintendo’s trademarks” when the games are played while also infringing the copyright of the actual works. Nintendo is looking to receive $150,000 for each copyright infringement, in addition to up to $2 million for each trademark infringement.

RomUniverse, which offers a $30 yearly membership, allows users to download “an unlimited number of pirated games, [referred to as ROMs,] with higher speeds than non-members,” Nintendo said in the lawsuit. The company further added that the site is “among the most visited and notorious online hubs for pirated Nintendo video games”. There have been close to 300,000 downloads for Switch games and “more than 500,000” downloads for 3DS games.

This isn’t the first time Nintendo has gone after ROM sites. Last November, the company reached a $12 million settlement with LoveROMS.com and LoveRETRO.co.

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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 147

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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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Video: Animal Crossing: New Horizons devs on the food, game, and character they’d want to have on a deserted island

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Nintendo has shared a new off-beat video with Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami. Below, they comment on the one food, game, and character they’d want to have on a deserted island.

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My Nintendo adds a couple of Pokemon Sword/Shield-related rewards in North America

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With many students starting up school again, My Nintendo is getting fans ready with a couple of new Pokemon Sword/Shield rewards.

First up is a set of lunch bag name tags for 30 Platinum Points. These feature Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble as well as the Legendary Pokemon Zacian and Zamazenta. The name tags can be printed at home or at an office supply store (the latter of which Nintendo says may let you laminate them). With a hole puncher, you can create hole in the corner of the tag and tie it to the lunch bag with a ribbon or string.

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Nintendo Minute – “New Luigi’s Mansion 3 Co-op Game Play w/ Developer Commentary”

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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off Luigi’s Mansion 3 with creative director Bryce Holliday. Check out the full episode below.

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Shovel Knight Gold Edition amiibo officially announced, details and photos

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Yacht Club Games has officially announced the Shovel Knight Gold Edition amiibo. Like everything else Shovel Knight-related, it is planned for December.

Here’s what you can expect from the amiibo:

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First look at the gold Shovel Knight amiibo, online pre-orders open

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Update (9/5): Best Buy has now opened pre-orders here.

Original (9/4): GameStop has added in an online listing for the brand new gold Shovel Knight amiibo. Thanks to that, we finally have a look at the figure. See the first image of it above.

You can pre-order the gold Shovel Knight amiibo on GameStop’s website here .

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Game Freak 30th Anniversary Celebration Steam to be held on October 16

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Pokemon developer today announced a special streaming taking place next month. Game Freak 30th Anniversary Celebration Steam will go live on October 16, the company has confirmed.

Below are the full details:

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Mystery gold Shovel Knight amiibo resurfaces, this time at GameStop

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Rumblings of a new gold Shovel Knight amiibo date back to last year. However, Yacht Club Games has yet to say anything about such a figure, and it seemed unlikely to happen at this point. Yet within the past couple of days, fans have noticed that the mystery amiibo has been available to pre-order at GameStop.

The gold Shovel Knight amiibo actually isn’t present on GameStop’s website (at least currently). Having said that, there are numerous reports of consumers being able to reserve it in store. It is officially listed as “Gold Shovel Knight for Switch” and costs $15.99.

There’s still no word on when it could release, and Yacht Club Games still hasn’t made an official announcement. We know that the Shovel Knight series has a new 3-pack dropping in December, but the only news we’ve had about this particular amiibo comes from retailers. Hopefully we’ll have a better understanding about what’s planned soon.