New Ubisoft survey asks about a variety of Mario characters
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Ubisoft and Nintendo really jumpstarted their relationship with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Nintendo lent its most popular character for the Switch game, and after the collaboration went well, it even led to Star Fox representation in Starlink: Battle for Atlas.
Fans are starting to wonder even more about a possible Mario + Rabbids sequel or other collaborations due to some news that is spreading around today. Ubisoft has been sending out emails to certain folks in France that asks about a variety of Mario characters and their opinions of them. These include Daisy, Bowser and Bowser Jr., Waluigi, and more.
My Nintendo adds a few Super Mario Party rewards in North America
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My Nintendo has updated in North America with a few Super Mario Party rewards. They’re a part of the smart device / PC rewards category here.
For 30 Platinum Points, you can download printable character party hats. There’s also a printable dice that doesn’t cost anything. Finally, you can nab a wallpaper for 50 Platinum Points.
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Photos of the Super Mario Party and Luigi’s Mansion launch event at Nintendo NY
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At Nintendo NY yesterday, an event was held to celebrate the launches of Super Mario Party on Switch and Luigi’s Mansion on 3DS. We have a few photos straight from Nintendo below.
Nintendo Minute – “First Look at New Paladins Updates + Giveaway”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off what’s new in Paladins and also host a giveaway. Check out the full episode below.
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My Nintendo adds Super Mario Party wallpaper in Europe
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Super Mario Party is now available around the world on Switch. To celebrate, My Nintendo has added in a new wallpaper for European members. It can be redeemed here.
The wallpaper costs 50 Platinum Points. It can be used with PCs, smartphones, and tablets.
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Octoling amiibo up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store
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The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for the upcoming Octoling amiibo for Splatoon. Consumers can reserve the package here. It’ll come with the Octoling Boy, Octoling Girl, and Octopus.
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Castlevania season one seeing Blu-ray release in December
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The first season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series is receiving the Blu-ray treatment. At New York-Comic Con today, VIZ Media announced plans to make it available on December 4.
Aside from the show itself, buyers will also be given a t-shirt as pictured above.
Pricing for the Blu-ray release is not yet known at this time.
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Nintendo files patent for Game Boy casing for touchscreen devices
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Earlier in the year, Nintendo filed a patent with the USPTO for a Game Boy-like casing for capacitative touchscreen devices. The idea behind it is that a device can fit inside, which appears to be for playing Game Boy titles.
Siliconera shares the following extra details from the patent:
Capcom announces live-action Hollywood Mega Man film
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Capcom is taking Mega Man to the big screen. Today, the company announced that its well-known franchise is getting the Hollywood movie treatment.
As of now, the project is simply known as Mega Man. It’ll be written and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, with 20th Century Fox handling distribution. Chernin Entertainment, responsible for the Planet of the Apes series, will be in charge of producing with Masi Oka.
Reggie on why Switch uses mobile app for voice chat, not competing with Xbox / PlayStation, more
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More comments have emerged from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime’s appearance at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. Reggie discussed why Switch uses mobile app for voice chat, how Nintendo is competing for entertainment time as opposed to the Xbox and PlayStation, and more.
Here’s the roundup:
