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We have a new development on the Sonic movie. As reported by Deadline, Jim Carrey is negotiating to play the role of Robotnik – the well-known villain of the series. The site further states that “Sonic must stop Dr. Eggman from completing his plans for world domination is basically the gist of this one.”

The Sonic film will debut in 2019. It will feature a mix of live action and CGI.

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta share their unpopular gaming opinions. Check out the full video below.

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8Bitdo has revealed a new version of its NES classic controller compatible with the NES Classic Edition. Improvements include a dedicated home button as well as four face buttons instead of two. These buttons are labeled as “turbo buttons”.

You can pre-order the 8Bitdo N30 2.4G Wireless Gamepad on Amazon here for $24.99. It’s due out on August 20.

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My Nintendo has been updated with a handful of rewards in North America. These include discounts as well as a July calendar / wallpaper for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

Here’s the full lineup:

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One of the more popular topics coming out of E3 is the idea of streaming games. Ubisoft’s CEO is on the record as having stated that he believes there will be one last console generation before streaming takes over. We’ve also seen both first and third-party companies explore that area in more recent years.

As for Nintendo, they’re taking a more conservative approach. While the Big N is aware of the talk surrounding streaming, nothing has been decided, according to Shinya Takahashi. The company would also “have to determine what is a very Nintendo approach to that if we were to ever do such a thing”.

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Best Buy is the latest retailer to be taking orders for the NES Classic Edition restock. You can purchase the system here. Note that it’s unclear how much inventory is available, and how long it’ll be on Best Buy’s website.

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The NES Classic Edition is currently in stock on Amazon. The retailer has it here. Note that this is going quickly, and it seems you need to be a Prime member in order to purchase.

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Retailers have started to restock the NES Classic Edition, which is making its way back to stores today. GameStop currently has it up here, including the standalone controller. It’s unclear how much stock the retailer will have available. 

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Nintendo posted a short little video on its Twitter account today promoting Mario Tennis Aces. The company’s Reggie Fils-Aime, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Shinya Takahashi gave the sports game a spin. Check out the video below.

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After Shuntaro Furukawa was officially elected as Nintendo’s new president – replacing Tatsumi Kimishima – the company updated its CSR Report. Included in that is a brief message from Furukawa himself.

That message is as follows:

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