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Major management changes aren’t only happening at NCL, but at NoE today as well. As was previously announced, Satoru Shibata is retiring from his role as president of Nintendo of Europe today to join the company’s HQ back in Japan as part of its Board of Directors. Today, Shibata’s successors were finally announced.

Nintendo of Europe’s new president and COO is Stephan Bole. Between 2001 and 2015, Bole served as the managing director of Nintendo of France. He also was the senior managing director of corporate strategy (2009 – 2015) and senior managing director European subsidiaries and affiliates (2015 – 2018) for Nintendo of Europe. 

Meanwhile, Koji Miyake is Nintendo of Europe’s new CEO. He previously served as the general manager of the human resources department at Nintendo in Japan. Both of them will be supported by new CFO Luciano Pereña (previously Nintendo of Spain) and CMO Laurent Fischer.

Stephan Bole had the following to say about Shibata’s departure and the new management structure:

“To say that Mr Shibata’s contributions have been instrumental to Nintendo’s European operations is an understatement. His efforts over the past 18 years have helped to bring Nintendo products to generations of players across Europe – and beyond. While he will be missed by many, I have full confidence that with our new structure we’ll be able to continue our mission of putting smiles on people’s faces through our unique gaming experiences.”

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A few months ago, Tatsumi Kimishima announced that he would be stepping down as president of Nintendo. He had also named Shuntaro Furukawa as his successor.

During the company’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today, Furukawa was officially named Nintendo’s new president. We have the following comments from both Furukawa and Kimishima:

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Nintendo has been showing off the new Ridley and Inkling amiibo for Smash Bros. Ultimate at media events as of late. A pair of videos showing the figures in extreme detail can be found below.

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With Anime Expo 2018 right around the corner, Crunchyroll has finally unveiled their plans for the upcoming convention. Among these plans is the promise of news regarding the hotly anticipated second season of the Ace Attorney anime series.

On Friday July 6th at 11:30am, the creative staff behind the series Shu Takumi, Koji Nagai, and Motohide Eshiro will sit down with fans to discuss their experiences from working on the anime.

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New information on Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists: Atelier of a New Land has emerged from this week’s Japanese gaming magazines. Famitsu and Dengeki PlayStation are both sharing the latest details.

We have the following tidbits:

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A trio of Kirby albums are now available through digital music services. HAL Laboratory is releasing Kirby Memorial Arrangements, Kirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack, and Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.

We can confirm that each one is already live on iTunes in the US. You can find Kirby Memorial Arrangements here, Kirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack here, and Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert here.

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Back in 2014, a Bayonetta 2 art book, The Eyes of Bayonetta 2, was released in Japan. Now four years later, the book is finally seeing a localized release.

Here’s the official description:

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Like other retailers, Best Buy will be restocking the NES Classic Edition this Friday. The retailer shared its plans today about how it will be approaching the event.

Best Buy indicates that it won’t be taking pre-orders. The NES Classic Edition will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis when stores open Friday. Customers will be limited to purchasing one unit. If a line forms at a store before the doors open, Best Buy will use the same ticketing process from Black Friday.

It sounds like Best Buy will also have some inventory online. When the NES Classic Edition goes up, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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Nintendo Life caught up with Dark Horse editor Patrick Thorpe for a discussion about the publisher’s Zelda books. Thorpe spoke about how the partnership with Nintendo started, revealed that Hyrule Historia has sold nearly one million copies, and talked about the Zelda timeline.

We have these excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full discussion here.

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The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia finally released outside of Japan this week. Dark Horse published a trailer for the book, which we have below.

You can purchase The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia in standard and limited edition forms here.

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