Happy 57th birthday, Reggie
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Nintendo’s big North American executive is celebrating his birthday today. Reggie Fils-Aime, born on March 25, 1961, is now 57 years old.
2018 will mark Reggie’s 15th year at Nintendo. He joined the company at the end of 2003, but really made his presence known at E3 2004 with the following introduction:
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Arc System Works president entering EVO 2018, will play Smash Bros. Melee
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About a month ago, Arc System Works held a special poll. Fans were able to vote on the game they’d like to see president Minoru Kidooka play at EVO 2018. The results are in, and we have a winner.
Five games in total were nominated, including two Smash Bros. titles. In the end, Super Smash Bros. Meleee beat out all choices with nearly half of all votes.
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Super Mario Happy Meal toys returning to the UK this summer
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This summer, Super Mario toys will be returning to McDonald’s Happy Meals in the UK. It’s the fourth time that Mario will be featured at the restaurant chain.
McDonald’s is planning three Happy Meal box designs based on Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi. They’ll also feature “puzzles and activities as well as perforated props which will help them transform into one of the gang”. As for the actual toys, ten different ones will be offered.
Here’s what mentioned in the staff memo:
Layton Mystery Detective Agency trailer #2
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Level-5 published a new trailer for its Layton Mystery Detective Agency anime debuting in Japan next month. Watch it below.
Nintendo Minute – “Nindies Showcase Game Play”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off some of the Nindies from GDC 2018. Check out the full episode below.
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Nintendo filed a patent involving trading cards and NFC tech
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A few months ago, Nintendo filed a patent for a trading card set that uses NFC technology similar to amiibo. It was published online for all to see yesterday.
Here’s one excerpt from the filing:
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First 4 Figures making a new Crash Bandicoot statue
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First 4 Figures has unveiled its next creation: a brand new Crash Bandicoot statue. It’s targeted for release in Q1 2019.
As with past works, First 4 Figures is preparing “Regular” and “Exclusive” editions. The latter version includes a few extras: two Wumpa fruits, a colorful cardboard background, “Question Mark” 2D acrylic crate, and “Life” 2D acrylic crate.
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New Street Fighter TV series announced
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Entertainment One/Mark Gordon have secured a deal on a new TV series based on Street Fighter. Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella and Mark Wooding, who worked on the live-action web series Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, will executive produce.
Here’s what we know thus far:
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New set of indie 3DS and Wii U games, Detective Pikachu wallpaper available on My Nintendo
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A new set of rewards are up for grabs in My Nintendo. Along with digital games, Nintendo has added in a wallpaper.
First up, in North America, you can use your points on the following titles for 3DS and Wii U:
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What is EclairCity?
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Back in December, a rather strange listing was added to the Australian classification database. A title listed as “EclairCity” was rated, seemingly for a Nintendo platform. Nintendo of America is included as the game’s publisher. While it was rated in December, the listing is just now making the rounds today.
Here’s the thing: we’re not entirely convinced that this is a Nintendo title at present. Listings for some indie games such as ChromaGun, Black Hole, and The Next Penelope also carry the “Nintendo of America” publisher name and even “Production Company” even though Nintendo has nothing to do with these releases.
