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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta catch up with Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami and ARMS producer Kosuke Yabuki for some rapid fire questions. Check out the full episode below.

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The next episode of the Nintendo Power Podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. It’s up on Soundcloud (embedded below) as well as on iTunes here.

Nintendo Power Podcast episode #4 features an interview with Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes director Suda51. There’s some Mark of the Ninja: Remastered talk as well and more.

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SEGA has just released the first part of its new Sonic Mania animated web series. View the debut episode for Sonic Mania Adventures below, and stay tuned for the rest of the videos.

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Out of the blue, Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart launched this week. The board game is out now at GameStop stores now with other retailers to follow. Get a closer look at the product with the unboxing video below.

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New Super Mario Odyssey plushies are on the way. San-Ei is planning on packaging Mario and Princess Peach together in their wedding outfits as well as individual products.

Elsewhere, another version of Mario will be available with Cappy. Making this a bit unique is that Cappy can be taken off.

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You may recall that, last year, Hasbro came out with Monopoly Gamer Edition featuring Super Mario. The company has now revealed Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart Edition, and it’s out today.

In Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart Edition, a race starts when players pass “Go”. Here players compete for a Grand Prix card. Monopoly Gamer: Mario Kart Edition also features properties from the karting franchise such as Rainbow Road and Bowser’s Castle. Mario Kart items like shells and banana peels can also be used.

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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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GameStop has been known for its weekly restocks of the Super NES Classic Edition. That’s continuing once again today, with the system available here. While other retailers haven’t restocked the SNES Classic Edition, GameStop has had units available almost weekly at this point.

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The Strong and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games have announced the 2018 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists. Highlights include Metroid, Minecraft, and Ms. Pac-Man.

The full lineup of nominees is as follows:

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Update (3/27): Swapped out the smaller image below with a better direct-feed image from Amazon Japan.

Original (3/25): There aren’t too many third-party amiibo around, but FromSoftware is producing a special Solaire of Astora figure. It’s being released alongside Dark Souls: Remastered in May.

In this week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine gives a first look at the Solaire of Astora amiibo packaging. Check it out below.

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