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Nintendo tends to be quiet regarding its E3 plans until the show is rather close, but this year, the company shared some news pretty early. Last week, it was announced that Super Smash Bros. Switch and Splatoon 2 will both be seeing their own tournaments.

Polygon spoke with Nintendo’s Bill Trinen about the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 and Splatoon 2 World Championship. Trinen noted the following:

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Following up on other regions, Amazon UK has finally started taking pre-orders for the Super Mario Encyclopedia. You can reserve the standard version here or the limited edition here.

As for other regions, Amazon US still has the Super Mario Encyclopedia here and at a slight discount. Folks in Canada can also pre-order with a discount here. 

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Capcom and UDON are partnering on a special 300-page book for Mega Man. On Amazon, the retailer lists Mega Man: Official Complete Works.

Here’s the official synopsis:

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At Splatoon European Championship, Nintendo kicked off the event with a special concert featuring Off the Hook and the Squid Sisters. We have the full recording below.

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A number of new rewards are now available on My Nintendo in North America. Several coupons are up for grabs, along with a Mario-themed wallpaper and April calendar. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Pilotwings Resort are among the discounts.

The full lineup of rewards is as follows:

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Pokemon has been an incredibly successful franchise since the beginning. Even after 20 years, the franchise is still going strong.

During a recent media event, Valve boss Gabe Newell actually spoke about Pokemon while discussing the company’s future plans. Here’s what Newell said about the IP’s longstanding success:

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Dragon Quest Illustrations 30th Anniversary Edition previously released in Japan. At Anime Boston today, VIZ Media announced that the book is seeing localization. It’s due out in the west in December.

Dragon Quest Illustrations 30th Anniversary Edition is an archive of Akira Toriyama’s iconic illustrations and designs. Over 30 years of Dragon Quest titles, released from 1986 through 2016, are covered inside.

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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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