Nintendo Minute – “Come Game Shopping with Us!”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta head on over to GameStop, and talk about some games and more on the way there. Check out the full episode below.
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Find the letters K-O-N-G on the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze website, earn 100 Platinum Points
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If you’re up to a short “game” with a small reward at the end, head on over to the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze website. My Nintendo members can earn 100 Platinum Points by finding the letters K-O-N-G. Once you’ve collected them all, the points will automatically be added to your account.
Thanks to TruExtent for the tip.
Random House launches publishing program for books based on Nintendo characters
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Nintendo has established a partnership with Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books (U.S.), and Penguin Random House U.K. to publish a range of coloring and activity books for children.
Two of these books are actually already available. The Super Mario Official Sticker Book and The Legend of Zelda Official Sticker Book are out now, costing $12.99 each.
My Nintendo Europe adds Splatoon 2 wallpapers, new discounts
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A few new rewards are up for grabs on My Nintendo Europe. Along with Splatoon 2 wallpapers, some discounts have been added.
The full lineup of latest rewards is as follows:
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Pokemon designers talk Pikachu – why it was a “rare character” in-game, canned evolution called Gorochu, more
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Siliconera has translated more comments from the new interview with Pokemon illustrators / designers Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida, and Koji Nishino on Yomiuri. The three spoke about Pikachu in-depth, including why it was more of a “rare character” to find, a canned evolution called Gorochu, and more.
Here are a few excerpts:
Nintendo Power Podcast episode #5 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. In the latest episode, host Chris Slate is joined by Samantha Robertson and Todd Buechele from Nintendo Treehouse to discuss the big and little enhancements made to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Switch. Other segments are also Donkey Kong-themed. You can listen to the full episode below.
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SNES Classic Edition back up on Amazon
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Following the likes of GameStop, the Super NES Classic Edition has been restocked on Amazon. The retailer is taking orders here. It’s unclear how long stock will be available, but we anticipate it being up for at least a good while.
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The Cat Mario Show – episode 35 (Europe)
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The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.
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Pokemon designers on the creation of Pikachu, inspired by a squirrel
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Yomiuri Shimbun has gained new insight about the creation of Pikachu after speaking to some of the original game’s developers, including illustrators Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori.
All those years ago, Nishida was asked to create a “cute monster” that met two conditions. In addition to it being an “electric type” with electric attacks, it also needed to have two stages of evolution.
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Nintendo expecting digital sales to rise, but won’t take over all of its sales
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During the Q&A portion of its financial results briefing, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima commented on expectations for digital sales going forward.
Kimishima does anticipate that “the percentage of digital sales will rise steadily in the years ahead.” In fact, “the percentage of digital sales has already risen above 50% on some titles released by publishers outside Japan”. Kimishima does at the same time believe that digital won’t overtake all sales since “many consumers who purchase only packaged software”.
