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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta write silly Nintendo-themed stories but left some essential words blank for the other person to fill in. Check out the full episode below.

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SEGA is continuing its promotional efforts for the new Sonic comic, which debuts in April. IDW has come up with two new villains: Rough and Tumble. Both will be appearing in issue three.

According to associate editor David Marriotte, “They’re independent agents, and more bullies than masterminds, but they’re tough enough to maybe become someone’s henchmen down the line.”

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Bayonetta 3 was only just announced in December, and likely won’t be releasing for quite some time. Still, that doesn’t mean PlatinumGames lacks interest in continuing the franchise in the future.

Over on Twitter, original Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya said that he has ideas for a fourth Bayonetta. Though the comment alone doesn’t guarantee another entry in the franchise, the interest is definitely there. It’s also encouraging that Platinum would know how to continue to the series following Bayonetta 3.

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Nintendo has some special Kirby-related activities lined up for this year’s Emerald City Comic Con. Attendees will be able to try out the game as well as earn Kirby themed items.

According to Nintendo:

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Today, pre-orders opened for the new ARTFX J – “Pokemon” Series: Selene with Rowlet figure. You can reserve it on either Play-Asia or AmiAmi.

This is a 1/8 scale figure created by Kotobukiya. It’s estimated for release sometime in July.

We have some additional photos of the figure below.

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Amazon UK has started accepting reservations for the new Detective Pikachu amiibo. You can put in a pre-order right here.

You can use the amiibo, which is larger than the standard figure, to view all Pika Prompts you’ve seen or might have missed from the chapters you’ve already cleared in the Detective Pikachu game on 3DS. Over 150 animated short movie clips “providing helpful hints or talking up a storm”.

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Level-5 has released the first trailer for the new Layton Mystery Detective Agency anime. You can watch it below.

As a reminder, the new anime kicks off in Japan on April 8.

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Update 2 (2/14): The amiibo 2-pack is now up on Best Buy. Starter Edition is here.

Update: Bumped to the top. The Splatoon 2 Starter Edition is now up here.

Original: This past weekend, Nintendo revealed that Pearl and Marina from Splatoon 2 are getting their own amiibo. GameStop has now opened pre-orders here.

The new Splatoon 2 amiibo launch later this year. You can reserve the 2-pack for $25.

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Nintendo is getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit with some kind of hilarious downloadable cards.

Following this link will get you general Nintendo-themed art, including Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Arms and Animal Crossing.

Following this link will get you six Kirby-specific romantic art pieces.

If you’ve got that special someone, do consider sending them one of these images!

If you’ve not got that special someone, though, then the below image is from me to you. Have a good Valentine’s Day!

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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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