Nintendo Minute – “Let’s Read the Splatoon Comic + Giveaway “
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off the Splatoon comic and host a giveaway. Check out the full video below.
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Detective Pikachu game and amiibo up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store
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The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Detective Pikachu. The game, along with the new amiibo, can be reserved here.
You’ll receive a couple of bonuses by pre-ordering the game. In addition to a keyring, Nintendo will provide Detective Pikachu stickers.
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Nintendo Power Podcast episode #2 now live
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The second episode of the Nintendo Power Podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. It’s currently accessible on SoundCloud here.
This new Nintendo Power Podcast episode has host Chris Slate discussing what it’s like to build Toy-Con with guests Krysta Yang (Nintendo Minute) and Nate Bihldorff (senior director of localization at Nintendo of America). There’s also talk about the games they’ve been enjoying, listener questions, and a Warp Zone game quiz.
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Resurfaced images from 1994 show Nintendo destroying counterfeit games with a steamroller
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Piracy has unfortunately been a constant battle for Nintendo. Even during the Game Boy era, it an issue the company has continually dealt with.
Originally found by Gamegeschiedenis, classic photos show Nintendo literally taking the fight to piracy. The images, captured by various sources, show Nintendo using a roller in the Netherlands to destroy thousands of counterfeit games. Even Mario was present at the event.
The caption from one of the photos reads:
“Video game company Nintendo is using a roller to combat piracy. At Lelystad airport ten thousand counterfeit video games were crushed. The Japanese company has started a targeted and structured worldwide campaign to combat forgeries of their video games. The destroyed games came from Hong Kong and were confiscated from a Dutch importing company.”
A few additional photos taken from various publications well over two decades ago can be found below.
Upcoming comic book series introducing new character Tangle
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The Sonic the Hedgehog comics have been passed over to IDW Publishing, and the company will be introducing a brand new character for the series. We now know that Tangle, a ring-tailed lemur, will be featured.
IDW associate editor David Mariotte had this to say about the new character:
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Filming now underway for the Detective Pikachu movie
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After it was officially announced in 2016, filming has started on the Detective Pikachu movie. Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures announced the news today.
Ryan Reynolds will star as the voice of Pikachu. Other actors include Ken Watanabe (Godzilla), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Kathryn Newton (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Rob Letterman (Goosebumps, Gulliver’s Travels) will be directing, while Nicole Perlman and Letterman are acting as writers.
The Detective Pikachu film will debut in North America on May 10, 2019.
A look at Nintendo’s headquarters from 130 years ago
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What did Nintendo’s headquarters look like nearly 130 years ago? Now we have an answer to that. A newly discovered photo, attached above, shows the building – which was captured during Nintendo’s earliest days.
The photo was published online last month, and we are fortunate to have it from the Meiji150 project. This is a celebration of Kyoto’s history on the 150th anniversary of the Meiji era. Part of this delves into the founding of Nintendo by Fusajiro Yamauchi and the works of civil engineering that created the infrastructure for Big N’s first office.
Layton anime to begin in April, new promo art released
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New artwork has been released to promote the upcoming anime series Layton Mystery Detective Agency: Kat’s Mystery-Solving Files. You can see the promo art above.
Level-5 has announced the series will begin in April in Japan, although an exact date appears to have not been given. We will keep you updated as more details emerge.
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Yo-kai Watch toys unboxing from McDonald’s Happy Meals
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In the United States, Yo-kai Watch toys can currently be found inside McDonald’s Happy Meals. AbdallahSmash026 posted an unboxing video – which we have below – showing a closer look.
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Detective Pikachu amiibo up for pre-order on Amazon France, Amazon Spain
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Amazon has opened pre-orders for the Detective Pikachu amiibo on two of its websites. You can reserve the figure on both Amazon France and Amazon Spain.
The Detective Pikachu amiibo, along with the game itself, launch on March 23.
Thanks to axel for the tip.
