My Nintendo adds a 3DS theme, Detective Pikachu wallpaper, free printable card for Pokemon Day 2018
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A trio of rewards have been added to the North American My Nintendo website in celebration of Pokemon Day 2018.
First, a Pikachu & Poke Ball 3DS theme can be redeemed for 100 Platinum Points. You can also nab a Detective Pikachu wallpaper for 50 Platinum Points. Last but not least, there’s a printable Happy Pokemon Day card, which is entirely free.
Look for all of these new rewards on My Nintendo here.
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First building has gone up for Super Nintendo World as construction continues
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Super Nintendo World is going to be a long-term project for Nintendo and Universal. Originally announced in 2015, the theme park is planned to be ready for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
While it may not show much, the first building for Super Nintendo World has gone up at Universal Studios Japan. Currently the entrance to the area is being worked. You can see a couple of photos below as well as a closer look at construction in the attached video.
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8Bitdo’s SN30/SF30 Pro controllers receive new 1.25 firmware update
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Without much fanfare, a couple of 8Bitdo’s controllers received a firmware update. Version 1.25 is out now for the SN30 and SF30 Pro.
You can download the new firmware here. According to the official patch notes, the accuracy of analog on SWITCH mode has been enhanced.
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Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe up for ‘Favorite Video Game’ at Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards
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Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have been nominated for Favorite Video Game for Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards. The event, which will be hosted by John Cena, takes place March 24. Voting for the video game category begins March 19.
See the full list of nominees for Favorite Video Game below:
Just Dance 2018
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Minecraft: Java Edition
Star Wars Battlefront II
Super Mario Odyssey
New Pokemon the Movie 2018 trailer
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Update: Added in the official embed below.
Original: A new trailer for Pokemon the Movie 2018 just aired on the Japanese variety show Oha Suta. The film, which premieres on July 13, is going by the name Pokemon: Everyone’s Story for its release in Japan.
We’ve posted the video below. When the official upload comes in, we’ll replace the embed here.
Overview of Pokemon Day 2018 activities
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The first Pokemon games, Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green, launched in Japan on February 27, 1996. That means the franchise is turning 22 years old.
A number of activities are lined up for Pokemon Day 2018 to celebrate the big day. There isn’t anything overly massive, but a number of different events are planned relating to Pokemon GO, Snapchat, and more.
Here’s a full rundown of everything in store for Pokemon Day:
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Nintendo ranks second in Metacritic’s 2017 game publisher rankings
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Metacritic published its rankings today based on publishers with the overall highest-reviewed games of 2017. Nintendo climbed to the second spot, up one position from the year prior. Across Switch and 3DS, the company’s average Metascore was 78.0, which is 1.5 points higher than in 2016.
Metacritic provides the following analysis of the reviews Nintendo received:
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Sonic was originally imagined as a human boy
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Sonic the Hedgehog was originally envisioned as a very different character. Naoto Ohshima, who designed the Blue Blur, told John Szczepaniak in the latest entry of his Untold History of Japanese Game Developers series that Sonic was originally going to be a human boy.
Ohshima said:
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Updated maintenance schedule for tonight
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Nintendo has three separate maintenance periods planned for tonight, including a newly-added session specifically for Wii U and 3DS. We have the full rundown of the different maintenance periods below.
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Super Mario Encyclopedia finally releasing in English later this year
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Update 2 (2/23): Super Mario Encyclopedia pre-orders are now 40% off on Amazon (thanks Tenakira). It’s also now up on Amazon Canada at 26% off.
Update: Amazon has this up for pre-order here.
Original (2/19): The Super Mario Encyclopedia originally debuted in Japan back in October 2015. Three years later, the book is finally getting an English localization.
Dark Horse is continuing its relationship with Nintendo by handling the Super Mario Encyclopedia for western publishing. It offers a look at almost every Super Mario game created, starting from Super Mario Bros. up through Super Mario 3D World. You can expect descriptions of enemies, level layouts, tricks and glitches, and guides for finding all the collectibles. There are a total of 256 pages.
