Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft recently posted an interesting job listing on its website. The company is recruiting a game planner for its main branch in Tokyo.

The person hired would be involved with: creating specifications of characters and actions; draft, design, and construct battles and rules. Overall, Monolith wants someone who has experience with developing action games.

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Miyamoto offered input for Mario Kart Arcade GP VR, Nintendo reworked its IP rules for the game

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Mario Kart Arcade GP VR is one of several attractions at VR Zone Shinjuku. We’ve seen various versions of Mario Kart in arcades before, but this marks the first time that it’s in VR.

Of course, Nintendo didn’t develop the game directly. Like previously Mario Kart Arcade GP titles, Bandai Namco was primarily responsible. However, that doesn’t mean Nintendo was absent from the process entirely.

As it turns out, Mario Kart Arcade GP VR was made in consultation with Nintendo. Shigeru Miyamoto even offered input while the project was in development. According to producers Junichiro Koyama and Yukiharu Tamiya, Nintendo reworked its IP rules to take the special requirements of VR into account.

Thanks to Yoko for the tip.

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Rumor: Nintendo requested that Walmart cancel all Super NES Classic Edition pre-orders

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It was nearly a week ago that Walmart took pre-orders for the Super NES Classic – or so we thought. The retailer ended up pulling the plug on reservations a few days ago.

In an email sent to customers, Walmart said that pre-orders went up “due to a technical glitch”. That’s fine and all, but those who thought they were lucky enough to score the system were dissatisfied that their orders were cancelled.

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Wonder Festival 2017 Summer news – Guardian (Zelda), Sakura (Fire Emblem), Lana (Pokemon) Nendoroids, more

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Update: Added some more Pokemon figures from Wonder Festival.

Original: Wonder Festival 2017 Summer is now underway. The latest figures are being shown, including a few brand new Nintendo-related ones.

First off, the Zelda: Breath of the Guardian amiibo is officially confirmed, and we have our first look at it. Other highlights include:

– Sakura Nendoroid from Fire Emblem Fates
– Lana Nendoroid from Pokemon
– Moon (female trainer) figma from Pokemon Sun/Moon
– Chap Nendoroid from The Snack World
– Zero Nendoroid from Mega Man X2

We’ve included images of the latest figures in the gallery below.

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Amazon Treasure Truck in select cities selling the Nintendo NES Classic Edition today

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The NES Classic Edition is back at Amazon – sort of. For those in select cities, the retailer is selling the system for the original $60 price point at its Treasure Truck daily-deals program.

Treasure Trucks can be found in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Customers can place orders for the NES Classic Edition through the Amazon app and schedule a pick up time at a Treasure Truck. If you happen to be located in one of these cities, you can take advantage between 11 AM and 5 PM local time, or until product sells out.

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Playing With Super Power: Nintendo SNES Classics paperback cover

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We previously posted the cover for the special version of Playing With Super Power: Nintendo SNES Classics. Amazon’s listing has since updated wit the cover for the paperback release. We have it above.

Just in case you missed it previously, this is the hardcover version:

Playing With Super Power: Nintendo SNES Classics comes out alongside the Super NES Classic Edition on September 29.

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Video: Splatoon 2 at San Diego Comic-Con 2017

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Nintendo had plenty of Splatoon 2-related activities taking place at San Digeo Comic-Con 2017 last week. The company recaps everything that took place in the video below.

#Splatoon2’s launch was in full effect at #SDCC2017 last week! See you Inklings on the splattlefield! pic.twitter.com/6s3R6TCg9C
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 29, 2017

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My Nintendo adds Nikki 3DS theme, Swapdoodle DLC, Hey! Pikmin wallpapers in North America

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My Nintendo has added in a new set of rewards in North America. Members can get their hands on a Nikki 3DS theme, Swapdoodle DLC, and Hey! Pikmin wallpapers.

The roundup of rewards is below:

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Nintendo Minute – “Name That Song: Nintendo Edition”

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta challenging themselves with a game in which they listen to songs and try to guess which games they are from. Check out the full episode below.

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Good Smile seems to be teasing a Zelda: Breath of the Wild Guardian Nendoroid

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Wonder Festival 2017 Summer will be taking place this weekend. New products will be on display, including the latest figures.

With just a couple of days to go until the big event, a new Good Smile blog post has gone up. It offers various sneak peeks of what will be shown. Among the various teaser images is one that looks a whole lot like the Guardian from Zelda: Breath of the Wild (see above).

Wonder Festival 2017 Summer takes place in Japan this Sunday. We should be finding out more then.

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