Some folks are already starting to get their hands on the new Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards. An unboxing video for one of the packs can be found below.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild – spoilerific amiibo unlocks

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A video has popped up showing some of the unlocks earned by scanning certain amiibo in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s far down the rabbit hole in terms of spoilers though, so we’ve put the video after the break. Proceed at your own risk!

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First 4 Figures’ Zelda: Breath of The Wild Link statue overview

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First 4 Figures uploaded a new video today for its new Link statue from Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Take a look at it below.

Nintendo files lawsuit against MariCAR

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Nintendo published an announcement on its website regarding action it is taking against the company MariCAR.

MariCAR is a service in Japan that offers a go-kart experience. Those who stop buy can dress up as their favorite character (such as Mario), play music of their choice, and drive through Tokyo.

Nintendo points out that MariCAR is an obvious abbreviation of Mario Kart. The company believes that the service is infringing upon its properties, and permission was not received. As a result, Nintendo is suing MariCAR.

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Poster for Netflix’s new Castlevania animated series

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Earlier in the month, Netflix announced a new animated series based on Castlevania. Executive producer Adi Shankar has now shared a piece of art, pictured above.

The new show will debut on Netflix sometime this year. Frederator Studios will be handling production.

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Aonuma: “I don’t think there’s much point in me making something other than Zelda”

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Earlier today, Nintendo of Europe put up an interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. The full Q&A has now been published on the company’s website.

One interesting comment came about when Aonuma was asked about his future. That prompted him to say, “I don’t think there’s much point in me making something other than Zelda”.

Aonuma’s full response:

“As I get closer to the retirement age, people ask me if I’m ever going to make anything other than a Zelda game. And so sometimes I think maybe I should. But Zelda games really have everything in them that I would want to make in a game. The way the main character grows and develops. The puzzles and the minigames. I don’t think there’s much point in me making something other than Zelda, if I did it would only end up being something just like it. It’s a problem. So I think I’ll just keep making Zelda games!”

Below are a few other interesting excerpts from the interview:

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Eiji Aonuma answers some personal questions about the Zelda franchise

Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments

Nintendo UK has just posted on YouTube a video showing Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, who answers some questions about some key elements of the series. Check it out below:

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Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition back in stock on Amazon

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Update 2: Bumped to the top. This is back up, but it’ll take a few days to ship.

Update: Now sold out.

Original: The previously sold-out Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition is now in stock again on Amazon. Better yet, it’s been discounted by $11.68. You can place an order here if interested.

Worth noting, the BIGTHANKS code we mentioned today also works here. That means you can get the book for $59.68.

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Aonuma shares his top three Zelda games, most underrated entry

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In conjunction with its month-long coverage on Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Game Informer asked series producer Eiji Aonuma about his three favorite games in the series.

He ranked Twilight Princess third “because I wanted to create something better than Ocarina.” Ocarina of Time was next, which he says “is a game that gave me the opportunity to create a 3D world.” Finally, he picked Phantom Hourglass as his top choice.

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Nintendo of America co-founder Alan Stone passes away

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According to a report from Gamasutra, Nintendo of America co-founder Alan Stone has passed away. Stone died at the age of 71 on Friday due to cancer.

Stone acted as one of the co-founders for Nintendo of America in 1981, and was also key in the company’s early efforts to distribute its coin-op games in America. He later joined SEGA before becoming a board member and chief operating officer of Nanotech Media a few years ago.

Stone spoke about his time at Nintendo and more during a 2013 interview:

Our deepest sympathies go out to Stone’s family.