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We’ve mentioned the Fire Emblem Fates Camilla figure here on the site several times. The 1/7th scale creation had direct involvement from the game’s creator, Intelligent Systems.

Here’s a description:

“A figure project co-developed by the developer of the Fire Emblem series, ‘INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS’ and monolith! From the popular game ‘Fire Emblem Fates’ comes a 1/7th scale figure of the beautiful princess of the Kingdom of Nohr, Camilla! The figure is sculpted by the highly acclaimed figure artisan Hiro and manufactured by Good Smile Company.
The figure captures Camilla’s persona with a noble, elegant appearance that still shows off her sexy side, with her hair making use of translucent parts to preserve its unique appearance. The ‘Silver Axe’ she has by her side has been based directly on the original designs from the game, and she comes complete with a special base made in the image of a marble pillar that brings out her beauty together with the atmosphere of the series.

The figure has been closely supervised by the game’s development team from the initial planning stages to the final paintwork to make it the ultimate official figure of Camilla! Be sure to add her to your collection and enjoy Camilla’s amazing design right by your side!”

Pre-orders for the figure are now starting to go live. It’s up on Play-Asia, GoodSmile, and AmiAmi. It’s estimated to ship in September 2017, though it seems like you’ll need to get in a reservation before the January deadline.

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Each time Xbox boss Phil Spencer is asked about Nintendo, he offers nothing but praise for the company. That was no different when AusGamers recently sent a question his way about the big N.

Spencer actually started out by mentioning how he’d “love to see Mario on Xbox.” He also believes “Nintendo has the strongest first-party of anybody”. Spencer later added, “they’ve been incredibly important for the games industry, they do a great job with younger audiences, and if we ever had a chance to work with them in the future, I would absolutely do it.”

When asked if seeing Nintendo franchises on Xbox was something the team could look at seriously, Spencer fully stated:

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Pikachu has often appeared during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. During the latest event taking place on Thursday, that will once again be the case. Pikachu will be showing up for the 16th straight time as a giant Pikachu balloon. Be on the lookout for it!

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Nintendo has brought out a new wave of Animal Crossing amiibo crossover cards featuring characters from Sanrio. View an unboxing video below.

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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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With some people beginning to nab the new Pokemon Z-Ring Set, unboxing videos are popping up on YouTube. Take a closer look at the new toy below.

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At the Tokyo Game Show in September, Capcom announced that a Hollywood film based on its highly successful Monster Hunter franchise is in development. Deadline is now reporting on the first details.

To begin, here’s a brief summary:

“For every Monster, there is a Hero. An ordinary man in a dead end job discovers that he is actually the descendant of an ancient hero. He must travel to a mystical world to train to become a Monster Hunter, before the mythical creatures from that world destroy ours.”

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AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) and Pokemon Uranium were both nominated as “Best Fan Creation” for The Game Awards 2016. Strangely, both are now missing. Brutal Doom 64 and Enderal: The Shards of Order are now the only two projects remaining in the category.

Given how AM2R and Pokemon Uranium were both Nintendo-made fan creations, the big N may have played a role in their removal from The Game Awards. The company went after both pretty heavily earlier this year.

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A number of months ago, it was discovered that Nintendo filed for a new patent under the name “Training Implement, Training System, and Input Device”. It was originally registered in October 2014, and published back in April. What we saw seemed to be a new U-shaped controller intended for exercise with features such as acceleration, gyro, and the ability to detect temperature.

The patent is now back in the news as a similar listing has been found in Europe. Over on the EUIPO, Nintendo submitted an application on October 10 to protect the design of the controller. It was only just published last Tuesday.

Apparently Nintendo submitted three separate entries for parts of this controller (but not the controller as a whole) to be registered as an intellectual property. According to ntower, this would make it possible to attach additional parts to the controller. It also says that only the design has been registered as an intellectual property, but not the function of the buttons and such, which might be because this is an intellectual property rather than a patent.

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Raw Thrills and Nintendo’s new arcade game Cruis’n Blast is starting to make its appearance. Arcade Heroes captured some off-screen footage from IAAPA 2016, which we’ve posted below.

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