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Nintendo and Apple are pretty close now, especially given that Super Mario Running is debuting on iOS first. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, actually stopped by the big N’s headquarters today to give the mobile game a look. Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka – two of Nintendo’s biggest developers – were present.

Cook shared the photo on Twitter a short while ago:

Who would have thought we’d be seeing a photo like this a few years ago?

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The first trailer is online for Skylanders Academy, the new animated series based on Activision’s toys-to-life franchise. Watch it below.

Skylanders Academy premiers on October 28 via Netflix.

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Best Buy has discounted a bunch of amiibo as part of its “Deal of the Day”. amiibo from the Smash Bros., Splatoon, Kirby, and Animal Crossing series are on sale by up to 61 percent. Get a look at the full lineup here.

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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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Best Buy has just added the Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo cards 6-pack to their website for pre-order. You can preorder the pack of cards here.

The cards will be released in the United States on December 2nd, 2016.

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Alongside Monster Hunter Stories’ launch in Japan this past weekend, the first round of amiibo relating to the game were released. Get a closer look at the set below through an unboxing video.

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Update: It’s now sold out again.

The Pokemon GO Plus accessory is available once again at GameStop. You can order one from the retailer here. Just keep in mind that it won’t be up for very long in all likelihood.

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Best Buy has the exclusive restock of the Lucina amiibo in the United States. At Toys “R” Us, the retailer’s exclusive will be Palutena.

Pre-orders for Palutena’s amiibo are already open here. It should ship on October 27, judging by the official listing.

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At Wonder Festival this past summer, we heard about a new Samus figma from Good Smile and Max Factory. It’s based on the character’s appearance in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

When news about the figure initially surfaced, we only had a generic stock image to go off. Now, however, we have a look at the actual design. That’s because Good Smile is now showing off the prototype at New York Comic Con. We’ve attached a photo from Good Smile above.

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Nintendo updated its Japanese support site earlier this week for the upcoming Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom. The company answered about a dozen questions about the the hardware. Most would probably agree that the big takeaway here is the length of the different cables.

Head past the break for our full translation.

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