Nintendo’s sale of the Seattle Mariners, a baseball team in which Nintendo has owned shares in for some time now, has officially been finalized by the MLB. Nintendo is to retain a 10% share in the team, with the remainder of its holdings to be sold off.

As part of the sale and transistion, current CEO Howard Lincoln has retired from his daily duties and been replaced by John Stanton as the chairman and CEO, who will also act as a Major League Baseball Control Person for the franchise. Lincoln will continue to represent Nintendo’s ownership interests for the team, acting as a member of the FAE Board of Directors. The financial impact of the sale to Nintendo will be incorporated into the company’s next quarterly financial report.

You can find the post below.

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Creators on the new Mega Man animated series – more optimistic character, art style, airing on Disney XD

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Nerdist posted a new interview yesterday with some of the creators behind the new Mega Man animated series. Steven T. Seagle, Duncan Rouleau, Joe Kelly, and Joe Casey from Man of Action all participated in the discussion. Aside from talk about Mega Man as a character (focusing on optimism), the art style, and other topics, Nerdist also says that the show will air on Disney XD next year.

Per usual, we’ve rounded up some of the comments below. You can read the full interview on Nerdist here.

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Gamescom 2017 dated

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Gamescom 2016 is still underway, but next year’s expo has already been dated. The show will take place between August 22, 2017 and August 26, 2017.

Next year’s Gamescom will be a tad different. For the first time, it will take place between Tuesday and Saturday (first day is for trade visitors and the media like usual). In other words, everything is bumped up a day early in 2017. It’s also in place from here on out to have Gamescom staged during the last full week of August.

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Doug Bowser is now Nintendo of America’s VP of sales and marketing

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Nintendo of America brought on Doug Bowser as its new VP of sales last May. Over a year later, he’s now received a promotion.

Bowser has become the company’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. His new role will help cover the position held by Scott Moffitt, who left Nintendo of America about a month ago.

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Best Buy: Save up to 70% on toys-to-life figures and more

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Best Buy is now 50 years old. To celebrate, the retailer is holding a 50-hour sale, and there are a few Nintendo-related deals.

You can find the official page here. The main highlight is 70 percent off select gaming figures including amiibo, LEGO Dimensions, and Skylanders, but there are also select discounts on a couple of games like Rodea: The Sky Soldier and Guitar Hero Live.

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Video: Image & Form on SteamWorld Heist, amiibo, NX support, future plans

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MyGamingBoulevard caught up with Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson to discuss the SteamWorld Heist, including the retail version. Sigurgeirsson also commented on amiibo, NX support, and future plans. Watch the full interview below.

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New art reveals Epic Donald, scrapped follow-up to Epic Mickey

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Disney and Junction Point worked together on two Epic Mickey games. At one point, a third title of sorts was planned, but was ultimately cancelled.

Disney illustrator Patrick Block is now selling concept art from what would have been Epic Donald. In his post, Block states that the game would have featured “Donald Duck, Duckburg, and the assorted classic world clan.” The team was “fully paid” for its concept pieces, though the project was never made. Disney ended up changing its focus in the gaming market, so it was scrapped.

You can find concept art from the cancelled Epic Donald below. We also have Block’s message after the break.

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Video: Pokemon fans share memories playing the series at Hyper Japan

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At Hyper Japan last month, Nintendo spoke with some Pokemon fans about their treasured memories playing the series. Some players also talked a bit about the upcoming Sun/Moon. Here’s the full video:

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Gamescom 2016 missions now live on My Nintendo Europe

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If you have a European My Nintendo account, you can now participate in three new missions as part of Gamescom 2016. Users can earn up to 40 Platinum Points.

The missions are as follows:

– Find the Sheikah eye on gc.nintendo.de (10 Platinum Points)
– Find the splat on gc.nintendo.de (10 Platinum Points)
– Join us live on gc.nintendo.de (20 Platinum Points)

These missions are live until August 21 at 6PM CEST.

Remember: extra My Nintendo Platinum Points can be earned at Gamescom 2016 itself. You’ll need to play Mario Party: Star Rush, Monster Hunter Generations, and two indie games of your choice. You can earn 300 Platinum Points if you’ve already registered on My Nintendo. New users will earn 250 Platinum Points.