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The Play Nintendo Tour is returning once again this year. Between June 17 and September 5, Nintendo will host a 12-city tour at malls and other locations in the United States. Fans will be able to play various 3DS games, participate in contests, nab prizes, and partake in photo opportunities.

Here’s what Nintendo has planned in terms of activities:

Visitors can hop into a Yoshi egg to play Yoshi’s New Island, recline on a giant banana while checking out Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and relax in pink beanbag chairs to play one of the newest games, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which launches on June 10. People who are into cool family photos or amazing selfies can take some snaps next to a huge Kirby figure, beside an oversized Yoshi egg, inside a barrel flanked by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, under a devastating blue Spiny Shell in the Mario Kart 7 area or next to a giant Pokéball in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire region. The New Super Mario Bros. 2 section features a photogenic flagpole, stacks of coins and a warp pipe, while the YO-KAI WATCH area makes people look like they have stepped into Springdale, the town in the game, complete with mischievous Yo-kai lurking about.

And list of locations:

June 17-19: Westfield Culver City – Los Angeles
June 24-26: Arrowhead Towne Center – Glendale, Arizona
July 1-3: FlatIron Crossing – Broomfield, Colorado
July 8-10: Mall of America – Bloomington, Minnesota
July 15-17: Bite of Seattle – Seattle
July 21-24: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina – San Diego
July 29-31: Memorial City Mall – Houston
Aug. 5-7: Woodfield Mall – Schaumburg, Illinois
Aug. 12-14: Roosevelt Field – Garden City, New York
Aug. 19-21: South Shore Plaza – Braintree, Massachusetts
Aug. 26-28: Tysons Corner Center – Tysons Corner, Virginia
Sept. 2-5: North Point Mall – Alpharetta, Georgia

You can read up on today’s complete announcement after the break.

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Some interesting new rewards will be available tomorrow on the Japanese version of My Nintendo: users can buy the three animated shorts that were released to promote Kid Icarus: Uprising back in 2012. Each of the three shorts was produced by different, prolific anime studio: Production I.G was responsible for “Thanatos Rising”, Studio 4°C made “Medusa’s Revenge” and Shaft produces “Palutena’s Revolting Dinner”.

Each short costs a mere 80 Platinum Coins. It’s currently not known if they will be available in other regions at some point – however, English dubs of the shorts do exist, so it’s not inconceivable.

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The Vans x Nintendo collection officially debuted in the US on Friday with other international retailers following throughout the month. In addition to footwear, the two sides teamed up for some other apparel and accessories.

If you do have interest in the new items from Vans and Nintendo, you may want to make a purchase soon. A representative from the former company told Engadget the Nintendo line will only be on sale for a short period of time.

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A few days ago, news began to circulate about Pokemon fans in Hong Kong setting up petitions and putting on protests related to the series. One of the stronger points players were upset about concerned a name change relating to Pikachu. You can read up on what’s been going on here.

Nintendo’s Hong Kong division, in conjunction with The Pokemon Company, issued a statement within the past week regarding the situation. This was distributed by Lonely Media, one of the organizers of the protest.

Nintendo cited that the new name for Pikachu in Cantonese can, and should be pronounce as Pikachu, not “Pei-kaa-jau”. Additionally, Nintendo never intended to restrict the name’s pronunciation. Instead, they just want a uniform translation for the Chinese sphere, so that it can be communicated across language barriers.

Reader VZ Blade went to the trouble of translating Nintendo’s statement in full. We’ve posted it below.

To ‘Petition to Keep Regional Chinese Translations of Pokémon’:

Thank you very much for your support.

After the announcement of Pokémon Sun/Moon being release globally this winter, the news of the Pokémon Sun/Moon’s inclusion of the Chinese language caused many reactions. At the same time, we received many opinions, which included the worry and the unfamiliarity to the new game title ??????* (Pokémon)?and the new names for the Pokémon that appeared in past games.

Following the announcement of Pokémon Sun/Moon info in May 10th, the new names of the 151 Pokémon appeared in Pokémon Red/Green was also announced. However, the suggestions in the petition was not reflected in the info announcement. At the same time, we did not give detailed explanations, causing severe negative reactions. We sincerely apologize for causing this inconvenience.

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Update: There are some other pretty cheap Animal Crossing amiibo on Amazon as well. You can take a look at the offerings here.

The Tom Nook amiibo has been heavily discounted on Amazon. It’s down to $4, providing $9 in savings. Place an order here if interested.

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Nintendo has brought back the “Bragg Report” after a year off. In the video below, Disney Channel’s Joey Bragg counts down his top four Nintendo 3DS games to play this summer: New Super Mario Bros. 2, Kirby: Planet Robobot, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

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NintenDaan has posted a new unboxing video for the Vans x Nintendo collection. Get a closer look at the Duck Hunt and Zelda shoes in the video below.

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As was announced earlier in the week, the Vans x Nintendo collection has launched in the United States. You can pick up various items on the official shop here.

The Vans x Nintendo collection is also starting to pop up at international retailers as well, including Amazon. Items are starting to go up in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

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The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.

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Takashi Tokita, one of the directors on Chrono Trigger, “would love” to see a new version of the game in one form or another. Speaking with Game Informer, Tokita mentioned:

“Personally, if there is ever an opportunity, I would love to see a high-quality, high-end version of Chrono Trigger. Or a movie production, or something of the sort.”

Tokita also spoke more generally about Chrono Trigger. One notable aspect of the game is how it brought together two RPG developers. At the time, there were separate Square and Enix entities, who made Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest respectively. It’s partially because of the collaboration that makes Chrono Trigger extra special.

Tokita said:

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