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Next month, a cafe with the theme of Kirby will open in Japan for a limited of time. Unsurprisingly, it’ll go by the name “Kirby Cafe”. Original goods exclusive to the cafe will also be sold here.

And that’s all we know for now! The official site is located here. We should have more information soon.

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A lot of the interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto coming out of E3 this year were very game specific – in particular focusing on Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That makes sense given how big of a title it is for the company, but Kotaku went in a bit of a different direction with its discussion.

While speaking with Miyamoto, the site wanted to find out how Nintendo makes games – what goes into making them special, what makes them unique, what their core is. Miyamoto also went in-depth with Bill Trinen on controls, and also talked about topics like sound effects and advice for younger developers. Of course, some talk about Zelda: Breath of the Wild was sprinkled in as well.

Head past the break for some interview excerpts. You can find the full talk here.

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The second wave of Splaton amiibo are officially arriving on Friday, but some folks are getting their hands on the new figures early. Get a look at them in the video below.

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Atlus and NIS America’s partnership recently ended. While some were concerned about what this would mean for Atlus games in Europe, the company has struck a deal with a new partner.

A collaboration has been announced today to have Deep Silver publish multiple Atlus and SEGA titles across European and PAL territories. Physical and digital versions of 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, and Persona 5 will be made available.

Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media/Deep Silver, said of today’s news:

“We are delighted to have signed this publishing partnership and look forward to using all our pan-European publishing network to maximize the potential of the ATLUS and SEGA games.”

Atlus and SEGA’s Naoto Hiraoka also mentioned:

“In entering this partnership with Deep Silver, I am truly delighted we will be able to release our titles in the European regions. Not only does the deal span multiple titles, but Deep Silver has a strong presence in European and PAL retailers. They have a strong passion for being able to deliver physical games to our fans in those territories, which we hold in high regard.”

Dates for games have not yet been determined. It was also teased that additional titles are planned for the publishing deal.

Source: Atlus / SEGA PR

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Last December, Nintendo filed a new patent for a “hand-held information processing apparatus”. It was made public just recently.

Here’s the abstract:

A non-limiting example information processing apparatus comprises a housing, and a left speaker and a right speaker are provided in a left end portion and a right portion of the housing and in an inside of this housing. Each speaker is arranged such that a vibration direction of a diaphragm becomes in a direction perpendicular to a plane surface of a display panel that is provided in the front of the housing. Sound emission portions for emitting sounds from the speakers are formed in both end portions of the housing and on a side surface at near side or this side that the speakers are arranged. Therefore, sounds are emitted toward a side of a player who holds the information processing apparatus. A vibrator that is provided between the two speakers is driven simultaneously with the speakers or in a predetermined order.

The patent talks about how how vibrators placed throughout the device combine with 3D sound. As a character moves across the screen, the handheld’s sound output would follow along between two speakers on both sides of the device. It would also feature vibration to react to on-screen actions and the sound.

Another image shown in the patent filing has a peripheral that can be placed on the core device. As Nintendo Life points out, “it replaces parts of the screen that would otherwise be virtual buttons with physical inputs.”

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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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Amazon Germany is now accepting pre-orders for the second wave of Super Mario amiibo. You can reserve the new seven figures here. Should come in handy for folks in Europe!

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Mattel teamed up with Nintendo last year for Hot Wheel toys based on classic Mario games. A new set is now in the works, and is launching very soon.

The latest Hot Wheels are character-based. Toys for Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser, and Toad are all planned.

It’s estimated that the latest set will be released sometime during August. At the latest, they should be out before the end of summer.

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Like in previous years, Nintendo will be attending Gamescom 2016. The company will have a booth at the massive European expo next month.

You can find a listing of notable publishers expected at Gamescom after the break. The event will be held between August 18 and August 21.

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Eternal Darkness creator Denis Dyack spoke with YouTube user SuperMetaldave64 in a new podcast published today. Dyack gave an update on the Shadow of the Eternals project, his experience working with Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata, his excitement for NX, and more.

Here are a few excerpts:

On Shadow of the Eternals…

“There’s likely to be some announcements in the not-too-distant future. When we actually do it, I can’t say at this point, but I do think that there’s going to be a couple of shockers coming. I’m really looking forward to seeing what the responses are. We’re really excited. And remember as well, our company we’re not just doing games, so we’re pairing with television and film as well so it’ll be a myriad of things coming out on some of the things that we’re doing. It’s going to be very different.”

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