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Amazon Germany opened up pre-orders for the Resetti, Celeste, Kicks, Blathers amiibo a few days ago. Now it’s Amazon UK’s turn! If you wish to reserve any of these upcoming figures from the retailer’s site, you can do so here.

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Images have emerged showing the Roy and Ryu amiibo. You can get a look at both figures above.

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Three more amiibo have been dated. Famicom R.O.B., Roy, and Ryu are all due out on March 18. The news comes from today’s final Smash Bros. presentation, which also confirmed that new characters Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta will be getting amiibo as well.

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Last week, Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz teamed up for their latest partnership. The car company created and put out its own level in Super Mario Maker, which unlocks a special costume upon completion.

This was the second time Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz. In 2014, free DLC was added to Mario Kart 8 so that players could access the GLA, W 25 Silver Arrow, 300 SL Roadster, and GLA Tires.

Here’s what Caroline Pilz, head of product placement and fashion sponsoring for Mercedes-Benz Cars, said about its work with Nintendo:

“Many people grew up with Mario during the last 30 years, so there are quite a lot of 30- and 40-somethings around for which Super Mario Maker hails back to their childhood days and gives them a large dose of nostalgia. While we received a lot of positive feedback on the campaign and the integration of our cars into Mario Kart 8, we also learned that many gamers are skeptical about brands appearing in their games, so we made sure to put a lot of effort and passion into designing the actual level.”

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While the Shovel Knight amiibo is already out in most European territories, it won’t be until January that fans in North American can purchase the figure. An employee speaking on Reddit gives us an idea about what to expect from Target’s stock.

In stores, there will be an average of 10 Shovel Knight units. However, there could be as few as 2 on the low side, and 12-16 on the high side. It’s also expected that about 4,000 amiibo will be available online as well.

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The third wave of Animal Crossing amiibo cards are reaching Japan on January 14, Nintendo announced today. Pricing is set at 324 yen per pack. You can get a look at many of the different cards featured in the upcoming series here.

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During id Software’s very early days, a demo was created for Super Mario Bros. 3. This wasn’t an ordinary demo, however, as it was actually running on a PC.

id Software originally created “Dangerous Dave In Copyright Infringement”, a recreation of World 1-1 featuring characters from John Romero’s Dangerous Dave. The Super Mario Bros. 3 demo was based on this. Nintendo was presented with it, but didn’t sign off on the project since they wanted to keep Mario on its own systems.

25 years later, a video showing the Super Mario Bros. 3 PC demo was shared by Romero on Vimeo today – watch it below. It’s a neat little piece of gaming history!

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Amazon Germany are now taking pre-orders for the next round of Animal Crossing amiibo. Reserve Resetti, Celeste, Kicks, Blathers through this link. For those looking to pre-order from a U.S. retailer, reservations probably won’t be going up until January.

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A few hours ago, the new episode of GameCenter CX featuring Super Mario Maker aired online as well as on Fuji TV One. Those of you who missed it can watch the full video below.

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Tumblr published a list today of the most reblogged video games of 2015. A number of Nintendo franchises made the list, including Pokemon – which nabbed the top spot. Zelda, Smash Bros., Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and Fire Emblem were also in the top 20.

Here’s the full list:

1. Pokémon
2. Undertale
3. Dragon Age
4. The Legend of Zelda
5. Dragon Age: Inquisition
6. Super Smash Brothers
7. Kingdom Hearts
8. Splatoon
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
10. Mass Effect
11. Life is Strange
12. Fire Emblem
13. Five Nights at Freddy’s
14. Metal Gear Solid
15. League of Legends
16. Dragon Age II
17. Fallout
18. Team Fortress 2
19. Persona 4
20. Until Dawn

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