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In the latest Play Nintendo video, you can learn how to make your own “Super Star Cookies” inspired by the Mario series. Olivia Holt takes us through the process of creating them from scratch. The full video is attached below.

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Still in need of the Splatoon amiibo 3-pack? Look no further than GameStop! It’s currently in stock on the retailer’s website here.

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As announced yesterday, Nintendo just posted a brief video featuring Shigeru Miyamoto commenting on some Mario myths. Check it out below:

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Update: Official announcement is after the break.

Today, The Pokemon Company announced a new game for smartphones: “Pokemon Go”. Niantic Labs is working on the project in addition to Nintendo.

Here’s what we know thus far:

– For smartphones
– Out next year
– Niantic Labs (startup from Google, now independent) is making the game
– Nintendo is also on board for the project, along with The Pokemon Company
– Started out 2 years ago
– Satoru Iwata was pretty involved
– Meet up in the real world to play together, go on adventures
– Vision shared by Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara and Iwata
– Capture Pokemon

– They will inhabit parks, countryside, places around the world
– One of the original creators of Pokemon, Junichi Masuda (Game Freak), is working on the game
– Seek out Pokemon, capture them, use them to battle other players
– Will have a lot of depth so it can be enjoyed by players of various ages
– Will use real location information
– Masuda is thinking about how it will connect with future Pokemon games
– Alongside Nintendo, they’ve come up with a device to perform certain actions without having to put down your screen: Pokemon Go Plus (Bluetooth enabled)
– This uses a LED and vibration to notify players of things happening in-game
– Game can be enjoyed without the accessory
– Focused on how players would look when making Pokemon Go Plus
– Nintendo still trying to expand the gaming population

You’ll find a trailer for Pokemon Go below.

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The Pokemon Company will be holding a press conference in just a few hours. It will be held at the following times:

06:00 UTC
07:00 BST
02:00 EDT
23:00 PDT
15:00 JST

We don’t really know what the conference will be about, but it will apparently cover a new “business strategy”. This may or may not be related to the Pokemon games.

The conference will be live streamed on Niconico here. If any notable news comes out of the event, we’ll have it right here on the site.

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Nintendo has set a date for its second quarter earnings: October 28. This probably wouldn’t be notable news in most circumstances, but some are wondering if the company will announce a new president at the event. In any case, we can look forward to the latest sales and perhaps some other small goodies.

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Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page has gone live with a new “Let’s Super Mario! Thank You Video”. It features a collection of footage created by various fans. We’ve posted the video below.

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Nintendo’s European divisions are teasing a new video from Shigeru Miyamoto. Tomorrow, the legendary game developer will be shedding light on Mario myths. Miyamoto will comment on Bowser Jr.’s mother and more.

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Since Amazon did not hold pre-orders for the wave 5b amiibo, all figures will be sold on the retailer’s site this coming Friday. We now have a specific timeline for each amiibo that is going on sale.

Ganondorf will be sold at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. Zero Suit Samus, Olimar, and the 30th Anniversary Mario Classic Color will follow at successive hours.

These times apply to both Amazon U.S. and Amazon Canada. We’ll have links up before Amazon begins taking orders.

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Next month, Nintendo will be shipping out a 256-page Mario encyclopedia in Japan. It contains content pertaining to 17 Mario games from the original Super Mario Bros. up through Super Mario World. In terms of content, readers can expect coverage of characters, enemies, power-ups, items, stages, techniques and graphics of each game.

The encyclopedia goes on sale on October 19. Pricing is set at 3,132 yen.

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