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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta talk about their experiences at PAX Prime 2015. Check it out below.

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It’s official: the Bowser Jr. amiibo will only be available at Toys “R” Us in the United States. This was thought to be the case given how it’s also an exclusive in Canada.

Toys “R” Us tweeted out the following a short while ago:

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Club Nintendo Europe has added one final reward. Members can begin placing orders for a “Goodbye Coin”, which costs 2,000 stars.

The coin is stamped with the waving Super Mario Bros. along with ‘thank you” in Japanese on one side, and the Club Nintendo logo on the other. Additionally, it comes in a special velvet, drawstring pouch.

Orders for the reward can be placed here.

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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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A new video from Nintendo of France gives us a first look at the Animal Crossing amiibo cards Colllectors Album, which is coming to Europe. Check it out below.

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Amazon has no plans to hold pre-orders for the upcoming amiibo, a representative from the retailer has confirmed. All of the figures will simply be added to Amazon’s website on September 11 during normal business hours. Given how the wave 4 and Palutena amiibo were handled, this news shouldn’t come as a big surprise.

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As expected, the 30th Anniversary Mario Modern Color amiibo will be exclusive to Walmart in Canada. That information comes from one of the retailer’s latest circular. Chances are that this figure will be exclusive in North America as well, but we’ll keep you updated.

It also seems that the Dr. Mario amiibo is a Walmart exclusive in Canada. In the Unitd States, the figure is only available at Target.

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Nintendo will be holding a Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Festival in Japan on September 13. It’s now confirmed that series creator Shigeru Miyamoto and longtime composer Koji Kondo will be appearing at the concert.

On that day, it seems that Miyamoto and Kondo will play Super Mario Maker. They’ll also discuss things about Mario during its design phases, as well as thoughts on the work itself.

Other guests set to appear at the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Festival include CLACHIP, YMCK, and even Mario himself.

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We heard last week that Yacht Club Games will be entirely responsible for the Shovel Knight amiibo. Nintendo is licensing the technology, but it’s pretty much up to the studio to get the figure into consumers’ hands.

This is something that Yacht Club Games reiterated to Destructoid at PAX Prime 2015. He additionally revealed that the Shovel Knight amiibo will be produced in the same factory as Disney Infinity figures.

Velasco said:

“We’re basically licensing the amiibo technology from Nintendo, and they’ve been overseeing it every step of the way. From the design, to how the amiibo functions in the game, to making sure that it was all just perfect in every way.”

“But we’re the ones that are dealing with the manufacturing and distribution, we’re the ones that are talking with the toy and sculpture people. Even things like the packaging.”

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Best Buy kicked off a new sale on amiibo figures today, which offers two select amiibo for $20. The lineup includes Mario, Link, Sheik, Toad, and more.

You can find the sale page here. The deal should last through September 5.

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