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McDonald’s locations in the UK will begin offering Super Mario Happy Meal toys next week. Starting on August 12, customers will be given items including a Mario visor and Yoshi toy.

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Nintendo has announced the North American release dates for several new amiibo.

The 30th Anniversary Mario Classic Color, Zero Suit Samus, Ganondorf, Olimar, Bowser Jr., and Dr. Mario are all arriving on September 11. There will also be a Retro 3 Pack on September 25 featuring R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Mr. Game & Watch.

Nintendo says that “details about availability and pre-order schedules for these figures will be announced directly from various retailers in the near future.” This is speculation on my part, but it sounds like you’ll need to grab the Retro 3 Pack from GameStop if you’re interested in R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Mr. Game & Watch come September 25.

Finally, Nintendo shared an update on the Mii Fighters. Previously announced for September, they’ll now be arriving sometime in November as a 3 pack. Nintendo will also announce details about launch plans for the 30th Anniversary Mario Modern Color amiibo in North America in the future.

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Accompany Nintendo’s various announcements for Europe today was news about the “Animal Crossing amiibo cards Collectors Album”. This is a special folder of sorts that can hold the entire Series 1 collection of cards. Those who purchase the album will receive a 3-card pack.

The Animal Crossing amiibo cards Collectors Album launches on October 2 in Europe. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer comes out on the same day.

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Gamescom 2015 officially opened for business today – well, for the press at least. For a look at Nintendo’s booth, check out the gallery below.

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Yesterday, we posted a number of tidbits coming from a Part Time Gamer interview with Nintendo Treehouse localization writer/editor Chris Pranger. If you missed that, you can read it right here.

Gamnesia has since transcribed Pranger’s comments about Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. Here’s what we said about the developer:

“Sakurai’s outlook on the games is very dire. He gets really sad when he finds out how people are reacting and he gets sad whenever there’s a leak, because he really wants to create. And he’s an auteur in the most crazy sense. He’s basically Vincent Van Gogh cutting off his own ear and we’re sitting there going ‘Frick! Stop doing that!’ And he’s like ‘You don’t get it, guys, my vision!'”

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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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Banjo-Kazooie originally featured a very different partner. As revealed by former Rare staffer Gregg Mayles, Dinger the Dog was planned as Banjo’s partner during the game’s early days.

Steve Mayles, who was also working at Rare during Banjo-Kazooie’s development, mentioned that Dinger’s origins go back to the SNES. For those who are unaware, the studio was creating “Project Dream” for the SNES before it eventually became Banjo-Kazooie on the N64.

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During the third quarter of 2015, Disney’s interactive division took a bit of a sales dip. This division, which is responsible for games and game-like toys, dropped $58 million for a total of $208 million. Disney attributed the loss to the slowdown of Disney Infinity sales.

Now, this isn’t actually unexpected. Disney Infinity 2.0 launched last September, so it’s only natural that sales would decline. Things will likely pick up again once Disney Infinity 3.0 arrives.

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In what should be the last round of Animal Crossing amiibo unboxings for at least a little while, we have a look at the series’ new cards. Two videos showing the amiibo can be found below.

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The folks over at Reddit have secured additional details about GameStop’s amiibo pre-order event taking place on Saturday. If you missed out on the news previously, this will be your chance to reserve a 3-pack containing R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Mr. Game & Watch.

First, here are some general details:

• Pro membership is required once again for the 1-hour early event.
• You can buy membership Saturday morning.
• There is no restriction based on when you became a Pro member.
• The price for the 3-pack is officially confirmed at $34.99. It is currently $99.99 in the POS but will be adjusted prior to the event.
• Minimum deposit is confirmed for $5, nothing more.
• On Thursday, stores will receive their store-specific allocation numbers.
• Stores will be displaying their allocation numbers on signs at their entrances. (Sound familiar?)
• Generally speaking, stocks will be put up the night before, when the last employee leaves for the night.
• 1 Retro 3-pack per customer.

Some other interesting tidbits:

• There are a total of 6 SKUs up for reserve on Saturday, including the 3-pack. (So 3-Pack + 5 Individuals)
• These additional SKUs may be Gannondorf, Zero Suit Samus, Olimar, Dr. Mario, and 30th Anniversary 8-Bit Classic Mario.

We also have the following information about returning your Pro membership:

• If somebody is planning on getting PUR Pro simply to pre-order and then return it, they are entitled to the return.
• The web site does list the 7 day return period, even though it does not list reasons required for a return. (This is why your mileage may vary)
• The employees are definitely going to say anything they can for you to keep it.
• In the end, it will most likely require the current manager on duty.
• While the majority of employees do not know how to properly return memberships, somebody will figure it out.
• Returning Pro membership brings you back down to a regular member, it does not remove you from the PowerUp Rewards program entirely.
• If you do decide to try and return your membership, please wait until later on in the day or the following day as to not hold up the line for your fellow amiigos.

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