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EVO 2015 is ending today, but we have one final Nintendo-related round to look forward to. The finals for Super Smash Bros. Melee should begin at roughly 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT. You can watch the full event after the break.

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We’ve been seeing all sorts of tributes and honors going out for Satoru Iwata over the past week. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Master Quest concert also paid tribute with a moment of silence yesterday. YouTube user “GrahamdyAker” recorded it, which you can watch below.

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Update (7/19): Bumped to the top. Serebii has now posted an additional sketch that is apparently a bit more accurate. See below.

The latest Pokemon film, Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, finally opened in Japan today. During a trailer for next year’s movie, there are reports that something new was shown.

Serebii says it had “bright green with one eye larger than the other.” The site goes on to say that “its eye looked through the O of the word Pokemon and then it blobbed about.” That was all topped off with the large new Pokemon silhouette that was shown on July 12.

We’re not entirely sure what this new Pokemon is at present. An alternate form is a possibility, but it could also be something new.

There are a few rough sketches attached to this post. They should give you a general idea as to what the Pokemon looked like.

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Earlier today, EVO 2015 paid a small tribute to Satoru Iwata. Iwata was honored with a moment of silence at the tournament.

Satoru Iwata passed away last weekend due to a bile duct growth. He was 55 years old.

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EVO 2015 is now in its second day. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U semi-finals are beginning right now. Melee semi-finals will also be held today, though that will be happening at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT.

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Genyo Takeda. Nintendo’s senior managing director and current co-representative director, delivered a memorial address for Satoru Iwata during funeral services held this week. Nintendo has since released the transcript in full. We’ve posted it below.

As we gather here today for a joint funeral with Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Mr. Iwata’s family, I would like to share my heartfelt condolences. President Iwata, allow me to call you Iwata-san, just as I always used to.

Iwata-san, you left us far too soon. Having just chaired our shareholders’ meeting the other day on June 26, the news of your sudden death has left all the employees overcome with a deep sorrow. The late Yamauchi-san passed the baton to you in naming you the president of Nintendo in 2002, and the two Senior Managing Directors of the company, Shigeru Miyamoto and I, have been assisting and working alongside you. Being rather short-tempered myself, the thing that I am most deeply struck by is that you were a true leader in every sense of the word, overflowing with compassion for people. You always maintained a two-way dialogue, even with the next generation of employees, or with much younger members of the development and marketing teams, or with employees outside of Japan whose different customs and cultures can make communication challenging — sometimes even admitting your own mistakes to them. You demonstrated this through your belief that people could eventually come to understand one another, and your strong conviction that the best way for us to grow is through patient communication, even if it took several times, a dozen times or even seemingly endless discussion.

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The latest addition to Nintendo’s North American YouTube account is a cosplay choir. Nintendo had a bunch of people from San Diego Comic-Con – including the voice of Mario – participate in the video, which has cosplayers singing the Super Mario Bros. tune. Check it out below.

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Update 2: Charizard, Wario, and Silver Mario still appear to be up. Others are gone.

Update: Shulk is gone, but Ness, Charizard, and Wario are in stock here. There’s also a bundle here (Shulk, Dedede, Pit, Silver Mario, Ness).

GameStop currently has the Shulk amiibo in stock. Get yours here. It likely won’t last long, but hopefully a couple of you will be able to get an order in!

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EVO 2015 has officially kicked off. If you’re interested in watching the first day of matches – which includes Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Melee – head past the break.

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Nintendo of America has posted another couple of messages on Twitter thanking fans for their support in light of Satoru Iwata’s passing.

The company said:

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