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According to a report on TorrentFreak, Nintendo’s anti-piracy division “has seized a large quantity of copyright infringing cookies featuring popular game characters, fearing that these could cause health issues for gaming fans.” The bakery goods originated from China, though Nintendo has stopped their future distribution from a “pirate” bakery.

In a statement, Nintendo said:

After receiving a report of cookies being manufactured in China featuring Nintendo’s copyrighted characters, Nintendo took steps to protect consumers. The gaming company took its health concerns to the Chinese manufacturer and requested a halt to the baking process as soon as possible. Out of concern that unauthorized cookies could pose possible health and safety issues to consumers, Nintendo contacted the manufacturer to immediately cease manufacturing and distributing the unauthorized cookies.

Cookies aren’t the only pirated items Nintendo has been taking action against. The company additionally seized over a thousand counterfeit Super Mario products in Asia, including phone covers and backpacks.

“Nintendo of Korea provided vital support in a seizure of more than 1,400 pieces of counterfeit Super Mario merchandise at Incheon Customs in [the first quarter of] 2015,” Nintendo said.

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Update: In Japan, these amiibo are due out on September 10.

During today’s Smash Bros. presentation, it was announced that new amiibo are launching in September. These include figures for Mii Fighter, Mr. Game & Watch, Duck Hunt Duo, and R.O.B.

Those who didn’t catch today’s European broadcast may be unaware that Nintendo actually announced a specific date. All of the aforementioned amiibo are coming to Europe on September 25.

Thanks to Bruno D for the tip.

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Amazon is selling the Zelda: Hyrule Historia book for one of its cheapest prices yet. While it typically goes for $35, Amazon has it for only $17.08. You’ll be saving $18 with a purchase.

Those who are interested can check out Amazon’s product page here.

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Update: And quickly confirmed! The email is real and legitimate.

Nintendo appears to be preparing new amiibo based on Animal Crossing and Mario.

Allegedly, an email has gone out from Nintendo of Spain revealing the figures. These include Animal Crossing designs for Tom Nook, Isabelle, Mabel, K.K. Slider. Additionally, an 8-bit Mario seems to be on the way.

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If you want a complete amiibo collection, you’ll need to purchase two versions of the R.O.B. amiibo. Nintendo has confirmed that North America will be getting one edition, while Japan’s design is based on the Famicom.

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