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4Gamer has gone live with an interview featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. It’s the final interview in a series done by the Japanese website and Dwango’s Nobuo Kawakami.

One of the earlier parts of the discussion talks about how often Iwata is involved with interviews. Naturally, the chat shifted to the “Iwata Asks” series and what its status is at present. Iwata says that “our customers and even myself grew a little bored with it, so we decided to rest it for a while and it’s recharging right now, so to speak.”

Check out the full interview excerpts below:

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Nintendo is sending out this special wallpaper to those who register their Nintendo Network IDs in Japan. The deadline is January 4!

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This is something Nintendo added to its Japanese YouTube page today. It’s very random. I don’t even know what to say about it!

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Two new Fire Emblem soundtracks are coming to Japan next year. On March 4, albums for Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn albums will be available. Pricing is set at 3,300 yen each.

The Path of Radiance soundtrack features 64 tracks totaling 260 minutes. Radiant Dawn’s soundtrack also has 260 minutes worth of music, but with 85 tracks. Both include four CDs and a 12-page booklet.

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Television and video analytics firm Ace Metrix surveyed over 500 TV viewers to rate holiday themed ads that aired between September 1 and December 15. Ads were scored on various aspects such as persuasion, likeability, information, attention, change, relevance, desire and watchability.

Nintendo’s Wii U holiday “Dad Loses” commercial came out on top, having scored 23.2 percent above the norm for other ads in its category.

If you haven’t already seen it, you can watch the ad below:

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It’s truly a Christmas miracle! A few new physical rewards were added to the North American Club Nintendo website today, and you could argue that they’re all quite good. They’re better than the typical posters at least!

For 700 coins, you can order the NES Remix 2 t-shirt. There are also two 3DS Game Card Cases – one based on Zelda (returning), and another featuring Pikmin / Super Mario Bros (new).

You can check out the latest Club Nintendo rewards here.

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Piracy is something that Nintendo has been forced to constantly battle over the years. Things aren’t quite as bad today compared to the Wii and DS era, but it remains an issue nonetheless.

Politico is now reporting that “Nintendo of America has hired Choe Groves Consulting to lobby the federal government on issues related to intellectual property, international trade and anti-piracy measures”. Jennifer Groves, a former senior director for IP and innovation at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will lobby on Nintendo’s behalf. Since the end of 2009, Nintendo of America has spent only $50,000 on lobbying.

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