My Nintendo adds N64 keychains in North America
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A couple of physical rewards have just been added to My Nintendo in North America, with members now able to spend their points on N64 keychains.
The keychains come in two sets. One features The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 while the other features Mario Kart 64 and Star Fox 64, and as you can see, they’re based on the official boxart. They measure in a 2.3″ W x 1.6″ H. The package size is Package size: 6″x 6″.
Here’s a closer look at the N64 keychains from My Nintendo:
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My Nintendo adds Triangle Strategy pin sets in Europe
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Over in Europe, My Nintendo members can spend their points on new Triangle Strategy rewards. A pair of pin sets were just added to the site.
The first set features Serenoa & Frederica while the second is for Roland & Benedict. They measure 3.0 x 3.0cm (backing card: 8.5 x 5.0cm) while the material is zinc alloy, nickel coated.
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Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest. announced
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It’s just been announced that the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest. will be taking place this summer.
According to the official website, this is “a one-time-only music festival will be held featuring a large big band-style ensemble of 35 musicians performing in a variety of genres”. The venue will even feature a large LED monitor with a moving Kirby.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie final trailer
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Paramount Pictures has gone live with a final trailer for its upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie. This comes ahead of the film’s debut next month.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 takes place immediately after the first movie from 2020. Dr. Robotnik is up to his nefarious ways, and enlists the help of Knuckles the Echidna for revenge on Sonic. Meanwhile, Sonic teams up with Miles “Tails” Prower – who makes his debut – with the two going off on a search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
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Nintendo halts shipment to Russia, statement shared
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Nintendo confirmed in a statement that it’s put a pause on product shipments to Russia. Additionally, the eShop in that country “is currently under maintenance following the suspension of transactions in Russian rubles by the payment provider.”
All of this ties into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Earlier in the week, Nintendo delayed Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, citing “recent world events”. It is currently unclear when the title will be receiving a new release date.
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Undertale Sans and Papyrus Nendoroids release date, new photos, pre-orders
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Good Smile has followed up with more information about its Undertale Sans and Papyrus Nendoroids with a release date, photos, and pre-orders.
Both figures are currently planned to ship in November 2022. These figures were first made known last September, and we then got a first look last month.
Super Nintendo World to open at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023
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Super Nintendo World will open its doors at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023, it’s just been announced.
Ahead of that, “exclusive apparel and collectibles” will be offered at the Feature Presentation store in the park. This is said to be “opening soon.” The store will house apparel for Mario and Luigi, character hats, and plushies for the likes of Yoshi, Mario, Bowser, and Luigi.
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Nintendo falls outside of top ten in Metacritic’s 2021 game publisher rankings
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Metacritic published its game publisher rankings for 2021, and it includes some interesting news about Nintendo.
Xbox Game Studios, Sony, and Humble Games make up the top three. We also see other familiar names like Capcom and SEGA in the top ten. Nintendo, however, is a few places beyond that sitting at #14.
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LEGO Super Mario gets LEGO Peach details, pricing, release date
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With MAR10 Day happening today, LEGO has passed along new information about its upcoming Super Mario sets, including ones for LEGO Peach. First details started to leak yesterday.
There are a total of seven new products on the way. The lineup includes Adventures with Peach Starter Course for $60, Goomba’s Shoe Expansion Set for $10, Fuzzy Flippers Expansion Set for $20, Yoshi’s Gift House Expansion Set for $30, Cat Peach Suit and Frozen Tower Expansion Set for $80, Peach’s Castle Expansion Set for $130, and Big Spike’s Cloudtop Challenge Expansion Set for $70.
Even more information can be found below:
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Nintendo Monthly Rewind – February 2022
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A new Nintendo Monthly Rewind video has gone up for February 2022. It goes over the news from the latest Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Day announcements, and more.
Here’s the full video:
