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The Nintendo Companion (Nintendo Transceiver Companion) was the Big N’s first electronic toy. Only a small amount of these walkie-talkie sets were produced in the 1960s, making it a rare and very neat piece of Nintendo history.

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Australian Club Nintendo members can now use their stars on a pair of new rewards. For 1250 stars, you can nab a Year of Luigi coin. There’s also Hanafuda cards for 3000 stars.

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The Mario and Luigi 3DS pouches are in stock on Club Nintendo once more. You’ll need to fork over 500 coins for each. You can place an order for the Mario pouch here or Luigi pouch here.

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Yearly Assassin’s Creed releases have been a regular thing now. That doesn’t mean Ubisoft would stick to the schedule if it’d mean sacrificing quality, however.

Ubisoft’s North American president Laurent Detoc told IGN that the publisher would hold back an Assassin’s Creed game if it doesn’t meet its expectations. Bringing out a “70 percent Assassin’s Creed game” would hurt the IP’s brand, Detoc said.

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CyberFront, a prominent Japanese publisher of western titles, has been dissolved by its parent company. CyberFront previously brought titles like Nano Assault and Fractured Soul to Japan. Here’s hoping another company picks up where they left off!

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It seems like an announcement for Senran Kagura could be on the way. Marvelous AQL opened a teaser site for the franchise today, and we’re also hearing that producer Kenichiro Takaki (and others) will be appearing on a Nico Nico live stream to discuss what’s next on January 8. Perhaps a new game reveal is imminent…

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What would EarthBound look like with 3D visuals? Designer Christopher Behr has come up with an answer of his own. Check out Behr’s work above – it’s quite impressive.

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You can check out the Japanese Club Nintendo site in its Luigi glory here.

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