Detective Pikachu’s Mr. Mime scene was almost cut, had to get approval from The Pokemon Company president
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Featuring Mr. Mime in Pokemon: Detective Pikachu was no easy task. It involved the use of a real mime, approval from the president of The Pokemon Company, and more over a two-year span.
Speaking about why Mr. Mime was a desirable character for the movie in the first place, director Rob Letterman explained to IGN:
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Pre-order updates (4/28/19)
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Super Mario Maker 2 gets new Japanese advert showing the latest details
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A new store ad for Super Mario Maker 2 has emerged from Japan. It may seem innocuous on the surface, but it appears to hold a number of interesting tidbits.
Folks over on the Super Mario Maker 2 are speculating about what’s been shown, including new items such as Meowser from Super Mario 3D World and a Super Mario Bros. 1 jungle theme.
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Video: A look at Super Mario Odyssey’s improved loading times with version 1.3.0
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Yesterday it was made known that Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s latest update improved loading times. The same can be officially said of Super Mario Odyssey, too.
GameXplain takes a look at how loading times in the 3D platformer improved with version 1.3.0. It seems as though all areas have been improved, ranging from the initial load to moving between Kingdoms.
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My Nintendo adds BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! May calendar and wallpaper in North America
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My Nintendo is celebrating the launch of BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! with a couple of new rewards. Members can use their points on a May calendar and a new wallpaper.
If you’re interested, both of these rewards can be found on My Nintendo here. They require 50 Platinum Points respectively.
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Nintendo maintenance schedule as of April 28, 2019
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Nintendo has scheduled some upcoming maintenance for the week, but things are looking pretty quiet so far. Only one session is planned for Switch currently which will be taking place tonight.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
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Hellmut: The Badass from Hell out on Switch next week
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The fast-paced bullet-storm dungeon crawler Hellmut: The Badass from Hell will release for Switch on May 3, a listing on the eShop reveals. It was previously schedule for a general Q2 2019 launch.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
Dragon Marked for Death version 2.1.0 patch notes
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A big update for Dragon Marked for Death went live this week. Version 2.1.0 increased the level cap to 70, added the free quest “Cavern of Torment”, and much more.
We now have the full patch notes for version 2.1.0. It outlines the many changes made to characters, enemies, equipment, and quests as well as detailing what else was addressed.
Splatoon 2 Mecha Gear footage
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CoroCoro’s latest issue offered some exclusive Mecha Gear for Splatoon 2 players in Japan. Take a closer look at it in the video below.
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Super Mario Maker 2 teaser site open
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It took Nintendo a couple of months, but we finally found out when Super Mario Maker 2 will be launching this week. While a June launch had been previously confirmed, a specific date was not announced. We now know that it’ll be available worldwide on June 28.
In light of this week’s news, the official website has updated. The Wii U and 3DS versions of Super Mario Maker have been pushed away, and it has now become a teaser site for Super Mario Maker 2. You can access the page here. There isn’t much to see much at present aside from a trailer and old screenshots, but the site will undoubtedly update with a bunch of content soon.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
