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Thanks to Amazon, we now have the packaging for the Ridley and Wolf amiibo. Both images can be found above.

The new Ridley and Wolf amiibo launch with Smash Bros. Ultimate on December 7.

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NIS America intends to include a reversible cover with Disgaea 1 Complete. Three different designs have been nominated, which are pictured above.

You can place a vote here. The live results are also here. NIS America will close the voting period on July 19.

Nintendo posted a new video with Shinya Takahashi in which he discusses a few different Switch games, including Smash Bros. Ultimate. You can watch it below.

The big takeaway here is that Takahashi mentions “further updates for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”. That was after he talked about the new Nintendo Labo integration. Could those future updates simply be more tie-ins for Labo or something else?

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Bandai Namco has provided a couple of new gameplay videos for My Hero: One’s Justice. View some footage for Muscular and Gran Torino below.

Earlier today, we heard that Funko has licensed the Pokemon IP. The company made it official just a few minutes ago.

Pikachu will be the first-ever Pokemon pop. The toy will begin to appear in Target stores throughout the United States this month. According to Funko, it’s a retailer-exclusive.

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Last week, Devolver Digital said it has over a dozen releases planned for Switch this year. A listing on the European eShop reveals one of these mystery games to be Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition.

Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition was made by Roll7, the developer of OlliOlli. The game is described as a “2¼D cover-based indie shooter”.

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When Hot Gimmick: Cosplay-Jan came to the Japanese eShop this month, the banner image used was a bit controversial. This was primarily due to the outfit and pose from one of the depicted characters.

Perhaps in response to the controversy, the main eShop image for Hot Gimmick: Cosplay-Jan has been changed. It’s not clear if Nintendo forced the picture swap, or if Zerodiv specifically requested it. Nintendo did sign off on the eShop page initially, and we’ve seen cases in which developers have changed eShop images in the past.

To compare, this was the original banner:

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Best Buy has opened pre-orders for the new Wolf Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo. You can reserve the figure here. The Wolf amiibo launches with Smash Bros. Ultimate on December 7.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

All-Star Fruit Racing – €39.99 (available July 13)
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – €39.99 (available July 13)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard – €39.99 (available July 13)
Hunting Simulator – €39.99
LEGO The Incredibles – €59.99 (available July 13)
Octopath Traveler – €59.99 (available July 13)
Shining Resonance Refrain – €49.99

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Eurogamer put up a new Octopath Traveler piece today featuring comments from producer Masashi Takahashi. Takahashi discussed the name, why the RPG is releasing on Switch, and the game’s potential future.

Below are those comments:

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