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My Famicase Exhibition opening in LA ⊟
My Famicase Exhibition, the gallery of imagined games displayed as Famicom cartridges, will come to the USA for the first time in 18 years tomorrow. Traditionally hosted by Tokyo game shop Meteor, the annual exhibit will open with a special Los Angeles show at the Capsule Corner gashapon booth and art gallery (located in the Hive Gallery & Studios).
“253 original cartridge designs will be on display from artists, illustrators, designers and creators from over 29 countries! … Visitors of MY FAMICASE EXHIBITION - LA will have an opportunity to cast their vote for USA’s favorite Famicom design as is tradition in the Japanese exhibit.”
The exhibit runs from July 1 to 24, with an opening reception for the first three days that you can RSVP for here. Capsule Corner will also feature works by Froyo Tam, Mel Haasch, and Nelson Wu at its gallery.
If you can’t make it to LA this July, you can view the Famicom cartridge designs virtually at Meteor’s site, or purchase a print catalog collecting all 253 entries through Capsule Corner’s online shop. There’s a killer commemorative sticker (sized at 4"x3.5", shown above) illustrated by Billie Snippet that you can pick up, too!
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Hobonichi flips the HAL Laboratory logo for an adorable set of towels ⊟
It’s fun to follow the news for Mother/Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi’s company, because there’s always something unexpected. Like, they’re selling sets of towels that look like gifts for a family welcoming a newborn? And artist Gugi Akiyama’s image on them is a twist of the weird HAL Laboratory logo, but with another sleeping dog and a kitten cuddled up to their stomach?
In case you missed Famitsu and Itoi’s 40th anniversary celebration for HAL Laboratory (Kirby, Super Smash Bros.), the story behind the logo is very cute! Here’s a portion of it translated by Robert Sephazon back in April, recounting the reaction of the studio’s then-president Satoru Iwata:
“It was a request to make a logo for HAL. I approached a number of ideas from various angles, but considering the theme of ‘an unexpected bond… one that brings about the birth of something new,’ I proposed a picture in which a dog protects eggs and keeps them warm.”
“The illustration was created by Mr. Akiyama. I wasn’t reluctant for its consideration – I was confident that it was a great concept.”
“I was looking forward to seeing what kind of response it would receive, but I remembered Mr. Iwata being open and honest, saying, 'is that so..? I see…’ Well, it wasn’t quite like many people making noise for it.”
Available in four different sizes and colors, the towels will go on sale through Hobonichi’s Japanese online shop next week for about $10-50 before shipping.
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Toro the Wanderer shirt 😻
Hyped from yesterday’s news about Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate coming to Switch later this year, I looked up new merchandise for the game. I hoped to find something impressive for Gen-san, but I discovered this shirt for another feline character instead!
Fan apparel maker Cospa will release this Shiren the Wanderer x Toro Inoue tee in Japan around early August. The roguelike hero and PlayStation mascot have linked up in the past, in case you missed that back in 2015.
Cospa won’t ship outside of Japan, but Hobby Search will accept preorders for about $27 before shipping/handling.
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Shiren the Wanderer 5 coming to Switch this year ⊟
The last time we saw an English version of Shiren with this 2D style on a Nintendo system was 15 years ago for the original game’s DS re-release! (I’m not counting the Wii/PSP release for Shiren 3 and its 3D graphics)
Spike Chunsoft will release Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate, an enhanced port of the 2015 PS Vita release (itself a port of the 2010 DS game) with extra dungeons, to Switch and Steam sometime this year.
Holy shit, I wrote a lot about the DS game a decade ago. I was really excited about this plump cat with a rifle.
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Strange Journey
[GANG] • Marathon
I’ve had these Shin Megami Tensei vibes, along with the other three tracks GRRL just posted, on repeat all afternoon, enjoying this preview for Marathon. The 25-song album, available to preorder digitally now for $12, releases July 3 with artwork from Cory Schmitz. GRRL’s entire discography is 45% today!
Bandcamp will waive its share of sales until the end of today, so go purchase more music on the artist-friendly platform. I encourage you to check the site’s two lists of musicians and labels “donating their share to organizations in support of racial justice and change”, if you need more donation ideas beyond direct contributions toward racial justice and local bail funds.
Oh, and I just saw it’s Dauragon’s birthday today too, so drop some coin on their projects at Bandcamp. Happy Birthday, Gunplay Yokoi. 🎂🎂
Next New Horizons update brings new merchants (Redd and Leif), events ⊟
Coming April 23, the next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will bring a couple new merchants. Leif will return to sell you shrubs and flower seeds, and Jolly Redd will park his Treasure Trawler in that north beach area to sell you real and fake artwork (the island museum will also take donations and open a wing for the art and sculptures you collect).
Upcoming events to look forward to: Nature Dat (April 23 - May 4), May Day Tour (May 1 - 7), International Museum Day (May 18 - 31), and Wedding Season (June 1 - 30) – it looks like Reese and Cyrus return for that last one!
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Finally in pink: Switch Lite comes in Coral on April 3 ⊟
The Nintendo Switch’s handheld-only model will add a Coral colorway to the Lite’s existing yellow, turquoise, and gray options. Mark April 3 for the North American release – also known as two weeks after Animal Crossing hits, because over the next few months everything is measured in relation to the New Horizons launch – and March 20 for Japan. No Europe date yet.
This smaller Switch will retail for the standard $199.99, though honestly you also have to factor in the costs of pieces to match or complement this with in your outfit. I’m going for the full Cam’ron faux mink with this one.
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Muramasa’s Momohime ported to your chest ⊟
If you hurry, you can cop this $14 shirt featuring Muramasa: The Demon Blade’s heroine before The Yetee replaces it with its next set of daily designs. This rare tribute to Vanillaware’s gorgeous Wii/PS Vita game comes from John-Charles Holmes, and is also available on sweatshirts and hoodies until midnight tonight. Ninjaslap’s Link/Ganon artwork is also featured at The Yetee right now, too!
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I guess I’m preordering a physical copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons ⊟
Even the most fervent physical-only purists cannot deny the convenience of owning a digital copy for Animal Crossing. When the novelty of bug collection and fishing puns (”I caught a carp! I really seized the diem!”) wears off, and the gleam of another game catches your eye, you will still want to drop into your town/island without the hassle of juggling cartridges.
So the move for next month was always to cop the eShop version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Man plans, and God laughs. Target now offers a preorder bundle for the Switch game that includes an journal I must have:
“Soft, smooth vegan leather cover with lined pages and 2020 calendar containing key character birthdays to help you celebrate your favorite Animal Crossing characters! While supplies last.”
The journal appears wild basic, like something you could buy sans-branding for less than $10 in Target’s own aisles. But it’s a rare preorder bonus I can imagine using, whether to mark in-game events, or track stalk market trends, or list my grievances with rude villagers. Keep an eye out for a Planner Club review!
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Twin Famicom lithographic prints by Arkotype ⊟
We’ve long held a crush for the Twin Famicom, Sharp’s Japan-only hardware combining the Famicom and Famicom Disk System, and appreciate every tribute to the console from other men and women of culture. These posters from illustrator and Club Tiny member Arkotype play up the CHUNKY numbers on the Twin Famicom’s controllers in Pantone 877U Metallic Silver ink.
The two hand-embossed, 15.75"x19.6" posters are available to purchase online for £35.00 (around $44) each before shipping, limited to a run of 25. Arkotype also has a silver lithographic print with illustrations for all 151 Gen 1 Pokémon for the same price!
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Fire Emblem sparks joy 🧹
I’m really enjoying Three Houses! Shout-out to whoever at Treehouse dropped in this reference to Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up! I’m not sure if I ever mentioned it here, but I host a podcast called Kondo Comrades dedicated to the Marie Kondo and her haters lol.
Speaking of podcasts and Fire Emblem, I popped in for a Pocketoid episode at just came out, in which we talked at length about Three Houses, unlikely crossover games, and skincare basics. We need to get some mainline Tiny Cartridge podcasts out too, I know, but have fun with these for now! And let me know who you’re hooking up with in Fire Emblem and why haha.
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Nintendo Switch Lite preorders up at Amazon ⊟
Nintendo’s smaller, handheld-only version of the Switch releases on September 20, and you can preorder one of the $200 Lites now from Amazon. The new hardware will be available in Gray, Yellow, and Turquoise. (via @Wario64)
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