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NERDY NEWS NINTENDO’S NEW ANIMAL CROSSING SWITCH IS WORTH INFINITE BELLS As if we weren’t excited enough for the upcoming release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo just had to make our wishlist even longer — and significantly cuter — with an Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch console. The new system launches on March 13, one week before New Horizons debuts on March 20. It features adorable homages to the new game, with pastel green and blue Joy-Con controllers and a dock featuring images of Tom Nook and Nooklings Timmy and Tommy. This new system retails for $299.99, the same price as a regular Switch, which makes this a fantastic option for fans who plan to buy the system specifically to play the new game. Fans can preorder the New Horizons Switch now from GameStop and other online retailers. ✪
THE GHOSTBUSTERS: ARTBOOK IS COMING If you can’t wait for the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife this summer, luckily there’s another way to celebrate your Ghostbusters fandom in the meantime. Ghostbusters: Artbook, from Insight Editions and Printed in Blood, is a 208-page, fully illustrated, hardcover art book celebrating the iconic film franchise. The book features hundreds of original pieces of artwork by 170 illustrators across disciplines, including animation, comics, fine art, and graphic design. The book also features blurbs from some of the artists, describing the meaning or inspiration behind their art piece, along with what the franchise means to them. All of the art in this comprehensive collection is previously unseen, offering a carefully curated look inside the Ghostbusters universe. Insight Editions will release the book on May 5 at insighteditions.com for $39.99. ✪
A LIVE-ACTION ONE PIECE SERIES IS COMING SOON TO NETFLIX The best-selling manga comic One Piece is heading to Netflix in the form of a 10-episode, live-action series. One Piece tells the story of pirate boy Monkey D. Luffy, who is in search of the greatest treasure in order to become the next Pirate King. After eating a Devil Fruit, Luffy’s body gains elastic, rubbery properties. A One Piece anime series has been around since 1999 — and it’s still running with more than 900 episodes to date — but Netflix is changing course by replicating the Straw Hat Pirates as live-action characters. ✪
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