OxygenImpulse's Zyn has posted her Etsy listing for the Krystal Charm that I commissioned a few months ago. It looks like she went all out and provided lots of different options. You can get an Adventures, Assault, or Command Krystal. Each can have an optional Staff and/or optional magnetic stand.

The Adventure Krystal charm has the bikini and loincloth look of Star Fox Adventures. The Assault Krystal is the jumpsuit and boots look of Star Fox Assault. She also has a Star Fox Command Krystal available.

Krystal's tail dangles on a loop in all versions. The head has a loop so it can be used as a necklace (using the included free necklace chain with lobster clasp) or other things. The Stand is magnetic to correspond to the magnets in Krystal's feet, so the charm will stand up with no support. Zyn can probably customize orders further by request, such as making a version without the top loop. Each charm is about 2.5 inches tall (6.4 cm). These are all hand-painted, so yours may look slightly different.

Would you like one? Go to the Etsy listing by Zyn and purchase one! The different options have different price points, which are higher than expected due to the complexity of painting them. Zyn informs me that she can do installment plans if necessary.

• $85.00 - Adventure Krystal
• $95.00 - Adventure Krystal with Staff
• $105.00 - Adventure Krystal with Staff and Stand
• $70.00 - Assault Krystal
• $80.00 - Assault Krystal with Staff
• $90.00 - Assault Krystal with Staff and Stand
• $75.00 - Command Krystal
• $85.00 - Command Krystal with Staff
• $95.00 - Command Krystal with Staff and Stand

Falemirous has already received his. He got an Assault Krystal with the Staff and the magnetic stand. The last two photos in the gallery below are from him.

We had previously posted about Ayano's celebratory photoshoot to commemorate Star Fox Command's 10th Anniversary using photos from her Twitter feed. Ayano sent along OVER 100 PHOTOS from the shoot. These were selected from among over 1000 photos she took during the photoshoot. She tells me that Mr. Dylan Cuthbert and the Q-Games staff liked her photos.

Photo gallery after the jump.

Ayano sends this quick demo video showing off the newly updated gatling gun prop with new lighting on the muzzle in addition to the spinning barrel.

Ayano sends this quick demo video showing off the newly fixed Krystal Staff with new lighting on the end.

In a surprise announcement today, Nintendo announces that they are bringing a Mario game on Apple hardware. It's called Super Mario Run. They will also release Nintendo stickers for iMessage. Who knows about future game collaborations with Apple.

Update: And they just added support for Pokémon GO on Apple Watch.

Check out the livestream right now.

It's not the NX stuff we are looking forward to, but it should be exciting anyway. Who knows what they might announce. I expect they'll talk about 3DS variations and indie games. Watch it here. The stream starts at 7AM Pacific (10AM Eastern). Theories and reactions welcome in the comments!

This teaser was originally revealed in the livestream on Saturday. It shows a rough idea of the kind of animation to expect. As I understand, it will be a combination of fully animated scenes, some 3D animated scenes, and the kind of storyboard-like animatic style seen in the above trailer. Also, shown was the following video interview and overview of the project.

Remember that Dinosaur Planet Animated Series post from last year? Surprise! It's really happening. Max, the director/actor/organizer of the project, contacted me just now with news that they will be premiering their trailer live on their Twitch channel tomorrow, on Saturday, August 20th, at 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern). After the trailer, the cast and crew will be answering questions live. I'll be there to check it out. I hope you guys can come too.

• Twitch Channel
• YouTube Channel
• Facebook Page
• Tumblr Blog
• Official Site

It's time for a shiny new Krystal commission. This is by Manic-Bunny, a very talented artist. I told her to make an "action pose" and to "try an alternate outfit." She delivered! Check out her post on DeviantArt, and her gallery. As always, you can download the high quality full resolution image too!

On August 3rd, 2006, Star Fox Command was released in Japan (the US release date was August 28rd, 2006; and Europe would get it in January 2007). Our cosplay friend Ayano has done a commemorative photoshoot for the occasion. There are several awesome shots here! We have Assault Krystal meets Command Krystal, Krystal's gatling gun upgrade with new lighting, and a real life pose from an Assault Promo image.

Most of these images come from Ayano's Twitter Feed (subscribe to her!), with a couple shots coming from ミチヨシ @rinri1310.