Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

Nintendo is parterning with Best Buy, GameStop, and Toys “R” Us for some exclusive amiibo releases. The Meta Knight, Shulk, and Lucario figures are exclusive to each of these stores respectively. It’s long been rumored that Rosalina & Luma would be another amiibo only available at one retailer, but we now have confirmation.

Rosalina & Luma will indeed be exclusive to Target as previously speculated. Pre-orders have yet to go live, but as soon as they do, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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Yesterday, Nintendo shared some sales data for amiibo in the United States. We now have information about how the figures are performing in Japan.

According to Japanese sales tracker Media Create, 104,000 figures have been sold thus far. Link is the most popular amiibo with 16,000 units sold. Since Link works with both Smash Bros. and Hyrule Warriors, Media Create speculates that consumers were interested in getting special items.

Media Create talks about the sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as well. It sold 228,000 copies in its debut week, which is much lower than the 820,000 first week sales of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

This newest Smash Bros. was the first multiplatform entry in the series having launched on both Wii U and 3DS. Because the 3DS version released in September, Media Create believes more users flocked to that version. Smash for Nintendo’s handheld moved 945,000 units in its first week and total sales are at 1.788 million. Combined, the two games on Wii U and 3DS are at two million copies sold.

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Update 4: Andddd… gone again!

Update 3: (12/12/14) Back in stock yet again (thanks Greg).

Update 2: Gone again (thanks Chris G)!

Update: (12/9): Currently back in stock (thanks Luke K)! Pre-order here.

It’ll be a couple of more months before the wave three amiibo hit store shelves. However, the Toys “R” Us exclusive figure Lucario has already sold out on the retailer’s website. Whether or not additional stock will be made available before or at launch remains to be seen.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in General Nintendo, News, Rumors | 16 Comments

Several internal Sony e-mails have been leaking to the press over the last week following a particularly nasty hacking incident, and some uncovered by Buzzfeed appear to contain some interesting Nintendo-related details. According to leaked e-mails between producer Avi Arad and Sony higher-ups, Arad had landed the rights for Sony Pictures Animation to produce an animated film based on the popular Super Mario Bros. series:

“I am the proud father of mario the animated film [sic],” producer Avi Arad told Sony studio chief Amy Pascal in an email dated Oct. 23, 2014, with the subject line “Mario.” Arad then forwarded Pascal separate images of him with Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, the latter of which included the message, “Happy ceo, lets get together, it’s the mother load. [sic]”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments

SEGA has hired former Break Media executive Evan Cholfin to help adapt its videogames into other entertainment releases. “Altered Beast,” “Streets of Rage,” “Shinobi,” “Rise of Nightmares” and “Crazy Taxi” are planned for English-language live action and animated spinoffs. Additionally, “Virtua Fighter” and “Golden Axe” are part of the portfolio of properties.

Cholfin has been signed on as head of development and production at Stories International. SEGA and Hakuhodo DY Group – the world’s seventh-largest advertising agency – launched Stories back in 2011 to create films, TV shows and entertainment for digital platforms.

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Yet another new reward has landed on Club Nintendo Europe. For 3,750 stars, the Mario Kart 8 unisex T-shirt can be yours.

The 100% cotton grey T-shirt comes in large, medium, and small sizes. It features the Japanese names of 12 popular racers from Mario Kart 8.

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Nintendo of America has sent us an updated statement about the amiibo stock situation in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. What the company says is actually encouraging, as the Big N notes: “Certain sold-out amiibo may return to these markets at a later stage.” Perhaps there’s some hope for Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and/or Marth returning to retailers in the future.

In any case, here’s the full statement:

“Some amiibo were very popular at launch, and it is possible that some amiibo in the United States, Canada and Latin America may not be available right now due to high demand and our efforts to manage shelf space during the launch period. Certain sold-out amiibo may return to these markets at a later stage. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace and there are many waves of amiibo to come.”

Keep in mind that these comments do not come from a customer service representative. Rather, they’re from Nintendo directly.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 11 Comments

An internal notice from GameStop provides some insight into the retailer’s handling of amiibo figures.

Regarding wave 2, Diddy Kong, Zelda, and Little Mac should be released over the next few days. However, Luigi, Pit, and Captain Falcon “have experienced a shipping delay and will not be available until late December.” Pre-orders for all wave 2 figures are now closed.

We’re also seeing more talk of discontinuations for wave 1 amiibo. Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer appear to be gone – as expected.

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