Nintendo has sold over 450,000 amiibo in France
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Le Journal des Loisirs Interactifs is reporting that Nintendo has sold more than 450,000 amiibo in France. That number accounts for all figures moved since launch last November. The last number we heard about was in January, when Nintendo said it had sold over 200,000 amiibo in France.
Photos of the Zero Suit Samus, Palutena, Dark Pit, and Ganondorf amiibo
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One user over on Reddit has managed to pick up the latest amiibo from Japan. These include the Zero Suit Samus, Palutena, Dark Pit, and Ganondorf figures. Photos of each can be found in the gallery below.
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Nintendo World Championships 2015 – new details announced (host, players, Splatoon)
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A new video added to Nintendo’s YouTube channel reveals additional details about the Nintendo World Championships 2015.
First, it’s now confirmed that Kevin Pereira will be hosting. Pereira suggested on his Twitter account last week that he’d be leading the proceedings.
We also know about some of the players participating in the Nintendo World Championships. Sinister1 (speedrunner), Cosmo (speedrunner), TheMexicanRunner (NES completionist), Bananas (speedrunner), Essentia (speedrunner), Trihex (speedrunner), Jovenshire (Smosh Games), and Arin (Game Grumps). will be at the tournament. There will also be eight winners from the Nintendo World Championship Qualifiers at Best Buy that will be announced soon.
djWHEAT, Andre (Black Nerd Comendy), and Justin Flynn will be commentators.
Finally, it’s confirmed that Splatoon will be featured at the Nintendo World Championships, and it will be the first time that it’s played in a tournament setting.
The Nintendo World Championships 2015 will be held on June 14 at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT. A pre-show will kick off 25 minutes before the show.
Update: New Zealand on June 22 – Mario – Gold Edition amiibo out in Australia on June 25
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Update: The Mario – Gold Edition amiibo is heading to New Zealand on June 22.
A ltd. quantity of Mario – Gold Edition #amiibo will be available in NZ at @MightyApe – 1 per person, order from 22/6 pic.twitter.com/ibuA5q9Ist
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) June 10, 2015
On Twitter, Nintendo has announced that the Mario – Gold Edition amiibo is coming to Australia on June 25. The figure will be sold at Target, both in-store and online. Pricing is set at AU$17.95.
Mario – Gold Edition #amiibo to launch 25/6 at @TargetAus instore/online at SRP AU$17.95. No preorders, 1 per person. pic.twitter.com/bgGFhc8SwP
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) June 9, 2015
A look at some upcoming wave 5 Smash Bros. amiibo
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Reddit user “HeroTheyCallMe1” has come across some wave 5 amiibo on display at one Japanese store. It gives us one of our first in-person looks at the Ganondorf, Zero Suit Samus, Palutena, and Dark Pit figures. Check them out in the image above.
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Nintendo’s North American YouTube channel hits 1 million subscribers, message from Reggie
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Nintendo reached a new milestone with its North American YouTube account. Just recently, the company’s channel hit one million subscribers.
YouTube celebrated the milestone by sending Nintendo a special plaque. Kit and Krysta from Nintendo Minute unboxed it in the video below, which also contains a message from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.
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GameStop amiibo updates
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Update 6: Ness is absolutely gone now.
Update 5: Some people are able to order the Ness amiibo from GameStop. Try your luck here!
Update 4: Bumped to the top. Pac-Man is now in stock, and you can purchase him here.
Update 3: The Splatoon 3-pack and Charizard are sold out.
Update 2: Wario is now up here.
Update: The Inkling Girl is now available for order. Inkling Boy is here.
GameStop has a couple of amiibo items in stock. You can get an order in for the Splatoon amiibo 3-pack, as well as the Charizard figure. I’ll keep an eye on things and will update this post as they sold out.
Disney Infinity exec says toy shortages are “irresponsible” and “rude” to the fans
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It’s well known that Nintendo’s amiibo figures have been suffering from shortages almost since launch. That’s unlike other toys-to-life brands, which have been relatively well-stocked.
John Vignocchi, the executive producer of Disney Infinity, was recently asked by Game Informer if the company is doing anything to prepare for the high demand for Star Wars figures in light of the amiibo situation. To this, he said:
There is never an intention to create a shortage of any figures. It is irresponsible and rude to your hardcore fans. They don’t want to create frustration or the hunt. So they will be stocking the shelves well!
We can’t say for certain that Vignocchi was blasting amiibo specifically, but his words do apply to Nintendo’s situation. No one is really happy with the lack of stock and consistent shortages!
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25-minute Treehouse Live pre-show to be held for Nintendo World Championships 2015
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Before the Nintendo World Championships begin on Sunday, a special pre-show will be held. Nintendo announced via Twitter today that Treehouse Live will be hosting the 25-minute broadcast. We’ll have it embedded on the site, but you can also watch it on Nintendo’s E3 site, YouTube channel or Twitch page.
Watch it live at: http://t.co/UyqjULN9BS, https://t.co/umv5uky92Z & http://t.co/OU4I3vOzFt.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 8, 2015
Tic Toc Games considering different ideas for the future, including possible Adventures of Pip sequel
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Now that Tic Toc Games has wrapped up development on Adventures of Pip, fans of the game are starting to wonder what the studio might work on next. Two possibilities exist: the studio could either develop something like a sequel to that title, or create something entirely new. Tic Toc Games definitely appears to be open to either option.
When asked by Hardcore Gamer if Tic Toc Games has an idea already planned for a new game, CEO Shereef Morse said:
Oh, we have so many. Honestly we have a lot of IP we want to explore next, and we’ve actually been a little gridlocked here as to what to green-light next, because we’re so focused on getting Pip out. And you know, we have all these great ideas in incubation, but for now we’re 100% Pip. We’re really just making sure that all goes smoothly. But after that, one of the things we talk about is “Is there an evolution to Pip?”, and the next version of Pip, you know. Maybe a sequel? But then we have all these other cool characters we want to bring onto consoles as well, and we really just have to decide what to go after next. But right now we just want to make sure this one’s done right and 100%.
Adventures of Pip just launched on the North American Wii U eShop last Thursday. There are plans to have it arrive in Europe as well, but a date has not been determined just yet.
