GameStop memo says latest amiibo will be distributed in waves
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Keeping track of amiibo launches can be tricky. Release dates are far from exact, so it can be tough to judge when new amiibo are coming to stores.
In the case of GameStop, the latest amiibo will be distributed in waves. Bowser is coming on February 6, followed by Sheik, Shulk, Toon Link, Ike, and King Dedede on February 13. Mega Man and Sonic close things out on February 20.
It should be noted that GameStop’s dates are estimated – meaning figures could technically arrive a bit sooner and later. Once a store receives stock, they can sell it immediately. This may very well be the case with other retailers as well.
Pit amiibo back in stock at GameStop
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Update: Gone!
The Pit amiibo is back in stock once again over at GameStop. If you’re interested, you can place an order here. We’ll let you know if Pit sells out again.
Masuda has “big-picture ideas” for Pokemon’s future
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Pokemon as a gaming franchise has been around for nearly two decades. Given its popularity, Pokemon won’t be slowing down any time soon and we’ll continue to see new entries in the franchise.
Where might Pokemon go from here though? Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda won’t give any specifics away, but he did tease to Polygon that he has “some big-picture ideas” for the series.
Masuda said:
There’s probably going to be a lot more games; we might not be able to use the “Gotta catch ’em all” catchphrase anymore [laughs]. Of course, we want to keep creating things that will surprise and delight fans. I don’t think that’s going to change. … I have some big-picture ideas, but I can’t really talk about them.
Koei Tecmo’s Koinuma shares more on his Mario Musou idea, Masuda open to Pokemon Musou
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Last year, Koei Tecmo executive vice president Hisashi Koinuma mentioned that he’d love to use Mario in a Musou-type game. That was not a joke – Koinuma was being completely serious.
Koinuma elaborated on his original comment while speaking with Polygon, with the site reporting:
He sees Mario as a character that would need to branch out from hand-to-hand combat but could focus on his distinctive moves. Speaking hypothetically, Koinuma suggests Mario could “blast enemies off the screen or knock them unconscious” with his moveset. “I suppose the game would be balanced so the kids could enjoy it as their first action game experience, whereas the adults could enjoy the game with friends and families as a group,” he says.
Pokemon producer Junichi Masuda also weighed in on Musou. He’d be open to seeing the Pokemon franchise cross over with Koei Tecmo’s IP if it wasn’t too violent. During his discussion with Polygon, Masuda suggested that perhaps players could throw out a lot of Pokeballs. It would also need a new form of gameplay so as to not feel too familiar.
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Pokken Tournament came about thanks to an idea from Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara
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Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada briefly touched on Pokken Tournament’s origins while speaking with Polygon. When Bandai Namco met with Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara about licensing music for Taiko Drum Master, Ishihara surprised them with an idea for a game similar to Tekken. Harada says he is spending a lot of time on Pokken Tournament since it’s the first title in a potential new franchise and because the team has less experience than the group behind Tekken.
Video: Another look at the Toon Link, Bowser, Sheik, Lucario, and Ike amiibo
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Nintendo has sold 200,000 amiibo figures in France
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200,000 amiibo figures have been sold in France, Nintendo has announced. That figure accounts for all sales since the product line launched in late November.
amiibo has been extremely successful in other territories as well. For instance, Nintendo confirmed earlier this month that nearly 2.6 million figures have been sold in the U.S. thus far.
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 29
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Gaming sales in Japan decreased following the holidays
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New information from sales tracker Media Create indicates that gaming sales in Japan decreased during the second week of January, which is generally designated as the end of the “holiday season”.
As Siliconera points out, children usually spend their New Year’s money during January’s first week. This is accompanied by a drop in hardware and software sales in later weeks.
As expected, software sales lowered to 62.91 percent compared to the same period in January 2014. 3DS led the market in terms of holiday software sales, and the industry as a whole was affected when numbers for the portable dropped. There were also no significant titles during the second week of January. Kirby Triple Deluxe debuted last January and sold 214,000 copies in its first week.
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Club Nintendo Japan updated with new rewards
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Club Nintendo is coming to an end, including in Japan. Nintendo updated the rewards service for a final time today with another batch of rewards.
Members can obtain a Yoshi case, small Kirby blanket, storage case, and a handful of Virtual Console titles. The lineup of classic titles is as follows:
3DS
Alleyway
Super Mario Land
The Legend of Zelda
Ice Climber
Metroid
The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Trade & Battle: Card Hero
Balloon Fight GB
Wii U
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Mario Pinball Land
Marvelous: M?hitotsu no Takarajima
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
F-Zero for Game Boy Advance
Wii
Joy Mech Fight
Kid Icarus
Sutte Hakkun
Super Mario Kart
Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori
1080 Snowboarding
Sin & Punishment
