New amiibo pre-orders live on Amazon Canada
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Amazon Canada is taking pre-orders for many of the amiibo featured in last week’s Nintendo Direct. Skyward Sword Link, along with various Smash Bros., Splatoon 2, and Pikmin figures are live. Get them here.
Switch firmware version 2.2.0 now available
Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in General Nintendo, Switch | 24 Comments
Switch owners will find that a new update, version 2.2.0, is available for them to download. It appears to be a minor update, promising the usual stability and minor changes.
Nintendo’s lone patch note is the typical one: “General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience”.
That’s it regarding the official news. There could be very small tweaks that Nintendo isn’t mentioning, but we won’t know for sure until users start poking around with Switch after applying the update.
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Photos provide a closer look at the Fire Emblem Echoes amiibo (Alm and Celica)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
GameXplain was given an opportunity to get a closer look at the Fire Emblem Echoes amiibo. Some snapshots of the Alm and Celica figures can be seen in the video below.
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Pokemon the Series: Sun & Moon premieres May 12 on Disney XD
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments
The Pokemon anime is continuing, but this time on a new network. It was announced today that Disney XD will begin airing Pokemon the Series: Sun & Moon on May 12.
Here’s the official overview:
“The adventures of Ash and friends continue in the Alola region with the debut of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon on Friday, May 12! Our heroes have many exciting new Pokémon to discover and interesting people to learn from along the way. More new faces will help guide Ash’s latest journeys—but frequent foes Team Rocket have also made the trip to Alola, looking to swipe some high-powered new Pokémon. They’ll have competition from the ruffians of Team Skull, who delight in causing chaos and may have more sinister intentions…”
Fans can watch the first two episodes of Pokemon the Series: Sun & Moon on May 12 at 9 PM. The third will air the next morning at 9 AM, the normal viewing time. Disney XD will also be showing a special presentation of Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel on Saturday at 5 PM.
The Binding of Isaac creator asking about interest in an amiibo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments
Edmund McMillen, creator of The Binding of Isaac, is asking fans if they’d buy an Isaac amiibo. McMillen put out a poll on Twitter to gauge interest (see it here, has a bit of strong language).
Indies have rarely taken the opportunity to create their own amiibo. Yacht Club Games is the only studio to have taken on the challenge, having created a Shovel Knight figure last year.
Is an Isaac amiibo something you want to see happen? Would you buy one?
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GameStop selling Smash Bros. amiibo bundle
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
GameStop is currently taking pre-orders for a Smash Bros. amiibo bundle. It has both versions of Cloud and the standard versions of Bayonetta plus Corrin. The set is located here. By pre-ordering this package, you might be able to save on shipping.
CoroCoro starting new Splatoon manga beginning with June issue
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 16 Comments
CoroCoro has announced that a new manga based on Splatoon is on the way. This will be kicking off with the magazine’s June issue, releasing on May 15. The May issue comes with a full-color preview chapter for the manga.
As for the March edition of CoroCoro, that has a pamphlet with a one-shot manga adaptation of Splatoon 2. Sankichi Hinodeya, who is leading the way on the new manga, drew the one-shot. You can view the full pamphlet with the one-shot manga online here.
NES Classic Edition discontinued in Australia, Italy
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments
The end of the NES Classic Edition truly is a worldwide affair. It started out with Nintendo of America stating that production is ending in the states this month. Over in Japan, the Famicom Mini is also coming to an end – for now at least, but likely permanently.
We have news about two other regions as well. In Australia and Italy, Nintendo is providing the following statement:
“We can confirm that we are no longer manufacturing the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System. If production resumes in the future, an update will be posted on the official Nintendo website.”
So that’s pretty much it, folks. It’s looking the end is here for the NES Classic Edition / NES Mini / Famicom Mini. That decision won’t many sense to many, but that’s where things stand now.
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Detailed photos of the upcoming Zelda, Smash Bros. and Splatoon amiibo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 16 Comments
Nintendo unveiled a bunch of new amiibo this week. New figures in the Zelda, Smash Bros., and Splatoon line are slated for the summer.
On its various Twitter accounts, Nintendo has been posting photos of the amiibo showing them in greater detail. We’ve rounded them up below.
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Nintendo Minute – “Rapid Fire Q&A Nintendo Edition”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s episode, Kit and Krysta do a rapid fire Q&A with each other. Watch the full video below.
