New Splatoon amiibo up for pre-order on Amazon Germany
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Amazon Germany is now taking pre-orders for the new amiibo launching with Splatoon 2. The new Inkling Boy and Girl plus Squid are located here. In case you’re wondering, all three should ship to the United States.
Amazon UK cancelling Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia pre-orders
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 14 Comments
Some concerns are being raised regarding the overseas release of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. Amazon UK is cancelling pre-orders that had been previously been placed. In an email to customers, the retailer states: “Our supplier has informed us that this item is no longer available.”
Over on Amazon US, the listing for Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia has been pulled. However, it’s still up on Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, and Amazon France.
The Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia is supposedly planned for June 15 outside of Japan. We should be finding out pretty soon if that date is still on track.
Thanks to Stuart S for the tip.
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Deus Ex, Unreal composer working at Retro Studios
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 31 Comments
Accomplished video game composer Alexander Brandon has revealed that he’s working at Retro Studios. Brandon wouldn’t say what he’s involved with, but did mention that “the work is incredibly exciting and the team is awesome”.
Brandon has contributed to a variety of franchises and individual games. He previously worked on the Deus Ex and unreal series as well as Tyrian, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Thief: Dark Shadows, Neverwinter Nights 2, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Alpha Protocol, and Torment: Tides of Numenera.
Here’s Brandon’s Facebook message:
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Nintendo Minute – Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition unboxing
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta unbox the Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition. Check it out below.
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Ben Heck manages to get the SNES PlayStation in working order
Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
In the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show, hacking enthusiast Ben Heck managed to test the forgotten SNES PlayStation prototype that Sony created for Nintendo. This machine never saw commercialization due to the partnership of Nintendo with Philips in order to create CD games, and it was ultimately the precursor of the first Sony’s PlayStation.
However, since it was first discovered a few years back, this prototype has ended in Ben Heck’s hands and now we got a video that shows how he tests every component and finally achieves to make it load a CD-ROM based game.
You can see the full video below. It really is fascinating.
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Play Nintendo Show episode 19: “Zooming Around Nintendo HQ with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 7 Comments
The latest episode of the Play Nintendo Show, featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has gone live. Andrew and Jenna race around Nintendo of America’s headquarters and share the best parts of Switch’s racer. Check out the full episode below.
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Link (Majora’s Mask), Bayonetta (Player 2) amiibo up for pre-order on Best Buy
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 27 Comments
Best Buy is taking pre-orders for two new amiibo. Link from Majora’s Mask and Bayonetta (Player 2) are both up here. Keep in mind that both are Best Buy exclusives.
Ultra Street Fighter II wallpaper available on My Nintendo in North America
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
My Nintendo added a few new Street Fighter discounts in North America a few days ago. Additionally, the site updated with a wallpaper for Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers.
The wallpaper requires 50 Platinum Points. You can use it with a PC, smartphone or tablet in eight different resolutions. My Nintendo will distribute the wallpaper until August 2.
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Defenders of the Triforce debuts in Europe next month
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Defenders of the Triforce has been running in North America since the start of the year. In Europe, it will finally debut next month.
Fans in Barcelona can partake in Defenders of the Triforce on July 2. Those in London are up next, with the event being held between July 14 and July 16. It’s also planned for Paris between July 6 and July 9. We should point out that Defenders of the Triforce is coming to Cologne as well, though no date has been set.
We’ve included Defenders of the Triforce’s promo below. You can also access the official website here.
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New Zelda amiibo, New 2DS XL up for pre-order on Amazon Germany
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. Both versions of the New 2DS XL are up for pre-order now here.
Original: Amazon Germany is taking pre-orders for the new Zelda amiibo. The Twilight Princess, Majora’s Mask, and Skyward Sword Link figures can be reserved here. Note that the first two can be shipped to the US – the Skyward Sword amiibo won’t right now for whatever reason.
