Pokemon trading cards and toys achieve record-breaking UK sales
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Pokemon has achieved record-breaking sales figures at retail in the UK throughout 2016, for its Trading Card Game (TCG) and toys from master toy partner TOMY, The Pokemon Company announced today.
NPD figures reveal that the the Pokémon property earned a 285 percent increase in sales throughout 2016 against market growth of 6 percent in the UK toy market as a whole. During the last three months of the year, Pokemon increased sales by 512 percent compared to the 7.7 percent market growth.
The Pokemon TCG managed to surpass the one million pounds sterling barrier during Christmas week. It saw retail sales of £1.29 million for a 733.7 percent increase year-over-year.
“Thanks to the activities celebrating Pokémon’s 20th year, plus the huge impact of our video game releases, interest in the brand has escalated, ensuring figures for TCG and toy sales have been incredible. We fully expect that demand for the product will remain high throughout 2017 as new expansions are introduced to tie in with our new Nintendo 3DS games Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.” – Mathieu Galante, Senior Market Development Manager for The Pokémon Company International,
“We are delighted to announce these sensational figures just ahead of Toy Fair and look forward to talking to our retail partners at the show about ways that we can keep the phenomenal demand going. We are very excited about our first Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon expansion, which will be released in February.” – Steve Buckmaster Managing Director of Esdevium Games – UK distributor of the Pokémon TCG
“We’re excited to be part of Pokémon’s fantastic achievement. We’re expecting 2017 to be another huge year for Pokémon and we’re looking forward to unveiling two new product lines at Toy Fair London that will appeal to collectors of all ages.” – Camilla MacQueen, UK Brand Manager at TOMY Europe
Source: Pokemon PR
NES Classic Edition restocked at GameStop stores
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According to an official notice from GameStop, the NES Classic Edition is now back at its various stores throughout the United States. Customers will be limited to one purchase. Once stock sells out, you’ll need to try your luck with another retailer.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo pre-orders open on Amazon UK
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Amazon UK has now opened pre-orders for the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. The full set of five are located here. If they sell out, we’ll update this post.
Mega Man animated series clip was based on internal test, character’s look still evolving
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Fans picked up on some footage from the Mega Man animated series during the weekend. Film Roman shared the first look, but it wasn’t intended for public consumption. Dentsu Entertainment informed Rockman Corner that the footage wasn’t final, and was based on internal animation tests.
Mega Man’s look in the show is apparently still evolving. The design shown in the clip doesn’t represent the final product.
One other note: despite what we heard previously, the Mega Man animated series doesn’t have a set network. It isn’t guaranteed to air on Disney XD.
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Unboxing video for new Zelda: Breath of the Wild figure from First 4 Figures
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Ahead of its release at the start of March, IGN has managed to get its hands on the new Link figure based on his appearance in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Check it out below.
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Another CPSIA certificate goes live, likely tied to Smash Bros. amiibo line
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On January 18, Nintendo’s website updated with a new CPSIA certificate. This seemed to be tied to the Smash Bros. amiibo line based on the filing name.
Another CPSIA certificate was actually filed on the same day, and is just now showing. It as well appears to be from the Smash Bros. line. Now the question is, when will Nintendo start revealing these mystery figures?
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Rumor: A few hundred Nintendo Network IDs hacked
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A list is making the rounds of a few hundred Nintendo Network IDs that have supposedly been hacked. In total, roughly 440 users seem to be affected.
You can see if your name is listed in the document here. Obviously, if your Nintendo Network ID is there, you should change your password immediately.
First bit of footage emerges showing new Mega Man animated series
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At some point this year, a new animated series based on Mega Man will be debuting on Disney XD from Dentsu Entertainment USA and DHX Media. We hadn’t seen it until motion – until today that is.
A reel from Film Roman posted in November has a few seconds showing the Mega Man cartoon. It was originally uploaded at the very end of November, but fans came across the clip today. Take a look at the footage below.
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First 4 Figures’ new Link figure coming on March 3
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Update: Despite Best Buy’s original listing, the figure is actually created by First 4 Figures. The listing (as well as our post) has now been updated to reflect this. Best Buy’s page also now shows a release date of early March rather than March 20.
Original: Dark Horse will soon be coming out with a special Link figurine that was created based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s 11 inches high, and features a sculpted base.
The figurine won’t be ready for Breath of the Wild’s launch, though it won’t be too long before it’s out. Best Buy, which is taking pre-orders, has it down for March 20.
We’ve included a few photos of the figure below.
Fire Emblem Echoes will be represented in Fire Emblem 0 series 9
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Fire Emblem 0 is the ongoing trading card game for Fire Emblem in Japan. Series 9 was announced back in November, but a new tidbit was shared this week.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, which Nintendo just announced for 3DS, will be included in the new Fire Emblem 0 series. A sample card was shared on the official Twitter account, which we have below.
Fans can look forward to more information about Fire Emblem 0 series 9 during a live stream event on February 11.
