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Two more amiibo are joining the Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo line. Zelda herself will be getting a new figure, as well as one for the Bokoblin enemy type. We’ve posted the packaging for both above.

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Update: Sold out on Amazon, but still up on Best Buy. They’re also now up on Amazon France.

Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Get them here.

The two versions of Link, Zelda, and Bokoblin are there. However, the Guardian one is currently unable to be pre-ordered. We’ll let you know when that changes.

Note that the 20% Prime discount doesn’t apply at the moment. However, if you’re a member of the service, it should be discounted before release.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 60 Comments

This information comes from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who shared the following with GameSpot…

“Oh, so earlier today I got asked about Mother 3; maybe you can ask me about Metroid. Look, again, I am proud as an executive with Nintendo to say that we look at all of the boards and all of the comments and we really have a good understanding of what our consumers want. And believe me, we take that to heart as we work to create content. So I have nothing to announce–here. But we are aware that there are some key IP that consumers just can’t wait for the next true installment in that franchise’s legacy. Suffice it to say, we’re aware of it, and talk to me in a year and let’s look back and see what’s happened.”

Reggie also stressed the importance of having “a regular cadence of critical launches to drive the install base and keep the consumer base engaged.” With Switch, Nintendo is looking to avoid “large gaps” between releases.

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A Fire Emblem Direct will be held on January 18, Nintendo has announced. The news was just shared in the Treehouse Live stream.

It will be held at the following times:

– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe

It sounds like we’ll be hearing more about Fire Emblem Warriors next week. Perhaps we’ll see the mobile game as well.

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First 4 Figures has unveiled yet another Nintendo-related item. The company is working on a Zelda: Breath of The Wild 10″ PVC statue, which of course features Link.

Pre-orders for the statue will be opening soon. For now, watch a teaser below.

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In less than two weeks, the My Nintendo Store will be opening in Japan. The online shop begins service on January 13.

Details are as follows:

– Contains exclusive goods
– Account holders are able to order Switch from the site
– Can customize the colors of the Joy Con and the Joy Con straps
– The system remains the same retail price of ¥29,980 and will also net members 300 gold points
– The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is also going to have a special limited My Nintendo Store version of the Deluxe Collector’s Edition
– Regular Deluxe Collector’s Edition comes with a physical version of the game, a Link Breath of the Wild Amiibo (on a horse), map, sound track and a special design sheet
– The limited My Nintendo Store version includes all of the above as well as a Master Sword statue and a set of 20 postcards
– The statue is about 10 inches tall (25 cm)
– This set will retail for ¥13,870 (about $120 USD)
– Special limited versions of the Switch carrying case will also be available in Neon Blue and Neon Red to match the colors of the Joy Con
– Customers who also purchase both Switch Hardware and software titles will receive Special B2 size posters featuring artwork of the games they purchased
– Logging in to the My Nintendo Store on or after January 23 will also net members 100 platinum points

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The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.

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Vox has a video up in which Shigeru Miyamoto’s design philosophy is explained. It comes packed with a few comments directly from Miyamoto himself. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, we reported on a new Fire Emblem music CD being released in Japan – Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano – Faith & Engagement, which features piano arrangements of tracks from across the Fire Emblem series. Today, Symphony No.5, the team who are producing the CD, uploaded a video to Youtube which contains excerpts of all 16 tracks that are on the CD. Give it a watch:

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The Wolf Link amiibo could finally be seeing a standalone release in North America. An entry has now appeared in Target’s inventory system, showing a price point of $15.99.

The only way to obtain Wolf Link at the moment is by purchasing the Zelda: Twilight Princess HD bundle. If Nintendo shares official news about offering the amiibo separately, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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