Walmart will have a minimum of 21 Modern Color Mario amiibo per store on Black Friday
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The Modern Color Mario amiibo will finally be leaving the Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle later this month. In time for Black Friday, the figure is being sold separately at Walmart stores.
While the Modern Color Mario is a Walmart exclusive, it should be pretty well-stocked. The retailer’s Black Friday ad claims that stores will have a “minimum” of 21 units.
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Hijinks – part 2 now available
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Back in August, Nintendo put up the first part of the Zelda comic “Link’s Hijinks”. The second portion has since been added to the Play Nintendo website. You can read it in full below.
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Roy amiibo will be a GameStop exclusive in the U.S.
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It’s been a very busy day for amiibo news. We’ve heard about new Animal Crossing figures plus Famicom R.O.B coming to North America, and we even saw a first look at the Ryu amiibo.
That’s not all though. Found it what seems to be a GameStop display is confirmation of another amiibo exclusive. In the United States, you’ll only be able to purchase Roy at GameStop.
Update: Rover and Kapp’n – Timmy & Tommy Nook amiibo on the way, will be Target exclusive in the U.S.
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Update: Bumped to the top. The amiibo news keeps coming in! Rover and Kapp’n have also been found in the system.
A Target display has revealed the existence of a brand new amiibo. At some point in the future, Nintendo will be launching the Timmy & Tommy Nook figure. Target’s display indicates that this amiibo will be exclusive to the retailer in the United States.
Famicom R.O.B. amiibo coming to North America
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Aside from the Timmy & Tommy Nook amiibo, there’s another important item included in Target’s retail display. It appears that the Famicom R.O.B. amiibo is heading west based on the image above. Nintendo hasn’t made any official announcements yet, but there’s no reason for it to be featured in the display if it isn’t coming over.
First look at the Ryu amiibo
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Every fighter in Super Smash Bros. gets its own amiibo. Naturally, things won’t be any different for Ryu. The character will be receiving its own figure in 2016, and you can get a first look at it above from a Toys “R” Us display.
Big Pokemon news teased for CoroCoro’s next issue
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The next issue of CoroCoro will be one to keep an eye on if you’re a Pokemon fan. According to the latest magazine, the next edition will contain some big news about the franchise in 2016. Expect the news to leak out before December 15.
Amazon to begin taking orders for Mewtwo and Animal Crossing amiibo soon
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In just a couple of hours, Amazon will be opening up pre-orders for the Mewtwo amiibo as well as a few Animal Crossing figures.
Here are the relevant times:
– 2 PM PT
– 3 PM MT
– 4 PM CT
– 5 PM ET
– 3 PM PT
– 4 PM MT
– 5 PM CT
– 6 PM ET
– 4 PM PT
– 5 PM MT
– 6 PM CT
– 7 PM ET
– 5 PM PT
– 6 PM MT
– 7 PM CT
– 8 PM ET
Meanwhile, if you’re in Canada, the following amiibo can already be ordered:
Nintendo’s “Game Center Holiday Edition” – Super Mario Maker
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The Play Nintendo YouTube account has a short promo up for Super Mario Maker. Check it out below.
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October 2015 NPD: amiibo sells 800,000 units, Wii U hardware up 40%
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Nintendo shared more about its sales performance in the U.S. during the month of October with IGN.
According to the site, amiibo figures and cards sold 800,000 units. Lifetime sales of amiibo are now up to 9 million in the United States alone.
Additionally, Nintendo says that Wii U hardware sales saw a 40 percent increase compared to October of last year. The company added that sales “have increased more than 20 percent in the first 10 months of 2015” year-over-year.
We also have one more tidbits from the NPD. If software had been ranked on a SKU-basis, “Super Mario Maker would rank in the top 10” in software numbers for the month.
