Target’s Black Friday 2015 deals
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Black Friday deals from various retailers have been leaking over the past few days. That makes sense, since the big shopping event in just a couple of weeks away.
Target’s Black Friday 2015 offers are in as well. In terms of hardware, Wii U will be $50 off and the New 3DS XL will be discounted by $20. Software highlights include Mario Kart 7 and New Super Mario Bros. 2 for $15 each, Pokemon Omega Ruby for $25, and a free $15 gift card with a purchase of Super Mario Maker or Splatoon.
You can get a look at Target’s gaming deals for Black Friday below.
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Reggie returns to The Game Awards advisory board
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
For the second year in a row, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be on The Game Awards’ advisory board. He’ll be joined by other well-known executives and industry figures such as Xbox boss Phil Spencer, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Shawn Layden, and Hideo Kojima.
The Game Awards 2015 will be held on December 3 at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT. Check out a short promo video below.
Source: The Game Awards PR
Falco amiibo unboxing
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Falco is one of the latest amiibo to have been released, as it recently debuted in Japan. Watch an unboxing video for the figure below.
Fire Emblem getting a special “making of” book for the series’ 25th anniversary
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments
Update (11/9): Bumped to the top again. Updated cover is below from Amazon Japan.
Update (10/31): Bumped to the top. Here’s the cover, courtesy of Nintendo Dream:
Original (10/23): A special item is releasing in Japan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fire Emblem. On November 28, fans can pick up a “making of” book for 3,888 yen.
Amazon’s product description notes that the book covers the evolution of the Fire Emblem series. It contains a ton of developer interviews (of which there are 300,000 written characters), more than 100 production materials with some that are being made public for the first time, and other goodies.
There’s no word on the book heading west at this time. However, it can be pre-ordered on Amazon Japan here.
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Nintendo UK store taking orders for the standalone Inkling Squid amiibo
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
The Inkling Squid amiibo has only been available as a standalone item in Japan. Very soon though, this should be changing in Europe.
A listing has gone up on the Nintendo UK store for the standalone Inkling Squid amiibo. You can get an order in here. It’s estimated that the figure will be dispatched on November 17.
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Nintendo shows off the must-have games of the holiday season at malls across the U.S.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 121 Comments
Starting on November 23, Nintendo will be visiting 16 malls around the United States. Fans can try out the likes of Yo-kai Watch, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and more.
Here’s the lineup for both systems:
3DS
Yo-kai Watch
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash
Super Smash Bros.
Mario Kart 7
Wii U
Super Mario Maker
Splatoon
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Yoshi’s Woolly World
Skylanders SuperChargers
Super Smash Bros.
Attendees will also be able to also check out the latest amiibo figures and visit Nintendo’s colorful interactive space to receive free giveaways and Nintendo Holiday Gift Guides, while supplies last. There will be holiday “gurus” on-site as well to assist gift givers with questions, and provide recommendations to those looking for the perfect gift from Nintendo. A free coupon for use on Nintendo products at Toys R Us locations this holiday season will also be handed out while supplies list.
Head past the break for the full listing of malls taking part in the event. It’ll last until December 20.
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – November 2015
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 21 Comments
Let’s Talk #29: What are you playing? – November 2015
It’s the beginning of a new month (close enough anyway, right?). November is upon us, and there are only a few months left in 2015. Tell us what you’ve been playing or what you intend to play soon!
As for me, I just wrapped up Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Great, great game. I’ve talked about how atrocious my backlog before, and the fact that I only beat this game a couple of days ago further shows that! Within the past few weeks I’ve also been playing a bit of Lumines: Electronic Symphony, and some of Dillon Rolling Western which I wasn’t enjoying too much.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Has your opinion on Nintendo’s November Wii U releases changed?
TruExtent
I think the line up has potential but they are focusing my the wrong things. I don’t care for AC Amiibo Festival and I have a feeling the new Mario Tennis will only generate so much interest.
Everyone is forgetting Xenoblade X.
If Nintendo wants to generate more interest this holiday, they need to market the hell out of Xenoblade to the level that Microsoft is pushing Halo and Ubisoft pushing Assassin’s Creed. From the very few times I look at a TV if I see a video game advert, it’s one of those two games; I never see Nintendo’s stuff. If Xenoblade can’t cut it, maybe Devil’s Third can (with the right marketing). I feel an action game will have far more potential than a party game and an arcade sports game.
Meanwhile, the 3DS should be just fine.
Steve793
Nope not really. Wasn’t interested in them before, still am not.
For me, the Mario sports series are just meh. I personally wish they didn’t exist and Nintendo had made sports games using new IPs with new characters and such, instead of just putting the Mario IP on it. Think of it this way, that would mean more characters from different series for Smash… But, they could have had a Mario Team, a Zelda Team, etc for in-game opponents or have Mario, Link and Fox as surprise characters. That’ll never happen, so whatever. But seriously, for sports games, I’d rather go outside and play the actually sport than do it in a video game, especially tennis. Then again, I’ve only played Super Sluggers, and while that was alright, I wasn’t hooked, but I could still be persuaded on Mario Sports games, but I’d still rather see new sports games with new characters.
And since I’ve never played an Animal Crossing game, and don’t particularly care for Party games like Mario Party and such, I’ll be skipping this, and playing my backlog until Xeno X.
JuleyJules
Not at all. Wasn’t interested in whatever is coming in November before especially a tennis game with no motion controls. Do we really need another Wii Party U/Mario Party 10 style game on Wii U with other characters? The whole rolling the dice by using amiibo was a pain in MP10 and quickly turned everyone I know off of it. Still not interested now. They need to step it up to keep people interested until the NX comes out imo.
ecoutercavalier
I can’t really justify either purchase yet. Amiibo Festival seems like a lazy excuse to make AC amiibo. I’m not sure what I would want out of an Animal Crossing themed board game, but what they came up with just isn’t doing it for me. Even with the new modes that have been announced I doubt I could convince a group of friends to play it more than once.
Mario Tennis looks sort of bland, but I’ll forgive it if we find out that there are loads of good mini-games or a compelling tournament mode. I like the amiibo support. If I’m not mistaken this is the first game that allows you to use amiibos in online play. It’s not necessarily enough to play perfectly if you haven’t bothered training your amiibo, but if you have then it might be able to cover some of your mistakes. It’s very cool in concept, but I’ll wait to see how balanced it is before passing any judgement.
The Game Awards 2015 taking place on December 3
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
We knew that The Game Awards 2015 would be taking place in December. We just didn’t know when. In a new report about the show, the New York Times reveals a final date: December 3.
This year’s event will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Roughly 4,000 attendees are expected, up from last year’s count of 3,500. Geoff Keighley, who has organized the show, also anticipates that over two million viewers will tune in.
It’ll be interesting to see what sort of presence Nintendo will have at The Game Awards 2015. It was pretty surprising to see Zelda Wii U footage make the show in 2014, and we also saw new trailers for Super Mario Maker and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. That was on top of a Zelda musical performance from Koji Kondo and Imagine Dragons.
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Lottie amiibo is officially a Target exclusive in the U.S.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
In the United States, the upcoming Lottie amiibo was rumored to be a Target exclusive. We now have confirmation about this. As shown in the stock checker image above, Lottie will only be sold at Target stores.
Photos of Yo-kai Watch launch event at Nintendo World
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Images | 9 Comments
Earlier today, Nintendo World in New York held a launch event for Yo-kai Watch. Photos of the event have since been made available, which you can find below. Photo descriptions are also included.
