The Cat Mario Show episode 6 (North America)
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Nintendo has readied a new episode of The Cat Mario Show for North America. Episode 6 is posted below.
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Shovel Knight amiibo seeing another delay in the UK
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The Shovel Knight amiibo is being sold in almost every European territory, but it’s been facing delays in the UK. Most recently, we heard that the likes of Nintendo UK and GAME hoped to ship the figure this week. It now seems that Shovel Knight won’t be available until January.
GAME UK sent out the notice above today, claiming that the new release date is January 8. Amazon UK also has it pinned down for the same day. Hopefully this will be Shovel Knight’s final delay in the region!
Thanks to JamesSwiftDay for the tip.
Amazon: Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack for $25
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The Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack is now at its lowest price yet. It was originally being sold for $35, but it’s now down to $25. Place an order here
if interested.
Nintendo president says amiibo still has potential
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Nintendo sees potential in amiibo. So says president Tatsumi Kimishima, who told Japanese outlet Sankei the following:
“There is still potential in amiibo. We want to make ‘the expansion of function to play with the game as a single entity’ one of the big pillars.”
Kimishima echoed something similar in an interview with TIME earlier this month. He said that Nintendo hasn’t yet established amiibo “as an enhancement for all of our software at this point.” Rather than using them in games, amiibo have instead been used “more as a collection item”.
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Pokemon the Movie XY & Z 2016 trailer
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A trailer for Pokemon the Movie XY & Z 2016 was shown on Japanese variety show Oha Suta yesterday. We now have the video, which you can watch below.
Update: Service restored – Nintendo’s online services experiencing some issues at the moment
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Update: It took a few hours, but everything is now back up and running!
It seems like some of Nintendo’s online services are experiencing difficulties right now. Specifically, logging into games with your Nintendo Network ID doesn’t seem to work at the moment. Unfortunately, this means that games that require you to do that, such as Nintendo Badge Arcade, can’t be played at all at the moment.
Nintendo has acknowledged the problem on both their European and Japanese Twitter accounts, so it seems to be a global problem. They are hoping to resolve the issues as soon as possible.
Amazon: Zero Suit Samus amiibo for $10
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The Zero Suit Samus amiibo is currently on sale over on Amazon
. Like all of the Smash Bros. figures, the original asking price was $13. It can now be yours for only $10.
Big savings on GameStop’s Zelda statues, amiibo Festival for $40 on Amazon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
GameStop has significant savings on its exclusive Zelda statues. We’re not sure how long the sale will last, but the Skyward Sword Link statue is down to $29.99 from $79.99. The Scervo statue has also been reduced from $124.99 to $49.99.
Another Nintendo sale comes from Amazon rather than GameStop.
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is now at its lowest price, as you can purchase a copy for $40 rather than $60.
Thanks to kevisawesome123 for the tip.
Niantic on Pokemon Go – origins, big audience potential, Plus device, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 3 Comments
Earlier today, GamesBeat went live with a new Niantic interview. The site spoke with chief executive John Hanke as well as chief marketing officer Mike Quigley.
Pokemon Go was, as one would expect, a pretty big part of the interview. Between Hanke and Quigley, they discussed its origins and having Nintendo on board, how the game could reach a massive audience, and the Pokemon Go Plus device the Big N is making. There are also comments about things like how Niantic wants players to be able to participate no matter how small their area is in terms of population.
Head past the break for a roundup of Hanke and Quigley’s remarks. For the original interview, visit this page.
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Takahashi – why Xenoblade X’s data packs exist, wants next game “to look and feel pretty different”, more
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TIME is the latest outlet to have put up an interview with Monolith Soft head Tetsuya Takahashi. Xenoblade Chronicles X’s data packs, western games, and his next project were among the topics discussed.
You can find excerpts for these interview questions below. A couple of additional topics are on TIME’s website here..
