Gold Mario amiibo might not be exclusive anymore
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 12 Comments
The gold Mario amiibo came and went at Walmart back in March. Most figures have received restocks and are fairly easy to find now, but that one is still tough for consumers to get their hands on. The situation might be changing in the near future though.
Walmart recently updated its amiibo terminal, and it no longer shows that gold Mario is an exclusive. This could be a sign of a restock across a wider array of retailers.
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Nintendo picks up a win in piracy protection court ruling
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo has managed to prosecute an Italian distributor of hardware that enabled pirated games to run on its devices. In a ruling made by the First Instance Tribunal of Milan, it was decided that the importer of “circumvention devices” such as game copiers and mod chips enabled piracy.
Two other queries were referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), both of which were necessary to see if Nintendo’s use of security was proportionately justified. In the end, it was ruled that circumvention devices were mainly designed to allow illegally pirated software. The CJEU also agreed with Nintendo that its security measures were fair and in line with Italian copyright law.
Nintendo said the following in a statement:
“Nintendo is pleased that this ruling is consistent with a long line of judicial precedents established at national courts in a number of Member States including Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. This decision is also entirely in line with several decisions from the Italian Supreme Court (Criminal Division) against sellers of circumvention devices as well as a recent ruling from the criminal appeal courts in Florence, which confirmed a first instance criminal decision, against the owners of PC Box.”
Happy 63rd birthday to Shigeru Miyamoto
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Shigeru Miyamoto is celebrating his birthday today. Well, that was technically yesterday at this point since it’s now November 17th in Japan. But in any case… happy birthday, Miyamoto! He’s now 63 years old.
It goes without saying that Miyamoto has had a monumental aspect on Nintendo and gaming as a whole. He’s created some of the most legendary franchises, including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pikmin, and plenty more. Although his role at Nintendo has slightly changed, he’s still very involved with a number of games, and we can’t wait to see what he does next at the company.
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Walmart will have a minimum of 21 Modern Color Mario amiibo per store on Black Friday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
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
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
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.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
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
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments
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.
