Falco amiibo is a Best Buy exclusive in the U.S.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments
Update 3: Bumped to the top again. You can now have Falco shipped to your home.
Update 2: Bumped to the top. Pre-orders are now officially open, though note that you can only order one from your local store.
Update: This is now confirmed. You will be able to pre-order Falco here (should be live soon).
Best Buy appears to have snagged yet another exclusive amiibo. By searching for Falco on the store’s website, you’ll notice that an image shows saying that this figure is only available from the retailer.
We haven’t received an official confirmation about this, so it’s possible that the listing was made an error. That being said, it does currently look like you’ll only be able to purchase the Falco amiibo from Best Buy if you’re in the United States.
Hope for Monster Hunter Stories in the west
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Some news came in earlier today about David Production working on the Monster Hunter Stories anime. That information came from a recent interview with Fuji TV president Chihiro Kameyama.
In the interview, Kameyama mentioned that the Monster Hunter Stories anime is planned as both a broadcast and an anime business, which includes products, distribution and licensing. He also indicated that there might be plans to bring it overseas. There’s interest in having the series be a business much like how Yu-Gi-Oh! and Naruto are big businesses for TV Tokyo.
If the anime does make it over, that would also likely mean that we’ll be seeing the game here as well. We’ll just have to wait until next year to learn more about the situation.
More: Capcom, Chihiro Kameyama, Fuji TV, interview, top
Nintendo hosting Extra Life stream on November 7
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Nintendo will be hosting an Extra Life charity stream consisting of official team members on November 7. To keep track of it, head on over to the company’s page here.
Extra Life is a charity event in which people host 24-hour gaming sessions in order to raise money for local children’s hospitals. Various publications, companies, and people in general participate in streams.
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Villager amiibo restock confirmed for November 8 at Toys “R” Us
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Following yesterday’s tease, Toys “R” Us has now officially confirmed an exclusive restock of the Villager amiibo. The figure will be available once again on November 8.
Note that you’ll only be able to pick it up in-store. Quantities will also be “limited”.
Here’s the relevant tweet from Toys “R” Us:
The energetic #amiibo #Villager is back on shelves 11/8, in store only. Quantities limited! Stay tuned for moreā¦ pic.twitter.com/T7UuDw3qvn
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) October 13, 2015
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – Master Quest to tour the globe in 2016
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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series will be returning once again in 2016. Today, more dates were announced for both North America and Europe.
Here’s the full lineup:
Nashville, TN, Schermerhorn Symphony Center; January 21, 22
Boston, MA, Symphony Hall; February 23
Costa Mesa, CA, Segerstrom Center for the Arts; March 8
Toronto, ON, Sony Centre; March 19
Jacksonville, FL, Moran Theatre; March 24
Kansas City, MO, Music Hall Kansas City; March 26
Memphis, TN, The Orpheum; March 31
New Orleans, LA, Saenger Theater; April 1
Columbus, OH, Ohio Theater; April 3
Charlottesville, VA, JPJ Arena; April 8
London, UK, SSE/Wembley Arena; April 23
Guadalajara, MX, Auditorio Telmex; May 11
Monterrey, MX, Arena Monterrey; May 13
Mexico City, MX, Arena de Ciudad; May 15
San Antonio, TX, Majestic Theater; May 21
Los Angeles, CA, Dolby Theater; June 13
Austin, TX, Long Center; June 23
Montreal, QB, Place des Arts; June 25
San Francisco, CA, Davies Symphony Hall; August 21
Atlanta, GA, Cobb Perf. Arts; September 10
Edmonton, AB, Southern Jubilee; September 21
Vancouver, BC, Queen Elizabeth Theatre; September 23
Paris, FR, Palais Des Congres; October 8
Lisbon, PT, Coliseu de Lisboa; October 14
Essen, DE, Grugahalle; October 15
Chicago, IL, Chicago Auditorium; November 12
The third installment of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, going by the “Master Quest” name, will add brand-new music and visuals from Tri Force Heroes. Fans can get a sneak-preview of this content tonight on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”, where an orchestra will perform the Tri Force Heroes interlude arrangement from the symphony.
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David Production is behind the Monster Hunter Stories anime
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
At the Tokyo Game Show last month, Capcom announced that an anime is planned for Monster Hunter Stories. This will debut in Japan sometime next year.
A new piece of information about the anime has since surfaced. Specifically, it’s now confirmed that David Production is behind the show. This team is perhaps best known for working on the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders anime.
David Production, the studio that did JoJo, will be making the Monster Hunter Stories anime.
— Gaijinhunter (@aevanko) October 13, 2015
More: anime, Capcom, David Production, Japan, Monster Hunter Stories
Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo can be pre-ordered on Amazon Germany
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The Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo is currently available for pre-order on Amazon Germany. Even if you’re in the U.S., you should be able to have it shipped to your address. I’ll try to keep an eye on things and update this post if pre-orders sell out.
XSEED Games event taking place this week
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Later this week, XSEED Games will be hosting an event, and a number of announcements will be made. It will apparently be taking place on Wednesday. We’re not sure how much Nintendo news there will be, though hopefully we’ll hear about a Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale release date at the very least.
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Animal Crossing amiibo cards back in stock on GameStop
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GameStop once again has the Animal Crossing amiibo cards in stock. Get your pack here. GameStop appears to have a limit of 10.
Toys “R” Us teases Mega Yarn Yoshi, Villager amiibo restock as exclusives
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Toys “R” Us seems to have nabbed another amiibo exclusive in the United States. On Twitter, the retailer teased that Mega Yarn Yoshi – as well as a restock of Villager – will only be available at its stores.
Here’s the relevant message:
A-Mii-zing! The #amiibo Mii 3-pk. is based on your Mii & available 11/1 in store only. Coming soon: Another surprise. pic.twitter.com/VR9xXHF8vU
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) October 12, 2015
An image surfaced yesterday of Mega Yarn Yoshi on the Toys “R” Us holiday big book. Given today’s information, it now makes sense that they’d want to feature the amiibo prominently in its promotional materials.