Yarn Yoshi amiibo will be on Amazon in a few hours
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Amazon will begin taking orders for the Yarn Yoshi amiibo later today. You’ll want to keep track of this link
for the pink version and this page
for the blue version.
They’ll be up at the following times:
Pink Yarn Yoshi
- 1:00pm PT
- 2:00pm MT
- 3:00pm CT
- 4:00pm ET
Blue Yarn Yoshi
- 2:00pm PT
- 3:00pm MT
- 4:00pm CT
- 5:00pm ET
Update: Mewtwo, Tom Nook – Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack pre-orders live on Walmart
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Blue and pink Yarn Yoshi amiibo up on GameStop
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Consumers can now order the blue and pink Yarn Yoshi amiibo. You can get them here. Each one is priced at $16.99.
Monolith Soft updates recruitment page, “urgent” and “mass” openings
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Monolith Soft, developer of the Xenoblade games, has made an update to its staff recruitment page. It now seeks “urgent” and “mass” recruitment for 3DCG designers.
This is the lineup of positions available at the Monolith Soft Tokyo office recruitment section:
– Programmer
– Planner
– 3DCG Designer (Urgent!)
– 2D Designer
– Effect Designer
– Motion Designer
– Project Manager
And the Kyoto office:
– 3DCG Designer (Mass Recruitment!)
– Effect Designer
– Motion Designer
Note that the Tokyo office has been responsible for the Xenoblade games. The Kyoto office is more new and has assisted with the development of Nintendo titles.
Nintendo puts up new developer website
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A new Nintendo developer site is now up and running. Check it out here.
Of course, as this site is primarily intended for developers and publishers, there’s not a massive amount to see for the general public. It is interesting to look at though in any case!
Play-Asia taking pre-orders for the Splatoon plushies
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Earlier this week, we told you about plans to make plushies available based on Splatoon. Today, retailer Play-Asia has followed up with pre-orders. You can reserve each one here.
The various plushies are priced at $21.99 each. They’ll be shipped on December 25.
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer TV episode 2
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Nintendo put up the second episode of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer TV on its YouTube page today. You can watch it below.
The Cat Mario Show – episode 19 (Europe)
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The latest episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.
More: Europe, The Cat Mario Show
Lottie amiibo is a Best Buy exclusive in Canada
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On one of its Twitter accounts, Best Buy announced a new amiibo exclusive for Canada. The Animal Crossing figure Lottie will only be sold at this retailer in the country. Pre-orders are live here.
Will Lottie be exclusive to Best Buy in the United States as well? Only time will tell!
#amiibo fans! #Lottie is officially a Best Buy Canada exclusive! Pre-order in-store & online today at 10am PST! pic.twitter.com/7PdWabbom0
— RZ Gamers Club (@BBYC_GamersClub) October 15, 2015
Niantic raises Series A financing of $20 million from The Pokemon Company, Google and Nintendo
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Pokemon Go developer Niatic announced today that it has raised its Series A financing round from The Pokemon Company Group, Google and Nintendo. As mentioned in today’s announcement, “The companies are investing up to $30 million in Niantic, Inc., which includes an initial $20 million upfront and an additional $10 million conditioned upon achieving certain milestones.” Through the funding, Niatic intends to continue developing Pokemon Go, support the global Ingress community, scale its platform, and release new games.
Niantic CEO John Hank said of today’s news:
“The Pokémon Company, Google and Nintendo are incredible investors and strategic partners to help build the next chapter for Niantic. We will be using this capital to continue the development of Pokémon GO, to evolve and grow Ingress and its thriving global community, and to build out our real-world gaming platform.”
Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, also stated:
“Pokémon’s strategic investment in Niantic paves the way for a social mobile experience the world has never seen before. The Pokémon Company is committed to partnering with companies like Niantic that share the same spirit of community and innovation.”
Finally, some words from Google’s VP of corporate development, Don Harrison:
“Niantic has shown the great potential of mixing geolocation technology, dynamic storytelling and innovative game design, and we’re excited to continue supporting the team on their journey.”
Source: Pokemon PR
