SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida says Wii U is his favorite non-Sony console
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Shuhei Yoshida, president of SCE Worldwide Studios, has never backed away from talking about the Wii U. In 2013 for instance, he spoke highly of Super Mario 3D World and had praise for the console in general.
Yoshida actually said during a session at EGX 2015 today that the Wii U is his favorite non-Sony console. His reasoning? Because he plays a bunch of Wii U games with his daughters.
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amiibo Retro 3-Pack unboxing
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In North America, GameStop began selling the amiibo Retro 3-Pack today. Take a look at an unboxing video for the three figures below.
Update: Gone – Walmart selling Super Mario Maker with gold and 30th anniversary amiibo bundle
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Update: This is now out of stock.
Walmart is once again offering the gold Mario amiibo, but not in a conventional way.
The retailer has started selling a new bundle featuring Super Mario Maker and two amiibo. Along with the gold figure, you’ll also get the 30th anniversary Mario amiibo.
Those that are interested can get the bundle here.
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Animal Crossing amiibo cards available on GameStop
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The Animal Crossing amiibo cards can now be purchased over on GameStop. Unlike other retailers, GameStop has set a higher limit of ten for the amount of packs consumers can purchase. You can also grab Animal Crossing cards from Amazon
and Best Buy.
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Miyamoto and Tezuka talk theoretical live action Zelda and Mario movie casting, still open to feature length films
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Who would play Link in a live action movie based on The Legend of Zelda? What about the casting for a new Super Mario Bros. film? Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka were asked about these questions in an interview with MTV.
As for feature length films in general, Miyamoto once again expressed openness to the idea. After discussing the Pikmin short movies that can be seen on both Wii U and 3DS, he said: “A feature length film? It’s definitely a secret! I can’t make any comments right now but we’ll see.”
Check out the full interview with Miyamoto and Tezuka below.
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Some stores combining Wii U/3DS sections into single Nintendo banner, new character renders
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 52 Comments
There’s been a lot of talk going around today about retailers in the U.S. combining their Wii U and 3DS shelf space into a single area. I don’t personally believe that it’s as big a deal as some are making it out to be (especially since stores like Walmart apparently started doing this a year ago) and I almost held off on posting this all all together, but I figured it was at least worth a quick mention. The point is that, in some stores, you may find all Nintendo products grouped together under a unifying classic red banner rather than separate Wii U and 3DS sections.
What I actually find more interesting is that banners are using images that seem to feature new renders of characters. I can’t say I recognize the Link art above, and the Pikachu image below may be new as well.
Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Favorite Levels Part 3”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute once again focuses on Super Mario Maker. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta take a look at even more of their favorite levels. You can watch it below.
Update: Best Buy – Animal Crossing amiibo card pre-orders live on Amazon
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Video: A look at the Duck Hunt Duo, R.O.B., and Mr. Game & Watch amiibo
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YouTube channel “MyGamingBoulevard” has posted a video showing off the Duck Hunt Duo, R.O.B., and Mr. Game & Watch amiibo. Watch it below.
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More photos of the amiibo Retro 3-Pack
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A few more shots have surfaced showing the amiibo Retro 3-Pack. You can see the box itself as well as how the size compares to other standard packaging. View the set of images below.
