Sizable amiibo restocks expected at Toys “R” Us – Little Mac, Lucario, Villager, Captain Falcon
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
A big amiibo restock appears to be in the way to Toys “R” Us. Roughly 26,000 units have been spotted in the retailer’s system for Little Mac, Lucario, and Captain Falcon. The number is even bigger for Villager – 80,000 units. Product should be making their way to Toys “R” Us soon.
The Cat Mario Show – episode 18 (Europe)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
The latest episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.
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Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Favorite Levels Part 1”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. It’s once again focused on Super Mario Maker, and Kit/Krysta show off some of their favorite levels thus far. We’ve posted the video below.
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New Nintendo patent: clickable scroll wheel shoulder buttons
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 40 Comments
Nintendo has filed a new patent involving clickable scroll wheel shoulder buttons. The filing was submitted in February of this year, but was only just published today.
An image included with the patent shows a controller that looks fairly reminiscent of a Wii U GamePad. The device has a touchscreen, but features a smaller design and two instead of four buttons as well as analog sticks rather than Circle Pads. Most significant is the addition of clickable scroll wheels for the left and right shoulder buttons.
Here’s an abstract from Nintendo’s filing:
“An example operation apparatus includes: a direction input operation section provided on a front surface of a housing of the operation apparatus and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with at least one hand of a user, the direction input operation section is allowed to be operated with a thumb of the hand; and a rotation operation section which is provided on a surface different from the front surface of the housing and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with the hand or the other hand of the user, the rotation operation section is allowed to be operated with an index finger of the hand or the other hand and which is an operation section capable of being rotationally operated.”
We’ll have to see if anything comes from this patent. This could just be a harmless filing on Nintendo’s part!
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Monster Hunter Stories anime on the way to Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
It was just a short while ago that we found out about plans for an Ace Attorney anime in Japan. As it turns out, that’s not the only Capcom IP with a show on the way.
During a stage show at the Tokyo Game Show, it was announced that Monster Hunter Stories will be receiving an anime. The program will be shown on Fuji TV starting next year.
More: anime, Capcom, Monster Hunter Stories
Ace Attorney anime debuting in Japan next April
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments
An anime based on Capcom’s Ace Attorney series was just announced at the Tokyo Game Show. Along with the news, it was confirmed that the show will kick off in Japan in April 2016. More details will be provided in the months ahead.
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Play Pokken Tournament at Dave & Busters in Times Square next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
If you’re in the New York City area next week, you may have an opportunity to go hands-on with Pokken Tournament. As was announced on Twitter, Dave & Busters will have a playable demo of the arcade version at its Times Square location.
The full tweet is as follows:
Pokken is coming to our Times Square location next week-straight from Japan! Be one of the first in America to play! pic.twitter.com/rKUZdPObIr
— Dave & Buster's (@DaveandBusters) September 16, 2015
Dave & Busters has not yet said if and when Pokken Tournament will be available at its other locations in America.
Xbox boss thinks Nintendo’s new president will do great, wishes him well
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments
Tatsumi Kimishima was named as Nintendo’s new president earlier this week. Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who never shies away from interacting with fans on Twitter, offered a few brief words about the news.
Here’s the relevant tweet:
@Gabriel_Diaz19 I don't know him but Nintendo is great gaming with amazing track record, I'm sure he'll do great, I wish him well.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) September 15, 2015
It’ll be interesting to see what Kimishima does during his time as president of Nintendo. It’s silly at this point to have any preconceived notions at this point!
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Shovel Knight amiibo can now be pre-ordered on the Nintendo UK store
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Nintendo UK’s online store has opened up pre-orders for the Shovel Knight amiibo. Get yours in here. The figure is being sold for £12.99, and will apparently be available starting on November 27.
Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions concert coming to the UK in December
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Last year, several Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions concerts were held in the US. This year, one of these orchestrated performances will take place in the UK.
On Sunday, December 20th at 7:30 PM, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will perform Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions at the Eventim Apollo in London. You can buy tickets here.
