Nintendo plans to release 400 Animal Crossing amiibo cards
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Nintendo will be bringing out a whole bunch of amiibo cards. Actually, there are plans to release 400 in total.
The Animal Crossing amiibo cards will be seeing four different series. In each one, there will be 100 different cards. Plenty to collect!
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SteamWorld Heist – 3 minutes of 3DS gameplay, Gamescom 2015 talk
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Image & Form shared a new video for SteamWorld Heist today. We have another look at the 3DS version, and there’s some talk from the studio about Gamescom 2015. Watch the video below.
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Sakurai reflects on Iwata’s funeral in latest Famitsu column
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
In his previous Famitsu column, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai wrote about the passing of Satoru Iwata. This week’s issue of the magazine has another piece from Sakurai in which he touches on Iwata’s funeral.
Sakurai wrote:
“Normally at a place like this, one’s eyes go to the photo [of the deceased]. The smiling face of Mr. Iwata surrounded by flowers was a very nice picture.”
“Inside there was the still body of Mr. Iwata. He was probably dressed in traditional white funeral garb, his glasses removed, and his nose stuffed [with cotton]. And today, his body was going to be burned and reduced to nothing. Mr. Iwata would no longer exist in this world.”
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Rumour: Nintendo’s UK online store to offer a subscription box service á la Loot Crate
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo | 7 Comments
MCV reports that the Nintendo UK online store will launch a service called “N-Box” soon, which will be a product similar to the popular “Loot Crate”.
According to MCV, those boxes will contain “toys, clothes and other merchandise inspired by and branded with Nintendo icons such as Mario, Zelda and Pokémon.” You will supposedly be able to buy boxes individually or subscribe for either three, six or 12 months and receive a box each month.
Again, this has not yet been officially confirmed by Nintendo, although MCV are a fairly reputable outlet.
Nintendo sold 4.2 million amiibo in Q1, total up to 14.7 million
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Nintendo reported its first quarter results of the fiscal 2016 year yesterday. Bloomberg reveals that, during this period (April 1 through June 30), the company sold another 4.2 million amiibo. Total sales of the figures are now up to 14.7 million since last year’s launch.
A few Monster Strike 3DS details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a first look at Monster Strike on 3DS. There are debut screenshots of the game as well as a few details.
Famitsu reports that the 3DS version of Monster Strike features the same story and characters as the anime adaptation. Players will be able to explore a 3D field and complete quests. It’s an RPG with a strong adventure element. Just like in the anime, the main character uses a smartphone.
Famitsu might be sharing more details about Monster Strike in its next issue. However, that information could be exclusively about the anime. We’ll see!
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Dark Pit amiibo expected to be fairly well-stocked at Best Buy on Friday
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
All things considered, last week’s sale of the Palutena amiibo on Amazon’s website went quite well. The figure’s availability lasted about an hour, so many consumers were able to get an order in.
There may be similar luck when Dark Pit goes on sale at Best Buy this Friday. We’re hearing that many stores in the United States will have roughly 50 units on hand, with some locations getting as many as 80. The lowest number seems to be at around 15 currently, but on the whole, Dark Pit should be relatively well-stocked.
Nintendo comments from the company’s latest financial results
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
We’ve been posting bits and pieces from Nintendo’s latest financial results throughout the day, but we have one final excerpt to share. The company’s report includes some comments about its activities and sales during the last quarter, which we thought was worth sharing.
Here’s the full excerpt:
During the three months ended June 30, 2015, for Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL, which were launched during the previous fiscal year as the newest members of the Nintendo 3DS family, continue to expand their sales, and the global sales of the Nintendo 3DS hardware reached 1.01 million units. As for the Nintendo 3DS software, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, which were released in June for Japan, got off to a good start, while titles such as GIRLS MODE 3 Kirakira?Kode (translation of Japanese title) and Rhythm Tengoku (temp.) gained popularity among female consumers in Japan. In the overseas markets, with the contribution from the release of Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition, which is the overseas version of popular games in Japan, the global sales of the Nintendo 3DS software reached 7.92 million units.
With respect to Wii U, Splatoon, which was released globally in May and gathered attention, marked 1.62 million units in sales and contributed to vitalizing the Wii U platform. The worldwide sales of the Wii U hardware and software were 0.47 million and 4.55 million units respectively.
Velvet Dark was planned as a “sister” game to Perfect Dark
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Back in the day, Rare had plans to create a follow-up to Perfect Dark. Velvet Dark would have acted as a “sister” game to the N64 title, according to former staffer Gregg Mayles.
Mayles shared a photo of Velvet Dark’s design document on Twitter earlier today:
No 21: There was a planned 'sister' title to #RareReplay Perfect Dark called Velvet Dark. pic.twitter.com/1oOlmrAPUF
— Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 28, 2015
@SubDrag N64 if I remember rightly.
— Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 28, 2015
Mayles indicated that Velvet Dark would have been an N64 title, but there’s some debate about that. This is a very interesting piece of gaming history in any case!
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Japanese Chibi-Robo! amiibo boxart
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 3 Comments
The Japanese boxart for the Chibi-Robo! amiibo is now available for viewing. We’ve attached it above.
