Super Mario 30th anniversary video
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
A Super Mario 30th anniversary video landed on Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube channel today. We’ve posted it below.
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Reminder: Today – Amazon opening orders for the new amiibo tomorrow
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Bumping this to the top. Amazon will begin opening up orders in a half hour (5 PM ET / 2 PM PT). See the specific times in the message above (orders will open at any time during each half hour window), and check out links for each figure below.
Amazon didn’t end up taking reservations for the newest amiibo, but the retailer will be opening orders tomorrow. That includes the latest Smash Bros. figures, silver Mario, and Splatoon.
You’ll be able to order amiibo during different time slots throughout the day. Amazon has narrowed things down to half-hour slots, though items will be sold at any point during those time frames (not necessarily at the beginning of each window). Quantities are expected to be “very limited”.
Below are links to each amiibo. You should keep track of each as we approach the different hours.
Pac-Man amiibo
Charizard amiibo
Inkling Boy amiibo
Lucina Amiibo
Wario amiibo
Inkling Girl amiibo
Mario Silver Edition amiibo
Robin amiibo
Inkling Boy, Girl, and Squid 3-pack
GameStop starting to ship out figures from its Shulk amiibo restock
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GameStop allowed Shulk amiibo orders to be placed for a second time in February. The restock was originally planned for early May, though shipments are only now just starting to be sent out. If you placed an order in February, you should be receiving an email soon with a shipment confirmation.
Silver Mario amiibo back in stock at Walmart
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Still missing out on a Silver Mario amiibo? You can get the figure here before it’s gone again.
Splatoon Inkling Boy and Girl amiibo unboxing
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We’ve already posted an unboxing video for the Inkling Boy amiibo. You can get another look at the figure in the video below, along with the Inkling Girl.
More Villager amiibo comparison images – original release vs. Japanese reprint
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We’ve already talked about how the Villager amiibo seems to have received a few reprints with its recent Japanese reprint. There aren’t massive changes, but the eyes and mouth have been modified in particular.
Take a look at some comparison images in the gallery below, courtesy of GameSpot. Original is on the left, reprint is on the right.
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Update: English sites as well – Japanese Super Mario Bros. 30th anniversary site updated with the series’ history
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Update (5/29): Bumped to the top. This is now live on the North American and European sites as well.
Nintendo updated its Japanese Super Mario Bros. 30th anniversary site today. Check it out here.
You can get a complete overview of the Super Mario Bros. series in full, starting with the very first entry up through Super Mario 3D World. Videos are included for each game.
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Nintendo restocking more amiibo in Japan next month
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Nintendo is bringing back another round of amiibo in Japan very soon. Marth, Ike, Lucario, Meta Knight, Lucina, and Robin will be available once again starting in mid-June. We can only hope that overseas territories receive continued amiibo restocks of their own as well over the next few months!
Video: “The Fall and Resurrection of Licensed Games with Disney Infinity”
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Game Informer shared another Disney Infinity-centric video today. Below, Avalanche Software’s general manager discusses the struggles of the licensed games industry and the birth of the Infinity series.
Final Fantasy creator on how the name came to be
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Contrary to popular belief, the “Final Fantasy” name didn’t come about because Square thought it would be its last game in light of supposed financial trouble. Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the series, recently said at an event in Japan that the team instead wanted something that could be abbreviated to FF in English (pronounced as “efu efu” in Japanese).
The original plan was to call the title “Fighting Fantasy”. But since there was a board game using the same name, it was changed to Final Fantasy. Kotaku points out that “Final” was probably a a logical “F” word to pick since it’s a famous word in Japan.
As for those who suggest that Final Fantasy’s name was created as the company’s final project, he said: “Those days definitely seemed like end times, but honestly, any word that started with ‘F’ would’ve been fine.”
