Video: “How to Make Your Own Clay Kirby”
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Walmart cancelling gold Mario amiibo pre-orders involving multiple reservations
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Walmart has started cracking down on multiple gold Mario pre-orders. If you reserved more than one, you should be receiving a refund along with the email notice above. That should make things a bit more fair for everyone!
Endgame wants to make Fractured Soul 2
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Endgame Studios is seriously interested in Fractured Soul 2. The team actually began working on the project well over a year ago, and even prototyped levels.
That all sounds promising, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, there’s a good chance that Fractured Soul 2 won’t ever happen. Endgame co-founder Grant Davies told Cubed3 in an interview that the studio “couldn’t face spending more years trying to convince publishers to invest in a sequel – we were just mentally washed out from the eight years trying to get the first game out.” He added, “it’s very difficult to secure investment in such a novel idea as Fractured Soul, so unfortunately, I’m not holding my breath.”
Davies’ full comments:
We’d love to do Fractured Soul 2. We started work on it 18 months ago, prototyping some levels. We had some really great ideas. But again, it takes money to build games, and we couldn’t face spending more years trying to convince publishers to invest in a sequel – we were just mentally washed out from the eight years trying to get the first game out. I think if we ever did a sequel, we’d go for high quality pixel art, and maybe try to return to that original storyline. But it’s very difficult to secure investment in such a novel idea as Fractured Soul, so unfortunately, I’m not holding my breath.
Corpse Party seeing live-action movie adaptation in Japan this summer
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This summer, a live-action movie adaptation based on Corpse Party will debut in Japan.
AKB48 member Rina Ikoma will be appearing in the film along with Ryosuke Ikeoka from D-BOYS and fashion model Nozomi Maeda. Asami Imai is performing the theme song.
Filming for the Corpse Party movie will kick off on March 15.
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Nielsen survey: Consumers mainly purchased Wii U for the fun-factor
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A US-focused survey conducted by Nielson provides some insight into why people buy certain consoles.
In general terms, 91 percent of Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 owners crossed over to the Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One generation. And specifically regarding Wii U, 86 percent previously bought the Wii.
Why did people purchase a Wii U? The system’s fun-factor was the most-desirable element, followed by its family-friendly nature, price/value, backwards compatibility, and exclusive games/content.
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Update: Sold out – Gold Mario amiibo pre-orders open
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Update: Sold out! The lasted about 20 minutes.
Walmart has started taking pre-orders for the gold Mario amiibo. Get yours in here.
Keep in mind that the gold Mario amiibo is Walmart-exclusive and stock is probably limited, so you may want to reserve it as soon as possible. Oh, and I suppose we can’t entirely trust tweets from Walmart Canada!
Super Mario amiibo – Gold Edition confirmed, Walmart exclusive
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Nintendo has officially confirmed the gold Mario amiibo, which leaked out earlier this month. As was previously thought, the figure will be exclusive to Walmart.
Nintendo says that the amiibo will be sold at 3,000 Walmart stores in the U.S. for $12.96. It will be available on March 20.
You can find today’s full announcement below.
Nintendo attending PAX East 2015, lineup confirmed
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Nintendo announced today that the company will be represented at PAX East 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Fans will be able to go hands-on with the New 3DS XL and several games.
Splatoon’s E3 2014 demo will be playable at the Nintendo booth (#4072). The same goes for Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., which will also be featured in stage presentations. Other playable titles include Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. GungHo Online Entertainment will have its own booth (#8092) where fans can try out Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.
Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s PAX announcement:
“We love giving our fans an opportunity to check out our latest products at PAX events. The newly released New Nintendo 3DS XL is sure to be popular with the many show-goers looking for StreetPass tags, and Splatoon will let attendees get their first hands-on experience with one of the year’s most creative games.”
PAX East 2015 will take place between March 6 and March 8 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at 415 Summer St.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Gold Mario amiibo will be sold in Walmart stores, pre-orders apparently not happening
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Update: Walmart’s tweets have now been pulled. Make of that what you will!
A tweet from Walmart Canada officially confirms the existence of Nintendo’s gold Mario amiibo, though it was pretty much a sure thing at this point.
In one tweet, the retailer says that the figure will be sold in stores. A release date still hasn’t been determined.
@whosfourm Thanks for asking! We are getting the gold Mario amiibo in stores but we don't have a date yet.
— Walmart Canada (@WalmartCanada) February 25, 2015
A second tweet from Walmart Canada seems to confirm that there won’t be pre-orders for the gold Mario amiibo:
@AmiiboLover Hi there. We're not having a pre-sale for the gold Mario amiibos.
— Walmart Canada (@WalmartCanada) February 25, 2015
I imagine that things won’t be any different for Walmart stores in the United States. However, if we hear otherwise, we’ll be sure to let you know.
The story of Glover 2’s cancellation
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Glover 2 was originally supposed to happen. Interactive Studios, the developer of the first game, was originally signed on to create the sequel. But as you may know, Glover 2 ended up seeing cancellation.
Believe it or not, Glover 2’s cancellation came about due to the first title. Publisher Hasbro ended up ordering 300,000 units since Nintendo had a special on N64 cartridges at the time. Rather than going for 150,000 units – a standard amount which was also suggested by Interactive Studios – Hasbro went with 300,000 units at a slightly reduced cost.
