Rumor: Some wave 2 amiibo delayed at GameStop, pre-orders closed, more talk of wave 1 discontinuations
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An internal notice from GameStop provides some insight into the retailer’s handling of amiibo figures.
Regarding wave 2, Diddy Kong, Zelda, and Little Mac should be released over the next few days. However, Luigi, Pit, and Captain Falcon “have experienced a shipping delay and will not be available until late December.” Pre-orders for all wave 2 figures are now closed.
We’re also seeing more talk of discontinuations for wave 1 amiibo. Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer appear to be gone – as expected.
Pokemon the Movie XY 2015 debut trailer
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Koji Kondo on the difficulty making Super Mario Bros. 3’s theme, why the title screen didn’t have music
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In a recent interview with USgamer, Koji Kondo was asked about what soundtrack/piece of music gave him the most difficulty. Kondo pointed to one game: Super Mario Bros. 3.
As he explained:
The most challenging [piece] was the main theme for Super Mario Bros. 3. The [original] Super Mario theme itself was almost a little too empowering. That indelible impression it left in the user’s mind with how it matched up with what Mario was doing on the screen—that was a big mountain to climb when we started working on the music to Super Mario 3. I remember creating lots of different music in different styles, trying to come up with something that would match that game and be different enough from the original Super Mario theme. It was tough. It took me a long time to come up with something I thought would work, and it was really me and Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Tezuka—the three of us—right up until the very last stages of development, listening to all of these different music pieces that I created, before we finally settled on what we ended up using.
Any time you’re working off of existing music, and you’re revamping it for the next title, that’s just always a tough gig. And that’s true for every title, starting from the first [one]. It’s tough for me, of course, but maybe even more so for the people on my staff, who are working on different arrangements of music they didn’t even compose. They’re working on music that I composed, and now they’re having to go back and do some rearranging to match [music from] current games. So if it’s tough for me, I think it’s even tougher for them.
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The Game Awards 2014 watched by nearly 2 million people
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This year’s Game Awards were watched by 1.93 million viewers, according to Geoff Keighley. That’s more than a 75 percent increase over the number of viewers who tuned in for Spike TV’s Video Game Awards last year.
Keighley told Polygon:
“I was really happy with how things turned out. Certainly the audience numbers were well beyond my wildest dreams, and creatively I’m proud of what we put on the screen. Moments like the tribute to Ken and Roberta Williams and the Koji Kondo/Imagine Dragons performance were once in a lifetime experiences.”
Despite The Game Awards’ successful viewership, the event wasn’t exactly a financial success for Keighley. Only about 3,000 of the 4,000 available seats were filled, and only about half of attendees paid for tickets. If there are future Game Awards, costs for the show would likely be much less due to the elimination of start-up fees such as having WETA design the trophy, recording the show’s theme with Marty O’Donnell and building the show’s website.
As for the future, Keighley would only say:
“I’d definitely like to see it continue on if publishers and fans want to keep it going. But yeah, no idea what shape it will take.”
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Rumor: Unseen64 has news about a canned Metroid 3DS project
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Unseen64’s Liam Robertson is teasing a cancelled Metroid project that was apparently in the works for the 3DS. For those unaware, Unseen64 often publishes articles about canned games and other noteworthy gaming secrets.
Robertson teased on Twitter today:
Anywho, I have recently been privy to some cancelled Metroid stuff. I hope we can share some of that some day soon. It's a bit complicated.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 10, 2014
It's all a bit of a minefield, unfortunately. I try to be careful about sharing things that could endanger someone's career.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 10, 2014
This is a Metroid 3DS game, to be clear.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 10, 2014
It also seems that we can look forward to some news about a cancelled Wii game from High Voltage Software that was tied into a popular TV show:
Stuff I can actually talk about: going to release info on a cancelled High Voltage Software Wii game soonish + Black 2.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 10, 2014
The High Voltage Software game is related to a popular TV show and is something nobody has ever really heard/seen anything about.
— Wonder Tamaki~ (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 10, 2014
Koji Kondo shares music trivia about various Nintendo games
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IGN just published another interview with Koji Kondo, the man behind much of the famous music in Nintendo’s games. You can find the full discussion here, though we’ve pulled out a few excerpts below.
What you’ll find after the break is music trivia about various Nintendo games. Kondo shared tidbits about games like Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 3D World, and more. You’ll also find some comments about why he wanted the Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D development team to stay faithful to the sound from the original game.
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Samurai Warriors anime to debut in Japan next month
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An anime based on Koei Tecmo’s Samurai Warriors series was announced last month. It’s now confirmed that the anime will debut next month. If you’re in Japan, you can catch the first episode on TV Tokyo on January 11.
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A new Pokemon movie is coming to Japan in July
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This month’s issue of CoroCoro has the first word on a new Pokemon movie. The film, tentatively titled “Pokémon the movie XY 2015”, will premiere in Japan on July 18, 2015.
CoroCoro doesn’t share too much information about the movie. We know that it will feature Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and Mega Rayquaza along with a portal that mimics the ones seen in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. CoroCoro mentions something about falling through the portal, which will be discussed later.
We should be seeing the first footage from the upcoming Pokemon movie soon
Another look at some of the wave 2 amiibo
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Nintendo of Europe weighs in on the amiibo stock situation
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When it comes to amiibo, the question on everyone’s mind is whether some of the rarer figures – like Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Marth – will be restocked. We’ve seen plenty of different statement about the situation from Nintendo which has only made things more confusing.
We now have yet another comment from Nintendo – this time coming from the company’s European division. Here’s what GameSpot was told:
“Nintendo of Europe would like to confirm that supplies of Amiibo are currently available in the European market. Amiibo have been very popular at launch and as such it’s always possible that a few retailers may have sold out. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of Amiibo brought into the marketplace and there are many waves of Amiibo to come.”
I don’t really know what to say at this point. Based on what we’ve seen at retailers, it does seem like some amiibo won’t be restocked. If you really want to be safe about getting a figure, you may as well get a pre-order in going forward.
