Legless Peach amiibo sells for $25,000 on eBay
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The eBay auction has concluded for the legless Princess Peach amiibo. Unbelievably, the defective figure managed to sell for a total of $25,100.00. There were more than 100 bids over a seven-day period.
Thanks to DigitalGreenTea and Stephan for the tip.
Toys “R” Us not carrying the Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Marth amiibo any longer
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Since we’ve received so many different answers at this point, it’s not entirely clear if the Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Marth amiibo have been discontinued. The latest answer from Nintendo indicates that this is the case, but we still haven’t received total clarification.
At least when it comes to Toys “R” Us, the three aforementioned amiibo will not be stocked again. Check out a SKU listing taken from one of the retailer’s scan guns above. You’ll notice the little “X” in the picture, indicating that the Villager amiibo is gone forever. Destructoid also obtained photos showing the same status for Wii Fit Trainer and Marth.
Japanese Nintendo website receives an overhaul
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Nintendo updated its official Japanese website today with a massive overhaul. The content should be the same for the most part, but the design has seen a complete change and it’s more mobile-friendly. You can check out the new look right here.
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 26
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Nintendo seeing new trial with Tomita Technologies over glasses-free 3D patent thanks to successful appeal
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Seijiro Tomita has been engaged with a longstanding battle with Nintendo over a glasses-free 3D patent. Tomita won a lawsuit last year, and we heard this past January that Nintendo would be forced to pay Tomita Technologies 1.82 percent of the wholesale price on every 3DS sold.
Now we have a new development in this lengthy saga. The patent dispute has been sent back to a lower court because, as Bloomberg reports, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that a judge incorrectly interpreted a key element in a patent related to the display of 3-D images on a screen without special glasses for the viewer.” The misinterpretation caused confusion among the jury.
Bloomberg continues:
Kyoto-based Nintendo appealed the lower court finding that its 3DS gaming system infringed Tokyo-based Tomita’s patent 7,417,664. While the appeals court said the patent element was interpreted correctly, it rejected Nintendo’s argument that the patent was invalid.
The appeals court sent the case back to New York for a new trial based on jury instructions that clarified the confusion over the patent element.
We’ll keep track of any future developments about this situation.
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Video: Watch some people freak out about getting Wii Us and Mario Kart 8 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Nintendo reiterates that some amiibo are unlikely to be restocked after selling through initial shipment due to limited shelf space
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Update: We’ve received an updated statement – view it here.
Destructoid reached out to Nintendo for an official statement regarding the availability of the Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and Villager amiibo. Rumors recently circulated that these figures will not be restocked in the future. That seemed unlikely following some comments coming from Nintendo of America assistant PR manager David Young, but now there’s definitely a possibility of those sought-after amiibo not returning to retailers.
Here’s the official statement from Nintendo when it comes to restocking amiibo:
“We will aim for certain amiibo to always be available. These will be for our most popular characters like Mario and Link. Due to shelf space constraints, other figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment.”
Nintendo’s latest statement lines up with a remark from president Satoru Iwata. In late October, he said that some amiibo will only launch as “limited-time offers” since space on store shelves is limited.
Renegade Kid will announce Dementium-related news early next year
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Renegade Kid regained the rights to the Dementium IP a few months ago. The studio is already taking advantage of that, as there are “some firm plans” in place for the franchise. Renegade Kid co-founder also teased on Twitter today that an announcement of some sort will be made early next year.
Watsham’s tweet is as follows:
We have some firm plans for Dementium, which I hope you'll be excited about. We'll be announcing some Dementium-related news in early 2015!
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) December 8, 2014
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Pokemon MegaStop takes over GameStop stores across the country
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The Pokémon Company International, in cooperation with GameStop, today announced the debut of MegaStop, displays stocked with a variety of official Pokémon merchandise at select retail locations nationwide.Trainers who purchase Pokémon merchandise at MegaStops will receive a special code that enters them into a contest for a chance to win various prizes. Prizes include digital booster packs redeemable in Pokémon TCG Online, one of 50 limited edition Nintendo 3DS XL featuring Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, and the VIP grand prize – a trip for four to Hawaii!
