As of today, Club Nintendo is closed in all regions – except Australia and New Zealand. Due to performance issues on the website, Club Nintendo Australia will continue to operate until October 8th. You have until that date to spend your stars and claim your rewards in the Club Nintendo catalogue.

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Level-5 abby Inc., a multi-media entertainment company, founded by Level-5 and Dentsu

Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Gaming, News | 3 Comments

Game developer Level-5 and advertising / PR company Dentsu have teamed up and created Level-5 abby Inc., which is described as a “multi-media entertainment company”. The company’s name was formed by taking the “a” from “all” or “anything” and the “bby” from “hobby”.

The company’s purpose is to bring Level-5’s various franchises to a worldwide audience in a variety of forms, such as games, toys, animation, comics and more. The company states that its three “tentpole” franchises are Yo-Kai Watch, Little Battlers eXperience and Snack World. The company is headed up by CEO Akihiro Hino, who is the founder and president of Level-5, and COO Yukari Hayakawa.

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Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival European release date and available amiibo revealed

Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival will launch in Europe on November 20th, essentially taking over the release date spot of the delayed Star Fox Zero. The image above shows what exactly you’ll get when you buy the game in stores: the game itself, an Isabelle amiibo, a Digby amiibo and three amiibo cards.

Also hitting store shelves on November 20th are several other new amiibo. One of your options is a 3 pack containing K.K. Slider, Reese and Cyrus. You will also be able to buy all of those separately, in addition to Tom Nook, Mabel and Lottie.

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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – CG trailer

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Nintendo have uploaded a new CG trailer for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, which launches tomorrow in Europe. Check it out below:

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GameCenter CX’s Arino coming to Super Mario Maker as a costume

Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

I’m sure most of you are familiar with GameCenter CX, the Japanese show where the host, Arino, plays through various retro games. It has now been revealed that you can unlock Arino as a Mystery Mushroom costume if you beat various stages that he has designed. Further details aren’t clear at the moment, like how these stages will be distributed and if they will be available outside of Japan as well. We will keep you updated; in the meantime, check out the reveal video below.