Reserve Splatoon at Toys “R” Us, get an amiibo for $5
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Toys “R” Us has a special pre-order offer running for Splatoon. If you reserve the game ($1), you’ll be able to purchase an amiibo for $5. The offer is valid on all amiibo figures.
GameStop kicking off Dragonite distribution for Pokemon 3DS games next month
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
The Pokemon Company announced today that GameStop will be kicking off a Dragonite distribution next month. Those who own Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire or X/Y can obtain the creature between June 22 and July 12 at the retailer’s U.S. locations. When you visit GameStop, you’ll be provided with a special code card.
Dragonite comes with moves including Dragon Dance, Extreme Speed, Outrage, and Hurricane. The Pokemon is at level 55 and also appears to be holding a Lum Berry.
View a trailer for GameStop’s Dragonite distribution below.
Source: Pokemon PR
The Pokemon Company generated $2 billion retail sales in 2014
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
The Pokemon Company has announced its 2014 brand licensing results through License! Global. In terms of retail sales, they were able to generate $2 billion of licensed products worldwide. Along with the Pokemon video games, other elements such as the anime and trading card game are included in that amount.
An excerpt from License! Global’s report reads:
Pokémon features a wide array of offerings from video games, the Pokémon trading card game, animation and wide variety of licensed lifestyle products, making it one of the most diverse and beloved entertainment franchises in the world. Highly anticipated Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire launched in November and, with only six weeks of sales, became the best-selling set of video games in 2014, adding to the more than 270 million Pokémon video games sold to-date.
With more than 21.5 billion Pokémon TCG cards shipped globally and nearly 800 episodes currently in its animation library, Pokémon is a long-standing market leader and enjoyed an incredibly strong year at retail in 2014.
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New trailer for The Great Ace Attorney
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
A new trailer for The Great Ace Attorney was shown during today’s episode of Capcom TV. Continue on below for the video.
If you skip back to the hour and 25 minute mark, you’ll also find some footage from The Great Ace Attorney. It’s basically rehash, but it’s worth watching if you missed it before!
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Soul Saga video shows off the latest beta footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Disastercake prepared a new video for Soul Saga. In today’s video, we get a new look at the game’s beta build. Take a look at it below.
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French Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, Puzzle & Dragons Z commercials
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A couple of French commercials have come in for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition and Puzzle & Dragons Z. Watch them below.
The block size for Bloo Kid 2 has now come in, for those curious about that sort of thing. It only requires 338 blocks, which is definitely on the small side.
Bloo Kid 2 is out tomorrow on the North American and European 3DS eShops.
More: block size, Bloo Kid 2, file size, winterworks
Imageepoch CEO’s Twitter account deleted as questions remain about his disappearance
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments
Something extremely strange is going on with Imageepoch CEO Ryoei Mikage. It was presumed that the company was shutting down, and last month, Mikage seemingly went missing. He’s been unreachable for quite some time now.
Mikage’s last message on his Twitter account was posted in October. Today, Japanese blog Hachima that his profile has since been deleted.
No one is certain of Mikage’s status or Imageepoch as a whole. But regardless, the studio’s 3DS game Stella Glow is still shipping in Japan next month and in North America later this year.
More: Imageepoch, Ryoei Mikage
GameStop ad (5/6 – 5/12)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images | 0 comments
This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.
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European Kirby and the Rainbow Curse launch trailer
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I’m almost tempted not to post this given how Kirby and the Rainbow Curse has been out in North America for several months, and we’ve shared a ton of footage from the game. But if nothing else, this serves as a reminder for our friends in Europe that it finally launches this Friday!
