Nintendo has teamed up with Loot Crate for a limited-time amiibo distribution. Those who sign up for an “amiibo Subscription Service” will receive 10 pre-selected amiibo separated into three special Loot Crate shipments throughout the holiday season.

Mario, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Fox and Yoshi are included in the shipments. The other five figures will be revealed through Loot Crate soon.

Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s news:

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Art Academy Wii U now appears to be a 2015 release

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo has long said that Art Academy Wii U (full version, not SketchPad) would be coming this year. Sadly, it looks like this is no longer the case.

A listing on Nintendo’s North American website now lists a vague “2015” release date. You may also recall that the title was also absent from the most recent Nintendo Direct.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U footage roundup (11/10/14)

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All footage can be found after the break.

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Damon Baker and David Warden talk all about Nintendo’s indie efforts

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Gamasutra has published a huge interview with Damon Baker and David Warden from Nintendo to talk about the company’s indie program. We’ve pulled out some of the responses below. For the full discussion, check out the full interview here.

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Family Guy: Back To The Multiverse was planned for Wii/3DS, but was cancelled

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Activision and developer Heavy Iron Studios were once working on Family Guy: Back To The Multiverse for both Wii and 3DS. These two versions would have been very different, as they would have featured an isometric perspective.

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UK software sales (Week ending 11/8/14)

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Nintendo partners with Loot Crate for a creative way to deliver amiibo to fans

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