Rumor: Nintendo wouldn’t let Yarn Yoshi amiibo be held at E3 due to fears of the NFC chip coming off
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 5 Comments
The Yarn Yoshi amiibo were on display at this year’s E3. That being said, Nintendo didn’t allow attendees to either hold them or see the bottom of the plushies.
That may seem strange, but there’s a method behind the madness. Supposedly, Nintendo was worried that an attendee would remove the NFC chip, or it would fall out on its own. That’s because the NFC chip is apparently sewn into the yarn.
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Super Mario Maker may offer different colored amiibo costumes
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 10 Comments
Update (6/21): Bumped to the top. We now have a pretty good idea as to why there are two different colored Isabelle sprites. It seems like Isabelle’s amiibo card will unlock the one on the left, while the figure unlocks the one on the right.
Nintendo has shown Isabelle running in Super Mario Maker through an amiibo costume, which is pictured on the left. The image on the right, however, shows a different colored costume from the unlock screen. It’s possible – although certainly not confirmed – that we could be seeing costumes in more than one color.
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Rumor: ZombiU might not be a Wii U exclusive any more
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in News, Rumors | 71 Comments
Update (6/20): Brian here, and I’m bumping this to the top to give an update on things. This rumor is looking likely, as an Xbox One version of “Zombi” has been rated in Australia.
ZombiU was an exclusive to the Wii U at launch, but was never able to really gain any traction on the console and never generated a profit for publisher Ubisoft. Originally there had even been talk of a sequel but due to lackluster performance in sales that idea had to be scrapped. Now according to Unseen64, Ubisoft might be looking for another alternative for the title. It would appear as if Unseen64 has heard from a very reliable source that Ubisoft might be looking to port the game over to Playstation 4 and Xbox One, which could mean pretty significant changes to the gameplay not to mention the title needing to happen if that were done. At the moment this is still a rumor but considering Unseen64’s track record, you just might see this happening in the future.
Rumor: Next Level Games working on an unannounced Wii U title
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 38 Comments
Yesterday, Next Level Games revealed Metroid Prime: Federation Force as its next game. This might not be the only project the developer is working on.
Liam Robertson from Unseen64, who is often able to acquire information about cancelled titles as well as ones still in the works, says that Next Level has been creating a Wii U game. Since we didn’t hear about it during yesterday’s Digital Event, it’s a possibility that it’s been moved to the NX.
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GameFly listing has August 28 release date for Devil’s Third in North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 7 Comments
Last night, Nintendo revealed that Devil’s Third is heading to Japan on August 4. That was followed by a release date announcement of August 28 for Europe. North America is now the only piece of the puzzle that’s missing.
If GameFly is to be believed, Devil’s Third is also coming to North America on August 28. We’ll need an confirmation from Nintendo before we can take this out of rumor territory, but the one thing I can say is that this retailer has proven accurate in the past. In any case, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see official news during E3 next week.
Rumor: Skylanders SuperChargers dev hints at amiibo support
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 9 Comments
During the latest episode of The Giant Beastcast, Giant Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstman spoke about a conversation he had with the Skylanders SuperChargers development team. Gerstman asked one of the game’s staffers about the possibility of amiibo support. While this person said that Activision and Vicarious Visions are focusing on what they’re showing at the event, he also said: “We’ll have a big surprise at E3.”
That’s an interesting response for sure. Does it mean that Skylanders SuperChargers will make use of amiibo? Only time will tell! Fortunately E3 is just on the horizon.
XSEED teasing PoPoLoCrois Farm Story localization?
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 2 Comments
PoPoLoCrois Farm Story could be heading west, judging by a new Twitter tease posted by XSEED.
About an hour ago, the company posted the following:
— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) June 5, 2015
The eyes in the video clip definitely match up with what’s shown in the art above. I’d say this is very likely teasing a localization of PoPoLoCrois Farm Story. And that wouldn’t be surprising, as XSEED is basically Marvelous’ North American branch.
Rumor: amiibo code digging suggests potential Pokemon lineup and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 28 Comments
Reddit user ZoomBoppo has expended a huge amount of effort into finding the “secrets” within amiibo. After going through the figures’ code in-depth, he was able to determine some potentially interesting findings.
Here’s a quick roundup:
– It’s very likely ZSS and Dr. Mario will work the same as Samus and Mario respectively in games like Mario Kart 8 and Ace Combat, with Dr. Mario being usable in Mario Party 10.
– There may be a Rosalina amiibo without Luma, likely for the Super Mario series.
– Space is reserved for every Pokemon, which could mean anything.
– Mii Fighters are coming.
– It’s likely there are 2 more Mario-series amiibo yet to be announced.
– There are two amiibo series in limbo. They could either be YWW and AC, or two completely unannounced ones.
If you’d like to take a peak at the huge amount of work that went into these findings, you can check out the Reddit page here. Just keep in mind that nothing is confirmed until Nintendo makes announcements.
Kevin Pereira hosting the Nintendo World Championships 2015?
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 3 Comments
Kevin Pereira, who is perhaps best known for his time on the G4 television program Attack of the Show, may be hosting the Nintendo World Championships 2015.
Pereira wrote the following on his Twitter account earlier today:
Forget the boat. See you at E3! #Nintendo #NWC pic.twitter.com/MWax5qwTP5
— Kevin Pereira (@Attack) June 4, 2015
Assuming I’m not reading into this too much, Pereira could be hosting the Nintendo World Championships. Geoff Keighley was thought to be a potential host since he led the way on last year’s Smash Bros. Invitational, though he could be too preoccupied with YouTube’s new Live at E3 initiative. I suppose we’ll find out soon enough!
Thanks to Antonio E for the tip.
Rumor: Jigglypuff amiibo sets records on Target’s site, another exclusive figure planned for wave 5
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 9 Comments
The folks over on the amiibo subreddit have posted rumored information about the performance of the Jigglypuff figure – supposedly from a verified source – as well as a tease for the future.
Regarding Jigglypuff, the amiibo’s product page on Target.com apparently received a million views when pre-orders went live. The second-highest viewed item in the site’s history only has 20,000 views.
It’s also being said that Jigglypuff pre-orders sold at 500 per minute, which makes it the fastest-selling item in Target.com history.
Last but not least, the same source claims that Target will have yet another exclusive amiibo for wave 5. This has not been revealed to members of the Target team at present.
