Update: The restock has now been confirmed for December 20 – see the updated email below.
Original: Best Buy is sending out emails to consumers about an impending NES Classic Edition restock. We know that it’s happening soon – it’s just a matter of when.
Unfortunately, Best Buy made some sort of error in its email. It first mentions “tomorrow” (December 8), followed by December 20 right after that. I’d say the latter is a more likely bet, but a restock tomorrow isn’t entirely out of the question.
We’ll let you know if Best Buy clarifies the situation at all.
New data is in from YouTube, showing the most-viewed game trailers of the year. Pokemon Sun/Moon made the list thanks to its reveal of the starter Pokemon. That video amassed 10.8 million views.
The Pokemon Sun/Moon trailer placed seventh in YouTube’s chart. For the full results, continue on below.
10. Doom – Fight Like Hell cinematic trailer: 9.6 million views
9. Watch Dogs 2 – cinematic reveal E3 2016: 10 million views
8. FIFA 17 – The Journey official trailer: 10.6 million views
7. Pokémon Sun and Moon – Starter Pokémon revealed: 10.8 million views
6. Overwatch – “Dragons” animated short: 14 million views
5. Clash of Kings: 16.8 million views
4. Gears of War 4 – Tomorrow: 17.1 million views
3. Clash of Clans: Hog Rider 360-degree video: 29.9 million views
2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Reveal trailer: 35.8 million views
1. Battlefield 1 – Official reveal trailer: 49.7 million views
Update 2: Best Buy is now taking pre-orders for a restock, planned for January 20. Get it here.
Update: Lasted a little under a half hour, but still not long as expected.
Original: Amazon currently has the Pokemon GO Plus accessory in stock. You can order one for yourself right here. We don’t know how long it’ll stay up on the retailer’s site, but probably not for very long.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be appearing on The Tonight Show several hours from now. The company’s Twitter page has now acknowledged this, and is putting expectations in check as well.
Reggie’s primary purpose is to show off Super Mario Run. That means we should be seeing some new gameplay of the mobile title.
Tune into @FallonTonight tonight to catch a look at #SuperMarioRun. pic.twitter.com/L6NpNPFip6
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 7, 2016
Super Mario Run is just over a week away – it launches on December 15.
The NES Classic Edition, otherwise known as the Nintendo Classic Mini, is off to a fast start in France. While 100,000 units were shipped, that wasn’t enough to meet demand. Nintendo sold through all of its pre-orders and wasn’t really able to sell the hardware through other means due to a lack of stock.
Part of the NES Classic Edition’s success can be attributed to its demographic. Rather than core gamers, the average consumer has expressed the most interest.
Nintendo remains committed to sending out more NES Classic Edition units to retailers, including France. Shipments will continue this month and into 2017.
Update: The Pokemon cover plates have now sold out.
Original: The Nintendo online store refreshed its stock of New 3DS cover plates today. Charizard and Blastoise are the two main highlights, as both were originally included in the system bundle that launched several months ago. All cover plates currently in stock can be found here.
Monster Hunter XX was featured on the new episode of Capcom TV which aired earlier today. Gameplay was shown per usual, but a few extra goodies were included: notably the second trailer and latest collaborations.
The fun begins with the recording below:
Monster Hunter XX’s new collaborations include the Drifters manga and anime (for a katana), Show by Rock rhythm game, and Gudetama.
USGamer caught up with Nick Wozniak from Yacht Club Games and managed to obtain some additional details about Specter of Tournament, the next expansion for Shovel Knight. We’ve rounded up the important tidbits below, though the full article is located here.
– Free to everyone who owns Shovel Knight
– being pushed as “standalone” so casual observers understand that it’s more than a simple reskin with a new character
– May also make Specter of Torment a true standalone release, though they wouldn’t elaborate on what form they would take
– Set before the original Shovel Knight
– Follows Specter Knight as he recruits the Order of No Quarter
– Specter Knight can wall climb and dash slash
– Yacht Club is remixing his levels
– New screens as well as new art
– You might recognize “one or two screens if you really know the old game,” but otherwise it will very different
– Players can choose any level they want
– All boss battles have been redone
– Harder/easier stages like that of Mega Man
Apple made its “Best of” selections for 2016 yesterday. Although Pokemon GO didn’t win “Best iPhone App” or “Game of the Year”, it was chosen for a different category. Apple named it the “Breakout Hit” of 2016.
Nintendo of Europe out a new video together which goes over the history of Fire Emblem. We’ve posted it for your convenience below.
