Update: Bumped to the top. The Gold Mario amiibo is now available at Best Buy as well. Ness is up as well. We’re also hearing that Lucina is exclusive.
We’ve been hearing talk about a potential amiibo restock over the past few weeks, but now we have confirmation that it’s actually happening. Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for some amiibo that will be returning starting next month.
Here’s what we know of thus far:
October 14
Lucina
Mega Man
Pit
Samus
Sonic
Note that this list may not be complete just yet. It’s also possible that other retailers will begin taking pre-orders soon.
Nintendo has come out with a new launch-day Yo-kai Watch 2 video explaining how consumers can get their hands on exclusive Jibanyan Yo-kai medals. They’re able to give Jibanyan a powerful, new in-game Soultimate Move when scanned into the game.
Here’s the video:
Amazon Japan posted the official boxart for All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution, a Japanese-only 3DS title. Get a look at it above.
The fourth episode of Pokemon Generations is now live on the official Pokemon YouTube channel. We’ve gone ahead and attached it below.
Pokemon Generations revisits each generation of the Pokemon games and sheds new light on some timeless moments. New episodes will be available weekly through December 23.
A second trailer has come online for the U.S. run of Yo-kai Watch: The Movie. View it below, and look for the full film in select theaters on October 15.
The latest information about Pokemon GO’s performance comes from mobile intelligence group Newzoo, who published a new report on the game today.
Since launch, Pokemon GO is estimated to have earned $470 million. That was done in just 82 days. Newzoo additionally reveals that Pokemon GO is generating $2 million a day, down from the previous figure of $16 million. Downloads clock in at around 700,000 a day.
As far as who’s playing Pokemon GO, 36 percent of players are between the ages of 16 to 25, and 43 percent are female. The app brought in 20 million new mobile gamers in U.S., U.K., Germany, and France.
Newzoo chief executive officer Peter Warman relayed the following:
“Pokémon Go has opened our eyes in many ways. It has refreshed the top grossing mobile game ranking that has been dominated by a small number of publishers and games for a long time. It has proven beyond a doubt that AR can be applied in ways that appeal to a mass audience. Equally important from a business perspective, it has given [developer] Niantic investor Google enormous insight and data that it can incorporate into its location-based advertising and services strategy. The fact that Pokémon Go has motivated kids and youngsters to spend more time outside is an additional bonus, even if that means they take their screens with them.”
Members of the media recently went hands-on with the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, including GameXplain. Check out some of their footage below.
The BBC iPlayer has only been around for about a year, but the app is already a thing of the past. It was taken down from the Wii U eShop on August 31, and it’s also said that service will end in January 2017. That doesn’t leave much time left for folks to use it!
Nintendo of Europe posted a new trailer for the NES Classic Edition earlier today, and now Nintendo of America has followed up with something of its own. View a new video showing off the hardware’s features below.
Image & Form appears to be pleased with SteamWorld Heist thus far. Not only has the game been received well, but it’s selling quite alright, too. Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson told Nintendo Life that “SteamWorld Heist has done quite a bit better for us than SteamWorld Dig”.
When asked about SteamWorld Heist’s sales performance on 3DS, Sigurgeirsson said:
