Amazon is taking pre-orders for a couple of amiibo. You can reserve Digby here and Lottie here. Both release on March 18 for $12.99. If you have Prime, you’ll get a 10 percent discount.
Previously, Digby was only sold as part of the Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival bundle. Lottie has only been a Target exclusive for several months.
A new video from Nintendo shows the different trainers participating in the Pokken Tournament Early Access Competition. The lineup includes Justin Wong, Eric “Esam” Lew, Reepal “RIP” Parbhoo, Will “DK Will” Walsh, Justin Flynn, Shaun “Fab” Swain, Nairoby Quezada, and “Tasty Steve” Scott. Check out the video below.
In Europe, Super Metroid was added to the New 3DS Virtual Console earlier today. A few minutes of off-screen footage is in the video below.
Two upcoming 3DS games can now be pre-loaded from the North American 3DS eShop: Hyrule Warriors Legends and Bravely Second. Those who are interested in either game can purchase them now and download most of the required data. Then at launch, only a small update will be needed to begin playing.
Hyrule Warriors Legends is slated for March 25. Bravely Second launches a few weeks later – April 15.
Along with the original and fourth entries, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 also landed on the European Wii U Virtual Console today. You’ll find 26 minutes of footage from the download below.
This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Series producer Eiji Aonuma, along with assistant director Tomomi Sano, participated in the discussion.
Topics included how the remake came about, consideration of Wii Remote controls, the Twilight Cave, and more. You can find a full translation of the interview after the break.
The first Super Mario Advance hit the European Wii U Virtual Console a short while ago. A few minutes of footage is now in, which you can view below.
On March 26, reservations will open for some new Ditto-themed Pokemon merchandise, followed by the actual release on April 2. Pikachu, Clefairy, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle versions will be available.
Two different items are being prepared: dolls and keychains. The former is priced at 1,200 yen each while the latter costs 800 yen each. Reservations will be at Pokemon Centers in Japan and Amazon.
Two Tribes is still hard at work on RIVE, a game planned for the Wii U eShop among other platforms. The end of development is in sight, as it now carries a September release window.
Here’s a new trailer:
Two Tribes also shared some surprising news today that RIVE will be the studio’s final game. The company “will continue to support our partners and all gamers out there,” but the team won’t be making any new, original projects.
Two Tribes wrote in a blog post:
IGN posted a video with more gameplay from the new Disney Infinity 3.0 – Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set. Check out the footage below.
