It’s been announced that the Vans x Nintendo collection will launch this Friday in the United States. At other international retailers, the footwear will be available throughout the month.
Here’s what you can look forward to in terms of shoes:
The Vans x Nintendo Classic footwear assortment kicks off with four variations of the Authentic silhouette. Travel to the Mushroom Kingdom for the first colorway, the Super Mario Bros. Tie-Dye, which showcases an all-over character print of Mario alongside several “power-ups” and the villainous Goomba over an 8-bit tie-dye pattern. A second color-up features the original damsel in distress, Princess Peach, awaiting rescue from her brave hero. Duck Hunt comes to life atop a digi-camo backdrop featuring the hunting dog and flying duck, and the final execution of the Authentic is an ode to Donkey Kong and incorporates imagery from its first level to present the title character in a unique floral arrangement. Vans’ iconic lace-free silhouette, the Classic Slip-On, appears in the sneaker lineup with graphics and quotes from The Legend of Zelda. A Sidestriped trio of the Sk8-Hi, Old Skool and Sk8-Hi Slim for women pay homage to the NES with prints and colors inspired by the console. Lace-up styles are trimmed with special details, including Nintendo game logos on the tongue label and NES controller lace caplets. For the greatest feature, kick up your heels to reveal Vans iconic waffle sole printed with ‘Game Over!’
Sneaker styles for youth and toddler fits will also be distributed at retailers. These include “patterns designed just for kids with characters from Mario Kart and Super Mario across the Sk8-Hi Zip, Classic Slip-on and Authentic.”
Interestingly, the Vans x Nintendo collaboration also extends into apparel and accessory items. Consumers can pick up tees, backpacks, bags, socks and hats “in prints that tie back to the Classic footwear.”
Read up on today’s full announcement below.
The latest trailer for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE puts the focus on the RPG’s story. You can see the new video below.
Following recent leaks, Activision has made the next entry in the Skylanders series official. Skylanders Imaginators will launch on October 16 for Wii U and other platforms. Unlike past years, there’s no sign of Wii and 3DS versions.
Details that we heard about yesterday were spot on. Skylanders Imaginators will let players make their own Skylanders for the first time, there will be a new elementally-aligned toy type called the Creation Crystal, and Skylanders Senseis are being introduced.
You can find the first Skylanders Imaginators below. We’ve also included the official announcement with more details after the break.
The Squid Sisters will be live in concert at Japan Expo in July. That’s not the only Nintendo-related event planned for the show, however.
Junichi Masuda, director of the Pokemon games, will have a Master Class on July 7 pertaining to the series’ 20th anniversary. That’s the only bit of information released thus far, but we should be hearing more in the coming weeks.
Lost Reavers has received a pretty big update. The game has been updated with a new level, weapons, events, costumes, and bug fixes. Today’s update is 1,340MB, so you may need to make some extra room for the extra content.
Thanks to Cameron and Dez for the tip.
Splatoon’s Squid Sisters have already seen two concerts in Japan. Nintendo’s now expanding their reach, as a new performance is set to be held at the Japan Expo in France on July 8.
Nintendo tweeted out the news a short while ago:
The #SquidSisters are coming to Europe: Callie and Marie will perform live in concert at Paris's @JapanExpo 08/07! pic.twitter.com/SRbx6tIS7Q
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) June 1, 2016
Miiverse will be undergoing some major maintenance next week, during which the service will be down. While Miiverse is down, game functions that use Miiverse will not be available either. Nintendo gives the specific examples of BLADE functions in Xenoblade X, uploading courses or showing comments in Super Mario Maker, and uploading screenshots, stages, and replays in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. The estimated maintenance times are listed below:
North America (EST): June 6th, 10PM to June 7th, 6AM
North America (PST): June 6th, 7PM to June 7th, 3AM
Europe: June 7th, 4AM to 12PM
UK: June 7th, 3AM to 11AM
Japan: June 7th, 11AM to 7PM
Update (6/1): The rewards are now live! You can check them out below, or redeem your coins for them at https://my.nintendo.com/rewards
Three new Miitomo rewards will be added to My Nintendo tomorrow. According to a Japanese newsletter, these items will be available:
Star Outfit: 200 Platinum Coins
Animal Slippers: 200 Platinum Coins
SNES T-Shirt: 200 Platinum Coins
Although this news originated from Nintendo’s Japanese newsletter, the rewards should be going up in North America and Europe tomorrow based on precedent. We’ll let you know if we hear otherwise.
The 3DS eShop is celebrating its fifth anniversary next week. To honor the occasion, Nintendo will be hosting a huge sale in Japan. A ton of retail titles, downloadable software, and Virtual Console games will be discounted – 100 of them, in fact.
First, here are some of the highlights:
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,650 yen (was 5,616 yen)
Fire Emblem Fates – 3,299 yen (was 5,076 yen)
Mario Kart 7 – 3,209 yen (was 4,937 yen)
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3,024 yen (was 4,320 yen)
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3,299 yen (was 5,076)
Dragon Quest VIII – 4,198 yen (was 6,458 yen)
BoxBoy!! – 476 yen (was 680 yen)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – 205 yen (was 411 yen)
Minecraft: Wii U Edition has received a new update. It’s unclear what exactly it entails, but we do know that it takes up 143MB of free space. We’ll let you know if we receive any patch notes.
