CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) registration forms have been filed by Nintendo of America for a number of hard to find amiibo figures. Among those included are the Splatoon 3-Pack, Little Mac, Villager, Ike and Marth. Historically, amiibo figure restocks occur around one or two months after their CPSIA registration.
Hopefully this shows Nintendo’s commitment to making all amiibo figures more easily available to consumers, and will make the amiibo hunt a little less strenuous for collectors.
Now’s your chance to capture legendary Pokemon Groudon in Pokemon Shuffle if you haven’t already. His stage is currently on a repeat run until August 28th.
SEGA of Japan have posted a new trailer for 7th Dragon III: Code VFD, the newest entry in the RPG series for 3DS. The trailer details the character creation tools. Check it out below.
Nintendo UK has shared details about what it has in store at Legends of Gaming Live 2015 and Insomnia as part of its 2015 experiential activity.
Splatoon will be featured in a big way, including Private Battles where friends and foes can splat it up in customizable matches. Also planned are daily Splatoon tournaments for the best players and teams, and the two finalist teams of the exhibition floor Splatoon tournament at Legends of Gaming Live 2015 will have the last battle on the main stage in the evening.
Super Mario Maker will also be playable at exhibition stands at Insomnia and Legends of Gaming Live 2015, in addition to Star Fox Zero.
At Insomnia, attendees can win £20 eShop credit while Legends of Gaming 2015 offers a range of prizes, from £20 credit to a Splatoon hat and a selection of Nintendo games. Runners up at Legends of Gaming Live 2015 will also be provided rewarded with £10 eShop credit.
Here’s what Nintendo has planned for three challenges on the main arena stage:
Super Smash Bros.for Wii U, Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon. In celebration of the YouTube gaming community, Nintendo will be offering the chance for the audience at the Legends of Gaming Live 2015 event to game with some of the UK’s most prolific YouTubers including Calfreezy, Wroetshaw, Ashley Marie Gaming and Twinsane. The YouTubers will compete in Tower Control battles for Splatoon live on the main stage alongside two Kiss FM DJ’s.
YouTube stars Ali-A, Syndicate, Dan TDM and Ashley Marie Gaming will battle against each other on the fast-paced Mario Kart 8 game on the main arena stage at Legends of Gaming Live 2015. Audience members at the event will also have the chance to be part of the Super Smash Bros. challenge and join YouTubers Ali A and Wroesteshaw on the main stage by entering a ballot hosted on the Legends of Gaming Live 2015 website and will be contacted in advance of the event.
Insomnia and Legends of Gaming Live 2015 are taking place in Coventry and London respectively. Below are the details about each:
Insomnia (28th– 31st August) – Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, CV6 6GE, Coventry
Legends of Gaming Live 2015 (5th September) – Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY, London
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
02./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
03./03. [WIU] Splatoon
04./04. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
05./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
06./08. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
07./07. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./05. [PSV] Luminous Arc: Infinity
10./14. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World #
11./11. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi #
12./15. [PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version
13./18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
14./19. [3DS] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi
15./16. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken #
16./23. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
17./25. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
18./10. [PSV] IA/VT: Colorful #
19./24. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Coord
20./30. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
We’ve come across a couple of videos showing Splatoon’s latest map, Flounder Heights, in action. Both can be viewed both below.
Elliot Quest’s latest patch is now available. PlayEveryWare released version 1.2.4, which addresses the Desert area bug. This issue made it impossible to progress further in the game.
PlayEveryWare passed along the news about Elliot Quest’s new update through Miiverse:
A late, late episode of Here’s a Podcast as a weary Austin tries to find the time to edit this dang thing. He didn’t really succeed this week, but the episode is here anyway, without chapters, but still with all the gaming goodness that your grandma grabbed from McGrady’s Grape Gastle.
Games discussed this week: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Axiom Verge, Xenoblade Chronicles, Fantasy Life.
Listener Questions Mail Topics: Favorite game soundtracks, the future of the Mother franchise, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and more.
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Dennis will be kicking off our Super Mario Maker live stream at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. The plan is to have that going for 60 minutes or so. Soon after it ends, we should have an archived version available. Join us, won’t you?
