Based on a listing from Walmart, the Animal Crossing amiibo card packs will only cost $5.96. Each pack comes with a total of six cards. You’ll basically getting a card per dollar!
Update: The Super Mario Maker amiibo page is now fully updated. The Animal Crossing amiibo cards should work (thanks NicoRobin!).
We have one last piece of important news coming from today’s Super Mario Maker trailer. Over 50 amiibo are supported, including Link, Wii Fit Trainer, and Kirby.
The official amiibo website indicates that all existing and upcoming figures work with the game, with one exception: the Mii Fighters. It’s also unclear if the Animal Crossing amiibo cards will be compatible.
At launch, Super Mario Maker players won’t be able to experience everything the game has to offer. New content will need to be unlocked over a series of days.
As revealed in today’s trailer, spending at least five minutes with the creation tools unlocks more course elements and themes for the following day.
Here’s what things look like on day two:
And on day nine:
Today’s Super Mario Maker revealed a brand new element of the game: sound customization.
Players can eventually unlock the sound effect frog, which lets them drag sound effects into the editor. It’s also possible to create entirely new sound effects. A demonstration in the video seemed to show the player talking into the Wii U GamePad, and then using their voice in-game.
Here’s the news about Super Mario Maker’s sound effect options straight from Nintendo:
New sound effects and music block customisation – You can create your own sound effects in Super Mario Maker, with some sounds even generating fun visuals! And by shaking a classic Note Block during level creation, it becomes a Music Block. When something activates one of these Music Blocks, it will play a note based on its height, allowing players to arrange songs of all types.
Source: Nintendo PR
The Pokemon Company has now published an official trailer for Shiny Rayquaza in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Players can obtain the Pokemon until September 14.
In the UK, Shiny Rayquaza and Pikachu can be obtained at Smyths Toys Superstores starting on August 24. The promotion period will last for four weeks.
Source: Pokemon PR
Nintendo has published a new overview trailer for Super Mario Maker. We’ve included it below.
Arekkz Gaming has a video up showing direct-feed gameplay from LBX: Little Battlers eXperience. You can give it a watch below.
Square Enix sent out another update for the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII today. This time around, we have details and screenshots that mainly pertain to the post-ending story players unlock after completing the main story.
Here’s the latest:
– The new story will reveal “a certain secret” related to the protagonist
– The protagonist stands in front of a door, beyond which this new story begins
– There’s also an unfamiliar town where there appears to be no sign of life
– After discovering a mysterious stairway, the protagonist will come across an unknown foursome of monsters
– These monsters fuse together to become a single monster of overwhelming strength
– Within a dungeon, you’ll encounter a huge dragon that claims itself to be the Dragon God Sovereign
– Dragon God Sovereign is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda
– A “shocking truth” will be revealed after the fight, and the protagonist will not hide his astonishment
– This is unrelated to the new ending first teased in Jump magazine last week
– It instead appears to be part of that “Ultimate Trial” dungeon with “Purple Treasure Chests” that opens up after clearing the game
GameSpot has gone live with more footage from Zombie Vikings. Check out the newest video below.
GameStop’s live stream schedule for GameStop Expo 2015 is in. In terms of Nintendo titles, the following games will be shown on September 2:
10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET – Super Mario Maker
12:30 PM PT / 3:30 PM ET – Little Orbit titles
12:45 PM PT / 3:45 PM ET – Mega Man Legacy Collection
4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET – Disney Infinity 3.0
GameStop will be streaming these games (and more) on both YouTube and Twitch.
Source: GameStop PR
