Shovel Knight amiibo pre-orders live on Best Buy
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Best Buy has opened up pre-orders for the Shovel Knight amiibo. You can reserve the figure by putting in an order here. The Shovel Knight amiibo is due out on January 8.
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Shovel Knight amiibo seeing another delay in the UK
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
The Shovel Knight amiibo is being sold in almost every European territory, but it’s been facing delays in the UK. Most recently, we heard that the likes of Nintendo UK and GAME hoped to ship the figure this week. It now seems that Shovel Knight won’t be available until January.
GAME UK sent out the notice above today, claiming that the new release date is January 8. Amazon UK also has it pinned down for the same day. Hopefully this will be Shovel Knight’s final delay in the region!
Thanks to JamesSwiftDay for the tip.
Nintendo president says amiibo still has potential
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Nintendo sees potential in amiibo. So says president Tatsumi Kimishima, who told Japanese outlet Sankei the following:
“There is still potential in amiibo. We want to make ‘the expansion of function to play with the game as a single entity’ one of the big pillars.”
Kimishima echoed something similar in an interview with TIME earlier this month. He said that Nintendo hasn’t yet established amiibo “as an enhancement for all of our software at this point.” Rather than using them in games, amiibo have instead been used “more as a collection item”.
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Amazon: Zero Suit Samus amiibo for $10
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The Zero Suit Samus amiibo is currently on sale over on Amazon
. Like all of the Smash Bros. figures, the original asking price was $13. It can now be yours for only $10.
French sales: 280k for Splatoon, 145k for Mario Maker, 40k for Xenoblade X, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Nintendo of France shared sales numbers for a variety of titles today. We have figures for Wii U and 3DS games, plus the Animal Crossing amiibo cards.
Lifetime sales of Splatoon in France are now sitting at 280,000 copies. It’s the second most popular game after Mario Kart 8.
Also on Wii U, Super Mario Maker has sold 145,000 units thus far in France. Xenoblade Chronicles X, a game which just launched this month, has already moved 40,000 copies.
Moving on to 3DS, sales for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer are at 220,000 units. New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward has sold 110,000 copies.
Finally, one note about amiibo. Nearly 200,000 packs of Animal Crossing amiibo cards have been purchased by French consumers.
Resetti, Celeste, Kicks, Blathers amiibo pre-orders up on Amazon UK
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Amazon Germany opened up pre-orders for the Resetti, Celeste, Kicks, Blathers amiibo a few days ago. Now it’s Amazon UK’s turn! If you wish to reserve any of these upcoming figures from the retailer’s site, you can do so here.
A look at the Roy and Ryu amiibo
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 6 Comments
Images have emerged showing the Roy and Ryu amiibo. You can get a look at both figures above.
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Famicom R.O.B., Rob, Ryu amiibo coming on March 18
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Three more amiibo have been dated. Famicom R.O.B., Roy, and Ryu are all due out on March 18. The news comes from today’s final Smash Bros. presentation, which also confirmed that new characters Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta will be getting amiibo as well.
Target stores estimated to have 10 Shovel Knight amiibo per store, 4,000 online
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While the Shovel Knight amiibo is already out in most European territories, it won’t be until January that fans in North American can purchase the figure. An employee speaking on Reddit gives us an idea about what to expect from Target’s stock.
In stores, there will be an average of 10 Shovel Knight units. However, there could be as few as 2 on the low side, and 12-16 on the high side. It’s also expected that about 4,000 amiibo will be available online as well.
Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 3 heading to Japan on January 14
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The third wave of Animal Crossing amiibo cards are reaching Japan on January 14, Nintendo announced today. Pricing is set at 324 yen per pack. You can get a look at many of the different cards featured in the upcoming series here.
