GameStop amiibo pre-order event confirmed for Saturday, including new 3-pack
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Last week, rumors surfaced about GameStop potentially holding an amiibo pre-order event on August 8. This has now been confirmed.
Those who stop by GameStop on Saturday will have the opportunity to reserve a new 3-pack. R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, and Duck Hunt are being included in the bundle.
GameStop will be opening its doors at 9 AM. Consumers will need to put down a $5 minimum, and there’s a limit in place of one per customer.
Nintendo on the challenges of making amiibo, shows how they’re tested for safety and reliability
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The Nintendo CSR Report 2015 was recently published. In the digest version, there’s a big focus on amiibo, including a few interviews.
One portion of the report features an interview with Nintendo’s Masaki Amano. He spoke about the challenges faced in developing amiibo at one point, noting:
Nintendo has developed a variety of game systems such as Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. However, amiibo development was extremely challenging because we couldn’t use our existing knowledge at all and had to proceed through everything by trial and error.
For example, when we make a game system we usually make a mold of each part by cutting the metal directly from 3D data using a drill or some other tool. For a figure, however, you use almost no machinery at all to make the mold, and do everything by hand instead. For amiibo, we started by creating a master. We then took this master apart to consider how to easily coat colors or create each mold. Link, for example, has 24 separate pieces.
We took a cast of the first mold by pressing clay into each part of the master and then coating it with silicon. Finally, after repeatedly duplicating the mold with harder substances, we used iron to create a metal mold. Although we could not apply our existing knowledge or experiences, we learned along the way as we pursued absolute quality.
That wasn’t the only notable element from the Nintendo CSR Report 2015. We also get a look at how Nintendo tests amiibo for safety and reliability. See the image below.
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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – footage of the Villager statue
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
Yesterday we mentioned that a Villager statue can be obtained in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer by scanning the related amiibo. You can now see some footage of it in the video below.
Dark Pit amiibo up on Best Buy’s website
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Update 2: Back in stock again apparently!
Update: Now gone. It lasted a decent amount of time on Best Buy’s site!
The Dark Pit amiibo can currently be purchased on Best Buy’s website. Get an order in here. If it doesn’t work, try using this link.
Rumor: GameStop taking pre-orders for R.O.B, Duck Hunt, Game & Watch amiibo 3-pack on August 8
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 2 Comments
The R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Game & Watch amiibo could be seeing their first pre-orders as early as next week. Speculation has surfaced about an event GameStop will be hosting on August 8, and an exclusive three pack containing the three figures will supposedly be offered.
Here’s the lowdown:
– Special GameStop amiibo event
– Stores are being allocated extra hours in the early morning
– The 3-pack will be a GameStop exclusive (not the individuals)
– The 3-pack will be a Retro Pack featuring R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Mr. Game & Watch
– Each store will have roughly 30 available for pre-order
– Pre-orders will be the traditional “head in store and put $5 down” style rather than Web In Store
– If a location allows more than their allocated pre-orders, the customer will not receive their pre-order
– As of now, the 3-pack is the only pre-order officially announced internally for the 8/8 event
– As a side effect, GameStop most likely not be receiving individuals of R.O.B., Duck Hunt, or Mr. Game & Watch
– Pro members may be allowed in to stores an hour early
All of this information is unconfirmed for the time being. If we hear anything official, we’ll be sure to bring the news to you.
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Villager amiibo unlocks a trophy
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments
The Villager amiibo from the Smash Bros. line unlocks a little something special in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. By using the figure, players are given a gold trophy. This is the only amiibo from the Smash Bros. line that we hear works with Happy Home Designer thus far.
Nintendo plans to release 400 Animal Crossing amiibo cards
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Nintendo will be bringing out a whole bunch of amiibo cards. Actually, there are plans to release 400 in total.
The Animal Crossing amiibo cards will be seeing four different series. In each one, there will be 100 different cards. Plenty to collect!
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Nintendo sold 4.2 million amiibo in Q1, total up to 14.7 million
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Nintendo reported its first quarter results of the fiscal 2016 year yesterday. Bloomberg reveals that, during this period (April 1 through June 30), the company sold another 4.2 million amiibo. Total sales of the figures are now up to 14.7 million since last year’s launch.
Dark Pit amiibo expected to be fairly well-stocked at Best Buy on Friday
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All things considered, last week’s sale of the Palutena amiibo on Amazon’s website went quite well. The figure’s availability lasted about an hour, so many consumers were able to get an order in.
There may be similar luck when Dark Pit goes on sale at Best Buy this Friday. We’re hearing that many stores in the United States will have roughly 50 units on hand, with some locations getting as many as 80. The lowest number seems to be at around 15 currently, but on the whole, Dark Pit should be relatively well-stocked.
Japanese Chibi-Robo! amiibo boxart
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The Japanese boxart for the Chibi-Robo! amiibo is now available for viewing. We’ve attached it above.
