Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 15 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Eurogamer’s article has been changed, and the mention of Toad has been removed. Toad should work after all!

New amiibo functionality was unveiled for Yoshi’s Woolly World today. Players will be able to scan almost every figure, which unlocks new patterns.

Nintendo said in its announcement that over 40 amiibo would be supported in Yoshi’s Woolly World. According to a Eurogamer report, the Pokemon and Toad figures can’t be used to unlock new patterns.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Update: Target is now saying the opposite on the same Twitter account. I’m not sure where the confusion originated from, but at least the situation wasn’t as poor as we thought!

Target will be handling the launch of Friday’s new amiibo in a peculiar way. We’re not sure why this is, but customers will only be allowed to purchase two figures in total. That means you could go with a combination like Charizard and Wario, but that’s it. Just two.

The official “AskTarget” Twitter account posted the following earlier today, which has since been backed up by other employees:

I can absolutely understand limiting things to one of each character. Only allowing customers to purchase a total of two figures, though? That seems a tad crazy. If Target wasn’t offering the exclusive Jigglypuff amiibo, I doubt many people would be trying their luck there!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 7 Comments

A rumored internal memo from GameStop provides an update on the situation surrounding amiibo.

Like every major retailer, GameStop will begin selling wave 4 Smash Bros. amiibo on Friday. But sadly, the stock situation here doesn’t sound too encouraging… aside from silver Mario.

Here’s what was shared by Reddit user “gamestopinfo5678”:

Our shipments of wave 4 SUCK. plain and simple. from 0 robins/lucina to just one of each. 1,2, or no nesses. Surprisingly we’ll have plenty of silver mario’s for whatever that’s worth. Memo stated that we will not be re-supplying wave 4. Once we run out, we are out. you can camp gamestop if you want, but as a collector myself…I’m not. I can spend my time better at another store with much better stock. (this doesn’t mean there won’t be the abnormal store here and there that might have decent stock)

The one bright spot? We’re hearing that GameStop will post in hand stock on the morning of May 29 on the door. That means you’ll be able to see stock totals while waiting in line.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 9 Comments

The amiibo situation has been out of control almost since launch. Nintendo hasn’t been shipping enough figures for a number of characters, and scalpers have been taking advantage of the situation to drive up the prices on sites like eBay.

Based on a rumored internal email stemming from GAME, it seems that Nintendo is starting to crack down on things. Apparently, Nintendo UK has sent new rules to major retailers, and the company is now actively enforcing the 1 amiibo per customer rule forcibly. That means consumers are only able to purchase one unit of each character. It’s all being done in attempt to cut down on the reselling market.

I haven’t seen the email myself, but this information comes from the trustworthy information-leaker Liam Robertson. Assuming it’s true, it’s nice to see Nintendo finally looking to address some of amiibo’s issues.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Target has started sending out an internal memo about next week’s Nintendo releases. A good portion of the letter is about the new amiibo, which launch on May 29.

The big takeaway here is that Target expects quick sell-outs (as expected), but figures “will not be replenished.” It’s also worth stating that there will be a limit of two amiibo characters per guest, and Lucina/Robin won’t be offered “in low-volume stores.”

You can get a look at the memo in full above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments

Reddit user “mast3r_sword” has come up with an incredibly impressive custom amiibo. The Ice Climbers have been created from scratch – box and all.

mast3r_sword obtained a base model in 3D, did some retopology, and modeled/sculpted it until he managed to get the Ice Climbers in a pose inspired from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Naturally, this original amiibo won’t work in any game, though the base can be opened and a chip from another figure can be installed.

I continue to be amazed by the original amiibo creations people are coming up with. I know I could never make something like this!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 22 Comments

Update: Marth is now officially gone. Congrats to those who were able to get him!

We all know how this will turn out, so if you’re looking for one, you can grab it here!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Update: Added in a second video.

YouTube user “GhostRobot” has uploaded a video that shows off the new Splatoon amiibo. Along with the figures themselves, we also have more footage of the unlockable challenges and gear. You can watch the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Here’s a clip of one of the amiibo challenges:

The Splatoon amiibo are now starting to make their way to members of the press. For a look at the process of scanning figures into the game, check out the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Care to take another look at the Inkling Boy amiibo? Then give the video below a look, which is a complete unboxing.

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