The Shovel Knight amiibo, which was leaked yesterday through retailer listings, has now been officially confirmed. An announcement was just made during a presentation being held at Nindies@Night.

Polygon reports that Yacht Club will be selling the figure on its own. It’s the first licensed amiibo, and Nintendo will promote the Shovel Knight figure “in line at retail” along with the other figures”.

The Shovel Knight amiibo will unlock unique content in the Wii U and 3DS games. On Wii U, the figure provides a co-op mode, and a challenge mode on both platforms.

Nintendo’s Damon Baker also teased, “There will be more Yacht Club and Shovel Knight content coming to Nintendo platforms in the future”.

The Shovel Knight amiibo will be compatible with all future Yacht Club titles on Nintendo systems.

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GAME Brighton claims that a Shovel Knight amiibo is happening

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 71 Comments

Update 4: GAME is now taking pre-orders for the Shovel Knight amiibo.

Update 3: Bumped to the top. 4u2play’s listing is interesting, as it mentions co-op on Wii U and the ability to customize Shovel Knight.

Here’s the full translation (thanks Jake):

Coop Multiplayer (Wii U exclusive)
Enter a friends’ game and shovel together!
Special Coop-Moves support you on your journey together.
Full flexibility:
Enter the level where you destroy your enemies and find precious treasures
Earn never seen relicts, skills and powers.
Alter the appearance of your Shovel Knight with cool cosmetic details.
User your personal amiibo seamless on Wii U and 3DS.
The Shovel Knight amiibo will work with all Nintendo Products that Yacht Club Games will create in the near future.
Compatible with Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and Wii U.

Update 2: The Shovel Knight amiibo has also been listed by 4u2play.

Update: GAME’s tweet has been removed. We also have another, higher-quality image of the supposed amiibo from Reddit.

Is Shovel Knight getting its own amiibo? A tweet from UK retailer GAME claims that a figure based on Yacht Club Games’ character will actually be happening.

GAME Brighton posted the following on Twitter today:

JUST ANNOUNCED! A Shovel Knight amiibo. It’s out Nov 27th, you can preorder in store with us from tomorrow! #amiibo pic.twitter.com/rzFgLxT6bB
— GAME Brighton (@GAMEBrighton) August 27, 2015

Despite GAME’s tweet, there hasn’t been an actual announcement about a Shovel Knight amiibo. Things are looking very interesting though!

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Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows trailer, development complete, releasing soon

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Yacht Club Games published a new trailer for Shovel Knight’s free DLC expansion, Plague of Shadows. You can view it below.

In other news, Yacht Club Games confirmed that Plague of Shadows wrapped up development earlier this week. Fans can expect a release date “very, very soon”.

“We’re happy to share that, as of August 5th, Plague of Shadows has completed development! Now the game is in the “submission phase” where we coordinate with everyone to make sure it arrives on your system without a hitch. This can be a mystifying step, since we need to coordinate with a lot of teams beyond just our own. Once we hear word back, we’ll be able to share a true final release date. But expect it very, very soon! In the meantime, get ready for updates in the near future detailing the new campaign!”

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Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows DLC – Developer Interview

Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Check out this interview with Sean Velasco and Nick Wozniak from Yacht Club Games as they talk about the upcoming Plague of Shadows DLC for Shovel Knight:

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Shovel Knight has sold over 700,000 copies

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

One last bit of Shovel Knight news for the day. Yacht Club Games has confirmed that, since launch, the game has sold more than 700,000 copies. We don’t have a specific breakdown per platform, but Wii U and 3DS should have contributed quite a bit to that amount!

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