Nintendo reiterates that some amiibo are unlikely to be restocked after selling through initial shipment due to limited shelf space
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments
Update: We’ve received an updated statement – view it here.
Destructoid reached out to Nintendo for an official statement regarding the availability of the Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and Villager amiibo. Rumors recently circulated that these figures will not be restocked in the future. That seemed unlikely following some comments coming from Nintendo of America assistant PR manager David Young, but now there’s definitely a possibility of those sought-after amiibo not returning to retailers.
Here’s the official statement from Nintendo when it comes to restocking amiibo:
“We will aim for certain amiibo to always be available. These will be for our most popular characters like Mario and Link. Due to shelf space constraints, other figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment.”
Nintendo’s latest statement lines up with a remark from president Satoru Iwata. In late October, he said that some amiibo will only launch as “limited-time offers” since space on store shelves is limited.
Renegade Kid will announce Dementium-related news early next year
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Renegade Kid regained the rights to the Dementium IP a few months ago. The studio is already taking advantage of that, as there are “some firm plans” in place for the franchise. Renegade Kid co-founder also teased on Twitter today that an announcement of some sort will be made early next year.
Watsham’s tweet is as follows:
We have some firm plans for Dementium, which I hope you'll be excited about. We'll be announcing some Dementium-related news in early 2015!
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) December 8, 2014
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Update: Sold out – GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock on GameStop, shipping next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Update: All gone!
GameStop currently has the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock, though it won’t ship until next week. Orders will be sent out on December 15. Hopefully this is a sign that the adapter is becoming more readily available!
Koji Kondo talks music in Mario Maker – “robust sound editing functions”, but no music creation
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments
IGN has published a short interview with Koji Kondo, who is heavily involved with the music-side of Mario Maker. Check out his comments below.
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Nintendo Download (12/11/14) – Europe
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European downloads are as follows:
Wii U
– Zen Pinball 2: South Park Pinball (unlock, Add-on Content) – €4.99/£3.99
– Zen Pinball 2: Core Collection ( Add-on Content) – €9.99/£7.99
– Zen Pinball 2: Venom Table (Add-on Content) – €2.99/£2.39
– Tested with robots! – €10.00/£9.00
– Pokemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire (VC) – €6.99/£6.79
Special Offers
– Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade – €4.85/£4.49 (Ends February 2, regular price €6.99/£5.99)
– Barbie Dreamhouse Party – €15.00/£13.50 (Ends January 30, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– BLOK DROP U – €0.99/£0.79 (Ends January 7, regular price €1.49/£1.29)
– Color Zen – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends February 2, regular price €2.99/£2.99)
– Color Zen Kids – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends February 2, regular price €2.99/£2.99)
– Monster High 13 Wishes – €15.00/£13.50 (Ends January 30, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– My Style Studio: Hair Salon – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends February 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)
– Resident Evil Revelations – €14.99/£11.99 (Ends December 18, regular price €49.99/£39.99)
– Ben 10 Omniverse 2 – £19.99 (Permanent, was £24.99)
– Rise of the Guardians – €19.99/£19.99 (Permanent, was €44.99/£35.99)
3DS
-Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – €29.99/£24.99
– Hello Kitty Happy Happy Family – €34.99/£29.99 (Demo also available)
– My Life on a Farm 3D – €29.99/£24.99
– I Love My Little Boy – €24.99/£19.99 (Demo also available)
– I Love My Little Girl – €24.99/£19.99 (Demo also available)
– Battleminer – €7.99/£5.99
– Fairune – €2.99/£2.39
– My First Songs 2 – €4.99/£4.49
– Pyramids 2 – €4.99/£3.96
– Rune Factory 4 – €29.99/£24.99
-Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – Navigation: Theodore (Add-on Content) – €2.99/£2.69 (Available December 12)
– Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – Navigation: Elizabeth (Add-on Content) – €2.99/£2.69 (Available December 12)
– Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – Navigation: Margaret (Add-on Content) – €2.99/£2.69 (Available December 12)
3DS Themes
– ACNL K.K. Slider at Club LOL (available December 12) – €1.99/£1.79
– Mario Characters (Blue or Green Camouflage available December 12) – €1.99/£1.79
-Polka Dots (Yellow & White) (available December 12) – €0.99/£0.89
Special Offers
– 10-in-1: Arcade Collection – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends January 8, regular price €1.99/£1.79)
– AeternoBlade – €5.99/£5.40 (Ends January 1, regular price €14.99/£13.50)
– Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade – €4.85/£4.49 (Ends February 2, regular price €6.49/£5.99)
– Barbie Dreamhouse Party – €15.00/£13.50 (Ends January 30, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– Barbie Groom and Glam Pups – €10.00/£8.99 (Ends January 30, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– Bubble Pop World – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends February 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)
– Carps & Dragons – €2.99/£2.49 (Ends January 12, regular price €4.99/£4.49)
– Color Zen – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends February 2, regular price €2.99/£2.99)
– Color Zen Kids – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends February 2, regular price €2.99/£2.99)
– Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – €19.99/£17.99 (December 25, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– Crazy Kangaroo – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends January 8, regular price €1.99/£1.89)
– Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends February 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)
– Monster High 13 Wishes – €15.00/£13.50 (Ends January 30, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– Monster High Skultimate Roller Maze – €5.00/£4.49 (Ends January 30, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– Monster Shooter – €1.99/£1.60 (Ends January 8, regular price €4.00/£3.20)
– My Style Studio: Hair Salon – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends February 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)
– Parking Star 3D – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends January 1, regular price €2.99/£2.49)
– Pick-A-Gem – €1.49/£1.29 (Ends January 8, regular price €2.99/£2.69)
– PIX3D – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends January 8, regular price €3.99/£3.59)
– Quell Reflect- €2.99/£2.69 (Ends January 12, regular price €3.99/£3.49)
– Rage of the Gladiator – €3.49/£3.09 (Ends January 8, regular price €6.99/£6.29)
– Resident Evil Revelations – €9.99/£8.49 (Ends December 18, regular price €29.99/£24.99)
– Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends December 18, regular price €9.99/£8.99)
– SpeedX 3D – €1.49/£1.29 (Ends January 8, regular price €2.99/£2.69)
– SpeedX 3D Hyper Edition- €0.99/£0.89 (Ends January 8, regular price €1.99/£1.79)
– Witch & Hero – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends January 1, regular price €4.00/£3.60)
– Ben 10 Omniverse 2 – £14.99 (Permanent, was £19.99)
More: Europe, Nintendo Downloads, top, Virtual Console
UK software sales (week ending 12/6/14) Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U and 3DS specific sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Nintendoland – Nintendo
5. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
6. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Traveller’s Tales
7. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
8. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software
9. Skylanders Trap Team – Beenox
10. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Saphire – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Traveller’s Tales
9. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Level 5
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
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UK software sales (week ending 12/6/14)
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This weeks’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual Formats
All Formats
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Nintendo of America’s David Young: No amiibo figures have been discontinued
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
A few rumors have circulated as of late that some of the amiibo figures have been discontinued. Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and Villager are three amiibo in particular that some have been worried about.
The recent concern appears to have been for naught, as Nintendo of America’s assistant PR manager David Young says that the company hasn’t discontinued any figures. View his full response above.
Nintendo heading for best holiday in years as profits triple, Bloomberg says
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 24 Comments
In a new Bloomberg report, it’s stated that eight analysts have raised profit estimates or ratings for Nintendo since September. The two most recent ones have called for profits to triple to 36.8 billion yen.
Tomoaki Kawasaki, an analyst from Iwai Cosmo Securities Co., said:
“Nintendo has picked up good momentum heading into the Christmas season. This time they have a hit lineup. Amiibo represents a new revenue source, and we are watching it very closely.”
Ace Research analyst Hideki Yasuda also stated:
“Last year was just a bad year for the game business, and this year is a recovery. Add to that Amiibo, and you’re likely to see a considerable improvement in earnings.”
Bloomberg goes on to say that Nintendo expects to take in $1 billion from amiibo sales in the U.S. alone. This figure has come in to question and some believe that the outlet intended to refer to yen instead. In any case, things are looking up for Nintendo.
Discussing Everything #9 – full replay
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Discussing Everything | 0 comments
Update: Now over, but you can find the full replay below.
This week’s Discussing Everything will kick off momentarily – roughly 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT. I imagine Zelda Wii U will be the big topic today, though there could be discussion about Mario Maker, Captain Toad, and other random things.
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