Rumor: Captain Toad amiibo bundle is exclusive to Argos in the UK
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 2 Comments
The Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker amiibo bundle was confirmed for Europe last month. It’s expected out across various territories in a matter of days.
In the UK, it’s looking like the bundle will be exclusive to Argos. That’s based on the retailer’s latest catalog – see the image above.
More: Amiibo, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, UK
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – UK New 3DS bundle promos
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo UK has come up with a couple of short promos/commercials to promote the Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate New 3DS bundles. The two packages are available from the company’s store here and here.
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UK: One of the 8-bit Mario amiibo will only be available in a limited edition Super Mario Maker bundle
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Two new 8-bit Mario amiibo are launching in conjunction with Super Mario Maker. In the UK, we’ve learned that one of them will only be sold as part of a limited edition bundle.
Here’s a post from the amiibo UK Facebook page confirming the news:
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. these two amiibo will be released on 11 September, one of them as part of a limited edition Super Mario Maker bundle. Tap these amiibo to add a Big Mushroom power-up to your course and add a retro visual filter to the game!
UK Yoshi’s Woolly World x amiibo gameplay ad
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo UK uploaded a new Yoshi’s Woolly World gameplay ad today focusing on amiibo. Watch it below.
More: commercial, Good Feel, UK, Yoshi's Woolly World
Splatoon is the fifth fastest-selling Wii U game in the UK, console’s biggest IP launch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Splatoon has become the fifth fastest-selling Wii U game in the UK, according to a report from Chart-Track.
The sales tracker also reported today that Nintendo’s new game is the biggest launch of a new IP on the console. Previously, ZombiU held the record.
Splatoon was the second best-selling game in the UK overall for the week ending May 30.
More: Chart-Track, sales, Splatoon, top, UK
Buy a select Wii U game from the UK eShop, get 10% amiibo discount for Nintendo online store
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo initiated an interesting offer over on the UK Wii U eShop. If you buy one of six select games, you’ll receive a 10 percent discount code that can be used for amiibo on the company’s online store. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Hyrule Warriors are the eligible titles.
BBC iPlayer out now on the UK Wii U eShop
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
It’s been a long time coming, but the BBC iPlayer is finally out on the UK Wii U eShop. After downloading the 94 MB app, users will be able to watch various on-demand programming.
BBC iPlayer for Wii U is very much like the iPlayer Smart TV app, complete with HD playback. It also supports off-TV play.
More: BBC iPlayer, UK
Splatoon Special Editions stolen from truck carrying stock to GAME
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Those who had hoped to obtain a copy of the Splatoon Special Edition from UK retailer GAME may be out of luck. In an email sent to customers today, the retailer said that a lorry transporting stock of the Splatoon Special Edition has been stolen.
GAME is unable to fulfill orders due to these recent events. Consumers are being offered standard versions of Splatoon along with with a £10 discount. Alternatively, gamers can cancel their orders.
In a statement provided to MCV, Nintendo said:
“We can confirm that the lorry transporting the Splatoon stock from Nintendo’s European warehouse to GAME UK has been stolen. Included as part of this delivery was GAME’s allocation of the Splatoon + Squid Inkling amiibo and as a result we are unable to honour pre-orders for this item in GAME. We are working with GAME to contact those customers affected. Whilst these unfortunate circumstances were out of Nintendo UK and GAME’s control, we apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment that this has caused.”
Nintendo added that it will be sending out the replacement game via first class post to ensure stock reaches gamers.
Rumor: Nintendo now enforcing 1 amiibo character per customer rule in the UK
Posted on 8 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.
Splatoon’s UK marketing campaign on the same level as Mario Kart 8
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Nintendo has a rather substantial marketing campaign lined for Splatoon in the UK. Marketing manager Chandra Nair, speaking with MCV, mentioned that it will be on the same level as Mario Kart 8.
According to Nair:
We have a substantial campaign planned for Splatoon. To give you an idea of the scale, we’re matching Mario Kart 8 – that’s the potential we think Splatoon has. We have the utmost confidence in the potential of Splatoon. It gives retailers a fantastic art style that stands out in-store or on-screen and it also offers various up-sell opportunities with the accompanying Amiibo. It’s a really interesting game for us because it allows us to expand out to a group of people who may never have considered Wii U before.
Thus far, Nintendo has already been involved with digital billboards, cinema ads during Tomorrowland and Mad Max, a sponsorship of Cartoon Network, and a digital campaign that started in April. That’s on top of a Splatoon-themed skatepark in Corby which opened last month.
