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It appears that supply problems are hitting a range of Nintendo products, with retailers being forced to cancel some pre-orders and others increasing their prices. NintendoLife spotted that GAME has upped the price of Amiibo figures from 11.99 to 14.99 and even has receipts from one store to prove it. …
Read More »Legless Princess Peach Amiibo wants in on the Ebay auction action
The rush to sell defective Amiibo figures for sky-high prices is on. Earlier this week a Samus Aran figure with two blasters sold for $2,500 on Ebay and now it seems other consumers with dodgy figures are hoping for similar success. NintendoLife has caught wind of a Princess Peach Amiibo …
Read More »Defective Samus Aran Amiibo sells for $2,500 on Ebay
A defective version of Nintendo’s Samus Aran Amiibo figure has sold for an incredible amount on auction site Ebay. The $12.99 figure of the Metroid star is supposed to ship with just the one arm cannon. However, a seemingly one-off version was found sporting twin arm cannons. The figure’s NFC …
Read More »Amiibo figures can only hold info for one game at a time
Nintendo has confirmed that its Amiibo toys-to-life figures are only able to store information for one game at a time. CVG reports that the platform holder advises that "if you wish to use the data from other read/write compatible software, please erase the data in the ‘Amiibo settings’ section of …
Read More »Sonic, Bowser and Mega Man among new wave of confirmed Amiibo figures
Nintendo has named and pictured the characters that will feature in its third and fourth wave of Amiibo releases. Gematsu lists the third wave as Bowser, Ike (Fire Emblem), King DeDeDe (Kirby), Lucario (Pokemon), Meta Knight (Kirby), Rosalina & Luma (Mario Galaxy), Sheik (Zelda) and the cel-shaded version of Link …
Read More »Nintendo developing Amiibo NFC cards and cheaper figures
Shigeru Miyamoto has outlined plans for future Amiibo products. In an investor briefing for Nintendo’s semi-annual financial results, the development veteran said that the platform is working on cheaper and smaller Amiibo figures, as well as cards that will have the same functionality as the toys-to-life range. The first waves …
Read More »Amiibos will unlock costumes in Mario Kart 8
Now-removed information on the Mario Kart 8 website has revealed exactly what Nintendo’s Amiibo figure will unlock in Wii U racer Mario Kart 8. Polygon reports that using the NFC-equipped figures will allow users to access Nintendo-themed costumes for use with their Miis. The Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Donkey Kong, …
Read More »Amiibo support being added to Hyrule Warriors
Nintendo has revealed that existing Wii U title Hyrule Warriors will support its Amiibo figure range. Nintendo of America says that the Link figure specifically will be in some way compatible, although the nature of the functionality has not been revealed. Upcoming title Super Smash Bros will offer Amiibo support …
Read More »Super Smash Bros Wii U and Amiibo dated for UK, six new figures announced
Nintendo has announced a UK release date for both the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros and its toys-to-life Amiibo figures. The Wii U title will arrive on December 5th. Amiibo, however, will launch a week earlier on November 28th when 12 figures will hit stores – Mario, Peach, …
Read More »How underdog Nintendo won back fans at E3
It can be a painful experience to look back at Nintendo’s more recent E3 press conferences. You may recall grinning marketing execs strutting the stage, playing Wii Fit and Wii Music, whilst talking about ‘expanding the demographics of gaming’. It was the right note for a business that had managed …
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