PenPlays Posted February 26, 2015 Author Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) This news is sure to get everyone on their toes. Golden Mario Pre-orders were live for 15 minutes twice today. I managed to get one. Keep your eyes peeled to Walmart.com, as they will no doubt be opening and closing the preorders throughout the day. He ships around March 30th for those who are curious. The Amiibo Availability chart will be updated to acknowledge Golden Mario's status. EDIT: Clarification for Amiibo chart: Unknown Silver Mario has been added as a precaution. Golden Mario is now acknowledged as a Super Mario Wave 1 Amiibo. A pre-order asterisk has been added to his name. EDIT 2 (February 27) : Another note: Meta Knights are starting to show up at Best Buy distribution centers across the US. Golden Mario has been popping up on and off throughout the day. Edited March 5, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
PenPlays Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Just got the Club Nintendo Sm4sh soundtrack! So many wonderful songs!! I wish that those of us in America could get a better chance at these lovely soundtracks. Japan and Europe get all of the love! Anyway, Codename: S.T.E.A.M. is the next "big" Nintendo game that is coming out. Video reviews have been popping up all over the interenet these past few days from reviewers who got early copies. This would be a good time for those of us who are skeptical to check it out. Also, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars will be releasing later this week! The Amiibo Availability chart has been updated. Yoshi and Donkey Kong have been moved to Uncommon (we potentially have another Fox on our hands with Yoshi). Sonic has been moved to common. Mega man has been moved to semi-common. Toon Link has been moved to common as well (he and Sonic sell out faster than Bowser, though). Edited March 5, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
Lego Spy Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 Just got the Club Nintendo Sm4sh soundtrack! So many wonderful songs!! I wish that those of us in America could get a better chance at these lovely soundtracks. Japan and Europe get all of the love! Dang it, man! Where's mine? I ordered it back in early December... Quote
obsidianheart Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 I'm probably done until Xenoblade X comes out. Might get Bayonetta, but while the action is appealing to me, the innuendo is a little bleh. On the fence about a Mega Man amiibo. Big fan of the Blue Bomber 20 years ago, haven't played anything since 2003. Quote
PenPlays Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 I'm probably done until Xenoblade X comes out. Might get Bayonetta, but while the action is appealing to me, the innuendo is a little bleh. On the fence about a Mega Man amiibo. Big fan of the Blue Bomber 20 years ago, haven't played anything since 2003. Megaman's pretty common, out here in the Northwest at least, so there's a good chance in finding him. He's one of the best looking of all of the Amiibo. I'm pretty much out of the game until Xenoblade 3D comes out. I just hope that I'll finish Majora by then. I've been so distracted. Speaking of stuff coming up,E3 is still 3 months away! Where's a Nintendo Direct when you need one! Quote
PenPlays Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 Here's a bit of a news roundup from the past week. At PAX East, some Nintendo heads said to be on the lookout for a Nintendo Direct. An African Electronics website listed Amiibo for Jigglypuff, Greninja, and three Splatoon Characters. Also, Codename S.T.E.A.M.'s cast has been revealed. It's has quite a few stars in it. Unrevealed characters are listed. Using spoiler tag just in case. Wil Wheaton (Big Bang Theory)-Abraham Lincoln Adam Baldwin (Firefly)-Henry Fleming Michael Dorn (Bionicle: Legend Reborn)-John Henry Fred Tatasciore (All recent cartoon iterations of The Hulk, notable animated roles)-Lion, Narrator Kari Whalgren (Notable animated roles)-Tiger Lily, Victoria, Ozma Jeremy Shada (Adventure Time)-Tom Sawyer TJ Storm (Many live-action and voice roles) Queequeg Paul Eiding (Notable animated roles)-Scarecrow James Urbaniak (The Venture Bros.)-Randolf Carter Grey Delisle (Notable animated roles)-The Fox Kimberly Brooks (Notable animated roles)-Califia Andrew Kishino (Notable animated roles)-Tin Man Amber Hood (Notable animated roles)-Dorothy Jennifer Hale (Notable animated roles)-Kathrine JB BLanc (Notable animated roles)-Ulysses S. Grant, Milton, Newscaster Yuri Lowenthal (Ben 10, Gurren Lagann, Notable animated roles)-Marth Jason Adkins (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)-Ike Dave Vincent (Kill La Kill, Fire Emblem: Awakening)-Robin Laura Bailey (Fire Emblem: Awakening, Notable animated roles)-Lucina Links lead to IMDB It also appears that Codename STEAM has DLC. I'm not referring to Amiibo... Quote
Lego Spy Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Saw amiibo and Splatoon in the same sentence. Quote
PenPlays Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Speaking of Amiibo There have been rumors that Toys R Us is setting the new Amiibo meta with the Super Mario Amiibo wave. "How's that?" you say? No pre-orders at any stores across the country. First come, first serve. Limit of one character per person. This rumor is apparently the reason why we in the US have had no pre-order dates for the Wave 4 Smash Amiibo, however a date for their official release has been set for the end of April in every other country. If this is how things are going to go from now on, hell is about to rain on Nintendo, all because they can't afford a production company that can actually meet demand (said the company that can survive with low sales for the next 50 years...). Seriously. You'd think that Iwata would decide to go ahead with that plan since there is clearly a HUGE market for these things. More than Infinity or Skylanders could ever have. These people are SO STUPID! EDIT: The Amiibo Availability Guide has been updated! Notes: Sonic and Mega Man are Common characters, but are in high commodity. They are currently settled in Semi-common until stock starts to flood stores. Sheik has been moved to common. She's Wave 3's Diddy Kong. All pre-orders have been closed for the Super Mario Amiibo, excluding Mario (he comes bundled with Mario Party 10, which will be available for pre-order until next Wednesday/when the bundles ship to stores). Edited March 14, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
Darkdragon Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Anyone else doing Gold Mario tonight? The likelyhood of finding one here (OK) is very low. There are some insane collectors and the city usually gets very few exclusives to go around. Quote
PenPlays Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 The likelyhood of finding one here (OK) is very low. There are some insane collectors and the city usually gets very few exclusives to go around. That's not just Oklahoma... "Amii-bros" are abundant in highly populated areas. Most Walmarts got around 8 Golden Amiibo everywhere. Being that it's limited edition, Walmart is very unlikely to restock it. However, that does not mean that it will go up online again. Keep in mind that both "limited edition" and "exclusive" worsen the situation, which means that our dear friend, mAUrio, will not only get the Rosalina treatement, but will also never be reproduced in any shape or form (unlike Rosalina is slated to get a Super Mario Bros. Amiibo version as there is a model for it in Mario Party 10). TL;DR: Gold Mario is a rare exclusive. There will never be a Golden Mario ever again, regardless if it's in a new style. My mAUrio is being shipped to my home, so I have very little to worry about. precioussssss... On another note: Mario Party 10 is the worst Mario Party ever. Quote
just2good Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 The likelyhood of finding one here (OK) is very low. There are some insane collectors and the city usually gets very few exclusives to go around. That's a shame, but it's always worth a shot. There's a lot of collectors here in Florida, but I was still able to score one, getting in line around 8:15 PM. It was a very fun experience! Quote
Darkdragon Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Wow congrats! It's just too impossible here, for example at least one of the BB here got zero of the last BB exclusive and the rest of them got 3-6. It's all just horribly impossible. Maybe I just don't have quite enough drive to get these, or I'm too old to stand out in the cold Quote
PenPlays Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Ever since the horrific debacle that was Smash Amiibo Wave 3, I've resorted purely to preorders for the future on Amiibo that I sorely desire. With the Super Mario Bros. series that wasn't the case, so here I am, 3 minutes from heading to the local Toys R Us... for Toad. EDIT: Ermahgersh! He's so CUTE!! I love him. I got Bowser too. Funny story... So I thought that I'd share a pic of my Amiibo collection. At the time, my Metalbeard's Sea Cow was in the way, so I moved it to a safe place while I got the camera. I couldn't find the camera, so I came back up defeated only to find that the Sea Cow had gone Titanic... Now I have plenty of building to do today. Whoopee EDIT2: The Amiibo Availability chart has been updated. There is now a restock type of Super Smash Bros. Amiibo. The Super Mario Amiibo have been released and therefore have a specific availability. They are now scattered throughout the chart Edited March 20, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
just2good Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 Wow congrats! It's just too impossible here, for example at least one of the BB here got zero of the last BB exclusive and the rest of them got 3-6. It's all just horribly impossible. Maybe I just don't have quite enough drive to get these, or I'm too old to stand out in the cold Thanks! From what I've seen and for my personal experience, all the Gold Mario Amiibo waiting was inside the store. Ever since the horrific debacle that was Smash Amiibo Wave 3, I've resorted purely to preorders for the future on Amiibo that I sorely desire. I would preorder, but I preordered an Ike from Gamestop and still haven't got it. Also, I'm offered a Meta Knight for my Pit. Both unopened. Should I? Quote
PenPlays Posted March 21, 2015 Author Posted March 21, 2015 I would preorder, but I preordered an Ike from Gamestop and still haven't got it. Also, I'm offered a Meta Knight for my Pit. Both unopened. Should I? I'd do it in a heartbeat, as there's a better chance to find Pit again, than there is of finding Meta Knight. This is coming from the guy that would do the reverse trade for a Pit (I NEED HIM SO BAD!!!... and Marth... and Villager... and Wii Fit Trainer... and Fox...). Also, did you order your Ike after New Years Day? Due to a massive lack of production on Ike, Gamestop had to push all preorders for Ike that were made after New Years Day to be picked up late this Spring. That's undeniably the reason why you haven't gotten him yet. At least you didn't preorder Dedede after New Years Day. He was delayed until late this Summer... I also find it very alarming that we STILL haven't gotten preorders available for Wave 4 from any US stores. Quote
PenPlays Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) HOLY MOTHER OF REGGIE! That was a doozy! Announced for the US: Mewtwo (with Melee moveset and Mega Evolution Y Final Smash) will be paid DLC on the 28th. Former Club Nintendo members will get him on the 15th (this day also comes with a software update for both Sm4sh versions). More Mii costumes in Sm4sh, including fighter themed outfits. This is Wave 1 Lucas will be paid DLC in June. The Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot opens today on smashbros.com. Vote Shovel Knight or Geno now and see what characters might appear in the future! (Be reasonable, or they won't consider them) New Amiibo! Smash Bros Wave 4 now includes Greninja and Jigglypuff, both of which, along with Ness will be store exclusives. (Amiibo Chart to be updated with everything shortly). Smash Bros Wave 5 is Dark Pit and Palutena Smash Bros Wave 6 is Olimar, Bowser Jr., Dr. Mario, Zero Suit Samus, and Ganondorf (Falco, Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch, and R.O.B. are all that remain...) ...except that Mewtwo and Lucas are also confirmed to get Amiibo as well! Amiibo TAP Nintendo's Greatest Bits is a new app that allows to tap your Amiibo, and play a random 3 minute demo of a from the library included in the game. It is randomly generate, so Mario can unlock Super Metroid, for example. Mario Maker is Mario's 30th Anniversary Celebration game. It now includes pallets from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. U. Yoshi's Wooly World has two different modes: Classic Mode plays like Yoshi's Story/Yoshi's Island Mellow Mode allows you to play as Winged Yoshi to easily pass through the game Both can be swapped between seamlessly. Even in the middle of a level. Yarn Yoshi Amiibo! Green, Pink, and Sky Blue Yoshi plush Amiibo will be available at Wooly World's Launch (they're weighted by their Amiibo pads, I need them all! ) Tapping a Yarn Yoshi Amiibo will drop a second Yarn Yoshi into the game. This second Yarn Yoshi can be used as a partner for collecting thing, and can be manipulated in the original Yarn Yoshi's favor. The 4 on 4 mode of Splatoon featured at E3 is called Turf Wars Octo Battle is the name of the single player campaign Ranked Battle is only accessible once you hit a certain level. Different modes of ranked battle include Splat Zones-A game mode where you try to take control of a specific area on the map for a certain amount of time. Battle Dojo is a local Multiplayer game mode where you can strategize your games in all Turf War levels, as well as gather as many points as you can by popping baloons. Splatoon Amiibo!-Orange Girl Inkling, Blue Boy Inkling, and Green Inkling Squid. Tapping a Splatoon Amiibo opens up an Amiibo mission. By completing them, you get some pretty sweet costumes for your ingame Inkling The Girl and Boy Amiibo will be available in single packs, while the Squid will only be available in a three-pack that includes the other Inklings as well (this varies by country) Smash Wave 4 and the Splatoon game/Amiibo come out on May 29th. Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS are now on Wii U Virtual Console With DS games you have multiple screen/remote layout settings that you can swap mid-game With N64 games you can change the control scheme to match the game's playstyle. You can also reassign buttons to the that old N64 feel! If you transferred the N64 game onto your Wii U to its Wii Menu, you can now put them on the Wii U menu for only $2.99. DS games range from $6.99-$9.99. N64 games range from $9.99-$11.99. Yoshi's Island DS and Super Mario 64 are available now On April 9th, Yoshi Touch & Go and WarioWare Touched will be available April 16th-Donkey Kong 64 April 23rd-Mario Kart DS April 30th-Paper Mario (N64) Lot's of Indie games coming Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem-It's not how anybody thought it would be, but it looks amazing! A new Fatal Frame is on the way Boxboy is an eShop game developed by HAL Laboratory (Kirby). It is a charming little puzzle game that will be available tomorrow Pokemon Rumble World was announced. It's a free download action game where you can play as hundreds of different Pokemon. It will be available on April 8th You collect more Pokemon by defeating them Pokediamonds are in game currency (that can be purchased using eShop funds as well) Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition are a combo pack game at the single price of $29.99 A demo for Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition comes out on April 30th Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains is being localized, and will release in May The first two episodes of the Attack on Titan Anime will be available for purchase in the eShop (buy them, you won't regret it!) Codename S.T.E.A.M. is getting an update to speed up enemy turns The Marth Amiibo will be restocked sometime in May Ultimate Angler and Battleground Z ($7.99 combo pack) are two new games you can purchase for Streetpass Mii Plaza Ultimate Angler ($4.99) is a fishing game where you have to choose specific lures to catch select fish. Battlegound Z ($4.99) is a child-friendly zombie game where you can amass weapons from friends and battle zombies With another extra purchase in the Mii Plaza is Streetpass Mii Plaza premium. In doing so, you can get a VIP section for you favorite Miis. Also let's you keep track of your Miis' Birthdays These Mii Plaza updates will be available on April 16th Xenoblade Chronicles 3D comes out next Friday (the 10th). A really awesome trailer acompanied it. Fire Emblem if (as it's called in Japan) is about two warring kingdoms called the Hoshido and the Nohr. The main character is your personal character this time around. He/she is tied to both kingdoms. FEif will release in 2016 in the West Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards announced! They work just like normal Amiibo. There are currently... *shudder*... 95 at least These New Amiibo are required for the new Animal Crossing game, titled: "Happy Home Designer" The game allows you to meet villagers and design their houses according to their needs. No Nooks. No chores The Amiibo Cards will specifically open up the house that belongs to the character featured on the card. The Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer game and Amiibo release this Fall. The portable NFC Amiibo scanner for the normal 3DS/2DS will release alongside it. Mario Kart 8 DLC features a Female Villager as well! The Animal Crossing stage has four different season that are chosen at random when you play. Each season has it's own rendition of the Animal Crossing Theme The DLC pack will release on April 23rd More character (Dry Bowser) and Race Track details are coming soon... The Mega Man, Pac-man, Sonic, Toad, Wario, Villager, Rosalina, Bowser (both), and Olimar Amiibo all unlock new Mii costumes when this DLC comes out. 200cc announced for Mario Kart 8. It is the fastest Mario Kart race speed to date. You will need to know how to drift to play this one! It will be a free download on April 23rd Edited April 2, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
obsidianheart Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 C'mon, Fatal Frame! They better make up for keeping that last one out of my hands. Quote
PenPlays Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) My thoughts: Mewtwo and Lucas look great! Vote for Shovel Knight! I can't hold all of these Amiibo. I'm so excited for all of the Smash ones! All that Wave 5 needs is a Pit restock, and I'm good. Yoshi's Wooly World looks like so much fun. I need more Yoshi in my life. Speaking of which, nothing will stop me from getting multiples of each of those absolutely adorable little guys. They're so CUTE! Despite my initial thoughts, Splatoon looks so fantastic. I can't wait to play. Those Amiibo are fantastic too (my money ). The idea of an Amiibo three pack makes me so much more excited for the future. Omygawsh we're getting DK64! Rare still loves us! I also get to play Mario Kart DS again! YAY! As an anime lover, I saw SMTxFE and I was instantly in love. Of course, that was before I found out that it was SMTxFE. Now that I know that it is, I'm even more in love! Fire Emblem looks excellent too. I think I might pick it up this Summer if I don't get too over encompassed by Xenoblade 3D. Amiibo Cards are an interesting idea. I'm unsure if I'm going to collect these... there's just too many to worry about. Besides I'm not much of an Animal Crossing fan. All that Mario Kart stuff is pretty awesome too. EDIT: The Amiibo Chart has been updated with all of the new Amiibo. Pre-order details for Wave 4: Lucina, Robin, Charizard, Wario, and Pac-Man are available at all retailers Ness is a Gamestop Exclusive Greninja is a Toys R Us Exclusive Jigglypuff is an exclusive at a currently unannounced retail chain (please be Walmart of Best Buy, PLEASE!) to Target (NO!!!) Edited April 2, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
just2good Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Lucas is so awesome! This was the best direct in a longggg time! Quote
PenPlays Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 Lucas is so awesome! This was the best direct in a longggg time! This was the best proper Direct since the Hyrule Warriors announcement. I do not consider game specific or E3 presentations as proper Directs (fyi). I'm going to say that Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem was the what blew me out of the water the most. It's visuals and its concept are absolutely stunning. I can't wait for more info, not to mention the very likely star-studded voice cast. Well... the Yarn Yoshi Amiibo are the real MVP. I mean, who ever though of this genius thing deserves a promotion. Just look at them... They. Are. PRECIOUS!! And they're little too! Quote
Ultron Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 I'm so mad they revealed a crappy Animal Crossing designer game and not Animal Crossing WiiU that I know they're developing Quote
Darkdragon Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Missed out on both of today's Amiibo preorders. Incidentally, if anyone here managed/s to get an extra NESS and would sell or trade for some LEGO, let me know. Really want to get one for someone for his birthday which is just after release. Quote
Lego Spy Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Missed out on both of today's Amiibo preorders. Wait, so Splatoon Amiibo pre-orders are over? Quote
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