This Amiibo is truly one-of-a-kind and such a touching tribute to one of the founding fathers of Nintendo. I really wish that there wasn't only ONE of these figures, I would totally try to hunt it down. However, I love that the proceeds are going to such a good cause.
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Created by GandaKris, the figure uses the standard Mii Amiibo as a base and features Iwata's Mii holding the Master Sword. At his feet are Diddy Kong's Nintendo cap, a Pokeball, a 1UP mushroom, a Super Star from Mario, and the Red Shield from Zelda.
"GandaKris has created what we believe to be the most touching, and inspirational custom Amiibo ever created," reads the eBay listing. "In Iwata-san's memory we will be donating 100% of the proceeds directly to Child's Play, a non-profit charity dedicated to providing children in hospitals with toys and videos games."
At the time of publishing this story, the bidding has reached $779, with three days left on the item.
Iwata passed away in July 2015, following ongoing health issues.
Ok, ok, calm down...let me post this without losing my mind.
Pokemon Go allows players to find, trade, and start battles with Pokémons in the real world (With their phones via augmented reality), all at no cost.
FREE! OMG!
John Hanke, one of the game's producers, said of the game, "For the first time, Pokémon will roam free in the world. "Pokémon GO" will allow players to capture Pokémon who inhabit parks, shopping areas, sidewalks and the countryside all around the world."
Hanke has mentioned some popular Pokémons when he talked about the game, including Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu.
While there is not much known about the game and some are still confused at how the game works or what the Pokémon company, Nintendo Co., and Niantic Inc. are planning, many are excited over the "Pokémon GO Plus," the wearable that goes with the game.
The game functions without the wearable, but the device is said to further increase the fun and enjoyment with the augmented reality game. The device is expected to allow players to play the game without the need to look at their phones, encouraging the players not only to depend on their phones and the game but also to have a taste of what the real world has to offer.
Don't worry - Micah and I will be posting a video about this soon enough, so you guys know everything you need to know about this game. Right now, it's release date is sometime in 2016.
New stages for Super Smash Bros., were released on Sept. 30 and are pretty cheap! Usually Nintendo is pretty good about releasing things like this for free, but you can't win them all.
One of the levels released is themed after the new release, Super Mario Maker. This level is dynamically drawn just before each fight stars and uses elements from Super Mario Bros., Mario 3, Mario World, and New Mario Bros. That sounds pretty rad! This level is available for $2.49 on either platform (3DS, WiiU), or if you have both versions of the game you can buy it once for $3.49.
The second stage is a pirate ship themed after Tetra's ship in The Wind Waker. This is available for the low price of $1.99 and is only available on the Wii U version.
And if Nintendo wasn't going to make enough money off of these new stages, they have now released a batch of costumes for Mii Fighters! The new DLC outfits, which cost $0.75 each, are based on game franchises like Star Fox, F-Zero, Kid Icarus and Capcom's Monster Hunter. More details on pricing and bundles for Sept. 30's Super Smash Bros. DLC are available at the game's official website.
For a rundown of the new Mii Fighters outfits, check out this video below.
We all know how hard it is to find certain Amiibos. Go to Walmart, Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Yoshi are there to greet you...EVERY...SINGLE...TIME.
But no one else.
As I've said before, Gamestop seems to be the best retail store for Amiibo hunting...they always have a pretty large variety, even if it is some of the older set...at least it is a variety.
Nintendo announced via tweet, that North America retail stroes will get a little relief with a new round of restocks of the collectible figures. This time, some of the most rare amiibo — Little Mac, Captain Falcon, Fox, Greninja and Shulk — are coming back.
I'm SUPER excited about a couple of these. Now if only they will lower the price! Oh...yeah...that won't happen.
Three of those figures were released as retailer exclusives — Shulk (GameStop/EB Games), Greninja (Toys R Us), Lucario (Toys R Us) — and it's not clear if their availability will again be limited to those retailers when restocked.
Earlier this year, Nintendo restocked a number of other rare and retailer-exclusive amiibo: Meta Knight, Marth and Ike. (I missed that re-stock, evidently, because I haven't seen any of these at stores.)
Marvel Puzzle Quest, a free-to-play casual match-three game, is celebrating its second birthday this weekend! How would you celebrate this awesome day? Well, by battling one of the strongest villains in Marvel's history, Galactus!
Beginning this Thursday, Oct. 8, Marvel Puzzle Quest players will be able to take part in a boss battle event against Galactus. Just like with the Ultron boss fight event from this summer, players will need to work together to chip away at Galactus' health and eventually take him down.
The game will also feature two new multiplayer tournaments during the birthday celebrations: one focused on Devil Dinosaur and one focused on "the class of 2015" — all the playable heroes and villains introduced to the game throughout the last year. Red Hulk and a new classic version of Cyclops will join the game during the festivities.
Even if you're not planning to jump into the new events, D3 will also be giving away some nice gifts to players. Anyone logging in during the event will receive a special recruit token for free, and anniversary character packs will be available to purchase at a special reduced price. Players will also receive double ISO rewards for taking part in versus and story events during the birthday.
Parents, you may know who I'm talking about - "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC." Yeah, there you go - the commercial series that had the dude that was once in Jeepers Creepers (kids, don't watch that...it scared me as an adult) who was also at one point Drew Berrymore's boyfriend.
Memory sparked? Well, it's not that guy, it's the other dude, the PC man. Check it:
Comedian John Hodgman, famous for his role as a PC user in the long running series of Apple commercials, was announced today as part of the cast of Minecraft: Story Mode.
The upcoming adventure title from Telltale Games will launch digitally for a myriad of platforms — including Linux, Mac, Windows PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One as well as iOS and Android — on Oct. 13. A boxed season pass will be available at retail on Oct. 21. The title is also planned for Wii U and PlayStation Vita.
Telltale and Mojang also announced a special world premier launch event at Hollywood's ArcLight Cinerama Dome. Ticket information is available by mailing minecraftpremiere@telltalegames.com.
In case you're concerned about Hodgman's knowledge of Minecraft, do not be alarmed. He seems well enough aware of the genre.
Telltale Games has been known to produce more mature rated games, however the age range for Minecraft players has got to play a role in making this game. I would not be surprised if Telltale makes this game for everyone, to make the moola.
Take note Animal Crossing fans and amiibo collectors: Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festivalfor the Wii U launches Nov. 13!
With that game, Nintendo will be releasing it's next big wave of the collectible obsession known as Amiibos! Included in the $59.99 package is the game and two figures: Brother-sister pair Isabelle and Digby. Also in the box are three amiibo cards featuring popular villagers.
On launch day, Nintendo will also make available a set of K.K. Slider, Reese and Cyrus amiibo for $34.99. Individually packaged figures will be priced at $12.99 and will initially feature Mabel and the infamous Tom Nook. Lottie, who just debuted in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for the 3DS, gets her own amiibo on Nov. 22.
As suggested by the title, Amiibo Festival utilizes these figures as a major gameplay mechanic. Amiibo sync up with the Wii U to become the player characters for the series' take on Mario Party. Amiibo cards can be used during minigames.
I know this is probably huge news for Animal Crossing lovers, however Micah and I have never stepped too inside the franchise.
Though, we have, however amassed a pretty good collection of Amiibo figures. Hopefully with the addition of Animal Crossing into the Amiibo universe, stores will have more variety on their shelves.
