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Nintendo Packs 2015 with a Huge Lineup of Games for Everyone
Ensuring that 2015 is packed with gaming fun for everyone, Nintendo
announces a robust lineup of games and special offers for the remainder
of the year. The Wii
U home console and the Nintendo
3DS family of portable systems will showcase a huge number of games,
most of which are exclusive to those platforms.
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Nintendo announces robust lineup of games and special offers for the remainder of the year for the Wii U home console and the Nintendo 3DS family of portable systems. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Nintendo has games, amiibo and systems to satisfy all kinds of players,
whether they're looking for back-to-school gifts or getting an early
start on their holiday shopping," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of
America's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "No one can
match the quality or uniqueness of what Nintendo has to offer for the
rest of 2015."
Here's a look at what Nintendo has on tap for the rest of 2015:
Wii U Bundle
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Walmart and Walmart.com will be the exclusive retailers for a special Super
Mario Maker Wii U bundle that includes the game, Idea Book and
the 30th Anniversary Mario Modern Color amiibo.
The bundle goes on sale the 11th of September for $299.96.
Wii U Games
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Super Mario Maker launches on the 11th of September
at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
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Yoshi's
Woolly World launches Oct. 16 at a suggested retail price of
$49.99. The game will also be available in a bundle that includes a
green Yarn Yoshi amiibo at a suggested retail price of $59.99. The
green Yarn Yoshi is available as part of the bundle, with individual
pink and light-blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo also launching on Oct. 16 at a
suggested retail price of $16.99 each.
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A new combo pack that includes two great games goes on sale Oct. 16.
The pack includes both New
Super Mario Bros. U and New
Super Luigi U, and will be available at a suggested retail
price of $59.99.
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Fatal
Frame: Maiden of Black Water, co-developed by Koei Tecmo
Games, launches exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U on Oct. 22
for $49.99, just in time for Halloween. Players can download this
free-to-start game and play the prologue, chapter 1 and most of
chapter 2 for free. The full version of the game can be purchased as
DLC directly from the Nintendo eShop or via the in-game menu.
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Star
Fox Zero launches Nov. 20 at a suggested retail price of
$59.99.
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Xenoblade
Chronicles X launches Dec. 4 at a suggested retail price of
$59.99.
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Devil's
Third launches Dec. 11 at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
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Animal
Crossing: amiibo Festival and amiibo figures for Animal
Crossing characters Isabelle, Digby, K.K., Reese, Cyrus, Tom Nook,
Mabel and Lottie launch Holiday 2015.
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Mario
Tennis: Ultra Smash launches Holiday 2015.
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Runbow
from 13AM Games will launch in North America on Aug. 27 in the
Nintendo eShop on Wii U. For the first month after launch, anyone who
downloaded the Nindies@Home
demo version will receive 15 percent off the regular price of $14.99. Runbow
is an up-to-nine-player action platform party game that includes guest
characters from some of the Nintendo eShop's most popular indie
titles, like Azure
Striker Gunvolt, Shovel Knight, Guacamelee!
and Runner2:
Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.
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Disney
Infinity 3.0 Edition from Disney (News - Alert) Interactive launches Aug. 30
at a suggested retail price of $64.99.
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The Skylanders
SuperChargers Starter Pack for Wii U from Activision (News - Alert) launches
Sept. 20 at a suggested retail price of $74.99. For the first time in Skylanders
history, two of Nintendo's iconic characters - Donkey Kong and Bowser
- will guest star as playable characters and will also work with
select amiibo-compatible games with a simple twist of the character's
base. Turbo Charge (News - Alert) Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser will be
exclusively playable on Wii U, Wii and the Nintendo 3DS family of
systems.
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LEGO
Dimensions Starter Pack from Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment launches Sept. 27 at a suggested retail price of $99.99.
Additional LEGO Dimensions Level, Team and Fun Packs will also
be available on Sept. 27 at the respective suggested retail prices of
$29.99, $24.99 and $14.99.
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Guitar Hero Live from Activision launches Oct. 20 at a
suggested retail price of $99.99.
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Just Dance 2016 from Ubisoft launches Oct. 20 at a suggested
retail price of $49.99.
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Shovel
Knight from Yacht Club Games - winner of more than 100 awards,
including many "Game of the Year" accolades - is coming to retail
stores. The classically styled adventure launches on Wii U in October
at a suggested retail price of $24.99.
Nintendo 3DS Games
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Animal
Crossing: Happy Home Designer launches Sept. 25 at a suggested
retail price of $39.99. The set of 100 Animal Crossing amiibo
cards, which are compatible with the game, launch the same day. The
game comes with one complimentary amiibo card, so players can
experience how to use the cards to bring additional Animal Crossing
characters into the game. People who opt to download the digital
version of the game in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS at the same
price will receive an exclusive Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
HOME Menu Theme instead of an amiibo card. Cards are sold separately
in packs of six at a suggested retail price of $5.99 per pack. A
bundle also launching on Sept. 25 includes the game, one amiibo card
and the Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer accessory at a suggested retail
price of $49.99. The wireless NFC Reader/Writer is also sold
separately at a suggested retail price of $19.99.
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Chibi-Robo!
Zip Lash launches Oct. 9 at a suggested retail price of
$29.99. A bundle that includes the Chibi-Robo amiibo launches the same
day at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
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The
Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes launches Oct. 23 at a
suggested retail price of $39.99.
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Japanese sensation YO-KAI
WATCH launches in the U.S. on Nov. 6 at a suggested retail
price of $39.99.
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Pokémon
Super Mystery Dungeon launches Nov. 20 at a suggested retail
price of $39.99.
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Skylanders SuperChargers Racing from Activision launches Sept.
20 at a suggested retail price of $64.99. On Nintendo 3DS, gamers can
go head to head with competitive multiplayer via local play or online
with up to four players. Iconic Nintendo character Bowser and his Sky
vehicle, Clown Cruiser, are available in the Skylanders
SuperChargers Racing Starter Packs for Wii and Nintendo 3DS, and
can also be played on the Wii U system.
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The Nintendo 3DS version of Shovel
Knight from Yacht Club Games will launch in stores in October
at a suggested retail price of $24.99.
amiibo News
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A new 3-pack of Mii Fighters from Super
Smash Bros. will launch on Nov. 1 at a suggested retail price
of $34.99.
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The Mewtwo amiibo from Super Smash Bros. launches Nov. 13 at a
suggested retail price of $12.99.
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Mega Yarn Yoshi, a giant green Yoshi amiibo made from yarn, goes on
sale Nov. 15 at a suggested retail price of $39.99. When tapped to the
GamePad controller in Yoshi's Woolly World, Mega Yarn Yoshi
activates "Double Yoshi," a second Yoshi to use at any point in the
middle of a stage, as well as the ability to save a player's favorite
Yoshi pattern to the amiibo. The standard Yarn Yoshi amiibo also
enables the same functionality.
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The Falco amiibo from Super Smash Bros. launches Nov. 20 at a
suggested retail price of $12.99.
Nintendo 2DS
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Effective Aug. 30, the new suggested retail price of Nintendo
2DS will be $99.99, down from the current suggested retail price
of $129.99. The system still comes with a free download code for the
digital version of Mario
Kart 7.
For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.
For information about amiibo compatibility visit http://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/compatibility.
Remember that Wii U and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let
adults manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™
and Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and
Nintendo DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when
it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has
sold more than 4.3 billion video games and more than 680 million
hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U,
Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy™,
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi
XL™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo
GameCube™ and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons
that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™,
Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and
Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America
Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's
operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about
Nintendo, please visit the company's website at http://www.nintendo.com.
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