It was only the other that day that UK retailer GAME announced that it would be giving way a free inkling hat to anyone who pre-ordered Splatoon with them. However, while GAME may state that the hat is “exclusively at GAME“, you can actually get your own orange inkling accessory via the Nintendo UK store for the price of £9.99. The
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Today Nintendo hosted a special Splatoon themed Nintendo Direct, revealing new game details, as well as information about post-launch content and special events. Here’s a run-down of the exciting information that Nintendo unveiled: Global Testfire demo: Participants can download the free demo from Nintendo eShop for Wii U from 17:00 CEST today. This demo will then go live for 1-hour
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UK retailer GAME has unveiled an ink-redible pre-order bonus for customers who pre-order any edition of Splatoon for Wii U. Now you can unleash your inner inkling as you don your very own Splatoon themed inkling hat. Anyone who has already pre-ordered will be eligible for this bonus item. The pre-order bonus is confirmed for online orders, while in-store orders have
Read moreNintendo has announced that two Splatoon fixed pack Wii U bundles will be available later this year. The American fixed pack features a 32GB model Wii U and includes a download code for Splatoon, and a pre-installed copy of Nintendo Land. This bundle will be exclusive to Best Buy. Europe on the other hand, will be receiving a 32GB model Wii
Read moreUPDATE: The Splatoon amiibo figures have also sold out now. ORIGINAL STORY: While GAME has only listed a few of the new amiibo figures, and the Nintendo store has so far only listed the Splatoon ones, today Zavvi listed all of the recently announced amiibos and they sold out shortly afterwards. All of the new amiibo figures except the two Splatoon
Read moreUPDATE: I’ve been informed that the Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibos, as well as Bowser JR, Dr Mario, and Olimar have not sold out. Fortunately for amiibo hunters, GAME has simply put the pages up as a place holder but is not actually taking pre-orders on them just yet. In the mean time, we can snap up the new amiibo that GAME has listed while
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The UK Nintendo store began pre-orders on Splatoon the other day and it didn’t take long for the bundles that included all three figures to sell out. Nintendo had the game and all 3 amiibos priced up at £61.99, with a free Splatoon t-shirt thrown in for kicks. Don’t lose hope amiibo hunters, UK retailer GAME is offering a package
Read moreThe UK Nintendo store has finally listed Splatoon on its online store. A free Splatoon t-shirt is given with each order and you can choose to order just the game, the game with the recently announced Splatoon amiibo figures, or the bundle pack that comes complete with the Squid amiibo. There are a few variants in bundles, unsurprisingly some have
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In its recent Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo has announced a plethora of new and exciting content and features arriving to Super Smash Bros in the near future. A new update for the Wii U version will arrive on April 15, 2015 that will add the option to purchase additional DLC, tweak character balancing, add further sharing functionality for photos, new
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Nintendo kicked off its Nintendo Direct broadcast with a glimpse at a brand new Fire Emblem game. Nintendo promises completely new game content and brand new challenges the like of which have never been seen in the franchise before. Players can affect the world around them in Fire Emblem by decisions they make, both in battle and dialogue options. Shin
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