Nintendo of America has announced that Nate Stehley of Clarksville Tennessee has won a life-sized Mario Kart. Stehley won the special edition vehicle, developed by West Coast Customs, through the GameStop PowerUp Rewards program. The special kart comes complete with a decorative glider wing, as represented in the game. Who’s jealous?
US retail emporium GameStop has slashed the pricing of the Nintendo 3DS to $150 ahead of the release of Sony’s PlayStation Vita, which is due for release on February 22nd in North America. Other retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart are still charging the recommended retail price of $169.99. Maybe we will see other retailers follow suit?
Popular US gaming emporium GameStop has blamed low Wii software sales and the lack of new hardware as the reasons why it this achieved less than stellar results last Christmas. The retail chain saw minimal sales gains in the nine weeks leading up to December 31, bringing in a total of $3.02 billion during the entire holiday sales period.
GameStop is selling the entertaining Metroid: Other M for a mere $6.99. It appears as though the price is just online, so you won’t be able to pick it up for that price if you pop down to your local store. I’d highly recommend purchasing it.
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Apparently US gaming emporium GameStop reached out to Nintendo and persuaded them to release Xenoblade Chronicles in the United States according to an anonymous source. The source also claimed that GameStop is aiding with publishing costs for the game.
The same source also revealed that Nintendo of America will be looking closely at Xenoblade Chronicles pre-orders before committing to releasing The Last Story in the US. Apparently pre-orders for Xenoblade Chronicles are not doing as well as Nintendo had expected.
Nintendo of America has revealed the official box-art for Xenoblade Chronicles in the US. The cover is basically identical to the European version but Nintendo of America has chosen to de-emphasize the “Chronicles” part of the title. Xenoblade Chronicles is due for release in April through GameStop and Nintendo.
Nintendo of America has confirmed via a press release that the Circle Pad Pro will be a GameStop exclusive in the United States. The Circle Pad Pro will launch in the United States on February 7th It will be sold through GameStop stores and on the GameStop website for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
The fantastic Xenoblade Chronicles may finally be getting a North American release according to a recent listing at GameStop. Xenoblade Chronicles features at the very bottom of a GameStop retail list and is titled “Xenoblade Chronicles GS Exclusive”. The game shows a release date of April 3rd 2012.
An early Black Friday advert from Gamestop shows that the limited edition Zelda themed Nintendo 3DS which comes bundled with Ocarina of Time 3D will be heading to North America. The advert also shows that North America will be getting a Flame Red Nintendo 3DS which comes bundled with the fantastic Super Mario 3D Land.
If you decide to purchase both Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 from GameStop in Canada then you’re eligible to receive these mighty fine pin sets. No word as of yet as to whether GameStop will offer a similar promotion to those that live in the United States.
