Well, at least they didn’t give everyone a sheep that used racial slurs this time.

(Link for those who don’t remember: http://kotaku.com/5101425/nintendo-sends-game-to-journos-with-racial-epithet-surprise . Also, how weird is it to read “MTV’s Stephen Totilo” in a Kotaku article?)

i really hate that little guy

“For some, this might present an attractive option, but many players are finding that Nook never shows up to negotiate, and their town gets deleted in the process.”

When all was said and done, we had about 110 doubles, but that was after trading. I believe my wife arrange a raffle or something on her AC forum and gave away most of the cards we didn’t need

That’s pretty impressive. How many duplicates did you wind up with? o.o

The perfect time to pay off your debts.

The Animal Crossing amiibo never did very much. Or, at least, they didn’t do much in any game anyone actually wants to play. This update is to make that change.

My wife and I spent the past year collecting the entire set of Amiibo cards. I feel so vindicated right now

Inviting villagers to the town sounds fun. Finally, a decent use for the amiibo cards.

it got reviewed by multiple outlets, even though it was never finished. ethics in game j-*explodes into shower of sparks*

Wait... Arcade cabinets are still a thing? I thought they only existed for Initial D and whatever nighmarish abomination of a freemium app store game Dave and Buster’s has recently commissioned.

I just want the places that own these games to actually give you that free race for first place.

I wonder if you press all three camera buttons at the same time if you get an alternate set of vehicles like the old games.

My RSS feeds right now. Do arcades suddenly exist again?

Do you all see Nintendo on the arcade cabinet? When did they announce this!?

I can’t wait to see Star Pikachu ORA ORA someone

Switch to Nintendo.

HELL YEAH B YOU GET IT!

I mean ready to become a power animal.

Retronauts just released an excellent video game ephemera episode covering this issue very well!