Tag: R.O.B.

  • News The Ryu and Famicom R.O.B. amiibo Are Available For Preorder on Amazon UK

    Roy available in Europe too

    Can you get them now? Shor-yu-ken! Now exercising some decorum, the long-awaited Capcom veteran is finally available for preorder on Amazon UK for the expected price of £10.99. So too is R.O.B.'s Famicom colour iteration - though many of our readers have probably already imported these from Japan since the figure has...

  • News Best Buy R.O.B. Saga Reaches a Happy Ending

    S.A.V.E.D.

    Best Buy has decided not to destroy the R.O.B. unit that nearly cost an employee his job. The robot, which an employee unsuccessfully attempted to take home instead of being recycled as part of Best Buy's Renew Blue program, will instead be sent to the company's corporate headquarters to be put on display. Best Buy had some enthusiastic...

  • News Best Buy Employee On A Mission To Save R.O.B.

    Battling corporate policy for the sake of gaming history

    An employee at Best Buy is currently at risk of losing his job in a desperate bid to prevent a Nintendo Entertainment System Deluxe Set from being recycled. Sharing his story on Reddit, a customer recently brought the set into the store to have it recycled as part of Best Buy's "Renew Blue"...