Over the weekend we saw a new Chibi-Robo announcement from Japan, including a rather cute amiibo. Pleasingly this is making its way around the world, with the title being given the name Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash in the West.
The platformer looks set to be a retail release in North America, at least, as the amiibo (pictured above) will be released as part of a bundle with the game - no further details were given. This platformer allows you to use Chibi-Robo's wire and plug in a variety of ways for whipping, swinging and pulling at enemies and items, while the amiibo powers up the character in specific stages.
It's due to arrive in North America in October and Europe in November.
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Good thing it's bundled. That should make things just a little easier.
Nice, I definitely wanna pre-order that, I like the looks of the game AND the amiibo.
@Pupito I'd rather have the digital copy as well. Do not see how they could pull that one off. They do want to sell more digital but this goes against that.
Yay, screw scalpers! I might actually be able to get this now.
Nintendo has been sending out the cuteness assassins lately. How will I survive? I can't wait for this game.
Give us GC Chibi Robo on the eshop, it's too rare and expensive to get hold of !
Right on!
This might be my favorite announcement of 2015. I can't wait for this one!
It's too bad it's 2D. I was really hoping for a 3D game the minute I saw this announcement yesterday.
I like how this one looks. Both the game and amiibo.
I've never completed a single Chibi-Robo games despite owning all of the ones released in NA.
Either way, I love the little guy and cannot wait to get a copy of this bundle.
@Pupito they're probably already on eBay!
Aw it's so cute!
@Pupito I hope you're right, always wanted Chibi on the cube but it was one of the few rare gems on GC I never managed to get hold of.
So the Amiibo will only be released with the game? Man, that could be a good way to get a million-seller game! Just bundle an exclusive Amiibo with it and people (and scalpers) will buy them up whether they want the game or not!
@andyg1971
Yeah that was a fun game. Let's have a CHIBI-ROBO! HD release like WIND WAKER
I loved the original Chibi Robo on GameCube. This one will be on my "to watch" list.
Good luck finding these in stores. I only managed to get last wave of amiibo by being online at 2AM ordering one of each...which meant i got the entire batch my local store managed to receive from Nintendo.
I don't want to continue checking 6 websites every 30min starting 3 weeks prior to each new wave...
@rdrunner1178 that would be fantastic! Especially if they all the GC titles bundled
@Pupito and the frustrating thing is that the seller has sold two in the last 24 hours for that inflated price! How are we going to deter scalpers if people gullibly buy anything without any sort of indication the guy can even get hold of these products?? Gah!!
Hey look, another awesome amiibo I'll never be able to pre-order or see in a store and will never have a chance to buy without paying triple the retail value!
It's nice to see Chibi-Robo! receiving some attention from Nintendo (it's ridiculous that they brought back R.O.B. but neglected to include Chibi-Robo as a fighter in Smash). If I had known that Chibi-Robo was a Nintendo IP during the lifespan of the Nintendo DS, I would have bought the DS game (particularly as it was so cheap).
i might have get the gamecube Chibi Robo and turn on my wii to play that, before planning of getting this one for 3DS
Nice, I was worried that it wouldn't leave Japan. I've not played Chibi Robo before, but that amiibo looks great.
@Pupito I will wait it out and hope Nintendo put it on the Wii U eshop like the Wii games for a decent price.
My first Amiibo.
Not what I expected a new Chibi-Robo to be like, but I'll probably get it...
I am currently playing through Photo Finder on my 3DS and seeing as I am enjoying that you can bet that I will be watchng to see how this game shapes up! It looks promising so far and dang it if that Amiibo isn't calling my name.
Happy Day! Can't wait to get my hands on this game and its amiibo! I'm going to preorder it the first chance I get.
Its not a 3D platformer, but it'll do! I must have that amiibo!
@andyg1971 I actually still have my gc chibi robo but i see it for at least $40 on amazon which isn't really horrible
Did Nintendo forget how to make games that aren't 2D platformers? The majority of their games are 2D platformers these days. I was interested until I saw the gameplay. Not only the type of game, but it looks really bland too. The mechanics actually look good, but just looking at it is boring. They obviously did not spend too much time on this.
I can only assume scalpers are going to target GAME UK's entire stock again like they did with the Splatoon + Inkling Squid Special Edition...
Well I never in a million years would've thought Chibi Robo would get an amiibo but there you go.
@ricklongo Agreed. Personally, I would love to see a true sequel to Chibi-Robo that retains the original game's concept and applies a new coat of paint, some new mechanics, characters, etc. It was such an endearing game, and I thought, a lot of fun to play and help out the other toys and the family. And the character is awesome. If Chibi Robo weren't so small, I'd suggest him for Smash.
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