Chibi-Robo’s Getting a New Game and an Amiibo in Japan

<p>Even with E3 around the corner&comma; Nintendo hasn&&num;8217&semi;t forgotten about its fans in the homeland&period; Today&comma; Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s Japanese Direct hit and revealed that a new Chibi-Robo game will be coming to the 3DS – and maybe elsewhere&comma; we can only hope&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Unlike the GameCube title of its origin&comma; this series entry will see Chibi-Robo hopping around in a Mario-style side-scrolling platformer with no toothbrushes in sight&period; Though you won&&num;8217&semi;t be cleaning floors&comma; you will be using your power cord to attack things and grapple across chasms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can check out the footage for the game starting at the 13&colon;30 mark in the Direct video below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;XUxgnYVD&lowbar;-Q<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition&comma; Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s revealed that Chibi-Robo will also be one of the latest characters to become an amiibo&period; We don&&num;8217&semi;t know if it&&num;8217&semi;s coming to other shores either&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;04225356&sol;chibirobo3ds&lowbar;610&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-83873 size-medium" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;04225356&sol;chibirobo3ds&lowbar;610&period;jpg" alt&equals;"chibirobo3ds&lowbar;610" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"169" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Released in 2005 in Japan&comma; <em>Chibi-Robo&excl; Plug into Adventure&excl;<&sol;em> later released in North America and Europe the following year&period; Players assume the role of the game&&num;8217&semi;s 10-centimeter namesake&comma; Chibi-Robo&comma; a little robot assigned to keep his owners&comma; the Sandersons&comma; happy&period; Along with doing chores and keeping his home clean&comma; Chibi-Robo let you discover a variety of mysteries lurking in the Sanderson household – from aliens to the sentient toys roaming the house at night&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What say you&comma; readers&quest; Do you remember Chibi-Robo&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Via<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;channel&sol;UCkH3CcMfqww9RsZvPRPkAJA">Nintendo on YouTube<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;