Zippo Overanalyzes An Aiai Plush.

Well, what do we have here? 

Out of seemingly nowhere, a new piece of Super Monkey Ball merchandise is up for sale, and there's a few interesting things going on here. 

It appears as if our little monkey boy has gotten a bit of a redesign, let's take a look, shall we? 

Firstly, and this is the most noticable change, he's got a new shirt, and it's long sleeved, rather than his usual short sleeved design. No joke, pretty major change. 

Next, he's now back to having pink blushes, rather than the flesh colored ones. He's had them in small minor things, like mobile games a decade ago, but now they're much more prominent on his cheeks. 

Lastly, they've added little white dots to his eyes, to give off the visual depiction of irises. It's a small, but cute touch that rounds out the rest of the changes. 

One other thing to point out is that it seems they've ditched his backpack, which was something he was constantly seen with since 2006, seemingly for good. 

So there you have it, It may not be full on confirmation, but this is pretty damn solid evidence that something Monkey Ball is on the way. 

As I last said, a new Super Monkey Ball is scheduled to release next year. Hopefully we get to see it soon.