Tag: Amiibo

28 OCT

Super Mario Odyssey’s Amiibo support is perfect

I like collecting Amiibo more than actually using them. Unlike Skylanders, Nintendo’s toys-to-life line isn’t built around a specific series. The figures work differently with a bunch of games. Sometimes, tapping an Amiibo to your controller will unlock in-game items. This is the case for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Certain Amiibo can […]

17 MAY

The Bootleg Amiibo Business Is Booming, Thanks To Nintendo

With Legend of Zelda Amiibo figures perpetually sold out and fetching prohibitively high prices on eBay, many fans are turning to bootlegged “Amiibo cards” instead. Many sellers of these cards see themselves not as mere pirates, but as modern-day Robin Hoods, providing fans with the in-game content that Nintendo won’t sell them. Advertisement One seller […]

12 APR

Nintendo’s new Zelda amiibo explain Breath of the Wild’s mysterious Fierce Deity armor

During one of its Direct live-streams this evening, Nintendo revealed three new Zelda amiibo alongside an avalanche of release dates for new Switch games. These amiibo include Link toys specific to N64 classic Majora’s Mask and the Wii U entries in the franchise, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. In doing so, Nintendo brought to a […]

23 JAN

New ‘Fire Emblem’ Games Are Coming To 3DS, Switch, And Mobile With More Amiibo

Less than a week after the announcement of Fire Emblem Warriors for the new Nintendo Switch console, Nintendo has delivered another special Nintendo Direct presentation to unveil three additional Fire Emblem games and two new Fire Emblem amiibo. A new mainline #FireEmblem game is coming to Nintendo Switch, a first for home consoles since 2007! […]