News items tagged with amiibo

Zelda: Breath of the Wild Amiibo Functionality Revealed

The functionality for several of the amiibo figures for Nintendo’s forthcoming The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild surfaces online in a new video. Several months ago, while announcing and detailin...

By Kyle Sledge on 21 February 2017

Nintendo: Wii U and Amiibo Sales Dropping

In Nintendo’s latest financial earnings report, the company reveals that the Wii U continues to struggle in sales, but 3DS is enjoying a sales bump thanks to Pokemon GO. It’s no secret that...

By Dalton Cooper on 25 October 2016

Lucina, Gold Mario, More Hard To Find Amiibo Returning

Best Buy reveals that six out-of-stock Amiibo are returning to stores in October, with the high-demand Lucina Amiibo being exclusive to the big box retailer. The unexpected popularity of Am...

By Sarah Fields on 30 September 2016

Rumor Patrol: New Legend of Zelda Release Date Leaked?

The source code of Nintendo’s European websites has potentially leaked the release date of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild‘s amiibos and possibly the game itself. While news regardi...

By Cody Gravelle on 16 September 2016

Toys-to-Life Games Are More Than A Trend

After two years of shaking my head at the toys-to-life genre and calling it a fad, Disney Infinity 3.0 and Lego Dimensions have finally converted me to the dark side.

By Denny Connolly on 22 May 2016

Wii U Sales Have Passed 12 Million Units Worldwide

Nintendo reveals its Q3 financials, announcing the sales numbers for the Wii U, 3DS, amiibo figures, as well as games such as Super Mario Maker and Splatoon. In the past, Nintendo has str...

By Dalton Cooper on 26 January 2016

Nintendo's Amiibo Need Their Own Skylanders-Like Game

One editor gives his take on Nintendo’s amiibo figurines and how they are currently being under-utilized by the company, suggesting they find a better purpose. Let me preface this whole t...

By Riley Little on 26 January 2016