amiibo - Timeline

Wednesday19th Oct 2016

  • News FCC Listing Points to Potential Bluetooth amiibo NFC Reader

    amiibo support for smart devices, perhaps even NX?

    Filings and formal listings can occasionally be a means to see a product before it's revealed to the world, and we may just have such a case today. Eagle-eyed observers on NeoGAF have unearthed an approved FCC listing for a Bluetooth device that looks very much like the amiibo NFC Reader, but in...

Wednesday5th Oct 2016

Monday3rd Oct 2016

Friday30th Sep 2016

  • News Best Buy Opens Pre-Orders on Some Re-Stocked amiibo in the US

    Pit! Samus! Lucina! Sonic! Gold Mario! Ness!

    It's surprising that a number of Smash Bros. amiibo figures are still relatively rare, depending on where you live. Some figures that are as common as rainy days here in the UK require pre-orders in the US, even when they were originally released in 2014 / 2015. That seems to be the case with some...

Thursday29th Sep 2016

Wednesday28th Sep 2016

Friday16th Sep 2016

Monday12th Sep 2016

Friday9th Sep 2016

Monday5th Sep 2016

Thursday1st Sep 2016

Tuesday9th Aug 2016

Wednesday27th Jul 2016

Wednesday20th Jul 2016

Friday8th Jul 2016

Thursday7th Jul 2016

  • News Monster Hunter Stories Gets Three Shiny New amiibo Figures

    But still no western release date

    Monster Hunter Stories doesn't have a western release date yet, so the news we're about to report might make you feel quite uncomfortable - queasy, even. We already knew that the game would be accompanied by its own amiibo, and the first few figures were revealed a while ago. However, we've now got images of three...

Friday1st Jul 2016

Wednesday22nd Jun 2016

  • Gallery PDP is Launching Some Rather Fancy amiibo Displays

    Not just a plastic case

    The amiibo range is treated different ways depending on the owner's style. Some keep them boxed and preserved for future generations, some have them scattered around shelves and ready to be used (like this writer), and others put them on display. Nintendo and third-parties have released various cases and fancy displays to...

Tuesday14th Jun 2016

Thursday9th Jun 2016

  • Review Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (3DS eShop)

    Tiny toys

    Nintendo's track record in promoting amiibo through free apps isn't one that's always shown the company at its best. amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits, for example, was a bit rubbish and unsure of its audience. With efforts like that it's just as well that the range and compatible games mean the figures (and cards) practically sell...

Friday27th May 2016

Thursday26th May 2016

Wednesday25th May 2016

Friday13th May 2016

Wednesday4th May 2016