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News Gold Mega Man amiibo Will Not Be Coming to Europe
Mega Bummer
One of the unforeseen, but no less pleasant, announcements from the Nintendo Direct was that the collector's edition of Mega Man Legacy Collection would come with a golden Mega Man amiibo that will unlock an additional 11 challenge levels that are exclusive to the 3DS version of the game. As it would happen, the game will be a...
News Standalone Chibi-Robo amiibo Will Be Amazon Exclusive in North America, Releases 30th November
Pre-orders go live on 19th November
Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash has been out for a while now and it unfortunately doesn't seem to have performed too well. While this could potentially signal the end of the series, it nonetheless was a decent, if so
Parent Trap Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival Goes Where Other Wii U Games Don't
We also break down the amiibo card mini-games
Families come in all shapes and sizes, we say that often, but then we expect a handful of popular games to work with all of them. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival breaks the mould in both its form and structure, in doing so it caters for a brand new type of audience and introduces them to the world of...
Some look set to be store exclusives, too
It seems that if you're in North America the best way to see what amiibo are on the way is to head to retailers and look at displays. The amiibo market is so strong in the US, particularly, that major stores seem to be falling over themselves to promote the figures, and in the process are spilling on...
News These Are Nintendo's Black Friday Hardware And Software Offers
Wii U, 3DS and amiibo all up for grabs
Black Friday is almost upon us, and that means striking discounts on all manner of gaming hardware and software. Nintendo has started outlining exactly what products its will be reducing in price on the big day, and if you've yet to invest in a Wii U or 3DS console, then now might be the time to do so. The...
News Lucas & Next Wave Of Animal Crossing amiibo Due Out In North America On 22nd January, 2016
More amiibo cards are also on the way
Nintendo has revealed the Lucas amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Wii U & 3DS along with the Animal Crossing amiibo Resetti, Blathers, Celeste and Kicks designed for Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival will be released in North America on 22nd January, 2016. In addition to this announcement, was the news Series 2...
News Gold Mega Man amiibo Launching Alongside Mega Man Legacy Collection On 3DS
Exclusive challenge stages will be unlocked by the figure
3DS owners have had to wait a little longer than other console owners for Mega Man Legacy Collection, but their patience is being rewarded with 11 special challenge stages which can only be unlocked using the Mega Man amiibo, as well as an all-new golden amiibo figure. In case you didn't...
News Shadow Mewtwo amiibo Card Coming With First Print Copies Of Pokkén Tournament
Arrives alongside the anticipated fighter in Spring 2016
Additional information regarding the highly anticipated Pokkén Tournament was revealed during today's Nintendo Direct. A new amiibo card was shown depicting Shadow Mewtwo, but will only be available in copies of the game during the first production run. This will allow players to unlock the...
News Japan Is Getting This Charming Animal Crossing amiibo Diorama
Perfect for displaying those figures
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is with us soon, and while it might not be generating the same interest as a "proper" Animal Crossing outing, the introduction of several new amiibo figures is helping to build the hype - and over in Japan, they're whipping fans into a frenzy with free tat. Japanese consumers who...
Video The New Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival Trailer is Seeking Happy Players
No points for sadness
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is now just a week away in North America (13th November) and a little longer in Europe (20th November), and it's going to be interesting to see how well it performs in stores. The reaction from eager Nintendo fans to its E3 reveal this year were - we think it's fair to say - relatively hostile,...
News New Style Boutique 2's amiibo Outfits Look Rather Fabulous
Strut your stuff
Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 2 - Fashion Forward may be one of the most awkward game names ever conceived of by Nintendo, but this is a title that's no doubt on a few 3DS owner's wishlists in Europe. The appeal and success of its predecessors speaks to that popularity, and the fact it's heading to the EU suggests that it's...
News Word Puzzles by POWGI Will Include Support For All amiibo on 3DS
Even amiibo cards
Lightwood Games is a studio that's made its name with word games on smart devices, and has recently been releasing some of its titles on Wii U and 3DS. Word Search by POWGI has arrived on Wii U and 3DS, while Word Party is coming to Wii U soon; its next release has a fairly unique feature, though, in that it'll support all current...
News The Falco amiibo is Now Available for Pre-Order from the Nintendo UK Store
Personally, I prefer home delivery
The next instalment of Nintendo's NFC figures is on the way, and you can now pre-order the Falco amiibo from Nintendo UK ahead of its launch date of November 20th in the region; this joins similar pre-orders around the world for the popular Star Fox character. The amiibo costs £10.99 in this listing (as always)...
News amiibo Sales Continue to Gain Momentum as Over Eight Million Cards Are Shipped
Updates on the most popular amiibo are also given
It's clear that amiibo is a true highlight for Nintendo's business at the moment, with over 20 million units shipped in a little under a year. When you consider the stock issues that were prominent in the early months, particularly, it's evident that it's a product that's truly taken off for the...
News Nintendo Confirms That amiibo Sales Have Now Reached 21 Million
amiiboom
We all know that amiibo figures are popular, either from struggling to find stock of some favourites or just from the many conversations on the topic with Nintendo fans. Some shoppers don't even seem to buy them to use in games, but rather as collectibles; Nintendo won't care how they're used as long as they sell. In remarks at the press...
Random Fan Creates Custom amiibo of EarthBound Cast and Pokémon Trainer Red
Because wave-waiting just doesn't cut it...
Custom amiibo have become a growing craze since shortly after the launch of Nintendo's NFC figurines, and have ranged from simple paint-jobs to full-blown model changes. It's impossible to keep track of everyone's creations, but Insomniac Games' Environment Artist Bryan Renno has joined the party and has...
News The Cute Little Green Yarn Yoshi amiibo Gets a Standalone Release in North America
For all you collectors out there
Occasionally amiibo figures are only available within game bundles, either for a limited period or - potentially - as a permanent arrangement. Naturally this doesn't suit everyone, so Nintendo of America is un-bundling one toy for its own release. On this occasion it's the small green Yarn Yoshi, which has been...
News The Chibi-Robo amiibo is Being Sold Separately in Japan
Perhaps Nintendo has similar plans for the West?
Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash launched recently in North America to somewhat middling critical reception. We awarded the game a 6/10, praising its solid gameplay and criticising its somewhat derivative execution. The game also launched alongside an amiibo which was sold exclusively in a bundle with the game...
News Dutch Retailer Lists Standalone Splatoon Squid amiibo, Available 6th November
Seemingly Japanese imports
The three amiibo released specifically for Nintendo's squid-shooter, Splatoon, add a whole lot of content to the game. Unfortunately, as fans located in Europe and North America will know, the Inkling Squid has only been made available in the Splatoon game bundle and amiibo 3-pack. Meanwhile in Japan, the squid retails...
News Lottie amiibo Will Be Exclusive to Best Buy in Canada
Not a whole Lottie places to find this one
It seems that exclusive amiibo announcements have been all the rage lately. Just this past week, we've received confirmation that the Villager re-stock, Mii Fighter 3-pack, and the Mega Yarn Yoshi will be exclusive to Toys "R" Us and that the Falco amiibo will be exclusive to Best Buy
News Mega Yarn Yoshi, Exclusive To Toys "R" Us in North America, Given Release Date
Joins Mii Fighter 3-pack and Animal Crossing Villager restock
Toys "R" Us has confirmed the well-known secret that the new Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo will be exclusive to its stores. The soft toy - which is a larger variant of the existing Yarn Yoshi - does now have a release date; it launches on November 15th and will only be available in store. Mega...
News Animal Crossing amiibo Triple Pack Confirmed For Australia
Releases alongside Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
Following the announcement that the Animal Crossing amiibo Cards Collectors Album for series one would be arriving in Australian & New Zealand stores soon, Nintendo Australia has today confirmed the Animal Crossing amiibo triple pack including K.K.Slider, Reese and Cyrus will also be made...
News The Animal Crossing amiibo Cards Collectors Album Is Coming To Australia & New Zealand
Better late than never
Nintendo has confirmed via Facebook and Twitter that the series one Animal Crossing amiibo Cards Collectors Album will be making its way across to Australia and New Zealand very soon. Since the launch of Animal Crossing: Happy Home D
And that's only the beginning
Earlier today Best Buy opened pre-orders as the only North American retailer to be selling the Falco amiibo. Toys "R" Us doesn't want to be left out so has now confirmed a release date for one of its own upcoming exclusives - the Mii Fighters triple pack. This pack will launch on 1st November and, in news that's either...
News Best Buy Opens Pre-Orders for Falco's amiibo Release in North America
Everyone loves retailer exclusives, right?
It's that time again, amiibo hunters, as you scramble to grab the latest amiibo for your collection. This one's for North American gamers, in particular, as Best Buy has launched pre-orders for Falco, which is exclusive to the retailer. You can see the tweet below and you need to head to this product page...
News Toys "R" Us Teases More Exclusive amiibo in North America
Oh boy
It seems that Toys "R" Us is sweeping the board with the amiibo exclusives in North America. Following hot on the heels of the recent confirmation that the Mii Fighter amiibo will be exclusive to the retailer, it seems that there are still more amiibo that will be locked in to the massive toy store. Toys "R" Us recently tweeted a picture of...
Nindie can't win with this one
The internet can be a wonderful source of information, but can also get out of control when hype is engaged over potential goodies on the way. Nintendo recently fell victim to this when it inadvertently teased a tweet that was ultimately underwhelming, prompting plenty of frustration and humour. Nintendo of America...
Video Watch Us Put The Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader Through Its Paces
amiibo and amiibo cards both tested
While New Nintendo 3DS owners have been happily plonking amiibo figures onto the lower screens of their consoles for months now, people who are saddled with older 3DS models have had to watch on in envy - until now. Nintendo has finally gotten around to releasing the promised 3DS NFC Reader, a device which links...
News A Satoru Iwata Memorial Custom amiibo is Being Sold for Charity
Has attracted bids of over $1000 so far
Custom amiibo figures are rather common, with fans converting existing figures into other favoured characters and variations. With the passing of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata earlier in the year there was a petition for a Satoru Iwata amiibo, and some produced their own in honour of the gaming visionary...
Rumour Mii Fighter amiibo Might Be a Toys "R" Us Exclusive in North America
Keep an eye out
The never ending stream of new amiibo figures continues moving at a rather brisk pace and although recent times with stock issues have been better, it's still not an easy task to find some of the more in-demand amiibo at a nearby store or for a reasonable price. Retailer exclusivity doesn't exactly help solve this issue, as it...
Pretty darn generous
Earlier today we reported that GAME sent a letter of apology and £10 of store credit to those affected by issues of multiple Super Mario Maker pre-order payments. That was a reasonable goodwill gesture, though it seems to be a day of UK retailers going out of their way to apologise to customers that have been let down. The...
News You Can Now Preorder The Glorious Mewtwo amiibo in the UK
Gotta buy 'em all
Back in July we reported that a Mewtwo amiibo was spotted in the wild, which appeared to drive amiibo collectors and the Internet in general into a bit of a frenzy. If you're in the UK, your time has now come. You can preorder this glorious Mewtwo amiibo today on the Nintendo UK Store for a delivery on or around the 23rd October...
Arriving in Europe on 20th November
Update: It's now been confirmed that amiibo Festival will arrive in North America on 13th November. Original Article: Nintendo's showing at E3 this year didn't exactly receive universal acclaim, and many Wii U fans in particular didn't react favourably to the reveal of Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, which...
News NOA Announces Coming Restock of Old amiibo
To select retailers and lucky(?) wallets
Let's tell the story of an unknown, completely random Nintendo fan. We'll call him Jim Smatshaw. Jim was excited for amiibo from the start, and went to a Toys 'R Us as soon as the first wave came out. That night he chose to buy Wii Fit Trainer and Fox, and fortune smiled upon him. Then, limiting himself to...
Video Mega Yarn Yoshi, Shovel Knight And More amiibo Madness At EGX 2015
Is your wallet ready?
You like amiibo, right? Of course you do! Everyone does. And with that in mind, you'll no doubt be pleased to hear that Nintendo Life video expert Alex Olney teamed up with our friends at Family Gamer TV at EGX 2015 to get an up-close tour of all the lovely new amiibo on show at the expo. On the Nintendo booth we got to have a...
Rumour Retailer-Exclusive amiibo Look Set for Roll Out At Rival Stores in North America
Timed exclusives only?
In Europe most amiibo, if not quite all, have been released by any retailer that's wanted to stock the figure. It's been a rather different tale in North America, with major players Toys "R" Us, GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy and Amazon all having exclusives at some point over the past 10 months. In some cases, however, these may...
Weirdness Bowser Bummed by Skylanders amiibo Tie-in
GAME store has a cheeky time of it
Anatomically, Bowser's nose can be considered to have two primary purposes. First, it provides something to breathe through when he has a mouth full of hot, fiery death to spit. Second, its presence keeps him from looking like a total goober. Case in point, one GAME store seems to have come across a Hammer Slam...
News Don't Count Nintendo Out, Says Former Xbox Boss Robbie Bach
"Nintendo - with great respect - is a toy company, and always has been"
With the Wii U look set to sell less units that the GameCube and the 3DS falling short of the commercial performance of its immediate predecessor the DS, many industry analysts have characterised Nintendo as a company in decline. However, former Xbox boss Robbie Bach - who spent...
Video Skylanders Superchargers Wii and Wii U Starter Packs Compared
Bowser and DK make their entrances
Ahead of reviews coming in for Skylanders Superchargers we have a look at how the toys stack up in the home. In particular how the Wii U and Wii starter packs compare to the other console versions. As you can see in these unboxing videos, the kids are more than a little impressed by Bowser and Donkey Kong packs...
News Mega Man amiibo Supported In Mega Man Legacy Collection
Dust off your Blue Bomber
We have to admit we're really looking forward to the Mega Man Legacy Collection which is coming to the 3DS eShop early next year. In addition to offering faithful reproductions of the series' origins with the original six Mega Man games, the game also includes a Challenge Mode, which stitches together various areas and...
News Mario Modern Colours amiibo Now Available For Preorder On The Nintendo UK Store
Modern life isn't rubbish
If you didn't get the bundled Mario Classic Colours amiibo with your copy of Super Mario Maker, then the Mario Modern Colours amiibo which is now available for preorder on the official Nintendo UK Store could be the one for you. Heck you should probably just own both variants, it is Mario's 30th anniversary after all...
Video Did You Know Gaming? Tackles amiibo
Origins, dropped ideas and more
We often share Did You Know Gaming? videos here on Nintendo Life, as they provide stylish video summaries - and sometimes little-known details - on various aspects of the medium. We thought we'd post the latest video as it tackles an important ongoing subject here on NL - amiibo. The little toys are always a hot...
News Nintendo Confirms Seven Million amiibo Sales in the US
Splatoon also continues to sell well
The August NPD results have made their way into the world - these only cover physical retail sales in the US and are, therefore, only relatively representative. Nevertheless they do bring us some updated sales numbers and trends from a vital gaming market. From a Nintendo perspective the software top 10 brings...
News Nintendo UK Store Offering Limited Edition Super Mario Box Packed With Goodies
Box fresh
Nintendo UK's online store is marking the 30th birthday of Super Mario by offering a limited edition box packed with merchandise. The Super Mario Box contains a Mario Classic Colours amiibo, 8-Bit Mario Soft Toy, Mario "Breaking Bricks since 1985" T-Shirt and a Mario Hat. It's available for pre-order at £29.99 and ships on October 9th...
Video We Look at Every Single Mystery Mushroom Costume in Super Mario Maker
Spoiler warning!
When Nintendo first revealed that we could play as characters from Zelda, Animal Crossing, Kirby, Splatoon and many more in Super Mario Maker using amiibo, we were thrilled to bits. Little did we know just how expansive this roster would become, which finally comes in at a staggering 100 unique costumes. Of course not every single...
News More Wave 5 amiibo Pre-Order Sale Windows Confirmed for Amazon in North America
Friday's the day
Though amiibo can still be tricky to obtain, a number of retailers have been improving the way they sell the cheeky little figures over the past few months. With first-come-first-served policies that avoid pre-orders, 1-per-limit customers and other ideas, it's generally a better process to get hold of the toys. Amazon has been one...
News Watch Chibi-Robo! Running Around In His Mario Costume In The Latest Zip Lash Gameplay Trailer
The Chibi-House is almost ready for departure sir!
As the release of Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash for 3DS draws ever closer Nintendo has been releasing new snippets of information about the game, along with the recent gameplay trailer below. In the trailer we can see a snippet of Chibi-Robo! running around in a Mario costume, which we can only assume is...
News A Supercharged Star Fox amiibo Hybrid Was A Possibility for Skylanders SuperChargers
I can't let you do that, Star Fox!
We're still kind of amazed that Nintendo allowed supercharged versions of Bowser and Donkey Kong to be included in the upcoming Skylanders SuperChargers game. In addition to being playable characters they also get their own amiibo figurines which have a handy switch in the base to flip into Skylanders mode...
News Man Goes On Quest To Buy Every Single amiibo In Australia In 24 Hours
Will it end well?
Popular Australian YouTube botherer UnlistedLeaf (aka Ando) got challenged by his followers to go on a journey to try and find every single amiibo in 24 hours in Australian stores. We all have no doubt experienced the pain of trying to find a coveted amiibo for our collection, be it in Europe or North America, but will they just...
News Production Of Shovel Knight amiibo Is Being Handled Entirely By Yacht Club Games
"We're basically licensing the amiibo technology from Nintendo"
After last week's revolutionary news of a third-party franchise breaking its way into the world of amiibo, some more details on the Shovel Knight figure have surfaced via Yacht Club Games. In an interview with Destructoid at PAX Prime 2015, studio head Sean Velasco stated that Yacht...
