Remember earlier this year when Nintendo revealed its range of controller button fidget toys, sold exclusively in the gacha machines of its Japan stores? Well, it looks like there's a new collection in town to get us envious all over again.
As spotted by a whole host of people today on Twitter and BlueSky, it appears that the Tokyo Nintendo Store is home to a new gacha collection, one that contains miniature magnetic Zonai devices from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Oh, be still, my beating heart.
There are six different designs in total: Zonai Fan, Rocket, Portable Pot, Big Wheel, Flame Emitter and Shock Emitter. Each miniature comes with a small magnetic pad on the back, so you can attach them to whichever metallic surface you please — and you don't even need Link's gammy arm to do it.
According to a sign on the machine (shared on Twitter by @Genki_JPN), the capsules cost 600 yen (around £3 / $4) and you can purchase two at a time. If you're not happy with the outcome and you want to buy more, you'll have to queue up again. Brutal.
A blog post on Nintendo Dream Web showcases each design in greater detail, even clarifying that the capsules themselves are even modelled on the in-game translucent casing. Now come on, that's neat.
If this year's Controller Button Collection is anything to go by, then we'd imagine that these gacha goodies will remain a Japan exclusive for the time being. *Sigh* Back to looking at flights to Japan online, then.
What do you make of these Zonai device magnets? Which is your favourite? Let us know in the comments.
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Can we all stop for a second and appreciate NintendoLife sharing BlueSky links?
Let' move away from the cesspool that X has become.
Fans but no steering stick? Useless..
Cool! Wish I could get these, but I don’t live in Japan. Could this be a sign of a Yunobo amiibo announcement in the following weeks?
The limitation is brutal indeed, but I hope that it will be enough to let all those interested get at least a literal couple of these - man I wish I could get them myself!
I would want a wing. That's the real celebrity piece. But a fan and a rocket would be nice. These will probably be $100 on eBay
I need the rocket…
If people want this stuff so badly, there's ways to get it like a Japanese proxy for example.
Okay. I've been living so far just fine without all the cool Japan-only stuff but, that! THAT! Man, that's so cool, I wish I could have at least one of those, it doesn't matter which one
This is getting really unfair. I really wanted the N64 and GC keychains too. They've shipped gacha machines to the west for decades, why keep us out now?
@Twilite9 didn't notice that it came from there or anywhere. But it could come from the moon for all I care. All modern social media is garbage anyway. Props to any site including NL for aggregating it so I don't have to get my hands dirty ever.
Looks great. Would be even better if the could magnetically stick to each other at different points.
But...What if I WANT Link's gammy arm?
@Twilite9
I think it is generally a bad thing to post any external objects, twitter, bluesky, or otherwise, as when this article is read by someone in 10 years, there's no guarantee the API will still work.
I am incredibly fortunate to be in Osaka right now (my first trip to Japan!) and I picked up some of these today. The queue was not big (2 or 3 people at most), I wonder if word hasn't got around yet. The upside is I queued up three times
Would love this in the EU..... But I guess it's Scalpers galore again. :S
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