Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
In 2016, Nintendo released multiple Animal Crossing themed amiibo card albums to coincide with the 3DS spinoff Happy Home Designer. Since the title’s release, one particular album that was only available in Japan has become a high-valued item sought after by amiibo collectors worldwide. However, next week Max Games Co….
Best Buy has opened pre-orders for Hero and Joker. You can check out the links below. Hero Joker Stay tuned for more pre-order alerts as we get them! Mark your calendars, amiibo fans: the Hero and Joker amiibo have been confirmed to be arriving in North America on…
Mark your calendars, amiibo fans: the Hero and Joker amiibo have been confirmed to be arriving in North America on October 2nd! Super #SmashBrosUltimate #amiibo for DLC fighters Joker and Hero will be available starting Oct. 2nd! pic.twitter.com/gQE1zJBZot — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 15, 2020 If you…
The amiibo drought is OVER! Joker and Hero amiibo have been confirmed by Masahiro Sakurai to be coming this fall in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video presentation! Joker has a massive blue blaze on his base, while Hero is represented by the default Dragon Quest…
Welcome to Amiibo Showdown! Each week, amiibo fanatics Amiibo Jason and Hero TJ go head-to-head to discuss which amiibo is superior. On today’s episode, it’s the battle of the 8-Bit amiibo!
While things have been quiet for North America, Japan and the UK have both seen Animal Crossing amiibo cards make a comeback. Presumed to have been leftover stock of Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and Welcome amiibo cards; these orders came and went for the most part. While it certainly…
In recent months Tencent has been officially bringing Nintendo games to the Chinese market, with amiibo also getting the greenlight. Now, a second wave has been confirmed via new barcode listings, as relayed by Twitter user Chinese Nintendo. Kirby, Meta Knight, and Dedede from the Kirby series are confirmed (sorry,…
It’s alive…. IT’S ALIVE! Nintendo has just applied to a brand new amiibo based patent in Japan as detailed by JapaneseNintendo. The patent is pretty vague, but appears to allow players to control an on screen character by using an NFC figure. Stay tuned for more details as we get…
Amiibo cards have been on our mind ever since the Animal Crossing Direct, and while the majority of them were soon available to purchase again via My Nintendo Japan, the rest of the world has been left wondering whether or not we’ll see the same kind of restock. You can…
Cyber Shadow, an upcoming 8-bit ninja homage published by Yacht Club Games, is shaping up quite nicely, judging by the newest trailer. The trailer premiered during the Yacht Club Games Presents livestream that unveiled new titles and updates. The story follows a very Ryu Hayabusa-looking ninja in a cyberpunk dystopia….
After the announcement of Animal Crossing amiibo support in New Horizons from yesterday’s Direct, myself and others on the Nintendo Wire team were eagerly going through our collections, setting up trades, and looking for cards online. It can be tricky to get packs at MSRP these days, and certain villagers…
Sharing details about the amiibo support within Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a great way to wrap up the Direct today. Not only did we find out that scanning in the previously released figures and cards will bring villagers to our islands, but doing so will also provide players with…
