Letter writing may be a dying form of communication (and art, if you ask me), yet that hasn’t stopped gaming companies from releasing beautiful stamps to adorn the correspondences of those who still partake in the oldest form of long-distance communication. The Pokémon Company is the latest to do so,…
After months of waiting, one of the most desired Community Days is waddling its way to Pokémon GO. Come hungry and leave bitey, because it’s (almost) Gible time! Gible. June 6. That’s it. That’s the tweet.#PokemonGOCommunityDay — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) May 7, 2021 The little Dragon-type is one…
Preservation is a prickly subject; you can’t swing a dead console over your head without hitting someone who has a fierce opinion on the matter, whether that be physical preservation purists, emulation aficionados, or someone somewhere in-between. Recent events in the games industry over the past few months have brought…
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…
Update: According to the Japanese Nintendo: Animal Crossing site, scanning an amiibo into the game will earn you an animal poster that you can use to decorate your home! During today’s Animal Crossing Direct we were treated to a host of information on island living, and right at the end…
Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason recently discussed just how Nintendo plans on to use amiibo in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in our latest video. Have a watch:
A Japanese man has been officially arrested and charged with violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, which protects companies from unlawfully reproducing its goods for profit, for selling counterfeit amiibo cards. Over the course of 2019, he was able to sell 22 counterfeit amiibo cards for a profit of roughly…
Richter Belmont and Dark Samus are the last confirmed amiibo releases at the moment, meaning there are no upcoming launches on the horizon as we know it. Have a look at our unboxing of this pair and enjoy every second — we might not get another release anytime soon! …
It’s time to widely speculate about tomorrow’s Direct! Join us as we talk about our DLC and amiibo dreams in a live episode of Smash, Switch, Speculation. Kicks off at 8:00 p.m. CST!
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