Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Great news for those with missing pieces in their amiibo collection: nationwide restocks of a number of figures have been announced by Nintendo of America. Among the amiibo featured in the photo tweet sent out by NOA this morning are Lucario, Greninja, Captain Falcon, Little Mac, Fox and Shulk. At…
As reported by various sources last week, we can completely confirm the legitimacy of certain amiibo figures showing up in Best Buy systems. Previously available as exclusives to Toys ‘R’ Us and GameStop retailers, Greninja, Lucario and Shulk characters seem to no longer be exclusives; however, don’t run out and…
Nintendo UK has started to release a series of new videos introducing the villagers that are unlockable via amiibo cards in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. Three videos have been unveiled (so far) showcasing Molly, Roald and DJ K.K. Check them out below! Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Series…
Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News is working with Toys ‘R’ Us to bring amiibo fans a really awesome giveaway! We’re sending one lucky winner this beautiful End Level Display made by PowerA. All you have to do is follow @AmiiboNews on Twitter and retweet the tweet below. We’ll pick the winner…
Toys ‘R’ Us was kind enough to send Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News team the amiibo End Level Display made by PowerA. We had fun unboxing the display and assembling it. Check out this cool amiibo addition in our video!
It seems weird to think that it’s already been almost a year since amiibo first took the world by storm and spawned an entire gaming subculture of collecting, customizing and training. As reported in the iDigitalTimes, with the latest sales numbers out, amiibo have sold a whopping total of over…
With the release of Super Mario Maker for the Wii U, Nintendo has once again given its fans another reason to like and collect amiibo. In what many people are touting as the best implementation of amiibo support to date, Super Mario Maker brings every amiibo into the game and…
We asked Amiibo News fans to submit their own Super Mario Maker levels so we could try them out, and we were thrilled to receive such a large number of submissions! This video charts the first round of fan made levels. Because of the success from this event, we plan…
Join the Amiibo News team while it scans every released amiibo in to Super Mario Maker!
Amazon has officially announced that Wave 5 amiibo will be released for sale Friday, September 11th, at specific times throughout the day starting at 1:00 p.m. PST. We’ve complied a list of all the times each amiibo will go live in every United States time zone. Click each image below…
Do you remember when hunting for amiibo was something you didn’t have to plan for weeks, if not months, in advance? Yeah, we don’t either. There are murmurs going around the sporting community that amiibo hunting is up for consideration to be qualified as an Olympic sport in the 2016…
Thanks to AmazonJosh, we now have solid information regarding exact times that Wave 5 amiibo will be listed on Amazon this Friday, the 11th of September. Check out the designated times below. And for more details about how you can place orders, head on over to AmazonJosh’s thread on Reddit. This…
