Welcome back to our in-depth exploration of the history of amiibo! In our previous segment, we delved into the first half of 2015, covering the releases of Waves 3 and 4 of the Super Smash Bros. amiibo line, as well as the debut of the Super Mario Bros. amiibo series….
Another Dynamax Pokémon debuts in Pokemon GO! This time Drilbur, a Ground-type Pokémon, will be entering the Dynamax pool (and is a good Dynamax Pokémon for battles against Dynamax Charmander, Gigantamax Charizard, Dynamax Beldum, and Dynamax Falinks). (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
The Meta Knight amiibo, which was exclusive to Best Buy stores, hasn’t been seen in the wild since the day it was released, with the exception of the Nintendo World Store in New York City. While the elusive amiibo has been keeping collectors frustrated for months, there appears to be…
Over the past few weeks, alleged prototype amiibo have made their way to eBay. The sellers are almost all exclusively based in China, and the items have been titled “prototypes” in the listings. Figures like Silver Mario, Palutena, Meta Knight, Lucina, and even unannounced figures like the Mii Sword Fighter,…
Update: New details have emerged on Best Buy’s Nintendo World Championships webpage. Registration will be limited to the first 750 participants per store according to the fine print on the bottom of Best Buy’s rule page for the competition. The official registration form is also available to download and print now.
In an interview with IGN, a Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata will not be attending this year’s E3 conference in Los Angeles. This marks the second year in a row that Mr. Iwata has missed the flagship gaming conference. In the statement, the company said: “Nintendo’s…
We received information from a source that Best Buy systems are currently displaying “Dummy SKU” next to various console names, including the Wii U and the 3DS. Each Dummy SKU has “E3” attached to it, which makes us wonder now more than ever what reveals we’ll be seeing at E3…
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It’s time to party like it’s 1990 all over again. After a 25 year absence, Nintendo has announced the triumphant return of its most beloved event in its history: the Nintendo World Championships. The announcement was made last week during a special Nintendo E3 preparation preview. In the video, Nintendo…
It’s the Holy Mother of all giveaways! Nintendo Inquirer and Amiibo News have teamed up for our most exciting giveaway to date. By following both Amiibo News and Nintendo Inquirer on Twitter and retweeting the tweet below, one lucky follower will be selected at random on Sunday, June 7th, to…
If you’re 18 or older and you’re looking to break into gaming journalism, look no further! The Nintendo Inquirer team is looking to expand and we’d love to hear from you. Here’s what you to have to do to apply: Make sure you meet the criteria listed below. Then send…
Super Mario Bros. is, without question, one of the most important video games of all-time. It is not a difficult argument to make that it is the most important video game of all-time, though in a world populated with Pong, Spacewar!, Tetris, Super Mario 64 and several others, I’ll leave…
Yoshi is back on home consoles for the first time since 1997, and Nintendo is once again using a unique art style to offer a fresh take on a historic franchise. On the heels of other similar offerings like Paper Mario, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and most…
In an announcement back in March, Nintendo announced a partnership with DeNA that would bring beloved Nintendo franchises and characters to mobile devices, i.e., smartphones and tablets. While the news may have rocked the gaming world, it really shouldn’t have come as a shocker, considering the gaming giant has been…
