In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
Starting today, it looks like the Pokémon Center website will be getting into the holiday spirit. From home decor to holiday themed plushies, let me be the first to say that all the new merchandise looks absolutely adorable. If you celebrate with a tree in your home, there are two…
Nintendo will be hosting a national StreetPass event this upcoming weekend. From November 26th to November 29th, 3DS owners will be able to participate in a Thanksgiving themed StreetPass event. Fans that stop by one of the 29,000+ Nintendo Zone hotspots during the weekend will be able to get up…
At the beginning of this month, the Pokémon TCG saw the release of its 66th expansion of cards, titled BREAKthrough. The English adaption of the Japanese Blue Shock and Red Flash, the expansion is the eighth expansion of the XY series of cards and the first of the XY BREAK…
With Cloud’s recent Super Smash Bros. reveal, it’s no doubt that Final Fantasy has been on every Nintendo fan’s mind lately. Many have questioned why Cloud’s appearance makes any sense, and there have been mixed reactions about the entire ordeal. We’ve already gone over our thoughts on the reveal and…
Splatoon fans, your armory is about to get even larger, as Nintendo will soon be unlocking a new weapon for your collection: the Slosher Deco. A variant of the standard Slosher, the Slosher Deco swaps out the Burst Bomb sub weapon for a Splash Wall, and instead of calling in…
Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like amiibo have been around for far more than a year. It’s already hard for me to remember a time when we couldn’t buy a finely detailed four inch figure of each of our favorite Nintendo characters. In just 12 months, these highly…
The announcement of Cloud Strife in Super Smash Bros. came as a surprise to pretty much everybody. Even those of us who were rooting for a Square Enix representative never expected Cloud to be the one. Naturally the announcement ruffled a few feathers. Cloud is essentially symbolic of Squaresoft’s “betrayal”…
In celebration of the 1st amiibo birthday, we take a detailed look at every amiibo released to date, both in box and out!
The amiibo community has seen a wide variety of character releases in two different forms– figure and card– in just the first year of amiibo. We thought it would be fun to look back at all the individual amiibo landmark events throughout the last year, dating all the way back…
To kick off a special day of festivities for the very first amiibo birthday, we’ve put together a special banner for amiibo fans. Showcasing all of the amiibo releases throughout the past year, the photo illustrates exactly how far our favorite toys-to-life line has evolved in such a short amount…
Join Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied as they open all the newly released Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival amiibo. Check out your favorite townsfolk and take a peek at the three exclusive Animal Crossing amiibo cards that come bundled with the game!
If you’re anything like me, you had mixed feelings when you saw the reveal trailer for Cloud. Ever since the character speculation first began after the announcement of Super Smash Bros. Brawl–which was nearly a decade ago, in case you weren’t keeping track–Cloud was one of the biggest jokes in…
