Welcome to Part 4 of Our Deep Dive into the History of Amiibo! In today’s installment, we’re exploring the amiibo releases of 2016—a year that saw the introduction of new franchises, an influx of collectible cards, and some highly sought-after Japan-exclusive releases! Raise Your Shovels! The first amiibo release of…
Initially released for the Nintendo Wii in 2010 (followed by a Nintendo 3DS port in 2013 and a digital release for the Nintendo Wii U in 2015 and 2016), Donkey Kong Country Returns will now be getting a high-definition version for the Nintendo Switch. Launching on Thursday, January 16th, 2025,…
Just in time for the holiday season, Build-A-Bear has released a new Riolu plush bundle! Let’s look at what you’ll get to decorate the adorable Fighting-type. You’ll receive the Riolu plush, coming in at 16 inches tall, along with a cute Premier Ball-themed hoodie. Each Riolu also includes five different…
Yes, yes, it is true. Nook Inc. has partnered with Play Nintendo to release more activities and goodies revolving around Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This time, Nook Inc.’s founder and president is the star of a paint-by-numbers project that can be completed in a number of different ways! …
The little, cutesy animal game that has dominated 2020’s video game sales charts has been able to do so thanks to being available as a digital download. You may have noticed that physical copies of the game aren’t just a “same day pick-up” order away and many are marked up…
Popping up all over Twitter have been some peculiar looking trees you can’t normally find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Thanks to a viral tweet from @peachyisle, along with a slew of details, more eyes are now on what the modding community is doing with the game — and now…
An interview with Aya Kyogoku, director for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, with French news outlet 20 Minutes has recently made the rounds despite being a month old. This is due in part to Twitter user @jmac857 translating portions of the interview and releasing it to various outlets. Not having to…
Live entertainment has had to change this year due to COVID-19 and quarantine orders. Because of that, televised sports have been put on hold and once a tv show runs out of new episodes it’s back to reruns. Talk shows, day-time and late-night, have had to scramble into working with…
Some days, seeing Tom Nook on your Switch screen isn’t enough. Right? Some days, a whole bunch of pixels on a TV aren’t enough to fill that raccoon-shaped hole in your heart. We can’t help that we all adore Mr. Nook and his business-savvy antics, and we can’t help that…
Have you ever wondered why Timmy and Tommy Nook carry around little flags in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? No? Well, regardless of your pondering thoughts, the latest Nook Tails comic shares the origins of the cute animals and their flags. The latest comic strip, shared by Tom Nook, shows the…
The economy-breaking glitch is back again in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Surviving updates and patches, the “duplicate any item” glitch has returned in another form. Thanks to a discovery made by Do Whatever Games on YouTube, we know how to exploit this glitch until it’s eventually patched out. Do Whatever…
Last night we learned Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming to Tetris 99, with a special theme planned for this weekend’s Maximus Cup event. Now Nintendo UK has given us an early look at the theme in action, including the multiple music tracks that’ll feature: The Tetriminos themselves are probably…
The 13th Tetris 99 Maximus Cup has been announced, and it looks like it’s a business deal with Nook Inc. The next weekend long online event for the game will introduce an Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme that anyone who achieves enough event points can then use whenever they please….
The Animal Crossing series has always had a robust catalog of items. Any “slice of life” simulation game is going to have thousands of objects — functional, decorative, a combination of both, and more. Previous Animal Crossing games have had sites dedicated to cataloguing and buying/selling/trading the in-game items and…
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…
