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…
We received new trailers for Animal Crossing: New Horizons last night, courtesy of Nintendo Japan — and as it turns out, we didn’t have to wait all that long for the English version to become available for one of the videos! Nintendo UK has just shared one for all of…
A lot of information regarding amiibo support has been released for Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently. We run through a lot of the details in our latest video:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is all about your own, personal island getaway — but the first step of any far-flung trip is a little paperwork. Thankfully, you can take care of that bureaucratic necessity early with Nintendo’s Dodo Airlines passport generator! While the options are fairly limited right now, it…
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…
All 333 villagers from the base version of Nintendo 3DS game Animal Crossing: New Leaf plus 50 more added through a free update will be making their returns in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The information was shared via the official Animal Crossing Twitter account, which tweeted the following: Thank…
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…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will not support Nintendo Switch Online Save Data Cloud backups, but Nintendo is working on an alternative method for restoring saves in the event of console failure, loss or theft that will launch later this year; however, it was revealed during this morning’s Direct that data…
Despite the announcement that Animal Crossing: New Horizons and mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp would not directly connect, this morning’s Animal Crossing Direct revealed there will be some form of tie-ins between the games. As part of a free update, players of both New Horizons and Pocket Camp will be…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be receiving a function to allow users to transfer users and save data to another Nintendo Switch console “later this year.” The news comes from the official UK website for the game, which states that “[New Horizons] does not currently support the ability to transfer…
Yet another pre-order bonus has graced the Animal Crossing community! This time around, GameStop is the retailer offering a freebie when pre-purchasing a copy of New Horizons. Buyers will receive a colorful double-sided poster featuring an array of characters, including Tom Nook, Isabelle, Rosie, Bunnie, Molly, and many others! Check…
We’ve compiled five minutes of brand-new Animal Crossing: New Horizons gameplay footage pulled from the official website! Check it out: Animal Crossing: New Horizons launches worldwide on March 20th, 2020.
This morning’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct has ended, which unloaded tons of new details about the game! Didn’t get a chance to watch, or are maybe confused about some details? Let’s break down everything in the 27-minute-long-plus video. The Direct starts off with Tom Nook explaining that the video…
