When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
Every time a new Super Smash Bros. game is revealed, speculation for the new characters joining the roster quickly takes over the internet. It makes sense, many of the most exciting Nintendo reveals are Smash Bros. character trailers. Yet even with it having been over three years since Super Smash…
So here we are at the end of the end of an era. The last hurrah no one expected for a game that’s consistently given Nintendo fans something to rally behind and lose themselves in the hype. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is welcoming its final new Spirits, seemingly for good….
With the final Super Smash Bros. series amiibo finally released as well as the amiibo Tag Team Tournament returning soon, many people may be wanting to do some amiibo training. While it is a fairly straightforward procedure on the surface, there’s a lot that goes into it and a lot…
What a ride it’s been. Since their announcement, amiibo have been intrinsically linked to Super Smash Bros. Though the scope and scale have changed (you can wear one on your wrist at Universal Studios, you know) there’s no denying that with this upcoming release it’s the end of an era….
I’ve been a part of the Nintendo community for quite some time now, but I can’t recall a single event that united Nintendo fans more effectively than a good, old-fashioned Super Smash Bros. character reveal. The anticipation, the speculation, and, of course, the moment of the reveal – watching these…
For those of you who have been part of the Amiibo News family on Twitter over the past nine years, you know just how much amiibo mean to me. I’ve been putting out amiibo in-stock alerts day and night for the better half of a decade, and the idea that…
It’s official: Everyone is here! Nintendo has confirmed that the last Super Smash Bros. amiibo, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, will be arriving sometime in 2024. No exact release date is set as of yet, but stay tuned. We’ll make sure to report back with all the latest news from…
Do you have a Smash Bros. amiibo that you’ve been training up like a prized dog? Nintendo Live in Seattle takes place during Labor Day Weekend, where on September 3rd players ages 10 through 16 will take place in a special Super Super Smash Bros. Ultimate “amiibo + me” exhibition….
Smash Bros. fighter speculation is much like the Hotel California – you can check out anytime you’d like, but you can never leave. Well over a year after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final bit of fighter DLC was released, Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has chimed in to state that,…
The long wait is almost over — Nintendo of America has finally confirmed the release date of two of the most anticipated Smash Bros. amiibo, Pyra and Mythra, for July 21st! The Pyra and Mythra #SmashBros #amiibo will launch as a double pack on 7/21. Each amiibo unlocks a…
For those who have been out of the Nintendo-focused loop, Bandai Namco revealed the brand-new Tekken 8 last week during Sony’s State of Play, full of hyperrealistic graphics, cool combos, and of course Mishimas battling each other to the death. And while the exquisitely rendered rain particles dripping off the…
It’s been almost a full year since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received its final big content update, bringing Sora from Kingdom Hearts into the fold. But that hasn’t stopped director Masahiro Sakurai from indulging in his greatest passion: daily screenshots of the game, framing characters in humorous or elegant lights….
