Every so often a custom amiibo comes along that's either aesthetically impressive or warms the heart. This one checks both boxes. Born from the mind of artist George Crudo, this new figure depicts a picturesque, yet also cartoonish version ...

Last week in 2018 everyone lost their minds trying to find the pictured three amiibo, labeled later in the day as "the holy trinity." After the fourth store or so in the morning rush I started to notice it myself, and witness the years-long...

It appears Nintendo struck a chord with the announcement of Piranha Plant as a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter, who is beloved by fans all over the globe. While it kind of came out of left field and could have fallen flat the l...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are quickly approaching and every retailer across the globe is prepping special deals. Amazon Japan is getting in on the action and releasing a limited supply bundle of all currently available Smash Bros. amiib...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will give us amiibo for characters that weren't previously in Smash 4 -- so yes, we are getting a Solid Snake toy at some point. The thing is not all of them have been dated or revealed yet (like Snake),...

[Update: Welp, this tweet confirms the Treasure Goblin for a December 2018 release: check out the full tweet below. Disappointingly Blizzard publishing director Josh Kerwin states that in the US it will be a GameStop exclusive. Plus, t...

Brand new amiibo in the Smash Bros. line-up will be releasing soon. While 2018 will only see Wolf, Ridley, and Inkling on launch day, 2019 is set to receive the rest of the roster throughout the year. So far, we know that the Ice Climbers a...

Nintendo spilled the beans on current amiibo figures in their financial results briefing this week: approximately 50 million units to date. The company reminds us that "all" characters in the 3DS/Wii U version of Smash have been releas...

Nintendo has released a new trailer for Splatoon 2's upcoming Octoling amiibo that shows off the special costumes you'll unlock with them. It also reconfirms the December 7, 2018 release date that we already knew. The Octoling girl will unl...

If you count the Mega Man 11 amiibo releasing this week, there's 166 figures available worldwide, with many more coming in the pipeline (Solaire is right around the corner). That's...a lot! I don't blame you if you stopped at just the Smash...

You've no doubt seen the fan art by now. What started as an official new Nintendo character named Peachette has since become a free-for-all of funny, original, weird, and yes sultry fan characters. Bowsette has really caught on, but the int...

The final bits of info for Mega Man 11 have started to trickle out now that we're close to its October 2 release date. We're now more aware of the full Robot Master cast after a lengthy campaign of intrigue, and for anyone who's dreading th...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is doing things a little differently when it comes to character unlocks. While we don't know the exact process, Smash boss Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that it will be easier in general. According to inform...

Dark Souls: Remastered was supposed to see a simultaneous worldwide release on May 24 on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. It would have been a monumental feat especially since the announcement of the Switch version came out of nowhere initial...

Yesterday during a special Nintendo Direct presentation the publisher went crazy with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate information, dishing out new kernels on modes, stages, assists, and characters. The latter category saw the injection of S...

[Update: Nintendo has confirmed that Japan will be getting the figures in November, and western markets will wait until December 7.] Nintendo gave us another huge amiibo drop at E3, and the dates for some of them are starting to come togeth...

Pearl and Marina are finally available in amiibo form. Don't get cooked. Stay Off the Hook.

It's the weekend! And maybe a whole lot of you will be spending some time with Nintendo Switch shooter Splatoon 2, no doubt gearing up for next week's community destroying race war.In prep for the upcoming battle, Nintendo have dropped a ne...

Just moments ago I was musing on the topic of scant amiibo news has been in the past year. Ladies and gentlemen: we have amiibo news. Nintendo has just confirmed (by way of their official "Versus" Twitter account) the launch dates for the R...

The amiibo news network, collectively, has been pretty quiet for the past year. We get the occasional big figure push that predictably sells out quickly (Solaire), and the past two E3s have given us a handful of announcements, but it's been...

We are just a short week away from the best amiibo ever released. No, not Butt-plug Bowser, but Splatoon 2's awesome hosts; Marina and Pearl, collectively known as Off the Hook.Courtesy of the official Japanese twitter, we now know the extr...

When I chose the above picture of the amiibo "Holy Trinity" (Marth, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer) the memories came rushing in. The thrill of the hunt, the first day of the launch of amiibo, and finding out "damn, these things are actually des...

Insert "do you feel old yet" reference here: amiibo launched in November of 2014, and many, many store exclusives and stocking issues later, it's become a global phenomenon. Maybe it's not nearly as popular of a trend as it was during the g...

When Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS were released, fighters were inevitably left out, because that's how normal fighting game series go. No fighters -- no amiibo -- but that's set to change with the "all-inclusive" roster of Smash Ult...

Directly following the Smash World Championship, Nintendo dropped a few more bits of Splatoon related news. For one, the new expansion is out tomorrow! Also, even more Splatoon amiibo are on the way. The new trio is as follows: Oc...