9AM Eastern today. That was when the Sanrio Animal Crossing: New Horizons amiibo cards were supposed to go live for "in-store pickup" ordering at Target. You can guess what happened next. Like most things amiibo related, the site broke imme...

Although Super Nintendo World in Universal Japan was going to open on February 4, a state of emergency pushed it back. That hasn't stopped people from actually entering the park though, as hundreds of YouTubers and members of the press have...

Nintendo has really dropped off with their amiibo production in the last several years. Just give this huge list a quick glance. I'll wait! You can see the huge drop in 2018 following a big 2017 showing, and even bigger reductions going for...

When we had access to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury recently for our review, we sadly did not have the brand new Cat Peach and Cat Mario amiibo in our possession. Now that the game is out and our order is delivered, we do! Let's...

Nintendo has been very choosy when it comes to anything amiibo-related in the past few years. Just look at the stark decrease in production! But alas, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is not only getting amiibo support for both mod...

Great Scott! With three new amiibo confirmed that brings the grand total of 2021's known figures to...11. That's...kind of huge these days, given that we only got four real amiibo last year, and they were all from the Smash line. Where are ...

Do you have a complete amiibo collection? Well, you better shift the goal posts of what "complete" means! As revealed by Capcom on their official Japanese site, there's going to be a "lottery" soon for a set of gold Monster Hunter amiibo. W...

Surprise! Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is getting even more amiibo support beyond what we already knew was coming. Announced very quietly, buried within an explosion of news about the February-bound Switch release, came news th...

It's not every day that we get two amiibo stories! While we'll get to both, Monster Hunter Rise is undoubtedly the lead here, as Capcom just explained what the trio of amiibo will do in their new Monster Hunter video breakdown. As...

Just recently, Nintendo shared more info on Super Nintendo World via a physical walking tour with the father of Mario: Shigeru Miyamoto. It was amazing! Go watch it. Back? Well you may have noticed that at some point in the video, Nintendo ...

We're at the point where I need to start writing 2021. 2021. 2021. 2020 is behind us! And I will for sure write "2020" at some point in January. Best to start practicing now. In 2021 (nailed it) there are more amiibo coming. Can you believe...

The time has come for amiibo to shine once again! Sort of. We can talk about select features of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity now: an umbrella that includes amiibo support. Here's a quick rundown of how it all works, since Nintendo ...

[Update: It was a mistake! They are due in March 2021.] Did you miss all of the recent amiibo news? Well here's a full list, and a brief recap. Joker and Hero were just recently released worldwide, kicking off the Smash Ultimate DLC am...

Saturday's "Steve & Alex" presentation on the next DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate certainly had a lot of interesting moments in it. I personally think the way Sakurai incorporated the Minecraft bunch into the game ...

Last week, Capcom revealed Monster Hunter Rise and three new amiibo: which were curiously shown off via artist renderings. Thanks to some detective work from Twitter user Gajinhunter, we now know what they actually look like, and the r...

Right at the tail-end of the "Monster Hunter Direct" (with oddly followed up the Nintendo Direct Mini showcase today), Capcom gave the amiibo collectors what they want: the announcement of three new toys. According to the publisher, Palamut...

Can you believe that the four Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champion amiibo (Daruk, Urbosa, Mipha, Revali) came out in November of 2017? It's true, we tracked it all here! Since then getting restocks has been a pain, like most figures more...

I know what you're thinking: "all these Nintendo announcements this morning and no amiibo?!" Well, maybe that was my reaction. It turns out, though, that Nintendo heard my pleas after all. In a post-Direct tweet, Nintendo of America confirm...

It's always amazing to witness how much raw talent the Zelda community brings to the table. I see it on a regular basis! But this duo of fan-made Guardian amiibo really stands out in this crowded month of great fan creations. Markelang...

[Update: Pre-orders are now live in the US at Best Buy! You can find both of them at the link here.] Do you remember when amiibo were the biggest toys on the planet? That was a weird year. While they may not be as prominent as they once wer...

Today during the Smash Ultimate Min Min stream, Sakurai finally confirmed a fall 2020 release for the Joker and Hero amiibo. This is the first major amiibo update in a long, long while (the last bit of news was a November 2019 reveal f...

The whole amiibo craze has cooled down considerably in the past several months. In fact, no new amiibo have been confirmed or released since January 2020, making it the biggest drought in the history of the line since it started all the way...

Several years ago, after the debut of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Nintendo released amiibo cards featuring the extensive list of Animal Crossing characters. At the time, reception was pretty mixed. The cards' primary use was to in...

We're currently going through the Delay-Apocalypse right now: well, what about the amiibo-Apocalypse? Today, the Dark Samus and Richter amiibo arrived, following a decent amount of up and down pre-order stock opportunities (currently, they ...

It's safe to say that amiibo are very much a "hate it or love it" affair. You probably gave up in 2015. I don't blame you! But for those of you who are still faithful, I know your inner pain and outer joy. There's still plenty of amiibo to ...