GameStop has kicked off one of the biggest sales we’ve seen to date for amiibo. A bunch are now going for just $6 while others are $16. You can save on amiibo in the Smash Bros., Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Street Fighter 6 lines. Even the recent Donkey Kong Bananza figure with Pauline is included. …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube834k There’s been some fairly heated debate since the announcement of Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, over the remastered collection’s hefty price tag. It’s quite a lot of money for a pair of Wii games, as absolutely phenomenal as they are, there’s no getting around it. However, we do …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube834k There’s been some fairly heated debate since the announcement of Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, over the remastered collection’s hefty price tag. It’s quite a lot of money for a pair of Wii games, as absolutely phenomenal as they are, there’s no getting around it. However, we do …
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Nintendo’s next wave of Amiibo toys will be the company’s largest and most expensive figures to date. Announced on Friday, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Kirby Air Riders, and Super Mario Galaxy are each getting their own unique Amiibo releases. Most notable are the Kirby figures, which at $50 are the most expensive Amiibo to date. Typically, Amiibo figures cost between …
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Image: Nintendo During the latest Direct, it was revealed Virtual Boy games would be joining the ‘Nintendo Classics’ library early next year. In case you missed it, there’ll be a few (paid) gates you’ll need to pass through before you can even access this particular library. Not only will you need to have an active Switch Online + Expansion Pack …
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Earlier this week, with the help of a fantastic report from GamesFray, we covered the news of Nintendo securing a new U.S. patent that not only looks like part of their arsenal against Pocketpair’s Palworld, but could also send shockwaves across the wider gaming industry. I’m of course talking about the patent for summoning other characters to fight for you …
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Image: Nintendo Apart from the cost of the new Super Mario Galaxy pack, one other talking point following the latest Direct is the pricing of the new Kirby Air Riders amiibo. As highlighted by Nintendo Everything, these new figures will reportedly be Nintendo’s “most expensive amiibo ever”. To reiterate, it means fans will apparently have to fork out more than …
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I keep wondering when Nintendo will get back into VR. I actually asked Shigeru Miyamoto about it earlier this year. Well, Nintendo’s back in the VR game, sort of, with a new Virtual Boy. Retro games and a Virtual Boy accessory for the Switch and Switch 2 will be available on Feb. 17 next year. Virtual Boy was one of several company announcements …
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It’s Mario birthday! The moustachioed maestro is 40 this weekend, and Nintendo is in a celebratory mood. Its latest Direct showcase was chock full of Mario stuff – from re-releases to a brand-new tennis game – but things didn’t stop there. We also get a release date for Metroid Prime 4, a glimpse of a new Fire Emblem, and …
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Image: Pocketpair Nintendo’s recent legal activity has caused quite the commotion online. One patent application relating to the summoning of a so-called ‘sub character’ has proven particularly controversial following its swift approval, with the broad nature of its contents having potentially wide ramifications on the games industry. Now, in speaking with Eurogamer, Don McGowan, former Chief Legal Officer for The …
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