Items tagged with amiibo

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Jan 16, 2015

Nintendo Amazingly Sold Nearly 2.6 Million Amiibo Figures In 2014

In the 1970s, there was the Pet Rock, a devilishly simple idea conceived in a bar that turned out to be a hit. Its founder, Gary Dahl, made millions of dollars from it. Since then, there are have been several other surprising hits, like Tickle Me Elmo and, more recently, Nintendo's Amiibo figures, which use near field... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Dec 12, 2014

Surprise! Nintendo Sold Over 700,000 Amiibo Figures In The U.S., Makes A Killing

It appears Nintendo has a surprise hit on its hands, which would explain why the company's Amiibo toy figures are so darn hard to find. Turns out they're selling like hotcakes. Or to be more specific, sales of Amiibo toys are approximately equal to sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Nintendo revealed in a press... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Jun 11, 2014

Nintendo Amiibo Turns Your Virtual Game Characters Into A Physical Toy

Ah, do you smell that? It's coming from Nintendo's direction and it's either the scent of brilliance or desperation, we're not quite sure yet. Faced with disappointing Wii U console sales and having to compete with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One consoles, Nintendo has to try something different to... Read more...