There is a smorgasbord of present fodder out there that would make any Nintendo Switch player happy for the holidays, but amiibo remain my favorite of the lot when it comes to stocking fillers.

So, you've picked yourself or a family member up a new Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, or Switch OLED and you're curious about all those little amiibo figures that interact with the games. If you’re new ...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond amiibo unlocks are surprises of the "useful" and "well, OK then" variety, depending on which figure you're scanning. In keeping with the rest of Prime 4, the Vi-O-La motorcycle ...

Ever since opening an original Game Boy and Tetris one Christmas morning, Joseph was hooked into the world of video games. A staggering number of years have since passed and Joe can still be found ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

The Yunobo Legend of Zelda amiibo and the Donkey Kong and Pauline amiibo have both hit their lowest prices yet at Amazon.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a sprawling and epic strategy RPG, and in your time with it, it's easy to forget that it's amiibo compatible at all - there's just that much to do. It's worth remembering, ...

Move over, Bethesda. Nintendo has never been known as a DLC-happy company (at least until recently), but that reputation scarcely matches reality. Take the humble amiibo - plastic NFC-enabled figures ...

As revealed today, Nintendo will be offering an amiibo next month based on Donkey Kong Bananza. The design features Donkey Kong himself, which isn’t that big a deal; after all, Donkey Kong has already ...

The concept of "toys-to-life" video games that made use of NFC-enabled toys or statuettes was originally popularized with 2011's "Skylanders," a remarkably successful series of toys with their own ...

With Legend of Zelda Amiibo figures perpetually sold out and fetching prohibitively high prices on eBay, many fans are turning to bootlegged “Amiibo cards” instead. Many sellers of these cards see ...

All amiibo (including amiibo cards) are compatible with Super Mario Odyssey, and most award Mario bonus hearts and coins randomly. To use an amiibo for the random bonus, hold the right direction ...