Tears of the Kingdom Amiibo

Two years after its original release, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is getting five brand-new amiibo. The new reveals were made alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, which detailed what players could expect from the upcoming console, and its incoming upgrades to existing Switch games, like Tears of the Kingdom.

As promised, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be backward compatible with numerous Switch games. However, taking things a step further, the Nintendo Switch 2 will also be offering upgrades for a number of existing games, allowing the titles to fully utilize the improved system’s graphical capabilities, as well as adding new features to the games. Appropriately, Tears of the Kingdom is getting an upgrade, and will get some new amiibo to support it.

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Nintendo announced that Tears of the Kingdom will receive five new amiibo. The five will be the sages of Tears of the Kingdom who support Link on his journey, namely Tulin, Yunobo, Riju, Sidon, and Mineru. The first four will arrive alongside the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch and its game upgrades, on June 5. Mineru, whose design is based upon her construct form and not how she appeared in the ancient past, will arrive at a later unannounced date.

What To Expect From New Tears of the Kingdom Amiibo

The new Tears of the Kingdom amiibo can be scanned into the game like their predecessors. Doing so unlocks items in-game, such as weapons, materials, and a fabric for Link’s paraglider. The exact details of what they will unlock have not yet been elaborated on. The pricing hasn’t yet been announced for the amiibo, but fans can likely expect the first four to cost about the same as normal, so roughly around $20-30 USD, but Mineru’s amiibo appears to be oversized, so it will likely cost a bit more.

While Nintendo didn’t focus much on the amiibo capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2, it did confirm that the company is continuing to support and produce them. In addition to the Tears of the Kingdom amiibo, Street Fighter is getting its own amiibo to commemorate the release of Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2. A whopping three amiibo figurines and 22 amiibo cards will be released for the fighter, which will also release on launch day for the Switch 2. If the past is any indication, gamers should expect high demand for new amiibo, so pre-ordering may be the surest bet to secure the two series’ new amiibo.

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Released

May 12, 2023

ESRB

Rated E for Everyone 10+ for Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes

Developer(s)

Nintendo

Publisher(s)

Nintendo