Summary
Two years after its original release,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis 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, likeTears 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 Kingdomis getting an upgrade, and will get some new amiibo to support it.
Nintendo announced thatTears of the Kingdomwill receive five new amiibo. The five will be thesages ofTears of the Kingdomwho 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 newTears of the Kingdomamiibo can be scanned into the game like their predecessors. Doing so unlocks items in-game, such as weapons, materials, and a fabric forLink’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 theTears of the Kingdomamiibo,Street Fighteris getting its own amiibo to commemorate the release ofStreet Fighter 6on 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.
