The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be gracing Nintendo Switch consoles soon and its impeding arrival continues to excite fans worldwide.
The mounting hype is partly due to the success of the previous title, Breath of the Wild, and its unique features. One of the specific mechanics that players want to return in the upcoming follow-up is the amiibo feature. But the question is will Nintendo actually bring back this popular element? Read on to find out.
Does Zelda Tears of the Kingdom have amiibo?
Tears of the Kingdom may have amiibo functionality enabled on release day based on the pre-ordering availability of various figures. Incidentally, a large number of these amiibo recently went live on a French ecommerce site called fnac with each of their ship dates slated for February 3, 2023.
The following amiibos are currently available on the pre-order page:
- Zelda & Loftwing Majora’s Mask Link Twilight Princess Link Ocarina of Time Link Rider Link Wolf Link Skyward Sword Link The Wind Waker Toon Link Archer Link Breath of the Wild Guardian Super Smash Bros Zelda The Wind Waker Zelda 8-bit Link Breath of the Wild Zelda Link’s Awakening Link Bokoblin Breath of the Wild
The notable omissions here are the four champions from Breath of the Wild, further indicating that these amiibos could indeed be used in Tears of the Kingdom. However, nothing yet is currently set in stone so this may just be nothing more than a coincidence.
How were amiibos used in Breath of the Wild?
Players that purchased any of the previous amiibos mentioned could scan them in the game after unlocking the amiibo rune. Once scanned, different types of resources such as weapons, materials, and ingredients, would be dropped in front of Link. However, there were also some figures like Wolf Link that would appear and help you out in the game. Players could also scan each amiibo once per day so this was an easy way to get materials in Breath of the Wild.
