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amiibo were Nintendo s answer to the toys-to-life phenomenon that Disney Infinity and Skylanders made so popular. Starting in 2014, during the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Wii U era, these plastic figurines promised a whole new way to interact with your games while providing some cute memorabilia for your shelf. The figurines facilitated this through the Near Field Communication (NFC) chips stored in their bases, which could be scanned and read or write data to themselves or a game, depending on the title.
This pleased many fans initially, as some figures to be released depicted characters that did not receive any significant merchandise or at least, not very often. In addition, Nintendo reassured that amiibo would work across several games this meant that your Super Mario line Peach amiibo would work just as well as your Super Smash Bros. line Peach amiibo, in any game that supported a Peach amiibo. But as time went by, the opinion on whether amiibo are a nice add
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Last year, E3 was unexpectedly cancelled due to COVID-19, but the Electronic Entertainment Expo is actually happening this year. Due to the state of the world, E3 2021 will simply be a virtual event that anyone can access rather than an in-person conference held in Los Angeles. Several game developers and tech companies have already confirmed that they will be attending and showing off their new offerings. Of course, as Nintendo fans, we are super excited to learn more about what the Japanese video game company has in store. There will definitely be announcements for new Nintendo Switch games and who knows, we might even learn about some new Nintendo hardware.
The EasySMX YS06 Nintendo Switch Controller comes in a number of designs and works great. Since they don't cost much, you can buy more of them for your game nights.
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There are so many gaming headsets out there, which makes it hard to really know what you should get. Having experienced this dilemma many times myself, I m always happy to check out a new pair of headphones. Recently I had the pleasure of testing the EPOS H3 Gaming Headset.
These headphones are marketed as a closed-acoustic gaming headset to be used on a wide range of devices. I found it worked excellently while using my phone, playing my Nintendo Switch, and while on my computer. While they aren t the very best headphones you can purchase, they re a great choice overall without costing a fortune.
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When it comes to playing the Nintendo Switch in docked mode, the Pro Controller has remained the gamepad of choice for many years. That s not surprising given its traditional design, rechargeable internal battery, motion controls, amiibo functionality, and hefty feel. Many third-party Nintendo Switch controllers have tried to unseat the Pro Controller, and while they ve brought their own flair to the table, they ve been unable to do so.
Now, PowerA has released the Fusion Pro Wireless Controller complete with mappable back buttons, rubberized grips, and swappable faceplates. It even has a headphone jack, which the Pro Controller does not have. So how does this new controller match up to the Pro Controller? It doesn t have as many features as you d expect given the high price point.