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Nintendo Japan has confirmed that the upcoming Switch 2 Star Fox is compatible with amiibo. According to the official Japanese Star Fox website, tapping any of the existing Fox, Falco, and Wolf NFC accessories on the Switch 2 Joy-Con will allow players to unlock a series of exclusive emblems and banners for multiplayer.
Originally discovered by Nintendo Life, these cosmetic exclusives will be viewable by friends or strangers that you choose to battle online. You will need the trio of amiibo to unlock these in-game goodies, but fortunately, unlike plenty of other older figures, they aren't that difficult to find in stock. If you have yet to pick up Fox McCloud, Falco, and Wolf, I've gathered them down below so you can add them to your collection before Switch 2 Star Fox comes in for a landing on June 25.
The simplest way to collect all three is via GameStop, which is a pretty good resource for older amiibo releases. The US retailer currently has both Fox and Falco available for $14.99 (GameStop) and $12.99 (GameStop), respectively. Wolf is another story, as he tends to be a bit trickier to get hold of.
That feels entirely fitting for the guy, given how annoying the Venom Team Wolf fight is in the original Star Fox 64 game (I still have nightmares about it). If you don't mind paying for a minor inflated price, you can grab him for $24.99 at GameStop, allowing you to complete the set for $52.97 all-in. These amiibo are available at other US retailers like Amazon, but availability differs per figure, and all are listed far above their original MSRP. Falco is out of action entirely, so GameStop is still your best resource.
UK Star Fox fans have an easier option. All three amiibo are back in stock at the official Nintendo online store. As of typing, you can pick up Fox, Falco, and Wolf for £12.99 (Nintendo) each, which is most definitely going to be my plan of action. I only have Falco in my possession, and I want to ensure I can collect all three before any resellers get up to any big ideas.
As a little heads up before you follow suit, these amiibo are not depictions of the characters in the upcoming Switch 2 game. Instead, they're based on their appearance in Super Smash Bros for WiiU, as they originally launched in 2014. They're still highly detailed toys, but if you were hoping to see the new character models in toy form, you'll have to wait for the new Star Fox plushies to be released instead.
Nintendo has gone ham like Pigma Dengar when it comes to launching new amiibo alongside games like Resident Evil Requiem and Splatoon Raiders as of late, so here's hoping we will get more Star Fox amiibo in the future. It'd at least be nice to see Peppy and Slippy get the NFC-toy treatment to complete the team.
- View all Nintendo Switch amiibo at GameStop
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