Select amiibo based on The Legend of Zelda are being restocked online in the weeks leading up to the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. These drops were announced in addition to the upcoming release of the new Tears of the Kingdom Link amiibo, which will release alongside the game.Amiibo began with the Super Smash Bros. line of figures in 2014, and new amiibo have regularly been released in conjunction with first-party Nintendo releases. Amiibo can be scanned on Nintendo consoles to unlock bonuses such as additional power-ups in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury or Mii costumes in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The Super Smash Bros. line of amiibo continues today with the Pyra and Mythra amiibo set finally getting a release date of July 21. Despite having varying degrees of functionality, amiibo have proven to be popular with collectors looking to own functional collectibles of their favorite Nintendo characters.The Legend of Zelda line of amiibo will be getting a select number of restocks ahead of the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. News of these reprints was shared by the gaming Twitter account Wario64. The Link amiibo, which are based on his appearance in Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess, are available for online pre-orders at Best Buy and GameStop, respectively. They are set to release on May 12, the same day that Tears of the Kingdom releases. The Ocarina of Time Link amiibo is currently available to purchase from Amazon.
This will give fans the chance to pick up Zelda amiibo that can be used in Tears of the Kingdom to unlock special gliders. The official Zelda website also lists the Wind Waker, Skyward Sword, and Wolf Link amiibo as being compatible with Tears of the Kingdom, although it is not mentioned how they will function when scanned in-game. It is unclear whether these figures will also be restocked in the near future, but they can still be found through secondhand sellers.
This news seems to show a pattern with amiibo rereleases following the Mario amiibo restock that happened last month. That reprint happened shortly before Mar10 Day and roughly a month before the U.S. premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. With this resupply of Zelda amiibo coming just before the Tears of the Kingdom's launch, collectors will hopefully be able to more accurately predict when future amiibo drops will happen.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launches May 12 for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Nintendo
