Come sail away with amiibo
More information aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis trickling in, including what role amiibo will play in the game. The miniatures will still provide a drop of resources for Link upon scan, but they’ll also give you the chance to deck out Link’s glider in some fancy skins from throughoutZeldahistory.
As showcased onNintendo’s social channels,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill let you scan amiibos for both materials and weapons, but also for paraglider fabric. This fabric will let you change up the look of Link’s glider, a key part of his tool set in the post-Calamity Hyrule.
Using different amiibo that Nintendo’s released, of both Link and otherZeldacharacters, you can don different glider apparel. There’s ones forSkyward Sword, theBreath of the Wildamiibo, and even a hauntingly beautifulMajora’s Maskglider.
Scanning amiibo from The Legend of Zelda series will also give you helpful materials and weapons. You can receive helpful materials, weapons or a paraglider fabric based on the amiibo you scanned.pic.twitter.com/DrWcOEPLkE
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica)Jun 16, 2025
And we all float on anyway
Now, we’ve only seen these four so far. The tweet does say “fromThe Legend of Zeldaseries,” and there are plenty ofZeldaammibo. Between Link, Ganondorf, Zelda, and even some of the spin-off figures like that giant Guardian one, there are plenty of options.
So yes, I am hoping the adorable littleLink’s Awakeningamiibo has a special glider attached to it. Maybe with a Wind Fish design?
Duringyesterday’s Nintendo Direct, we also got another,longer new lookatThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It’s got a fierce blood moon, even more creepy corrupted arm teases, and a slapdash cart that looks straight out ofBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. One can only hope we see more of that.
Alongside that, we also got confirmation thatTears of the Kingdomwill indeed go for $69.99, hitting that $70 price point that many modern AAA games are trending towards. At least the newZeldais alsoSwitch voucher eligible, so keep that in mind if you’ve been eyeing bothTearsand another Switch game.
