Nintendo - amiibo-Link Archer: Breath of the Wild

It's gets you free in-game items every day! And when you're not scanning it with your Nintendo system, it doubles as a great detailed decoration to add some flare to your video game shelf :)

Awesome amiibo, great detail. This item was purchased to open and use with Breath of the Wild.

If you play Zelda Breath of the Wild on the Switch, must have.

It looks great on my entertainment center. Most importantly it works. Definitely would recommend.

Purchased this amiibo for my daughter she collects these figures

This Amiibo is quite detailed and is in a dynamic pose where Link is in the process of shooting an arrow. I like how the stand that holds onto Link to keep him upright blends into the figure as a cloud of dust. This makes the stand feel like a part of the figure rather than just a support beam like the yellow colored stand from the Super Smash Bros. Link Amiibo. The figure does have some minor flaws. There are some slight paint bleeds in Link's belts and his quiver of arrows are all clumped together as one chunk of plastic rather than have each arrow individually made. The bow he's holding is also not stringed. For a figure that is this small (around 3.5"), minor flaws like these are to be expected. The Amiibo functionality for Archer Link in the games is quite underwhelming. This Amiibo provides random items like food and possibly bows and arrows in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch and Wii U. However, as a collectible, this Amiibo is quite excellent.

For those not in the know, Amiibos are special figures that can grant certain bonuses when scanned into various Nintendo games that support them. In the case of this particular version of Link (there's a few different versions of him on the market), scanning him into the latest Zelda title, Breath of the Wild, will often give you some of the stronger bows in the game as well as bundles of arrows. These aren't absolutely needed to complete the game, but they are a nice, quick freebie when you're trying to save rupees. As for the figure itself, it's pretty nice, showing Link in a dynamic pose that's been shown many times in promotional material for this game. I especially like how instead of a somewhat-distracting pole to keep him in a midair pose, the design has a puff of dust acting as support, feeling more in-context with the action being portrayed. The colors are nice, too, and will help it to stand out of a sea of mostly green-clad Links in your collection. Even if you don't own the game that this currently supports, I'd say pick this figure up if you're a fan of the series in general.

Amiibo are always a huge hit with gamers and collectors alike, making the new Botw additions a huge thumbs up in my book. Archer Link is the first one I picked up after seeing closeup photos online (seriously, the detail on this amiibo are insane. You'd be crazy not to put it on display for the design alone) and I don't regret my purchase one bit. Yes, it looks great, but it's functionality is a creative add on to an already fantastic game. The items you get from scanning it into the game are helpful and well appreciated in an open world survival game like botw. Whether it's for the design or in-game functionality, if you are thinking about picking up this amiibo, do it! I'm eyeing the others now myself...