Aku is a Features and Guides Writer from South Carolina. He has previously worked extensively at The Games Cabin. He specializes in Nintendo-related topics and is highly skilled at a variety of games.

Nintendo’s amiibo line has been around for more than a decade now, and in that time, we’ve seen a lot of variations on the concept. The original plastic figures are the most common take, but we’ve ...

The concept of "toys-to-life" video games that made use of NFC-enabled toys or statuettes was originally popularized with 2011's "Skylanders," a remarkably successful series of toys with their own ...