Mineru's Construct amiibo lands 17 September

Nintendo finally made an amiibo you can pose

Nintendo released the Mineru’s Construct amiibo on 17 September, a figure of the ancient Zonai machine from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It retails for $34.99. The notable part is not the price or the date — it is that this one has articulated, posable arms, which is not how amiibo normally work.

Why it matters at home

Be clear about what you are buying, because Nintendo’s marketing never quite is. The in-game payoff is a handful of random items and a chance at a paraglider fabric. That is cosmetic. Nobody’s Tears of the Kingdom save — including the Switch 2 edition — is improved in any meaningful way by a $35 figure, and a kid who is told the amiibo unlocks something will be quietly disappointed by what it actually does.

Judge it as a toy instead, and it looks a lot better. Amiibo are normally fixed poses — a Link mid-swing, frozen. Giving this one movable arms turns it from an ornament into something a child can actually handle and repose on a shelf, which is a different and more honest kind of value for the money. Nintendo’s own line about it is that there is a fair bit of freedom in the movement, and for once that reads as a design decision rather than a claim.

Then the thing nobody puts on the box: it is a spoiler. The Construct turns up late in Tears of the Kingdom, and its existence gives away a story beat for anyone still working through it. If someone in your house is thirty hours in, this is a parcel to intercept at the door rather than leave on the kitchen table. Worth knowing before it becomes a birthday present for a kid who is halfway through — and if you are still deciding which Hyrule to hand them first, our which Zelda game to play first guide sorts that by age rather than by release date.

What’s next

Zelda amiibo have a long history of selling through their first run and then costing double on the secondary market, so if you want one, buy it sooner rather than later. Whether anything else joins the line is the sort of thing a Zelda anniversary Direct exists to answer — see our Nintendo Direct roundup for what was on the schedule.

When does the Mineru's Construct amiibo release?

17 September 2026, worldwide, at $34.99 in the US.

What does the Mineru's Construct amiibo unlock?

Tapping it gives random items in Tears of the Kingdom, Breath of the Wild and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, plus a chance at a Mineru’s Construct paraglider fabric in Tears of the Kingdom. The rewards are cosmetic and convenience items, not progression.

Is it a spoiler for Tears of the Kingdom?

Yes, mildly but genuinely. The Construct only appears late in the story, so its existence gives away a plot beat. If someone in the house is mid-playthrough, keep the box out of sight.