The knitted amiibo for Yoshi's Woolly World is more than a cute gimmick, it marks a move towards smart figures without play-deprecating bases.

Yet they are at the core of one of the world’s best-loved toys: Wooly Willy. Back in good ol’ 1955, the width of the country away from where Marty McFly was reuniting his parents, an icon was born ...

The trend of using smart toys to unlock video-game characters and content has been with us for some time. Children like it because of the strong connection between the toys and on-screen action ...

6; shinynewbicycles; Tue 23rd Jun 2015 @Sean_Aaron - It would have taken a lot of extra effort in design and manufacture to articulate the joints, I'm afraid. Also, the toys would then have 'small ...

The soft toy is much more fun to play with than rigid collectable figurines The trend of using smart toys to unlock video-game characters and content has been with us for some time. Children like ...