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Gaming Gift Guide: The best gifts for Nintendo fans in 2022

Get the right gift for the Nintendo fan in your life this holiday season.

When it comes to Christmas gift-giving for a Nintendo fan, we don’t really recommend to look for video games unless they outright come to you and ask for a specific one. Most of the time, they likely have already gotten the one they want. Instead, you might want to look in other areas for unique and unexpected gifts. Here are the best Christmas gifts for Nintendo fans.

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Best Christmas gifts for Nintendo fans

Animal Crossing Building Blocks DIY Miniature

Animal Crossing villagers
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These adorable buildable Animal Crossing villagers are the perfect unique gift for an Animal Crossing fan. There are 30 villagers to choose from, and you can buy each one separately.

Animal Crossing Series 5 Amiibo Card 6-Packs

Amiibo cards Series 5 Animal Crossing
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These sell out quickly, but keep checking back for restocks. Any Animal Crossing fan would love to get their hands on these cards this holiday season, as they just released in early November. The cards are fun to collect and are also interactive with Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Breath of the Wild: Creating a Champion book

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the best video games ever made, with millions of people loving the world Nintendo has crafted. This book gives its readers an inside look at the creation of the game with various art assets and more.

Kirby Christmas Ornament

Kirby Christmas Ornament
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Bring Kirby from the screen to a Christmas tree with this adorable fan-made Christmas ornament. The ornament depicts Kirby in a Santa hat, sitting in the snow. The same shop also offers some other Nintendo Christmas ornaments too.

Metroid Save Capsule with LED lighting

Metroid Samus with LED Lighting
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With the fall release of Metroid Dread, there has been a huge influx of love for the one and only Samus Aran. This awesome collector’s display lights up and looks like it came right out of the game. The LED lighting runs on batteries.

Pokémon Ugly Sweater

Pokemon sweater
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This official Pokémon ugly sweater is also a perfect gift for a Pokémon fan. Featuring the iconic Pikachu in a Santa hat, Bulbasaur in a striped hat, Charmander in a winter hat, and Squirtle in a set of earmuffs.

Super Mario ’85 shirt

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The first Super Mario Bros. game released in 1985, working to save the video game industry from imminent doom. This shirt has a heavy retro feel to it that many Nintendo fans will love.

Super Mario Figures

Mario figures
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For the Mario and Donkey Kong fans out there, this figure collection is great both for kids who want to use them as toys, or even adults who want collectible figures to display. One of our writers owns the top set and highly recommends them.

Super Mario Princess Peach Socks

Peach socks
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Here’s a way to protect some cold feet, in more ways than one. These adorable fan-made socks feature Princess Peach in her wedding dress. They’re perfect for a smaller gift or a stocking stuffer.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ceramic Coffee Mug

Nintendo mug
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Can’t decide on a specific series for your gift? Unsure what your giftee truly wants, but know they love Nintendo? You can’t go wrong with this Super Smash Bros. mug. It features characters from all of Nintendo’s flagship series, and even some of the smaller ones.


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