FUJIFILM Corporation in collaboration with Nintendo has announced the INSTAX Mini Link for Nintendo Switch Smartphone Printer which allows people to print out pictures from select Nintendo Switch games including New Pokémon Snap. The new Mini Link Special Edition will retail on April 30th, 2021 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $99.95 USD ($129.99 CDN) while the bundle will be released in late May 2021 for $119.95 USD ($179.99 CDN).

Press Release - Fujifilm announces introduction of the INSTAX Mini Link® for Nintendo Switch™ Smartphone Printer and Smartphone App

Collaboration with Nintendo introduces image printing with Nintendo Switch game content including Animal Crossing™: New Horizons, Super Mario™ Odyssey, and New Pokémon SnapTM

Valhalla, N.Y. - FUJIFILM Corporation in collaboration with Nintendo Co., Ltd. is revolutionizing how gamers can share their game play, featuring the introduction of the INSTAX Mini Link® for Nintendo Switch Smartphone Printer (hereinafter "Mini Link Special Edition"). As part of this collaboration, Nintendo Switch owners can create fun custom prints of their game play right from their Mini Link Special Edition using the new, dedicated Smartphone App*1.

The new Mini Link Special Edition and related product App is expected to be released to authorized Fujifilm product dealers on April 30, 2021, in conjunction with the launch of the New Pokémon Snap game for the Nintendo SwitchTM system. The App allows filters and frames to be added to screenshots taken using the Nintendo Switch capture function, which can be printed onto INSTAX instant images via the Mini Link Special Edition for users to display and share. A simple QR Code scan of the game screen using the Mini Link Special Edition App allows the image to be printed with a variety of frames based on characters from Nintendo Switch games including New Pokémon Snap, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Super Mario™ Odyssey. Current INSTAX MINI LINK Smartphone printer users can also download this new App for free, for use with their existing INSTAX MINI LINK Smartphone printer product*2.


To celebrate this collaboration, the Mini Link Special Edition will be featured in Ash White, with red accents on the top surface, and with the power button accented in blue, denoting the signature colors of the Nintendo Switch system. It will be available not only as a single printer, but also in a special bundle with a customized silicone case designed with the popular Pokémon Pikachu. The special bundle will be released in a limited quantity several weeks after release of the Mini Link Special Edition.

Pricing and Availability

This new Mini Link Special Edition is expected to be available at retail in late April 2021 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $99.95 USD ($129.99 CDN). The bundle is expected to be available late May 2021 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $119.95 USD ($179.99 CDN).

*1: A free Smartphone App, compatible with Android phones and iPhones, is required for use of the Mini Link Switch. It can be downloaded from Google Play in the case of Android phones and from the App Store for iPhones. Android and Google Play are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Inc. iPhone and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. used under license. There are some countries and regions where consumers will not be able to download the dedicated Smartphone App “INSTAX MINI LINK for Nintendo Switch”. *2: The dedicated Smartphone App “INSTAX MINI LINK for Nintendo Switch” can be used not only with the new Mini Link Switch “Ash White (Red&Blue)” printer, but also with the full lineup of “Ash White”, “Dusky Pink,” and “Dark Denim” INSTAX MINI LINK Smartphone printer products.

Sources: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/news/instax/fujifilm-announces-mini-link-nintendo-switch-app# and https://instax.com/instaxyourhero/en/

instax mini Link Special Edition - Bundle with Pikachu Case

GAME ON. INSTAX YOUR HERO.

Bring your favourite game characters to life with the instax mini Link printer. Take a screenshot on your Nintendo Switch, send it to your smartphone and print it out! For even more fun, choose from a variety of new Pokémon Snap, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Super Mario frames to add on to your own photos before printing them.

Portable, speedy and super fun this printer enables you to create unique mini prints directly from your phone so you can take your favourite character with you, wherever you go!

Bundle includes: 1 x instax mini Link Special Edition Smartphone Printer and 1 x instax Pikachu case.

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**The instax mini Link Special Edition - Ash White (Red & Blue) can be pre-ordered from select retailers and will be available mid May 2021**

YouTube Clip - instax mini Link app for Nintendo Switch Tutorial Movie / FUJIFILM

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VS4nnX8UQ