First Skylanders, then Disney, and now this. it's a decent idea, but it was used two times already.There has already been Nintendo released NFC figurines. Pokemon Rumble U used it.
Where did you get the price estimate?Reggie said prices will be similar to what Skylanders and Disney figurines cost, that's where he said they will cost about $10~$15. However, this is coming off from Reggie, so I know the prices are subject to change once we get clear information in the future.
I think it's weird they chose to use the Super Smash Bros character images as the figurine poses.I'm sure there will be multiple figurines of the same characters.
I think this will be a cpu rival/ help only for the offline modes.No, it won't be help only for offline modes. You can also use them online to take on your opponents...just not with anyone, though.
Looks like Kirby and Pikachu are gonna be the only ones in my Christmas stocking...and the first ones to have the honor of me playing with them, not that I'm mad or anything; these are two of my mains, but...I was planning on saving this milestone for someone else. *Sniff*Luigi is getting a figurine, too, just that we don't know when. Every Smash fighter is getting a figurine.
I know-I read it several times before. Bold part's the kicker, added to the fact that none of us have even seen it yet.Looks like Kirby and Pikachu are gonna be the only ones in my Christmas stocking...and the first ones to have the honor of me playing with them, not that I'm mad or anything; these are two of my mains, but...I was planning on saving this milestone for someone else. *Sniff*Luigi is getting a figurine, too, just that we don't know when. Every Smash fighter is getting a figurine.
Ohmigosh! Ohmigosh! The Luigi amiibo...there, just waiting to be played with, so close...I lack further words of description other than amazement and "Hurry up, two weeks after Nov. 21!"...Zelda and Diddy Kong are nice too. ;-)Looks like Kirby and Pikachu are gonna be the only ones in my Christmas stocking...and the first ones to have the honor of me playing with them, not that I'm mad or anything; these are two of my mains, but...I was planning on saving this milestone for someone else. *Sniff*
Aren't you going to get amiibo figurines other than Luigi?Ohmigosh! Ohmigosh! The Luigi amiibo...there, just waiting to be played with, so close...I lack further words of description other than amazement and "Hurry up, two weeks after Nov. 21!"...Zelda and Diddy Kong are nice too. ;-)Looks like Kirby and Pikachu are gonna be the only ones in my Christmas stocking...and the first ones to have the honor of me playing with them, not that I'm mad or anything; these are two of my mains, but...I was planning on saving this milestone for someone else. *Sniff*
Yeah, haven't you seen my tier list way back in page 1? I plan on at least getting Kirby (perhaps for free), Pikachu, and Luigi for Christmas, then the almighty King Dedede, Jigglypuff, and Rosalina & Luma when they come out. I want even more, but money is finite, so that's why I made tiers for the Smash Bros. cast in the first place.Well, you just edited it, so. It'll be hard trying to get an amiibo for free, good luck with that.
That edit was technically more of an update to fit the Secret Characters plus Mewtwo; as for the free figure, I had heard somewhere that Toys R'Us is giving a free amiibo when you purchase Super Smash Bros. for WiiU.Yeah, haven't you seen my tier list way back in page 1? I plan on at least getting Kirby (perhaps for free), Pikachu, and Luigi for Christmas, then the almighty King Dedede, Jigglypuff, and Rosalina & Luma when they come out. I want even more, but money is finite, so that's why I made tiers for the Smash Bros. cast in the first place.Well, you just edited it, so. It'll be hard trying to get an amiibo for free, good luck with that.
With “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U,” we will launch “amiibo,” a new category of products for us. amiibo is a series of figures equipped with NFC that can connect with video games. It is not only one example of Nintendo’s IP utilization strategy but it also enables us to achieve multiple things at the same time.
Firstly, amiibo figures are offered at an affordable price range when compared to packaged video game software. Even people who may not be able to purchase software frequently may be able to afford to purchase character figures one by one. This could spark interest in the game or contribute to maintaining use rates of our video game platforms.
The amiibo figure lineup for “Super Smash Bros.” will continue to be released even after this year-end sales season, and we hope that this will help to update store shelves. As store shelf space is limited, some amiibo will remain stocked on the shelves as staple choices while some will be limited-time offers which will cede their positions to new ones once they are sold out.
With these offerings, I believe the Nintendo characters lined up on shelves, which usually only contain standard-sized boxes, will have an outstanding presence, and this means a lot to us.
Even though amiibo will be compatible only with Wii U at the launch, we are proactively making progress on Nintendo 3DS compatibility. As the New Nintendo 3DS handheld contains an NFC reader/writer, it will be able to support amiibo after a software update. The Nintendo 3DS platform will also be able to do the same via an external NFC reader/writer, which is scheduled to be launched in 2015. With these offerings, we will increase the amiibo compatible software lineup for Nintendo 3DS.
amiibo is a new category of products for us that creates a new kind of value by being supported by multiple titles. We hope that by making amiibo figures compatible with multiple titles, consumers will be happy to carry the figures with them and will be eager to try them with new software.
In “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U,” amiibo is an in-game character that you battle and train, and it can play with you as your buddy or even your opponent.
Of course, amiibo support will vary depending on the title and this is only an example of the possibilities. We will offer further instances of amiibo compatability with various products next year.
Third batch of amiibo figurines revealed! For Japan, though. No word on when this batch of amiibo figurines will come to North America and Europe.Okay so at least Smash won't be the only game to fully use amiibo's other than simply unlocking stuff heh.
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Shulk, Sonic, and Mega Man due out in February 2015. The rest are due on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
Source (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/lineup/index.html)
Also, please be careful on how you use your amiibo figurines. You do not want to overwrite data stored in it by accident!
If you use a single Amiibo on Smash Bros. and another game that also treats them as save files, you'll have to erase. Amiibo that support read/write can only be used with one read/write game at a time. Erase before using on another game.
Currently, only Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has the read/write function. Not a problem at this time. All other games like Mario Kart and Hyrule Warriors are read-only.Third batch of amiibo figurines revealed! For Japan, though. No word on when this batch of amiibo figurines will come to North America and Europe.Okay so at least Smash won't be the only game to fully use amiibo's other than simply unlocking stuff heh.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2ITm15CAAAC7dI.png:orig)
Shulk, Sonic, and Mega Man due out in February 2015. The rest are due on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
Source (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/lineup/index.html)
Also, please be careful on how you use your amiibo figurines. You do not want to overwrite data stored in it by accident!
If you use a single Amiibo on Smash Bros. and another game that also treats them as save files, you'll have to erase. Amiibo that support read/write can only be used with one read/write game at a time. Erase before using on another game.
I mean - for MK8 and Hyrule Warriors you just unlock something in-game, but not really store/create any data on the amiibo itself, right? Be a waste for those two games.
It does make me wonder how the other games in which will use a much greater amiibo support would utilize them though...
I read that North America will get the recently announced amiibo in February 2015.Correct.
Lucario is exclusive to Toys R Us.and a dollar more too :-/
Fun fact: The name "amiibo" comes from a Japanese expression for well-meaning friendship. I'd also like to point out that a variety of languages also use the "ami(i)" prefix to mean friend, as in amigo (Spanish) and ami(e) (French) So, you can think of an amiibo as a little "buddy." ;)That totally makes sense seeing as how the amiibo's work in Smash Bros.
I just thought of something else-What if there was a way to register amiibo on Club Nintendo?What would be the point?