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'''amiibo''' is a brand of "Toys to Life" products<ref name="Q&A">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/150217qa/index.html|title=Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2015 - Q & A|publisher=Nintendo|date=February 17, 2015|accessdate=February 20, 2015}}</ref> consisting of [[wikipedia:near field communication|near field communication]]-based figurines that can have data read and written on them, used as add-ons to games with amiibo compatibility. Originally referred to internally under the working title "Nintendo Figure Platform" ("NFP") in development,<ref name="Q&A"/> the first line of amiibo, based upon ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', launched on the same day as ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', the first amiibo-compatible game, and there are amiibo lines based upon various games and franchises,<ref>{{cite|author=Seedhouse, Alex|date=November 21, 2014|url=www.nintendo-insider.com/2014/11/21/nintendo-tease-plans-future-amiibo-series-beyond-super-smash-bros|title=Nintendo teases plans for future amiibo series beyond Super Smash Bros.|publisher=Nintendo Insider|accessdate=November 28, 2014}}</ref> such as the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' lines. | '''amiibo''' is a brand of "Toys to Life" products<ref name="Q&A">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/150217qa/index.html|title=Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2015 - Q & A|publisher=Nintendo|date=February 17, 2015|accessdate=February 20, 2015}}</ref> consisting of [[wikipedia:near field communication|near field communication]]-based figurines that can have data read and written on them, used as add-ons to games with amiibo compatibility. Originally referred to internally under the working title "Nintendo Figure Platform" ("NFP") in development,<ref name="Q&A"/> the first line of amiibo, based upon ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', launched on the same day as ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', the first amiibo-compatible game, and there are amiibo lines based upon various games and franchises,<ref>{{cite|author=Seedhouse, Alex|date=November 21, 2014|url=www.nintendo-insider.com/2014/11/21/nintendo-tease-plans-future-amiibo-series-beyond-super-smash-bros|title=Nintendo teases plans for future amiibo series beyond Super Smash Bros.|publisher=Nintendo Insider|accessdate=November 28, 2014}}</ref> such as the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' lines. | ||
With [[Wii U]] software, amiibo can be used by placing a figure on the {{button|wiiu|NFC}} near-field communicator built into the [[nwiki:Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] under the D-pad; the console must also be updated to at least version 5.3.0. A peripheral for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer|Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer]], was also released in the fall of 2015 that wirelessly connects to the 3DS to send and receive data;<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 1, 2015|url=youtu.be/IMedqo8mLaQ?t=42m33s|timestamp | With [[Wii U]] software, amiibo can be used by placing a figure on the {{button|wiiu|NFC}} near-field communicator built into the [[nwiki:Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] under the D-pad; the console must also be updated to at least version 5.3.0. A peripheral for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer|Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer]], was also released in the fall of 2015 that wirelessly connects to the 3DS to send and receive data;<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 1, 2015|url=youtu.be/IMedqo8mLaQ?t=42m33s|timestamp|42:33|title=Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 2, 2015}}</ref> the [[nwiki:New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]], however, features a built in near-field communicator on the bottom touch-screen. They can also be used on the [[Nintendo Switch]] by holding them to the joystick on a [[nwiki:Joy-Con|Joy-Con]] (R) or the logo on a [[nwiki:Nintendo Switch Pro Controller|Pro Controller]]. The figures come with data already on them, but data can also be written on them by the hardware. Several figures will be compatible with multiple games; for example, the [[Mario]] figure of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' line also be used in ''Mario Party 10''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/amiibo/compatibility|title=amiibo compatibility chart on the official amiibo webpage on Nintendo of America's website}}</ref> Multiple games can read an amiibo's data, while only one game's data can be written to the figure at a time.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/nintendo_outlines_confusing_amiibo_save_data_limitations|author=Whitehead, Thomas|date=November 11, 2014|title=Nintendo Outlines Confusing amiibo Save Data Limitations|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> | ||
In addition to figurines, a card format is also available.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/AGcPHcDUjuLtYVJ_XdFwZiROmfRBCmQy|title=Nintendo Direct: 4.1.15|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref>{{dead link}} Additionally, an app released for the Wii U, ''[[amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits]]'', allows players to unlock demos of certain [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] titles by scanning amiibo.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMedqo8mLaQ|title=Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015|date=April 1, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> | In addition to figurines, a card format is also available.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/AGcPHcDUjuLtYVJ_XdFwZiROmfRBCmQy|title=Nintendo Direct: 4.1.15|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref>{{dead link}} Additionally, an app released for the Wii U, ''[[amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits]]'', allows players to unlock demos of certain [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] titles by scanning amiibo.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMedqo8mLaQ|title=Nintendo Direct 4.1.2015|date=April 1, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> | ||
