Editing Amiibo

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[[File:Amiibo Illustration.jpg|thumb|Concept artwork for '''amiibo'''.]]

'''amiibo''' is a brand of [[wikipedia:near field communication|near field communication]]-based figurines used as add-ons to games with amiibo compatibility. 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. It has been confirmed that there will be multiple lines based upon various games.<ref>Seedhouse, Alex (November 21, 2014). [http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2014/11/21/nintendo-tease-plans-future-amiibo-series-beyond-super-smash-bros/ Nintendo teases plans for future amiibo series beyond Super Smash Bros.] Nintendo Insider. Retrieved November 28, 2014.</ref>

amiibo can be used with Wii U software by placing a figure on the near-field communicator built into the Wii U GamePad under the D-pad. To use the figures, players must have downloaded System Update 5.3.0 for their Wii U system. A peripheral for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], a circular white platform, has also been stated to be released in 2015 that will wirelessly connect to the 3DS to send and receive data; the [[Nintendo 3DS#new Nintendo 3DS|new Nintendo 3DS]], however, will feature a built in near-field communicator on the bottom touch-screen. amiibo will 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 made for ''Super Smash Bros.'' can also be used with ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 10]]''.<ref>http://youtu.be/qfzXED5EVug?t=2m57s</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>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/nintendo_outlines_confusing_amiibo_save_data_limitations</ref>

==''Mario''-related games planned to be compatible with amiibo==

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!width=35% colspan=2|Game

!width=65%|Description

|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''

|N/A

|[[File:Box NA - Mario Kart 8.jpg|100px]]

|11 ''Super Smash Bros.'' amiibo will provide 10 alternate costumes for Miis (As [[Link]] unlocks the [[Link]] costume), updating their racing suit and look based on the scanned amiibo.<ref>http://www.gonintendo.com/s/240940-mario-kart-8-getting-amiibo-racing-suits-in-future-update</ref><ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/list/index.html</ref> This game only reads the data on the amiibo.

|[[File:Mario_Party_10_second_logo.png|150px]]

|N/A

|[[File:Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS US final boxart.jpg|100px]] <br> [[File:SSBWiiU NA Boxart.png|100px]]

|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''

|Once an amiibo is scanned in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the player is able to play with them in a team battle or against them. They are referred as '''Figure Players''' (shortened as '''FP''') in-game. They are actually being controlled by CPUs and players can train them, until they reached level 50. The player can customize their power, defense and speed values at their own will with the obtained custom parts. By playing as FPs, they may grow by level (which caps at 50) and change their strategy depending what their opponents usually do. During fights, they may obtain gifts such as [[Trophy|Trophies]] and Gold, which are given to the player. While in the Wii U version they can be used as soon as the game is released, there is an update planned for the 3DS version.<ref>http://www.smashbros.com/us/howto/entry8.html</ref> This game both reads and writes data on the amiibo.

|[[File:Yoshi's Woolly World logo.png|150px]]

==''Mario''-related lines==

===''Super Smash Bros.''===

====Release Dates====

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Wave 1<br/>

Wave 2<br/>

Wave 3

November 21, 2014<br/>

December, 2014<br/>

February 2015<ref name="Wave 3/4 E/U">http://www.gonintendo.com/s/241448-amiibo-waves-3-4-dated-for-europe-america</ref>

Wave 1<br/>

Wave 2<br/>

Wave 3<br/>

Wave 4

November 28, 2014<br/>

December 19, 2014<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/10/nintendo_announces_amiibo_release_dates_and_new_figurines Found September 7th 2014.</ref><br/>

January 23, 2015<ref name="Wave 3/4 E/U"></ref><br/>

February 20, 2015<ref name="Wave 3/4 E/U"></ref>

Wave 1<br/>

Wave 2<br/>

Wave 3

December 6, 2014<br/>

January 22, 2015<ref name="Wave 3/4">http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendos-next-wave-of-amiibo-includes-mega-man-and-sonic</ref><br/>

February, 2015<ref name="Wave 3/4"></ref>

====Figure list====

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!rowspan="2" align="center"|Figures

!colspan="3" align="center"|Wave

!colspan="7" align="center"|Compatible ''Mario''-related games

!NA

!EU

!JP

![[Mario Kart 8|MK8]]

![[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|SSB4]]

![[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker|CT:TT]]

![[Mario Party 10|MP10]]

![[Yoshi's Woolly World|YWW]]

![[Bowser]]