amiibo
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amiibo is a brand of 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, and it has been confirmed that there will be multiple lines based upon various games.[1]
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; the console must also be updated to at least version 5.3.0. 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 new Nintendo 3DS, however, features 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 Super Smash Bros. line Mario figure can also be used in Mario Party 10.[2] Multiple games can read an amiibo's data, while only one game's data can be written to the figure at a time.[3]
| Game | Description | Read/Write or Read | |
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Upon scanning the Toad amiibo, "Pixel Toad" appears, hidden in each stage for the player to find.[4] |  This game only reads the data on the amiibo. |
| File:Box NA - Mario Kart 8.jpg | Mario Kart 8 | 11 Super Smash Bros. amiibo and four Super Mario amiibo unlock 10 alternate costumes for Miis (As Toon Link and Link both unlock the Link costume), giving them a racing suit based upon the character scanned.[5][6] | This game only reads the data on the amiibo. |
| File:WiiU MarioParty10 pkg.jpg | Mario Party 10 | Scanning certain amiibo allows the player to access amiibo Party mode, in which the amiibo characters are used as game pieces to travel across the board; the player can also unlock special boards based upon the scanned amiibo to play on in amiibo Party. Touching other amiibo figures to the Wii U GamePad controller give the player Scratch Bonuses use to win Mario Party points to unlock in-game bonus content. |  This game both reads and writes data on certain amiibo, while it only reads data on other amiibo. |
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Once an amiibo is scanned in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / 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 Trophies and Gold, which are given to the player. | These games both read and write data on the amiibo. |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | ||
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Yoshi's Woolly World | Yet to be announced. | N/A |
- One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X: Unlocks costumes based on amiibo scanned (compatible with Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Yoshi).
- Hyrule Warriors: Any non-The Legend of Zelda-based amiibo gives the player a random item/weapon.
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus: Unlocks plane designs based on amiibo scanned (compatible with Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser).
Super Smash Bros.
Release dates
| Region | Wave | Release dates |
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 North America
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Wave 1 |
November 21, 2014 |
 Europe
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Wave 1 |
November 28, 2014 |
 Japan
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Wave 1 |
December 6, 2014 |
Figure list
| Figures | Wave | Compatible Mario-related games | ||||||||
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| NA | EU | JP | MK8 | SSB3DS | SSBU | MP10 | YWW | |||
| Bowser | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
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| Captain Falcon | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| Charizard | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
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| Diddy Kong | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
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| Donkey Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Fox | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Ike | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
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| King Dedede | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
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| Kirby | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Link | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Little Mac | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
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| Lucario | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
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| Lucina | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
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| Luigi | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| Mario | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Marth | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Mega Man | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
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| Meta Knight | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
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| Ness | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
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| Pac-Man | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
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| Peach | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Pikachu | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Pit | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
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| Robin | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
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| Rosalina | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
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| Samus | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Sheik | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
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| Shulk | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
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| Sonic | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
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| Toon Link | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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| Villager | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Wario | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
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| Wii Fit Trainer | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Yoshi | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Zelda | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
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Super Mario
Release dates
| Region | Wave | Release dates |
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| North America
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Wave 1 | March 20, 2015[11] |
| Europe
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Wave 1 | March 20, 2015[12] |
| Japan
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Wave 1 | March 12, 2015[10] |
Figure list
| Figures | Wave | Compatible Mario-related games | ||||||||
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| NA | EU | JP | MK8 | SSB3DS | SSBU | CT:TT | MP10 | YWW | ||
| Bowser | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Luigi | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Mario | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Peach | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Toad | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
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| Yoshi | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Unannounced amiibo
Two unannounced amiibo of Rosalina and Donkey Kong have been seen.
Gallery
The Nintendo 3DS peripheral.
Several Super Smash Bros. amiibo.
- Mario kart 8 amiibo.jpg
The Mario Kart 8-compatible amiibo and Mii suits.
Trivia
- The word "new" in the new Nintendo 3DS logo is stylized similarly to the amiibo logo.
- Toad is the first (and currently only) character to have an amiibo figure without a Smash Bros. equivalent or to be usable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.
- All amiibo are styled after an already existing artwork of that character.
External links
References
- ^ Seedhouse, Alex (November 21, 2014). Nintendo teases plans for future amiibo series beyond Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Insider. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ amiibo compatibility chart on the official amiibo webpage on Nintendo of America's website.
- ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/nintendo_outlines_confusing_amiibo_save_data_limitations
- ^ Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on the official North American amiibo webpage
- ^ http://www.gonintendo.com/s/240940-mario-kart-8-getting-amiibo-racing-suits-in-future-update
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/list/software.html
- ^ a b http://www.gonintendo.com/s/241448-amiibo-waves-3-4-dated-for-europe-america
- ^ Line-up on the official Nintendo of America amiibo webpage.
- ^ a b http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendos-next-wave-of-amiibo-includes-mega-man-and-sonic
- ^ a b amiibo list on the Japanese amiibo webpage
- ^ Mario Party 10 on the official amiibo webpage
- ^ Philips, Tom (January 14, 2015). Nintendo announces new Smash Bros. and Mario-themed Amiibo waves. Eurogamer. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
