Amiibo

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Amiibo Illustration
Concept artwork for amiibo.

Amiibo (stylized as 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 November 21, 2014 in North America, and was released on November 28, 2014 in Europe, both released 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.[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. 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 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.[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]

Mario-related games planned to be compatible with amiibo

Game Description
Final North American boxart for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker N/A
File:Box NA - Mario Kart 8.jpg Mario Kart 8 11 Super Smash Bros. amiibo will provide 10 alternate costumes for Miis (As Toon Link unlocks the Link costume), updating their racing suit and look based on the scanned amiibo.[4][5] This game only reads the data on the amiibo.
The logo for Mario Party 10 Mario Party 10 N/A
North American boxart for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. This version is the final commercial print as released for consumers.
Boxart for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, once an amiibo is scanned in the game, the player is able to play both as them or against them. They are referred as Figure Players (shortened as FP) in-game. 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. 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.[6] This game both reads and writes data on the amiibo.
The logo of Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi's Woolly World N/A

Mario-related lines

Super Smash Bros.

Release Dates

Region Wave Release dates
Flag of the United States of America since July 4, 1960. For North American (and sometimes South American) release dates. North America

Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3

November 21, 2014
December 14, 2014[7]
February 2015[8]

Flag of the European Union (previously the European Economic Community). For European release dates. Europe

Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4

November 28, 2014[9]
December 19, 2014[10]
January 23, 2015[8]
February 20, 2015[8]

Flag of Japan, used officially since August 13, 1999 and in a de facto capacity since February 27, 1868. For Japanese release dates. Japan

Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3

December 6, 2014[11]
January 22, 2015[12]
February, 2015[12]

Figure list

Figures Wave Compatible Mario-related games
NA EU JP MK8 SSB4 CT:TT MP10 YWW
Bowser 3 3 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Captain Falcon 2 2 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Charizard[13] N/A N/A N/A N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Diddy Kong 2 2 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Donkey Kong 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Fox 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Ike 3 3 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
King Dedede 3 4 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Kirby 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Link 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Little Mac 2 2 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Lucario 3 3 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Luigi 2 2 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Mario 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A
Marth 1 1 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Mega Man 3 4 3 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Meta Knight 3 4 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Ness[13] N/A N/A N/A N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Peach 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A
Pikachu 1 1 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Pit 2 2 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Rosalina 3 3 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Samus 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Sheik 3 3 2 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Shulk 3 4 3 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Villager 1 1 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Toon Link 3 3 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Sonic 3 4 3 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Wii Fit Trainer 1 1 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Yoshi 1 1 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Zelda 2 2 1 N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A

Gallery

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  • The Nintendo 3DS peripheral.

    The Nintendo 3DS peripheral.

  • Several Super Smash Bros. amiibo.

    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.

References

amiibo coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Seedhouse, Alex (November 21, 2014). Nintendo teases plans for future amiibo series beyond Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Insider. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. ^ http://youtu.be/qfzXED5EVug?t=2m57s
  3. ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/nintendo_outlines_confusing_amiibo_save_data_limitations
  4. ^ http://www.gonintendo.com/s/240940-mario-kart-8-getting-amiibo-racing-suits-in-future-update
  5. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/list/index.html
  6. ^ http://www.smashbros.com/us/howto/entry8.html
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/Walmart/status/536582655630786560
  8. ^ a b c http://www.gonintendo.com/s/241448-amiibo-waves-3-4-dated-for-europe-america
  9. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has sold more than 2.8 million units worldwide. Nintendo of Europe (October 7, 2014). Retrieved October 7, 2014
  10. ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/10/nintendo_announces_amiibo_release_dates_and_new_figurines Found September 7th 2014.
  11. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/lineup/index.html
  12. ^ a b http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendos-next-wave-of-amiibo-includes-mega-man-and-sonic
  13. ^ a b Shown as "FP" during the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza
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