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Amiibo (Dylan)
The Amiibo logo
International standardNear field communication
Developed byNintendo
IntroducedJune 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
IndustryVideo game
Connector typeWireless
Compatible hardware
Physical range< 20 cm (7.9 in)
Websitehttp://www.nintendo.co.jp/amiibo/, http://www.nintendo.com/amiibo, https://www.nintendo.it/amiibo-/amiibo-892173.html

Amiibo (Japanese: アミーボ, Hepburn: Amībo, stylized as amiibo) is Nintendo's wireless communications and storage protocol, for use between compatible Toys-to-Life items and the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U gaming platforms. It was launched in November 2014 in the form of system software updates and a series of Amiibo-enabled figurines, colloquially abbreviated as "amiibo figurines" or simply "amiibo". These figurines are similar in form and functionality to that of the Skylanders and Disney Infinity series. The platform was preannounced to potentially accommodate any form of toy, specifically including general plans for future card games.[1][2] These toys use near field communication (NFC) to interact with supported video game software, potentially allowing data to be transferred in and out of games and across multiple platforms.

Amiibo toys can be used directly with the Wii U GamePad and New Nintendo 3DS series, while an adapter for the rest of the Nintendo 3DS series was released on September 25, 2015 along with the Nintendo 3DS game Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. As of 30 June 2015, 14.7 million Amiibo toys have been sold.[3]

History

Development

File:Amiibo Group.jpg
Pre-release promotional image showing a group of Amiibo figurines for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Toys for Bob and its parent company Activision had offered an opportunity for Nintendo to be a partner in a new video game franchise known as Skylanders, which would use RFID-equipped character figurines and a special reader component to interact with the game itself, and could store data on the figurine itself such as the corresponding character's statistics. While Nintendo passed on the exclusivity deal, the franchise itself quickly became one of Activison's most successful franchises upon its launch as a spin-off of the Spyro the Dragon series, and also resulted in competition from Disney Interactive Studios, who would release a game with a similar concept known as Disney Infinity in 2013.[4][5]

In March 2013, long predating Amiibo, Nintendo unveiled Pokémon Rumble U, the first game for the Wii U to utilize the Wii U GamePad's near-field communications support to enable the use of its own interactive figurines.[6] During an investors' meeting in May 2014, Nintendo presented a prototype of a more comprehensive figurine platform for its 3DS and Wii U consoles, which was designed so that the figurines could be used across multiple games. The new system was codenamed NFP, standing for either "Nintendo Figurine Platform" or "NFC Featured Platform", and was slated to be officially unveiled during E3.[7] On June 10, 2014 during its E3 presentation, Nintendo officially announced the Amiibo platform, and that Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U would be among the first games to provide features integrating with Amiibo figurines.[8]

In a corporate policy event after the launch of the Amiibo platform, Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto addressed the platform's future by stating that the company is "now moving forward with projects that make use of NFC in a variety of unique ways. Nintendo is known as a video game company, but in fact, it is also a toy company."[1][2]

Release

Super Smash Bros. Amiibo compatible figurines were first released in North America on November 21, 2014, in Europe on November 28, 2014, and in Japan on December 6, 2014, along with the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[9][10][11][11]

The Super Mario series, featuring Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, and Toad, arrived on March 20, 2015 for both regions.[12]

In 2015, Nintendo began to extend the Amiibo line into new form factors; on February 27, 2015, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed that the company had plans to release Amiibo-enabled trading cards. On April 1, 2015, Nintendo unveiled Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, a spin-off in the Animal Crossing series that will utilize Amiibo cards. Nintendo also unveiled Amiibo yarn plushies as a tie-in for Yoshi's Woolly World.[13][14][15]

During the E3 2015 Nintendo Direct on June 16, 2015, Activision revealed Bowser and Donkey Kong figurines and vehicles for use in Skylanders: SuperChargers. The figurines are compatible with either the Skylanders games or Amiibo games by means of a mode switch on their bases. They will work across platforms in Skylanders: SuperChargers, but will be exclusively bundled with starter sets for the game on Nintendo platforms.[16][17]

On August 27, 2015, an Amiibo figurine of the titular character from the indie video game Shovel Knight was unveiled, which will unlock content exclusive to the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game and its future installments. It is the first Amiibo figurine of a non-Nintendo character that is not associated with a first-party title; previous Amiibo figurines of third-party characters were associated with Super Smash Bros.[18] Additionally, production and distribution of the figurine will be overseen by the game's publisher, Yacht Club Games—rather than Nintendo, although it will still officially be marketed by Nintendo as part of the Amiibo line as a form of brand licensing. Explaining the arrangement, a Nintendo representative stated that "we were like, what's one thing that Nintendo could do that nobody [else] could ever do?"[19]

Hardware support

The Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS both contain native NFC support, and can be used with Amiibo products. On Wii U, Amiibo toys are scanned using an NFC reader contained within the Wii U GamePad. Firmware updates for the consoles that were released in November and December 2014 respectively added an Amiibo menu to their system settings areas, allowing users to scan, register, and erase data from Amiibo toys.[20][21][22][23] A separate NFC reader accessory will be released to allow use of Amiibo on the original Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS models; in Japan, it will be released in "Summer 2015", and will be released alongside Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer in North America.[24]

Collectibility and supply issues

Life-to-date number of units shipped, millions
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Total
2014 — — — 5.7[25] 5.7[25] 5.7[25]
2015 4.8[26] 4.2[3] - - 9 14.7[3]

The Amiibo line quickly spiked in popularity, with preorders selling out before the products became available to the public. While Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata stated that Amiibo toys will be kept in stock, he also explained that some will be "limited-time offers which will cede their positions to new ones once they are sold out".[27] The rarity of certain Amiibo toys influenced the prices held by online retailers and auctions, of which most can be seen offering select Amiibo toys at prices above the retail price. In Nintendo's 3rd Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2015, Satoru Iwata stated that he was aware of such online auctions that offered "premium prices" of sold out Amiibo toys, and expressed surprise at these actions.[28] A number of first-wave Amiibo figurines with manufacturing defects were discovered and sold for notably high prices, such as a Samus figurine that had cannons on both arms instead of one being sold on eBay for US$2,500, while a defect of Princess Peach with missing legs was sold for US$25,100.[29][30][31]

On April 2, 2015, when preorders were being taken for the May 29 release of the Super Smash Bros. series Wave 4 and the Splatoon series, the US preorder process crashed both GameStop's website and in-store register system.[32] Nintendo acknowledged these issues in early May 2015.[33][34] Amazon forewent the entire preorder process for those waves; it instead blocked out specific time intervals on their release date during which the non-retailer exclusive figurines and the Super Mario series Silver Mario figurine were available.[35] Amazon has said it is largely continuing this practice with its exclusive release of the Palutena figurine as well as those released on September 11, 2015.[36][37]

In response to the lack of certain Amiibo toys in the United States, Satoru Iwata explained in a Q & A on February 17 that "an ongoing labor dispute on the west coast" has delayed the "discharge of cargo over the past six months", and is the cause of the absences of certain Amiibo toys intended to be delivered before its launch in November.[38] Following this announcement, rarer Amiibo figurines such as Wii Fit Trainer, Meta Knight, and Ike have been receiving limited re-releases in North America.[39][40] For the US, the exclusive Best Buy release of the Dark Pit figurine, the retailer has announced it will not take any preorders or online orders and the figurine will be limited to one per customer.[41] While some news sources such as Kotaku have stated favor of Best Buy's practice,[42] alternatively in response to this (and the difficulty of acquiring previous retailer-exclusives), Brian Altano, Jose Otero, and Peer Schneider of IGN's Nintendo Voice Chat podcast have encouraged American collectors to import these hard-to-find items.[43]

Supported games

Supported games offer one of two kinds of Amiibo compatibility; the ability to access an Amiibo toy's NFC tag and store data, and read-only recognition. Each Amiibo toy largely corresponds to a specific game that can access its storage space, though some may have multiple games that can use it. However, each Amiibo toy can only store data from one compatible game at a time, meaning data must be deleted from the toy in order to use it with a different title. For example, the Mario figurines from both the Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario series are compatible with the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Mario Party 10 games, but can only hold data for one of these titles concurrently.[44] Many games offer compatibility with specific toys on a read-only basis, allowing for additional content to be unlocked in that game. For example, using certain figurines with Mario Kart 8 unlocks costumes based on the corresponding figurine.[45] Existing Wii U and 3DS games can receive updates that enable them to recognize Amiibo toys.[46] Due to their co-development effort on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Bandai Namco Games were the first third-party publishers to embrace the Amiibo concept in some of their own games.[47]

List of Amiibo-branded NFC items

The following list features all known NFC items branded under Amiibo, originally produced in the form of character figurines As of 2014, then cards As of 2015, and other types in the future. Nintendo designed all Amiibo characters to be cross-compatible with all games that support specific Amiibo characters, regardless of whichever model line these characters belong to; for example, Mario figurines from both the Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario series have the same functionality. According to Shinya Takahashi of Nintendo's SPD division, the Super Smash Bros. line, being released in waves since November 21, 2014, is planned to cumulatively feature at least 55 Amiibo models, one for each of the game's playable characters.[67] The Super Mario line was released on March 20, 2015 along with Mario Party 10, featuring 6 Amiibo models. In the April 2015 Nintendo Direct presentation, it was revealed that additional games (beyond Super Smash Bros.) would receive DLC characters with corresponding Amiibo figurines: Splatoon and Yoshi's Woolly World. Yoshi's line are soft dolls instead of hard plastic figurines. The same Direct also revealed the upcoming Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer will support Amiibo-branded NFC cards rather than figurines at all.

Amiibo platform compatibility
Character Amiibo series[68] Super Smash Bros.
for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U 		Mario Kart 8 Mario Party 10 Super Mario Maker Ace Combat:
Assault Horizon Legacy + 		One Piece:
Super Grand Battle! X 		Katachi Shin Hakken! Rittai Picross 2[69]
Blathers[70] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Celeste[70] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Cyrus[a] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Digby[b] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Isabelle[b] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only[71] No No No
K.K.[a][72] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Kicks[70] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Lottie Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Mabel Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Reese[a] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Resetti[70] Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Tom Nook Animal Crossing No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (Series 1)[73] Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (Series 1) No No Read Only Read Only[c] No No No
Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (Series 2)[74] Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (Series 2) No No Read Only Read Only[d] No No No
Chibi-Robo[e][63] Chibi-Robo! No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Shovel Knight[52] Shovel Knight ? ? ? No No No No
Hammer Slam Bowser[f] Skylanders SuperChargers Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only
Turbo Charge Donkey Kong[f] Skylanders SuperChargers Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No
Inkling Boy Splatoon No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Inkling Girl Splatoon No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Inkling Squid[g] Splatoon No No Read Only Read Only No No No
Bowser Super Mario Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only
Luigi Super Mario Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Mario[h] Super Mario Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Peach Super Mario Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only
Toad Super Mario No Read Only Yes Read Only No No Read Only
Yoshi Super Mario Yes Read Only Yes Read Only[71] No Read Only Read Only
8-bit Mario[i] Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Bowser Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only
Bowser Jr. Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Charizard Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Captain Falcon Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No
Dark Pit Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Diddy Kong Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Donkey Kong Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No
Dr. Mario Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only
Duck Hunt[j] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Falco Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Fox Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No
Ganondorf Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Greninja Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Ike Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Jigglypuff Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
King Dedede Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No Read Only
Kirby Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only[75] No Read Only Read Only
Link Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Little Mac Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Lucario Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Lucas[76] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Lucina Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Luigi Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Mario Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Marth Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No Read Only No
Mega Man Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No No No
Meta Knight Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No Read Only
Mewtwo[76] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Mii Brawler[k] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No
Mii Gunner[k] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No
Mii Swordfighter[k] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No
Mr. Game & Watch[l][77] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Ness Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Pac-Man Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No
Palutena Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Peach Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only
Pit Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Pikachu Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Pikmin & Olimar Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No
R.O.B.[m][78][79] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Robin Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Rosalina and Luma Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only No No No
Roy[80] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No
Ryu[80] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No
Samus Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No
Sheik Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only Read Only No No
Shulk Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No
Sonic Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No No No
Toon Link Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only
Villager Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No No No
Wario Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only No No No
Wii Fit Trainer Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No Read Only No
Yoshi Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Yes Read Only[71] No Read Only Read Only
Zelda Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only Read Only No No
Zero Suit Samus Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No
Yarn Yoshi[n] Yoshi's Woolly World Yes Read Only Yes Read Only[71] No No Read Only
Games with universal Amiibo support (read only)
Games with series specific Amiibo support
Supported game Compatible Amiibo (read only) Compatible Amiibo (read/write) Series
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival [81]
  • Blathers
  • Celeste
  • Cyrus
  • Digby
  • Isabelle
  • K.K.
  • Kicks
  • Lottie
  • Mabel
  • Reese
  • Resetti
  • Tom Nook
 Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer [82]
  • Blathers
  • Celeste
  • Cyrus
  • Digby
  • Isabelle
  • K.K.
  • Kicks
  • Lottie
  • Mabel
  • Reese
  • Resetti
  • Tom Nook
  • Villager
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
  • None
 Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Fates
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
  • King Dedede
  • Kirby
  • Meta Knight
  • None
 Kirby
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[65]
  • None
  • Bowser (all varieties)
  • Luigi (both varieties)
  • Mario (all varieties)
  • Peach (both varieties)
  • Toad
  • Yoshi (all varieties)
 Super Mario
Mega Man Legacy Collection
  • None
 Mega Man
Shovel Knight
  • None
 Shovel Knight
Splatoon
  • Inkling Boy
  • Inkling Girl
  • Inkling Squid
  • None
 Splatoon
Star Fox Zero
  • None
 Star Fox
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
  • Shulk
  • None
 Xenoblade Chronicles
  1. ^ a b c Exclusively available in the Animal Crossing 3-pack consisting of Cyrus, K.K., and Reese in North America.
  2. ^ a b Exclusively available in the Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival bundle consisting of the game, Isabelle and Digby Amiibo figurines, and Goldie, Rosie and Stitches Amiibo cards at launch in North America.
  3. ^ Not all cards are supported. Compatible cards are 001/CP Isabelle, 002 Tom Nook, 003 DJ KK, 005 Kapp'n, 006 Resetti, 009 Digby and 017 Lottie.
  4. ^ Not all cards are supported. Compatible cards are 101 K.K. Slider, 102 Reese, 103 Kicks and 113 Isabelle.
  5. ^ Exclusively available in the Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash game + amiibo bundle in North America.
  6. ^ a b These figurines feature an interchangeable base, allowing them to function as both Amiibo figurines and Skylanders figurines. Skylanders functionality is limited to the Wii U, Wii, and Nintendo 3DS versions of Skylanders SuperChargers. These figurines are also available with 2 color schemes, a Dark Edition and a Regular Edition. The Dark Editions are only available in Dark Edition Starter Packs. The Wii U Dark Edition Starter Pack comes with Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong while the Wii Dark Edition Starter Pack comes with Dark Hammer Slam Bowser.
  7. ^ Exclusively available in a 3-pack containing all three Inkling Amiibo in North America and Australia, and in the Splatoon Special Edition bundle containing the game and the Inkling Squid Amiibo in Europe.
  8. ^ Exclusively available in the Mario Party 10 + Mario amiibo bundle at launch. Also available in Gold and Silver edition (North America and Australia only).
  9. ^ Available in classic and modern colors, the latter of which being exclusively available in the Super Mario Maker deluxe set Wii U hardware bundle at launch in the U.S.A.
  10. ^ Exclusively available in the retro 3-pack containing Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch and R.O.B. in North America.
  11. ^ a b c Exclusively available in the Mii Fighter 3-pack containing Mii Brawler, Mii Gunner and Mii Swordfighter in North America.
  12. ^ Due to its flat 2D appearance, this Amiibo comes with four switchable poses. Exclusively available in the retro 3-pack containing Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch and R.O.B. in North America.
  13. ^ In Japan, R.O.B. is based on the Famicom color scheme, while in other regions it is based on the NES color scheme. Exclusively available in the retro 3-pack containing Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch and R.O.B. in North America.
  14. ^ Available in green, light blue and pink. Additionally, there is a Mega Yarn Yoshi available in green. Unlike other Amiibo, these are made of actual yarn.
  15. ^ The Chibi-Robo Amiibo has read/write support.
  16. ^ The Yarn Yoshi Amiibo have read/write support.

List of Animal Crossing Amiibo cards

The following is a list of all confirmed Amiibo cards for the Animal Crossing series of games.[81][85] Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 consist of 100 cards each.[86] Additionally, there are four cards which aren't part of any series.

  1. ^ This is a promotional card that was included with Japanese magazine Chara Parfait (キャラぱふぇ), issue September/October 2015, released on August 1, 2015. Isabelle's artwork is based on that of card 001, but shows her in a different pose.
  2. ^ a b c Included in the Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival bundle consisting of the game, Isabelle and Digby Amiibo figurines, and Goldie, Rosie and Stitches Amiibo cards.

Exclusives

In North America, Australia, and New Zealand, some Amiibo toys are only available in selected retailers.[89][90]

See also

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