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Amiibo
The Amiibo logo.
International standardNear field communication
Developed byNintendo
IntroducedJune 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
IndustryVideo game
Connector typeWireless
Compatible hardwareWii U GamePad
Nintendo 3DS
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 a wireless communications and data storage protocol, designed by Nintendo for use between compatible toys 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 similar in form and functionality to that of the Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and Telepods series, and was preannounced to eventually accommodate card games.[1][2] These figures 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 figurines can be used directly with the Wii U GamePad and New Nintendo 3DS series,[3] with an adapter for the rest of the Nintendo 3DS series to be released in 2015.[4]

Development and history

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 figure 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.[5][6]

In March 2013, 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 interactive figurines.[7] 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 figures 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.[8] On June 10, 2014 during its E3 presentation, Nintendo officially announced Amiibo, and that Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U would be among the first games to provide features integrating with Amiibo figurines.[9]

The first wave of Amiibo figurines were released in November 2014.[10][11] A number of first-wave Amiibo figures with design defects were discovered and sold for notably high prices. For example, a Samus figurine, with cannons on both arms instead of on one, sold on eBay for US$2,500, while a defective Princess Peach with missing legs was sold for $25,100.[12][13][14]

A post-launch software update for the New Nintendo 3DS released in December 2014 adds the ability to scan, recognize, and erase data from Amiibo figures from the System Settings menu.[15]

Supported games

Supported games offer one of two kinds of Amiibo compatibility; the ability to access an Amiibo figure's NFC tag and store data, and read-only recognition. Each Amiibo figurine 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 figurine can only store data from one compatible game at a time, meaning data must be deleted from the figure in order to use it with a different title. For example, the Mario figures from both the Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario series are compatible with both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Mario Party 10, but can only hold data for one of these titles.[16] Many games offer compatibility with specific figures on a read-only basis, allowing for additional content to be unlocked in that game. For example, using certain figures with Mario Kart 8 unlocks costumes based on the corresponding figure.[17] Existing Wii U and 3DS games can receive updates that enable them to recognize Amiibo figures.[10]

Super Smash Bros. Amiibo figures can be used in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U to spawn computer-controlled characters to fight either alongside a player-controlled character, or against other CPU, player-controlled, or Amiibo-generated characters. With continued use, the Amiibo's corresponding character will be able to level up and learn new abilities.[6][18] Super Mario series figures, as well as their Smash Bros. counterparts, can be used in Mario Party 10 to store items that can be brought into the game.

Wii U

Nintendo 3DS

List of Amiibo figures

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

The first wave of Super Smash Bros. Amiibo figurines were released in North America on November 21, 2014 and in Europe on November 28, 2014.[19][25][25] Wave 2 arrived on December 14, 2014. Wave 3 is scheduled to arrive in February 2015 in North America and January 22, 2015 in Japan. Wave 4 is scheduled to arrive in April 2015 for Japan and Spring 2015 for North America. The Super Mario series, featuring Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, and Toad, is scheduled to arrive March 20, 2015 for both regions.[26] It has also been noted that if a Super Smash Bros. series Amiibo is used for writing function for Mario Party 10, the Super Smash Bros. data will be erased.[16]

The following list features all known characters in Amiibo figure form. Nintendo designed all Amiibo characters to be cross-compatible with all games that support specific Amiibo characters, regards of whichever model line these characters belong to. The Super Smash Bros. line, being released in waves since November 21, 2014, will feature at least 49 Amiibo models. The Super Mario line, which will launch in March 20, 2015, will feature at least 6 Amiibo models.

Character Series Initial release date Super Smash Bros. Mario Kart 8 Hyrule Warriors Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Yoshi's Woolly World Mario Party 10 Star Fox Ace Combat: AHL Plus One Piece: SGBX
Mario Super Mario Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? Yes ? Yes Yes
Peach Super Mario Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? Yes ? Yes No
Yoshi Yoshi Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No Yes Yes ? No Yes
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? Yes ? No Yes
Link The Legend of Zelda Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? No ? Yes Yes
Fox Star Fox Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? No ? Yes Yes
Samus Aran Metroid Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? No ? Yes Yes
Pikachu Pokémon Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Kirby Kirby Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No ? No ? No Yes
Marth Fire Emblem Nov. 21, 2014[27] Yes No Yes ? No Yes ? No ? No Yes
Zelda The Legend of Zelda Dec. 14, 2014[27] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Diddy Kong Donkey Kong Dec. 14, 2014[27] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Luigi Super Mario Dec. 14, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? Yes ? Yes Yes
Little Mac Punch-Out!! Dec. 14, 2014[27] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Captain Falcon F-Zero Dec. 14, 2014[27] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Pit Kid Icarus Dec. 14, 2014[27] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Rosalina and Luma Super Mario Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? Yes ? No No
Bowser Super Mario Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? Yes ? Yes No
Lucario Pokémon Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Toon Link The Legend of Zelda Feb. 2015[28] Yes Yes Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Sheik The Legend of Zelda Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
King Dedede Kirby Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? Yes No ? No ? No No
Meta Knight Kirby Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? Yes No ? No ? No No
Ike Fire Emblem Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? No Yes ? No ? No No
Shulk Xenoblade Chronicles Feb. 2015[28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Sonic Sonic the Hedgehog Feb. 2015 [28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Mega Man Mega Man Feb. 2015 [28] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Toad Super Mario March 20, 2015[26] No No No Yes No No ? Yes ? No No
Mario Super Mario March 2015 [28] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Luigi Super Mario March 2015 [28] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Yoshi Super Mario March 2015 [28] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Peach Super Mario March 2015 [28] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Toad Super Mario March 2015 [28] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bowser Super Mario March 2015 [28] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Charizard Pokémon April 2015[26] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Lucina Fire Emblem April 2015[26] Yes No Yes ? No Yes ? No ? No No
Ness EarthBound April 2015[26] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Pac-Man Pac-Man April 2015[26] Yes No Yes ? No No ? No ? No No
Robin Fire Emblem April 2015[26] Yes No Yes ? No Yes ? No ? No No
Wario WarioWare April 2015[26] Yes No Yes ? No No ? Yes ? No No

See also

References

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