Amiibo

Concept artwork for amiibo.

The amiibo brand consists of near field communication-based figurines that can have data read and written on them, 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 and franchises.

The 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 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. The amiibo 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. Multiple games can read an amiibo's data, while only one game's data can be written to the figure at a time.

Mario-related games compatible with amiibo

Game		Description	Read/Write or Read
	Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Upon scanning the Toad amiibo, "Pixel Toad" appears, hidden in each stage for the player to find. Every other amiibo increases the player's amount of 1-ups.	This game only reads the data on the amiibo.
File:Box NA - Mario Kart 8.jpg	Mario Kart 8	Eleven Super Smash Bros. amiibo and four Super Mario amiibo unlock ten alternate costumes for Miis (As Toon Link and Link both unlock the Link costume; the same applies with the compatible Super Mario amiibo and their Super Smash Bros. variants), giving them a racing suit based upon the character scanned.	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.
	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Once an amiibo is scanned in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, the player can 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.
	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
	Yoshi's Woolly World	Yet to be announced.	Yet to be announced.

Non-Mario games compatible with Mario-related amiibo

• 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 +: Unlocks plane designs based on amiibo scanned (compatible with Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser).

Mario-related amiibo lines

Super Smash Bros.

Release dates

Region	Wave	Release dates
North America	Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4	November 21, 2014 December 14, 2014 February 2015 Spring 2015
Europe	Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5	November 28, 2014 December 19, 2014 January 23, 2015 February 20, 2015 April 24, 2015
Japan	Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4	December 6, 2014 January 22, 2015 February 2015 April 29, 2015
Australia	Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4	November 29, 2014 December 12, 2014 January 29, 2015 April, 2015

Figure list

Figures	Wave			Compatible Mario-related games
	NA	EU	JP	AU	MK8	SSB3DS	SSBU	MP10	YWW
Bowser	3	3	2	3	-				N/A
Captain Falcon	2	2	1	2					N/A
Charizard	4	5	4	4	-				N/A
Diddy Kong	2	2	1	2	-				N/A
Donkey Kong	1	1	1	1					N/A
Fox	1	1	1	1					N/A
Ike	3	3	2	3	-				N/A
King Dedede	3	4	2	2	-				N/A
Kirby	1	1	1	1					N/A
Link	1	1	1	1					N/A
Little Mac	2	2	1	2	-				N/A
Lucario	3	3	2	3	-				N/A
Lucina	4	5	4	4	-				N/A
Luigi	2	2	1	2					N/A
Mario	1	1	1	1					N/A
Marth	1	1	1	1	-				N/A
Mega Man	3	4	3	3	-				N/A
Meta Knight	3	4	2	3	-				N/A
Ness	4	5	4	4	-				N/A
Pac-Man	4	5	4	4	-				N/A
Peach	1	1	1	1					N/A
Pikachu	1	1	1	1	-				N/A
Pit	2	2	1	2	-				N/A
Robin	4	5	4	4	-				N/A
Rosalina	3	3	2	3	-				N/A
Samus	1	1	1	1					N/A
Sheik	3	3	2	2	-				N/A
Shulk	3	4	3	3	-				N/A
Sonic	3	4	3	3	-				N/A
Toon Link	3	3	2	3					N/A
Villager	1	1	1	1	-				N/A
Wario	4	5	4	4	-				N/A
Wii Fit Trainer	1	1	1	1	-				N/A
Yoshi	1	1	1	1					N/A
Zelda	2	2	1	2	-				N/A

Super Mario

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Release dates

Region	Wave	Release dates
North America	Wave 1	March 20, 2015
Europe	Wave 1	March 20, 2015
Japan	Wave 1	March 12, 2015

Figure list

Figures	Wave			Compatible Mario-related games
	NA	EU	JP	MK8	SSB3DS	SSBU	CT:TT	MP10	YWW
Bowser	1	1	1	-					N/A
Luigi	1	1	1						N/A
Mario	1	1	1						N/A
Peach	1	1	1						N/A
Toad	1	1	1	-	-	-			N/A
Yoshi	1	1	1						N/A

The official Japanese Mario Party 10 website shows game pieces for Donkey Kong, Wario, and Rosalina in the style of Super Mario amiibo, appearing in amiibo Party mode. It is unknown at this time if these amiibo will be released as physical items, or if those variants will only be accessible in-game.

Gallery

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  Concept art for the Nintendo 3DS peripheral.

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  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 Super Smash Bros. equivalent or to be usable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

External links

• Official North American webpage
• Official European webpage
• Official Japanese webpage