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The amiibo logo
Amiibo Illustration
Concept artwork for amiibo.

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 to unlock content in Mario Kart 8.[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 Read/write or Read
Final North American boxart for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Yet to be announced.
File:Box NA - Mario Kart 8.jpg Mario Kart 8 11 Super Smash Bros. amiibo provide 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.[4][5] Amiibo read only icon
This game only reads the data on the amiibo.
File:Mario Party 10 US boxart.png Mario Party 10 Yet to be announced.
North American boxart for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. This version is the final commercial print as released for consumers. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS It has been announced that amiibo compatibility will be added to the game at a later point.[6]
Boxart for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Once an amiibo is scanned in Super Smash Bros. for 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. Amiibo read/write icon
This game both reads and writes data on the amiibo.
The logo of Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi's Woolly World Yet to be announced.

Mario-related lines

Super Smash Bros.

Release Dates

Region Wave Release dates
Flag of USA.png North America

Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3

November 21, 2014
December 2014
February 2015[7]

Flag of Europe.png Europe

Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4

November 28, 2014
December 19, 2014
January 23, 2015[7]
February 20, 2015[7]

Flag of Japan. For Japanese release dates. Japan

Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3

December 6, 2014
January 22, 2015[8]
February, 2015[8]

Figure list

Figures Wave Compatible Mario-related games
NA EU JP MK8 SSB3DS SSBU CT:TT MP10 YWW
Bowser 3 3 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Captain Falcon 2 2 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Charizard[9] N/A N/A N/A X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Diddy Kong 2 2 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Donkey Kong 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Fox 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Ike 3 3 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
King Dedede 3 4 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Kirby 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Link 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Little Mac 2 2 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Lucario 3 3 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Luigi 2 2 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Mario 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A
Marth 1 1 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Mega Man 3 4 3 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Meta Knight 3 4 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Ness[9] N/A N/A N/A X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Peach 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A
Pikachu 1 1 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Pit 2 2 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Rosalina 3 3 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Samus 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Sheik 3 3 2 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Shulk 3 4 3 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Sonic 3 4 3 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Toon Link 3 3 2 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Villager 1 1 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Wii Fit Trainer 1 1 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A N/A N/A
Yoshi 1 1 1 Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Zelda 2 2 1 X mark.svg N/A Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg

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.

External links

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. ^ amiibo compatibility chart on the official amiibo webpage on Nintendo of America's website.
  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/software.html
  6. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has sold more than 2.8 million units worldwide. Nintendo of Europe (October 7, 2014). Retrieved December 31, 2014
  7. ^ a b c http://www.gonintendo.com/s/241448-amiibo-waves-3-4-dated-for-europe-america
  8. ^ a b http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendos-next-wave-of-amiibo-includes-mega-man-and-sonic
  9. ^ a b Shown as "FP" during the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza
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