Topic: amiibo

That's something that Smash does. How the Amiibo will behave in each game is independent to the game, but Nintendo/Reggie has hinted that it will not be used for unlocking but for something "fun". It's still unknown what the other games will do with the Amiibos.

I'm liking the fact that the amiibo aren't gated DLC however I feel that some people used to the skylanders model are going to write them off because of this.

I would think that they would allow you to pick the cpu just like normal smash. Although I'm going to use 8 player smash to level my amiibo up faster (buying all of them anyway)

I wonder how they'll work in MK8. If they work like they do in Smash, that'll be a missed opportunity

I saw them at a convention and they had those pillars, but I think they were clear instead of coloured

They are confirmed to have the coloured support poles.

Not sure if your familiar with Smash but you can set opponents to CPU.

That's another why, However, I bet amiibos will be more fun to battle against/team up than CPU with feeding equipment and learning your play styles

The new Amiibo trailer shows them with the colored poles.
Doesn't bother me since I'll only get Captain Falcon and Duck Hunt.

IGN confirmed it they had a hands on with them the poles are there to (obviously) support the figures with unique poses.

I just wish all the poles were clear. The yellow pillar under Link looks bad. Although large clear blocks would still stand out, it'd be forgiveable if it was needed for support and it wouldn't be as noticeable.

Don't know if it was posted here before, but Australian release date for wave 1 is confirmed November 29, wave 2 on December 12. Thank goodness it isn't like Skylanders where Wave 2 is coming out two months after the game and it's more like Infinity, where the release date isn't far off from other regions...

Wii U:
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Mario Kart 8
Mario Party 10
Yoshi's Woolly World
Hyrule Warriors (Link amiibo only)

Nintendo 3DS:
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

i hope that Super Mario 3d World will support in the future

Current 3DS dupports it through an accessory:

I hope the final thing'll be thinner to fit in my carrying case...

Just watched the GameXplain analysis of the SSB Nintendo Direct.

Based on the ND footage, Ness, Ike and Charizard are guessed to be part of the 3rd wave of Amiibos.

so a lot of people in other forums are getting really mad because apparently the amiibo quality is far worse than the originally showcased.... and apparently the hate the pillars...

Well how can you not hate the pillars? If they were able to support them using a millimeters thin clear stick at E3, then why do we need this gigantic blocks all of a sudden? And who the hell thought it was a good idea to give them a color? They're supposed to be as invisible as possible!
I'm less sure about the quality of the figures themselves, though. They've all had some changes since E3, but I'm not sure whether they've actually become less detailed or just changed. There is a big difference in quality between some amiibo, however. Just compare Zelda with the Capp'n, the difference is night and day!

Mild NSFW (has the Peach upskirt), but the figure quality does seem to be worse. You can definitely tell they changed these in some way because Peach's dress patterns are no longer part of rhe mould and are just printed on. Paint has also changed to something more glittery.

I certainly wouldn't say they look bad now, but I'm not surprised that these are less detailed. Wasn't expecting them to be the same quality of those at E3. I'm not even expecting all of them to be the quality of the Peach in that shot.

They probably decided to add pillars to the final version because kids are going to be handling them and they have to get shipped out and are going to be bumped around. Still hate the coloured pillars anyway, plus WFT's pillar really sticks out and seems unnessicary.

These amiibos are going to fail last minute.

By the way, new line of amiibo confirmed; there will be a Petch amiibo to go with this and a special Lank variant

For me, the "quality" of an Amiibo is how many games it supports, what it does in the game, how well it retains the data, etc. Couldn't care less about the plastics.