While we are sure that Nintendo would like you to buy the new range of Splatoon amiibo along with your copy of Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch later this year, it's good to know that the range of amiibo released alongside Splatoon will continue to be supported too.
In the original game you could tap an Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, or Squid amiibo figure to access new challenges. Also tapping a Callie or Marie amiibo figure would let you see in-game concert performances by the Squid Sisters in Inkopolis Plaza.
Twitter user PushDustIn has helpfully translated some tweets from the Japanese Splatoon account confirming that these figures will offer unlocks, and also the fact that newer figures will likewise bring special equipment.
While it's probably not a compelling reason to buy these original amiibo if you don't already own them, it's a nice bonus for those of us who did pick them up; the new figures will also be tempting, of course. Stay fresh!
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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Im pretty sure they said that in the direct... at least in the NA direct.
I have the original trio but really dont see myself buying more amiibo.
Hm...
Managed to snatch a Splatoon amiibo for almost 8 euros a few days ago worth it
More paywalled content just like in the original game .
I hope they release more Mario series amiibo with red base.
In mario party star rush it shows a gorgeous updated bowser jr red base amiibo that id love!
Nice! Cuz I own 5 of the OG amiibo. As a side note, I haven't noticed Callie and Marie in any of the Splat2n marketing. I wonder if they're even in the game? 🤷🏼♀️
It is kind of obvious they would do this. If they didn't it would be completely bad form from Nintendo.
Now let's just hope there are not the same stock issues that the Zelda series of Amiibo are having right now. I cannot get hold of any right now, other than Ganon, and I refuse to pay the price of a full game for a single Amiibo (second hand) just to get Epona in BotW.
Nintendo stock issues screw us fans over every time.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Gear is better then unlocking a new mode like the originals did. Gear is just cosmetic and I can do without.
They said this plainly and clearly in the direct but people still whined and moaned.
Not only did we already know this, thanks to the Nintendo Direct this month, but this was also the unique selling point of all Amiibo against Skylanders and Lego Dimensions. It was stated early on when Amiibo were first introduced that they would work across a wide variety of games in unique ways, unlike Skylanders which were limited to the Skylanders games or Disney Infinity figures which were also restricted to Disney Infinity.
This was a guaranteed outcome.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Do you ever wonder why people accuse you of being negative?
I'm sure they said this in the Direct, is it a slow news day?
@Spoony_Tech It's just gear this time? Good to hear!
@SLIGEACH_EIRE - Seriously?
Hey, let me take that season pass I bought from last year's Call of Duty, and use it again in the new one!
Also, can I have a collectible statue of one of the characters or guns?
The funny thing is, as Amiibo goes on as a product, the value of them actually increases, where your DLC "paywall" purchased for other games does not.
Sorry...but that $12 kids shelled out for a Splatoon Amiibo just became a slightly better investment, not a worse one.
@ThatNyteDaez At least in Skylanders and Infinity, you could play as your character. The relationship between what you buy and what you get is very linear. Amiibos offer no defined or consistent payout and sometimes seem downright backward. I mean, you buy Ryu for Smash Bros, but you can't play as Ryu unless you also buy the character as DLC? Twice, if you own both platforms? Bananas.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE This is no worse than BotW locking certain unnecessary armour sets behind amiibo, which is very tolerable. Hopefully this is a good sign for the Single Player campaign which REALLY suffered if you missed out on the boost in content the Amiibo gave it on the first one.
I wonder if they give you the gears up front or do you have to earn them completing challenges like in the first game. Also what about Callie and Marie.
Answer one question, rise 2 more.
Is this news for the sake of news? The recent Direct clearly said this.
@DiddlyDoneDead If you pause the trailer at the right time, you can see what some people are claiming to be Marie. I'm not sure if it's actually her though.
So does this mean that the Callie and Marie amiibos will provide gear too?
Luckily Nintendo will never sucker me with these Splatoon amiibo. looks behind him at complete collection of BOTW minis. Well, I had to get them, I mean classic costumes and nice weapons. wife points out smash bros amiibo collection I only bought the classic Nintendo franchises I loved from my youth plus they make great statues. raised eyebrows over his Callie and Mari figures I know I don't even own Splatoon, but those were a gift from a friend! wife explains he stole them from a friend We'll use them in Splatoon 2. No I do not have a problem! Now help me put up these shelves for our amiibos. all statements based on a true story of a man who disapproves of amiibos, yet somehow owns over two dozen
I never did unlock all the full sets in the first game. The challenges were pretty hardcore.
Don't want to complain, but there is a lot of news today that was already previously known.
@JubilifeRival hmmmm interesting...
Well, I'd expect so seeing as the original Splatoon amiibo don't do much, and amiibo are supposed to work across multiple games.
@nunberry The difference between Skylanders' and Amiibo is that you can play as the Smash character, regardless of whether you have an Amiibo or not. Skylanders however, (the game) is useless without having even one. The pay wall is much higher on accessories in Skylanders as a result because you're limited in what you can play as unless you churn out even more money. Which isn't really something to be proud of as a consumer...
Also, why would you need the Amiibo at all if your goal was to play as a pumped up version of the chosen character? Just turn on Customs, and there you go - boost the character as you like, change their specials around then jump into the next match. What's more, you don't need to tap an amiibo every time you turn the game on to do this.
I never understood that argument. Just because Skylanders came first, suddenly everyone thinks the best way to use a 'Toys to Life' Product is to play as them. But as previously mentioned, you do that in Smash regardless of what Amiibo you have anyway. What exactly is the issue? Had Amiibo come first, I doubt that'd even have been an argument at all.
@ThatNyteDaez The issue, as I said, is the lack of consistency and definition in terms of Amiibo, what they do, what they're compatible with; a problem the other 2 don't have, and a problem Amiibo would have regardless of whether they came first or not. Some Amiibo do next to nothing, some are very versatile. And it's a fluid situation as new games are released and old games are patched, but there's no clear vision, it's all a bit ad-hoc. And that's not good for business - if a shop assistant has to ask me what they're for, they clearly are not going to be able to answer the same question for prospective customers. (And that's happened a few times, I always answer the same way : There is a hole in my heart that can never be filled, but I'll keep cramming plastic tat that looks like Samus in all the same)
Regarding "toys to life" - maybe playing as the character is not the only use or even the best use, but that doesn't address the fact that it's not a use of the Amiibo.
I swear they only post articles on here to trigger the Irish fella.
Woot! I have the original amiibo so more functionality is better! Stay Fresh. I think I'm going to pass on the new variants though.
As an avid amiibo collector, of course I've already got all the Splatoon 1 amiibo, and already have all the Splatoon 2 ones pre-ordered as well. Though I wonder if this means the old amiibo will unlock different things from the new ones..? Maybe the old amiibo will simply unlock the old amiibo costumes?
OK.... the Big question is will the other amiibo such as the Mario amiibo or the smash amiibo work in Splatoon? I know the people that made the game said they wanted to treat this as their own series which is finefor the first game. But now that we have a sequel I'm really hoping that they do support other amiibo besides the main series amiibo. It really makes me upset when we got all this amiibo and Nintendo is still making more but then they don't really do much support for it. Like scan an mario amiibo and get a Mario hat or something. Not necessary and it's fun use walking around as your favorite Nintendo character. Scanning a peach amiibo and you get a peach crown or a dress or something. Ideas like that. If they can do that then I'll be happy.
I have the original Inkling girl, so this is good. Going to pick up the Splatoon 2 Inkling girl when it launches.
I'll be picking up Callie and Marie then!
All amiibo are good amiibo!
Yet they failed to support the newest Mario series amiibo in their own series.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Tell me, Why on Earth do you HATE Amiibo that actually a Kid Toy with NFC code inside ?
What's wrong for them to be EXIST ?
Your attitude toward Amiibo is Ridiculous Stupid.
Say you really WORSHIP your Wii U but you HATE Amiibo that consider part of Wii U. And you HATE the part of Wii U actually.
Your comments about them in almost every topics with Amiibo were like you want to say directly in front of Restaurant owner "I hate your food/drinks. It's digusting. Why does so many people keep buying from that restaurant ? That's ridiculous and idiot ! "
Please, for one moment STOP Expressing your Nonsense Hatred toward Amiibo.
Embrace Them. LOVE them.Give your LIVE to Nintendo.
@Anti-Matter See, let's just take something you said there. When you go to a restaurant, you go there to eat. You don't go there for the restaurateur to try and flog you some garden gnomes that you don't want. But worse, they tell you that if you don't buy the garden gnomes, then part of your meal will be missing, let's just say your dessert.
What have garden gnomes got to do with food? Absolutely nothing! It's the same with games. SCamiibo are a concoction thought up to try and suck extra money from consumers. Yes you can live without eating a dessert but you shouldn't have to. Sure some people may think garden gnomes look nice but you don't go to a restaurant to buy dolls. Do they make the food taste any better? No. If anything, they make you lose your appetite.
SCamiibo have nothing to do video games, they don't make the gaming experience any better. If anything, they make it worse by artificially imposing themselves when neither needed nor wanted by locking certain parts of a game behind them. It's greed on Nintendo's part.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Your logic to describe Amiibo was Ridiculous Wrong.
How on Earth I must buy a Gnome or Doll to enjoy my meal at Restaurant ?
Let's try this.
There are a lot of Toys at Toy Shop. You hate that toys but you see a lot of people keep buy that no matter what. Somehow, at some points you feel irritated and directly say to one of customer or the sales "Hey, just Stop buying that toys. I HATE it. It's Ugly and Stupid. Why don't you just shutdown this stupid business ?"
Again, your wrong analogy, Nintendo provide Amiiibos not just only for unlocking something for one game only, there are also another games can accept Amiibos to unlock different things. And NOBODY or Nintendo force you to buy Amiibo. Don't like just leave it but Don't ever insulting in the public by expressing your hatred towards Amiibo. Even if Nintendo heard your hatred directly, they will keep silent. Business must go on. If someone want to buy Amiibo just buy it, don't forbid them to buy.
@Anti-Matter lol.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Do you consider DLC a paywall? Because that's all the WONDERFULamiibo content is.
I'd already assumed this much when they announced the new amiibo... the real question is whether it will be the same gear as the new ones... the amiibo gear shown does bear some similarities to the gear of the original amiibo (squid=sci-fi, girl=school uniform, boy=samurai/ninja) with the main difference being that the squid and boy gear isn't as bulky as with the originals (likely to accommodate the more agile movements of the inklings).
hmmm i have the new amiibo preorder but if it jsut gear i can pass this time the school girl outfit isnt as cute ;S and i mainly pay a Inkling girl.
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