We've seen plenty of rumours relating to Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle for the Switch, one of which noted the production of amiibo figures for use in the game.
An image has now surfaced online which shows four Rabbids dressed as Luigi, Mario, Peach and Yoshi, each holding a weapon.
The warning text which has been placed over the photo makes us suspect this might be a wind-up, and the figures themselves - while impressively modelled - would be relatively easy to fake. In short, we're not entirely convinced this image is genuine.
What do you make of these? Do you think they're fake? Would you be interested in Rabbids amiibo if they were the real deal? Let us know with a comment.
[source amiiboes.net]
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These might be the first amiibo I ignore. If they're real, that is.
Fake
The base of the figures looks NOTHING like the bases on official Amiibo, so I'm going to call fake.
It wouldn't be the first amiibo I've ignored, I didn't go for the Skylanders Bowser and Donkey Kong.
They look so cheaply made. Doubt I'd get them if they were real.
Nintendo and Ubisoft(probably them really) have done a great job keeping this game as a surprise announcement for E3. I can't tell if they're fake or real.
@blackbox64 Actually prototypes/early production commonly do not have the same base. At that stage they always focus on the model themselves
If these are real I think I will pick them up
They look like something you would find in a kids Happy Meal or something. If real, I'm passing.
I think this is very much a real thing. Fakers would go out of their way to fool us, this doesn't. The DO NOT SHARE images are very very common in the industry, and prototypes often use generic bases. You really think it would take a few weeks to sand down and 3D print these four figures in a matter of days?
Ubisoft are also a leaky ship compared to Nintendo.
super fake
I don't have a strong opinion on the image, either way, but when you think about it going all out on this game would be a very Nintendo thing to do.
Fake news!
Don't worry, some goof will come forward and tell us all about how they achieved this amazing feat. Seems to be the idiotic trend for internet attention these days.
These are certainly fake. I don't get all the hate though, look like same art style from the game and not any cheaper than other amiibo.
I feel sorry for all ya'll who said they were going to collect every amiibo
@audiobrainiac I'm not sure how people have this kind of time to waste even.
These aren't fooling anyone.
Not this time, BitBlock.
Personally.
I would love for them to incorporate Amiibo on the game so that you could get different costumes for the rabbids you have. I would love to put my Diddy Kong amiibo there and get m'self a dual wielding commando rabbid.
As for these, Laura K said in a quick discussion "Fake as s**t".
And she's nailed it thus far so I am going with her here
Love it
@NaviAndMii You're fake news.
There's nothing to suggest these are amiibo. Ubisoft do figures for most of their games, and there's been loads of Rabbids figures in the past.
Some of the poses look new and different. So it's not as if some faker has ripped straight from the initial artwork.
While the image itself could be genuine, I don't think those figures are Amiibo... the quality looks too high to be Amiibo... more likely they'll either be regular collectable figures, or just props for promotional events, videos, etc.
I would expect Ubisoft have made these and I don't think there's any particular requirement for them to have a base that looks like regular amiibo because the Skylanders versions didn't.
That's if they're real that is.
I'm convinced that they're fake
Fake as hell.
The bases are too thin!
No reason to believe a new Nintendo licensed exclusive game won't have Amiibo for it. But these bases as others said aren't Amiibo bases, so THESE might not be the Amiibo, but there probably will be similar Amiibo.
Im thinking fake if not its a great marketing move cause everyone is at least talking about the gane and it might be completely made up
If it were genuine the image is to display to internal Ubi staff how the amiibo look-that's the while purpose of the photo. To then obscure the image with confidential warnings would defeat the whole pirpose of the image in the 1st llace. Therefore I call BS...imo
The bases gives the impression that these are fake. But due to the fact that despite it, these could actually be models designed before being made into Amiibos, I won't be entirely convinced there fake than. But it certainly seems to look that way, especially with the text as it is quite unconvincing. Also typically speaking, such designed overhead text is diagonally displayed. Overall, 95% positive that this is fake.
People thinking these are fake.......When they thought the game was fake as well
@Niinbendo Yeah, I figure if it's a real 1st/2nd party exclusive featuring Mario, Amiibo are just an inevitability.
So now you can bring Rabbids into ANY game!!
I think theyre real but i dont want them.
i love the Mario series amiibo (theyre my favourites) but i dont care for rabbid ones
Pleasegodno
Just the text over the image is enough to make me think it's fake.
I was pretty convinced these were fake before I clicked on the article... But I wouldn't be too surprised if we see these Rabbid amiibos one day.
I would much prefer a Rayman amiibo. You know, my childhood favourite character! ^_^;
Real
With the advent of 3D print technology faking an NX controller, I don't trust figurine leaks like this.
If this is fake, someone got too much time on their hands!
@blackbox64 I mean, it's likely a prototype, and bases can potentially vary. Besides, who do you think would actually go through the effort to make these if just to fool people?
The Luigi Amiibo looks Sick 😁
It's not too late for all of us to pitch in and deny the existence of the actual game too.
These are fake, and disgusting. I fear the official ones will be just as, if not more, minging.
@the101 Trust me, there are lots of people who literally have nothing better to do.
Once again... Team fake. These guys always appear around E3 season
Everyone is wondering: Why the blazes is Nintendo pairing Mario with the Rabbids. And Rabbids is a western franchise, while Nintendo is very Japanese-focussed. Maybe the Rabbids are super popular in Japan? I don't know...
Bwhahahahahaha, it was real.
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