Shovel Knight had the honor of being the first major third party amiibo several years back, and it added in a great amount of content as well. Since then, it’s received some cool use in other games—like Azure Striker Gunvolt—and had a little more functionality added in, like the amiibo fairy. Still, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove will soon add its fourth campaign, so Yacht Club Games saw fit to give all the playable characters an amiibo figure.
A three pack was just announced which will include Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight amiibo. As for what they do, each one unlocks cosmetic armor for the character—which can be applied to any armor set in the game—and will also unlock exclusive challenge stages and additional “helper” fairies. There’s no word on when they’ll be available, but hopefully Yacht Club will have more news on that soon. In the meantime, check out the, uh, tempting trailer for the amiibo below:
What do you think? Will you be picking these up? Do you think they offer the right amount of content? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I would've loved for a fully custom character function like with the Shovel Knight amiibo. I hope I'm able to use them in Travis Strikes Again in some form.
What do I even just watch!? Also, gotta preorder them amiibos.
@brandonbwii I bet they'll add it in
Ayyy p excited by these, there design is great and functionality seems somewhat worth it. I'll be buying for collecting anyways. Also that trailer made me not want to buy it so much anymore.
Still waiting for a physical release for Treasure Trove....
These look cheap as heck but so does the Shovel Knight amiibo. Arin's funny as ever, though.
Where's Shield Knight and Enchantress?
I would consider Plague Knight if there was an option to get just one, I really don't care about the others.
@Torakaka Coming next year, when they announce that they and the rest of the order of no quarter are ALL getting their own campaign.
And who's going to sell these besides Amazon and Nintendo UK's own online store? Most retailers have given up on SCamiibo. And the remaining people interested are getting screwed by scalpers. Gamestop sell some though not all the new SCamiibo as they are announced, but you have to pre-order. Also, the dirty things have gone up in price. They used to be £11 but are now £13 for newer SCamiibo.
Gorgeous! King Knight has an ugly colour though...
I have no idea what was going on with that trailer but at the same time I will be pre-ordering this. Getting 3 more amiibo, all pretty nicely designed, I feel will be quite entertaining to add to my collection. This will probably be 35 USD like most triple packs.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE GAME will, at least in the UK. Also this is your daily reminder that just because only two or three retailers now sell them in the UK or Eire, that does not represent the situation in the rest of Europe or America.
They look nice. Can they be scanned whilst in the box like the original Shovel Knight Amiibo?
@gortsi GAME aren't in Ireland anymore. They went into administration because they were a dirtbag company. They still are. Gamestop are the only store selling SCamiibo in Ireland now, but like I said it's hit and miss and you have to pre-order to have any chance. They're another dirtbag company. Smyths and Argos are completely finished with the little scammy plastic toys.
That trailer was strangely arousing. Too much Shovel goodness.
I don't think I could pre-order these fast enough (sadly, I may not be able to).
For shovelry!
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Listen !
Even my country Indonesia still able to import those Amiibos.
Btw, if you called these toys are Scam, so that means ALL the toys even are not Amiibos are Scam too ? Just because it cost pricey ??
Stop spitting your hatred toward toys like these !
I have some Amiibos also and you spit on my face by keep saying like that.
A+ trailer, man that gave me a great laugh.
Definitely happy to see more Shovel Knight love, but am slightly concerned at the "quality" of these. Colors do look a bit off and lackluster, and considering how vivid some of the more recent amiibo have been turning out (come to me, squishy Metroid...), I hope we'll see a change before release.
This trailer! So crazy! Loved it
Dang. I still haven't finished Shovel Knight, let alone any of the extra content. But I totally want these Amiibos, even if I only barely know who they are.
Qualé a desse jogo? I have never played. Is it worth it?
I'm buying this!
If these were in stock I would have considered trying to get a pre-order but well... Amiibo are never in stock anyways...
@SLIGEACH_EIRE like I said,this is not an Irish or UK website. Smyths doesn't sell any toys to life figures anymore except for any skylanders they have left and Argos UK has 51 amiibo on their website as I write. Toys R Us also sells them. It's not Nintendo's fault Irish retailers don't stock them
Ah, bless Arin... Game Grumps playing "Shovel Knight" never failed to entertain.
Interesting that only the developers of a nerdcore indie hit has put this much effort into entering the amiibo program.
They're sure to sell some of these to the die hard fans though.
That video is hilarious, Shovel Knight is one of my favourite Indies and it is a shame they are only doing King Knight and then stopping, i want to know the background of Polar Knight and Tinker Knight.
WANT!!!
@Bunkerneath Yeah it would be really cool if they were to work their way through the rest of the knights. but at the same time I can imagine by now the team are itching to do something new!
Yes Yes and Yes ..
@Ogbert Yeah i know but.........
These look amazing, but sadly I'm going to have to pass, as I don't have a lot of money and I don't see myself using these very often.
Oh, more shovelware...
Lol, wtf did I just watch...
Honestly, I was more surprised by seeing Game Grumps/Egoraptor in an official Nintendo video than the amino reveal itself, I'm happy for them though
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Just out of curiosity, what would you do if you were in charge of amiibo functionality? Getting rid of them isn't a option sense it's obviously a big money maker.
I bought treasure trove but couldnt get into it , which is a shame because so many people really rate it.
I'll give it another shot when i finish mario + rabbids.
Awesome
Ugh, not a fan of packs. I only want specter Knight, but not enough to buy the other two. Packs are the reason I never got K.K. Slider, and why I still don't have Alm.
These look awesome; hopefully more third-party amiibo (like Azure Striker Gunvolt) come out soon!
I'm really digging these. For shovelry!
Can King Knight be gold instead of mustard yellow?
Haha ofcourse Arin did this commercial!
I normally never buy amiibo, but I'll make an exception this time.
Well Shovel Knight amiibo, you're no longer alone.
This ad was too hot and sexual for my eyes.
Is Shovel Knight a $20 game? And this amiibo 3-pack will likely cost $35. So for the price of the amiibo 3 pack I think you should unlock the entire game. Seems kind of stupid what $35 unlocks in a $20 game.
And since most people buying this 3 pack will probably already own the game, well they probably wouldn't really be selling too many games that way.
I do like the look of the amiibo, they seem nice, but that's how the DLC math works for me.
@rjejr Well you know Smash is a $60 game and the DLC for that is around $1000 if you want everything
OH NO
wants its, needs its, must 'aves its.
I'm not even a big fan of the game, but I still got the original Shovel Knight amiibo 'cos I liked the design and it came kinda cheap. If there is a chance to get these at a reasonable price as well, I might go for them, too
DAY ONE!!!! My life will be complete with these three beauty! If Yatch club game can make Shield knight and the Enchanteress I will be there more happy man! I like so much this game. It will always be my favorite indie.
@Torakaka I second that!
This video..... tears, lol
I... uhm... I have.. so many mixed feelings right now.
What was this video? Did they touch the amiibo in bad places? Why do this? Did I really just watch it? Am I dreaming? Am I alive?!
..........
Okay, I'm getting these too. <3
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ireland does not have amiibos? Are you sure? Even in Greece, with its poor economy, where I live, has hundreds of shops selling amiibos!!! And amiibos are fun and nice to look at. Buy one and stare at it for a minute. You'll get the idea. It's magic! So magical that you'll stop being negative for the millionth time. Try it and full of positive vibes will surround you.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I still like buying amiibo to an extent but their stock issues continue to persist. I can only speak of my local gamestop but it only received 3 orders of the upcoming samus returns amiibo for the entire store and I was one of them. The clerk told me that people had been coming in asking for one and they unfortunately had to turn them away. Both him and I chatted briefly about how we wished Nintendo wasn't so stingy with supply because he says that happens a lot at his store with popular Nintendo products
@SLIGEACH_EIRE all the stores around still sell Amiibo. All the best Best (Worst) Buy, Walmart, Gamestop's & Targets in this area constantly have them, new stock mind u and they're still selling it seems. None of these stores around your area?
@Grumblevolcano Yeah, but SSB4 is old news - even if the last amiibo just came out a month or so ago - that's been beaten to death. No reason not to call this out for what I think about it.
Did you read the last sentence of the article -
"What do you think? Will you be picking these up? Do you think they offer the right amount of content? Share your thoughts in the comments below."
It's funny on how both here and PS they always end articles asking for our input, then we usually get lambasted in the comments for actually replying to their own questions if we don't tow the company line. I mean, have you ever seen damo write something in the comments that wasn't lambasting someone?
BTW I don't think you were lambasting me, that's just a general reaction to the way things are.
I hope i'm not the only one who knows what youtuber is starring in this. And for those who do, Dan really should have been the one doing the commercial like this xD
Can't wait!!
Lol, fantastic video!
@patbacknitro18 true, he is the ninja sex bomb after all!
Amiibo are horrible pieces of plastic, and if you like them, you're equally horrible.
Am I doing it right?
This is too awesome !
More money
Hopefully can be bought easily without any shortage or shop exclusive problems
I want them for my collection even though they'll do very little in game. I just hope that Nintendo does an Amiibo game at some point.
Oh my god, Arin! What is that mind like inside your head?
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