As you probably already know, yesterday marked the release of three brand new amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Perhaps the highlight was Rare's bear and bird duo from the legendary Banjo-Kazooie series.
A lot of superfans out there are now posting pictures of this particular figurine on social media, and well, some individuals seem to be more interested in its base. For whatever reason, they're impressed by the Microsoft copyright - noting how "interesting" it is to see the name of the American tech giant on a Nintendo product.
It's now got Smash players wondering what the base of Steve might look like. As explained by the Twitter user TheKrazyStew, Mojang is featured in the character credits of the game, whereas Banjo's was just labelled with Microsoft. So brace yourself for similar social media reactions whenever the Minecraft amiibo drops.
In case you're wondering, the other recently released amiibo, Terry Bogard - from the Fatal Fury and King of FIghters series - has SNK Corporation on its base.
Can you believe a Microsoft-owned character is now an amiibo? Were you at all surprised by the underside of the Banjo & Kazooie amiibo? Have you even unboxed yours? Leave a comment down below.
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Just got Terry and Banjo yesterday. Now I can have SNK fight Microsoft on my coffee table! Yeah c’mon! C’mon!
Man, I forgot how terrible the build quality for Amiibo was. That Banjo one could look really good if it wasn’t strangely misshapen with a bad paint job.
In 2019 on Banjos presentation video, Sakurai told the Smash fans to play the original game on Xbox, and everyone laughed. And now, Microsofts name is on the bottom of Banjos amiibo, and everyone is fascinated.
Also, the Joker amiibo has the "©Atlus/SEGA" message on the bottom on its base, so it wouldn't too surprising to see "©Mojang/Microsoft 20XX" on Steve's base as well.
@VR32X Just watch out for team Sega. (Sonic, Bayonetta and Joker.)
Bought Terry yesterday and will try and preorder Steve's amiibo...can't believe Nintendo has me buying amiibo in 2021, as I haven't bought or received a new amiibo since late 2016...
I love these inter company crossovers. I really wanted to import the Japanese version of Crash Bandicoot N. Same trilogy for the same reason.
The original PlayStation mascot, published by Sega on a Nintendo console....🤯
I still don't have any amiibo, which is kinda shocks me.
https://mobile.twitter.com/MetManMas/status/1375859017696825344
They've been doing this for a while.
@MetManMas It's kinda obvious that the conversation is around the fact that Microsoft owns Xbox, a competing platform, and yet it's on Nintendo's latest figurines.
Not "a name other than Nintendo is on an amiibo", that's been a thing since day one.
Yeah, the Sonic, Mega Man and Pac-Man amiibo similarly featured Sega, Capcom and Bandai-Namco credits. Not sure what the big deal is.
"It's now got Smash players wondering what the base of Steve might look like. As explained by the Twitter user TheKrazyStew, Mojang is featured in the character credits of the game, whereas Banjo's was just labelled with Microsoft."
I've been saying this all this time and people were constantly denying it. In Minecraft: Story Mode and Minecraft Lego sets, they have Mojang's name and not Microsoft's. This is nothing new.
@YoshiAngemon 1. How is that southern border going?
2. Nintendo doesn't need Rare. Why not instead just get an XBox so you can easily play those games?
@SpiderSquid So what does the copyright say on Minecraft Lego sets?
@YoshiAngemon your comment read as a farce so I was waiting for the punch line to come but it just got more and more odd and then I realized that you’re serious
@backup368 I don't even support Trump, nor do I care about him. And I just GOT an XBox One. An XBox One X, to be exact. I recently got Rare Replay, anyway.
@YoshiAngemon Trump really does continue to live rent-free in many people's heads. It's amazing. You all can stop crying now; orange man is gone!
I’ve literally never said “guh-huh”. I’ve “uh-huh” before though... 🤪
@YoshiAngemon So, why do you need to play game you already have on another console?
Slow news day?
@backup368 I was anticipating a chance to get an XBox One X, and I could understand not playing on the Switch is due to the fact that Rare is owned by Microsoft. Right now, I couldn't care less.
I preorder mine months ago at Best Buy and I got an email today saying there's a delay.
@YoshiAngemon Right.
Look at the bottom of the Chibi-Robo amiibo for a surprise.
@Kevember The twenty-first century locofoco cult mentality in full effect, unfortunately. Everything without exception is viewed through the lens of the agenda. Everything, right down to the toys, must be parsed using the corporatocracy-approved methods.
It's a property now owned by Microfot. What's there to be surprised about? If Sony would ever be so lucky as to have a character in Smash (LOL), its amiibo would say sony under it.
Rare, plz come home!
This is a lame story
Why are people talking about the orange baffon on a amino post for? I'm so sick of hearing about him already and come here to get away from it it is bad enough I have to still watch him lying on my local news so please people.
@sik187 But it's just fine for the complete failure in charge now to do the exact things your precious outrage mob accused him of doing? I wonder what kind of local news you're getting.
@backup368 why are you here? Why not go hang on a foxnews site people here are interested in gaming not the political garbage.
@sik187 I watch Tim Pool. He's my only source for political news and he's a leftist. Forgive me if I don't want to pay high taxes, lose my job to immigrants or China, and want to continue living safely. I know those sound like crazy issues to gamers but trust me, they're no video game.
I'm still fascinated by that as well. For me, these two will always be Rare/Nintendo-characters. Under MS, they feel more like the unwanted stepchildren of the family.
@nessisonett Man, are we looking at the same product?
Steve? What about Alan?
Alan, Alan, Alan, Alan, Alan, Ow, Ow... Steve, Steve, Steve... Hey, Hey
I got Banjo and I was comparing him to my banjo kazooie plush set and I too noticed that the jiggy is not shaped right
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