As well as the major news that Kingdom Hearts' Sora has taken Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's final roster spot, last week's Direct also revealed that Steve and Alex will be receiving amiibo figures next year.
We didn't get to see the figures in the flesh during the show, but pre-orders for both have now started to appear online. Over on Amazon Japan (which ships to most places worldwide), the pair are available as standalone figures or as part of a double pack.
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We're yet to see any pre-order options for the two figures in the west, but here's hoping that both the standalone and double pack options also become available elsewhere at a later date.
[source amazon.co.jp, via twitter.com]
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I can see the demand for these being high, given their status as Minecraft merch.
It'd be cool if Mojang decide to add amiibo support to the Switch version of Minecraft with these on the horizon.
I don't like blocky Amiibo like that.
I prefer Animal Crossing Amiibo.
I mean...could they not have posed them even a little? Head turned, bending over...anything?
@Anti-Matter
There's only the four other amiibo that are blocky though.
The 8-bit style Mario and Link amiibo (with two colors for Mario),and the Qbby amiibo.
@Broosh
Minecraft characters aren't exactly posable, their limbs aren't even jointed, and can only turn on one axis.
Could they not at least be holding a pick axe or something? Or standing on some blocks? I mean I'll buy them because I own them all but these are instantly my least favourite of the entire amiibo range.
@Anti-Matter to be honest, after I started owning PVC Bishoujo statues, I sold all of my old Amiibo and started prefering pure blocky ones since there's no loss in detail compared to the hand painted ones.
Even prize Miku figures from Taito have more detail to them and they cost around the same as Amiibo (though dont habe NFC)
do they do anything
@jake41
The main function of amiibo in all compatible Smash Bros games is that you can train them up as "Figure Players", which level up and become more powerful over time.
They can become considerably more challenging than level 9 CPUs.
No wonder why they added them…these will undoubtedly sell extremely well….
@RupeeClock Right, but they swing items, bend over, and can turn their head. I'm just saying they could make one tiny adjustment rather than the literal neutral stance 😆
@RupeeClock I was wondering what these kinds of amiibo did too, thanks for the head-ups! will considering getting these.
These images don't make these look very good, I wanted to buy these so hope they look better in reality.
Hey, these will be two of the very few Amiibo that I have absolutely no interest in adding to my collection! Incredible!
ugh. Just like with Terry, I couldn't care less about these Amiibo. But I so far have a complete Smash collection, so of course I'm going to have to buy them :/
Will likely just get Alex if they don't do the dual pack in NA.
These are cool, but my biggest question is; Will Sora get an amiibo? Sakurai did not say anything at all in regards to Sora getting an amiibo so is not a guaranteed yes nor a no, but I am wondering if it could be possible that Disney denied Nintendo the license for the production of an amiibo figure for Sora. Guess we will find that out eventually if they announce it or not.
Hmmm... 🤔
Doesn't the ages 6± on the box art mockup indicate that the two pack will indeed release stateside, at least? I've noticed my imported and Japan exclusive amiibo lack that age rating. My PAL boxes don't have one, either.
@Chibi_Manny
I worried about that a little, that there would be one fighter with no amiibo, but then I thought, surely agreeing to the production of an amiibo is part of the negotiations for every new fighter.
If anything maybe certain manufacturers have to produce certain figures due to exclusive merchandising rights.
At least each figure can hold 3 pieces of paper when lying down.
But think I'll pass unless they unlock Microsoft Game Pass on Switch.
If i dont have the challenger pack but get the amiibo, do I get the fighter?
Might get Steve just for the sake of character completion, I don't need two of the same amiibo (not counting Mario/Dr. Mario, Samus/Zero Suit Samus and the different versions of Link and Zelda), especially if it has the most boring pose on the entire amiibo lineup. Even characters like Qbby and Mr. Game & Watch have better poses on their figures.
@sunny63 I believe not. Well, I haven't tried it in Ultimate, but in Smash 4 I don't have Lucas and when I scan his amiibo there doesn't unlock him.
I should've tried it with my nephew, he doesn't have any DLC outside Piranha Plant and wanted to train my Banjo-Kazooie amiibo.
@sunny63 nope. you can use the amiibo in game (so you can fight your steve CPU) since the character is coded into the most recent version of the game, but unless you pay for the fighter itself you can't play as them.
It'd be a neat thing if the amiibo actually unlocked the character too. make amiibo more useful overall.
i don't know why everyone is so surprised by how they look, the smash amiibo have uniformly matched their in-game render
I kinda need this in my life
@Broosh From head to toe, its steve.
Still annoyed how only DLC characters get Player 2 alt amiibo. Still wanting a P2 Robin and Pikachu.
I'm Really Looking Forward to these and the Pyra & Mythra Amiibo! 😁
Yup, Pyra and Mythra should get the double pack treatment.
@shoeses the only reason I think this is getting a P2 amiibo is that the mould is the exact same. There isn't a different mould being made for the alt costume and it is simply another paint/colouring.
Sakurai was right. That is definitely Steve and Alex.
@Matl "t'd be a neat thing if the amiibo actually unlocked the character too. make amiibo more useful overall." agree
@Ryu_Niiyama Just want to say you have the best icon pictures.
Seeing how basic these are... they should have been 2 for the price of 1 .... kind of like Game & Watch ... in which his amiibo was so basic that they had to include more models/poses to make up for the price.
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