amiibo
amiibo refers to a line of figurines for the Wii U designed to work with games via the Wii U GamePad's near field communication technology. Several amiibo figurines will be released in conjunction with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and the title will be the first to use the figurines.
An amiibo can be scanned using the Wii U's GamePad, and when scanned, the character represented by the figurine can be used in-game. In-game, amiibo can be used to fight against or team up in battle with the player; the player can also watch an amiibo fight against CPUs. amiibos appear to be able to learn new fighting tactics, level up (to a maximum of 50), and gain increased fighting statistics. Additionally, the amiibo may have custom special moves saved to it. The data in each amiibo figurine can be kept and saved, allowing it to be used on another game.
Through the use of a specialised adapter, amiibo will also be compatible with any Nintendo 3DS; in addition, the New Nintendo 3DS model is compatible with amiibo without the need for an adapter. It has been confirmed that a patch will be released for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS to add amiibo functionality in the future.[1]
amiibo figurines are not required to unlock any characters.[2]
Smash-related amiibos are set to come to market at prices of $12.99 USD, £10.99 GBP, or ¥1200 JPY, depending on the region.
Confirmed amiibo figurines
The following characters are confirmed to have amiibos, either through video or images of the figurines themselves or through footage of a character with the "FP" tag:
Wave 1
The first wave of amiibos will launch November 21, 2014, alongside the North American release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Mario amiibo.jpg
- Peach amiibo.jpg
- Yoshi amiibo.jpg
- Donkey Kong amiibo.jpg
- Link amiibo.jpg
- Samus amiibo.jpg
- Kirby amiibo.jpg
- Fox amiibo.jpg
- Pikachu amiibo.jpg
- Marth amiibo.jpg
- Villager amiibo.jpg
- Wii Fit Trainer amiibo.jpg
Wave 2
The second wave of amiibos will be released on December 19th, 2014.
- Luigi amiibo.jpg
- Diddy Kong amiibo.jpg
- Zelda amiibo.jpg
- Captain Falcon amiibo.jpeg
- Pit amiibo.jpg
- Little Mac amiibo.jpg
Wave 3
The third wave of amiibos will be released in Japan on January 22, 2015 and in North America in February 2015.
- Rosalina & Luma amiibo.jpg
- Bowser amiibo.jpg
- Sheik amiibo.jpg
- Toon Link amiibo.jpg
- Meta Knight amiibo.jpg
- King Dedede amiibo.jpg
- Lucario amiibo.jpg
- Ike amiibo.jpg
- Shulk amiibo.jpg
- Sonic amiibo.jpg
- Mega Man amiibo.jpg
Future releases
Shinya Takahashi of Nintendo's SPD division confirmed that the plan is to ultimately release amiibo figurines for all characters on the roster.[3]