If you thought that Nintendo were slowing
down on the Amiibo front, the coverage of Amiibo during the Treehouse Stream for Nintendo is evidence that this certainly is not the case.
As long as the system has been disconnected from the Internet, doing so effectively resets the cool -
down on your Amiibo, allowing players to spam them until they collect every piece of Link's Ocarina of Time outfit or Sheik's Mask.
If you thought that Nintendo were slowing
down on the Amiibo front, the coverage of Amiibo during the Treehouse Stream for Nintendo is evidence that this certainly is not the case.
Not exact matches
Other than the short video that Nintendo posted last week about what
amiibo can do in - game, the company also breaks
down everything
on the site.
Whether you're an avid
amiibo collector or you're only just getting into the scene thanks to the Nintendo Switch, head
on over to Argos today and you'll find a massive range of
amiibo discounted
down to # 6.99.
The AC
amiibo figures were all
on clearance at my Target store too,
down to $ 4!
«The goal is to release in the first six months after the Switch hits» this also lines up wth FF15 play it
on PS4 first, so that is enough time frame for Square to be working with a Switch port & release it
down the road with Cloud
amiibo.
- as Captain Olimar is making his way home, an asteroid onslaught forces him to land
on a nearby planet - Sparklium is the fuel for Olimar's Dolphin III ship - with the ship's fuel depleted, you have to find items
on this planet which can be turned into fuel - collect everything from seeds to large scale treasures - you need 30,000 Sparklium to make your way home - you are eventually required to find a lost ship part at the end of the game - levels are more linear and puzzle based, and include specific goals / goodies to collect - move Captain Olimar with the Circle Pad, while all other interactions use the touchscreen - blow your whistle, throw Pikmin and also touch certain objects - worlds are called Sectors, with six areas altogether - find all the treasure and look for new passageways to complete a sector 100 % - passageways can grant you access to secret spots or additional levels highlighted with the letter X - the first world is called Brilliant Garden, which has lush forest environments - Yellow Pikmin can easily reach the upper screen, where you can sometimes collect goodies and pull
down vines - there's a level where you use yellow Pikmin as a source to connect two wires - connecting the wires lets you see enemies and platforms that were hidden in the shadows - Winged Pikmin can be flung at high speeds, and they can pick up Olimar and help him descend
down into new areas - in a later level, you need to use red Pikmin to stomp out fire and clear the way for you - Rock Pikmin are the strongest ones of the bunch and can break crystals - blue Pikmin can swim and fight well underwater - the maximum amount of Pikmin you can have in a stage is 20 - blow your whistle to call over the correct Pikmin for a task or puzzle - Ravaged Rustworks offers a unique industrial environment where you climb
on pipes - Loney Tower has you climbing to the top of a tower without any help of Pikmin, and instead use pipes and Olimar's jetpack - Valley of the Breeze, found in the Leafswirl Lagoon sector, relies complete
on Winged Pikmin - Barriers of Flame is in the Sweltering Parchlands sector - here you «lll be forced to improvise with Yellow and Rock Pikmin to get around fire - every world ends with a boss stage - one boss fight puts you up against a Fiery Blowhog, where you use Red Pikmin to pick up / feed bombs to the boss - beating bosses gives you treasures worth 1,000 Sparklium each - supports
amiibo in the Splatoon, Super Mario and Animal Crossing lines -
amiibo can be scanned in to grant you access to secret spots - these are one room puzzle challenges where you collect a statue - these bonus rooms will also get you 200 Sparklium every time - you are limited by how many
amiibo you can summon to each secret spot - one of the treasures you will find is an NES cartridge for Ice Climbers, which carries the name «Revenge Fantasy».
From the Pokewalker
on the DS,
Amiibos on the Wii U, even
down to the AR cards for the Gameboy Advance, Nintendo is always trying something new.
If Frank isn't
on campus, he's probably gaming, spending time with his friends, at the gym, or trying to hunt
down a rare
amiibo out in the wild.
The AC
amiibo figures were all
on clearance at my Target store too,
down to $ 4!
This means
down the line we could see further indie developers release
Amiibo figures or even one based
on the Rayman franchise.
Whether you're an avid
amiibo collector or you're only just getting into the scene thanks to the Nintendo Switch, head
on over to Argos today and you'll find a massive range of
amiibo discounted
down to # 6.99.
One Tweet posted shortly after the wave four GameStop pre-order crises, where GameStop's website shut
down because of all the people trying to get their
amiibo orders in, showed how seemingly inattentive they were
on Twitter.
Knowing how pre-orders have been going for Nintendo products, such as
amiibo, I figured I'd get
on the ball this morning and drop my pre-order dollars
down at my local GameStop to lock in the shiny new Majora's Mask 3DS.
Nintendo has sold more than 2.5 million
amiibo since they released last fall, so it stands to reason that they would double
down on them.
We sat
down and had a «cat chat» with Krystyne (GandaKris)
on her custom
amiibo, experience with being interviewed with Nintendo and GameInformer.