«Wii U had its strongest year yet thanks to the highly anticipated software lineup and
the introduction of the amiibo platform,» said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
The combination of increased figure sales and
the introduction of amiibo cards meant that the amiibo and accessories division is now generating around half as much as Nintendo's home console hardware segment.
This new spin off game also marks
the introduction of amiibo cards, starting with a collection of Animal Crossing animals.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, Nintendo have flogged 4.2 million
Amiibo figurines in the last quarter, a total
of 14.7 million units since their
introduction.