Surprisingly enough, unlike seemingly
all other amiibo figures, Shovel Knight is useable through the packaging!
In addition to the Wolf Link amiibo,
other amiibo figures in the Super Smash Bros. series like Link, Toon Link, Zelda, Sheik and Ganondorf will work with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.
On the better side, almost all of
the other Amiibo figures can be scanned into the game, unlocking a Yarn Yoshi version based on that character.
There aren't reports of
any other amiibo figures working so far, but is it possible that perhaps the upcoming Animal Crossing amiibo figures from Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival will work for a similar functionality?
All other amiibo figures will just grant you extra lives.
All other amiibo figures are compatible with Mario Party 10, however, they will give you extra Mario Party Points for use to unlock even more content.
Not exact matches
The official
amiibo page also confirms that tapping
amiibo figures from
other series will unlock new items related to the characters tapped.
And don't miss out on the tons of
other Animal Crossing:
amiibo Festival news today: Release date, overview trailer, new second wave of
figures.
Translators of the original Famitsu scans have finally surfaced, giving us some idea about what the Wolf Link
amiibo and
other figures will do in the game.
He also mentioned Nintendo's range of
Amiibo figures which are somewhat of an outlier compared to the
other Toys to Life brands.
These, along with
other compatible Fire Emblem
amiibo figures including Marth, Ike, Robin and Lucina, grant players weapons or materials when tapped.
Check out today's
other Animal Crossing
amiibo news with the announcement of four new
figures coming worldwide in March.
There's still lots more content coming to Animal Crossing World soon between the upcoming Series 2, 3, and 4 series of
amiibo cards, a new wave of Animal Crossing
amiibo figures, and reviews of
other Nintendo titles!
The
other figure in the
amiibo Festival bundle, Digby, was previously announced to be released individually on March 18th with
other new
figures Timmy & Tommy, Kapp»n and Rover.
(I.E. Callie or Marie might net you some Splatoon furniture, while
other figures could net you furniture from
other games and villagers designed after the character from that
Amiibo... I.E. Samus
Amiibo could get you a Samus villager, but I am just speculating right now.)
Soon Hyrule Warriors will be one of the first Nintendo titles that will be supporting
Amiibo figures other than Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Players will be able to unlock a special weapon in - game using the Link
Amiibo this November.
- parents spent on average $ 131 on toys to life games over the last six months - almost 80 percent of families considered this a good investment - two thirds are planning to invest further - 70 percent of parents in the U.S. are familiar with Interactive Gaming Toys - 41 percent own more than one franchise - 77 percent said it was definitely or probably worth the investment - only 7 percent of families have abandoned play altogether - within households currently playing toys to life games, 52 percent indicate that adults are among those that play - among Nintendo
amiibo - playing households with children, 21 % of parents say that only they are playing these games - with
other franchises, less then 10 percent of adults play in the household - 22 percent of total character playtime is spent playing with the figurines as toys and not with a video game console - 40 percent of parents state that that their 13 - 17 year olds continue to play with characters like toys or action
figures
As with all the
other playable Super Smash Bros. characters, Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta will also get their own
amiibo figures.
For one, as far as I'm aware, the
other companies don't pump out
figures as often as
amiibo, so they have to keep them stocked for much longer.
As with the
other Mario
amiibo figures that have already launched, the Mario - Silver Edition
amiibo will have the same functionality and work with all games that are compatible with Mario
amiibo.
Pretty awesome news has emerged from Nintendo that a game character
other than one that's featured in an in - house title will be getting an
Amiibo figure.
There could be
other surprises in store, like a new wave of Animal Crossing
amiibo figures to go alongside the update.
In regards to
other regions, these four
amiibo figures are coming to Japan next week on December 17th, and are scheduled for release in North America on January 22nd.
This is also where the games
Amiibo come into play; the Alm and Celica
Amiibo unlock new dungeons to explore while
other Fire Emblem
figures are relegated to a spell which summons them to aid in combat.
It's not uncommon that we hear of sales
figures regarding big games or
amiibo in countries like the U.S. or Japan, but more often than not a lot of
other countries get swept under the rug.
-- Different modes: Board Game, Desert Island Escape, Quiz Show — Apparently some
other things to do as well — Might be 7 - 8 modes in total based on the different icons — Some modes only work with cards,
others only work with
figures — As you earn Happy Points, spend those to build up each attraction — Add things to each attraction individually — Ex: build new things for the Board Game mode by spending points — This appears to affect gameplay and is more than just looks — Individual
amiibo can level up
(I.E. Callie or Marie might net you some Splatoon furniture, while
other figures could net you furniture from
other games and villagers designed after the character from that
Amiibo... I.E. Samus
Amiibo could get you a Samus villager, but I am just speculating right now.)
He also mentioned Nintendo's range of
Amiibo figures which are somewhat of an outlier compared to the
other Toys to Life brands.
The wireless accessory also launches on Sept. 25 and allows players to enjoy
amiibo figures and cards on all
other systems in the Nintendo 3DS family.
Other times we see things like a Virtual Boy, or a Wii U, or a bunch of goofy Wii Remote attachments and Animal Crossing
amiibo figures nobody wants.
Other The Legend of Zelda
amiibo in the Super Smash Bros. series of
figures give players additional features: the Princess Zelda or Sheik
amiibo figures replenish hearts on the go; the Link or Toon Link
figures replenish arrows; and the Ganondorf
figure doubles the amount of damage Link takes.
These displays recently got updated to include the newly announced
amiibo from this week's Nintendo Direct, but it appears someone screwed up and included
other unannounced
figures.
Nintendo clearly has a soft spot for Link and his green tunic, as the little guy and his friends have had more
amiibo figures made of them than any
other character or series.
As long as Epona is registered to a stable, scanning this
amiibo figure causes treasure to drop, just like most of the
other figures (you'll have to wait a day between scans, of course).
As our library of
amiibo continues to grow, some
figures will be easier to find than
others.
Then came the news that all characters in Smash Bros Wii U and 3DS will be having their own
Amiibo which meant that the
other Legend Of Zelda Characters will be getting their own interactive
figures and then my dormant OCD kicked in and I just had to get the Legend Of Zelda Collection.
amiibo figures, cards and
other accessories bought in nearly $ 500 million in revenue during fiscal 2015 and it's clear that there is an opportunity for this to become a $ 1 billion a year segment if they can drive additional demand for
figures and cards using the methods above.
A reveal now would be a great way to keep
amiibo interest going, considering the only
others on the horizon are Fire Emblem's Alm and Celica (more on those in a bit), the remaining Smash
figures, and a few mysterious CPSIA numbers that've come up.
Check out today's
other Animal Crossing
amiibo news with the announcement of four new
figures coming worldwide in March.
10million
amiibo sold in the UK — plus
other interesting sales
figures straight from Nintendo!
The official
amiibo page also confirms that tapping
amiibo figures from
other series will unlock new items related to the characters tapped.
And don't miss out on the tons of
other Animal Crossing:
amiibo Festival news today: Release date, overview trailer, new second wave of
figures.
You can also tap select
amiibo figures from
other series to get items themed to the pictured characters!
The whole Dragon Ball Z - like fight between Reggie Fils - Aime and Satoru Iwata was great as well because it was hilarious, unquestionably grabbed your attention in one way or the
other and it got the point across: Being able to play as Miis in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. and utilization of the recently - announced
amiibo figures in the game.
Other than Nintendo's
Amiibo series that was highly sought after due to the rarity of some its
figures, which was rumored to be intentionally done by the company to trigger demand.
There's still lots more content coming to Animal Crossing World soon between the upcoming Series 2, 3, and 4 series of
amiibo cards, a new wave of Animal Crossing
amiibo figures, and reviews of
other Nintendo titles!
The biggest difference between Nintendo's
figures and
other figurines is that
amiibos will work as supplemental products across multiple games in the Nintendo lineup like Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, and Super Smash Brothers.
Like the HD remaster of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend Of Zelda Twilight Princess HD isn't going to be a simple HD remaster of the original game but it will also include some features not available in the original release, such as compatibility with the already mentioned Wolf Link
amiibo and the
other Zelda series
amiibo figures released as part of the Super Smash Bros line and more.
No store exclusivity has been mentioned in the past few days, with the exception of the GameStop exclusive Retro 3 Pack, but many suspected that the Dr. Mario
amiibo was going to be a Target exclusive, considering the
figure didn't appear on any
other retailer website.
As previously announced, the Dr. Mario
amiibo will become available for purchase on September 11th alongside
other new Super Smash Bros line
figures.