Amiibo (アミーボ Amībo?, officially stylized as amiibo; plural: Amiibo) is Nintendo's toys-to-life platform. It consists of a wireless communications and storage protocol, for connecting toys to the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch video game consoles. The platform was launched in November 2014 in the form of system software updates and a series of Amiibo-enabled figurines. These figurines are similar in form and functionality to that of the Skylanders and Disney Infinity series of toys-to-life platforms. The Amiibo platform was preannounced to potentially accommodate any form of toy, specifically including general plans for future card games.[1][2] These toys use near field communication (NFC) to interact with supported video game software, potentially allowing data to be transferred in and out of games and across multiple platforms.
Amiibo functionality can be used directly with the Nintendo Switch, Wii U, and New Nintendo 3DS consoles by using built-in NFC readers. In addition, the rest of the 3DS hardware line can use an official NFC adapter. By September 2016, Nintendo reported that 39 million Amiibo toys had been sold, along with more than 30 million Amiibo cards.[3]
Relationship to the Metal Gear series[]
Because of Solid Snake being a character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Snake was indicated to be part of several upcoming Amiibo figurines via a leaked scan of a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate guide in Japan, and later confirmed in the February 13, 2019 Nintendo Direct.[4][5] The amiibo figurine's design is based on his appearance in Ultimate. Using the Amiibo figure in Ultimate will result in a figure player being utilized in Snake's likeness.
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- ^ McWhertor, Michael (November 6, 2014). The future of Nintendo's Amiibo includes card games, smaller toys, Animal Crossing. Polygon. Retrieved on December 16, 2014.
- ^ Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing for the 75th Fiscal Term Ending March 2015. Nintendo. Retrieved on December 16, 2014.
- ^ Nintendo Shipped 340,000 Wii U and 1.78 Million 3DS Units in Latest Quarter; Posts Financial Results (October 26, 2016). Retrieved on April 16, 2017.
- ^ http://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=33141
- ^ https://youtu.be/SCME2yPJKWk?t=285