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{{Article| | {{Article| | ||
type=news | | type=news | | ||
picture=Greninja | picture=Greninja amiibo box.png | | ||
caption= | caption=Greninja amiibo | | ||
weekday=Thursday | | weekday=Thursday | | ||
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year=2015 | | year=2015 | | ||
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sourcename=Nintendo Direct April 1 2015 | | sourcename=Nintendo Direct April 1 2015 | | ||
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tagline=To be released May 29 | | tagline=To be released May 29 | | ||
blurb=In the most recent Nintendo Direct, the fourth wave of amiibo figures for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, which was previously known to contain a Charizard figure, has been given a release date of May 29, with Greninja and Jigglypuff figures added to the collection. }} | blurb=In the most recent Nintendo Direct, the fourth wave of amiibo figures for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, which was previously known to contain a Charizard figure, has been given a release date of May 29, with Greninja and Jigglypuff figures added to the collection. }} | ||
{{CategorizeIn|Games|4|15}}{{catg|amiibo}} | {{CategorizeIn|Games|4|15}}{{CategorizeIn|Merchandise|4|15}}{{CategorizeIn|Hardware|4|15}}{{catg|amiibo}} | ||
[[File:Amiibo Wave 4.jpg|thumb|A complete list of the Wave 4 amiibo figures]] | [[File:Amiibo Wave 4.jpg|thumb|A complete list of the Wave 4 amiibo figures]] | ||
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No release period for any of the amiibo has been provided for Australia. | No release period for any of the amiibo has been provided for Australia. | ||
== | ==amiibo cards== | ||
[[File:NFC reader-writer card.png|thumb|An amiibo card being scanned with an NFC reader/writer]] | |||
The first amiibo cards have been announced. These cards will interact with games just like amiibo figures, but are physically cards rather than amiibo figures. The first series of amiibo cards are based on ''{{wp|Animal Crossing}}'' characters, and will work with the new game ''Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer''. These cards will be released in Northern Hemisphere fall 2015 in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. | |||
==NFC reader/writer== | ==NFC reader/writer== | ||
An NFC reader/writer will be released at the same time as the amiibo cards. This device allows the original {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}}, {{bp|Nintendo 3DS XL}} and {{bp|Nintendo 2DS}} to read from and write to amiibo. | |||
==Nintendo's Greatest Bits== | ==Nintendo's Greatest Bits== | ||
A new free piece of software will be available for {{bp|Wii U}} on the {{bp|Nintendo eShop}}, called ''amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits'' in North America and ''Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights'' in Europe and Australia. It will be released in North America in | A new free piece of software will be available for {{bp|Wii U}} on the {{bp|Nintendo eShop}}, called ''amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits'' in North America and ''Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights'' in Europe and Australia. It will be released in North America in spring 2015, and in Europe, Australia and Japan in May 2015. | ||
In this software, the player touches an amiibo to the Wii U GamePad. Upon doing so, they unlock a restricted version of a {{bp|Virtual Console}} release of an {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}} or {{bp|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES}} game. This game can only be played for only three minutes. The game is randomly assigned to each amiibo, rather than being assigned based on the character or written data. | In this software, the player touches an amiibo to the Wii U GamePad. Upon doing so, they unlock a restricted version of a {{bp|Virtual Console}} release of an {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}} or {{bp|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES}} game. This game can only be played for only three minutes. The game is randomly assigned to each amiibo, rather than being assigned based on the character or written data. | ||
Sample games have multiple "scenes", which represent parts of the game such as different stages; tapping the amiibo to the GamePad again | Sample games have multiple "scenes", which represent parts of the game such as different stages; tapping the amiibo to the GamePad again will change scenes. | ||
While it may not be a complete list, the following games were seen in at least one region's Nintendo Direct as part of this service: | |||
*{{wp|Balloon Fight}} | |||
*{{smw|Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong}} | |||
*{{smw|Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.}} | |||
*{{smw|Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario}} | |||
*{{wp|Excitebike}} | |||
*{{fzw|F-Zero}} | |||
*{{wp|Ice Climber}} | |||
*{{wk|Kirby Super Star}} | |||
*{{wk|Kirby's Adventure}} | |||
*{{wk|Kirby's Dream Course}} | |||
*{{wp|Mach Rider}} | |||
*{{met|Metroid (game)|Metroid}} | |||
*{{wp|Pinball (video game)|Pinball}} | |||
*{{smw|Super Mario Bros.}} | |||
*{{smw|Super Mario Bros. 2}} | |||
*{{smw|Super Mario Bros. 3}} | |||
*{{smw|Super Mario World}} | |||
*{{met|Super Metroid}} | |||
*{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda}} | |||
*{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}} | |||
*{{smw|Wario's Woods}} | |||
*{{smw|Wrecking Crew}} | |||
*{{smw|Yoshi (game)|Yoshi}} | |||
*{{zw|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||