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[[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]] | ||
In the most recent {{bp|Nintendo Direct}}, the fourth wave of {{bp|amiibo}} figures for {{bp|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U}}, which was revealed in [[Charizard among new Amiibo figures to be released this Spring|January's Nintendo Direct]] to contain six figures including {{bp|Charizard}}, has been given a release date of May 29, 2015 in the United States and Europe, and May 28, 2015 in Japan. | In the most recent {{bp|Nintendo Direct}}, the fourth wave of {{bp|amiibo}} figures for {{bp|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U}}, which was revealed in [[Charizard among new Amiibo figures to be released this Spring|January's Nintendo Direct]] to contain six figures including {{bp|Charizard}}, has been given a release date of May 29, 2015 in the United States and Europe (and South Africa), and May 28, 2015 in Japan. | ||
==New figures== | |||
The fourth wave of Super Smash Bros. amiibo figures was originally known to contain only six figures, but {{bp|Greninja}} and {{bp|Jigglypuff}} figures were revealed to be added to the collection in this Nintendo Direct, bringing the total number of figures in this wave to eight. The total number of Pokémon figures in the entire amiibo collection is now five, with {{bp|Pikachu}} being released in Wave 1 and {{bp|Lucario}} being released in Wave 3. | The fourth wave of Super Smash Bros. amiibo figures was originally known to contain only six figures, but {{bp|Greninja}} and {{bp|Jigglypuff}} figures were revealed to be added to the collection in this Nintendo Direct, bringing the total number of figures in this wave to eight. The total number of Pokémon figures in the entire amiibo collection is now five, with {{bp|Pikachu}} being released in Wave 1 and {{bp|Lucario}} being released in Wave 3. | ||
The fifth and sixth waves of Super Smash Bros. amiibo figures were also announced. The fifth wave will be released in the United States and Europe sometime in June 2015, and in Japan on June 11, 2015. The sixth wave will be released in the United States in September 2015, and in Europe and Japan in July 2015. Neither wave is currently known to contain any Pokémon figures; an amiibo for every Pokémon character currently in the game has already been released or has been announced for release. However, {{bp|Mewtwo}}, [[Mewtwo DLC release date and price for Super Smash Bros. revealed|who will be released as DLC later this month]], has not yet been released as an amiibo. | The fifth and sixth waves of Super Smash Bros. amiibo figures were also announced. The fifth wave will be released in the United States and Europe (and South Africa) sometime in June 2015, and in Japan on June 11, 2015. The sixth wave will be released in the United States in September 2015, and in Europe (and South Africa) and Japan in July 2015. Neither wave is currently known to contain any Pokémon figures; an amiibo for every Pokémon character currently in the game has already been released or has been announced for release. However, {{bp|Mewtwo}}, [[Mewtwo DLC release date and price for Super Smash Bros. revealed|who will be released as DLC later this month]], has not yet been released as an amiibo. | ||
No release period for any of the amiibo has been provided for Australia. | |||
==Amiibo cards== | |||
Additionally, 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''. | |||
==NFC reader/writer== | |||
Furthermore, 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== | |||
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, in Europe and Australia in May 2015, and in 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. | |||
Sample games have multiple "scenes", which represent parts of the game such as different stages; tapping the amiibo to the GamePad again times will change scenes. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLlvaX_rRTc Nintendo Direct - Japan] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6fY6CUEYgw Nintendo Direct - North America] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMWGe657t8g Nintendo Direct - Europe] | |||
*[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&nid=3624 Nintendo Australia] | |||
*[https://twitter.com/PrincessPeachSA/status/583565898142904321 Nintendo South Africa on Twitter] | |||