| DarkRPGamer007 said: I know this has shown up before but I'd like to take this a little more into consideration. I'm sure many of you have heard of Nintendo's new NFC figurines coming out in 2015 called Amiibos. But the question that has been circulating the internet is will they be successful or fail? Seeing how Activision made a titan out of Skylanders and Disney then came along and made Skylanders eat their dust with the Disney Infinity set of characters. Seeing how powerful those two have become not only gives many a good feeling that Amiibos will prevail, but also gives many a sense that they could be doomed due to huge competition. But the thing is, Amiibos are very different from Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Let's pretend you're buying just a normal, deluxe edition Wii U. No bundles or anything. That alone is $299.99. To buy Disney Infinity then (was) $64.99. Then getting a character (since most fans probably want more) is $14.99 per character. If Nintendo makes the characters even only $9.99, and maybe bundles them with games like Smash, Mario Kart etc for only $5 extra (added to the game) then there is no way that these could fail. Also, one reason that Disney Infinity became such a huge hit was due to the charming and profilic characters that were available to play as. Now Nintendo's even more loveable and profilic icons, for possibly cheaper, are entering the competition. Another advantage for Nintendo is that gaming is their turf. Disney is known better for movie and TV then games but Nintendo is possibly the most well known gaming company ever. So yeah, I have faith that Amiibos will succeed and help Wii U along the way too :) |
I kind of feel like you and most people that are hopeful for amiibos don't know that much about them. Unlike disney infinity and skylanders, you don't actually get to play with the figures you buy. You tap them on your controller and a computer bot shows up on the screen. You can play against said bot or with it cooperatively. However, it doesn't add a new character that you personally can play with.
Also, if you don't have the correct line of amiibo, you won't actually get all the benefits of the amiibo. For example, in smash bros you can level up your bot and it develops its own AI based on how you play against it (jumps more, hides, uses more powers, etc.). However, if you use a mario kart amiibo on smash bros, it will just be a basic bot. No leveling up, no AI learning. So to get full functionality for your games, you will have to buy multiple versions of each character depending on the game.
I also highly doubt nintendo would undercut current skylander/disney infinity figure prices. If anything, they will come out more expensive...
