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Amiibo. Cool figures with extras, or worst DLC ever?!

Cool collectable! The extras are nice : ) 87 63.97%
 
Terrible DLC practices! S... 21 15.44%
 
: I I'm in the middle... 28 20.59%
 
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nuckles87 on 12 May 2015

If I were only interested in amiibo for their game interactions, I wouldn't own any. What they offer in most games barely qualifies as DLC.

So in my opinion, they are just cool collectibles that do some mildly interesting things with games.



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Cloudman on 12 May 2015
RolStoppable said:
You wrote a lot, but you completely forgot to mention that cards with amiibo functionality are already in the works. These will lessen the impact on people's wallets, plus scalpers won't be interested in them which in turn makes them easier to find too.

Another thing is that amiibo doesn't quite work like DLC. When you buy DLC, it's locked to your account or console (i.e. all accounts on the same console have access to the DLC). But amiibos can be borrowed and lent out at will, so if, for example, one person has a Link amiibo and ten friends with a copy of Hyrule Warriors, this single amiibo could unlock the spinner on all consoles and accounts.


SHOOT, I forgot about the cards... I'll need to update...



 

              

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Cloudman on 12 May 2015
sundin13 said:
Don't really feel like getting into this discussion for the 100th time, but I don't see any problem with the implementation of amiibo in any game thus far. It has largely been inconsequential extras (Mario Kart), features built around amiibo (Smash), or priced into the game (Mario Party).


: ( Sorry, I've heard it mentioned several times in other threads, so I thought it was time to dedicate a space for everyone to get it out and discuss the issue.



 

              

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sundin13 on 12 May 2015
Cloudman said:
sundin13 said:
Don't really feel like getting into this discussion for the 100th time, but I don't see any problem with the implementation of amiibo in any game thus far. It has largely been inconsequential extras (Mario Kart), features built around amiibo (Smash), or priced into the game (Mario Party).


: ( Sorry, I've heard it mentioned several times in other threads, so I thought it was time to dedicate a space for everyone to get it out and discuss the issue.


Hey, you can do whatever you please...I'm just saying that I'm not going to get deep into it ^.^



Cloudman on 12 May 2015
sundin13 said:
Cloudman said:


: ( Sorry, I've heard it mentioned several times in other threads, so I thought it was time to dedicate a space for everyone to get it out and discuss the issue.


Hey, you can do whatever you please...I'm just saying that I'm not going to get deep into it ^.^

Well, thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts : )



 

              

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mysteryman on 12 May 2015
V-r0cK said:
I don't find anything wrong with the actual ideas of Amiibos as a collectable and bonus feature.

The only issues I have with them are:
- the rarity and supply of certain ones/exclusives.
- due to exclusives and rarity, some features cannot be used (ie Xenoblade because it's hard to find a Shulk Amiibo)
- cutting out a huge in-game content just for Amiibos (ie Mario Party 10)

I do believe that Nintendo are actively trying to push more of these units out. Link is now common in stores (being necessary to Hyrule Warriors) after being *RARE* for so long, along with Zelda. And I've seen Ike and Marth making a comeback (despite Marth being one of the hardest buggers to track down since Amiibo launch) in anticipation of STEAM.

I wouldn't be surprised to see an influx of Shulk Amiibo closer to the Xenoblade launch.



Cloudman on 12 May 2015

Updated my thread with a mention of Amiibo cards. Thanks Rol for pointing that out. I completely forgot about them....



 

              

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kinisking on 12 May 2015

Tbh I don't like them. Have no interest in buying them, and knowing content is being held back is a little annoying. But so far the content that they give isn't too much, so it's not too bad.



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Goodnightmoon on 12 May 2015

I have zero interest on them and I don´t feel like I´m losing anything.

Btw, good thread.



archer9234 on 12 May 2015

I don't care really. It is DLC. But the content is really not important. But the card versions, whenever they come out. Will fix this. I'd rather pay $20 for every amiibo card set. Than the statues.