I fully admit that this is petty, I put my thoughts on here to see others' opinions. So far, they've been about as expected, but I was just curious. And my content criticism might just become moot soon, as Nintendo recently stated that more Nintendo exclusive content is on the way. If any of it's free, my criticism's no longer valid, and I'll get the Wii U version. Not getting the amiibo though, screw that. 

I really don't want to be annoyed at this sorta stuff, but I see 3rd parties get lambasted about this sorta stuff all the time (sometimes rightfully, sometimes not), so it just annoys me that this indie devs doing it and nobody cares. 

I still haven't played Shovel Knight mostly because I've never had that much interest in playing it. That could change sooner or later.

I wouldn't say nobody cares. All of this infomation just came out in the past 12 hours. So far the response (from what I've seen) has been heavily negative, but mostly centered around the co-op being exclusive to the Wii U version and arbitrarily amiibo-locked. So we'll see if the balance of complaints shifts in the immediate future, but I think the voices of players on all platforms (those upset with amiibo-locked Nintendo-exclusive content) will naturally drown out the voices of players of Nintendo versions only (those upset with the lack of free Nintendo-exclusive content).

Again, as someone who already finished the existing content and felt more than satisfied with my purchase, I don't feel I have any reason to be bothered. The amiibo looks nice, I doubt I'll buy it but if I do it won't be for the co-op mode anyway.

My advice, wait for it to go on sale and buy it for $10. The feeling of getting the game at a discounted price will counter the feeling of getting a very slightly "lesser" version of the game. Provided you enjoy the game itself, you will certainly feel you got your money's worth. The additions of big free expansions like Plague of Shadows (which will probably already be available by the time you pick it up if you do wait for a sale) and the other two boss knight campaigns will dwarf the single boss fight you're missing out on. This game is going to be massive when all is said and done, $10 is a bargain no matter which version you have.

I definitely supporting the amiibo because I collect them. I just don't agree with the practices behind it.

Nintendo is the reason Nintendo's in trouble 

ha i haven't got it game looks wack as fuck imo.. plus i been tricked one too many times by these retro indie platformers

Yeah, i wasn't being entirely serious

I have a very strict policy against download only content but the second the disc based version of this game was announced I was all over it, the game was recommended several times by different friends so I know is good.

About the amiibo, I am not sure, the figurine looks cool and the extra content that it unlocks is also good, besides if you really want to play the extra content you don't need to buy it just get one lent from a friend (or amiibo collector who opens the package), it is the first third party produced amiibo, so there is no reason to believe that there will be shortage (who am I kidding?, of course there will be)

Summary, I am buying both the game and the amiibo.

Complain about Amiibo because they dont do anything...

When Amiibo does something complain it is not for free.

I hate the whiny gaming community at times...

I can see where you'd say that, but

A) I never cared about amiibo not doing much. They're collectibles to me.

B) There's a fine line between doing nothing and locking an entire game mode behind it, which is especially egregious considering most amiibo are a pain in the ass to get.