Just because Nintendo doesn't do as worse as other companies, doesn't mean we have to praise them for doing bad.

If it was a special edition of Batman Arkham whatever with a Batman figurine sold for $90 would people complain? Just saying, cause I have read lots of threads on gaf about special editions and there aren't nearly as many complaints as with this remaster and before anyone say it, no it's not because of the quality, we all know how buggy games are released nowadays. People react as if Nintendo owed them something for buying their games as if they had to give you everything for $20 or $30.

It is a nice Zelda figurine with the two most iconic characters of the game together, and it still has something to offer now and as stated by Nintendo itself, in future Zelda U. Why all those complaints? I would understand them if the game was like $80 but for $60 it's just the usual price of a game. Just buy the game if you like it, and as PerturbedKitty says, sell the amiibo for $10, why the outrage anyway?

Yeah I agree with you. There were definitely some people on this site that over reacted big time regarding the Wolf Link Amiibo unlocked the Cave of Shadows. Look, what people need to understand is that, if Nintendo wants Amiibo to be a big part of their future, they can't simply be used to unlock skins or provide daily power ups. There need to be some significant benefits to owning and using the Amiibo. Unlocking a dungeon is a good start IMO.

Look, I get it, if you don't want to spend the money to buy the Amiibo/don't want the Amiibo period, then yeah, you will miss out on the Cave of Shadows. However, I really don't see how this qualifies as shady business dealings as some have indicated here. What Nintendo has done is remastered a great game. They added new textures, enhanced lighting, and improved gameplay (swimming, Epona, faster movements/animations, etc.). That in and of itself is worth $50. In addition to this, if you want to play a new dungeon, you have to pay an extra $10 and buy the Amiibo. Seems fair to me.

Yes, if Warner Bros Interactive were trying to sell an uprezzed PS4/XBO version of the 2009 game "Batman: Arkham Asylum" with some minor graphical tweaks and an $10 action figurine similar to this quality for 60 bucks, many people also would complain. Some fans would be fine with it and buy that remastered version, but many others would complain about the price.

Please stop trying to make Nintendo into a singled out victim with all your half-assed comparisons!

$60 for a 10 year old game and a plastic toy.

Just for some gear and alt. weapons in Splatoon, I'd have to pay $40, so nah, amiibos suck.

I think what this comes down to is what exactly people want/expect from Amiibo. In addition to this, do people even want Amiibo to exist in the first place?

If you accept the premise that Amiibo are here to stay and will continue to have functionality in all major Nintendo releases from here on out, you have to also accept that they will be used in ways beyond simply unlocking asethetic changes (skins) or providing daily power ups. People IMO need to start treating Amiibo as a part of the whole game-buying experience when it comes to Nintendo. This means that when you play Nintendo games from here on out, you have to accept that the game will include some fuctionality that you will need an Amiibo to unlock/use.

Of course, this leads to another discussion about whether Nintendo gamers really want Amiibo at all. But that's a debate for another thread.

What? Sorry, but there is a standalone version of the game, and its like 40 - 45$ here on Europe.

I'm having a blast reading this thread.

The problem with amiibo is that people does not seem to be smart enough to realize that the extremely lame content they unlock would have never existed on the first place if wasnt for amiibo. But it sounds so good to say "Nintendo is locking content behind a 10000$ paywall", even if that content is a Kirby skin, 1 extra life once a day or an empty room full of enemies, and they would never have existed without amiibo, but is a trend to hate in absolutely everything they do without thinking first and also the perfect food for haters. Some people dont want amiibo, but they dont realize that without amiibo you will have actually less stuff in your games. Not that it matters since that stuff is lame, thats why I dont buy them.