Will Amiibo drive Wii U sales?

[Arcturus]

mZuzek said:

Arcturus said:
I don't think it will drive sales of Wii U. It's just an add-on for Nintendo franchises. If you weren't planning on buying a Wii U for those Nintendo games, Amiibo isn't going to compel you to do so.

That's looking at it from a gamer point of view.
Amiibo is going to be targeted at kids and if successful could become really big.
It obviously depends on how expensive they'll be though. Have Nintendo already announced the pricing for it? If it's relatively cheap and the Wii U gets a $50 price cut before holiday, I can see it driving a lot of sales.

But what is going to make kids want it? What does Amiibo bring to the table that will make someone, or some kid, say "I need a Wii U for this!". From what I've seen, Amiibo looks like just an add-on for certain Nintendo games. The market for Amiibo is those who own a Wii U and who buy Nintendo games. I don't see what would cause people or kids who previously weren't interested in Wii U or Nintendo games to suddenly say "I need this!"