Why Nintendo's Amiibo situation is good for them.

[Ouroboros24]

oniyide said:

Ouroboros24 said:

alternine said:
It maybe good for them but its bad for consumers.

Yeah it does.  They have another blue ocean with them.  Don't make a mistake, this isn't a skylander or a disney whatever, this is another pokemon, Wii, super Mario bros.  Because of this, they will treat it like a monopoly.  They may even force Microsoft and Sony to counter with something of their own.

no just no. LOL if that were true then Wii Us would be selling MUCH better but its still on track to sell less than GC. Thats not Pokemon hell than might not even be Pikmin. Ninty fans are buying these and thats it.

Slow burn. It's a platform in it's first year.  Nintendo wants this to be like Trading Card games and this is akin to Yu-gi-oh.

"As of February 2015, the Skylanders series has crossed the threshold of $3 billion in sales, with 175 million toys sold since 2011, making the series one of the top 20 highest-selling video game franchises of all time."  Since 2011 release.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylanders#Reception

http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/even-disney-is-surprised-by-the-success-of-disney-infinity-1201268283/

These figurines have long legs.  This is the start.