I kinda feel bad for Kyogoku on Amiibo festival. I mean, she co-developed New Leaf and this was probably her first shot as a solo director and I think she really wanted to do this, along with producing Happy Home Designer. Unfortunately, it looks a little boring, aside from a few activities in the game. Maybe with a little more time...?
I pick Ultra Smash, even though I haven't played it, at this point since it could've been so much more instead of a by-the-books type of game. Great gameplay mechanics and graphics, but not much more. I mean the online options appear bare minimum and the character selections is a far cry from what could've been. Smash and Mario Kart evolved their roster while Ultra Smash kinda phoned it in. Again, like Amiibo festival, it was probably due to lack of time since the Wii U is still struggling to get games out consistently, especially once Star Fox Zero and Zelda U got delayed.
As for Devil's Third, it looks almost all over the place, but appears to have some form of fun factor according to those who played it.
I haven't tried any of these games yet so I cannot really make proper judgments.
Edit: Amiibo festival kinda looked like the game of LIFE, which is a fun board game back in my day. Unfortunately, combining a board game to a casual, laid-back experience like Animal Crossing did not appear to be a good combination.
