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oniyide on 09 April 2015

i dont really understand why they are doing this NOW? sales for these types of things have actually gone down.



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zorg1000 on 09 April 2015
oniyide said:
WolfpackN64 said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
WolfpackN64 said:
Thus, the console war is joined by the NFC figurine war.
I'm predicting a long-term victory for Nintendo and Amiibo.


It helps that all you have to do is buy the figurines, not a $100 starter pack first, but there's no central game for Amiibos yet and the stock issues are still real.

Stock issues are a problmem, but the more varied use of Amiibo's in multiple games as wel as Nintendo's brand recognition will win out in the end I think.


amiibo is still tied to a system that people generally didnt and still do no want, thats not a problem the others have. Maybe for the next console if they keep it and it is more successful.

Well Amiibo is now compatible with New 3DS and will be compatible with older models this fall once the $20 adaptor releases, so Amiibo will be compatible with 60+ million devices soon.



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zorg1000 on 09 April 2015
oniyide said:
i dont really understand why they are doing this NOW? sales for these types of things have actually gone down.


Not really, Skylanders declined a bit but when u add in Disney Infinity & Amiibo, I'm sure NFC figurine sales have increased.



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WolfpackN64 on 10 April 2015
oniyide said:
WolfpackN64 said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
WolfpackN64 said:
Thus, the console war is joined by the NFC figurine war.
I'm predicting a long-term victory for Nintendo and Amiibo.


It helps that all you have to do is buy the figurines, not a $100 starter pack first, but there's no central game for Amiibos yet and the stock issues are still real.

Stock issues are a problmem, but the more varied use of Amiibo's in multiple games as wel as Nintendo's brand recognition will win out in the end I think.


amiibo is still tied to a system that people generally didnt and still do no want, thats not a problem the others have. Maybe for the next console if they keep it and it is more successful.

Don't forget the 3DS ;)



Soundwave on 10 April 2015

Nintendo needs to move to make Amiibos work on smartphones/tablets and have a hub Amiibo game that works on the 3DS/Wii U/NX/iOS/Android platforms.

Then it will be a more even fight.



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enlightenedmaster on 11 April 2015

nice



teigaga on 11 April 2015
zorg1000 said:
I wonder if their will be any other big NFC, toys-to-life games. We not have Skylanders for Activision, Disney Infinity from Disney, Amiibo from Nintendo and now Lego Dimensions from Warner Bros. I assume EA and Ubisoft want to get in on the action but I can't think of any ways they could implement it.

Activision and Skylanders got the ball rolling and Disney/Nintendo/Lego have to brand recognition and huge lineup of characters to make it work but EA/Ubisoft don't so I can't really see them taking off.


STill expecting pokemon from Nintendo 



WorldBreakerHulk on 11 April 2015

'd probably buy the DC line. 've been considering collecting the DC lego for quite some time now.



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zorg1000 on 11 April 2015
teigaga said:
zorg1000 said:
I wonder if their will be any other big NFC, toys-to-life games. We not have Skylanders for Activision, Disney Infinity from Disney, Amiibo from Nintendo and now Lego Dimensions from Warner Bros. I assume EA and Ubisoft want to get in on the action but I can't think of any ways they could implement it.

Activision and Skylanders got the ball rolling and Disney/Nintendo/Lego have to brand recognition and huge lineup of characters to make it work but EA/Ubisoft don't so I can't really see them taking off.


STill expecting pokemon from Nintendo 


Ya me too, but that would fall under Amiibo and I think they will go with cards instead of figurines



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oniyide on 11 April 2015
zorg1000 said:
oniyide said:


amiibo is still tied to a system that people generally didnt and still do no want, thats not a problem the others have. Maybe for the next console if they keep it and it is more successful.

Well Amiibo is now compatible with New 3DS and will be compatible with older models this fall once the $20 adaptor releases, so Amiibo will be compatible with 60+ million devices soon.

and haow much people have new 3ds now? So in addition to the figures people would still have to spend another 20 bucks just to use it? Arent Skylander games and figures also compatible and released on 3ds. IMHO i dont think this whole NFC thing will be big again no matter who is doing it. And even the level of compatible devices i still see it being bought by mostly the hardcore Ninty fans, like what has already been happening