amiibo is certainly turning out to be a big thing in Nintendo's eyes. Whether or not the rewards for utilizing each amiibo is worthy to you, Nintendo plans to implement all sorts of bonuses. It appears right now that every amiibo is meant to do 'something' in each game though games not featuring certain characters may have more limited uses or lesser-valued ones. We've had plenty of threads on here for amiibo and I'm sure that will continue. Still, I wanted to establish a general discussion thread that doesn't have a specific focus or thought. We'll also use this thread for informing the forums about upcoming news regarding new waves of amiibo or new compatibility. Enjoy! Tell us which amiibo you're planning to get! To get the party started, here are the various waves of amiibo on their way, compatibility information from Nintendo's website, and various links to other threads regarding amiibo.

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Known amiibo

Super Smash Bros.
















Yarn Yoshi


Super Mario


Splatoon


Animal Crossing (multiple waves)






Animal Crossing amiibo Cards


30th Anniversary Mario


Chibi-Robo, Shovel Knight, and Mega Man


Skylanders Superchargers - Bowser and DK


The Legend of Zelda

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Compatible Games

Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Yoshi's Woolly World, Splatoon, CodeName: S.T.E.A.M., ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON LEGACY, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and more…

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Nintendo's amiibo Website
URL to share (right click and copy)

@deathly_hallows

Beautiful thing about art, many people can have a variety of opinions.

From an animation standpoint, it is far and away the strongest of the poses in the BotW line. Tied, perhaps, with the horse one. In terms of "what one person likes" though, hey, to each their own.

@J.K. Riki
Yup! Different strokes and all that.

THE BEST!:

@deathly_hallows

She is pretty cute! I was very tempted by that one as well, lol. But you have to draw the line somewhere, and I've reached my amiibo limit.

You make a good argument, but I'm afraid I'm not going to buy any more amiibo any time soon, sorry.

Yes, that is a valid point, but I must insist, my amiibo purchases are on hold for the foreseeable future.

True, true, that is a nice Zelda figure. Top to bottom, even with a slightly boring pose.

Indeed. You've convinced me. I have to go to Target now, excuse me.

@J.K. Riki

I'm up to 111, I think, and I'm missing a few. Yowzas, that's a lot. Also, I agree that dynamic poses are rad. I don't even mind the plastic holders at all.

@J.K. Riki

Yeah I had that feeling. Then I remembered the sinking feeling of running out of super expensive Ancient Arrows and being completely boned again.
...Then I found I could ruin their shit with the Master Sword, and I cared not for Ancient Arrows anymore lol.

It's still a great pose though.

@deathly_hallows

That reminds me, I need to catch up on yesterday's direct. Small clar support thingies aside, I do like the overall lok of that third one. I'll see if I can snag it when it hits.

I like how I've still fallen into the 'collector's mentality but managed to limit it to mostly Zelda Amiibo's lol. Oh and Dark Pit.

@Shadowlink
Yeah I'm definitely going to buy every Zelda amiibo, but probably not much else, maybe one to two from Mario Odyssey, if they're really cool.

I'd also buy any Metroid themed ones, if they ever make em lol.

I apparently have no limit on amiibo. I took my kids to GameStop today and pre-ordered every new amiibo available.

I wonder if I need help. Like, "amiibo Anonymous" or something. I'm just collecting these cool-looking figurines, I'm not even using them in the games! (except for the Mega Man one for Mega Man Legacy Collection)

@GameDadGrant

Yes, you have a problem.

But I won't judge. Ever since buying the Link Archer one and defending the validity of amiibo functionality here, I want to go buy more, lol.

Man... It's just a plastic toy but I am bummed. The Metroid-2pack released last week and I was wondering where the heck my shipment was at. I hadn't seen notifications about it. Turns out those months ago I pre-ordered it I had done so as a store pickup and they've ALREADY fucking released the pre-order as of 1am this morning. So I suppose there's a chance I can call them at 10 but who knows. Everywhere else is selling it for $60 bucks right now because nobody has legit stock and it's just price gougers. What a bummer way to start the morning. I've been so busy at work and home that my brain wasn't fully looking for amiibo and now I'll pay that price. I didn't get a text which would have been nice and again, somehow my e-mails for it never showed up as new or in my face. I must have some dumb filter that those got caught in. Blah.

@DrFinkelstein

I may have just nabbed one from Store.Nintendo.com. I need to call and verify something with them but I have an order number.

If you need this, go get it from there!!

@DrFinkelstein

It’s still crappy that you need to look here, there, any everywhere to find some of these. The second mostly recent batch of Zelda ones went out(Skyward Sword, Majora’s Mask, and Twilight Princess) I missed the preorder, and I’ve never seen them available again anywhere other than eBay. :/ I don’t wanna pay jacked prices for the set but I don’t know if they’ll ever be available again since they were retailer exclusive.

@DrFinkelstein
For whatever reason I was able to get the Metroid Amiibos from Amazon Fresh even though they were sold out on the normal Amazon. That's right, Amazon Fresh the grocery service. They came delivered to my door cold from the fridge in a plastic bag. The delivery guy didn't even bat an eye he must see crazy shit like this all the time. WTF?!

EDIT: I just checked and they still have them at Amazon Fresh in my area! Maybe you should see if they have it near you? You can get some peanut butter, some OJ, and some Amiibo delivered lol.

I recently picked up the Metroid 2 pack from BestBuy.com and the Guardian from Target.com. They're the first ones I'm considering not opening. Thing is, I've got two young sons, I'll open them. Or they will when I'm not looking, haha!

Shadowlink said:

As previously noted, my original Link appears to have embarked on a perilous quest from which I fear he may never return. I've sent out a few search parties, but alas, no news.

So I was clearing some space on my TV desk for my Mini SNES this morning. This evolved into a full dusting of the table, then a reorganization of my of my computer desk and finally a fullblown Level 3 Biohazard cleanup of my entire damn bedroom.

....And I finally located Link, tucked among the computer cables behind my desk where he'd toppled many moons ago! The Hero has returned! Yay!


....I still haven't connected the SNES yet. This is better.

@cooliocuneo
I ended up getting 2 Metroid bundles so I could keep one in the box. This is like the first time I've ever done something like that, I'm not a big collector. I just freaking love the Metroid Amiibos, they're stellar.

I don't want to enter the Metroid Dread thread yet because I don't want spoilers. I'm making a good clip through but I know people who already beat it multiple times and I just don't want to take chances. That said...

I have both the new Samus and E.M.M.I. amiibos. I hear that scanning them somehow gets you a new energy tank and a new missile expansion respectively. However my question is..

Would this bonus be permanent to your file? Or is it per that session? And if it is permanent, does it affect your chance at 100%ing the game in any way?

Thanks if anyone can help explain that.

DrFinkelstein said:

I don't want to enter the Metroid Dread thread yet because I don't want spoilers. I'm making a good clip through but I know people who already beat it multiple times and I just don't want to take chances. That said...

I have both the new Samus and E.M.M.I. amiibos. I hear that scanning them somehow gets you a new energy tank and a new missile expansion respectively. However my question is..

Would this bonus be permanent to your file? Or is it per that session? And if it is permanent, does it affect your chance at 100%ing the game in any way?

Thanks if anyone can help explain that.

I don't think this is a spoiler... it says what they do on the box, I think :p

Anyway, yes, the Dread amiibo each give you a one time bonus, respectively, that sticks to your save file. They then will do their normal thing once per day. No, it doesn't affect final game % from what I've seen.

I saw 2 at my local Target a few days a ago, should have picked one up then because now they are no more. Hopefully a restock will happen soon.