Which is your favorite Amiibo?

Mine are Shovel Knight and Classic 30th anniversary Mario. Took this pic from my desk.

What about you, SW?

I guess they're cool figurines, but I don't really get the purpose of them...granted I'm sure when I was a kid that adults didn't understand half the shit I was in to

Pikachu, lol

Mewtwo is cool as shit. Just sayin'.

Also, the Yarn Yoshis are the most adorable things in life.

Ganondorf. The design is absolutely killer on that one. Took Link also is just awesome.

My K. K Slider

Then Mega yarn Yoshi.

Super Mario Bowser adorns my truck's dash.

All the Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem and Pokemon characters.

My main from SSB for Wii U, Bowser jr is rad too.

Aesthetically? I love my Ganondorf, Ike, Marth, as Shulk, Toon Link, and Yarn Yoshi amiibos.

My Zelda Amiibo has a special place in my heart though. She was my first <3 and she kicks a whole lot of ass in Smash. I don't know what I did when training her, but she's crazy badass.

The one that doesn't exist.

I don't play with mini figurines -.-

@Bigboi500 said:

@MirkoS77 said:

The one that doesn't exist.

I wish Gamespot had a like button.

Zero Suit Samus.

@SolidGame_basic: None.

King Dedede is the only amiibo that has ever or will ever matter.

I only have mega man, take a guess.

@Bigboi500 said:

@MirkoS77 said:

The one that doesn't exist.

Haha,

But no, seriously, Amiibos are lame.

I dont buy little toys

Ike

Shovel knight

You own a gaming console.

If I had to choose favorites, these would be it.

Here is the whole crew.

I don't have one. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about getting the Cloud and Bayonetta amiibos though.

I'm guessing trying to get a shovel knight amiibo would be much more expensive now...

@Bigboi500 said:

@MirkoS77 said:

The one that doesn't exist.

Welcome to System Wars.

@MirkoS77: Amiibos are great, man

I've already made a thread expressing my disdain of them explaining why. *Puke*. Let's see where they lead. Let's just not hear any bitching and moaning when Nintendo eventually guts a game people would've loved to see, like a new Animal Crossing, in exploitation of selling cheap junk.

Too late.

The Animal Crossing game Nintendo made wasn't gutted- it wasn't even a mainline Animal Crossing game. It was a party spin off made with the express purpose of being a flagship title for the Animal Crossing Amiibo line.

There is nothing wrong with Amiibo, as long as they don't actively infringe on a game, or its content- thus far, they have done the exact opposite. And having cheap collectible figures of some of my favorite game characters is pretty damn good, too.

I got a Yoshi Happy Meal the other day

They have infringed on a game, this I linked in my other thread. Shovel Knight also had co-op locked beneath an Amiibo purchase. You yourself admitted the risk inherent in its model, and these are precedents dangerous to see, especially now that Kimishima has said they will be incorporated more and more into their games.

Like I elaborated on, I don't like being forced to purchase a toy if I simple want the DLC. It's minor additions for one game, yes, but collectively it amounts to a lot of missing content for an exorbitant amount of money, 95% of which is going towards the production and materials of the toy I don't care for. 10 skins? Pay $130. I have no other option. When 200 Amiibos hit (and they will), and I want those 200 skin DLCs....$2600, instead of what probably would've amounted to $50 or so separately.

I'd have no problem if Nintendo offered that DLC stand alone, but they don't. I don't understand why, because the people who are buying the Amiibos are probably largely doing it for the figure anway. But it's an exclusionary model for those that don't want it.

I do agree there is danger in this path- I stand by that assessment. But as it stands right now, I haven't seen anything done that raises any warning flags for me. Shovel Knight is an egregious example, yes, but that was a third party game and a third party decision.

My hope is that Amiibos are integrated into future games smartly- like how Smash and Splatoon managed it, rather than Shovel Knight. I have no issues with their existence at all.

I also agree that selling that DLC by itself is probably a good compromise that Nintendo should look at.

@charizard1605: are the Splatoon Amiibos for sale? Not rhetorical. Is it possible to earn the rewards they grant through MP?

Edit: We'll see. With the NX, I'll bet Nintendo's going to go all-in with Amiibos for their games. "Added bonuses" and "Locked content" is all a matter of perspective, and tending towards being a pessimist myself, I view them as a means of withholding content behind a paywall far disproportionate to what they enable. Time will tell.

@MirkoS77: The Splatoon amiibo allow you to play through the single player levels with different parameters like playing the levels with the roller. That is the only way to play through that content. Regarding gear,I think if you see someone with the amiibo gear in your hub world you can "order" it from Spyke. Not sure though.

Samus and Lucina look really good. They're nothing like the Kotobukiya statues though. Of course Amiibos are considerably cheaper too, and with the DLC bonus, they are a good value. They look good on the shelf. I don't mind the DLC aspect as long as it is truly superficial or at least "new" bonus content.

However, it's always concerning that game companies may use DLC as a way to withhold content for a ransom that would have otherwise been included in the base game.

Unfortunately, DLC is here to stay, so it is up to us gamers to be more selective and show developers what kinda of practices and DLC content is appropriate (with our wallets). I think this can be tough cause gamers like myself are always looking to collect everything. Must fight the urge lol. There has to be a psychological element to DLC.

I don't have any but I really want a Lucina, they are really rare :(

I'm naturally drawn to the Olimar amiibo. I'm impressed with the detail, the fact that they put three Pikmin on his stand, and that they have the transparent casing around his head.

@GoldenElementXL said:

If I had to choose favorites, these would be it.

Here is the whole crew.

Goddam, look at all those toyz !!!!! very kool !!!.

My favorite Amiibos are Donkey and Diddy Kong, been seriously thinking about getting Dr Mario. Gold and Silver Mario aren´t interesting enough for me, shit, at least they could have painted the eyes.

Yep. Nothing against the collecting aspect, but it's just another way to take out content that should've been with the game in the first place.

Ganondorf from the Smash set is an awesome amiibo.

I haven't gotten them, but I got Disney Infinity 3.0 and Kylo Ren and Hulk Buster are my favorites.

So the only way to have those features is to have the Splatoon Amiibo? Is it for sale, or is that functionality permanently locked away, privy to only the early birds? I don't know what Spyke is.

@Chozofication: pretty much. Again, they make it separate, I wouldn't even care one iota. As it is now, it's the worst DLC distribution system I've yet to see, and I fear it's only going to get worse.

My favorite is Modern Mario, but I also enjoy Shulk, Marth and Ike

Lucina, then Robin

They're very cheaply made for me to buy one. It's tempting sometimes though, as I'd like to have merchandise from some of the franchises that have next to nothing.

I'm 100% certain you own various anime figures (not like that's a bad thing but that's rich coming from you).

My main man Ike.

Zero Suit Samus, which I haven't acquired because every time I go to the store and see it I think how I don't need to waste the money then I think "when is the last time I fired up my Wii U" and that takes care of that.

I also want a Little Mac but haven't seen any of those in stores.

I know Bayonetta is coming and that has me stoked.

Too much awesome! A million points for the amazing matrix figures.

@GoldenElementXL said:

If I had to choose favorites, these would be it.

Here is the whole crew.

@Bread_or_Decide: Thanks! I am a huge Matrix series fan. The Matrix figures have been packed away in a box for a decade so I'm happy to finally be able to display them.


Now I just need to figure out my retro console setup......