Yes. This is only the first wave. Two more waves (for a total of 3) have been announced. The rest will be announced later.I haven't really followed this because I thought it was stupid but... now I want a few but I don't see zero suit samus? Will they release more?
And apparently you can store data in them or something? How would that work game to game...
Good news is you don't have to worry about that, because each Amiibo can only store data from one game at a time. Want to use it on MK8? Better delete that Smash Bros data.
Good news is you don't have to worry about that, because each Amiibo can only store data from one game at a time. Want to use it on MK8? Better delete that Smash Bros data.
That's not how it works... Smash is the only game so far that actually stores data in the amiibo. The rest of them just read the amiibo like "oh this is Marth ~> unlocks something". Smash does that AND store data.
The only game so far, but there's bound to be other games that will store data.
And I am sure there will be more amiibos for those games and probably Amiibo 2.0 too so what.The only game so far, but there's bound to be other games that will store data.
That sounds terrible. They really should be compatible. As far as I remember, other figures are forwards-compatible. Anything less sound cynically anti-consumer.If there is a future game that stores data (and there definitely is), it probably won't be compatible with the Smash amiibo. They are... Smash amiibo after all.
Good news is you don't have to worry about that, because each Amiibo can only store data from one game at a time. Want to use it on MK8? Better delete that Smash Bros data.
No it will be more than likely compatible but you will only be able to store one games data at a time on the current amiibos.That sounds terrible. They really should be compatible. As far as I remember, other figures are forwards-compatible. Anything less sound cynically anti-consumer.
Now that will be irritating, but I can accept that.No it will be more than likely compatible but you will only be able to store one games data at a time on the current amiibos.
These are the things consumers need to communicate to Nintendo so they can improve future Amiibii yes I made that up. However, just because something is one way today does not mean it will be the same in future iterations. Tech will get cheaper and consumers will demand new features.
If there is a future game that stores data (and there definitely is), it probably won't be compatible with the Smash amiibo. They are... Smash amiibo after all.
If there is a future game that stores data (and there definitely is), it probably won't be compatible with the Smash amiibo. They are... Smash amiibo after all.
Now that will be irritating, but I can accept that.
But definitely right on about communicating to Ninty.
That sounds terrible. They really should be compatible. As far as I remember, other figures are forwards-compatible. Anything less sound cynically anti-consumer.
No, they are very likely to be compatible with the Smash amiibo. In fact I think Nintendo has even said something to that effect...in games that unlock something with a Mario amiibo, you can use any Mario amiibo that they may release in the future.
I agree on the irritating part but I believe they were pretty up front at E3 about it. They just need to make it possible to not entirely lose your data or patch the way Smash data is handled so that newer games can read and write to the Smash data without losing itNow that will be irritating, but I can accept that.
But definitely right on about communicating to Ninty.
That sounds terrible. They really should be compatible. As far as I remember, other figures are forwards-compatible. Anything less sound cynically anti-consumer.
Every time I see this word, I can't help but think Amiibro(s). :|
Yeah, it's a limitation with the NFC tech. Nothing Nintendo can actually do about it except improve the tech themselves or come up with another solution. It really depends how they decide to implement Amiibo usage into future games.
so I got Mario and Link, only because I thought they had immediate working access to both Smash bros and Mario Kart. Have yet to test them though, but they look cool
I don't think it's an NFC limitation, I think it's a storage limitation, in terms of how much space is actually on the Amiibos.
Really though I don't think it will be that bad of a problem. There isn't even a second game announced yet that saves data to the Amiibo. We probably won't have one released for at least six months, minimum. By then I won't care at all about the Amiibo I leveled up for Smash ages before.
People who cite Skylanders as a better example of this toy + game concept seem to forgot one thing; the Skylander characters are identical across all of the games as far as the abilities "saved" to the figures go. If they weren't, you'd have to use a different figure for each game.NFC technology doesn't support the ability to store a whole lot of data, this isn't something Nintendo is doing to be anti-consumer.
I wonder what they can use to store the data and fix that issue.I agree on the irritating part but I believe they were pretty up front at E3 about it. They just need to make it possible to not entirely lose your data or patch the way Smash data is handled so that newer games can read and write to the Smash data without losing it
I'm not talking merely about storing data and erasing it. I'm referencing the issue of figures being forwards-compatible. The quoted post said Smash amiibo probably wouldn't be usable outside of Smash. That sounds anti-consumer to me. Just to illustrate my point, Disney Infinity 1.0 figures are compatible with Disney Infinity 2.0. If there's another Mario amiibo for a new game, that's fine, but it would be nice if I could use my current Mario amiibo as well. Really, if anything, having forward-compatible figures is good because it forces the figure-producing company to create compelling reasons for me to buy the new line of figures!NFC technology doesn't support the ability to store a whole lot of data, this isn't something Nintendo is doing to be anti-consumer.
You can unlock stuff and still not store any data
No really. The implication was that even if there are 4 Mario Amiibos, they will all be considered "Mario" for the purpose of any games the require Mario. Saving, unlocking, whatever.
Ohhhh, I see what you mean now. I wonder, I do wonder about that. I guess we need to wait until the next game that stores data is announced, really (probably Mario Party 10, right?). I'm curious now.