It’s 1999; I’m perusing
around the house singing, “Me and you and you and me no matter how they tossed the dice, it had to be. The only one for me is you and you for me so
happy together,” I had just seen the new Nintendo commercial for Super Smash Brothers on N64; from that
point on every time I hear the (Turtles) sing “So Happy Together,” I remember
my first impressions of this iconic game.
Nintendo (with the arrival of Smash Brothers Wii U) will bring back
veteran characters as well as a slew of new robust fighters. With the release
of Super Smash Brothers Wii U, we
will see a new kind of way to deliver content with the release of Nintendo’s
Amiibo. These small collectable renditions of Nintendo as well as a few third
party characters are just the start of, in my opinion, something magical. 
As you may already know Amiibo will work with the Wii
U through the NFC feature (Near Face Communication). By having the Amiibo near
the Wii U game pad it will transfer data through the game pad onto a game unlocking
a variety of content. With this, Nintendo can bring lots of new and exciting
benefits to its fans. I believe Nintendo might have more behind these Amiibo
when it comes to unveiling the future of these figures. 
When I first saw the
Amiibo it reminded me of when Nintendo released the E-Reader for the Game Boy
Advance system. You could buy or obtain cards that you would then swipe and the
card would open up a game or other feature through the system. I really liked
the idea, but it didn’t take off as Nintendo, or I, had hoped. This time around
I believe that Nintendo can really make it work with a few improvments when it
comes to delivering content.
Nintendo
always surprises me with the innovative ideas they come up with for their
hardware and software, and it would not shock me if they already have a few of
these ideas in the warp pipes. So here are
some of the ideas I hope Nintendo will utilize when releasing future content.
When
it comes to content being delivered, I believe Nintendo has a unique
opportunity. Already, they have content such as the Link Amiibo that will be
used as a fighter to personally train in Smash
Brothers Wii U, a new racing
outfit for your Mii in Mario Kart 8,
and my personal favorite that unlocks the spinner weapon in Hyrule Warriors. I like that all this content can come from one
Amiibo, but what if they could do more? 
Imagine
buying an Amiibo such as the dog and duck and bringing it home to unlock the
game Duck Hunt. Or maybe a new game is
released such as a Metroid game; you
could use Samus Aran to unlock the players guide digitally on to your Wii U.
How about if one of the Legend of Zelda
figures were used in the new Zelda game and would allow you to receive the
music from the game and get it sent to your email in MP3 format? A new
character not released in Smash Brothers could really change gaming DLC (Downloadable
Content). For example, maybe they would have a Dixie Kong Amiibo that unlocks
her as well as a new stage and/or item within Smash Brothers. I could see
plenty of reasons why the purchase of an Amiibo would benefit the player in the
long run. Furthermore, Nintendo could use the Amiibo almost like a street pass
for the 3DS, by sending a code to the Amiibo when it’s in range of a Wii U
system and would unlock game content within games you own once you come in
contact with your Wii U or Wii U’s at your friends and families houses as well as
if you were to come in contact on the go with someone else’s Amiibo. 
In
reality, this could be what is next in Nintendo’s future for their Amiibos.
Just think of the possibilities that could spill over into other games. One big
franchise that could benefit would be Pokémon.You could purchase different Pokémon
Amiibo that could work with a new Pokémon
Stadium game or new Pokémon IP and open up new ways to play within those
games (maybe save their individual stats and move sets and use them on multiple
Pokémon games). I believe however, if they were to do this the price of 12.99
U.S dollars per figure is a little steep and would need to come down a bit if
they were to have a bigger variety of Amiibo, allowing a more affordable way to
appeal to the masses.
By Shane Kelley (@stillsaneshane)
Villager - www.gamespot.com
Mario - nintendo.wikia.com
Link - nintendoeverything.com
Samus - www.tumblr.com
Pikachu www.computerandvideogames.com
Duck hunt - smashboards.com
E-reader - simple.wikipedia.org
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