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While {{forwiiu}} natively supports amiibo, {{for3ds}} was unable to do so at launch. [[List of updates (SSB4-3DS)|Version 1.0.5]], released on February 9, 2015, added support for scanning amiibo if the game is played on a New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 2DS, while version 1.0.8, released on June 14, 2015, added support for an external NFC reader/writer accessory, enabling support for earlier Nintendo 3DS and 2DS models when used in conjunction with this hardware. | While {{forwiiu}} natively supports amiibo, {{for3ds}} was unable to do so at launch. [[List of updates (SSB4-3DS)|Version 1.0.5]], released on February 9, 2015, added support for scanning amiibo if the game is played on a New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 2DS, while version 1.0.8, released on June 14, 2015, added support for an external NFC reader/writer accessory, enabling support for earlier Nintendo 3DS and 2DS models when used in conjunction with this hardware. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
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| '''''Not much is known about this trait'''''. Observations suggest that it rarely if ever stays still and may try to go off-stage to gimp. It may also taunt or dash-dance. | | '''''Not much is known about this trait'''''. Observations suggest that it rarely if ever stays still and may try to go off-stage to gimp. It may also taunt or dash-dance. | ||
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==In competitive play== | |||
A niche [[Tournament#amiibo Tournaments|tournament scene]] involving exclusively amiibo has developed since their introduction in both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''. Due to their ability to be trained and become more powerful over time, many players have decided to make brackets specific to amiibo to find the strongest figure player. While not meant to be taken seriously, these tournaments are meant to be fun and a way to show off the oddities figure players can create. | |||
An interesting aspect of amiibo tournaments is how the competitive scene is almost entirely incongruent with the rest of the scene. Due to figure players being artificial intelligence that acts off an "if-then" script, they behave completely different to human players and games play out differently as a result. An obvious example is that Little Mac<ref>[https://exion-vault.com/2018/06/25/ssb4-amiibo-tier_list/ ''Smash 4'' amiibo tier list]</ref> and Incineroar<ref>[https://exion-vault.com/2021/06/09/ssbu-amiibo-tier_list/ ''Ultimate'' amiibo tier list]</ref> amiibo are considered top-tier in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' respectively and are often banned due to high damage and figure players often having difficulty understanding how to [[edgeguard]]. Other characters like Cloud in ''Smash 4'' and Terry in ''Ultimate'' are allowed, but with stat handicaps in the name of fairness. | |||
''Ultimate'' adding the ability for figure players to consume [[spirits]] and gaining their [[spirit#spirit effects|effects]] added another layer of depth to how amiibo tournaments work. The unintentionally [[broken]] stat and effect builds that could be made with certain characters often warrant the need for certain spirits and effects to be banned. While there is no universal ban list, some generally agreed upon banned effects include Super Armor, Slow Super Armor, Armor Knight, Autoheal, and Great Autoheal.<ref>[https://exion-vault.com/2022/03/05/ssbu-amiibo-spirit_tier/ ''Ultimate'' amiibo tier list including spirits]</ref> Before entering a tournament, each amiibo must be inspected to ensure it abides by the tournament ruleset and has not consumed any banned spirits or has been hacked in any way. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||