amiibo (アミーボ, amiibo) are a line of interactive figurines and cards available for usage with the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch[1] systems. By scanning an amiibo with near field communication technology, players can receive various effects in games.
For the Wii U, amiibo are scanned using the Wii U GamePad. New Nintendo 3DS models can directly scan amiibo; older Nintendo 3DS models require an NFC adapter to scan them.[2] For the Nintendo Switch, amiibo are scanned on either the right Joy-Con or the Pro Controller.
While the concept of figurines using NFC technology to interact with the Wii U was previously explored with Pokémon Rumble U, Super Smash Bros. 4 was the first game to feature the amiibo branding, acting as the debut and flagship title for the line.
As of September 2016, Nintendo reports that 39 million amiibo figurines have been sold, along with 30.6 million amiibo cards.[3]
By September 2022, total sales reached 77 million toys.[4]
Function in the Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figures for every playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 have been released, as well as every character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate not featured in Smash 4. Some alternate costumes, such as male and female Corrin, have separate amiibo available; others, such as Alph for Olimar, do not. amiibo interact with games in the Smash series in two ways: Read-Only, where data on the amiibo can be downloaded into the game, and Read/Write, which have the additional functionality of data from the game being uploaded onto the amiibo.[5] amiibo based on playable fighters are Read/Write, while all other compatible amiibo are Read-Only.
amiibo notably break a unique rule about the Smash series. Masahiro Sakurai has stated that any mass produced merchandise related to the series outside of free giveaways and limited edition collectors' items are generally prohibited. The only exception so far have been amiibo, which have been in regular circulation since November 21st, 2014.[6]
In Super Smash Bros. 4
In Super Smash Bros. 4, amiibo figures function as Figure Players. A Figure Player is a computer-controlled character whose behavior and customizations are saved to the amiibo figure. The Figure Player learns from the fighters it fights against, leveling up in the process (up to level 50). Figure Players can be fed equipment to modify their stats.
Any amiibo figure corresponding to a playable character may be used, not just the ones released in the Super Smash Bros. amiibo series; however, amiibo cards cannot. Figure Players can be used on any copy of the game (even if the character has not been unlocked or downloaded).
While Super Smash Bros. for Wii U natively supports amiibo, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS predates amibo, so it was unable to do so at launch. Version 1.0.5, released on February 9th, 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 14th, 2015, added support for an external NFC reader/writer accessory, enabling support for the earlier released 3DS and 2DS models. The user must have one of these pieces of hardware to use amiibo with the 3DS version.
amiibo are not required to unlock any characters or other features in the games—they are completely optional for playing both versions.[7]
Owing to Figure Players' ability to be "trained" and used on other consoles, amiibo tournaments have become a minor side event at some Smash 4 tournaments.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
amiibo compatibility returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. amiibo figures that represent playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can be used as Figure Players, while amiibo that represent non-fighter spirits can instead be used to obtain those spirits.
Any amiibo figure corresponding to a playable character may be used as a Figure Player, not just the ones released in the Super Smash Bros. amiibo series; however, most amiibo cards cannot (with the exception of Isabelle amiibo cards). Figure Player data from Super Smash Bros. 4 can be converted for use in Ultimate, but once it is converted, the data can no longer be used in Super Smash Bros. 4. As Charizard was added back into Pokémon Trainer's team, a Charizard amiibo will scan as Pokémon Trainer with Charizard as the starting Pokémon.
Like in Super Smash Bros. 4, Figure Players function as computer-controlled opponents that learn from their opponents. However, it is now possible to disable their ability to learn. Figure Players no longer consume equipment, as the feature did not return. Instead, Figure Players can inherit up to three support spirits, permanently consuming them in order to gain their skills, having access to these skills even if spirits are disabled in the rules.
Introduced in version 3.1.0, amiibo Journey allows Figure Players to fight other amiibo over the internet for a set amount of time, gaining experience while it is away. Upon return, the Figure Player will level up accordingly and possibly give the player gifts it earned while battling.
Compatible amiibo of characters from other series who are not playable in the game will grant a spirit corresponding to the character scanned. However, only one reward will be granted per amiibo, even accounting for individual figures or bands with the same design.
Release
The Super Smash Bros. line of amiibo were released in waves with staggered release dates. Each date contained a subset of the entire Smash lineup. The waves, the figurines they contain, and their release dates are detailed below; waves are listed in their American sets and dates, although the contents of each wave sometimes vary by region.
Smash-related amiibo are priced at $12.99 in the US, $15.99 in Canada, £10.99 GBP in the United Kingdom, $17.95 AUS in Australia, ¥1200 JPY in Japan, and €14.99 EUR in Europe.
Wave 1
The first wave of amiibo launched on November 21st, 2014, alongside the American release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The European release followed on November 28th, 2014. The amiibo in this wave were the first ever amiibo to officially release. The wave featured newcomers Villager and Wii Fit Trainer, and veterans Donkey Kong, Fox, Kirby, Link, Mario, Marth, Peach, Pikachu, Samus, and Yoshi. The eight starter characters from the original Super Smash Bros. were all in this wave.
In Japan this wave was released alongside Wave 2 on December 6th, 2014.
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Wave 2
The second wave of amiibo was released alongside the first one in Japan on December 6th, 2014. It was then released on December 14th, 2014 in the Americas and on December 19th, 2014 in Europe. The wave featured newcomer Little Mac and veterans Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Pit, and Zelda.
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Wave 3
Eight amiibo from the third wave were originally released in Japan on January 22nd, 2015, specifically Bowser, Sheik, Toon Link, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Ike, Lucario, and Rosalina & Luma. The final three amiibo, Sonic, Mega Man, and Shulk were released on February 19th, 2015.
The entire wave was released in Australia on January 29th, 2015, and in the Americas on February 1st, 2015. In North America, several of the amiibo are exclusively available through specific retailers.
In Europe, Wave 3 was split in two. Bowser, Ike, Lucario, Rosalina & Luma, Sheik, and Toon Link were released on January 23rd, 2015, while King Dedede, Mega Man, Meta Knight, Shulk, and Sonic were released on February 20th, 2015.
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 Lucario |
Toys "R" Us exclusive at launch 
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 Meta Knight |
Best Buy exclusive at launch
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 Rosalina & Luma |
Target exclusive at launch 
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 Shulk |
GameStop exclusive at launch EB Games exclusive at launch 
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Wave 4
The first six amiibo from the fourth wave were originally released in Europe on April 24th, 2015 and in Japan on April 29th, 2015. These are specifically Ness, Charizard, Wario, Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man. The final two amiibo, Jigglypuff, and Greninja were released in Japan on May 28th, 2015 and in Europe on May 29th, 2015. The entire wave was released in the Americas on May 29th, 2015. Like Wave 3, in North America, several of the amiibo are exclusively available through specific retailers. This is the last wave to feature fighters from the original Super Smash Bros., while this is also the first wave to feature unlockable characters.
The Pac-Man amiibo was sold exclusively at Best Buy on October 19, 2018, in line with the upcoming release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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 Greninja |
Toys "R" Us exclusive at launch
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 Jigglypuff |
Target exclusive at launch Walmart exclusive at launch
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 Ness |
GameStop exclusive at launch EB Games exclusive at launch
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 Pac-Man |
Best Buy exclusive on Oct. 19, 2018 |
Wave 5
The fifth wave of amiibo was released in Europe on June 26th, 2015, in Japan on June 11th, 2015, and in the Americas in late July 2015, with Dark Pit releasing on July 31st, 2015, and Palutena releasing on July 24th, 2015. This wave also included Palutena as the first amiibo to be exclusive to an online retailer in North America, as well as being the only wave containing only exclusives in North America.
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 Dark Pit |
Best Buy exclusive at launch Gamers and El Palacio de Hierro exclusive at launch 
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 Palutena |
Amazon exclusive at launch
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Wave 6
The sixth wave of amiibo was released in the Americas on September 11th, 2015, making the following amiibo available: Zero Suit Samus, Olimar, Bowser Jr., Dr. Mario, and Ganondorf. In Europe and Japan, Ganondorf and Zero Suit Samus released alongside Wave 5, and Dr. Mario, Bowser Jr., and Olimar were released on July 17th, 2015, with the remainder of the wave releasing in September 2015. R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, and Duck Hunt were bundled together as a "retro 3-pack" in North America and released exclusively at GameStop on September 25th, 2015 in North America and were individually released on October 29th, 2015 in Japan. This was the final set of amiibo featuring starters. The Mr. Game & Watch amiibo features multiple, swappable poses.
Mr. Game & Watch's multiple poses.
R.O.B. (Japan)
R.O.B. (international)
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 Bowser Jr. |
Toys "R" Us exclusive at launch
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 Dr. Mario |
Target exclusive at launch Walmart exclusive at launch
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 Duck Hunt Mr. Game & Watch R.O.B. |
GameStop exclusive at launch EB Games exclusive at launch
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Wave 7
The seventh wave of amiibo was released in Europe on October 23rd, 2015, in Japan on October 29th, 2015, and in the Americas on November 13th, 2015. This wave included the release of the first amiibo of a downloadable character, Mewtwo. Falco was released in North America exclusively at Best Buy and Europe on November 20th, 2015. The three Mii Fighters was released in the United States on November 1st, 2015 in a 3-pack exclusively at Toys "R" Us [8]. The 3-pack was released in Canada on November 20th, 2015. This is the last wave to have the initial releases of fighters from the base roster.
The three Mii Fighter amiibo were released individually in Europe, on the same day as R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, and Duck Hunt were released.
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 Falco |
Best Buy exclusive at launch |
 Mii Brawler Mii Gunner Mii Swordfighter |
Toys "R" Us exclusive at launch EB Games exclusive at launch
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Wave 8
The Lucas amiibo was the only amiibo in the eighth wave, which was released in Japan on December 17th, 2015, in the Americas on January 22nd, 2016, and in Europe on January 29th, 2016. Prior to Wave 15, it was the only wave to not feature any newcomers.
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Wave 9
The ninth wave of amiibo was released on March 18th, 2016 in Western regions, and on April 28th, 2016 in Japan. This wave included the releases of the DLC fighters Roy and Ryu, with Roy being a GameStop exclusive in North America, and the first international release of R.O.B. with his Famicom color scheme.
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 Roy |
GameStop exclusive at launch |
Wave 10
The tenth and final wave of Super Smash Bros. 4 amiibo released worldwide on July 21, 2017, and featured amiibo of the last three DLC characters: Bayonetta, Cloud, and Corrin. Each of the three received an alternate version based on their alternate costumes: Bayonetta's design from the first Bayonetta game, Cloud's Advent Children costume, and female Corrin.[9] The alternate amiibo with these designs are officially referred to as "Player 2" versions. The "Player 2" versions of these three fighters were exclusively available through specific retailers. This was the last wave to release with retailer exclusive amiibo, as all waves pertaining to Ultimate abandoned the practice.
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 Bayonetta (original Bayonetta costume) |
Best Buy exclusive at launch
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 Cloud (Advent Children costume) |
GameStop exclusive at launch EB Games exclusive at launch
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 Corrin (female) |
Amazon exclusive at launch
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Wave 11
Wave 11 marks the first wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It launched alongside the game on December 7th, 2018 and features two of the game's newcomers, Inkling and Ridley, as well as returning Brawl veteran Wolf.[10]
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Wave 12
Wave 12 marks the second wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was launched worldwide on February 15th, 2019 and features one of the game's newcomers, King K. Rool, and the returning Ice Climbers, as well as the game's first downloadable character, Piranha Plant.[11]
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Wave 13
Wave 13 marks the third wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was launched worldwide on April 12th, 2019 and includes returning Melee veteran Young Link and newcomers Daisy and Ken.
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Wave 14
Wave 14 marks the fourth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was launched on July 19th, 2019 in Japan and Europe, and was launched on July 26th, 2019 in the Americas. This wave includes returning Melee and Brawl (respectively) veterans Pichu and Pokémon Trainer, along with newcomer Isabelle.
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Wave 15
Wave 15 marks the fifth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was launched worldwide on September 20th, 2019 and features Brawl veterans Ivysaur, Snake and Squirtle. This is the last wave to feature returning veterans.
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Wave 16
Wave 16 marks the sixth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was launched on November 6th, 2019 in Japan, and was launched on November 15th, 2019 in Western regions. This wave features newcomers Chrom, Incineroar and Simon.
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Wave 17
Wave 17 marks the seventh wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was launched worldwide on January 17th, 2020. This wave features newcomers Dark Samus and Richter, and is the last wave to feature fighters from the base roster.
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Wave 18
Wave 18 marks the eighth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It launched in Japan and Europe on September 25th, 2020 and in the Americas on October 2nd, 2020. This wave features newcomers Hero and Joker, being the first wave to feature fighters from the Fighters Pass Vol. 1.
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Wave 19
Wave 19 marks the ninth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It launched worldwide on March 26th, 2021. This wave features newcomers Banjo & Kazooie, Byleth and Terry. It was the final wave to feature fighters from the Fighters Pass Vol. 1.
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Wave 20
Wave 20 marks the tenth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It launched worldwide on April 29, 2022. Fighters Pass Vol. 2 newcomer Min Min is the only figure in this wave. This is the first wave to feature a fighter from the Fighters Pass Vol. 2.[12]
Steve and Alex were originally intended to be part of the wave, but supply chain issues delayed their release by several months.[13]
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Wave 21
Wave 21 marks the eleventh wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It launched worldwide on September 9, 2022. This wave features two amiibo for Fighters Pass Vol. 2 newcomer Steve, one for him and one for his alternate costume character Alex. Both were exclusively available together as part of the Steve + Alex double pack.[14]
Alex
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Wave 22
Wave 22 marks the twelfth wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It launched worldwide on January 13th, 2023. This wave features newcomers Kazuya and Sephiroth, both from Fighters Pass Vol. 2.[15]
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Wave 23
On December 14th, 2022, alongside the announcement of Sephiroth and Kazuya's amiibo, it was confirmed that Pyra and Mythra's amiibo would be released at some point in 2023.[16] They were launched as a double pack on July 21st, 2023.[17] This is the only instance of amiibo being released differently from the order of release in either Fighters Pass, as Kazuya was released after Pyra and Mythra.
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Wave 24
Wave 24 marks the fourteenth and final wave of characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Sora is the only figure in this wave. It launched worldwide on February 16th, 2024.[18]
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Sales
Over 710,000 amiibo from Wave 1 were sold prior to the introduction of Wave 2, with Nintendo also stating that sales were approximately equal to those of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[19] amiibo of Link were said to be the most popular, with Mario and Pikachu being the second and third most popular, respectively. At the end of 2014, it was announced that amiibo had outsold Super Smash Bros. for Wii U by a factor of at least two to one, with over 2.6 million figurines being sold [20]; a later quarterly report from Nintendo claimed that over 5.7 million amiibo were shipped worldwide.
Controversy
Demand for some amiibo far exceeded supply, leading to supply shortages. Pre-orders for Rosalina & Luma broke sales records for Target, with the figurines selling out in only 35 minutes.[21] amiibo from Wave 4 caused such huge demand that the web servers for GameStop crashed when pre-orders became available[22]. GameStop also sold out of pre-orders for all Wave 4 amiibo in less than five hours.[23]
These shortages caused panic among customers who were forced to wait for restocks and hope they can get a desired amiibo in the next round. This fervor encouraged scalpers to buy as many amiibo as possible and then resell them for immense price increases, an illegal practice known as price gouging. Nintendo's apparent lack of agency to restock led to the conspiracy that these shortages were planned to keep demand and value high. John Vignocchi, executive producer of competing NFC figure based game Disney Infinity, commented about this conspiracy by stating "[An intentional shortage] is irresponsible and rude to your hardcore fans."[24] By the release of Ulimate, the demand for amiibo had plateaued and the practice of retail exclusivity was abandoned, and most common amiibo can be found easily for reasonable prices today.
Cross-compatibility
Games compatible with Super Smash Bros. series amiibo
The following games have effects when an amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. series is scanned. The 
symbol means that all amiibo not listed serve the corresponding function.
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 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus[n 1][n 2][n 3][n 4][n 5] |
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Unlocks skins for the player's fighter based on the scanned characters. |
| amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits |
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Unlocks timed demos of various NES and SNES games. |
 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival |
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Adds a golden statue of the Smash Villager to the plaza. |
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Allows the player to use Isabelle within the game. | |
| Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer |
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Awards the player a golden statue of the Smash Villager. |
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Allows the player to design a house for Isabelle. | |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
Invites the character for photo shoots at Photopia, at The Roost for coffee, or on the archipelago in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise to design a vacation home. Finishing a house will grant the player a framed photo of the character the next day. | |
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Awards the player a special poster of the character. | |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf: Welcome amiibo update[n 4] |
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Invites characters with The Legend of Zelda themed appearances and items to the player's campground. Scanning Link or Zelda invites Wolf Link; scanning Sheik invites Epona; scanning Ganondorf invites Ganon; and scanning Toon Link invites Medli. |
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Causes Wisp to visit the campground in his own RV, containing a golden statue of the Smash Villager and furniture based on Nintendo hardware. | |
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Causes Isabelle to visit the campground in her RV while Wisp fills her duties at Town Hall. | |
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Invites Inkwell to the campground in his RV, containing a Splattershot and furniture based on the Splatoon games. | |
 Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo Switch) [n 3][n 4][n 5] |
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Gives the player all the bonus costumes from the Super Mirror 2 from the start. Also obtainable through normal gameplay. |
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Gives the player costumes from the original Super Mirror, as well as the Nintendo-themed costumes with Bayonetta's old hairstyle, minus the Fox costume. Also obtainable through normal gameplay. | |
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Unlocks a costume based on the scanned character, a unique message written by Rodin, and a couture bullet for each character, although scanning a Zero Suit Samus or Falco amiibo would still unlock the Samus and Fox costumes respectively. Also obtainable through normal gameplay by purchasing the costumes with halos like the Wii U version. | |
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Unlocks the Chain Chomp weapon early. Also obtainable through normal gameplay. | |
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Grants the player extra in-game currency, items, or materials along with a message based on their home series. | |
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Grants the player extra in-game currency, items, or materials along with a Super Smash Bros. themed message. | |
| Build a Bridge! |
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Unlocks one of five levels only accessible by scanning an amiibo. Also unlocks a random generic hat only accessible by scanning an amiibo. |
| Bye-Bye BoxBoy! |
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Unlocks character-based costumes for Qbby. |
 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
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Gives the player 1-Up Mushrooms. |
| Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash[n 3][n 4] |
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If the player has also linked a Chibi-Robo amiibo to the game, figures of Chibi-Robo imitating the scanned amiibo's pose will be added for collection in the Toy Capsule Machine. |
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Gives the player 50 or 100 Moolah once a day. Also applies to the amiibo that unlock pose figures. Up to 20 amiibo can be scanned daily. | |
| Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. |
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Makes the scanned character usable once per level, although they cannot be revived at checkpoints. |
| Diablo III: Eternal Collection |
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Summons a group of challenging enemies for the player to face. |
 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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Allows the player to summon an illusory version of the scanned character as an ally in battle. |
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Summons an illusionary version of an enemy as an ally. | |
| Fire Emblem Engage |
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Grants the player a costume and a music exchange ticket. Each can be scanned once a day. |
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Gifts a random item. | |
| Fire Emblem Fates |
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Allows the player to challenge the scanned character to battle and recruit them into Corrin's forces. |
| Fire Emblem: Three Houses |
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Unlocks background music from that character’s game and spawns consumable items. |
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Summons consumable items. | |
| Fire Emblem Warriors |
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Grants the player the exclusive Chrom's Training Sword that only Chrom can wield. Afterwards, grants the player a sword of the highest level available. |
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Grants the player a sword of the highest level available. | |
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Grants the player a Tome of the highest level available. | |
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Grants the player a random weapon of the highest level available. | |
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Grants the player gold, materials, or weapons. | |
| Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes |
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Gives the player random weapons and materials that are more likely to be of a higher level than those received from a non-Fire Emblem related amiibo. Up to five can be scanned daily. |
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Gives the player random weapons and materials. Up to five can be scanned daily. | |
 Hey! Pikmin |
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Summons additional Pikmin for Captain Olimar to use, and unlocks the amiibo as an in-game treasure that can be collected. |
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Gives the player 10 Sparklium Seeds. Although the Mario characters, Inkling, and Isabelle amiibo have an in-game treasure that can be collected, the player must use their home series counterparts instead. | |
 Hyrule Warriors[n 4] |
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The first time scanning one of these amiibo unlocks the Spinner weapon class for Link. Gives the player a weapon for Link with at least three stars every time after the first. Scanning the Young Link amiibo gives the player a weapon for Link despite Young Link being a playable character. |
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Gives the player a weapon for the scanned character with at least three stars. Scanning the Toon Link amiibo will function like Link if he has not been downloaded. | |
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Gives the player a weapon with up to three stars, a random material, or a random number of rupees. Up to five can be scanned daily. | |
| Hyrule Warriors Legends[n 4] Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition[n 4] |
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Gives the player a weapon for the scanned character with at least three stars. Scanning the Young Link amiibo gives the player a weapon for Link despite Young Link being a playable character. |
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Gives the player a weapon with up to three stars, a random material, or a random number of rupees. Up to five can be scanned daily. | |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity[n 2][n 3][n 4] |
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Gives the player either a weapon for the character or materials based on the character. |
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Gives the player random weapons and materials. Up to five can be scanned daily. | |
 Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
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Grants the player a Life Up, 2 red Star Coins, and 2 green Star Coins. |
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Grants the player a Speed Boost, 2 red Star Coins, 1 green Star Coin, and 1 yellow Star Coin. | |
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Grants the player an Attack Boost, 2 red Star Coins, 1 green Star Coin, and 1 yellow Star Coin. | |
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Grants the player a Car-Mouth Cake, a Cherry, and 2 yellow Star Coins. | |
| Kirby and the Rainbow Curse |
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Unlocks infinite star dash for Kirby for one level per day. |
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Unlocks a Meta Knight mask for Kirby and increases the speed of his tap dash for one level per day. | |
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Unlocks a King Dedede hat for Kirby and gives two additional health bars for one level per day. | |
| Kirby: Battle Royale |
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Unlocks the Ultra Sword Hat for Sword Kirby. |
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Unlocks the Galacta Knight Mask for Meta Knight. | |
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Unlocks the Masked Dedede Mask for King Dedede. | |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot[n 4] |
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Provides the Smash Bros. copy ability to Kirby. |
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Colors Kirby green and gives him the Sword ability. | |
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Colors Kirby yellow and gives him the Hammer ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Fire ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Parasol ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Stone ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Doctor ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Ice ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Bomb ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Fighter ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Sword ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Ninja ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Mirror ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Poison ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Cutter ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Whip ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Jet ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Spark ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Mike ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the ESP ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Wheel ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Circus ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Archer ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Leaf ability. | |
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Gives Kirby the Beam ability. | |
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Randomly gives Kirby the Fighter, Sword, or Spark ability. | |
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Provides a random copy ability to Kirby. | |
| Kirby's Blowout Blast |
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Unlocks a decoration based on the scanned character and changes the background music. |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
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Gives the player lots of randomly selected items. |
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Gives the player less randomly selected items. | |
| Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn |
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Gives Kirby the Knitting Needle Ravel Ability with a unique hat. |
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Gives Kirby the Wire Ravel Ability with a unique hat. | |
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Gives Kirby the Button Ravel Ability with a unique hat. | |
| Kirby Star Allies |
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Gives Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and his allies items and food; Kirby-related characters give out higher-quality items than the others. |
| Little Nightmares: Complete Edition |
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Gives the player an exclusive Pakku Mask for the character to wear. |
| Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)[n 1] |
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Makes Super Mushrooms appear instead of Poison Mushrooms from enemies and such for health. |
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Fully revives the player when completely running out of health. Also assists in finding Speedy Spirits. | |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[n 1] |
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Gives Mario, Luigi, and Bowser an item to use in their adventure. |
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[n 1] |
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Allows the player to change ? Battle Cards they have found into character cards for use in battle. |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[n 1] |
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Allows the player to collect stamps in exchange for gear and beans. |
 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)[n 1] |
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Transforms the Mario Mii costume into a more powerful Gold Mario costume for 24 hours (if Mario's Story is cleared) |
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Transforms the Sonic Mii costume into a more powerful Super Sonic costume for 24 hours (if Sonic's Story is cleared) | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)[n 1] |
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Allows the player to compete in the Mario league tournament. Winning this tournament unlocks a Gold Mario Mii costume. |
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Allows the player to compete in the Sonic league tournament. Winning this tournament unlocks a Super Sonic Mii costume. | |
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Gives the player Coins or Rings that can be used at the item stand. | |
| Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[n 1] |
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Gives the player two new weapons: one for the character the amiibo is based on, and one for the character's Rabbid counterpart. Each amiibo can only be used once. |
| Mario Kart 8[n 1][n 3][n 4][n 5] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[n 1][n 2][n 3][n 4][n 5] |
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In Both Versions: Permanently unlocks racing suits for the player's Mii themed after the scanned characters. |
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Deluxe Only: Permanently unlocks racing suits for the player's Mii themed after the scanned character or their series. The Daisy Suit, along with compatibility for The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Kirby series amiibo, require the 3.0.0 update. | |
| Mario Party 10[n 1] |
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Compatible with amiibo Party mode. Unlocks personal board of scanned characters. |
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Allows the player to play Scratch Bonus and win Mario Party points. | |
| Mario Party: Star Rush |
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Various effects by mode, generally summoning the scanned character to assist the player. Additionally, Dr. Mario can be used to unlock new music track in Rhythm Recital. |
| Mario Party: The Top 100[n 1] |
Various effects by mode. | |
| Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash[n 1] |
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Allows the player to use the scanned character as a tennis partner that can be trained and improved. |
| Megabyte Punch |
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Unlocks amiibo-exclusive colors for playable characters. |
 Mega Man 11 |
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Grants the player an Energy Tank and other useful in-game items. Switch version only. |
| Mega Man Legacy Collection |
Unlocks 10 additional challenge stages designed as part of a fan contest. 3DS and Switch versions only. | |
| Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 |
Unlocks additional challenge stages. Switch version only. | |
 Metroid Prime: Federation Force[n 1] |
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Recolors the player's mech based on the scanned amiibo. |
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Unlocks a skull-themed recolor for the player's mech. | |
| Metroid Dread |
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Refills Samus's health once a day. |
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Refills Samus's missile tanks once a day. | |
| Metroid: Samus Returns |
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Unlocks a missile reserve tank that will restore some of Samus's missiles upon running out, and unlocks a concept art gallery after completing the game. |
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Unlocks an energy reserve tank that will restore some of Samus's health upon running out, and unlocks a sound test after completing the game. | |
 Miitopia[n 1][n 3][n 4] |
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Unlocks character-based costumes for the player's Miis. |
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Gives the player Game Tickets to redeem in an inn arcade. In the Switch version, Outing Tickets can be obtained as well. | |
| Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[n 1] |
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Creates a toy character of the scanned character to navigate a level; different character toys have different abilities. |
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Creates a Mini Spec to navigate a level. | |
| One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X[n 4] |
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Unlocks matching costumes for various playable characters; see here for more details. Some variants of the listed characters that would otherwise have the same functionality, such as Dr. Mario and Toon Link, are not supported. |
| Picross 3D: Round 2[n 1][n 3][n 4] |
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Unlocks a Picross puzzle based on the scanned character. |
 Pokkén Tournament Pokkén Tournament DX |
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Unlock various in-game items such as clothing items and money. Up to five can be scanned daily. |
| Resident Evil Revelations Resident Evil Revelations 2 |
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Grants the player a high amount of BP Points for the Raid Mode shop or better resources for use in Raid Mode games. Can be scanned once per day. |
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Grants the player a random amount of BP Points for the Raid Mode shop or resources for use in Raid Mode games. Each amiibo can be scanned once per day. | |
 Splatoon |
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Unlocks 20 Charger challenges in Octo Valley and rewards the player with an exclusive costume piece for every four challenges completed. It only recognizes the Inkling's amiibo as the Inkling Girl In-game. |
| Splatoon 2 |
Saves the player's current loadout to the scanned amiibo and spawns the character depicted on the amiibo, which gives the player exclusive gear and the option for the player to take a picture of their avatar and the amiibo character in certain locations. | |
| Splatoon 3 |
Saves the player's current loadout to the scanned amiibo and spawns the character depicted on the amiibo. Unlocks School Shoes + Hi Socks. Unlocks Base School Shoes (doubled up with Inkling Girl (green) amiibo). Players can pose with their amiibo character for pictures in certain locations. | |
 Star Fox Guard |
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Calls in an Arwing air strike to wipe out all enemies. Limit of one use daily. |
| Star Fox Zero |
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Unlocks a SNES-style Arwing, which cannot lock onto targets. |
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Unlocks the Black Arwing, which can lock onto two targets at once but takes triple damage. | |
| Style Savvy: Fashion Forward[n 1] |
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Gives the player themed articles of clothing based on the scanned character. Zelda, Sheik, Lucina, Zero Suit Samus, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina, Palutena, Inkling & Isabelle's costumes are exclusive to the European version; Zero Suit Samus scans as regular Samus in the North American version. |
| Style Savvy: Styling Star[n 1][n 2][n 3][n 4] |
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Gives the player themed clothing patterns based on the scanned character or their series. The Super Smash Bros. Inkling and Isabelle amiibo won't unlock their series clothing patterns; players must use any amiibo from their home series instead. |
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Gives the player randomly themed clothing patterns. | |
| Super Kirby Clash Team Kirby Clash Deluxe |
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Grants 10 fragments with the Kirby series characters, 5 for any other character. |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[n 1] |
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Grants the player a Super Star. |
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Grants a Super Star in Super Mario 3D World or summons Fury Bowser in Bowser's Fury . | |
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Grants a Super Star in Super Mario 3D World or creates a shockwave destroying enemies and blocks in Bowser's Fury. | |
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Grants a 1-Up Mushroom in Super Mario 3D World or a Super Mushroom in Bowser's Fury. | |
| Super Mario Maker[n 4] |
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Gives Costume Mario the appearance of the scanned character, in 8-bit form (with the exception of Sonic, who is 16-bit). These costumes can also be unlocked through the 100 Mario Challenge. R.O.B.'s costume is region specific; Asian regions get the Famicom color scheme while western regions get the NES color scheme. While Daisy, the Ice Climbers and Squirtle each have a costume, they must be unlocked through event courses. |
| Super Mario Odyssey |
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Gives the player the Classic Cap and Classic Suit for free and grants temporary invincibility. Without the amiibo, the cap can be purchased for 50 coins and the suit can be purchased for 150 coins from Crazy Cap after completing the game. |
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Gives the player the Luigi Cap and Luigi Suit for free. After beating the game, the cap becomes available for purchase for 100 coins after collecting 180 Power Moons, while the suit becomes available for 200 coins after collecting 160 Power Moons. | |
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Grants the player a Life-Up Heart. | |
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Gives the player the location of some Regional Coins in the kingdom the player is in. | |
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Gives the player the Doctor Headwear and Doctor Outfit for free and grants temporary invincibility. After beating the game, the headwear becomes available for purchase for 100 coins after collecting 240 Power Moons, while the outfit becomes available for 200 coins after collecting 220 Power Moons. | |
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Gives the player the Wario Cap and Wario Suit for free. After beating the game, the cap becomes available for purchase for 100 coins after collecting 360 Power Moons, while the suit becomes available for 200 coins after collecting 340 Power Moons. | |
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Gives the player the Diddy Kong Hat and Diddy Kong Outfit for free. After beating the game, the hat becomes available for purchase for 100 coins after collecting 320 Power Moons, while the suit becomes available for 200 coins after collecting 300 Power Moons. | |
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When talking to Uncle amiibo, reveals the location of a Power Moon on the current kingdom map, Any amiibo of a first party character released before the game will have Uncle amiibo address the character by name, third party characters and characters released after the game will be labeled as "lovely". Up to three can be used at a time, but scanning multiple amiibo with the same name (and different NFC chips; this is most apparent with Famicom and NES R.O.B.) will treat them as the same character and won't provide extra hints nor count towards the 3 amiibo limit. Any other time, it rewards the player with a set amount of coins or hearts. | |
| Super Mario Party[n 1] |
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Unlocks stickers for the player to display on the sticker board. |
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Grants Party Points that the player can spend on background music and other extras. | |
| Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen! |
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Unlocks songs from the character's game of origin. |
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Gives the players some bonus coins. | |
| Teddy Together |
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Gives the player bonus coins. |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Nintendo Switch)[n 2][n 3][n 4] |
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Gives the player a 20% chance to unlock either the Master Sword, Heroes Clothes, or the Hylian Shield. Also obtainable through normal gameplay. |
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Gives the player food, gold, gems, weapons or armour. Also applies to The Legend of Zelda amiibo. | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
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Spawns Epona, a recurring horse from the series. Afterwards, spawns fruit and nut based items and a treasure chest containing a sword, shield, or elemental arrows. Can also spawn the Twilight clothing set or Epona if the player loses her. |
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Spawns mushrooms and a treasure chest containing a sheikah weapon or elemental arrows. Can also spawn Sheik's Mask, a Sheikah head armor. | |
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Spawns plant-based items and a treasure chest containing a gem or bow. Can also spawn the Twilight Bow, a bow used by Zelda to fire Light Arrows in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. | |
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Spawns fish and a treasure chest containing a valuable item. | |
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Spawns barrels containing rupees and a treasure chest containing a broadsword, rare monster parts, or a gem. Can also spawn the Sword of the Six Sages, wielded by Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. | |
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Spawns fish and a treasure chest containing a sword, boomerang, or elemental arrows. The Wind clothing set and Sea-Breeze Boomerang can also be obtained. | |
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Spawns an assortment of food based items. | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) |
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Unlocks new chambers for use in Chamber Dungeons, and dungeons created can be saved to amiibo so that players can transfer them to another save file. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
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Spawns Epona, a recurring horse from the series. Afterwards, spawns fruit, veggie and nut based items and a treasure chest containing a sword or shield. Can also spawn the Twilight clothing set, the Twilight Fabric for the paraglider, or Epona if the player loses her. |
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Spawns mushrooms and a treasure chest containing a sheikah weapon. Can also spawn the Sheik Fabric for the paraglider or Sheik's Mask, a Sheikah head armor. | |
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Spawns plant-based items and a treasure chest containing a gem or bow. Can also spawn Princess of Twilight Fabric for the paraglider or the Dusk Bow, a bow used by Zelda to fire Light Arrows in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (though in this game will only fire standard arrows). | |
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Spawns meat and a treasure chest containing a broadsword. The Time clothing set, Lon Lon Fabric for the paraglider, and the Biggoron's Sword can also be obtained. | |
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Spawns meat and a treasure chest containing a broadsword, rare monster parts, or a gem. Can also spawn the Demon King Fabric for the paraglider or Dusk Claymore, wielded by Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Occasionally spawns explosive barrels. | |
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Spawns fish and a treasure chest containing a boomerang. The Wind clothing set, Red Lion Fabric for the paraglider, and the Sea-Breeze Boomerang can also be obtained. | |
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Spawns an assortment of food based items. | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD[n 2][n 3][n 4] |
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Fully replenishes Link's arrows. |
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Completely restores Link's hearts. | |
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Receive twice as much damage from enemies. | |
 WarioWare Gold[n 4] |
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Wario draws an incredibly detailed sketch of the scanned Wario amiibo that can be sold for gold coins. |
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Wario draws a crude sketch of the scanned amiibo that can be sold for gold coins. | |
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Wario draws a random sketch that can be sold for gold coins. Up to three can be scanned per day. Also applies to the character amiibo. | |
| Word Puzzles by Powgi |
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Creates a word puzzle based on either the amiibo's nickname or owner's name. |
 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 |
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Changes a Swordfighter's weapon to appear as the scanned character's signature sword. The Aegis Swords require the 2.1.0 update. |
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Grants the player helpful in-game items. | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3D |
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Awards 3 tokens per day that can be used to unlock music and character models. |
 Yoshi's Crafted World[n 1] |
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Gives the player a cardboard costume with a design based on the amiibo. |
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Gives the player a generic cardboard costume. | |
| Yoshi's Woolly World[n 4] Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[n 4] |
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Activates Double Yoshi mode and unlocks a "plastic" Yoshi design. |
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In both versions: gives the player a Yarn Yoshi with a design based on the amiibo that was used. This is the only game where both R.O.B. amiibo colors have different functionality, being that they unlock different costumes. | |
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Wii U version: Gives the player a Yarn Yoshi with a generic design of the amiibo logo. 3DS version: gives the player a Yarn Yoshi with a design based on the amiibo that was used. Unlike R.O.B., both Corrin amiibo only unlock the design based on male Corrin. | |
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In both versions: gives the player a Yarn Yoshi with a generic design of the amiibo logo. |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Dr. Mario functions in this game as Mario.
- ^ a b c d e f Sheik functions in this game as Zelda.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Toon Link functions in this game as Link.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Young Link functions in this game as Link.
- ^ a b c d Zero Suit Samus functions in this game as Samus Aran.
Other series of amiibo compatible with Super Smash Bros.
The following amiibo from other release sets are compatible with both Super Smash Bros. 4 and Ultimate. All color, size, and style variations from these sets will function identically in Smash, though some will default to another costume.
| Series name | Compatible amiibo |
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| Kirby |
  
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| Mega Man |
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| Metroid |
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| Skylanders[n 2] |
 
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| Super Mario |
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| Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary |
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| The Legend of Zelda |
  [n 5] [n 4] [n 6] 
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| Yoshi's Woolly World |
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- ^ In Ultimate, the Samus (Metroid Dread) amiibo figure also rewards a spirit based on her appearance in Metroid Dread.
- ^ Specifically referring to Hammer Slam Bowser and Turbo Charge Donkey Kong that act as both amiibo and Skylanders figures.
- ^ a b c In Ultimate, their Super Mario Odyssey wedding figures also reward spirits based on their wedding outfits. Peach (Wedding) and Bowser (Wedding) are Primary/Support Spirits, whereas Mario (Wedding) is a Fighter Spirit.
- ^ a b In Ultimate, the Cat Peach figure and the Zelda & Loftwing figure only function as Figure Players and do not reward additional spirits.
- ^ The Link (Link's Awakening) amiibo figure has the Figure Player default to Link's first Tunic of the Wild costume when initially scanned in Ultimate
- ^ The Link (Majora's Mask) amiibo figure functions as Link in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Young Link in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The following amiibo are only compatible with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
| Series name | Compatible amiibo |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing |
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| Fire Emblem |
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| Splatoon |
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| Super Mario |
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| Super Nintendo World Power-Up Bands[n 3] |
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- ^ Any Isabelle Winter Outfit amiibo will have the Figure Player default to the first Isabelle Winter Outfit costume when initially scanned
- ^ Any Inkling Boy amiibo will have the Figure Player default to the first Inkling Boy costume when initially scanned
- ^ While Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Luigi, Peach, and Diddy Kong are playable in the previous game, these bands are only compatible with the Nintendo Switch and neither the Nintendo 3DS nor the Wii U.
Non-fighter amiibo which give spirits
The following amiibo figures will reward the player with a spirit when scanned in Ultimate.[25] If the spirit is a master spirit, their function will be unlocked as well.
| Series name | Compatible amiibo |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing |
K.K. Slider, Mabel, Tom Nook, Digby, Lottie, Reese, Cyrus, Blathers, Celeste, Resetti, Kicks, Rover, Timmy & Tommy, Kapp'n |
| BoxBoy! |
Qbby |
| Chibi-Robo |
Chibi-Robo |
| Fire Emblem |
Alm, Celica, Tiki |
| Kirby |
Waddle Dee |
| Metroid |
Metroid, E.M.M.I |
| Pikmin |
Pikmin[n 1] |
| Pokémon |
Detective Pikachu |
| Shovel Knight |
Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, King Knight |
| Splatoon |
Callie, Marie, Pearl, Marina, Octoling Girl, Octoling Boy, Octoling Octopus |
| Super Mario |
Toad, Waluigi, Boo, Goomba, Koopa Troopa |
| Super Nintendo World Power-Up Bands |
Toad |
| The Legend of Zelda |
Wolf Link[n 2], Guardian, Bokoblin, Daruk, Urbosa, Mipha, Revali |
| Yoshi's Woolly World |
Yarn Poochy |
If either of the characters in the following pairs are scanned, the duo's spirit will be obtained:
- Alm or Celica
- Cyrus or Reese
- Callie or Marie
- Pearl or Marina
- Octoling Girl or Octoling Boy
amiibo not compatible with Ultimate
This is a list of officially released amiibo currently incompatible with Ultimate. When any of these figures are scanned, the game will show the message "This amiibo is not supported by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". For the sake of brevity, all officially released amiibo cards (including Super Mario Cereal) except for Isabelle are also incompatible.[26]
| Series name | amiibo |
|---|---|
| Dark Souls |
Solaire of Astora |
| Diablo |
Loot Goblin |
| Monster Hunter Rise |
Magnamalo, Palamute, Palico, Malzeno, Palamute (Canyne Malzeno), Palico (Felyne Malzeno) |
| Monster Hunter Stories |
One-eyed Rathalos & Rider (Boy), One-eyed Rathalos & Rider (Girl), Nabiru, Rathian & Cheval, Baioth & Ayulia, Qurupeco & Dan, Razewing Ratha, Ena, Tsukino |
| Shovel Knight |
Shovel Knight (Gold Edition) |
| Splatoon |
Octoling (Blue), Smallfry, Shiver, Frye, Big Man, Callie (Alterna), Marie (Alterna), Pearl (Side Order), Marina (Side Order) |
| Xenoblade Chronicles |
Noah, Mio |
Gallery
How to work amiibo figures with the Wii U.
Promotional art depicting Mario and Link's amiibo in SSB4.
Large-scale model of Mario's amiibo at Nintendo New York in February 2016.
Official amiibo display diorama based on Battlefield.
Trivia
- Originally at launch, Shulk's amiibo was exclusive to GameStop in North America, the same store his game, Xenoblade Chronicles, was exclusive to in its North American release.
- The R.O.B., Cloud, Corrin, Bayonetta and Steve amiibo are the only ones to have different alternate costume versions in the Smash line.
- The R.O.B. amiibo is the only amiibo with multiple versions featuring the same pose, and the only one who doesn't default to an alternate costume.
- R.O.B. is the only character to have amiibo included in two different waves.
- The Cloud and Bayonetta amiibo are the only amiibo with multiple versions featuring different costumes.
- The Corrin and Steve amiibo are the only amiibo to have male and female versions.
- Mr. Game & Watch's amiibo is the only one to come with multiple unique poses. One is based on his official SSB4 artwork, as are other amiibo; others feature his parachute from Fire, getting a 9 using Judge, and a bell-ringing pose resembling his side taunt and artwork pose from Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Amongst his four poses, the Judge pose is the only one that was not used as an in-game trophy pose for Melee (which did not use any), Brawl (which used the bell pose) and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (which used the artwork and parachute poses).
- Mewtwo's amiibo released in Europe on October 23rd, 2015, one year to the day after it was confirmed to be a downloadable character during the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 50-Fact Extravaganza.
- If the player feeds an amiibo equipment, and then exits the amiibo menus without saving the changes to the amiibo, that equipment will disappear anyway. The only way to get it back is to quit the game without letting the game save.
- Isabelle, Inkling, Daisy, Chrom and Young Link are the only playable characters with amiibo released before their respective Super Smash Bros. series amiibo; as such, they have amiibo usable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that predate the release of their actual Smash amiibo.
- Mega Man is the only third party fighter to have an amiibo outside the Super Smash Bros. series.
- Mega Man is also the only character to have a proper "special edition" amiibo in the Super Smash Bros. line, that being Mega Man (Gold Edition).
- The Detective Pikachu amiibo is not compatible with Smash 4, and as such is the only amiibo figure to depict a Smash character to not have any functionality as a figure player in Smash.
- However, Detective Pikachu is a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and the Detective Pikachu amiibo does grant this spirit in-game.
- Certain amiibo that show characters in an alternate costume will have their Figure Player default to that costume. This includes the "Player 2" versions of Smash Bros amiibo, but also amiibo from other lines such as Inkling Boy, Isabelle in her winter jacket, and Link in his Tunic of the Wild for the Link’s Awakening figure. Ike's amiibo defaults to his alternate costume in Ultimate; as such, there is no Ike amiibo that defaults to his default costume.
- Link, Samus and Peach do not have amiibo based on their Ultimate renders, but have non-Smash amiibo based on the renders used for their Fighter spirits.
- Timmy and Tommy is the only master spirit which can be obtained via amiibo.
- Due to the Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser figures technically being developed by Activision, they are the only amiibo compatible with Smash not developed by Nintendo.
- Despite Palico, Palamute, Magnamalo, Razewing Ratha, Shiver, Frye, Big Man, Noah, Mio, Power Pro-Kun, Aoi Hayakawa, and Mamoru Ikari all having amiibo and spirits in Ultimate, none of said amiibo are compatible with Ultimate and thus can't be used to acquire the corresponding spirits.
- Super Smash Bros. is the longest running line of amiibo, lasting from November 21st, 2014 to February 16th, 2024.
- Excluding amiibo cards, Super Smash Bros. also has the most releases of any amiibo line, with 94 individual figures.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: amiibo
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ Read/Write and Read-Only amiibo functionality.
- ^ Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U [Game Concepts]
- ^ IGN: Super Smash Bros. Wii U Gameplay Demo -IGN Live: E3 2014
- ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/08/falco_mewtwo_mii_fighters_and_more_amiibo_release_details_confirmed
- ^ [4]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/SmashBros/posts/1798933213526566
- ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=fccgHnBQ0YM
- ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1495928422824034310
- ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1495928435075604486
- ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1552825790722674688
- ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1603194052689776641
- ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1603194052689776641
- ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1648498494133641217
- ^ https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/1732567373536690275
- ^ Nintendo Has Sold 710,000 Amiibo in the US
- ^ http://www.screwattack.com/news/amiibo-figures-outsold-smash-wii-u-nearly-2-1-2014
- ^ Target-Exclusive Rosalina amiibo Sold Out in Record Time
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ Disney Infinity Producer Brands amiibo Stock Shortages "Irresponsible And Rude"
- ^ JP amiibo compatibility chart (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate). amiibo that are fighters have a "Read/Write" function, amiibo that are non-fighters have a "Read Only" function.
- ^ amiibo compatibility chart for Ultimate
External links
- amiibo E3 2014 Trailer
- amiibo page on Nintendo of Japan's website
- amiibo page on Nintendo of America's website
- amiibo page on Nintendo of Europe's website
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS menu items | |
|---|---|
| Smash | Smash (Solo · Group · Time · Stock · Team Battle) · Rules |
| Smash Run | Solo · Group · Custom · Select Music |
| Games & More | Classic · All-Star · Stadium (Multi-Man Smash · Target Blast · Home-Run Contest) · Training · Custom · amiibo · Vault (Trophies · Trophy Rush · Album · Replays · Sounds · Records · Tips) · Options (Controls · Sound · Character Outline · Damage Display · Internet Options) |
| Online | Spectator Mode · With Anyone (For Fun · For Glory) · With Friends · Conquest · Share |
| Other | Challenge · StreetPass · Wii U |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U menu items | |
|---|---|
| Smash | Smash (Time · Stock · Coin Battle · Team Battle) · 8-Player Smash · Special Smash · Rules · Controls |
| Games & More | Classic · All-Star · Stadium (Target Blast · Home-Run Contest · Multi-Man Smash) · Training · Events · Special Orders (Master Orders · Crazy Orders) · Custom · Stage Builder · amiibo · Vault (Trophies · Trophy Rush · Album · Replays · Movies · Sounds · Records · Tips · Masterpieces) · Options (Controls · Sound · My Music · Internet Options) |
| Online | Spectator Mode · With Anyone (For Fun · For Glory) · With Friends · Online Events (Tourney · Conquest) · Share |
| Other | Challenge · Smash Tour · 3DS |