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James Scott · Feb 17, 2015

From the investor's meeting.
No official translation, but rough translations seem to confirm it
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/events/150217/04.html
Seems to be Wii U only for now, unlocking NES and SNES VC game trails based on the amiibo scanned.
Some more amiibo news from the investor's meeting:
Amiibo with the highest sell-through:
Marth-US, Captain Falcon-JPN, Ike-AU, Little Mac-EU.
http://www.gonintendo.com/s/247441-nintendo-details-amiibo-sell-through-rates-around-the-world
Link continues to be the most popular amiibo basically everywhere (except AU)
63% of amiibo have been sold in the US.
Lock if old or not appropriate.

duckroll said:
According to the slides and commentary, Nintendo is looking into releasing card-based Amiibos along with the existing figure-based Amiibos. They also talk about Amiibos on the WiiU allowing for free VC demos, yes. The demos are limited to select "famous scenes" from related games, and there will be a play time limit. The scene selections will be rotated, but you cannot play the entire game for free. They plan on introducing this in the first half of the year.

PumpkinSpice · Feb 17, 2015

I can't decide if this is desperation to find something else to do with Amiibo or desperation to find something else to do with Virtual Console.

Brazil · Feb 17, 2015

SheepyGuy said:
I can't decide if this is desperation to find something else to do with Amiibo or desperation to find something else to do with Virtual Console.

They're just adding more value to the toys, which is a great thing to everyone involved.

Acerac · Feb 17, 2015

SheepyGuy said:
I can't decide if this is desperation to find something else to do with Amiibo or desperation to find something else to do with Virtual Console.

Not sure if Nintendo is desperate about Amiibos at the moment with their sales...

Alchemy · Feb 17, 2015

Timed...trials...

So pointless?

KissVibes · Feb 17, 2015

Would be cool if each Amiibo came with a random VC game. Make them more desirable and actually fun.

AdanVC · Feb 17, 2015

Not sure how I feel 'bout this... Cool I guess?? : / They need to resolve the amiibo supply issues first though.

maxcriden · Feb 17, 2015

Bizarre but neat idea.

CoolBatteryCharge · Feb 17, 2015

Not big on this idea, but I don't mind it.

Azure Dream · Feb 17, 2015

Or, another way to put it, Nintendo thinks Ice Climber is still worth $5.

EhoaVash · Feb 17, 2015

Soo lame. I'm tired of your same old vc games Nintendo

James Scott · Feb 17, 2015

I imagine it's to build up popularity for these character while giving more incentive to buy certain amiibo...also more incentive to buy VC games.
Seems smart enough. I thought about this as well. I'm guessing timed trials to prevent people just sharing amiibo and unlocking games for free-ish

Forkball said:
Think of it as Masterpieces DLC.

basically...I wonder how downloading it will work. Do you just go to the eshop and scan it in to download? Or does it download a "hub" where all are available to play.

Forkball · Feb 17, 2015

Think of it as Masterpieces DLC.

Gonzo The Great · Feb 17, 2015

EhoaVash said:
Soo lame. I'm tired of your same old vc games Nintendo

Exactly. I can't wait to play a timed demo of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda for the literal hundredth time. Considering how poorly the VC has been handled, my expectations couldn't possibly sink any lower.

Mr. RPG · Feb 17, 2015

They don't even have that many Virtual Console games up on the Wii U's eShop to begin with.

Oh well. This is a strange thing to announce at their investor meeting.

vareon · Feb 17, 2015

Would be better if it offers free games or even just discounts.

Shaanyboi · Feb 17, 2015

James Scott said:
I imagine it's to build up popularity for these character while giving more incentive to buy certain amiibo...also more incentive to buy VC games.
Seems smart enough. I thought about this as well. I'm guessing timed trials to prevent people just sharing amiibo and unlocking games for free-ish

I really don't think anyone is going to be buying amiibos to unlock a timed demo for old-ass VC games. It's an okay bonus, but that's about it.

Phu · Feb 17, 2015

Trials....that's not even an incentive, I don't what it is but that stuff should be free.

Hoho for breakfast · Feb 17, 2015

Ok then.

I really hope for an amiibo game announcement by E3 or so. Of course nobody would really be able to play it anyway unless they make the figures more widely available.

Penguin · Feb 17, 2015

I imagine this is probably the NES Remix team.

Tiny chunks of gameplay segment that it will cycle through.

MissileTrick · Feb 17, 2015

So they bascially unlock a demo? I can see how it can help characters from lesser known series.

Drkirby · Feb 17, 2015

I hope you get a decent sample, or a discount. If its like "Play for 10 minutes!!", then I don't see people caring. If you can get an hour to play, and like 20% off, that would likely do wonders.

Jakoo · Feb 17, 2015

For all of the people complaining about this in the thread--I feel like we are not the target audience. I feel like this is mostly targeting kids that may have these Amiibo's but are unaware of the "history" of the characters or franchises. Smart and simple way to promote the back catalog.

lt519 · Feb 17, 2015

If it's the full game trial that's pretty cool. If it's just like Level 1 then not really cool.

Fox Mulder · Feb 17, 2015

Having playable demos tied to amiibos is a great way to expose people to the games these characters come from.

It's totally harmless and could help push sales of the VC and maybe another surge of Nintendo support.

SerTapTap · Feb 17, 2015

Pretty lame but at least it's not actively harmful to people attempting to buy Amiibos at MSRP or for people who don't buy Amiibos. Which makes it pretty unique...

lt519 said:
If it's the full game trial that's pretty cool. If it's just like Level 1 then not really cool.

If it's anything like the Smash trials, they're so incredibly short it doesn't matter if they're the full game or not.

alf717 · Feb 17, 2015

Interesting will Mega Man unlock trials for all of the games on VC or just some of them?

duckroll · Feb 17, 2015

According to the slides and commentary, Nintendo is looking into releasing card-based Amiibos along with the existing figure-based Amiibos. They also talk about Amiibos on the WiiU allowing for free VC demos, yes. The demos are limited to select "famous scenes" from related games, and there will be a play time limit. The scene selections will be rotated, but you cannot play the entire game for free. They plan on introducing this in the first half of the year.

Shikamaru Ninja · Feb 17, 2015

Unlock pinball and super mario bros. for 2 minutes. That exciting virtual console line-up.

TheMoon · Feb 17, 2015

SheepyGuy said:
I can't decide if this is desperation to find something else to do with Amiibo or desperation to find something else to do with Virtual Console.

Why not just call it a pretty great idea.

Get more people to check out VC. "that old game for 8 bucks? eh ...oh free trial ...hey this is actually awesome, wow! *buys*"

Jaded Alyx · Feb 17, 2015

Drkirby said:
I hope you get a decent sample, or a discount. If its like "Play for 10 minutes!!", then I don't see people caring. If you can get an hour to play, and like 20% off, that would likely do wonders.

There are probably several VC games that can be beaten in an hour so I doubt it.

James Scott · Feb 17, 2015

duckroll said:
According to the slides and commentary, Nintendo is looking into releasing card-based Amiibos along with the existing figure-based Amiibos. They also talk about Amiibos on the WiiU allowing for free VC demos, yes. The demos are limited to select "famous scenes" from related games, and there will be a play time limit. The scene selections will be rotated, but you cannot play the entire game for free. They plan on introducing this in the first half of the year.

added to the OP

zroid · Feb 17, 2015

doesn't seem like a bad idea

nintendork666 · Feb 17, 2015

Always glad to see my Amiibo do more.

Dragonslayer_023 · Feb 17, 2015

Amiibos should unlock the entire game.

Hazu · Feb 17, 2015

Come on Nintendo, all I want is a Xenoblade Chronicles X demo...

tim_pkmn89 · Feb 17, 2015

Man it's almost like Nintendo's not targetting the people on NeoGAF who played all these games when they were originally released, and are fully aware the VC exists.

JazzmanZ · Feb 17, 2015

I'd like to know what happens when you put in a sonic or ike amiibo...

Scum · Feb 17, 2015

Card Amiibos for games with too many characters, innit. Pokemon. Yokai Watch. Animal Crossing.

duckroll · Feb 17, 2015

I wonder if Card Amiibos are Nintendo's solution to meeting the demand for the collection/functionality aspect while trying to address the issues they have with manufacturing a huge range of figures.

Gonzo The Great · Feb 17, 2015

JazzmanZ said:
I'd like to know what happens when you put in a sonic or ike amiibo...

Nothing. Nintendo is full of great ideas that they never properly execute. Do you really think a three minute demo of Super fucking Mario Bros. is going to entice consumers to buy more Virtual Console games? I don't want to speak for other people, but man, I'm sick of NES.

Orbis Tabula · Feb 17, 2015

I'd rather an Amiibo unlock the game entirely. Then I'd probably buy one. Make them unlock a full VC game with the character, but a random one. Knock the price up a buck or two, if you need to. I'll be there.

Hours Left · Feb 17, 2015

The card amiibos intrigue me. I hope they have some wicked artwork.

The demo idea is interesting I guess. I think some full game unlocks would be cool too though, especially for NES titles.

Azure Dream · Feb 17, 2015

tim_pkmn89 said:
Man it's almost like Nintendo's not targetting the people on NeoGAF who played all these games when they were originally released, and are fully aware the VC exists.

Man, it's almost as if Nintendo seems to be looking for any excuse to exploit the same titles from their back catalog over and over, as if that somehow replaces new games.

bms2993 · Feb 17, 2015

Azure Dream said:
Man, it's almost as if Nintendo seems to be looking for any excuse to exploit the same titles from their back catalog over and over, as if that somehow replaces new games.

Preposterous! Nintendo would never do such a thing!

jooey · Feb 17, 2015

EskimoJoe said:
I'd rather an Amiibo unlock the game entirely. Then I'd probably buy one. Make them unlock a full VC game with the character, but a random one. Knock the price up a buck or two, if you need to. I'll be there.

yeah that's what we need, more expensive amiibo

Hazu · Feb 17, 2015

Other than demos, I think it would be great if you could unlock themes on the 3DS/Wii U with Amiibo.

Lunar15 · Feb 17, 2015

Card based amiibos? Boy that sounds familiar...

Fox Mulder · Feb 17, 2015

duckroll said:
I wonder if Card Amiibos are Nintendo's solution to meeting the demand for the collection/functionality aspect while trying to address the issues they have with manufacturing a huge range of figures.

Or for lines too big for figures like Pokemon.

BassForever · Feb 17, 2015

"Marth highest sell though in the US"

THEN PRINT MORE OF HIM AND THE OTHER FIRE EMBLEM CHARACTERS YOU FUCKS

/rage

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