Amiibos Will Ultimately Ruin Nintendo Gaming

[Deleted User]

I honestly don't even really care about the DLC that you get when you use amiibo in certain games (maybe partially because i dont have a wiiu or nfc reader for my o3ds). I just wanna collect figurines n' shit.

Also, about the Twilight Princess HD DLC, I can't watch the video right now, so can someone tell me what the amiibo does?

 

[DarkCoffe64]

Well, as of now, the only amiibo that has some sort of real dlc is the Shovel Knight one, which unlocks co-op in the game.
It's stil BS that you have to get a physical figure, that you may not find, to unlock something that should be downloadable (and free) but whatevs, I guess.

All the other amiibos just unlock or do something... Useless. Like, in Smash you just get a useless tamagotchi. In Mario Kart you
just get some costumes for the mii that you can live without them. I don't really remember any amiibo doing anything interesting or what.

Still, I think there's someone else we have to blame for all this amiibo BS: Activision and Skylanders. They started all this whole mess.

 

[TecXero]

I was fine with it just being cosmetic stuff or basic functionality like in SSB4, but Splatoon was too far. That was effectively paid on-disc DLC. I'm fine with how Shovel Knight is doing it, as that's essentially DLC after the game was released. Either way, Nintendo makes a lot of bad decisions, but I doubt they'll really hurt much from it. Their primary fanbase seems to desperately cling to Nintendo.

 

[Hungry Friend]

Well, as of now, the only amiibo that has some sort of real dlc is the Shovel Knight one, which unlocks co-op in the game.
It's stil BS that you have to get a physical figure, that you may not find, to unlock something that should be downloadable (and free) but whatevs, I guess.

All the other amiibos just unlock or do something... Useless. Like, in Smash you just get a useless tamagotchi. In Mario Kart you
just get some costumes for the mii that you can live without them. I don't really remember any amiibo doing anything interesting or what.

Still, I think there's someone else we have to blame for all this amiibo BS: Activision and Skylanders. They started all this whole mess.

I don't own a Wii U or 3DS but we all know how this kinda thing goes: it starts with optional/superfical shit and Nintendo and other companies will see how much bullshit they can get away with. One thing big companies seem to do when implementing nasty, anti-consumer practices is to start small and gradually make their scams more and more egregious and blatant as time goes on but since the change is very gradual, people don't seem to react as violently and slowly accept it. It's a classic manipulation tactic that more people need to be aware of. Governments use this when taking peoples' rights away and/or implementing unpopular legislation as well; it's a very common and very evil, deceptive tactic.

Not that I'm comparing DLC to bad government policy, just saying that tactic is widely used by many different organizations for many different reasons. Immediate change is a shock to the system but it's easier to get away with bad shit if it's implemented gradually.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

I don't own a Wii U or 3DS but we all know how this kinda thing goes: it starts with optional/superfical shit and Nintendo and other companies will see how much bullshit they can get away with. One thing big companies seem to do when implementing nasty, anti-consumer practices is to start small and gradually make their scams more and more egregious and blatant as time goes on but since the change is very gradual, people don't seem to react as violently and slowly accept it. It's a classic manipulation tactic that more people need to be aware of. Governments use this when taking peoples' rights away and/or implementing unpopular legislation as well; it's a very common and very evil, deceptive tactic.

Not that I'm comparing DLC to bad government policy, just saying that tactic is widely used by many different organizations for many different reasons. Immediate change is a shock to the system but it's easier to get away with bad shit if it's implemented gradually.

Nintendo fanboys seem to be more concerned about getting their Waifus over actual stuff that matters like this which for us, as customers this will matter in the long run as we'll possibly see more and more content stripped out of games and onto the amiibo toys.



Just honestly, what is wrong with Nintendo and their fanbase?!

 

[vayanui8]

Nintendo fanboys seem to be more concerned about getting their Waifus over actual stuff that matters like this which for us, as customers this will matter in the long run as we'll possibly see more and more content stripped out of games and onto the amiibo toys.



Just honestly, what is wrong with Nintendo and their fanbase?!

Its a weird minigame and all but removing it is retarded. Also, the people criticizing the removal of that content don't seem to be the ones defending amiibos. It largely seems to be people pissed at both

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Its a weird minigame and all but removing it is retarded. Also, the people criticizing the removal of that content don't seem to be the ones defending amiibos. It largely seems to be people pissed at both

The problem with them is that they're pissed about the removal of that waifu thingy but when someone criticises Wii U for not having voice-chat, online support for games that should have had it, ability to play custom music or anything that 360/PS3 did last generation they get riled up about it as if that isn't something that really matters.

 

[ric.]

Its a weird minigame and all but removing it is retarded. Also, the people criticizing the removal of that content don't seem to be the ones defending amiibos. It largely seems to be people pissed at both

Censorship, removed content, and shitty localizations are a completely different problem - it comes from NOA and the Treehouse. Amiibos are a NOJ thing, they're coming straight from the top.
I'm neutral to the concept of Amiibos - I don't own, nor am I interested in any of them, they're just a successful version of the e-reader in my eyes, but what bothers me is how people are calling them DLC. They're not DLC - the game doesn't download anything when the Amiibo is paired with it - why the hell does everyone call it that? It's locked content, sure, but it's by no means "downloadable".
A game you got from the eshop is "DLC", a theme is "DLC", an extra character/stage pack in Smash is "DLC". Amiibos aren't.

 

[vayanui8]

The problem with them is that they're pissed about the removal of that waifu thingy but when someone criticises Wii U for not having voice-chat, online support for games that should have had it, ability to play custom music or anything that 360/PS3 did last generation they get riled up about it as if that isn't something that really matters.

I think you're bunching 2 different groups together. From what I've seen most of the people who are pissed about that features removal(myself included) aren't happy with those issues either.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

I love the Amiibos themselves & have a pretty substantial collection. Any extra function they provide are just bonuses. Very small bonuses, that aren't worth making a big deal about missing out on it because a person doesn't collect the figures.

 

[KingVamp]

I don't care, as long as they don't go too far. I doubt they leaving anytime soon and I doubt this will really hurt Nintendo in the long run, if at all.

They worse possible scenario that some these 100% negative people are saying, I don't think and hope it doesn't happen. I mean they may go too far on accident, but I doubt they would keep doing so with all the negative reactions. They seem to be trying hard to find a balance between not enough content and too much content. Not going to please the people who doesn't want no content. Best case is that they will sell the content separately, but you probably be paying more in the long run... , depending how much you buy.

I hate the concept of them, but damn are they awesomely made. I have over 60 of them and counting, partly because my son loves them.

*Starts to count Amiibo

Hmm... You seem to have about over 60 more Amiibo than me...

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

I love the Amiibos themselves & have a pretty substantial collection. Any extra function they provide are just bonuses. Very small bonuses, that aren't worth making a big deal about missing out on it because a person doesn't collect the figures.

When amiibos start having things such as multiplayer mode locked to an amiibo it is the start of bigger content tucked away within physical DLC toys. The amiibos do look good but they're small and comparable to McDonald's Nintendo high quality toys I have so can't really say they're all that great, besides, they're rather very small too.

 

[zoogie]

No, Nintendo will be truly ruined when they start making playing cards.

 

[endoverend]

There seem to be a pretty equal amount of people wanting Amiibos to function as DLC and not to function as DLC. People are complaining about them not being substantial enough DLC, but are also complaining about them being used as DLC in the first place? I'm confused. I imagine that for normal people there's just $13 collectors' figurines and the costume stuff is just a bonus. I see no reason why the benefit has to be hugely substantial in game. Costumes or an extra dungeon sounds right to me.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

No, Nintendo will be truly ruined when they start making playing cards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo#1889.E2.80.931956:_As_a_card_company

 

[VinsCool]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo#1889.E2.80.931956:_As_a_card_company

LMAO, contradictions are strong here XD

 

[zoogie]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo#1889.E2.80.931956:_As_a_card_company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm

 

[DarkCoffe64]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm

Add a smiley or something.
It's not always clear that it is sarcasm.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

There seem to be a pretty equal amount of people wanting Amiibos to function as DLC and not to function as DLC. People are complaining about them not being substantial enough DLC, but are also complaining about them being used as DLC in the first place? I'm confused. I imagine that for normal people there's just $13 collectors' figurines and the costume stuff is just a bonus. I see no reason why the benefit has to be hugely substantial in game. Costumes or an extra dungeon sounds right to me.

I can see why some people would like to think of amiibos as 'collectors' item but in doing such it's kind of a stretch as they really are nothing short of impressive and in terms of height it's somewhere around a chibi (whilst a bit taller).

This is what I have in mind when it's regarding a figure/statue:

The figure is 25cm long so quite nice to look at.

 

[endoverend]

I can see why some people would like to think of amiibos as 'collectors' item but in doing such it's kind of a stretch as they really are nothing short of impressive and in terms of height it's somewhere around a chibi (whilst a bit taller).

This is what I have in mind when it's regarding a figure/statue:

The figure is 25cm long so quite nice to look at.

You're right, they're really not that impressive at all. But these are A.) fairly cheap compared to other figurines and B.) come with the extra bonus of gameplay benefit.