Amiibo, disney infinity done right?
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:08 amNow before I begin my rant, I just want to say I don't actually one any Amiibo figures yet, this is based on what I know and have seen.
So amiibo figures cost the same as disney infinity figures, but are different to skylanders, so at least presently I wont compare those. What DI has that skylanders doesn't is recognizable characters, but amiibo also has that, and its better because it actually targets gamers not people who like movies. You can never make those people happy when you make merchandise. But the main point im making here is they are actually very similar, they both focus on being recognized as characters.
And here is where we find a superiority, as toys they share the same or similar goals and marketing, however the games make a difference. No one likes movie games. Its a fact. So DI fails. But everyone has some reason or another to like Nintendo games, particularly Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart, which are 2 of the 3 games that Amiibo figures work in.
Thats the other thing, you go to a shop and you have enough for one figure (obviously skylanders aren't an option. They are so popular they are sold out [wink wink]) so that leaves 2 options, one di figure that works in one 5 hour long mini game with no replay value, or an amiibo that works in 3 full length games with massive replay value, granted they have limited capabilities in said games, but its still there. I know which one I'd choose.
So what does everyone else think? Come Nov 29/21 will you be getting an amiibo?
So amiibo figures cost the same as disney infinity figures, but are different to skylanders, so at least presently I wont compare those. What DI has that skylanders doesn't is recognizable characters, but amiibo also has that, and its better because it actually targets gamers not people who like movies. You can never make those people happy when you make merchandise. But the main point im making here is they are actually very similar, they both focus on being recognized as characters.
And here is where we find a superiority, as toys they share the same or similar goals and marketing, however the games make a difference. No one likes movie games. Its a fact. So DI fails. But everyone has some reason or another to like Nintendo games, particularly Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart, which are 2 of the 3 games that Amiibo figures work in.
Thats the other thing, you go to a shop and you have enough for one figure (obviously skylanders aren't an option. They are so popular they are sold out [wink wink]) so that leaves 2 options, one di figure that works in one 5 hour long mini game with no replay value, or an amiibo that works in 3 full length games with massive replay value, granted they have limited capabilities in said games, but its still there. I know which one I'd choose.
So what does everyone else think? Come Nov 29/21 will you be getting an amiibo?
