I also have most of the cards (Mario Sports, Animal Crossing), but I haven't been bovvered trying to procure the handful that I'm still missing (though I probably will one of these days), and I've learned that there are a few Japanese exclusives that I also do not care much for. Of course, since the TTL trend has died down, it seems doubtful Nintendo that is going to do anything interesting with the brand. On the other hand, I'd say they have a good opportunity to capitalize on the TTL market now that the competition is virtually non-existent. If you find an amiibo with a defect, DO NOT OPEN IT. Some collectors will pay a fortune for it. Which amiibo should you buy? Red - This color is the common theme for Persona 5, and the Mementos stage for Smash Bros. Ultimate turns red when it plays the Persona 5 battle music, so this color actually suits our leading Phantom Thief. When this reaches maximum, Arsene is summoned. Arsene will now stay with you until the bar, which gradually decreases, depletes entirely.

You can always trust iMore. Our team of Apple experts have years of experience testing all kinds of tech and gadgets, so you can be sure our recommendations and criticisms are accurate and helpful. Find out more about how we test.Sorry about the rant, but gaming has become incredibly expensive, and now a little harder, over here in the last decade. In early April, Best Buy posted a character model of Joker that we hadn't seen before. According to Nintendo Life, this could be the design from Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and might even be the official pose for the Joker amiibo. We'll have to wait and see. Smash Bros Ultimate Joker Moveset Phantom Thieves - This is Joker's standard Phantom Thief outfit, that he's always kitted out in for the combat sections of Persona 5. There's also plenty of potential to explore a social aspect of amiibo where players can share and trade attributes of their figures with others, somewhat reminiscent of Streetpass. Below, you can find a complete list of all the brand new Persona 5 Spirits that are now available to earn in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. All of these Spirits can be earned through fights in the 'DLC Spirits' section of the Spirits main menu option.

Crow - Now this is a nice surprise. You can kit Joker out in the color palette of none other than Goro Akechi, your main rival and secondary antagonist of Persona 5. Yellow - And then there's this yellow twist for Joker's Phantom Thief gear, which doesn't look quite so nice.

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I'm still collecting them, but most of the newer ones are still in their boxes as I have nowhere to keep them where they will be safe from being damaged. My Pichu got slightly chipped after suffering a fall. Finally, we have new Mii Fighter Costumes themed after Persona. There are 4 new items that you can use to customize your Mii Fighter. We've listed them below: Some amiibo are valued by collectors far more than others, and often the longer its been out the more valuable it becomes. In fact, some of the rarest and most expensive amiibo sell for hundreds of dollars. Sometimes this is due to the rarity of the figure; other times it might be popular due to the function the NFC chip can provide while playing certain games. Shujin Academy - If you'd rather Joker went into the battle in his normal school uniform, then you can have him wear his standard Shujin Academy uniform.

Similarly, Shovel Knight offers the Custom Knight mode that allows players to create new movesets for Shovel Knight along with cosmetics. I keep getting them whenever I can. Just last year I got Smash King Dedede, the Kirby versions of Kirby and Meta Knight, Little Mac, and both Bayonettas. Some amiibo provide better in-game perks than others. For instance, the Link Wolf amiibo allows you to summon Wolf Link into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild so he can fight enemies by your side. However scanning this amiibo in another game won't make the same thing happen. Alternatively, the grappling hook gives Joker one of the better recoveries in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Blue - This light blue outfit for the standard Phantom Thief gear actually suits Joker's outfit quite well.

Nintendo is in a significantly different place than it was when amiibo first launched. For starters, it’s currently enjoying considerable success with the Switch, a console that has surpassed an absurd 114 million units sold since its release in 2017. Compare this to 2014 when several third-party publishers had already distanced themselves from the Wii U due to low sales, you can understand why Nintendo wanted to branch out into the toys-to-life experiment, and perhaps why it might not be quite so invested in the concept today. Smash Bros. is the best example by making them into their own fighters that can be leveled up and customized while remaining completely optional to play the game. So yes, in 2023 I do still care about amiibo. However, I do foresee amiibo quietly being canned in a year or two. Maybe once the Switch branding leaves, so will the amiibo branding?