Earlier this month it was reported that there were some Nintendo Amiibo figurines that appeared to have been discontinued by Nintendo. We can’t be sure why Nintendo has decided to discontinue some of the figurines, especially when analysts have predicted that these figurines could pull in as much as $1 billion in revenue for the company.
Well regardless of Nintendo’s decision, what does this mean for gamers? Does this mean that they won’t be able to use these characters in future games? Well fret not because Nintendo has an alternative for you guys in the form of a card version of the Amiibo figurine. This was confirmed by Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto in a recent interview.
Miyamoto was asked if there would be digital versions of the Amiibo figurines that have been discontinued, and to that question he answered with, “We’re not making promises for certain figures, but the way “amiibo” is designed is that certain games can have “amiibo” specifically for that game. Other games can take advantage of past “amiibo” that developers want to make their game compatible with.”
He also added, “In the future, we have the option, if certain “amiibo” figures are no longer available in stores, to release an “amiibo” in card form with the same functionality.” Granted card form isn’t as fun as the actual figurine, but we guess it will have to do for now, unless Nintendo has a change of heart, but what do you guys think? Will you be satisfied with owning the card version?