Nintendo Has Shipped 5.7 Million Amiibo Figures - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 February 2015 / 3,371 Views
Nintendo's Amiibo figures have been a hit since they launched late last year. Nintendo has shipped 5.7 million Amiibo figures worldwide, according to MCVUK. 63 percent of the sales are in North America, 23 percent in Europe, 11 percent in Japan and three percent in Australia.
Link has been by far the most popular Amiibo worldwide, except for Australia where Mario is the most popular. The quickest to sell out are Captain Falcon, Marth, Little Mac and Ike, as there are limited supplies.
"It is difficult for us to promise to continuously ship all of the Amiibo figures," said Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata. "We will, however, consider additional production in cases such as when an Amiibo figure sells out shortly after launch, an Amiibo is indispensable to play a certain game, and when we receive a lot of requests for an Amiibo figure from consumers and retailers."
"We are also planning a free-download app for Wii U in which you can enjoy NES and Super NES games with your amiibo in the first half of this year," he added. "With this app, once you tap your Amiibo on the NFC area of the GamePad, you will be able to play highlighted scenes of one certain title for NES or Super NES."
"You cannot play the entire game due to a time limit, but another tap of the Amiibo will enable you to try another highlighted scene in the game," he continued. "We hope that when you tap your Amiibo, the quickly changing game scenes will pleasantly surprise you and make you feel as though you have just exchanged a game cartridge."
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
