Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata announced what plans the company has in store for its popular amiibo range, such as amiibos being able to unlock NES and Super NES games on your Wii U consoles. Additionally, Iwata reiterated that Nintendo would be releasing card versions of amiibos in an effort to allow fans to get hold of some of the amiibos that have been fairly scarce since launch. These card based amiibos will be launching this year, although an exact time frame remains unconfirmed:

Additionally, 3DS owners who did not upgrade to the New 3DS consoles can rejoice as it was announced that Nintendo plans to launch an external NFC reader/writer. This peripheral will allow 3DS users to use amiibo figures with their consoles. The NFC reader/writer is planned to launch in the summer of this year.

SOURCE: Nintendo

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