Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits

Amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii U
Release date(s) April 30, 2015
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (Japanese: タッチ!amiibo いきなりファミコン名シーン Hepburn: Tacchi! Amiibo: Ikinari Famikon Mei Shīn, lit. "Touch! Amiibo: Suddenly Famicom's Great Scenes"), known in PAL regions as Amiibo Touch & Play! Nintendo Classics Highlights, is a free application released for the Wii U April 30, 2015. The app uses Amiibo figures to unlock timed demos of Virtual Console versions of NES and SNES video games.[1]

Overview

The application allows the player to scan Amiibo figures with the Wii U Gamepad to unlock demos of NES and SNES games. Each amiibo figure randomly unlocks one game, which is tied to that specific amiibo. Each demo last 3 minutes and includes multiple scenes from the game, which are accessed by placing the same Amiibo to the Gamepad to switch to the next scene. When each demo is finished, a link is given to purchase the game's Virtual Console version from the Nintendo eShop.

The list of NES & SNES games to unlock are as follows:

Reception

Users on Metacritic gave the game positive reviews[2] however PC Magazine rated the game 2/5 saying "Each taste costs $13. Three-minute timer for each session" but liked the fact that "Offers a taste of classic Nintendo games." [3] Nintendo Enthusiast gave the game a 7/10 while liked the fact "Good selection of sequences, it's free, Puts amiibo to use" they didn't like "Common game selections, Limited to amount of amiibo you own, and 3 minute intervals can be very constricting"[4]


References

  1. ↑ http://nintendoeverything.com/april-2015-nintendo-direct-recap-north-america/
  2. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/amiibo-tap-nintendos-greatest-bits
  3. ↑ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2484349,00.asp
  4. ↑ http://nintendoenthusiast.com/review/amiibo-tap-nintendos-greatest-bits-review-for-wii-u-putting-amiibo-to-use/
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