Shovel Knight Amiibo Revealed

[Steven Bogos]

Shovel Knight Amiibo Revealed

Looks like Shovel Knight's titular hero will be getting his own amiibo.

Nintendo has found runaway success with it's amiibo NFC figures [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/amiibo], and it looks like even indie Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games wants in on the action - announcing a Shovel Knight amiibo for use with the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. Just like other amiibos, the Shovel Knight amiibo will unlock some exclusive content in his game, and may even have some future cross-over with other titles (like perhaps... Super Smash Bros.?)

"Today, we have the great pleasure of announcing a new Shovel Knight amiibo! Yes, it's real! We've been working on it for over a year! It's been quite the burden to keep it under our chest and our excitement in check," wrote Yacht Club Games [http://yachtclubgames.com/2015/08/shovel-knight-amiibo/] on its website.

As for what goodies the amiibo will unlock, there will be some amiibo exclusive challenge maps that take advantage of the new amiibo relics and abilities. It also has something to do with the Wii U exclusive co-op mode, but we are hoping that it won't be necessary to play the mode.

"We plan to continue support of the Shovel Knight amiibo in future Yacht Club Games and Nintendo products," added the developer. "Stay tuned to amiibo.com for compatibility details in new games."

Source: Yacht Club Games [http://yachtclubgames.com/2015/08/shovel-knight-amiibo/]



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[VinLAURiA]

Gotta congratulate Yacht Club - an indie developer, for getting themselves a merch deal from Nintendo themselves. Come to think about it, with Nintendo trying to push its "Nindies" angle lately, they should offer the opportunity to have your own amiibo as an incentive for other indies to hop on board. Shantae, CommanderVideo, Gunvolt... Sky's the limit, really.

 

[Godzillarich(aka tf2godz)]

Cool! I can't wait to not being able to get it

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Whats the betting odds that this is going to be one of the rare (read: low manufacturing count) Amiibo's? I'd say the odds are not in favor of it being common considering the cooler Amiibos are the least manufactured ones. Dammit Nintendo, when Activision is beating you out in not being anti-consumer, you know you have a problem. (Note: Skylanders rarities are still easier to find than Amiibos).

 

[VinLAURiA]

Whats the betting odds that this is going to be one of the rare (read: low manufacturing count) Amiibo's? I'd say the odds are not in favor of it being common considering the cooler Amiibos are the least manufactured ones. Dammit Nintendo, when Activision is beating you out in not being anti-consumer, you know you have a problem. (Note: Skylanders rarities are still easier to find than Amiibos).

I like what Checkpoint stated on the Skylander/amiibo crossover thing. "Nintendo has finally found a way to keep up with amiibo demand: get Activision to make them!"

 

[MetalDooley]

I may have pre-ordered one of these when I was drunk last night

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

It's probably already sold out.

 

[lunavixen]

They'll probably be everywhere here, amiibos don't seem to sell to well here.