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All Of Your Amiibos Will Have Use In Pokken Tournament
The upcoming Pokémon fighting game, Pokken Fighter, has something special in store for Amiibo hunters. The game is going to put your entire collection to use.
No, you won’t get to pit Tom Nook against Pikachu. There is another fighting game for that kind of matchup.
Instead, Amiibos will unlock in-game items. Specifics aren’t available quite yet, as the mention just showed up in the official product listing.
We suspect that just what kind of items will be specified as we get closer to Pokken Tournament’s North American launch on March 18 on Wii U. We’ve reached out to Nintendo just in case we can more clarity now. We’ll update should we receive a response.
[Source: Nintendo]
Our Take
Anything that gives Amiibos a bit more use is fine by me. I’m sold on their value as collector items, but I still don’t feel confident of their merit as gaming items. It’ll be interesting to see how they connect to Pokken Tournament, but I suspect it will be cosmetic.
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