History Fridge / Amiibo

** The 2015 figures (Waves 3 and onwards): Bowser's debut game, Super Mario Bros, turns 30 this year. Makes sense to release Bowser then. Bowser Jr has the Koopalings as his alt. Their North American debut was Super Mario Bros 3, which was released in 1990 for the US. (The Fridge Brilliance for the Koopalings is exclusive to nations outside of Japan) Rosalina also releases in this year. Shulk's debut game, Xenoblade Chronicles, released in Japan in 2010. His amiibo came out on the 5th anniversary. Plus, that game just got a remake and a sequel this year. Ike's debut game, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, came out 10 years ago. Plus, Robin and Lucina also hail from Fire Emblem, which debuted in 1990. So; Ike, Robin, and Lucina have amiibo released when Fire Emblem turns 25 (plus Codename: STEAM being released at this time). ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' came out in 1995, Ness's amiibo came out in May 2015. Meta Knight and Dedede came out when Kirby and the Rainbow Curse released. Duck Hunt was often combined with Super Mario Bros in one cart, so releasing it's amiibo this fall makes sense. Dr. Mario came out in 1990. ROB was a peripheral made for the NES so that retailers would adopt the console after the North American crash. ROB turns 30 this year. Mr. Game and Watch and Pac Man debuted in 1980. Their amiibo release when these two turn 35. Falco's amiibo releases close to Star Fox Zero coming out in Japan.

*** Rosalina, Jigglypuff, and Lottie are feminine characters, and according to demographics, the majority of shoppers at Target are female. Rosalina also resembles [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Elsa]], who is a highly marketable character with tons of merchandise.

*** Rosalina, Jigglypuff, and Lottie are feminine characters, and according to demographics, the majority of shoppers at Target are female. Rosalina also resembles [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], who is a highly marketable character with tons of merchandise.

** The 2015 figures (Waves 3 and onwards): Bowser's debut game, Super Mario Bros, turns 30 this year. Makes sense to release Bowser then. Bowser Jr has the Koopalings as his alt. Their North American debut was Super Mario Bros 3, which was released in 1990 for the US. (The Fridge Brilliance for the Koopalings is exclusive to nations outside of Japan) Rosalina also releases in this year. Shulk's debut game, Xenoblade Chronicles, released in Japan in 2010. His amiibo came out on the 5th anniversary. Plus, that game just got a remake and a sequel this year. Ike's debut game, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, came out 10 years ago. Plus, Robin and Lucina also hail from Fire Emblem, which debuted in 1990. So; Ike, Robin, and Lucina have amiibo released when Fire Emblem turns 25 (plus Codename: STEAM being released at this time). EarthBound came out in 1995, Ness's amiibo came out in May 2015. Meta Knight and Dedede came out when Kirby and the Rainbow Curse released. Duck Hunt was often combined with Super Mario Bros in one cart, so releasing it's amiibo this fall makes sense. Dr. Mario came out in 1990. ROB was a peripheral made for the NES so that retailers would adopt the console after the North American crash. ROB turns 30 this year. Mr. Game and Watch and Pac Man debuted in 1980. Their amiibo release when these two turn 35. Falco's amiibo releases close to Star Fox Zero coming out in Japan.

* The amiibo Store Exclusives (North American, at least US) tend to depend on certain factors.

** Gamestop's (right now) are Ness, ROB, Mr. Game & Watch, Duck Hunt, Ike post-restock, Roy, and formerly Shulk. All seven of these characters belong to obscure franchises that are not that notable to the mainstream, due to either being too old or [[CultClassic cult classics]]. Furthermore, Shulk's previous exclusivity made a lot of sense as his game (The original Wii version, the 3DS version was mass-release) was a Gamestop exclusive.

** Best Buy's Store Exclusives (right now) are Meta Knight, Dark Pit, and formerly Falco. All three of them are dark, manly characters, as, according to demographics, the majority of shoppers at Best Buy are male. Both Meta Knight and Falco are also dark blue in color with some shades of black and yellow, similar to Best Buy's colors.

** Even Amazon's first Store Exclusive, Palutena, is fitting when you take wordplay into account. One of the definitions of the word "amazon" is "a tall, powerful, aggressive woman" - aside from the "aggressive" part, Palutena fits all of those descriptors.

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** DLC Characters: If released in 2016, Mewtwo and Lucas will turn 20 and 10 respectively. Roy would turn 15 in 2016, while Ryu's would be released in the same year as ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII 's'' 25th anniversary (even if it's not Ryu's debut game, it's still the most popular & well-known title in the series). Though not necessarily game related, Cloud's would be released 10 years after ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' premiered in North America and Europe (assuming his amiibo is released in 2016).

* The European name for ''amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Hits'' is ''amiibo Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights''. As in '''T'''ouch '''A'''nd '''P'''lay.

** DLC Characters: If released in 2016, Mewtwo and Lucas will turn 20 and 10 respectively. Roy would turn 15 in 2016, while Ryu's would be released in the same year as ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII 's'' 25th anniversary (even if it's not Ryu's debut game, it's still the most popular & well-known title in the series). Though not necessarily game related, Cloud's would be released 10 years after ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' premiered in North America and Europe (assuming his amiibo is released in 2016).

** Best Buy's Store Exclusives (right now) are Meta Knight, Dark Pit, and Falco. All three of them are dark, manly characters, as, according to demographics, the majority of shoppers at Best Buy are male. Both Meta Knight and Falco are also dark blue in color with some shades of black and yellow, similar to Best Buy's colors.

** Target's Store Exclusives (right now) are Rosalina, Dr. Mario, Timmy & Tommy, and formerly Lottie and Jigglypuff.

*** As for Timmy & Tommy, these two characters run a store that sells a large variety of items in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games since ''New Leaf''. Likewise, Target is a department store that sells a large variety of items.

** Target's Store Exclusives (right now) are Rosalina, Dr. Mario, Timmy & Tommy Nook, and formerly Lottie and Jigglypuff.

** Target's Store Exclusives (right now) are Rosalina, Jigglypuff, Dr. Mario, Timmy & Tommy Nook, and formerly Lottie.

*** As for Timmy & Tommy Nook, these two characters run a store that sells a large variety of items in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games since ''New Leaf''. Likewise, Target is a department store that sells a large variety of items.

** Walmart's exclusives are both variants of Mario (Gold Mario and Modern Color 30th Anniversary Mario). Walmart is well-known for distilling its merchandise into the most popular selections, and Mario's role as Nintendo's mascot fits right into this marketing strategy.

** Target's Store Exclusives (right now) are Rosalina, Jigglypuff, Lottie, Dr. Mario, and Timmy & Tommy Nook.
*** The first three amiibo are of feminine characters, and according to demographics, the majority of shoppers at Target are female. Rosalina also resembles [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], who is a highly marketable character with tons of merchandise.