Branching Out with amiibo Cards

I love the idea of amiibo cards. It could be seen as a trading card game, but with characters from popular Nintendo franchises that serve a purpose in the games they represent. Nintendo has done a great job with the amiibo cards for Animal Crossing, and according to Nintendo, they will be rolling out new amiibo cards in 2017…for Mario.

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise that Nintendo is branching out with their amiibo cards. It’s not the first time Nintendo has developed cards to represent Super Mario, but this might be the most successful. This is what Nintendo had to say about it,

New Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards: By tapping one of these new amiibo character cards while playing Mario Sports Superstars, players will get a variety of fun bonuses. The Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards can be purchased in blind packs of five (price TBD) starting on March 24. For a limited time, the Mario Sports Superstars game will include one amiibo card packed in.

Nintendo also released their plans for the 3DS in 2017, which includes a new Pikmin game (untitled), Yoshi Whooly World next month, Mario Sports Superstars in March, and price cuts on numerous classic 3DS titles like Kirby Triple Deluxe and Mario and Luigi Dream Team, both of which are great titles.

Nintendo also announced they are launching a new Nintendo 3DS XL with a Pikachu theme which is bound to be VERY popular and probably VERY hard to find. Make sure to get yours as soon as possible!

I’m glad to see that Nintendo will continue to support the 3DS throughout 2017. It is still my go to gaming device in most situations, whether out on the road or curled up at home. Keep it up Nintendo! Your fans love you for it!