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 an application released for the Wii U on 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 lasts 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

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." ^[2] 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"^[3]

References

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