When Nintendo introduced amiibo in 2014, the most commonly heard refrain was “Okay, but what do they actually do?” The little plastic figures with often strange design choices also have NFC chips in them, which can be read by the game controllers for functions in games. Some games used them sparingly, choosing to make the amiibo more like display items than have any core use. Other games used them for things that absolutely should have been in the game without needing to buy hard-to-find plastic DLC. Over time, it largely seemed like the debate had been settled and low amiibo production levels combined with commensurate sales seemed to imply that … Continue reading The New Skyward Sword Amiibo Brings a Plastic Zelda and Fast Travel Improvements