Nintendo figures can now come to life in many new ways as amiibo figures. These are interactive figures that can communicate with specially designed amiibo-compatible games simply by being touched with the Wii U GamePad.

• Amiibo can interact with amiibo-compatible games when players touch them with the Wii U GamePad, reading data into the games and saving data on the figure.
• In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, players can fight with or against their amiibo figures and level them up. They can then take them to another Wii U console to show how they have trained and customized their amiibo figure.
• Various amiibo-compatible games will use amiibo in different ways. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be the first game to utilize amiibo. Games like Mario Party 10, Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and Yoshi's Woolly World are also expected to support amiibo.