Amiibo
So I've started buying amiibo just to use on Breath of the Wild. I have heard of these amiibo before, but I haven't really understood what exactly they do. They're pretty much little plastic statues that have the ability to give you bonuses in Nintendo games. Nintendo consoles do have a reader on them that will scan the bottom of the amiibo base. These bonuses tend to be minor and cosmetic. Though there are people who just like to collect them and keep them in their boxes. You can't use them in games if you keep it in the box though since there's a blocker to prevent people from scanning in store or whatever.
These amiibo tend to be around the $12+ in price. I only have two so far, but they're around 4" tall and 2" wide. Size will depend on the characters. They're not very big, but its a decent size. For the price and the size, I do like the detail on them. I do think its more detailed than a typical toy for kids would be. To be clear, these aren't toys but more of a collectable product that's meant for display.
If you wanted to collect figures, but find anime figures are just too expensive, these are a good affordable way to have a figure collection. Though once you start it can be hard to stop. I've only wanted two for BotW, but now I'm aiming to get the other Link amiibo. Since BotW has come out, it has made amiibo sell quite a bit. It is hard to find amiibo from the Zelda series. And resellers are pricing them at very high prices. Luckily amiibo are not limited runs, and Nintendo will restock them, but not a lot. It would takes weeks to months for restock to happen. While you may think why they produce so little, please keep in mind that figures take time to make. Manual labor time. Machines don't spit them out perfectly. For an amiibo like archer Link, there's definitely a lot of detail that needs to be done by hand.
If there's a character you like, definitely try to get it! If you play Nintendo games that uses amiibo, then that's even better. You can only scan each amiibo once a day for bonuses. They use NFC technology which I believe is the same as phone payments like ApplePay uses. I have seen on ebay people selling NFC tags but these are hacks. There are official amiibo cards that are alternatives to the figures, but there aren't many. Be sure to check to see if the cards you find online are official or fan made. While they may seem like a good deal since they tend to be cheaper than the figures, the sellers will make quite a bit of money since the NFC cards themselves are fairly inexpensive. Overall, amiibo are great! There are even people who do custom amiibo so check those out to see what people have made their amiibo into. Some are pretty neat.
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