Today we go on a shopping trip, I make a special lunch for my son, we buy comics, I give you an update on my snack stadium progress and I get a special delivery out of the blue of Skylanders SuperChargers two packs of Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Barrel Blaster as well as Hammer Slam Bowser and the Clown Cruiser.
The Skylanders figures came with the Wii U and the 3DS starter packs. I didn’t think that these would come out individually at all. It wouldn’t have made a difference to me since I was going to get the Wii U and the 3DS version anyway. The figures also double as amiibo figures. I haven’t tried these out as amiibo figures yet but will try it out soon.
Loot Crate partnered up with Nintendo to offer a series of special edition Loot Crates. These crates would feature the Nintendo Amiibo characters. Amiibo is Nintendo’s Answer to games like Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Amiibo is a little different though. The figures act differently for different games. I picked up Super Smash Bros for Wii U and the figures can be used in that game. They retain the level of the character and other power up items. I also picked up Mario Kart 8 and with that game the Amiibo grants your Mii character a special suit. Allison and I played a four race tournament together and the game is very, very fun. I haven’t played Mario Kart in a few years and I had forgotten how fun it can be.
