Amiibo

amiibo is a set of character figurines that will interact with Wii U GamePad. Not only will the figurines send data to select Wii U games, but those games will also send data back to the figurine with that character's new and improved stats. About 10 characters figurines will launch with many more released this holiday season and throughout 2015.

The first game to take advantage of amiibo is Super Smash Bros. For Wii U. Other games that will interact with amiibo figurines include Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10 and Yoshi’s Woolly World.

The Nintendo 3DS will also support amiibo figurines with the help of a peripheral device. This feature will be available in 2015.