Nintendo is to launch a free Wii U app in the first half of 2015 that will provide access to select SNES and NES game sections when tapping an Amiibo figure on the GamePad.
“With this app, once you tap your Amiibo on the NFC area of the GamePad, you will be able to play highlighted scenes of one certain title for NES or Super NES,” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed during Nintendo’s third quarter financial briefing.
“You cannot play the entire game due to a time limit, but another tap of the Amiibo will enable you to try another highlighted scene in the game. We hope that when you tap your Amiibo, the quickly changing game scenes will pleasantly surprise you and make you feel as though you have just exchanged a game cartridge.”
Nintendo hasn’t said exactly when the app will launch, but expect to hear more about it in the coming months.
Source: Nintendo third-quarter financial briefing
