New details about the Nintendo Switch 2 have been revealed in an FCC filing, including whether it will be compatible with the Amiibo figures that have been around since the 3DS/Wii U generation.
There was a time when Nintendo was big on Amiibo toys, which were plastic figures containing NFC chips that connected to games. The Super Smash Bros. series was easily the most supported, with every fighter getting their own figure, culminating in Sora being released in 2024.
Nintendo has cooled off on Amiibo figures over the years, but it seems they’ll still be around in the Switch 2 era. A new FCC filing discovered by The Verge has revealed that the right Joy-Con of the Switch 2 will have an NFC reader, which should make it compatible with Amiibos.
Does Nintendo Switch 2’s Amiibo Compatibility Signal Their Return?
The main reason why Amiibos are sticking around could be due to the Switch being backward compatible with nearly the entire Switch library. Many of those games had content locked behind Amiibos, so it makes sense that Nintendo would want to keep them around.
It’s also possible that Nintendo wants to keep producing them for the bigger...
