No Waluigi?
One of the absolute best parts of the originalSuper Mario Makerwas going through your amiibo collection and seeingwhich new characters you unlock. Sure you could earn them normally through gameplay, but I loved the idea of slapping my Waluigi figure against the controller and playing as him right away.
Much to the chagrin of amiibo owners and to the joy of everyone else,Super Mario Maker 2will lack these features: at least according to a rep’s statement to GameXplain. The reasoning behind the omission is so Nintendo can focus on the four main characters, which doesn’t really explain the fact thatMario Makeralready kind of did that by limited costume changes to the Mystery Mushroom pickup. Plus, all four main roster members will play identically anyway.
In all seriousness, Nintendo has really winded amiibo support down over the past year or so, so this all makes sense. Right nowonly six characters in 2019 have been released in half a year’s time, all six of whom are part of theSmash Ultimateline (which Nintendo probably sees as an obligation at this point). The only interesting figures on the way are from a third party developer (theShovel Knight3-pack).
There’s probably going to be token E3 amiibo announcements coming, but for now they’re treading water.
