It's simple: remove the "Animal Crossing" label from it. Welcome back to another post guys! Today as I was thinking over ideas for new posts, my mind drifted back to some of Nintendo's least favorable games of E3. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival caused virtual groans throughout the Nintendo community, and yet it wasn't really such a bad core idea--it just needed some tweaking. We already know that amiibo Festival is only one part of the larger free amiibo-centered AC game coming later this year, but even so, it has the potential to be a solid stand-alone title. Here's how: 1) Make the game playable with all (or most) currently-released amiibo. 2) Make the environments change based on which amiibo you use. This is actually much more reasonable than it might sound at first. amiibo have only been released for a few games so far (with several character amiibos, like Mario and Zelda, functioning with multiple titles), so having Mario Kart 8, Smash 4, Hyrule Warriors, Splatoon, and Yoshi's Wooly World game boards along with an Animal Crossing one would make for a healthy board variety. This would also encourage gamers to buy more amiibo to unlock more boards--if they only have, say, Fox and Link, they'd only be able to play the Smash 4 and Hyrule Warriors stages. The more they'd have, the more they could play. 3) Make these boards special and dynamic enough to motivate gamers to buy more amiibo. As it is now, the Animal Crossing version is extremely dull. Nintendo could spice things up by making it less like a real board game and more like an old-school Mario Party game. There's some really strong potential here! If you have six unlockable boards to choose from--each representing a different franchise--there could be 15 unique minigames per board. Mario Party 10 only had 75 minigames; if Nintendo were to follow this 15-per-stage model, amiibo Festival would only be another 15 away from that. Aside from the board-specific minigames, of course, there'd also have to be certain events, items and obstacles unique to every franchise represented. 4) Keep it as a free download! Gamers who've already collected a few amiibo (and opened them) have probably grown bored of them as an in-game accessory, and might feel disappointed that they didn't keep them sealed. With amiibo Festival, though, those figures could be given new life, and their purchase would be more justified. And by making it free for all who have amiibo, those who only have a couple might enjoy the game so much that they'd be interested in getting other amiibo just to unlock more boards and minigames. It'd serve as both a free thank-you to loyal fans and a smart business move to entice those still on the fence.
If anyone from Nintendo reads this, feel free to take the idea! I think it'd really be a fun and interesting way to take advantage of the amiibo technology. But hey, that's just me. What do you guys think? And if you liked this, check back again every weekday for more thought-provoking write-ups. See you all tomorrow!
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