Episode 35: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Amiibo

The Rise and Fall and Rise of Amiibo is the 35th episode of Scott The Woz, the video was uploaded on September 3, 2017, by Scott Wozniak on Scott The Woz.

Description
Plastic sh*t makes everything that much better.

Scott takes a look at the growth of amiibo, the fall of amiibo and on top of that, the recent comeback of amiibo!

Characters

 * Scott Wozniak
 * Pokémon Rumble U Fan Community

Credits

 * Scott Wozniak as Scott Wozniak

Plot
The video begins with Scott in front of a TV screen with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on it, he remarks how the game "blows" and how it would be much better if it had "plastic shit". It then cuts to a Kirby amiibo being scanned into the game, where Scott is relieved. Scott then decides to take a look at the history and past success of the "toys-to-life" genre of video games, explaining how it was able to capture a wide audience with several different series of toys-to-life games, The Skylanders series, the Disney Infinity series, LEGO Dimensions, and the topic of this video, Nintendo's series of amiibo figures.

Scott later brings up how the Wii U featured an NFC reader, that, before amiibo were introduced, was only used for the Wii U eShop title, Pokémon Rumble U. He then goes on a short tangent about his disliking of the game, which caused the fan community for Pokémon Rumble U to storm around Old Location McGee in a supposed protest. Scott mentions how it must be them again, which implies they've protested at his house before.

Scott later mentions how he wasn't able to secure the special edition bundle of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, so he opted instead to pre-order all the components separately. He also pre-ordered the Mario amiibo has he thought it would nice to just have one and to see what they were all about. It then cuts to a "Three Years Later" title card, where we see a bucket full of amiibo figures being dumped onto the floor, showing how Scott decided to get into collecting amiibo, mostly from the Super Smash Bros. series.

The episode ends with Scott mentioning how amiibo functionality has become much less important in recent years, and decides to do something unique with them instead, he takes a random amiibo out of a bag to see if he can fit it in his mouth. The amiibo he gets is of Bowser, which causes him to yell in frustration.

Music

 * Menu - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Menu - Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits
 * Castle Lololo - Kirby's Dream Land
 * Port Prisma - Paper Mario: Color Splash
 * Trophies - Super Smash Bros. Melee
 * Melty Monster Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2
 * Main Theme - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
 * Welcome to Oceania - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash
 * Menu (Melee) - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Final Results - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Parasailing - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 * Breakout - 3D Dot Game Heroes

End Cards

 * Sonic the Hedgehog | Birth of a Laughing Stock (A recent video at the time)
 * A Look Back at the Nintendo 3DS (The Nintendo 3DS is Compatible with Amiibo)
 * Nintendo Mini Consoles Wish List

Gallery
WIP

Transcript
WIP

Trivia

 * In The Legend of Zelda | Tales from the Backlog, it is revealed that since Breath of the Wild Isn't Perfect, Scott Wozniak has had a string around his thumb; however, the string is not visible in the episode.
 * As of the video's release, the only Super Smash Bros. series amiibo Scott doesn't own are of Meta Knight and Wii Fit Trainer.