Nintendo will be releasing its own Skylander-like figures that will work with various Wii U and 3DS games.
It’s being codenamed “Nintendo Figurine Platform” and more of it will be revealed later this year. A brief demonstration was revealed at Nintendo’s financial results briefing. A figure of Mario was shown that was compatible with many games.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata mentioned he hopes Wii U and 3DS game s that work with the figures should be out by the end of the year. Games and figurines will be showcased in full at E3 2014.
This formula has been successful for Activision with its Skylanders series as well as Disney with Disney Infinity.
