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Nintendo May Update Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging

• Jacob Chambers
• September 4th, 2023

Despite being less busy, Nintendo’s amiibo line still gets new figurines regularly.

Considering this, Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo series may have updated packaging. A Famiboards forum member posted new look photos.

It’s garnered attention online because the back of the box makes “no mention” of the Switch or other compatible platforms:

Famiboards user Ajimi: “I work at retail in France, and today we received “new” Smash amiibos (Link, Luigi and DK so far). They are the same as before, but the back of the box is different, a lot more neutral (no pictures and no mention of a specific game or console).”

new amiibo box art vs old amiibo box art (rear) pic.twitter.com/5lMsULFAsY

— amiibo Alerts (@amiiboAlerts) September 2, 2023

As noted by amiibo Alerts in the social media post above, the new box on the left only mentions “compatible software” instead of all compatible platforms and game information.

There’s speculation Nintendo is “future proofing” its amiibo line. There could be many other reasons for an update, and Nintendo no longer sells or supports the 3DS and Wii U.

This design has been seen in other regions and on Amiibo News’ social media:

Looks like Europe, Australia, and New Zealand are getting the new generic amiibo boxes as well. This is from a Rosalina re-print posted by u/ironicdummy on r/amiibo.

The text on the back does not feature a US or Canadian website, for what it’s worth.https://t.co/cJzdIFtYtt pic.twitter.com/STKok8bogh

— Amiibo News (@AmiiboNews) August 18, 2023