Nintendo’s amiibo have struck a chord with consumers. There’s something fantastically Nintendo about the little figures (even if they did crib a page from the Skylanders), from the characters themselves, to the obsessive collectibility, to the supply chain issues. They’re a real bright spot in a still checkered slate for Nintendo, and it’s that that makes its recent announcement even more important. Nintendo is making an amiibo for breakout indie hit Shovel Knight, the company announced at a pre-Pax event

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