Fans of Amiibo who can’t wait for Amiibo wave 2 in their non-Japanese home region can important the new figures without worrying about software issues! The figures, released today in Japan as part of their first wave of Amiibo, are not region locked those who missed the news. However, Hyrule Warriors fans may not exactly be happy.
As fans of the game may remember from the above screenshot, there was a Japanese announcement that the Zelda Amiibo would also unlock a weapon. However, what you may have missed is that she unlocks any weapon, giving you a weapon you already have with a 3 star rank or higher (and so far, it’s also rank 3, but this will be updated as I continue to test the figure with my NA Wii U).
Captain Falcon, on the other hand, works exactly as described. For Mario Kart 8 fans, this means you could be pretending to be Captain Falcon for over 2 weeks before your friends. Import costs vary, but this ebay seller seems to be the most reasonable, and even offers pre-orders for the truly desperate.