Metroid Prime: Federation Force is releasing for the Nintendo 3DS this August and Nintendo is finally giving players new information regarding the handheld online shooter.
The official Nintendo of America Twitter account posted some images showing what some of the amiibo can do when you tap them in Federation Force. The first amiibo functionality has to deal with the soccer mini-game within Federation Force, Blast Ball.
Tap the Mario or Bowser (or any) amiibo into your 3DS and you can deck out your Blast Ball mech with some character-specific paint. Take a look at the Mario and Bowser mechs in Federation Force.
Add some bling to your Blast Ball matches in #FederationForce by scanning #amiibo to add a paint job to your Mech. pic.twitter.com/3ay1Pb1q46
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 21, 2016
However, with Federation Force taking place within the Samus/Metroid universe the Samus amiibo gives players something extra. Tap the Samus or Zero Suit Samus amiibo to give your Federation Force character a special upgrade.
While tackling missions in #FederationForce, tapping one of the two Samus #amiibo provides helpful in-game upgrades. pic.twitter.com/GC8MUuKsew
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 21, 2016
The exact nature of the upgrade for each amiibo was not detailed but we will likely get more information on Metroid Prime: Federation Force as we get closer to the release date.
Metroid Prime: Federation Force is set to release Aug. 19.
So what do you think of the amiibo functionality in Federation Force? Are you not sold on the 3DS game? Let us know in the comments section below.
