For everyone who's asked, your Amiibo figures will not be region locked.

IGN has learned that Amiibo figures will work with systems from different regions. Following a firmware update on a Japanese system, we were able to pop an American Amiibo figure onto the Wii U GamePad and register it to a Japanese profile without any problems.The Amiibo range is Nintendo's entry in the toys-to-life category. By placing a figurine onto the Wii U GamePad, the toys react in-game in a variety of different ways, like adding costumes for your Mii in Mario Kart 8 or loading in new weapons in Hyrule Warriors.For all the latest Amiibo news, including a list of who's who in Waves 1 to 3, head on over to the IGN Amiibo Wiki

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