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Amiibo is Nintendo's NFC figurine and card program that works across multiple games. Amiibo work natively with the Nintendo Wii U via the NFC reader in the Wii U GamePad and the New Nintendo 3DS. In 2015, Nintendo will release an accessory for the original Nintendo 3DS that lets players use Amiibo on it as well.
A hub is the central location from which a player can venture out into different areas of a game. It is often used as a clever way of masking loading between levels or worlds.
Take an item and throw it at the enemy.
Kart racers are cartoon-like racing games that often feature fantastical power-ups.
A lap is one circuit around a race track. This is featured in many, but not all racing games.
The star-like species from Super Mario Galaxy. They can transform into planets, comets, and other celestial bodies. They live with Rosalina at the Comet Observatory.
Mix-Up is an archetype in Fighting Games that had possess many moves that have a similar or even identical startup animation that is followed up by attacks that must be blocked or dodged in some ways.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
with Luma in Smash Bros. series
A character that appears in many games, often unrelated. For an example, Cid from the Final Fantasy series.
A rocket start is an element that appears in most fictional racing games; it is an important technique to gain boost at the start of a race by accelerating at the right time. This technique is inspired by the Mario Kart series. It is also used in other games, too!
Monarchs and their families.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
Currency, Tasty Snack AND Goomba Twocker all-in-one handy celestial body!
A form of in-game help in which the game uses a pre-recorded playthrough to assist players having difficulty with a particular stretch of gameplay.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
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