axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I know a lot of people were concerned about this, so it is nice to have clarification.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendo-amiibos-are-not-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.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendo-amiibos-are-not-region-locked