amiibo
![Nintendo's Amiibo line is a huge hit in the U.S. Nintendo's Amiibo line is a huge hit in the U.S.](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/nintendo_amiibo_toys.png)
Nintendo has confirmed that its Amiibo line is a huge hit in the U.S.
Amiibo is a set of toys that use NFC to communicate with Nintendo 3DS ......
![Nintendo to return to profitability on strong Amiibo, Super Smash Bros. sales Nintendo to return to profitability on strong Amiibo, Super Smash Bros. sales](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/2557630-amiibo_img03_e3_formediadistro.png)
Analysts seems to believe Nintendo has turned a corner and will return to strong profitability this year on the back of popular first-party titles.
![E3 2014: Nintendo unveils 'amiibo' toys compatible with Wii U via NFC E3 2014: Nintendo unveils 'amiibo' toys compatible with Wii U via NFC](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/nintendo_amiibo_toys.png)
Nintendo has displayed why it built NFC (near-field communications) chips into the Wii U controller by unveiling its new amiibo toys.