Shovel Knight Amiibo Can Be Scanned Through Box

<p>The recently released <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;brilliant-blast-past-shovel-knight-review&sol;">Shovel Knight<&sol;a> <&sol;em>amiibo can be scanned onto your Wii U or 3DS from inside the box&period; This is especially helpful for those looking to collect the highly sought after toys without removing them from their packaging&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nintendo amiibo are prevented from scanning while in the box&comma; due to a small metallic strip inserted on the underside of the box&period; Unlike previous amiibo&comma; the <em>Shovel Knight<&sol;em> amiibo is manufactured by Just Toys International instead of Nintendo itself&period; This will likely come as a welcome change for collectors or people just looking to maintain the condition of their amiibo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <em>Shovel Knight<&sol;em> amiibo launched on January  8th&period; As the first amiibo released from a third-party developer and game&comma; it will be interesting to see if amiibo from other franchises are in the works&comma; and if they too allow for scanning from within the packaging&period; Unfortunately&comma; the manufacturer of the upcoming Mega Man amiibo is Nintendo&comma; so fans of the series likely won&&num;8217&semi;t be able to scan the amiibo from inside the box&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ca&period;ign&period;com&sol;articles&sol;2016&sol;01&sol;13&sol;you-can-scan-the-shovel-knight-amiibo-through-the-box" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">IGN<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;