Flashiibo Pro

How did it take me so long to discover this product exists... I was really considering buying several individual amiibos for Animal Crossing, but that was going to be pretty pricy for all the special characters I wanted to scan in. Flashiibo has been so worth the money for me! I'm not super techy but I was able to figure out how to navigate it quickly. All the Animal Crossing amiibos I've tried have worked perfectly and I will continue to use it while I play through Animal Crossing games on Switch and 3DS! It worked well for both. The one downside is that the files for characters aren't the most well organized but scrolling to find the right ones is not that big of a deal considering all the amiibos you have access to with this one small, simple device. It fits in the palm of my hand and would fit into some switch cases for travel/ portability. Way better than having a bunch of amiibo cards to sort through. I've had mine for several months and scanned many amiibos and have not had any issues with function or battery life. Really worth it and I'm glad this product exists!

Easy to use, pocket sized, charging is quick and easy, screen has good lighting to see, lights up when charging red when charging and blue/white when charged, lights up when used.

Honestly for the price it’s great, it works amazing and there is no corrupt data when I use the emulator, it’s super easy to use and overall great product. Will buy again❤️

I got the Flashmiibo Pro OLED. The version delivered is actually the Pro 2 (second generation). It is the only Pro version being shipped via Amazon at this writing. It is easy to tell the second from the first generation as the second generation has 3 buttons on it. Let me tell you, those buttons make the unit far easier to navigate than previous iterations. In my experience here are the pros and cons. Pros: I have limited brain capacity due to COVID. I was still able to get it set up with the help of the discord community. I think I read the very thorough instructions 20 times or more. I watched the couple of videos available and still needed the community. If you are of even half a brane you can probably figure this out on your own. I certainly would have been able to do it pre COVID. Yes, this is a Pro comment as the community really shined and was very patient with me. When the unit ships, the package was plenty sturdy to protect this tiny unit. The OLED screen is fantastic, especially when you think about other versions having no such thing as several lines of text in the menus. So far I am only using mine for Tears of the Kingdom. I bought the card set for about the price of one amiibo and got them all, BUT, they are so tiny they will be very easy to lose some. Not so with this unit. It is very small, but plenty large to not get lost easily. I don't remember exactly how many amiibos are out there for all the games, but this unit has plenty of room in it for thousands of them. There can only be up to 100 per list, but as far as I can tell, there are unlimited lists and it is easy to set them up and to use them. It is all in the instructions. I keep mentioning the instructions. They are not included in the package. There are instructions for downloading them from online. It was easy and the print was easier for me to see anyway. The poor ratings you might find for the lanyard that comes with it problem certainly didn't apply to my unit. The lanyard is securely placed and it sure doesn't look like I am ever going to have any problem with it. I believe the unit was designed in the USA, built in China for them and shipped to the USA for distribution. When you order from Amazon it is delivered quickly. My older laptop had no problem at all connecting via bluetooth. You can use this device with PC, iPhone, or Android. I think Mac, too. Cons: It is a little small. If you have clumsy fingers, you will have to be careful to hit the right buttons. Still, it is far better than other styles of similar product. I didn't try, but you might get 8 of these in a cigarette pack. I think they are difficult to find in the UK and maybe a little pricier. They are working on this. The unit will not communicate with your PC or smart phone via the included USB cable. It is for charging. Bluetooth is fairly self explanatory if you just follow the prompts for your device. Overall, am I happy with this purchase? I am thrilled. It is working perfectly and sure makes playing my Switch more fun.

4 Stars, but honestly it is nearly 5 stars. Came charged up, loaded with amiibos, and ready to roll. If all you want is to somehow use amiibos, this is a great option. My one star removal is simply for a few very minor issues that won't really affect most people. I did not scan through this with a fine comb, but I would say there are over 800 amiibos preloaded and I think that fits with the total amount of amiibos that exist. Like 600 of those are animal crossing amiibos lol. Here are a few of the negatives: After constant amiibo usage for a few minutes, returning to the file list from the amiibo scanning will cause the unit to shut off. It is a VERY minor inconvenience, it starts back up instantly and you can simply navigate back to the file list quickly. No USB data management, all data management is done through bluetooth, so your phone or a PC with bluetooth capability is necessary to alter or adjust files easily. Not only is bluetooth the only method, you actually need to use their web tool to add/alter files and it has restrictions. For example, you can't just MOVE files and you must delete+reupload to move things around. I don't play most of the games these amiibos are for, and mostly got it for BoTW/TotK so I wanted to condense folders so I could just constantly use amiibos with a single button push. Ultimately, I just reuploaded everything into just 6 folders, plus animal crossing's six folders. I'm not sure if 100 files per folder is an actual limit, but 100 amiibos is about as far as I can go without wanting to stop for a few minutes, and some of their folders already sat at the 100 mark so I just went with that. So far, I've been able to upload all the amiibo data a second time in a new folder with fewer file splits and it still has space to spare for more, so that much is nice. In order to upload new amiibo data or update firmware they do have tutorials on their website in google chrome specifically, but as I said bluetooth is required. You don't fully pair the device with bluetooth though, you go to their website and protools.flashiibo site and it has a "connect" button, you sorta connect the device to that specific website in google chrome. I'm no expert, but I nearly missed this and was frustrated. When I noticed the connect button everything made sense and worked perfectly, but it is a little cumbersome to manage the files.

Works exactly as described. Easily found the amiibos that I was looking for and navigated to them. Worked on my original Switch, and was able to unlock the new villagers in Animal Crossing from the 3.0 update.

Comes with a LOT of amiibos pre-loaded and works well. For something that's basically the same price as 1 or 2 amiibos this is a total steal. I haven't tried loading any other amiibos yet because it has all the amiibos i need at the moment, but it has instructions for adding more if needed. Easy to use. And a lot nicer than having a ton of cards to keep track of.

BLUF: Simple and works as advertised, confirmed for first gen switch and switch 2. I have the Pro Gen 2. No instructions in box but not a problem because there is a “Manuel & Bluetooth” option in the menu which gives you a URL to the manual, which you type into the address bar in a browser. The website is a single page with all of the instructions for how to use. If you access from your smartphone, you can click the appropriate App Store link for your device under the “Uploading Files” section on the website. Highly recommend that. The app will have the same user guide but anlso allow you to connect via Bluetooth. You can then easily manage updating firmware. I updated the firmware which added a few more amiibos, specifically Zelda BOTW, which is what I was using it for.