GAMER LOUNGE 20XX (NO CASUALS!!)

[Koh]

I think the only thing people dislike about using Amiibo for stuff like that, is locking part of the actual game away behind a secondary piece of hardware, when it should be available from the main purchase.

Like as in, no one would complain if it were just aesthestic things that Amiibos unlocked, like outfits, alternate skins or whatever.  But when you completely shut out people who legitimately bought the game at full retail price, from finishing the game, or otherwise accessing content that's available on the disc because they don't own another piece of hardware, that's pretty shitty.  DLC is a different ballgame, since it's...well, when done properly, just extra stuff you can get for the game, on top of the COMPLETE game.

Mini Mario and Friends is free though.

In which case it doesn't apply to this game.  But any game where it'd be sold for some price, people expect to be able to play from start to finish with the purchase, rather than being gimped at some point until they buy some peripheral.