The knitted amiibo for Yoshi's Woolly World is more than a cute gimmick, it marks a move towards smart figures without play-deprecating bases.

Yet they are at the core of one of the world’s best-loved toys: Wooly Willy. Back in good ol’ 1955, the width of the country away from where Marty McFly was reuniting his parents, an icon was born ...

6; shinynewbicycles; Tue 23rd Jun 2015 @Sean_Aaron - It would have taken a lot of extra effort in design and manufacture to articulate the joints, I'm afraid. Also, the toys would then have 'small ...