I agree entirely that Amiibo should be a separate category. And I feel it would be best to nip this in the bud asap. The sooner the switch happens the better, otherwise there may be resistance from the community. If you want to pay extra to compete in a category, fine. But it shouldn't be the main category of the game.

The rarity of them at the present time may not be a problem, but it could certainly pose a problem in the future for anyone hoping to run this game. They would need to track down Amiibo that would likely be rare, and then spend potentially tons of money to be able to speed run.

Lastly, Pay to Win is not a thing anyone likes why would one advocate FOR it? It's divisive and gives an unfair advantage. I say separate it for now, and MAYBE if Amiibo don't actually give any advantage(which I find hard to believe) merge them again in the future. I think it's safe to assume that won't happen, though.

I gotta say it sort of feels like those who are defending Amiibo already own them and don't think it's a problem because it isn't a problem for them personally.