By Malathi Nayak LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd offered the first glimpse at interactive figurines of Mario and other characters on Tuesday at video gaming expo E3, aiming to fire up sales of its two-year-old Wii U console, which have fallen far short of targets. The "amiibo" models, which mark Nintendo's entrance into the "toys-to-life" category popularized by Activision's "Skylanders" and Walt Disney Co's "Infinity," contain a chip that activates and trains characters in the games when placed on the Wii U GamePad controller. Around 10 figurines will be introduced with the release of "Super Smash Bros. 4" for the Wii U in time for the end-of-year holiday season, Nintendo said. Nintendo has come under pressure from investors to change tack after booking a third straight year of losses on disappointing Wii U sales but has so far resisted calls to put its games on smartphones.
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