Nintendo's Amiibo, its entry into the toys-to-life gaming accessory business that also includes Activision's Skylanders and Disney's Infinity, seems to be off to a fairly good start. But it could have been much better.
AVI, video player and codec. Generally speaking, playing an AVI requires two things: a video player software and a codec. Each version of Windows ships with a video player software (called Windows Media Player), so that is not a problem. The problem is called the codec. One of the first terms a digital video freshman gets to know is codec.
VLC Media Player. The best software to play MP4 files is a free download called VLC Media Player. In fact, it's one of the best video playback programs you can get for any file format because it can play just about anything without making you have to download additional software.