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Title: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 21, 2014, 02:53:01 PM
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Went by Toys R' Us at launch where they had Amiibo for 3 for $30 so I picked up 3.


Got Pikachu, Samus, and Princess Peach.


First impression is that they look nice.  I'm sure not E3 nice but still nicer than Skylanders.  I also met the Nashville Nintendo Rep but I didn't get her contact info.


At least in my area Samus was the hottest seller but, there was a good supply of some of the other ones.


I couldn't find a thread just for general Amiibo talk so feel free to share you thoughts as you get figures.


Also without trying I got into a conversation with a good amount of the clerks who are getting Amiibos.  I honestly don't think all of them had WiiUs.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on November 21, 2014, 03:50:16 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/eAhQovj.jpg)


Kirby Amiibo looks alright. It doesn't have annoying plastic supports which is already a plus. It's pretty decent plastic, never had Skylanders or Disney Infinity figurines so I can't compare. You can notice in the photo the "seam' where the bottom part of the figurine joins with the top part of his body. It goes under his arms, then back up to about halfway around his back.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 21, 2014, 04:00:26 PM
That is a bit Sloppy on the Kirby Figurine.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Retro Deckades on November 22, 2014, 09:55:00 AM
I stopped by Wal-Mart on my way home from work to check them out. Sadly, there we only about six hanging on hooks near the actual Wii U games -- the rest were on a shelf several aisles over and facing the back wall. While they had quite a few of them, they didn't seem to have a terribly large selection. It seemed like they had an abundance of the figures they thought would be popular, which were Mario, Link, Peach, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Pikachu, and then several copies of Fox and Samus as well. I only saw one copy each of Villager and Wii Fit Trainer, but they were on a restocking shelf near the department register.

I thought the figures looked pretty neat -- neat enough to convince me to purchase Little Mac when he is released in a couple of weeks. I really liked the packaging, which I am going to try very carefully to preserve by using an xacto knife to slit open so I can slide the figure out.

At this time, I only plan on buying the figures that I think are either very cool, or a really good value. Right now, it seems that Link is probably the best value, as he offers the best functionality between three games -- Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors, and of course, Smash Bros. It seems like this sort of stuff will be constantly changing though, so I'll have to keep an eye on it. As of this moment, I plan on purchasing the aforementioned Little Mac, Mega Man, Shulk, and possily Meta Knight and Toon Link.

Also, can you register these suckers on Club Nintendo? You really ought to be able to...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on November 22, 2014, 05:41:28 PM
The lack of an ability to use these in game without opening then annoys me greatly. :(
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 22, 2014, 08:21:16 PM
I have to say that my Son likes the Amiibo quite a bit.  That probably why he is playing the games.  Now that I have them out I like all the models I have and dang Samus has little nooks and crannies all over and a Nice metallic paint job.  As a figure alone this is not an overly premium price point.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on November 23, 2014, 12:10:07 AM
Ok, It's a ripoff

/thread
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 23, 2014, 12:39:13 AM
The lack of an ability to use these in game without opening then annoys me greatly. :(


You'll just have to buy two of each. One for show and one for play. ;)


I'd love to pick a few up but I already blew most of my gaming budget for the year. Still on the fence about "catching them all" and just getting the ones I like or have higher value.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 23, 2014, 09:09:00 AM
So I was looking at the WiiU Quick Start screen and the add they had in the little top banner for Amiibo said:

"Unlock the Power thats inside"

I'm sitting there going there is a whole generation who will finish that with the Pokemon Theme Song...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on November 23, 2014, 04:29:39 PM
I got Link and Samus.  Pretty easy to set them up, and I let them join in on my first 8-player smash.

I went to a Best Buy looking for them, and I think all the ones they had were pre-ordered.  Target seemed to have a good amount (enough to not need to check with Gamestop).  I find it weird that Link has a colored support post, but most others seem to be clear.  Samus just had the plastic under the feet, so it's not even that noticeable.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on November 23, 2014, 08:39:58 PM
Ok, It's a ripoff

/thread

Oh look, can't be a thread about a game with figurines without pokepal shitting all over it.
 
Playful jest aside, I didn't intend on picking any up, but after seeing them in store, my curiosity got the best of me and I picked up a Kirby amiibo.  I'm surprised it was so easy to see where the seam is where I assume the different pieces got glued together near the bottom of Kirby's body.  That said, I was more curious about their interactivity and ability to "learn" while leveling up to 50.
 
He's at level 10 for us so far, and while he's a glorified punching bag for me, he's providing plenty of challenge for my wife, who is a big novice in Smash Bros.  I've read some people lamenting how their Amiibo's are kicking their ass at level 50, i'm interested to see how that turns out for me.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 23, 2014, 09:14:30 PM
Kirby is by far the worst of the figurines as a figurine.  Which is odd because he's so simple.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on November 23, 2014, 11:12:45 PM
To me, it's his pose.  I already have a plush of him in that pose (because when I saw it at the store it made me happy and I'm an adult and I do not need your judgement).  I think his "hiiiiii!" pose (with the waving) would've been better.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on November 24, 2014, 08:25:17 AM
Saw a bunch of Amiibo figures at the mall this weekend. They look better than I had expected based on the internet backlash, but not as good as I had secretly hoped when announced.


Not buying any because I don't yet own or have plans to own any of the games they work in... but would consider picking up a few characters at some point when that changes.  We'll probably end up with one for me and one for each kid; three figures seems like plenty of Amiibo for our household.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 24, 2014, 08:41:41 AM
To me, it's his pose.  I already have a plush of him in that pose (because when I saw it at the store it made me happy and I'm an adult and I do not need your judgement).  I think his "hiiiiii!" pose (with the waving) would've been better.
That would have been a good one or maybe one of the more interest Kirby modes.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on November 24, 2014, 08:55:38 AM
I might track down a used one for Link but only because Nintendo thinks they deserve my money for locking major content like a new weapon behind physical goods.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on November 24, 2014, 12:31:00 PM
I have the feeling that the Villager and Wii Fit trainer are going to be one of the ones that will be only available for a short time. Since other than SSB they don't have any games that they work with.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on November 26, 2014, 05:08:02 PM
When I picked up my Smash today, the clerk mentioned that there are "super rare amiibo". He mentioned a dual arm canon Samus (arm canon on both arms) among some other variants. Normally I would have shrugged it off as poppycock but I would like to know if anybody else have heard anything about this? Maybe these are misprints or some other goof.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 26, 2014, 05:20:11 PM
Oooh, misprints could be a fun collection.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on November 26, 2014, 05:52:14 PM
I said I would only get one Amiibo. I did, but then I went to another store and got two more... then one more after that.

Curse you, Nintendo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on November 26, 2014, 07:06:16 PM
After hearing this earlier today I had talked to a friend and indeed there is a misprinted Samus out there among some other things.


EDIT: IT HAS BEGUN...


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Factory-Sealed-Defect-Samus-Amiibo-Dual-Cannons-RARE-/171555687750 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Factory-Sealed-Defect-Samus-Amiibo-Dual-Cannons-RARE-/171555687750)




Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on November 26, 2014, 09:38:35 PM
Has anyone picked up Marth? I kinda want him but I'm hesitant to buy any more after getting a shoddy Kirby figure.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on November 27, 2014, 12:45:51 AM
I'm only getting Link used for the stupid spinner.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on November 27, 2014, 07:39:06 PM
Has anyone picked up Marth? I kinda want him but I'm hesitant to buy any more after getting a shoddy Kirby figure.
I've seen the figure up close. The sword is cheap, but looks fine otherwise.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on November 28, 2014, 12:24:30 AM
Face looks a little anime.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 28, 2014, 12:57:45 AM
Apparently Amiibos open the gate for metro in Moscow
http://instagram.com/p/v6oyAcitK-/
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Retro Deckades on November 29, 2014, 02:16:11 PM
As previously stated, I've decided to only buy amiibo that offer good value (i.e. work across several different games), or that I think look really cool. Hopefully, those two things will overlap in the future.


At this moment, I find myself rather torn. I'm quite interested in the Wii Fit Trainer amiibo, which obviously doesn't fall into the value category. However, I do like the look of this particular amiibo, except for the clear plastic cast that helps connect her foot to the base. To be honest, I really don't like the look of any amiibo that have any type of support in that regard (Link, Fox, Captain Falcon, etc.). Meta Knight is the only one whose awesome look isn't really hindered by the support, in my opinion. Little Mac, Mega Man, and possibly even King Dedede, remain on my future purchase list.

The problem is, Wii Fit Trainer likely won't be available much longer. Should I indulge my mild interest, or save my $14 for future amiibos (and possibly regret my decision)?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 29, 2014, 02:51:55 PM
If you are getting it as a display figure your right Fitness Trainer is going to be rare.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on November 29, 2014, 02:56:00 PM
You only live once and you could die tomorrow.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 29, 2014, 02:57:58 PM
You only live once and you could die tomorrow.
That reminds me.   You did leave me your collection right Uncle Bob :P
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on November 29, 2014, 03:05:26 PM
All video game related possessions belonging to be are bequeathed to Nintendo upon my death.

It's like digital downloads - I don't really own it, I'm just paying to use it and giving it back to them when I die.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 29, 2014, 03:09:51 PM
Donate it to a Nintendo museum. They would dedicate a wing in your honor. Your portrait in the hall of donors can be a large nipple.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on November 29, 2014, 10:43:03 PM
Donate it to a Nintendo museum. They would dedicate a wing in your honor. Your portrait in the hall of donors can be a large nipple.
Just make Uncle Bob's house a Museum and skip a step.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on November 29, 2014, 11:17:12 PM
I'm getting a Yoshi cos I like him. Plus he works in Smash/MK8/Yoshi's WW.

Ironically, I don't play as him in Smash though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ShyGuy on November 29, 2014, 11:34:14 PM
Spy novel: Deep cover spy smuggles secrets by placing data inside child's amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Retro Deckades on November 30, 2014, 03:33:15 PM
I'm getting a Yoshi cos I like him. Plus he works in Smash/MK8/Yoshi's WW.

Ironically, I don't play as him in Smash though.


Unless I'm mistaken, Yoshi is also slated to work with Mario Party 10. Yoshi is one of the few I've considered picking up because his model looks pretty good, and the potential value seems rather good.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 01, 2014, 10:48:41 AM
Why is there no "Nintendo Museum / Video Game Museum" in real life?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on December 01, 2014, 12:24:01 PM
There is at least one.

By my understanding the Nintendo Store sort of works like one for Nintendo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 01, 2014, 01:58:24 PM
There is at least one.

By my understanding the Nintendo Store sort of works like one for Nintendo.


You're right, although its really small but it is there.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 01, 2014, 03:35:12 PM
I've heard of some independent game museums across the country. Looks like there is one in Frisco.


http://www.vghmuseum.org/
http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/21/6742881/videogame-history-museum-location-national-frisco
http://www.museumofplay.org/about/icheg


Also, here in Seattle the Jimi Hendrix Music Project (music museum) has a wing currently open for indie gaming. Included old and current titles on a rotating schedule.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: emceeamg on December 01, 2014, 04:41:50 PM
I spent 30 minutes in a Black Friday queue in Game just to pick up an amiibo. I purchased Smash the day before on impulse at Tesco and thought I'd grab an amiibo to see just what they would do. I finally got to the till and opted for a Yoshi cos his amiibo is probably the coolest looking one out so far and took him home.
I then had to try and explain to my wife and mother in law what the hell it was. The mother in law was very confused, "What is it? What does it do? Does it light up? Do its arms move?" "It does stuff in my games when I put it on the controller (now sod off and let me try it)" Wife - "£12? You say the babies toys are a rip off and you paid £12 for that? It's arms don't even move! The box says its for Smash Bros, you don't even have Smash Bros? Me - (lie) "No I don't but it works with Mario Kart and other games too".

So I managed to lie about not owning Smash and then went on to rip it from it's packaging. Screw packaging it looks better out the box and my now 6 month old son will no doubt destroy it in time when I'm not looking anyway. To those of you who are annoyed that it won't work when it's still in the box, be fair, Nintendo had to make it that way. Otherwise people would be buying them, unlocking in game features at home, then returning them to the store.

I stealthily swapped Smash out of the disc drive and put Mario Kart in and went to the amiiibo section. I placed my Yoshi on the gamepad and got a new Yoshi skin. Oh no wait, no I didnt, I got a Yoshi racing suit for my Mii, who the hell wants to race as their Mii, Yoshi suit or not? Meh

Then I went back to Smash, here it's more worthwhile I think. You can train you amiibo to fight alongside you or against you or something like that. I still don't really get why. So I made my custom amiibo Yoshi. He's a red Yoshi, I called him Roshi (I know I'm a frigging genius) and now I have him fight in Smash. Only problem is to select him I have to tap the amiibo on the gamepad on the character select screen, which I'm sure will get tedious soon and I have to tap him on again to save his progress after the smashing is over. Then you can upgrade his stats, I had him eat all the upgrades, but (I may be wrong here) they didn't seem to accumulate on top of each other, I think each one just replace the last, if so how on earth can I max out those stat bars?

I've yet to try it in Hyrule Warriors, but I expect I'll just get some rupees added and I'm done with that game anyway. The Mario Kart feature was beyond pointless and like most things in Smash it's use in there was just confusing. Still he does look cool on my shelf and I'm sure I'll be getting some more for Christmas, not from my wife she doesn't buy me things I actually want, but I think my sister bought me a couple already.

I'd be really shocked if a skylanders-esqe game doesn't come out in the next year or so, or at least I would be if this wasn't a Nintendo product, but I do hope one does. Part of me is also kind of tempted to buy Wii Fit trainer, despite me not liking the "character" or the figurine, just because it may become rare, but it's pointless because I'll take it out of its packaging anyway!

I'm hooked already though, this is going to get expensive I'm sure!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on December 01, 2014, 05:04:26 PM
emceeamg:  Stats balance in Smash.  If you look at the right of the item you'll see how much it pluses and minusses from a stat.

Take my Peach for example.

I fed her Brawn so it took down here defense.  Plus there is special abilities on some items.  My Peach will always start with a Fire Flower for example.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on December 01, 2014, 09:45:51 PM
Is unclebob the proud owner of the double blaster samus?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: emceeamg on December 02, 2014, 01:42:08 AM
Thanks ceric, I'll get it sussed out soon enough I'm sure
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on December 02, 2014, 08:00:38 AM
The mother in law was very confused, "What is it? What does it do? Does it light up? Do its arms move?" "It does stuff in my games when I put it on the controller (now sod off and let me try it)" Wife - "£12? You say the babies toys are a rip off and you paid £12 for that? It's arms don't even move! The box says its for Smash Bros, you don't even have Smash Bros? Me - (lie) "No I don't but it works with Mario Kart and other games too".


The Mario Kart feature was beyond pointless and like most things in Smash it's use in there was just confusing. Still he does look cool on my shelf and I'm sure I'll be getting some more for Christmas, not from my wife she doesn't buy me things I actually want, but I think my sister bought me a couple already.


Nintendo Marriage Support Report  :D
Luckily my wife didn't protest too much, probably because she likes Yoshi as much as me! But yeah, any more than one and she'd probably be like "what are you doing with all these toys?"

Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on December 10, 2014, 01:58:23 PM
Just got an email from Best Buy that my pre-order (three Wave 2 Amiibo) is set for this Sunday.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Retro Deckades on December 11, 2014, 01:25:42 PM
I saw a tip on CAG Canada that Nintendo removed the street date for wave 2. Sure enough, when I walked into Wal-Mart this morning, I was able to pick myself up a Little Mac. Diddy Kong was also available. There were only two of each! Get out there and get those amiibos, now!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on December 11, 2014, 02:45:02 PM
I got another email from Best Buy. It seems half of Wave 2 has a shipping delay. My pre-orders of Captain Falcon and Pit won't be releasing until December 30. Thankfully, Little Mac I can pick up tomorrow still.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on December 12, 2014, 10:04:08 PM
I am very interested in picking up a Samus Amiibo after having a good experience with Link and Mario. However, I managed to see one recently and I didn't pick it up because... Well, it looked like ****, honestly. I am going to hold out because it was the only one they had and I'm hoping there was a reason for that.

Has anyone picked up a nice looking Samus? The pain on this one was just extremely sloppy and the pose looked a bit warped.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on December 12, 2014, 10:36:13 PM
Returned my Wii Fit Trainer today.


Thought about the "3 for $30" deal at Toys R Us, but couldn't find three Amiibo figures I wanted. Villager, Pit, Kirby, and Little Mac all look awesome. The only one of those figures actually in stock at any stores in my city was Kirby.


Then I thought about grabbing Zelda and Link along with Kirby, with the idea that Sheik would be a good addition later... but just not that keen on buying into Amiibo when the figures I really want aren't going to be available.


The sad part is that I'll probably still try to grab the Shulk figure if I can find one. Why?  I honestly don't know at this point.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on December 12, 2014, 11:18:49 PM
Returned my Wii Fit Trainer today.

Why would you do that?

A Gamestop internal email has reiterated what a Canadian retailer had said earlier regarding the discontinuation of the Villager, Marth and Wii Fit Trainer Amiibos. Nintendo has had 3 chances to clear up any doubts and people still don't know what's going on. It also feels insane to discontinue figures(Marth, Villager) that have potential usage down the line with future games in their respective franchises.

Couple that with the rumor going around that GameStop is going to pull a "Xenoblade Chronicles" with the Shulk figurine. They'll order enough figurines to fulfil pre-orders, then once demand skyrockets, a new shipment of "used" figurines will arrive to be sold above MSRP.

Nintendo is screwing up the goodwill they managed to create with Amiibos.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on December 12, 2014, 11:43:38 PM
Returned my Wii Fit Trainer today.

Why would you do that?
...

What else was I going to do?  All of the figures I want are (apparently) rare and expensive.  Wii Fit Trainer is (apparently) rare, but has relatively low demand. I could try to scalp it, or deal with PayPal to sell at cost to someone online with stupid shipping fees added in... but this way someone local will find the toy when it's put back on shelves and be super happy for Christmas.

(Ok, maybe it will just be a scalper who finds it and is happy. Hopefully not though.)



...
Nintendo is screwing up the goodwill they managed to create with Amiibos.



What goodwill is that exactly?  I haven't seen a lot of goodwill being earned with the way Amiibo has been handled at any level, but maybe I'm just missing something.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on December 13, 2014, 08:22:23 AM
I find this entire discussion to be silly, but then again I live in Japan and Amiibo isn't being snapped up as quickly here.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 13, 2014, 09:23:27 AM
If Gamestop pulls that with Shulk then I'm going to be pissed.
...
...
...
****. They will probably do that.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on December 13, 2014, 09:52:50 AM
I haven't even been looking but I did see a bunch of Amiibos at Hasting's yesterday. I haven't checked the video game stores. The main ones I am interested in are Mario, DK, Yoshi, Link, and Toad so I don't expect them to go anywhere anytime soon. After looking at the Mario figure yesterday I am not entirely sure that it is worth the asking price.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on December 13, 2014, 09:56:44 AM
The Mario figures aren't bad but there are so many alternatives for Mario figures that you can get.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Enner on December 14, 2014, 05:00:30 AM
I picked up my GameStop pre-order for the Zelda amiibo. For me, the figure looks fine considering the price. Then again, my recent experience with such things are with pricey model kits of 1/100 scale Gundams and Macross and $40 Nendoroids.

As for using Zelda in Smash U, it's a novel and handy thing to fill out the player count with a CPU character that I have some tangible attachment to. Customizing specials, feeding skills, and raising the level I find cute and endearing. Also, Zelda brings back gifts after a few rounds of matches!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on December 16, 2014, 11:29:53 AM
Shulk Amiibos are up for pre-order. I'm guessing in about an hour or two they'll be sold out, so hurry.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 16, 2014, 09:12:47 PM
Thanks for the heads up. I pre-ordered Ike and Shulk since they are my top priority from wave 3. I'm trying to co-ordinate with my sister to collect all of them since I don't think I can afford to collect all of them at this time. Then we can at least secure the DLC they unlock. Our favorite figures all seem to be different so it may work out perfectly.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on December 16, 2014, 09:15:16 PM
Amazon fucked me over on my captain falcon pre-order
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on December 16, 2014, 09:46:41 PM
Amazon fucked me over on my captain falcon pre-order


Darn... Sorry to read that. What happened?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 16, 2014, 10:15:54 PM
Have you reached out to Amazon's customer support? Every time I have had an issue with Amazon or one of their marketplace vendors they have been fantastic in resolving my issue.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on December 16, 2014, 10:24:00 PM
I made the pre-order on October 10th with a little Mac, little Mac shipped but Falcon didn't. I emailed them and said sorry will give you next day delivery. But look other people are selling it for 70 bucks. I'm going to try at target
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 16, 2014, 10:27:43 PM
You can't ask them to honor the purchase? I would continue to see if you can get them to find one for you while you hunt the other stores for him. Maybe we'll get a second run of wave 2 and they could honor it at that time?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on December 16, 2014, 10:29:37 PM
So, now that there are guides and people have more experiences training their amiibos, what has everybody been doing? I reset my Kirby figure tonight and tried training him with more 1v1 mirror matches and matches against level 9 characters. Above all I just want him to be a little troll and taunt people after a KO.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Enner on December 18, 2014, 03:49:51 AM
I thought Captain Falcon isn't coming out until the end of the month along with other Wave 2 stragglers. Did Amazon completely cancel the preorder?

As for training amiibo, I haven't gotten back to it. I'm focused on the single player content of Smash Bros. for Wii U and they don't allow amiibo as far as I know. An oversight, in my mind.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Retro Deckades on December 18, 2014, 10:00:48 AM
I had also heard that the second half of wave 2 (Luigi, Pit, Captain Falcon) had been delayed. I've also heard that some places already received shipments and are already selling them. I wouldn't worry too much unless the order is outright cancelled.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on December 19, 2014, 08:58:17 PM
I'll leave my order open and see what happens. Today Toys R Us cancelled all of my wave 3 pre-orders
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on December 19, 2014, 10:07:27 PM
I picked up Big L at TRU Wednesday.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 19, 2014, 10:12:20 PM
I picked up Big L at TRU Wednesday.

See, now this is really starting to sound like drug deals.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 20, 2014, 05:23:34 AM
I'll leave my order open and see what happens. Today Toys R Us cancelled all of my wave 3 pre-orders
And I was hoping I could limp along until January or at least the end of the month to pre-order Shulk. That might not be happening now. You know, for figures a lot of people saw as cash grabs, they seem to be selling extremely well.

Edit: Shulk Amiibo pre-ordered.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: rlse9 on December 20, 2014, 10:39:05 AM
I find it kind of funny how people on the internet went from complaining that the quality of Amiibo was so poor that they weren't worth buying and that they're overpriced for what they are to complaining that they're selling out too quickly that they can't find them in stores.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on December 20, 2014, 01:03:40 PM
I find it kind of funny how people on the internet went from complaining that the quality of Amiibo was so poor that they weren't worth buying and that they're overpriced for what they are to complaining that they're selling out too quickly that they can't find them in stores.


Hmm... some people might have made those complaints.


Mine were more along the lines of:
(1) production models are significantly worse than display models, with some poor decisions (like Link's yellow stick) standing out as particularly unfortunate
(2) they are slightly overpriced, but that's not a huge surprise given the source
(3) distribution has been very poor and it's frustrating for anyone who doesn't want the main Nintendo mascots to be driven to an absolutely ridiculous scalper market to get the figures they want, while NoA and retailers make contradictory and unclear statements about whether specific figures will be reprinted/restocked


And which one of those complaints are wrong?   :confused;


Amiibo can official go **** itself at this point. I was skeptical from the start but still interested in picked up several figures that don't have nice Nintendo toys already available. But nearly every figure I had interest in collecting quickly turned into a "rare collector's item". If Nintendo isn't going to make enough stock available to meet demand then I'll just keep my money in my pocket rather than giving some profiteering scalper the time of day.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 20, 2014, 02:06:09 PM
I just want a Villager and I refuse to pay more coin than I have to to get it.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on December 20, 2014, 02:19:45 PM
Again, ejamer, I wish you lived in Japan, where these things are extremely well-stocked and I could pick one off the shelf for you.

Actually. I could probably send you one of whatever you want, if you'd be willing to cover the shipping price. I don't care about the figure's price, they're nine dollars and three cents here. Plus you could get some spiffy Japanese packaging if you're into that sort of thing.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on December 20, 2014, 05:17:28 PM
I wonder - are amiibo region locked at all?  Because that'd be shitty. ;)

Evan - I hope your offer is open for others as well.  If there turns out to be some JPN exclusive, I might need your help. :)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on December 20, 2014, 05:25:50 PM

I wonder - are amiibo region locked at all?  Because that'd be shitty. ;)
...


They aren't - that's already been tested.

Again, ejamer, I wish you lived in Japan, where these things are extremely well-stocked and I could pick one off the shelf for you.

Actually. I could probably send you one of whatever you want, if you'd be willing to cover the shipping price. I don't care about the figure's price, they're nine dollars and three cents here. Plus you could get some spiffy Japanese packaging if you're into that sort of thing.


Actually, despite being very vocal about my frustration above, I've strongly considered importing already.


There are a couple of websites that offer imports, and while their stock seems to fluctuate that might be the best option currently available. By the time you pay shipping and extra fees it's not cheap... but it's also not stupidly expensive. Plus I'm ok paying slightly inflated prices to importers (who, in my mind, actually offer a service) instead of buying from local scalpers.


At this point I'd want to wait for Shulk to come out though - he and Villager are the only two "must own" Amiibo figures for me, although there are about 8 others (Fire Emblem and Kirby character sets, plus a few others) that look interesting.


If you are serious about the offer, let me know. I'd get back to you after Shulk comes out (by which time we'll probably have a better idea if Villager etc are going to be restocked in North America). Would definitely pay full price plus shipping plus a tip for your time/effort.  Hahaha... but based on Uncle Bob's comment you might've already bitten off more than you can chew - or accidentally opened a side-business of sorts to pick up some drinking money.
 ;D
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on December 21, 2014, 12:24:39 AM
The offer is open for anyone. In the words of Shulk- I'm really feelin' the holiday spirit and I'll stand by my word in the months to come.

I'm well-aware of the crappy Gamestop Shulk situation and I'd be more than willing to nab some of the exclusives here. And I'm a toy owner, so I'll search for good paint applications and non-warped sculpts.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 21, 2014, 09:00:51 AM
If I get screwed over by Gamestop, then I might need to take you up on that offer. I'm hoping that is not the case though and that everything goes smoothly though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: rlse9 on December 21, 2014, 10:36:13 AM
I find it kind of funny how people on the internet went from complaining that the quality of Amiibo was so poor that they weren't worth buying and that they're overpriced for what they are to complaining that they're selling out too quickly that they can't find them in stores.


Hmm... some people might have made those complaints.


Mine were more along the lines of:
(1) production models are significantly worse than display models, with some poor decisions (like Link's yellow stick) standing out as particularly unfortunate
(2) they are slightly overpriced, but that's not a huge surprise given the source
(3) distribution has been very poor and it's frustrating for anyone who doesn't want the main Nintendo mascots to be driven to an absolutely ridiculous scalper market to get the figures they want, while NoA and retailers make contradictory and unclear statements about whether specific figures will be reprinted/restocked


And which one of those complaints are wrong?   :confused;
None of those complaints are wrong, but the rhetoric across the internet in general, not anyone in particular here, seems to be a little more extreme than your reasonable complaints.

So why is everything well stocked in Japan and not here?  Are there retailer exclusives there or is that just a US thing?  Is it NoA being completely incompetent here and NoJ having a clue or is it retailers here being less willing to order stock and devote shelf space to something Wii U based?  I can kind of see retailers not wanting to have tons of of lesser known characters that they think they'll end up stuck with and Nintendo not wanting to have warehouses full of figures they can't get on store shelves, but after seeing the success they've had, it is kind of bizarre that they haven't said that they're going to produce more of something that people clearly want.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on December 21, 2014, 11:45:57 AM
Link's amiibo got horribly borked in design. Based on the pictures I've seen his head is like drooped down or something, what the heck.

although i'd rather get toon link anyways since he has better customs in SMASH, and maybe captain falcon AND-OH GOD, WHAT HAVE I BECOME!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on December 21, 2014, 05:06:53 PM
...
Is it NoA being completely incompetent here and NoJ having a clue or is it retailers here being less willing to order stock and devote shelf space to something Wii U based?  ... but after seeing the success they've had, it is kind of bizarre that they haven't said that they're going to produce more of something that people clearly want.


I don't think that NoA is incompetent, but they are cautious to a fault about what (and how much) gets released for products outside of their main franchises. Anything that doesn't have huge sales expectations seems to be viewed with extreme caution.  From a business perspective that's probably not a bad thing, but it doesn't help collectors.


As you say, I have a hard time believing there won't be a restock given how quickly things sold out. Seems like they are leaving money on the table... but maybe they are ok with that?  Maybe they'd rather leave money on the table than produce too much?  Maybe they just want to create urgency to pad sales and have every intention of reprinting figures later?  Who knows!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 22, 2014, 07:57:53 AM
The only ideas here are that they could have is that the cards will meets the same sales standards as the amiibos because everyone is clearly buying them for their functions. Or that they are lying to ensure stock is completely sold. One is incompetence, the other is, well, business.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on December 22, 2014, 08:35:22 AM
A lot of Nintendo/Amiibo fans don't understand that there's a fixed AND variable cost for every production run of a product like a toy. 
 
I assume these items are made in a mold.  Therefore, there's a set-up cost for the machinery to be set to make a Marth character, then there's also the cost of plastics, whatever processses take place in the molding process, labor,  and then packaging & distribution costs.  This is a very rough estimate from someone who knows a bit about manufacturing, but not explicitly about toys.
Let's say Nintendo decides to cater to fans and do a 10,000 PC run of Marth's as a last run.  Let's assume maybe a fixed cost of $50,000 to have everything set-up to do a production run, materials & labor amount to $2/figure, and shipping amounts to $1/figure.  That amounts to approx. $8/figure to have a production run of 10k toys from production to on-the-shelf.  This is the cost of the unit, no profit figured into this.
 
Nintendo probably has an idea of what profit margin they need on these for them to be considered profitable.  Let's work backwards from the $13/unit price to see what Nintendo would need to sell these at assuming they want a 30% profit margin.
Retailers have an average 40% markup from their cost for retail price.  Taking this percentage off the retail price, this means they need to purchase each Amiibo from Nintendo at a price point of $7.80/unit.  Let's also assume that Nintendo ideally wants to make a minimum profit margin of 30% per unit - this means they need to manufacture the amiibos at 30% less than what target or wal-mart would buy them at that $7.80 price point from, approx. $ 5.46/figure.
 
So under my unscientific scenario:They could always spread that fixed cost over a larger production run, but how many people ACTUALLY want a Marth amiibo vs the loud online chatter?  And what's the risk of producing far too many of these and then Nintendo sitting on Marth stock they can't give away to the retailers?
 
It's easy to say "Nintendo's missing-out on all this profit", but if you have any innate manufacturing/supply management knowledge, along with undertstanding Nintendo as a business has to have a level of expected profit with each decision they make, it's not hard to understand why they may not reconsider doing a second run of these characters, especially if they're going to offer the same in-game functionality in a much cheaper collectable card version down the road.
 
 
 
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on December 22, 2014, 08:52:52 AM
but how many people ACTUALLY want a Marth amiibo vs the loud online chatter?

Not to mention, how many people want Marth because he's hard to get?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on December 22, 2014, 09:37:07 AM
but how many people ACTUALLY want a Marth amiibo vs the loud online chatter?

Not to mention, how many people want Marth because he's hard to get?
Probably not as high as it is now but I would think Marth would actually be a solid seller considering the recent popularity of Fire Emblem and a lack of figures.

Why is Japan so well stocked?  Smaller Population, Less Logistical and Shipping Costs, Home Country, less competition, and probably higher profit margin.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 22, 2014, 09:45:31 AM
I would credit that argument if it was Mario or any of those other figures that have like three hundred other variants. But Fire Emblem, Shulk, and Captain Falcon figures are nonexistent. Fire Emblem has a huge fan base now, Xenoblade is expanding very quickly thanks to Smash, and Captain Falcon is, well, Captain Falcon. They have very few available alternatives if they have any at all, but the fanbase that will buy it will eat it up like mad. So make a 2nd, 3rd, and possibly a 4th run if the demand is still there. Right now, we have some people buying about 20 figures at once so they can charge them for triple the price later on ebay. Would rather see that profit go to Nintendo then some douche on ebay. No, there is no guarantee on profit for a 3rd or 4th run, but right now there is profit to be made on a 2nd run for some of these figures.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on December 22, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
I would credit that argument if it was Mario or any of those other figures that have like three hundred other variants. But Fire Emblem, Shulk, and Captain Falcon figures are nonexistent. Fire Emblem has a huge fan base now, Xenoblade is expanding very quickly thanks to Smash, and Captain Falcon is, well, Captain Falcon. They have very few available alternatives if they have any at all, but the fanbase that will buy it will eat it up like mad. So make a 2nd, 3rd, and possibly a 4th run if the demand is still there. Right now, we have some people buying about 20 figures at once so they can charge them for triple the price later on ebay. Would rather see that profit go to Nintendo then some douche on ebay. No, there is no guarantee on profit for a 3rd or 4th run, but right now there is profit to be made on a 2nd run for some of these figures.

Fire Emblem: Awakening sold very well.  That said, Marth was only a character in the game in the form of Lucina taking his name for a while.  How many people outside of fans of Smash Brothers and longtime fans of Fire Emblem REALLY care about Marth?
 
Xenoblade is popular and well-regarded by those who are fans of large RPGs, but the fanbase who would buy Shulk are 1) Smash devotees, 2) Xenoblade fans, & 3) people who are super into collectables. 
 
The reason why you see piles of Mario, Pikachu, Yoshi, Kirby, and Donkey Kong on the shelf is because Nintendo expect those to have the long-reaching interest from those outside of their core gaming base.  These are the evergreen franchise characters they'll have longer-term plans for Amiibo because of all the cross-over games they're in.
 
Nintendo doesn't care about if you have to pay Mr. Ebay scalper $75 for a Marth or Villager figurine.  That doesn't factor into their business decisions.  They care about enough guaranteed demand to where if they go through the trouble of producing enough stock to sell at the profit margin they want, that they'll for sure sell-through all the stock because they don't want to be stuck with the remaining stock once the market is flooded with more Marth Characters than what the vocal minority actually want.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on December 22, 2014, 12:08:08 PM
lolmonade's posts take all the fun out of complaining because they are very reasonable and probably accurate.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 22, 2014, 02:42:22 PM
Is it possible Nintendo just grossly underestimated demand for Amiibo? I would think they want to strike while the "iron is hot".




Also, now that Amiibo is a "hit", can I get my Diablo style dungeon crawler now? I still think while support in other franchises are awesome, Amiibo(s) need its own game. And leveling up in other games helps you in the main Amiibo game as well. (gonna need some kinda of "banking system" since the figures only support 1 save)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: MagicCow64 on December 22, 2014, 03:50:26 PM
So my brother went to the Nintendo World Store over the weekend for holiday lucre, and was disappointed to find only the common Amiibos available and no Wave 2. But when he was checking out with a consolation Samus he spotted a Little Mac behind the counter, maybe a return or stock an employee was trying to reserve, and snapped it up. And that was my Christmas present, currently going for $37.99 from Amazon sellers. And I of course opened it and killed the value because I need it to be as possible to minimize embarrassment.


We were excited to try out the Smash Bros. functionality, but after about two hours I came away pretty underwhelmed. I thought leveling the little mofos up would be an ongoing process, but after two hours of free-for-alls with two humans and two Amiibos, both hit max 50. They could handily beat us by the end, but otherwise aren't all that distinct from regular CPUs (though they seem to react weirdly to large gaps on stages). I'm not sure if I'll bother scanning MacArthur in again, as the only thing to do really is max out their stats by feeding them items and thus make them dominate even more. I was disappointed to find that you can't do co-op modes with your Amiibo, I think it would have helped us bond.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on December 22, 2014, 06:12:04 PM
The one I really wanted from wave one was the villager. I had it on my hands but decided to get it later. That was a bad decision.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 22, 2014, 07:49:59 PM
I just don't want to fight for these damn figures. And I believe there is enough demand to sell a second reshipment of certain amiibos without having excess stock.

And I don't want fucking cards.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 22, 2014, 10:43:09 PM
On second thought...**** it. I'll go a head and bite the bullet and buy Villager for $35.00  If by some chance they get cheaper, then I'll just be out of $20 which I would have spent on hookers and blow at the local Wendy's.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on December 23, 2014, 08:54:52 AM
On second thought...**** it. I'll go a head and bite the bullet and buy Villager for $35.00  If by some chance they get cheaper, then I'll just be out of $20 which I would have spent on hookers and blow at the local Wendy's.
Since your by there so much you should get one of the Frosty Key Chains for Wendy's Charity.  I must have saved at least $45 from the thing this year. Good ROI.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 24, 2014, 10:48:06 AM
Shulk amiibos are no longer available on Gamestop's site. Link (http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/shulk-amiibo-figure-gamestop-exclusive/118681)

Disappointing, but expected.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on December 24, 2014, 03:59:27 PM
Shulk amiibos are no longer available on Gamestop's site. Link (http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/shulk-amiibo-figure-gamestop-exclusive/118681)

Disappointing, but expected.

I wonder if you can still order them in store.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on December 24, 2014, 07:48:57 PM
Shulk amiibos are no longer available on Gamestop's site. Link (http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/shulk-amiibo-figure-gamestop-exclusive/118681)

Disappointing, but expected.

You got GameSTOPPED son. 8)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 24, 2014, 10:25:07 PM
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADbUgNp7YZJbg (https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADbUgNp7YZJbg)


I thought of this "Amiibo" thing like 8 months before they announced it. Can I get a "Lionel Hutz" lawyer type to plead my case? I'll settle the case outta court for a case of Gatorade, 3 Villager Amiibo and $15 in eShop credit.


(Also, is the plural of Amiibo the same as the singular?)
 





Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on December 25, 2014, 09:25:49 AM
I got Fox and Link for Christmas.  Fox is definitely more detailed than Link.  That seems to be a trend.  The more mainstream the less detail of similar character types.

Also I never realized that Fox head get up looks like an NES accessory before.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/LaserScope.jpg/220px-LaserScope.jpg)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on December 26, 2014, 04:39:39 PM
Bought the Link Amiibo. Was looking for Pikachu to get for a family member as a late Christmas present, but my Gamestop was devastated. My only complaints with it is that the stand should have been clear and that the sheath for the Master Sword is a little bent. Otherwise it looks nice.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: MagicCow64 on December 26, 2014, 08:01:22 PM
I went to return a duplicate Christmas Amiibo at the Nintendo World Store today (stupidly thinking that it wouldn't be crowded in Manhattan the day after Christmas), and observed a fun phenomenon. On the shelves they had the usual common Amiibos (of which Luigi is one apparently), but on the shelf behind the counter they had a few stacks of figures piled so as to not show the front of the packages to people in line. These were Little Mac, Pit, and Captain Falcon. The line was super long, and behind me I heard a number of fevered conversations about hoping to get one of the few Falcons left from the "rare" stock behind the counter, with people cursing and wincing as the figures depleted. I happened to get to the counter with two Falcons left, and traded my Samus for one. What fun! I'm gonna keep this one in the package as I can't imagine there'll be another F-Zero game any time soon that would inspire another production run.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on December 26, 2014, 08:06:23 PM
I booted up Smash Bros U for the first time today and tried out my Link and Mario Amiibos. I am not entirely sure what they are supposed to do but I had fun playing around with them anyways. I will probably get banned for life for saying this but I don't like this new Smash Bros. game that much. I don't know maybe I just never liked the whole series to begin with but I somehow expected this one to be better.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 26, 2014, 09:36:51 PM
I don't know maybe I just never liked the whole series to begin with but I somehow expected this one to be better.


It is better, but there's nothing about this game that would change your mind if you weren't already in love with the series. It's more refined but there is no "NEW" mechanic that clicks with the underwhelmed.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on December 26, 2014, 10:01:47 PM
Did y'all listen to the latest episode of RFN? (amiibarf)

In a nutshell: Amiibo is only being talked about because of their scarcity, not because of their actual...use in videogames.

Discuss!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Enner on December 27, 2014, 04:12:26 AM
In a nutshell: Amiibo is only being talked about because of their scarcity, not because of their actual...use in videogames.

Discuss!
Their current implementation of amiibo is a novel extra at best and an afterthought at worst. I'm okay with that since the toys-to-life idea is having plastic, portable keys to digital locks once you remove all the magic and wonder. I look forward to having a Captain Falcon costume for my Mii in Mario Kart 8 (made sure to pre-order the Captain). Leveling up customized CPU fighters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is oddly endearing in a "I'm pretending to be a trainer!" way.

The Hyrule Warriors implementation is the most useful in my eyes as you can get up to five daily random draws at rupees, crafting materials, and weapons with different amiibo. This leans in to a RPG-grinding nature which is what toys-to-life feed on to my limited knowledge.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on December 27, 2014, 06:21:35 AM
I don't know maybe I just never liked the whole series to begin with but I somehow expected this one to be better.


It is better, but there's nothing about this game that would change your mind if you weren't already in love with the series. It's more refined but there is no "NEW" mechanic that clicks with the underwhelmed.


I guess my thing is I really liked Melee because it had so much content and tribute to Nintendo's glory days these last two it seems they are just over stuffed, the game play I never understood I suck at the actual game. I thought it was supposed to be a fighting game but I am a fighting game fanatic and this does not play like a real fighting game at all.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 27, 2014, 10:35:13 AM
I thought it was supposed to be a fighting game but I am a fighting game fanatic and this does not play like a real fighting game at all.




As I fellow fighting game fanatic and as someone who put something close to 1000hrs in melee (and I am still only average) ITS NOT A FIGHTING GAME. Even with the "advanced techs" like "Wave-dashing" and some called "perfect pivoting" it's still not a true fighter or its an incredably shallow one.






TO THE AMIIBO: Rarity or not, if these were simply trophies for Smash with NO NFC, I think people would still be after them for, maybe not this extent or frenzy but very popular none the less. There have been plenty of crazes that make less sense than this. (pogs, Beanie Babies, Lallaloopsy,) Think its crazy now...wait till the next poke'mon game uses this tech and its over!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 27, 2014, 11:20:37 PM
Glad I got Shulk and Ike pre-ordered if they are already cutting off pre-orders. I may pre-order a few others at Target so I can get Rosalina.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on December 28, 2014, 01:26:48 AM
I suck at the actual game. I thought it was supposed to be a fighting game but I am a fighting game fanatic and this does not play like a real fighting game at all.
As I fellow fighting game fanatic and as someone who put something close to 1000hrs in melee (and I am still only average) ITS NOT A FIGHTING GAME.
GIT.
GOOD.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on December 28, 2014, 07:18:45 PM
Since Shulk is my new/current main, I need to pre order him as well.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on December 28, 2014, 10:19:07 PM
Hyrule Warriors presents, in my opinion, the worst implementation of Amiibo with the spinner. Especially when you realize that the data for the spinner is probably on your hard drive already with a patch and the only reason you can't use it is because you don't have the ugliest amiibo of them all

"I will defeat Ganon with the golden power of this ugly yellow bar"

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WeuBD%2BUYL._SY300_.jpg)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 29, 2014, 12:07:50 AM
I prefered the first model of Link where the bar was clear. The yellow bar is ugly. Though they should have created a better pose for Link that didn't require such a clunky stand.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Enner on December 29, 2014, 04:34:09 PM
Hyrule Warriors presents, in my opinion, the worst implementation of Amiibo with the spinner. Especially when you realize that the data for the spinner is probably on your hard drive already with a patch and the only reason you can't use it is because you don't have the ugliest amiibo of them all

Ostensibly, you can unlock Link's spinner (and the Mario Kart 8 Mii costumes) with any one's amiibo so you can just have one person with the Link amiibo and unlock the spinner for all of the Hyrule Warriors save data among your group.

Operative word being "ostensibly."
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on December 29, 2014, 10:50:46 PM
I'm trying to divide up the amiibos with my friends and family so that we can cover all of these unlocks.


I received the Link figure as a gift today and it doesn't look as bad in real life as it does in photos. Maybe its because you can turn it to a better position. Though it could have looked better in dozens of other poses.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on December 30, 2014, 08:47:37 AM
I have been using my three Amiibo for Hyrule Warriors for a few weeks now, but I gave my Mario a spin in Smash Bros. for the first time last night. He's a purple costumed Mario named "Wally" for obvious reasons.

My first training session didn't go so well. I started simply trying to show him the ropes with my own Mario, covering combos, spot-dodging, and how I moved, but that just made him super-reliant on fireballs and he honestly wasn't fun to play with at all. I switched to a few other characters after and it felt like all of his tactics were completely useless. I ended up not saving any of the 35 levels I trained him up with, and called it a night.

The next morning, I gave him another go. This time, I started with my best character, then switched to Mario, and then, for about twenty levels, focused solely on kicking his ass with Wario. Around level 27 or so things really started to click with him and he was adapting really well to my tactics, not relying too much on fireballs, and doing some unconventional combos. I ended up saving this data because it feels like Wally is an interesting fighter now.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on December 30, 2014, 12:58:48 PM
I prefered the first model of Link where the bar was clear. The yellow bar is ugly. Though they should have created a better pose for Link that didn't require such a clunky stand.
Or him to face up. Link, you aren't edgy, stop staring at the ground like your brooding or something.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: BranDonk Kong on December 30, 2014, 02:51:41 PM
I'm not sure what all this Amiibo and rare Amiibo stuff is all about, but my Toys R Us has tons of them.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on December 31, 2014, 04:45:28 PM
I'm not sure what all this Amiibo and rare Amiibo stuff is all about, but my Toys R Us has tons of them.
Buy them all and rule the world.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 04, 2015, 10:13:18 AM
Toys R' Us is canceling pre-orders again.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 04, 2015, 12:59:36 PM
Did Target stop taking pre-orders? I'm trying to get Rosalina but the pre-order won't go through.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ShyGuy on January 04, 2015, 01:07:48 PM
Did Target stop taking pre-orders? I'm trying to get Rosalina but the pre-order won't go through.


You need to get in line outside the store. Bring a sleeping bag and an empty bottle for urological reasons.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 05, 2015, 06:50:51 AM
I broke down and ordered a Samus one, which I got now. Mine only had the one arm cannon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on January 05, 2015, 11:06:27 AM
Four Amiibo in and the thirst is real! I need them all. DAMN YOU NINTENDO!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 05, 2015, 03:24:57 PM
I broke down and ordered a Samus one, which I got now. Mine only had the one arm cannon.

If you're going to break down at least make it worth your time and get a dual arm cannon Samus. Do you even Amiibo? It's like you don't care.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on January 07, 2015, 03:55:00 PM
I got an amiibo with a scratch on it. Thinking of selling it for-- actually, that joke has been used far too much.

Anyway, it all started with just one... My latest are Diddy and Pit.

(http://i.imgur.com/6tBjYJe.jpg)



Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on January 07, 2015, 05:11:26 PM
Would like a Little Mac and Pit.  Though I rather have Dark Pit.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on January 07, 2015, 10:39:15 PM
I got DK and Kirby who arrived today. Kirby is actually named after a certain forum member here... care to guess who..?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on January 07, 2015, 11:05:09 PM
Whoo-hoo!  My TRU got my Captain Falcon in *and* actually held it for me!  Things are coming up Milhouse!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on January 08, 2015, 12:12:14 AM
Whoo-hoo!  My TRU got my Captain Falcon in *and* actually held it for me!  Things are coming up Milhouse!
Yeah I bit on a $30 captain falcon amiibo. Considering how I got the ones I have so far with a giftcard that I would have likely forgotten about I don't feel too bad.

Naturally of course given that it's probably the rarest one I have my eyes on when I get it I'm going to name it after a certain moderator on this forum...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 08, 2015, 01:49:46 AM
I got DK and Kirby who arrived today. Kirby is actually named after a certain forum member here... care to guess who..?

Obviously it's me. Who else on this forum would anyone ever name anything after?

Naturally of course given that it's probably the rarest one I have my eyes on when I get it I'm going to name it after a certain moderator on this forum...

Again, you're talking about me but it's pretty easy to guess that as every Amiibo you and anyone else owns would be named after me unless someone is trying to be "imaginative" by calling it something like "Mr.NintendoPlasticToyCashGrab the 3rd" or other lame "personable" nicknames.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on January 08, 2015, 10:54:05 AM
Khush,  Sit down.
Your going to take this hard but, its time to set you straight.
There all named after me.

My name ooziest manliness and sex appeal.  Not to mention Fun and Competence.
While yours ooziest Creepiness and Cushioning.  Though that may be the cameras you have monitoring us.  Who knows.  Mystery of life.

I know this is hard for you but, to ease your pain I will make sure to eliminate you at my next opportunity.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 10, 2015, 12:19:13 AM
Hmmm. Well, your title is love mole so you've definitely got some mojo. And this is Pokepal148 we're talking about it so he could be doing it wrong.

But having raged over your post all of yesterday and sleeping on it where I raged on it some more in my dreams and then consulting myself in the mirror today, I've come to the conclusion that you are the delusional one and are wrong and I'm right. That's the only answer that makes sense.

I don't expect you to reply as I also took the opportunity to disable the brakes on your automobile and so you're probably dead now but I still believe in proper forum etiquette and therefore wanted to make this response to you in accordance of the rules of common courtesy when conversing with another member of this forum.

Anyone else think they should name their Amiibo after someone else instead of me?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 10, 2015, 01:15:26 AM
I would name a Waluigi amiibo after you.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 10, 2015, 03:21:41 PM
(http://www.adrianamigniniart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cat-in-amazement-269x300.jpg)

*gasp*

The highest Amiibo honor!

SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A WALUIGI AMIIBO RIGHT NOW!!!!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on January 10, 2015, 03:27:10 PM
Hmmm. Well, your title is love mole so you've definitely got some mojo. And this is Pokepal148 we're talking about it so he could be doing it wrong.

But having raged over your post all of yesterday and sleeping on it where I raged on it some more in my dreams and then consulting myself in the mirror today, I've come to the conclusion that you are the delusional one and are wrong and I'm right. That's the only answer that makes sense.

I don't expect you to reply as I also took the opportunity to disable the brakes on your automobile and so you're probably dead now but I still believe in proper forum etiquette and therefore wanted to make this response to you in accordance of the rules of common courtesy when conversing with another member of this forum.

Anyone else think they should name their Amiibo after someone else instead of me?
Oh Khush.  When your as manly and loveable as I am you no longer need these... What do you call them... Brakes.  Yes, Brakes.  Even the word is foreign.  People and objects move out of my way as I drive down the road and lovingly cuddle me when I need to stop.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 10, 2015, 03:29:54 PM
SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A WALUIGI AMIIBO RIGHT NOW!!!!


Too late, already discontinued. Please understand.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 10, 2015, 03:43:08 PM
Hmmm. Well, your title is love mole so you've definitely got some mojo. And this is Pokepal148 we're talking about it so he could be doing it wrong.

But having raged over your post all of yesterday and sleeping on it where I raged on it some more in my dreams and then consulting myself in the mirror today, I've come to the conclusion that you are the delusional one and are wrong and I'm right. That's the only answer that makes sense.

I don't expect you to reply as I also took the opportunity to disable the brakes on your automobile and so you're probably dead now but I still believe in proper forum etiquette and therefore wanted to make this response to you in accordance of the rules of common courtesy when conversing with another member of this forum.

Anyone else think they should name their Amiibo after someone else instead of me?
Oh Khush.  When your as manly and loveable as I am you no longer need these... What do you call them... Brakes.  Yes, Brakes.  Even the word is foreign.  People and objects move out of my way as I drive down the road and lovingly cuddle me when I need to stop.

Oh hey, you're ok. That's great. Someone was saying you were having car troubles or something and so I was a bit worried but obviously it wasn't anything serious.

By the way, you know how you've mentioned being loved by anyone. No hard feelings. Go ahead and have that love. Even without that love, I'm getting Waluigi Amiibo's named after me and there's nothing greater than that. Clearly, that love is worthless and I was right about people on the forums naming their Amiibo's after me. But enjoy your being inappropriately touched and fondled by strangers. Good day, sir!

I said, GOOD DAY, SIR!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 10, 2015, 03:46:17 PM
SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A WALUIGI AMIIBO RIGHT NOW!!!!


Too late, already discontinued. Please understand.

Nintendo will only do that if they truly want to make Amiibo worthless. Mario Kart 7. No Waluigi. No one ever chooses Mario Kart 7 as their favorite Mario Kart. That's all the proof you need right there of the power and appeal of Waluigi. They'll discontinue Waluigi only if they hate money.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on January 10, 2015, 04:23:34 PM
I never considered giving my two lonely Amiibo any pet names, I named Mario, Mario, and Link, Link. I would be willing to buy ONE Amiibo of your choice and name it after any forum poster who gets me a DL code for Duck Tales Remastered. That way I get DuckTales for free and allow a total stranger dictate what my next Amiibo purchase is instead of impulsively buying Kirby or one that I really want but not really.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on January 10, 2015, 04:36:02 PM
It'd be mean to do something like "You have to buy Wii Fit Trainer" so you have to pay $50 for one on eBay just to get a download code for a $15 game. ;)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on January 10, 2015, 05:28:29 PM
I would never buy one on ebay I would find another way, I always do.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on January 10, 2015, 06:39:47 PM
You can do amazon.de or something like that.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 10, 2015, 06:42:26 PM
Or steal them. That's how I've been getting them. I've just been breaking into other people's homes and getting them for free.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on January 10, 2015, 06:46:06 PM
That would violate my parole. :/
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 10, 2015, 06:59:58 PM
That would violate my parole. :/

Oh man. Don't get me started on paroles and parole boards and all their lousy "rules".

That's a real shame, Phil. I feel for you.

Hopefully you can save up enough to buy a new identity and get plastic surgery to change your looks and then disappear from your current situation.

I've had to do that a couple times but it's totally worth it even if it's been tough adjusting to my new life as "Samantha." Still, it's worth it to be a free man, er, woman.

Here's hoping you get your freedom back also.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on January 10, 2015, 08:01:03 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/TheUncleBob/amiibo_zpscad69154.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/TheUncleBob/media/amiibo_zpscad69154.jpg.html)

Yay amiibo!  The next wave is all on pre-order... Except Rosalina.  Stupid Target.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on January 10, 2015, 09:11:31 PM
Very nice, UncleBob! Nice dedication to collecting!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on January 11, 2015, 12:47:14 AM
Allegedly, a MRA Sonic fanboy is trying to corner the market on female Amiibo because eff you. (http://www.examiner.com/article/man-buys-over-100-rosalina-amiibo-figures-just-so-fans-cannot)

something something ethics in toy journalism
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on January 11, 2015, 09:13:44 AM
I certainly don't expect to see those on eBay for $200.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on January 11, 2015, 10:05:55 AM
looks like Uncle Bob isn't the most hated collector out there anymore.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on January 12, 2015, 03:30:41 PM
My wife surprised me with the following amiibo on Christmas Morning:
Marth
Villager
Mega Man preorder
 
plus the ones i've already picked-up
Kirby
fox
Zelda
Link
 
I swear I didn't plan on owning even half as many of these...Now the dilemma - can I play with the Marth & Villager amiibo without opening the box?  I don't plan on selling them, but since they're apparently pretty rare, i'd like to keep them in good condition.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on January 12, 2015, 03:56:14 PM
My wife surprised me with the following amiibo on Christmas Morning:
Marth
Villager
Mega Man preorder
 
plus the ones i've already picked-up
Kirby
fox
Zelda
Link
 
I swear I didn't plan on owning even half as many of these...Now the dilemma - can I play with the Marth & Villager amiibo without opening the box?  I don't plan on selling them, but since they're apparently pretty rare, i'd like to keep them in good condition.
There is an article on the site on how to do that.  The bad news is there there is no way to do that without at least cutting the box.  You can have it look in great condition though.


Which is honestly a shame because the packaging actually looks pretty nice.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on January 12, 2015, 04:35:27 PM
Apparently, you can take a pointy skewer, put a tiny hole in the bottom (Where the cardboard and plastic don't seal well) and scrape off enough of the sticker to make it work.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 12, 2015, 06:02:04 PM
But even if you do that, you've still got a used Amiibo on your hands. Even if it stays in the package and the package is mostly undamaged, it's not like you can then sell it to someone else brand new. It's got your data on it and has begun to take on it's own fighting characteristic. Or can you wipe their memory clean?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on January 12, 2015, 06:33:33 PM
But even if you do that, you've still got a used Amiibo on your hands. Even if it stays in the package and the package is mostly undamaged, it's not like you can then sell it to someone else brand new. It's got your data on it and has begun to take on it's own fighting characteristic. Or can you wipe their memory clean?


Pretty sure you can wipe figure memory, but scratching the sticker off would still make it obvious the Amiibo wasn't new if the package is opened later... so there is no way to get around selling as used if you actually do use the figure.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on January 12, 2015, 06:50:05 PM
Yeah, the suggestion I gave was for the comment about keeping them in the nice-looking package.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on January 12, 2015, 11:01:55 PM
You can manage and wipe an Amiibo from the WiiU setting menu.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on January 13, 2015, 04:17:14 PM
Honestly, I'm not concerned about resale value as much as keeping them in good condition in a house with two small boys.  I think I'll take a look at some of these options and choose one.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on January 13, 2015, 04:23:03 PM
Honestly, I'm not concerned about resale value

Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 22, 2015, 09:47:12 PM
The dreaded internal Gamestop memo strikes again. Rumored Wave 3 release dates:

Bowser - Feb 6; Sheik, Shulk, Toon Link, Ike, King Dedede - Feb 13, Mega Man and Sonic - Feb 20.

My Shulk pre-order says Feb 1 but that could very well be a placeholder date. I do not look forward to going to a Gamestop on Feb 13 just to make sure I get Shulk.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: BranDonk Kong on January 22, 2015, 10:40:11 PM
Just make your own Amiibo. (https://gbatemp.net/threads/hi-doggie.377506/)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on January 23, 2015, 12:57:25 AM
ATTENTION AMIIBO ENTHUSIASTS:

Wave 3 is now in-stock in Japan, with Meta Knight and Lucario in particular readily available. Rosalina and Shulk have not been released yet, but will probably be coming in early to mid-February. If you are finding any of these difficult to obtain, please send me a message as soon as possible. I will send you a Japanese version if you are willing to reimburse the shipping fees. If you are looking for Marth or Wii Fit Trainer I can also obtain those. Unfortunately, Villager is difficult to fin here. If you are not concerned with the original packaging I can send more than one Amiibo loose in the same, smaller package, reducing shipping costs.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 23, 2015, 04:51:37 PM
About how much do you anticipate shipping to cost to the US? I might take you up on that for Villager, Wii Fit Trainer and others if they do not repopulate here and split the cost of a joint package with friends.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on January 23, 2015, 06:54:56 PM
The smallest flat rate box, which could hold maybe four unpackaged Amiibo, would cost around 10-15 dollars.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ClexYoshi on January 28, 2015, 11:18:28 PM
Okay, something inexcusable happened to my Australian friend today and I am very, VERY angry. I'm trying to convince them to take a picture or soemthing, but he're's the copypasta from our skype log.


"I went shopping to try and get either a Megaman, Rosalina or Shulk one that had just come out today.


Man shops didn't have one but I found a couple of Shulk and Megaman ones at a Big W there were I maybe two megaman ones 3 Shulk ones and one I didn't see.


Now before I reached the game section this guy ran past me from the entrance and headed left when the game section was to the right, I went to grab a Shulk one to look at it and before I grab it I get shoved out of the way and as I am falling I see it was this same guy from before.


I cut my arm on one of these stupid wire hook things Big W has to hold things like trading cards and other things with hooks on the package and this guy runs off with the fucking amiibos >= |"

I mean, nothing new as far as rampant consumerism goes, but this has gotten out of hand. Retailers need to crack down if crap like this is happening.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on January 29, 2015, 11:00:27 PM
That Amiibro has taken things to a new level of dickishness. :@
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 30, 2015, 12:29:47 AM
I saw Pit for sale again on Amazon but it wouldn't say it was in my cart. I think I discovered it right when they were running out. Pity. Really trying to snag that one for my sister.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on January 30, 2015, 12:11:14 PM
I wonder how much of Nintendo's recent profit was because of Amiibo and not their games. I figured Amiibo was a cash grab to infuse some money into the bank by squeezing the small customer base but I am wondering now if they are using it as a way to move away from video games and get back into toys.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on January 30, 2015, 01:11:24 PM
If Nintendo wanted to get back into Toy Proper they would be making real toys with their properties.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 30, 2015, 01:17:46 PM
We'll know if they take that route because we'll stop seeing a lot of the licensed toys currently on the market and more directly produced merchandise.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on January 30, 2015, 03:20:50 PM
true, but as we all know Nintendo does things at a snail in a coma's pace.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 30, 2015, 04:06:10 PM
Not always. Sometimes they do them way more quickly than anyone expected. Look at how they embraced digital distribution of retail games, it kind of came out of nowhere.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on January 30, 2015, 04:34:26 PM
Not always. Sometimes they do them way more quickly than anyone expected. Look at how they embraced digital distribution of retail games, it kind of came out of nowhere.

I wasn't surprised they did that to be honest, its what they always wanted. The have wanted to do away with used game sales since they tried suing Blockbuster over game rentals in the 80's. This is different we are suggesting they might be testing the waters to exit, or move away from, video games and shift to a brand new business model. That is not something they will do over night. UNLESS Amiibo is the reason for their quarterly profit and their games would have sunk them if not for amiibo, then I can see them maybe accelerating their exit but only if New 3DS bombs hard, like Virtual Boy bomb.

There was talk about Quality of Life being their exit strategy, I doubt Amiibo is tied into that at all but what if they are seriously testing the waters to scale back on video games and shift to something new entirely, toys is something they have done longer than video games, and to them they have always considered video games toys anyways.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 30, 2015, 05:09:35 PM
It's not so much that they decided to try it, but how quickly they went all-in on it.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on January 30, 2015, 07:38:43 PM
Looks like Target no longer has online stock for link.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on February 07, 2015, 02:39:10 PM
Gold and Silver Mario amiibos (http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/04/super-mario-amiibo-gold-silver/) as Club Nintendo final prizes?


The smallest flat rate box, which could hold maybe four unpackaged Amiibo, would cost around 10-15 dollars.


I just found out that amiibos are not region locked so will take you up on that offer, let me talk to my sister and we'll come up with a list together and split shipping costs. I know that I want to get Marth, Wii Fit Trainer and Villager (if you can find one). She will probably want a Toon Link, Pit, and Meta Knight since she didn't pre-order any wave 3 figures.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 11, 2015, 04:41:22 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/V2rFUB1l.jpg)

Probably the best looking Amiibo so far. The detail is very nice and there's nice contrast of colors (his vest color pops more than anything). A few people have been saying their Monado's have a slight bend, but mine is perfectly straight.

I'm deathly afraid of opening it, but I probably will tonight.

Toad preorders are already sold out...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on February 11, 2015, 07:52:06 PM
The Toad pre-orders are up at Best Buy, though.

I wish I could have gotten a Shulk, but I can't be greedy! I got an email that my orders for Metaknight, King Dedede, Ike, and Mega Man are in store on the 20th (Best Buy). I can get them when I pick up Kirby and the Rainbow Curse! :3
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 11, 2015, 08:15:27 PM
I can't order online from Best Buy though (living in PR), so my best bet is either Walmart or Gamestop. That being said, I lucked out with this Shulk and I'm tired of the insanity that is pre-ordering these things. I want to at least finish my mains (Robin and ZS Samus) but I won't lose sleep if don't get them.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on February 11, 2015, 08:28:37 PM
Ah. I learned something new about you, Soren! :)

Yeah, I liken the Amiibo hunt to Beanie Babies back in the day. Man, I was obsessed with those things! haha
However, this time I'm not making my mom drive around the city for 'em! I do the driving instead! Actually, I've just been pre-ordering the ones I want, and if I can't get others, then maybe I can import or just be glad I have the ones I have.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on February 11, 2015, 08:59:07 PM
Got my Shulk amiibo today as well, though the box was a giant mess of being abused and beaten. Luckily, Shulk was fine. It looks a lot better then the Link Amiibo by far. Maybe is has something to do with there not being an ugly yellow bar.

Looking at Amazon/Ebay, Shulk is going for $30 and up.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on February 11, 2015, 11:05:25 PM
I ended up with two too links. I am willing to sale one of them for the same price I got it at Toys R Us. If not I will return it to the store.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on February 12, 2015, 07:24:46 PM
My current Amiibo lineup:


Link, Samus, Zelda, Shulk, Shiek. (Ike on preorder).


Released ones I still hope to get (someday):
Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager.


Hope to also get Charizard, Robin, and Lucina from wave 4.



Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Wah on February 12, 2015, 10:07:00 PM
Ike, DDD, and Lucario are so hard to get!
Which are the fighters i use!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: RedBlue on February 12, 2015, 10:57:39 PM
I have Mario, Link, Samus, Kirby and Donkey Kong open, and new in the box, Captain Falcon, little Mac, Zelda, Sheik, Bowser, Yoshi, Captain Falcon, Shulk, 2 Toon links, Diddy Kong, on order Mega Man and King Dedede. Waiting on Duck hunt dog, Bowser Jr and Pac Man
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Ceric on February 12, 2015, 11:08:48 PM
I sort of wanted a Pit but I didn't see one.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on February 12, 2015, 11:19:02 PM
I was thinking of getting a Pit as well but my sister wants Pit and we are tying to divide up the list of characters between us. I figured I could get Dark Pit but she wants that one as well.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: that Baby guy on February 13, 2015, 12:58:28 AM
Get a Peach amiibo, and give it the nickname "Pit."
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on February 13, 2015, 01:02:59 AM
You won't even be able to tell the difference since Peach is just a near exact clone of Pit.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: that Baby guy on February 13, 2015, 01:06:08 AM
There's one slight difference. Peach has a more masculine jaw line. If you look close and zoom in, you can see it.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on February 13, 2015, 01:19:52 AM
Really?

(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/326/7/6/kid_icarus__by_amb00p-d5luhn6.jpg)

(http://cdn.smosh.com/sites/default/files/ftpuploads/bloguploads/1013/warp-crossplay-peach.jpg)


I wasn't sure at first but, doing a side by side comparison, I see your right.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on February 15, 2015, 03:26:44 PM
My brother purchased a Sheik for me as an early birthday present. It was the last one at our local Best Buy.

(http://i.imgur.com/mkv0oj0.jpg)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on February 16, 2015, 09:34:15 AM
Was looking at Toon Link and Bowser this weekend. Both looked good and would be fun collectibles. But I'm so pissed at the whole short stock issue that after thinking for a minute they both went back on the shelf. Just not worth the hassle of trying to collect these when most of the figs I want are so damned hard to find.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 16, 2015, 09:49:42 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/EJtol4Dl.png)


EDIT: It sounds good but it really doesn't matter if supply issues aren't fixed.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 16, 2015, 11:20:28 PM
More obvious news:

Best Selling Amiibo figures (NA)
1-Link, 2-Mario, 3-Pikachu, 4-Kirby, 5-Samus, 6-Yoshi, 7-Zelda, 8-Dankey Kang, 9-Peach, 10-Luigi

Best Sell-Through (NA)
1-Marth, 2-Villager, 3-Wii Fit Trainer, 4-Pit, 5-Captain Falcon, 6-Link, 7-Fox, 8-Rosalina, 9-Samus, 10-Yoshi
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on February 17, 2015, 12:48:48 AM
8-Dankey Kang

That's a new one. Am I missing something here?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on February 17, 2015, 06:33:04 AM
Nintendo's answer to the supply issue is cards

Rumor: Nintendo plans to resupply all amiibos except for the store exclusives.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on February 17, 2015, 07:47:21 AM
63% of Amiibo sales are in NA. Welp, they had a good run.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on February 17, 2015, 08:35:01 AM
...

Best Sell-Through (NA)
1-Marth, 2-Villager, 3-Wii Fit Trainer, 4-Pit, 5-Captain Falcon, 6-Link, 7-Fox, 8-Rosalina, 9-Samus, 10-Yoshi


This list is kind of bullshit. A whole bunch of Amiibo figures have essentially seen 100% sell-through, so ranking them this way is misleading.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on February 17, 2015, 10:13:40 AM
More obvious news:

Instock Amiibo figures (NA)
1-Link, 2-Mario, 3-Pikachu, 4-Kirby, 5-Samus, 6-Yoshi, 7-Zelda, 8-Dankey Kang, 9-Peach, 10-Luigi

Out of Stock (NA)
1-Marth, 2-Villager, 3-Wii Fit Trainer, 4-Pit, 5-Captain Falcon, 7-Fox, 8-Rosalina,

Fixed.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on February 17, 2015, 08:33:14 PM
The Gold Mario Amiibo is Walmart exclusive, apparently..

https://twitter.com/HeroOfTime125/status/567854752433729537 (https://twitter.com/HeroOfTime125/status/567854752433729537)

I do not like the Nintendo and their the arrangement of their the Amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on February 17, 2015, 09:35:00 PM
The Gold Mario Amiibo is Walmart exclusive, apparently..

https://twitter.com/HeroOfTime125/status/567854752433729537 (https://twitter.com/HeroOfTime125/status/567854752433729537)

I do not like the Nintendo and their the arrangement of their the Amiibo.


So hopefully this puts the final kibosh on that whole Club Nintendo rumor? 
That one never really made sense anyway.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on February 17, 2015, 09:40:08 PM
Thank goodness I don't want it.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on February 18, 2015, 01:39:26 AM
In Japan, the gold Mario Amiibo might still be a Club Ninty exclusive, or something similar, as we don't have "retailer exclusives" here...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on February 20, 2015, 01:21:03 PM
Got an early birthday gift from my grandma.

(http://i.imgur.com/UlWssWA.jpg)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 20, 2015, 04:08:54 PM
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on February 20, 2015, 04:13:50 PM
Ha!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 23, 2015, 12:12:10 PM
With no chance of getting him in US retailers, I went ahead and got Ike from Amazon UK at a pretty good price. $20.
Title: Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 24, 2015, 11:21:33 PM
From the investor Q&A:

Quote
Finally, regarding your question about amiibo’s profitability, we have been selling amiibo at the same MSRP so that consumers will easily understand its price point. However, I think you can easily tell just by looking at several amiibo figures that production costs vary for each one of them; some amiibo have a more complex structure and a greater number of colors, which means they cost more to produce than others. Nevertheless, since setting different price points could be misinterpreted as the company valuing certain characters more than others, we came to the decision to set an MSRP that would return a profit from the amiibo platform as a whole.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on February 25, 2015, 07:32:03 PM
In other words, as expected, Kirby is the true money maker.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 26, 2015, 11:40:56 AM
The Gold Mario Amiibo went up for pre-order and sold out in about 20 minutes.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 26, 2015, 05:21:53 PM
The Gold Mario Amiibo went up for pre-order and sold out in about 20 minutes.

Thanks UncleBob

send me one please. ;)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on February 26, 2015, 08:08:27 PM
UncleBob's also selling them for $100 on eBay.


I mean, Wal-Mart made a 2 per order limit. But people could still make multiple orders of 2 amiibo. That's still not good enough to beat the scalpers.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on February 26, 2015, 09:00:51 PM
The longer the amiibo train goes, the more I begin to fear trying to get a Lucina amiibo
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on March 01, 2015, 07:58:45 PM
What's the deal with Mega Man? Is he another rare-ish figure?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on March 01, 2015, 09:03:23 PM
What's the deal with Mega Man? Is he another rare-ish figure?

I only got one in my area because my wife put it on pre-order.

My local target had bar codes for sonic, ike, king dedede.  When asked, they said they were supposed to get them a while ago, but never got their shipment.  They even scanned the label, and they came up as "discontinued" in their computer, leading them to believe they won't get any.

On the plus side, Ive seen some Shiek pop-up here and there, and I've seen more supply of toon link come into circulation.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 01, 2015, 09:45:24 PM
Mega Man is starting to show up on more store shelves. So he won't be impossible to find.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on March 02, 2015, 08:11:08 AM
Mega Man is starting to show up on more store shelves. So he won't be impossible to find.


Ok.  I saw (exactly) one in stores yesterday, remembered hearing that some people couldn't find him, and grabbed it thinking someone from the NWR forums might want to buy from me at cost+shipping... but if more are coming I'll probably just return it.


Returning won't happen for a bit though - so if anyone is excited about overpaying slightly due to shipping from Canada, feel free to ping me.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on March 02, 2015, 12:08:46 PM
Mega Man is starting to show up on more store shelves. So he won't be impossible to find.

Not sure if he'll be "Marth" level of hard to find, but I expect him and most of the 3rd party character ones will be pretty limited overall.  Scalpers are already selling them for $30+ on amazon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 02, 2015, 12:52:25 PM
Mega Man is starting to show up on more store shelves. So he won't be impossible to find.

Not sure if he'll be "Marth" level of hard to find, but I expect him and most of the 3rd party character ones will be pretty limited overall.  Scalpers are already selling them for $30+ on amazon.


I was getting pretty constant alerts from nowinstock.net for Mega Man and Sheik(every 3-4 hours) on GameStop stores, so there's still a way to find them at MSRP.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 02, 2015, 05:33:52 PM
Marth restock confirmed for late April.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on March 02, 2015, 06:04:53 PM
I hope we can do a pre-order of it like Gamestop did for Shulk.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on March 03, 2015, 03:29:50 PM
Stopped in at a Best Buy on lunch today. They had 8 Mega Man Amiibos and 4 Sonic Amiibos. So, they're out there. Of course, I bought them all and am now charging $100.00 each for them on eBay. I don't have to work anymore thanks to Nintendo!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: broodwars on March 13, 2015, 06:25:57 PM
I happened to be at my local Best Buy earlier today when the Nintendo Rep was there restocking the Nintendo section w/ Codename STEAM, etc. As it so happens, she put up 2 new Mega Man Amiibos. I'd been casually looking out for one of those (I'm not going out of my way to hunt Happy Meal toys without a good reason) since he's one of my all-time favorite VG characters, so I bought one. If I ever got into Amiibos, I meant to get a Link as well since he is my favorite VG character. So yeah...I have 2 of the damn things. Neither one has any useful functionality right now, but at least they look good on the shelf (in fact, Link in general is surprisingly well-detailed, and there are details on the Mega Man Amiibo I feel like only appeared in the 90s cartoon series). Keeping an eye out for Shulk and the Fire Emblem Amiibos, but I don't expect to see those anytime soon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on March 13, 2015, 06:46:30 PM
I feel that Mega Man and Sonic are being stocked well because they've been at every Toys 'R Us I've been to, at least in my area. This is after they've been out for a while now. Which is good because everyone needs to get a Mega Man Amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on March 14, 2015, 02:56:24 PM
Maybe it's a regional thing….Ran across the First Sonic I've seen so far at a Gamestop in Raleigh, NC, and scooped it up. The only one I've seen in the wild.  That said, I saw 4 Megaman's on the shelf as well, so maybe it's just because we sit on the east coast & I know Nintendo's shipments come from the west coast.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 17, 2015, 02:21:57 PM
http://www.yesasia.com/us/search/amiibo/0-0-0-q.amiibo_bpt.48-en/list.html

Japanese versions of Captain Falcon, Little Mac, Villager and Wii Fit Trainer available for cheap preorder. They release May 31 and you get free shipping when you order 2 or more.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on March 17, 2015, 03:24:07 PM
Maybe it's a regional thing….Ran across the First Sonic I've seen so far at a Gamestop in Raleigh, NC, and scooped it up. The only one I've seen in the wild.  That said, I saw 4 Megaman's on the shelf as well, so maybe it's just because we sit on the east coast & I know Nintendo's shipments come from the west coast.


I'm in the Midwest myself. *nods*
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on March 22, 2015, 12:55:50 PM
Maybe it's a regional thing….Ran across the First Sonic I've seen so far at a Gamestop in Raleigh, NC, and scooped it up. The only one I've seen in the wild.  That said, I saw 4 Megaman's on the shelf as well, so maybe it's just because we sit on the east coast & I know Nintendo's shipments come from the west coast.


I'm in the Midwest myself. *nods*


Fun, I was born & lived in Illinois most of my life.  Where you from?


Over the last week, I've seen Sonic a lot more regularly, less-so the Megaman amiibo.  Toon Link seems to be in better supply now, too.  That said, can't seem to find Ike or King Dedede anywhere. The West Coast strikes must have really screwed with their distribution.  Our local target has told us not to expect them to get any of the Ike or Dedede ones, at this point.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 22, 2015, 10:37:35 PM
I got my Ike amiibo from Amazon UK. I've given up looking for Dedede.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: BranDonk Kong on March 28, 2015, 04:36:23 PM
So there's a new DLC pack that requires a specific Toad Amiibo to unlock (the DLC does not come from the Amiibo, just the unlocking of said DLC).

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/nintendos-physical-dlc-supply-limited-toy-needed-for-new-gameplay-puzzles/

Amiibo can already be spoofed (as in I'm sure you'll soon be able to unlock this DLC with your phone), I don't think this is such a great idea.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 29, 2015, 02:02:54 AM
Is Toad really low stock? I've gotten countless notifications from NowInStock.net about him.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on March 30, 2015, 02:40:20 PM
Maybe it's a regional thing….Ran across the First Sonic I've seen so far at a Gamestop in Raleigh, NC, and scooped it up. The only one I've seen in the wild.  That said, I saw 4 Megaman's on the shelf as well, so maybe it's just because we sit on the east coast & I know Nintendo's shipments come from the west coast.

I'm in the Midwest myself. *nods*

Fun, I was born & lived in Illinois most of my life.  Where you from?

Over the last week, I've seen Sonic a lot more regularly, less-so the Megaman amiibo.  Toon Link seems to be in better supply now, too.  That said, can't seem to find Ike or King Dedede anywhere. The West Coast strikes must have really screwed with their distribution.  Our local target has told us not to expect them to get any of the Ike or Dedede ones, at this point.

Missouri. :)

Yeah, Ike and Dedede are impossible to find in stores, but Mega Man and Sonic are really easy to find. There was a whole row of blue with Sonic and Mega all lined up, all the way to the back of the shelf. Meanwhile, for the Super Mario series I am currently unable to find Toad, which is pretty much the only one I want of that series.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on March 31, 2015, 12:10:12 PM
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/NowInStock.net/images/blog/amiibo-wave-4.jpg)

I know when they announced wave 4, the Australia EB games/Gamestop had the date set for the 24th. Nintendo's site still says Spring 2015.

"Wave 4 Pre-orders Rumor: There is no finite news of Wave 4 pre-orders yet! There will be an update when they are announced. Rumors say Nintendo is delaying pre-orders in the USA to ensure Super Mario amiibo line gets its due exposure"
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on March 31, 2015, 12:32:31 PM
There were Toad figures locally very recently. I'm game to go looking and buy/ship at cost if forum regulars want them... but would caution that shipping from Canada isn't cheap so you might be better off just waiting for a restock.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 01, 2015, 07:00:56 PM
All the amiibo news.

- Wave 4 releasing May 29
- Splatoon Inkling amiibos also coming out May 29 (two separate and a bundle of three with squid amiibo exclusive to the bundle)
- Yarn Yoshi amiibo in 3 colors
- Dark Pit and Palutena on July
- Olimar, Bowser Jr, Zero Suit Samus, Dr. Mario and Ganondorf for September
- Mewtwo and Lucas amiibo confirmed.


EDIT: Ness is a Gamestop Exclusive. Wave 4 preorders begin tomorrow!!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 02, 2015, 11:08:51 AM
Greninja is Toys 'R Us exclusive.
Jigglypuff is Target exclusive.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on April 02, 2015, 02:33:05 PM
Crap...and me without internet at my new house. Was there any word on addressing the shortages or rerelease of old ones like Marth?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 02, 2015, 02:38:16 PM
Bill mentioned there would be more Marth.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 02, 2015, 03:11:57 PM
http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-the-full-rundown-on-all-the-wave-4-amiibo-madness-today-including-gamestop-s-plan-289917.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-the-full-rundown-on-all-the-wave-4-amiibo-madness-today-including-gamestop-s-plan-289917.phtml)

Its coming from Destructoid. I don't know how reliable they are because I don't care for them.

I just want my fucking amiibo.  :(

Edit: Gamestop is down.

Edit 2: Gamestop went to hell and gone. On there Facebook, they said no online pre-orders at all. Best buy went to hell as well. I don't even know if Amazon ever listed. I'm going end up paying some scalper prick in the end. ****.
 
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Enner on April 03, 2015, 12:32:33 AM
The amiibo-calypse continues. Even though I really want a Lucina, I can't help but cackle at continued shortage of amiibo of niche characters. Or maybe laughing is the only way for me to stay sane.

However Nintendo is managing and anticipating it's North American supply-demand chain, it continues to be woefully inadequate for their dedicated fans.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 03, 2015, 01:06:11 AM
I'm done. Not worth it anymore.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 03, 2015, 08:21:24 AM
Everyone is sold out now. So my only chance at Lucina is

A) Scalpers
B) a restock that will last just as long as the pre-orders did.
C) If Evan_B still has that offer open and if Japan doesn't go to hell with it.

I want to say some really violent things, but I'm controlling myself. I'll get mild comfort in the thought that a restock will screw over some scalpers.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: broodwars on April 03, 2015, 10:57:50 AM
Due to the scarcity issue, I'm rapidly starting to think that Nintendo's DLC scam may be the worst in the industry. Say what you will about Capcom's on-disc DLC, but at least it's there to purchase at any time and usually gets discounted after a while. For all the comparisons to Skylanders, I've never had this kind of trouble getting a Skylander or Infinity Figure as Nintendo has with any Amiibo, nor is the content in those games locked behind 1 specific figure. If you want access to the parts of a Nintendo game they've locked behind the Amiibo paywall, you're looking at coughing up $50+ on Ebay. Just ridiculous.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 03, 2015, 11:40:23 AM
Everyone is sold out now. So my only chance at Lucina is

A) Scalpers
B) a restock that will last just as long as the pre-orders did.
C) If Evan_B still has that offer open and if Japan doesn't go to hell with it.

I want to say some really violent things, but I'm controlling myself. I'll get mild comfort in the thought that a restock will screw over some scalpers.
I'm following the release dates, if you want a copy of any of them email me as close to launch as possible, because while the stock is healthy, it doesn't stay that way long.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 03, 2015, 01:33:36 PM
If you want access to the parts of a Nintendo game they've locked behind the Amiibo paywall, you're looking at coughing up $50+ on Ebay. Just ridiculous.



Or...you know...just wait for the cards they've announced. Nobody is buying amiibo at those prices because of the content they unlock in the games.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: broodwars on April 03, 2015, 01:46:20 PM
If you want access to the parts of a Nintendo game they've locked behind the Amiibo paywall, you're looking at coughing up $50+ on Ebay. Just ridiculous.



Or...you know...just wait for the cards they've announced. Nobody is buying amiibo at those prices because of the content they unlock in the games.

I have no interest in buying glorified E-reader cards, especially at Nintendo's prices. Nintendo should just be selling this on-disc DLC digitally like every other company, if they insist upon no longer giving us the full game when we pay full price. Have the Amiibo for those who just want the figure, with the slight discount of the character already unlocking crap everyone else has to pay for.

My entire problem with Amiibo is that Nintendo's locking content behind the purchase of figures no one can buy because the Ebay scalpers clear out the new inventory for the rest of the year every time there's a new wave of the things. Either make the content available for purchase separately, or make the figures more available. But Nintendo prefers catering to their fanbase of Ebay scalpers.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 03, 2015, 02:48:09 PM
The cards are Nintendo's solution for a non-amiibo alternative. Its a bad solution nobody wants (except maybe scalpers). But its the one they are going with.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 03, 2015, 03:31:16 PM
Ultimately Nintendo is entirely to blame for this debacle, but it's not because of some bullshit claim of being sold "on-disc DLC" or fans being unable to access content. Nobody cared about the things Amiibo unlocked in games until now when it's a convenient excuse to pile on.


Nintendo has to do two things. Either slow things down and actually manufacture enough to figures to keep up with demand, or increase the size of their manufacturing capabilities. If Nintendo insists on releasing Amiibo waves so close to each other, they need to expand the manufacturing. Only having 2 Smash Bros. figures releasing in July (because of the Splatoon and Yarn Yoshi figures) makes it painfully obvious that there's no support going on. And that burns up goodwill with the fans way faster than claiming Nintendo is intentionally selling people on-disc DLC.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on April 03, 2015, 08:54:07 PM
Spoilers; All the scalpers are Nintendo employees.

Follow the money.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 03, 2015, 09:14:37 PM
I wonder if scalpers have to pay a capital gains tax.

Or if they even report their income to the IRS.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: BranDonk Kong on April 03, 2015, 09:21:18 PM
I'm glad that I realize Amiibo are stupid and I will never own any.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 04, 2015, 07:14:11 AM
Let's be real, here. How much of an impact is the Amiibo craze going to have on the remaining life of the n3DS and Wii U? Is their profit margin enough to even things out for Nintendo? I know quite a few of them have sold but these are not 200 dollar consoles like the Wii. I'm honestly surprised they've even sold that much considering you need two insanely niche pieces of hardware to take advantage of them.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 04, 2015, 08:44:18 AM
How many pieces of collectors items are there available of Shulk? Lucina? Robin? Ness? Of many of the newer waves? They either don't exist or are even rarer then the actual amiibo. The people who are fighting tooth and nail over the amiibo aren't buying them for their digital unlocks. It is because its a statue of Shulk/Ness/Pit/etc who has nothing else out there and fans want it. That is not to say there aren't people buying it for the digital unlocks, but they are in the minority.

And scalpers are buying them too for obvious reasons in massive orders. Funny thing about. After the Toys "R" Us servers crashed from the first wave of pre-orders, they then made the amiibo a "one-per customer" item.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 04, 2015, 01:52:55 PM
Amiibos can probably keep Nintendo's cashflows up for a while, if they can keep them stock.  They don't necessarily need to keep the consoles afloat if they can maintain both revenues and social currency with Amiibo sales.  They can be effectively "worthless" outside from collectibility, but most retail buyers probably weren't planning on opening the packaging anyway.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on April 04, 2015, 11:00:39 PM
Is it too late to try and start a full collection? I have:


Mario
Link
Samus
Peach
Toon Link
MP10 Yoshi


I'm aware of Marth/Wii Fit and Villager but are there another impossible to get. My son is getting into this Custom Amiibo sub-culture that will require me to indulge in dupes and trips of the more popular one but I think I do want a solid collection. Is it too late? (6months in and the boat has already sailed came back and sailed again)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on April 04, 2015, 11:13:23 PM
I still think we will eventually get reprints. They would be crazy to not do it with how they are selling. My current theory has them re-releasing next year after they finish the Smash line.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 05, 2015, 01:05:08 AM
A full collection will be a costly venture.

As these sorts of lines expand, old molds aren't readily cycled. My guess is Nintendo has a small amount of factory lines working on this merch and that does not bode well for reprints.

At this point, I think, if you have missed the boat on certain Amiibo, you won't be seeing them again.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on April 05, 2015, 02:55:13 AM
Or you will see them in 4 years when the Amiibo bubble has burst and everyone just dumps their whole collections off for less than the cost of a current Amiibo in garage sales, Craig's List ads and Goodwill's across the nation.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 05, 2015, 07:36:17 AM
You mean when scalpers can't sell their 75 Greninja's for $80?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Nile Boogie Returns on April 05, 2015, 11:10:22 AM
Funny thing is I started my "Amiibo" collection with Melee. I wanted to collect all the fighters of the roster and got about 3 in and quit. I can finally complete my mission.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on April 06, 2015, 08:13:59 AM
Is it too late to try and start a full collection? ...


Never too late, as long as you have deep pockets.
But if you are on a budget it's best to give up now. An Amiibo collection wouldn't be cheap at retail pricing, but when a significant number of characters sell for 4 or 5 times (or more) retail pricing your options will probably be limited.


Still disappointed I can't get a Villager Amiibo, or the whole set of Kirby-related figures.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on April 06, 2015, 12:12:47 PM
I really think Nintendo's big win from a gaming standpoint with Amiibo is if they'd release a Skylanders-esque game using the Amiibo characters.  They're in a position where the characters are already in the wild, they'd just have to build the game to interact with it.
 
There was an article a while back saying Toys for Bob/Activision originally approached Nintendo to offer Skylanders as an exclusive.  To me, this seems like a win-win where they could potentially make a deal where Nintendo lets Toys for Bob develop the game using Nintendo characters with their input, and share in the profits. 
For Nintendo characters that are gone/scarce, this is where something like the Amiibo cards could fill the gap & maintain a playability for this kind of game.
 
It just seems like such a missed opportunity in my mind.  I'd also love to play that game.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 06, 2015, 01:18:58 PM
That implies there's enough kids who have Amiibo to play a game with them.

Also, a future where Nintendo makes a Skylanders-sequel game is not a world I want to live in.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on April 06, 2015, 03:41:30 PM
That implies there's enough kids who have Amiibo to play a game with them.

Also, a future where Nintendo makes a Skylanders-sequel game is not a world I want to live in.

I think the implication is more that Nintendo has interest in making a vehicle to sell more amiibo product.  I'm suggesting that there's already a baseline of people who have at least a few of these games that could possibly be interested in this type of game, myself included. 
 
I'd also suggest that maybe your and other's grief with Skylanders is how they package the game than the game itself.  Additionally, my suggestion wasn't that Nintendo themselves make it, rather they leverage a business relationship with Activision/Toys for Bob to develop the game using the Nintendo licenses necessary, so it's not even like it would keep Nintendo from producing "core" games.
 
Grant you, given how much I like the idea, i'm sure it'll never happen, so you're probably safe from your worst-case scenario of a game you don't like existing.
 
 
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 06, 2015, 06:35:46 PM
Nintendo needs to address the critical situation the Amiibo bubble is currently experiencing. With every wave, the number of Amiibo actually being used for gameplay shrinks, and that only means the bubble is going to pop soon. Not only will Amiibo be worthless, but Nintendo will have burned out a viable long term financial source.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 06, 2015, 07:30:57 PM
But what can Nintendo do?  Flood the market and increase content tied to Amiibo?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: SgtFlowers on April 06, 2015, 09:48:12 PM
Is it too late to try and start a full collection? ...


Never too late, as long as you have deep pockets.
But if you are on a budget it's best to give up now. An Amiibo collection wouldn't be cheap at retail pricing, but when a significant number of characters sell for 4 or 5 times (or more) retail pricing your options will probably be limited.


Still disappointed I can't get a Villager Amiibo, or the whole set of Kirby-related figures.




This is true, collecting amiibo is possible but money will be a concern. I bought an Ike amiibo just recently from amazon for $30 alone. It's about double the cost and this Ike shipped from Japan since they are hard to find here. If I didn't have the extra money laying around I would have not of bought Ike in the first place. Honestly i'm happy to have Ike but this just might be the only time I will order through a third party for an amiibo.


In regards to retail (unless your getting a regular amiibo,) it is such a mess at times that getting a rare amiibo like Rosalina or even Ness basically requires magic, tricks, or the lords blessing to even have a chance to get them. On the bright side if you were able to defy the laws of our dimension by getting a chance to hold and buy a rare amiibo from retail it's a lot cheaper than buying from a third party. But the cost of getting... all of the amiibo's might not be worth the cheddar.


It's really not worth it to collect them all in my honest opinion. Personally I just advise(unless you have the lucky charms gold mine and resources to find and collect amiibo), getting the ones you like and especially if you can get them normally, by normally I mean not paying two times or more for one.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 06, 2015, 10:06:27 PM
But what can Nintendo do?  Flood the market and increase content tied to Amiibo?

Chris Kohler has made the points far more eloquently than I could.
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/amiibo-bubble/

- Sell them through their own website
- Sell them at a convenient and wide time frame as possible
- Strict one-per-customer limit, enforced thoroughly

That might seem silly when Amiibos are printing money trees out the wahoo right now, but the reality is that at the current pace you risk burnout, and the whole house of cards comes down. If Nintendo really care about Amiibo being a long term money maker, they need to take the hit now, before people stop caring and before scalpers end up with hundreds of figures worth squat.

1) Make as many amiibo as possible.
2) Fight the scalpers by being a constant public presence. Ensure fans their favorite figures will be available at MSRP, follow through and you drive the scalpers away.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 06, 2015, 10:30:24 PM
Thanks for linking (and providing handy bullet points!).

But I'm not sure if selling through their own website is enough.  I mean, the craze is real.  Nintendo couldn't keep Club Nintendo from crashing on the last day to register codes despite ample notice and about as wide a time frame as you could get.  (Admittedly, I was one of the people who procrastinated and contributed to that problem.)  I just have no faith that Nintendo could keep it's own site open.

Plus, Nintendo's only friends right now are retailers (maybe).  Boxing them out of this deal would probably put a bad taste in their mouths.  I don't think the retailer exclusives were a point of laziness on Nintendo's part, but rather an agreement to ensure shelf space.

Further, imposing the limit is easier said than done.  Apple does this with iPhones by scanning an ID.  That works with in-store transactions that they fully control.  Nintendo wouldn't have this luxury online and would instead have to rely on someone (or some expensive software) to go through transactions to make sure credit cards are being used more than once, billing addresses aren't being used more than once, shipping addresses aren't being used more than once, AND that none of those would produce a false positive (e.g., two people living in the same house ordering the same Amiibo).

Great points, in theory, but they just don't seem practical.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on April 06, 2015, 10:44:21 PM
But what can Nintendo do?  Flood the market and increase content tied to Amiibo?

Chris Kohler has made the points far more eloquently than I could.
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/amiibo-bubble/ (http://www.wired.com/2015/04/amiibo-bubble/)

- Sell them through their own website
- Sell them at a convenient and wide time frame as possible
- Strict one-per-customer limit, enforced thoroughly




Third one seems the most asinine of the three suggestions Chris Kohler provided.  The other two are a bit more reasonable, and if they truly cared about fulfilling all open demand for existing amiibo, they could complete the following steps:



I have to think Nintendo's thought of their options, and decided to pursue their current course.  Either way, it'll be interesting to see how it pans out.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 07, 2015, 01:01:52 AM
Many small toy companies do preorder services through various websites to gauge the amount of units they need to make and create a slight excess for retail. It's an easy, convenient, and profitable method.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on April 08, 2015, 08:49:00 PM
Many small toy companies do preorder services through various websites to gauge the amount of units they need to make and create a slight excess for retail. It's an easy, convenient, and profitable method.


That is what pre-orders are supposed to achieve. It used to be that way. You could submit pre-orders for Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask up to a week or so before launch and you were guaranteed to get the gold cart. Per-orders should not sell out months in advance as they are still making them in factories.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 09, 2015, 06:44:49 PM
Someone on GameInformer shared his conversation with Nintendo Customer Support about Amiibo.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archiv (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/04/09/nintendo-service-agent-pins-blame-for-amiibo-shortage-solely-on-retailers.aspx)e/2015/04/09/nintendo-service-agent-pins-blame-for-amiibo-shortage-solely-on-retailers.aspx (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/04/09/nintendo-service-agent-pins-blame-for-amiibo-shortage-solely-on-retailers.aspx)

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I would just like to express my disappointment with your handling of amiibo support, instead of taking preorders and making a supply to match, you have purposely created a shortage of characters and now games with features large amounts of players will never be able to access. Disney and activision have no problem assuring their customers get their toys to life figures.
There's no reason I should have had to wait in line for hours at gamestop yesterday, been the only customer in line and still have to walk away without the amiibo I wanted, you've known of the demand since wave one and still refuse to keep up with the demand for products. Why even make a product you have no desire to make sure people who want can get. You advertise compatible amiibo feature with games, yet don't produce enough for people to even use them in the compatibile software. I hope you see the error of you production currently and offer some sort of solution soon.

Thank you for writing. I apologize for the delay in our reply. I’m sorry to hear of your disappointment with the availability and distribution of amiibo, and would like you to know that we have documented and shared your concerns with the relevant departments here at Nintendo.Additionally, I’d like to convey that we are aware of the popularity of amiibo and continually aim to always have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace. As stated previously, certain sold-out amiibo may return to your local retailer at a later stage. We apologize for any inconvenience you are experiencing now, and thank you in advance for your continued patience in this matter.
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If you guys are aware of the popularity of amiibo from past waves, why have you not stepped up production of the newer figures.  Especially seeing how you are promoting them with newer games such as Kirby and code name steam. 
Short of Kirby, you can not purchase a single figure compatible with either game.   All of the fire emblem characters are unavailable , many of which aren't even released and are sold out already. Why promote using fire emblem characters in code name steam if the majority of players will never have the opportunity.  If your company is aware of the demand, it would only reason you are purposely failing to meet supply.

While this may not be the answer you were hoping for, all of the issues you're describing are retailer related. Nintendo has no input on when or how retailers sell our products, if or when new products are stocked, or when and how the retailer takes pre-orders. These decisions are made by retailers at the administration level. If you have concerns about these kinds of issues, we can only recommend contacting your retailer.It may interest you to learn that Nintendo doesn't ship products directly to retail locations. We take orders from distributors (who sell our products and products from other companies), and ship our products to their distribution centers. The distributors then take orders from retailers and ship these orders to the retailers' merchandise centers. Once there, the retailers make all decisions about how to best sell this merchandise. They divide this merchandise up into smaller units and send them to retailers based on sales data.Please also note that no amiibo have been discontinued at this time. We plan to have different amiibo available throughout the year, and characters which seem to disappear at one time will suddenly reappear in the future. This means that amiibo which are hard to find now will be back in stores.


"This means that amiibo which are hard to find now will be back in stores."

I'll believe it when I see it
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 10, 2015, 12:25:29 AM
I'll just repost this from another conversation. As someone who has looked into toy development and distribution in the past and danced the collector's dance with many toy companies, I have this to say:

Anyone who thinks Nintendo is manufacturing scarcity has no concept of toy manufacturing.

To put it plainly, Nintendo is a company that is branching off in several different directions right now and it would not be wise for them to obtain a huge amount of manufacturing lines for Amiibo. This is a costly and ridiculous measure because Nintendo hasn't proven Amiibo to work well as a concept yet- Skylanders and Infinity are huge brands with a game that acts as a hub exclusively, while Amiibo has the console itself act as a hub with no central title tying things together. Thus, until they find a proper use for Amiibo in a title, there is no reason to obtain a larger amount of manufacturing lines to create these things en masse. To say they are creating an issue of scarcity is ridiculous- they have no choice BUT to be scarce.

If anything, Nintendo should be selling Amiibo at a higher price- I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's true from a profit standpoint. The fact that they're expanding the line to different areas like yarn and cards is exciting, but it's not a good sign for their manufacturing plan which probably means these versions of Amiibo are going to be just as scarce. Nintendo is essentially approaching the toys to life concept as a video game company and not a toy company. That's not surprising, but it isn't a good thing, either. The video game industry and consumer base is known for wanting products immediately- it's why digital distribution is a popular thing and why reviews for games are devoured. With toy manufacturing, there is no way to create a big enough supply to meet demand for day one- it just doesn't happen unless you MAKE TOYS as a business. Even then, there's cost effective measures and quality control issues to consider.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 10, 2015, 12:46:22 AM
If Nintendo wanted to jack the price up to $20 or maybe even $25, then I would be fine with that if it meant better stocked Amiibo. I would rather pay $20-$25 for a amiibo from Nintendo themselves, then $35-$80 from assholes on e-Bay.

I understand this is a new business venture, that to get the wheels rolling takes a while if it ever takes off at all. Mainly its the scalpers people are pissed off at. However, all we have from Nintendo officially is a Marth restock. Other figures at this point are unknown if they ever will restock. Nintendo commented on how successful Amiibo has been. They could do something for peoples' nerves by saying that they plan to restock whoever and so-and-so at some point and time. But as Jon Lindemann said

"Why would Nintendo make more of them? This artificial scarcity increases the frenzy and ensures that future Amiibo will sell out in hours "just in case they're gone forever". These things are pieces of plastic. They aren't rare. Nintendo could make as many as they wanted, but that would defeat the purpose."

So people think they are going after one time exclusives. So we have an already abnormal frenzy mixed with scalpers who know these things sell. And Nintendo likes it that way because money.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 10, 2015, 04:12:34 AM
Here's the thing, though- nothing is exclusive for long. A recent trend in action figure collection is the concept of third party toys- better sculpts with the same or better functionality than pre-existing products. If Nintendo plays the exclusive card for too long, they will screw themselves over when people create better and more functional Amiibos to fill the void.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on April 10, 2015, 11:02:47 AM
Here's the thing, though- nothing is exclusive for long. A recent trend in action figure collection is the concept of third party toys- better sculpts with the same or better functionality than pre-existing products. If Nintendo plays the exclusive card for too long, they will screw themselves over when people create better and more functional Amiibos to fill the void.


I don't understand this comment.


How can third party toys fill the Amiibo void?  Are you suggesting that there will be similar products popping up and people will stop caring about Amiibo?  I don't think that's valid because:
(a) for many people the allure is that these are rare Nintendo figures that haven't been available previously, such as Villager or the Fire Emblem characters; you can't simply replace a Nintendo-exclusive character with someone else and have the same demand.
(b) why would Nintendo allow third parties make figures that unlock content in their games? Maybe there will be a grey market that just makes it happen, allowing us to access content like the Captain Toad stuff that otherwise is blocked off.


You need both parts - the figure, and the digital unlock - to have an Amiibo replacement, and it's not clear to me that third parties will be allowed to provide either.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 10, 2015, 11:34:45 AM
The figure is just an image. Anyone can make a "Not-Mario" and sell it as that. Once Nintendo stops supporting certain games, the NFC hardware will be exploitable and new things can be added it.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 10, 2015, 12:16:48 PM
You would still need to make the NFC chip that works with Nintendo's games or make your own compatible games (which would make a different product).

Also, I don't think Nintendo benefits from scarcity as much as everyone else thinks they do.  You buying from a scalper doesn't net Nintendo anymore money.  And selling out their inventory faster isn't a real financial benefit.  The only thing Nintendo gets out of it is that Amiibo would then retain a certain amount of cultural currency, meaning that interest will keep up until they can keep the stocks up.

Increasing the price seems like a good idea though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on April 10, 2015, 12:53:23 PM
The figure is just an image. Anyone can make a "Not-Mario" and sell it as that. Once Nintendo stops supporting certain games, the NFC hardware will be exploitable and new things can be added it.


Ok, so it sounds like you are talking about gray market stuff instead of licensed third party content.


I'm not against it happening, but unless the quality really is notably better then it's not appealing to me as a collector.  It also seems unlikely to me that Nintendo would just look the other way if "Not-Mario" Amiibo knock-offs are sold in any notable quantity. But who knows!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Dan Laser on May 25, 2015, 12:01:29 PM
Pardon the bump of the thread, but for any Canadians looking for a Dedede, you can currently preorder it on http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/electronics/nintendo-amiibo-king-dedede/045496891961-item.html (http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/electronics/nintendo-amiibo-king-dedede/045496891961-item.html)

Not sure how long it has been up... Good luck!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on May 25, 2015, 01:02:09 PM
I like the paint job on that megaman amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on May 25, 2015, 01:42:18 PM
Something I think some people miss is that spending $50 on a Dedede via eBay doesn't just not help Nintendo, it actually *hurts* them.

Reseller goes to a store and spends $13 on a Dedede.  Nintendo (and the rest of the distribution chain) makes $13.  Reseller sells the figure on eBay for $50.  Reseller makes $37.

However, your entertainment budget isn't infinite.  $50 on Dedede means $37 dollars less you have to spend on the Kirby amiibo you've been eying, but aren't quite sure you want.  Instead of possibly spending $50 on Nintendo stuff., you only spent $13 - as far as what Nintendo sees.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: pokepal148 on May 25, 2015, 02:16:26 PM
Something I think some people miss is that spending $50 on a Dedede via eBay doesn't just not help Nintendo, it actually *hurts* them.

Reseller goes to a store and spends $13 on a Dedede.  Nintendo (and the rest of the distribution chain) makes $13.  Reseller sells the figure on eBay for $50.  Reseller makes $37.

However, your entertainment budget isn't infinite.  $50 on Dedede means $37 dollars less you have to spend on the Kirby amiibo you've been eying, but aren't quite sure you want.  Instead of possibly spending $50 on Nintendo stuff., you only spent $13 - as far as what Nintendo sees.
No, bad unclebob, nobody said we were allowed to be logical while talking about amiibo. Get back in your corner and think about what you've done.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on May 25, 2015, 04:08:50 PM
Pardon the bump of the thread, but for any Canadians looking for a Dedede, you can currently preorder it on http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/electronics/nintendo-amiibo-king-dedede/045496891961-item.html (http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/electronics/nintendo-amiibo-king-dedede/045496891961-item.html)

Not sure how long it has been up... Good luck!


Thanks for sharing this.


Dedede is one of the characters I wanted but disappeared before I bought in, making this restock very tempting. Looked at it long and hard, but am turned off by Amiibo hard enough that I passed on principle. (If Villager or Shulk get restocked that stance might change though. Principles only carry you so far...)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Dan Laser on May 25, 2015, 10:21:32 PM
Thanks for sharing this.

Dedede is one of the characters I wanted but disappeared before I bought in, making this restock very tempting. Looked at it long and hard, but am turned off by Amiibo hard enough that I passed on principle. (If Villager or Shulk get restocked that stance might change though. Principles only carry you so far...)

But but you'll need a Dedede to go with your restocked Meta Knight you're bound to find in store at Best Buy this week - and easily complete the Kirby trio!

Nah, completely get what you mean. I have not been as strong and ended up buying a couple amiibo. I'll just keep it at a few figures and wait for more restocks. I don't need them bad enough to pay inflated prices.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on May 25, 2015, 11:40:01 PM
Thanks for sharing this.

Dedede is one of the characters I wanted but disappeared before I bought in, making this restock very tempting. Looked at it long and hard, but am turned off by Amiibo hard enough that I passed on principle. (If Villager or Shulk get restocked that stance might change though. Principles only carry you so far...)

But but you'll need a Dedede to go with your restocked Meta Knight you're bound to find in store at Best Buy this week - and easily complete the Kirby trio!

Nah, completely get what you mean. I have not been as strong and ended up buying a couple amiibo. I'll just keep it at a few figures and wait for more restocks. I don't need them bad enough to pay inflated prices.


Ooh... is MetaKnight getting a restock too?   That actually makes it much more appealing, if I had any confidence in getting both.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on May 25, 2015, 11:46:29 PM
Ooh... is MetaKnight getting a restock too?   That actually makes it much more appealing, if I had any confidence in getting both.

Yeah, I posted elsewhere...  There's several of the hard-to-find amiibo getting a restock on the 29th along with the larger wave of new figures.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on May 26, 2015, 01:13:28 AM
Anyone want to try and help each other out by snagging extras to trade?


I'm hoping to get any of the FE characters (minus Ike who I have) plus Dedede and Meta Knight for my sister.


I'll be hitting all of the major retailers with the help of family.


Primary goal for me is Robin, Lucina, Marth (*crosses fingers*), Charizard, & Jigglypuff. I also plan to get a Splatoon 3-pack, Meta, Dedede, Silver Mario, Wario, and Greninja.


Not all are for me. Some are for my wife and sister.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on May 26, 2015, 01:49:02 AM
My guess is, any of them you want to trade are the ones everyone's going to have a hard time getting.

Nigh-Impossible:
Robin
Lucina

Maybe:
Marth
Meta Knight
Dedede
Silver Mario

If you're early:
Greninja
Jigglypuff

Wait for a sale:
Splatoon
Charizard
Wario
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on May 26, 2015, 07:39:22 AM
Looks like the Dedede was a phantom restock. Darn you, Indigo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on May 26, 2015, 08:52:35 AM
Looks like the Dedede was a phantom restock. Darn you, Indigo.


And after brief moments of regret, this makes me feel better about writing off Amiibo and not bothering to try ordering Dedede.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on May 29, 2015, 08:16:38 AM
I thought I'd use my lunch break today to pick up Lucina and the Splatoon 3-Pack. I got there before 8:00am and there was already a line of 20 to 25 people. That was hilarious. I turned around and drove back to work. Hopefully, my friend can come through in the clutch and get me a Lucina.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on May 29, 2015, 10:32:04 AM
So I was just able to walk in to my local Gamestop and grab the Splatoon 3-pack without a pre-order. I was surprised, the store was empty and there were a good 6-7 sets of the 3-pack and tons of individual boy/girl amiibo. Were the Splatoon amiibo not on pre-order?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on May 29, 2015, 10:41:16 AM
I presume the line was for Super Smash Bros. Wave 4, not Splatoon. I'm not planning on buying the game yet. Just trying to be prepared for when I do.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on May 29, 2015, 12:21:16 PM
Got everyone I needed today.  Now, to await my Ness, Wario, and Splatoon preorders.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: broodwars on May 29, 2015, 01:32:58 PM
Lucked into an Inkling Boy & Girl Amiibo at my local GS. Surprisingly, the Boy was WAY more popular, as I got the last one and the still had 4 non-preorder Girls. Weird, since the Boy's design is way less interesting than the Girl's.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Dan Laser on May 29, 2015, 07:28:19 PM
Looks like the Dedede was a phantom restock. Darn you, Indigo.


And after brief moments of regret, this makes me feel better about writing off Amiibo and not bothering to try ordering Dedede.

Meta Knight Still up~

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/amiibo-amiibo-meta-knight-figure-045496891954/10347576.aspx?path=d1856bdd695f9ce2c9f8528d69f3d3bcen02 (http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/amiibo-amiibo-meta-knight-figure-045496891954/10347576.aspx?path=d1856bdd695f9ce2c9f8528d69f3d3bcen02)


I picked up my Ness preorder today, and the Splatoon 3 pack, Lucina, and Robin should get here next week from Amazon!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on May 29, 2015, 10:36:10 PM
What a day!

First, my prof switched the test from yesterday to today, so no class skipping. Thats fine, I can at least hit Target...but my alarm did not go off and I overslept.

Thats okay! My folks were on the hunt for my sister and so they swung by and scooped up all of the non-rare (read: non-Fire Emblem) figures at Target. They also hit up TRU and snag Greninja, and strike out at Besy Buy. Had to guide parents on purchases during lecture, which was rather funny.

I start trolling around online when I get to work and miss everything there...Lucina sold out in less than 10 seconds as I never saw it go up during the window. I then read on reddit that there are Meta Knights in the next town over so I "took lunch" and hopped over to grab the last two on the shelf.

I found a cheap Pit on Amazon (23.50) and bit on that for my sis since parents were paying for that one for her. I also managed to grab a Robin on a different site after missing AGAIN on the Amazon window. I ended up passing on the Splatoon 3-pack because I was burned out of buying them once that window opened up on Amazon.

Tally: 1 Silver Mario, 2 Meta Knight, 1 Robin, 2 Jigglypuff, 1 Pit, 1 Charizard, 1 Wario.

Now to wait for the Wave 5 preorders...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on June 01, 2015, 05:54:36 PM
I got Silver Mario, my first Amiibo.  I really wanted Robin, but it never seemed to come available during the window.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on June 01, 2015, 06:01:58 PM
I was able to get Wario, Pac-Man, Silver Mario, and both Inklings last Friday. It was a good day. I'm leaving my Silver Mario in the packaging for now, a first for me!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on June 08, 2015, 02:46:52 PM
Is anyone hurting for Silver Mario?  I'm seeing a ton of them locally - probably more than my small town will demand unless scalpers get in to the mix... which they inevitably will, if there is easy profit to be had.


I'd be willing to buy and ship at cost if any forum members were sore about missing out. Just remember I'm located in Canada which is a double-edged sword: exchange rate is hugely in favor of US dollar, but shipping is a bitch.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on June 08, 2015, 06:35:32 PM
Just remember I'm located in Canada which is a double-edged sword: exchange rate is hugely in favor of US dollar, but shipping is a bitch.

Aye, that it is.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on July 19, 2015, 03:45:16 AM
AMIIBO RESTOCK ALERT

If anyone is looking for Shiek, Jigglypuff, PAC-Man, Shulk, or Dedede, message me ASAP and I can nab them for you. I can also grab a Wooly World Yoshi if anyone doesn't want to wait!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on July 20, 2015, 01:11:46 PM
Ness got a pretty sizeable restock on Gamestop in NA. He was even on racks on one store near my house. I always got Pac-Man from Amazon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: famicomplicated on July 21, 2015, 04:40:48 AM
Japan, this week.
https://twitter.com/famicomplicated/status/621999936050061313

Any of these hard to come by in the US?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on July 21, 2015, 05:37:36 AM
Japan, this week.
https://twitter.com/famicomplicated/status/621999936050061313 (https://twitter.com/famicomplicated/status/621999936050061313)

Any of these hard to come by in the US?
Jigglypuff and maybe Ganondorf
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on July 24, 2015, 05:27:57 PM
I scored a Palutena. The page crashed almost immediately at 5:00pm EST so I was refreshing for 10 minutes (not the entire time).

I'd like Zero Suit Samus and Ryu, maybe Roy. That may be it as far as Super Smash Bros. goes unless Wii Fit Trainer becomes available again or Daisy is one of the upcoming DLC characters. I definitely want that modern colors 8-bit Mario Amiibo just because I think it looks cool.

What is wrong with me? I feel ridiculous. I'm buying them mainly for decoration. I haven't used my Lucina Amiibo yet.
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Post by: Enner on July 24, 2015, 06:02:21 PM
The slippery slope of figurine collecting!
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Post by: Mop it up on July 24, 2015, 06:13:53 PM
Get out now while you still can!
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Post by: Stratos on July 24, 2015, 09:20:33 PM
I got one and so did my sister!


I'm thinking of using her to turn into a custom of Nephenee from Fire Emblem, one of my favorite characters from the series. She already seems regal enough to be a Fire Emblem character on her own.
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Post by: Soren on July 24, 2015, 10:13:30 PM
Apart from the crashing, Amazon handled the situation pretty well. People had to refresh a lot, but figures were still available 20-30 minutes after 5pm.
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Post by: Shaymin on July 24, 2015, 10:49:29 PM
When you don't have to stock 3,000 stores, you can do this.

Hell, amazon.ca still has Palutena "shipped and sold" at MSRP nearly six hours later.
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Post by: Stratos on July 24, 2015, 11:01:22 PM
Other then the first 8 minutes of flakeyness it was flawless. It was available for purchase over an hour past the launch time.
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Post by: Soren on August 21, 2015, 08:05:43 AM
Restocks are coming...


http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11021
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Post by: Stratos on August 21, 2015, 02:36:14 PM
I secured a Retro 3-pack. Just need to secure Zero Suit Samus, Ganondorf and an 8-bit Mario for September.


We are closing in on the finish line for the Smash line. Still hoping to get Mewtwo, Falco, and Roy, along with a Lucina and Robin when they restock.
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Post by: Mop it up on August 23, 2015, 02:42:27 PM
I might want a Fire Emblem character for Codename STEAM, but it doesn't look like they're restocking Robin, which would be the one I'd want.
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Post by: ejamer on August 24, 2015, 09:11:03 AM
I might want a Fire Emblem character for Codename STEAM, but it doesn't look like they're restocking Robin, which would be the one I'd want.


Saw a Marth figure in stores locally over the weekend (along with a whole bunch of Villager figures).


Picked up the Amiibo, looked at it, then put it back. Great to see one in the wild, but it's not worth the chase of trying to get other Fire Emblem figures to have the "set". Additionally, there really isn't enough in-game functionality to make them worth owning as anything more than a trophy. I've already got Shulk, Mega Man, and Villager (plus a couple that my children wanted) at home - my Amiibo hunt is done.
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Post by: Soren on August 24, 2015, 09:40:55 AM
So, I'm guessing you don't want the $40 Mega Giant Yarn Yoshi Amiibo?
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Post by: ejamer on August 24, 2015, 11:32:25 AM
So, I'm guessing you don't want the $40 Mega Giant Yarn Yoshi Amiibo?


Oof... $40?   :Q


I think the massive Yarn Yoshi looks adorable. Even the smaller yarn figures look great. But I have more than enough junk at home already, and that $40 will be much happier staying in my wallet.


However, I wouldn't begrudge others who get excited about the doll.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 24, 2015, 11:34:54 AM
I seem to be slipping into this. At first I was pretty firm on only wanting Samus and Olimar, then I caved and bought the retro pack, and now I'm getting the urge to get a Yarn Yoshi, 8-bit Mario and Fox.

Please help me.
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Post by: Stratos on August 24, 2015, 12:29:02 PM
Please help me.


Come, join the darkside... you know you want to.
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Post by: Wah on August 24, 2015, 07:38:51 PM
Waluigi amiibo were are you! :'(
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Post by: Wah on August 24, 2015, 07:39:47 PM
What a day!

First, my prof switched the test from yesterday to today, so no class skipping. Thats fine, I can at least hit Target...but my alarm did not go off and I overslept.

Thats okay! My folks were on the hunt for my sister and so they swung by and scooped up all of the non-rare (read: non-Fire Emblem) figures at Target. They also hit up TRU and snag Greninja, and strike out at Besy Buy. Had to guide parents on purchases during lecture, which was rather funny.

I start trolling around online when I get to work and miss everything there...Lucina sold out in less than 10 seconds as I never saw it go up during the window. I then read on reddit that there are Meta Knights in the next town over so I "took lunch" and hopped over to grab the last two on the shelf.

I found a cheap Pit on Amazon (23.50) and bit on that for my sis since parents were paying for that one for her. I also managed to grab a Robin on a different site after missing AGAIN on the Amazon window. I ended up passing on the Splatoon 3-pack because I was burned out of buying them once that window opened up on Amazon.

Tally: 1 Silver Mario, 2 Meta Knight, 1 Robin, 2 Jigglypuff, 1 Pit, 1 Charizard, 1 Wario.

Now to wait for the Wave 5 preorders...
I can get any Amiibo in Australia for $17 in Big W Target K-mart and EB!
 :P
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Post by: Soren on September 10, 2015, 11:42:56 PM
Shulk amiibos are back at Gamestop.com.

Never mind. Oh look, 7 million Amiibo sold.
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on September 11, 2015, 12:12:53 AM
Which is terrible news.
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Post by: Adrock on September 11, 2015, 04:29:19 PM
Good haul today. All I really wanted was Zero Suit Samus, but GameStop also had the Splatoon Three Pack and classic color 8-bit Mario so I got those. I also got a single Inkling Girl, but when I got back to work, I couldn't justify keeping it when I already had the three pack (was going to open the single and keep the three pack sealed) so I returned it. I still want the modern color 8-Bit Mario, but who knows how difficult it will be to get a hold of it when it releases not bundled with the console?

I have Chibi Robo Zip Lash reserved and the only Super Smash Bros. Amiibo I definitely want are Roy, Ryu, and Wii Fit Trainer. It'd be nice to get Shulk, but that's not happening. I'd consider ROB except I don't want the three pack with Duck Hunt and Mr. Game and Watch.
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on September 11, 2015, 05:11:02 PM
When I bought Mario Maker this morning some douche bag was trying to buy basically every Amiibo that they had just stocked (at 8:01 am), they told him there was a limit of two per character. This reaffirmed my reasoning for hating Amiibo, and for hating people.
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Post by: Soren on September 11, 2015, 06:17:49 PM
Just bought Zero Suit Samus and Olimar from Amazon. Quick and painless. Sweetness.
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Post by: ejamer on September 11, 2015, 09:45:48 PM
I see people talking about classic 8-bit Mario, but not so much about modern 8-bit Mario.
Is that a function of preference or availability?
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Post by: Phil on September 11, 2015, 10:01:38 PM
I just went with Ganondorf today. I really love the details on his figure.

I see people talking about classic 8-bit Mario, but not so much about modern 8-bit Mario.Is that a function of preference or availability?

I believe here in North America that the modern 8-bit Mario is getting released at a later date.
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Post by: Shaymin on September 12, 2015, 12:57:13 AM
Right now, Modern Mario is Walmart exclusive in NA and in the US it's exclusive to a system bundle. (Canada has it separate, thank Arceus)
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Post by: Stratos on September 12, 2015, 12:29:03 PM
No line at my local target. While heading there I passed a Gamestop at 7:45AM with 4 guys in lawn chairs and my mother, of all people. She was waiting to get an Olimar for my sister and thought they would open early @8 like some previous occasions.


I walked into Target at 8AM, asked the associate and she came back with one of each so I bought the Olimar to save my mom another 2 hours in a line. Kinda funny there were folks waiting at Gamestop and not at the Target down the road. Mom said they were there all night. They sure wasted the last 12 hours of their life.


So after I get my retro bundle pre-order in two weeks I just need Robin, Lucina, and WFT from past waves, and Mewtwo, Falco, and Roy from future waves.


The end is in sight...until next year.
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Post by: Triforce Hermit on September 20, 2015, 12:48:22 AM
The Wal-Mart just rearranged their amiibo section so it is bigger. They stocked it full. I only find 2 Zero-Suit Samus and 2 Olimar amiibos. I snagged a Zero-Suit Samus. All I need now to be happy is a Fox, Lucina, and Palutena.
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Post by: Kairon on September 25, 2015, 03:55:38 PM
Huh, wasn't Modern Mario supposed to come out today? Either way, went to a Gamestop this morning to pick up my Retro 3-pack and they said Modern 8-bit Mario wasn't in their system.

HOWEVER, I did snag my first Animal Crossing Amiibo cards. Is there already a dedicated thread for AC Amiibo Cards or shall I start one up in the Handheld forum?
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Post by: Adrock on September 25, 2015, 04:42:49 PM
Right now, the Modern Colors 8-bit Mario is only available in a console bundle exclusive to Walmart, but the Amiibo itself won't be exclusive to the bundle and should get an individual release at some point as far as I know. I bought the Classic Colors 8-bit Mario just in case the Modern Colors one became stupidly hard to come by when it finally releases.

I was tempted to buy the retro 3-pack, but I don't really want Mr. Game and Watch or Duck Hunt. ROB just looks cool so I wanted that one.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on September 28, 2015, 09:33:27 PM
I got my Retro 3-pack but it appears the Mr. Game & Watch figure came off its base in the box somewhere along the way.

(http://i.imgur.com/LUx5YLD.jpg)
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Post by: Soren on September 28, 2015, 10:35:47 PM
It looks broken, is it?
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on September 28, 2015, 10:52:36 PM
From the look of it it just came out of the slot it was in.
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Post by: UncleBob on September 28, 2015, 11:15:35 PM
If you have a Canadian friend and their local store isn't sold out, Modern 8-Bit Mario is a solo release at Walmarts up north.  It's how I'm getting mine. :D
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Post by: Stratos on September 29, 2015, 02:27:25 PM
From the look of it it just came out of the slot it was in.


At least you aren't like the one guy who got a 3-pack that had the dog without the duck.
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Post by: lolmonade on September 29, 2015, 03:45:03 PM
From the look of it it just came out of the slot it was in.


At least you aren't like the one guy who got a 3-pack that had the dog without the duck.

Hell, that one would probably be like the double barreled samus - worth more to someone as a defect.
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Post by: Soren on September 29, 2015, 04:46:32 PM
There were plenty of Retro 3-pack at the Gamestop near my apartment. First time Nintendo overstocked an Amiibo set.
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Post by: Kairon on September 30, 2015, 12:48:35 AM
There were plenty of Retro 3-pack at the Gamestop near my apartment. First time Nintendo overstocked an Amiibo set.

I also just came from a local Target and they had a shelf-full of Dr. Marios!
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Post by: Stratos on September 30, 2015, 06:10:59 PM
Just give me Roy.
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Post by: Evan_B on September 30, 2015, 11:41:38 PM
I actually really want all three in the Retro Amiibo pack, but I'm trying to convince myself to get OFF collecting these things.

ROB is my Smash Bros main and I'm quite enamored by Game and Watch's switching poses. Duck Hunt is cool just because it's that freaking dog.

You know what would have really made these things a bang for your buck, though? If they had the classic NES game unlocked for Virtual Console when you bought them. And like, they unlocked it for every system that has an NFC reader. When you think about it, that's essentially stopping people from buying the same game three times on the eShop (since they're five bucks and an Amiibo is 15) but it would be a nice gesture for fans of these characters. Also, digital games cost nothing, and given most of the Smash cast has an NES title associated with them, the emulation cost would be offset by the Amiibo profit.
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Post by: Soren on October 01, 2015, 12:16:06 AM
and given most of the Smash cast has an NES title associated with them, the emulation cost would be offset by the Amiibo profit.

Sure. But why would Nintendo do that though, given that they can (and already do) make money from VC and Amiibo sales separately?

And also, Amiibo Tap.
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Post by: Evan_B on October 01, 2015, 02:12:00 AM
AKA the most pointless app ever.
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Post by: Stratos on October 01, 2015, 09:05:50 PM
Anyone see the new AC amiibo?


Blathers, Resetti, Celeste, and Kicks.


Totally want the Resetti one, though I had hoped it would be of him bursting out of the ground angry.



http://kotaku.com/new-animal-crossing-amiibo-blathers-resetti-1733930627
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Post by: Khushrenada on October 05, 2015, 07:32:07 PM
AKA the most pointless app ever.

Isn't it? It's like the Masterpieces of Brawl. Play a classic game for 2 minutes and that's it. I guess it's a little better in that it tries to show you some of the highlights of the game by giving you different sections you can tap into but it is just a marketing demo tool to make you buy the game like Masterpieces was.

I finally gave it a chance since I've got all these Animal Crossing Amiibo cards. I did 4 taps and got Super Metroid, Metroid, Super Mario World and Zelda 2. I could have unlocked all the games but that's a pretty winning list and I just didn't see the point in going on and unlocking them all. Still, I got to fight Kraid in Super Metroid, fough and beat Kraid in Metroid for the first time and beat levels 1-2, 1-1 and unlocked the yellow blocks before getting the boot in Super Mario World.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on October 05, 2015, 09:07:19 PM
There was a wall of Shulks at my local TRU so he's no longer a Gamestop exclusive.
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Post by: Stratos on October 06, 2015, 12:39:11 AM
Yeah, Shulk and Lucario are no longer exclusive. Hoping for Rosalina since I don't see her "Super Mario" line releasing anytime soon.
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Post by: Phil on October 06, 2015, 12:42:23 AM
I was able to get Captain Olimar and Zero Suit Samus at my local TRU. Well, it's 10 miles away since the one closer to me closed. Plus I was able to get some World of Nintendo figures! Yeah!
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Post by: Soren on October 12, 2015, 10:28:27 AM
Hey guys, are you ready for store-exclusive restocks? I hope you are

Mii Fighters, Villager restock and Mega Yarn Yoshi are TRU exclusives.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRHzN4QWUAAeJKw.jpg)
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Post by: Triforce Hermit on October 16, 2015, 08:54:02 PM
Went to a Gamestop to buy something to tide me over on concole for a while. Instead I saw the only Blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo ang got that. They had 2 pink yarn yoshis but only had money for one.  I didn't know the yarn yoshis were out even. But it is adorable.

They did have Chibi Robo.
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Post by: famicomplicated on October 17, 2015, 10:59:55 AM
I'm giving away a stand alone Chibirobo by the way. Check my YT channel :-)
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Post by: Stratos on November 14, 2015, 08:17:43 PM
I cannot get over my excitement for Roy's amiibo. It looks glorious. Hopefully we will see a rerelease of Lucina and Robin to go with it.


(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww295/SuperStratos/NewAmiibo-Nov14-Roy2.png) (http://s729.photobucket.com/user/SuperStratos/media/NewAmiibo-Nov14-Roy2.png.html)


Picked up Mewtwo yesterday and Falco is next week.
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Post by: Mop it up on November 15, 2015, 02:57:27 PM
I want that chunky modern classic Mario for some reason...
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Post by: Shaymin on November 15, 2015, 06:25:35 PM
I swore up and down that I wouldn't get a whole bunch of Amiibo when this thing began. I figured I'd end up with three.

I now have 17 and I know I'm getting at least 4 more.

Welp. (And it's not even the most shameful addiction of 2015.)
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Post by: Soren on November 15, 2015, 06:37:13 PM
That Roy looks so damn sexy.


24 amiibo and counting...
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Post by: Adrock on November 15, 2015, 07:11:44 PM
I currently have Lucina, Palutena, Samus, Zero Suit Samus, Shulk, Classic Color Mario, and the Splatoon Three Pack. I'd really like to get Roy, but being GameStop exclusive is bogus. Hopefully, I can snag Ryu. I predict Cloud is going to be impossible to find.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 15, 2015, 08:46:12 PM
I have Samus, Olimar, and the retro 3-pack. I still want to get Fox, and maybe one of the yarn Yoshis or retro Marios.
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Post by: nickmitch on November 15, 2015, 09:46:52 PM
Ugh, I said I would only get my favorite characters, and I already have 25.  There's still so many more I want, too. :(
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Post by: ejamer on November 15, 2015, 09:49:23 PM
I've been pretty vocally against Amiibo figures because they aren't good value and aren't well used in games.
We have 8 sitting on our shelf - although only 5 that I care about and the rest due to kids.


Saw the Animal Crossing figures today in a local store. Rather liked the Tom Nook figure and almost bought it. Also like KK Slider - but not enough to buy a three-pack of figures just to get it.


Still wish there was a better reason to own outside of just collecting.
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Post by: nickmitch on November 15, 2015, 09:54:47 PM
Agreed.  I like the Splatoon content, but it's not as good as just playing online.
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Post by: UncleBob on November 16, 2015, 08:47:08 AM
Y'all are amiibo lightweights. ;)
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Post by: michaelbaysuperfan616 on November 16, 2015, 09:24:44 AM



Still wish there was a better reason to own outside of just collecting.



Wait there are logical reasons to collect something, that's news to me and my 6000+ trading cards...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on November 16, 2015, 05:44:22 PM
I had sworn that I wouldn't get any, and I have five. Granted, I bought only one meself, but still...

Still wish there was a better reason to own outside of just collecting.
I don't. It's bad enough that little bits and pieces of every game are gated off by these things, I certainly don't want that stuff to get more significant.
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Post by: Stratos on November 16, 2015, 05:48:34 PM
Gonna be at Wal-Mart on Thanksgiving Day to snag a Modern 8-bit Mario for my sister. I might pick up an extra if I can.
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Post by: Evan_B on November 16, 2015, 11:45:01 PM
Ugh, I was hoping I would be done with these guys after I came back from Japan, where they're relatively cheaper.

I have Mario, Link, Samus, Zero Suit, Bowser, Shulk, Wooly World Yoshi, Lucina, and Charizard, with a mint Bowser Jr. from Japan I'm giving away through my podcast.

...I still want Game and Watch, Duck Hunt, Famicom ROB, Olimar, and Ness... These things are gonna drive me nuts.
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Post by: Stratos on November 17, 2015, 01:38:46 AM
Fear not. Current rumor (https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/3t3wy4/rumor_ness_and_metaknight_to_be_restocked_as/) is a non-store-exclusive Ness, Gold Mario, and Meta Knight restock along with a US release of Famicom ROB. People are getting a ton of info from the amiibo kiosk updates.


And I wouldn't be surprised if you could find the Retro Three and Olimar in the wild. There are reports of Gamestops with plenty still available and I have seen Olimar in stores as well.


Amiibo has finally hit it's supply stride it seems.
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Post by: Shaymin on November 17, 2015, 07:13:37 AM
Mega Yarn Yoshi, on the other hand...

Finally getting Mewtwo on Friday, and Shoval Knight preorders just opened on Amazon.ca so I snagged that too. That's two down.
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Post by: Evan_B on November 17, 2015, 07:40:27 AM
I kind of want Mewtwo. He's an old Smash/RBY favorite.

The thing is, I want the Retro three but I like ROB's Famicom deco more than the NES version. I absolutely love the Game and Watch pose gimmick though, and Duck Hunt is adorable...
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Post by: ejamer on November 17, 2015, 08:16:13 AM
Show my wife pics of the Animal Crossing Amiibo - she thought they were gorgeous, and that Tom Nook was especially cute, but we agreed that they just weren't useful enough to justify the cost.  Unless they release a Spork Amiibo, in which case she will start collecting...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on November 17, 2015, 02:10:51 PM
Fear not. Current rumor (https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/3t3wy4/rumor_ness_and_metaknight_to_be_restocked_as/) is a non-store-exclusive Ness, Gold Mario, and Meta Knight restock along with a US release of Famicom ROB. People are getting a ton of info from the amiibo kiosk updates.
Aw nertz, now I gotta get a gold Mario to go with my silver...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 17, 2015, 03:18:23 PM
I kind of want Mewtwo. He's an old Smash/RBY favorite.

The thing is, I want the Retro three but I like ROB's Famicom deco more than the NES version. I absolutely love the Game and Watch pose gimmick though, and Duck Hunt is adorable...


Some of the individual retro characters are dirt cheap on Amazon. I saw an import of Duck Hunt's solo package for $10 + Prime shipping a few days ago.
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Post by: lolmonade on November 18, 2015, 02:16:15 PM
I think the retro packs are still well stocked... most gamestops in my area seem to have them on the shelf still.
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Post by: ejamer on November 19, 2015, 08:12:01 AM
I know stock is still uneven and there are some hard to find figures, but it really feels like Nintendo has upped their Amiibo game this holiday season and is providing much better availability.


Why say this?  I gave them crap when distribution was bad, it's only fair to compliment when things improve in (I think) a significant way.


Some might argue "too little too late", but since the actual in-game support is so weak I think it's fine. These are mostly for collectors as far as I can tell.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 19, 2015, 02:01:29 PM
Apparently Gamestop kiosks have had the Roy figure removed from the lineup. My guess is that was supposed to be a part of the December Smash Direct. We may see the rest of the DLC characters revealed as well.
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Post by: Caterkiller on November 21, 2015, 02:50:48 AM
Since the Amiibo supply has been upped recently I just went nuts and started collecting them all. F anyone who tries to sell me anything for more than retail!

I'm just short Dedede, Rasalina and Luma along with Palutena. Anyone have any of these they are willing to sell or trade? I have one extra Charizard but could potentially get a ton of other things.
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Post by: Ceric on November 21, 2015, 09:15:49 AM
Apparently Gamestop kiosks have had the Roy figure removed from the lineup. My guess is that was supposed to be a part of the December Smash Direct. We may see the rest of the DLC characters revealed as well.
In a bit of awesome but weird marketing.  Be sort of cool if t here going to do the DLC characters to have Ryu Amiibo come out in a wave on February 16th.
Fear not. Current rumor (https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/3t3wy4/rumor_ness_and_metaknight_to_be_restocked_as/) is a non-store-exclusive Ness, Gold Mario, and Meta Knight restock along with a US release of Famicom ROB. People are getting a ton of info from the amiibo kiosk updates.
Aw nertz, now I gotta get a gold Mario to go with my silver...
And once they release Bronze Mario you can make trophies for all the Cups.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on November 23, 2015, 08:39:22 PM
I decided to preorder Chibi Robo on Amazon.  It'll be my second one along with Silver Mario.  I'm hoping to pick up the Splatoon 3 pack at some point for retail price.  I don't know if or when Nintendo will restock that one though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on November 23, 2015, 11:16:45 PM
The Splatoon pack is pretty plentiful in my area - it's been restocked for awhile.  Could have sworn it was on Amazon for a pretty good period of time too...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on November 27, 2015, 05:27:39 PM
Picked up Modern Colors Mario today.
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Post by: lolmonade on November 27, 2015, 08:25:21 PM
Picked up Modern Colors Mario today.


Me too.  Ike & Little Mac were all restocked at my local gamestops, so picked up a Little Mac as well.


All of them were in pretty good supply. 
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on December 21, 2015, 12:07:19 AM
http://imgur.com/gallery/472My/new
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 04, 2016, 09:32:34 PM
Tom Nook has dropped to $6 on Amazon. Mabel has dropped to $9. If Amiibo Festival drops to under 30 (it's currently $32) I'll probably bite and grab them all.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 04, 2016, 09:47:09 PM
Damn, for that price I might buy Tom Nook just to have the figure.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 05, 2016, 02:15:11 PM
Watching the prices steadily drop is fascinating, amiibo festival is down to $31 now.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 05, 2016, 02:52:51 PM
I think this just shows that Animal Crossing isn't as strong of a brand as some of the other games. Couple that with the amiibo 'market' falling out and a mediocre Wii U title and we have the current situation.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Caterkiller on January 12, 2016, 03:00:29 AM
I have the entire Smash Bros line now. Well aside from whats current. I'm not sure if I should be pleased or ashamed.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 12, 2016, 09:13:40 AM
For those interested, Lucas amiibo pre-orders qualify for 20% off bonus if you have Amazon Prime.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on January 12, 2016, 11:53:31 AM
I hope they retroactively apply it for those of us who already preordered. :(
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 12, 2016, 12:13:19 PM
I hope they retroactively apply it for those of us who already preordered. :(

Prime pre-order discounts don't qualify for price guarantee. If you pre-ordered before the discount you need to cancel and pre-order again. It hasn't sold out yet, so you can still do this.

Actually, you're good!
http://z-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/vg/varia/finalized-frequentlyaskedquestions.html

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Do I get 20% off if I already pre-ordered the game?
Yes, the offer will be extended to all existing Prime member pre-orders.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on January 12, 2016, 12:33:16 PM
Yay! :)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on January 13, 2016, 02:03:13 PM
Update! I got a confirm email about the 20% off. And also an email about the release date moving up.

Everything's coming up milhouse.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on January 14, 2016, 09:52:36 AM
Ok, I've made my first "just because it's there and it might be in short supply" purchase of an Amiibo with Shovel Knight.  Like the game, but didn't really plan on getting the amiibo.


I think i'm done with Amiibo for now until the eventual release of Ryu & Cloud.  My shame pile is too high at this point. (doesn't mean my wife won't buy this stuff, I guess).
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on January 14, 2016, 10:46:53 AM
Good news everyone! The Shovel Knight amiibo doesn't include the NFC blocker so you can scan the amiibo without removing him from the package.

You're still a heartless bastard for not setting your precious toy free from its plastic prison.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on January 14, 2016, 12:43:40 PM
I noticed that when I opened my Shovel Knight amiibo.  It just looked like something was missing.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 17, 2016, 09:14:39 PM
UncleBob: As the resident plastic game figure expert, are you following Disney Infinity at all? I'm thinking about getting a 3.0 set for some Star Wars figures. Do you know what the deal is with Boba Fett? He's going for 40-60 and looks like he used to be a bundle exclusive figure.

Any other thoughts or advice for someone getting into Infinity?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on January 17, 2016, 11:16:23 PM
I don't follow Infinity, but I do know that Boba Fett is currently bundle-exclusive, but is supposed to be released outside of the bundle soon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 18, 2016, 12:25:54 AM
I decided to mosey over the the DI reddit page and it looks like February for Boba.


Definitely thinking I'll dive into Infinity thanks to Star Wars and Marvel. Mostly for the figures, but it sounds like the games themselves could be very entertaining.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: michaelbaysuperfan616 on January 18, 2016, 11:28:43 AM
I have decided that I want to finally start collecting some of these Amiibo. I already have Bowser, Link, Mario, Luigo, Toad, and Yoshi, but I think I want to expand beyond just Mario and Zelda characters. I was hesitant at first but they are starting to grow on me. I don't care what they do in-game as my Wii U pretty much sits in a box now not likely to get some playtime in the near future. I just want to get a few more of the figures. I also started collecting those World of Nintendo things and that has sparked my interest in Amiibo further as well.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 18, 2016, 12:59:43 PM
It's actually a great time to get started. Supply is plentiful and there are a lot of sales because of this and the Animal Crossing price crash. If you want Fire Emblem amiibo they may get a restock in February when Fates releases. Also, most all of the Pokemon are getting a restock for Pokemon Day (Feb 27th).
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: michaelbaysuperfan616 on January 18, 2016, 03:42:52 PM
I wouldn't be interested in none of the weird Japanese ones just the main games like Star Fox, Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Kirby, those things. But I have been noticing they are not has hard to find as they once were. I wouldn't be into any super rare ones I don't think anyways.

The only Pokemon I would get is Pikachu.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 21, 2016, 06:55:14 PM
Roy is up for pre-order on Gamestop's website.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on January 22, 2016, 01:49:59 AM
You can get Lucina, Robin, and numerous other figures from the Australian site Beat the Bomb (https://www.beatthebomb.com.au/). Shipping is very reasonable. I got both for $26 USD, making it out to be abount MSRP for each one.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on January 23, 2016, 08:16:30 AM
I ordered Shovel Knight from Amazon which I should have received yesterday, but apparently, there was an incomplete address. I contacted Amazon and they said they would call me back today once they contact the USPS to correct the address. I don't know what happened. I've had the same address for nearly three years. I even received another package yesterday. Hopefully, this gets sorted out. I bought Shovel Knight on Wii U yesterday from Gamestop and the Amiibo was there. I passed on it since I thought I'd have it today. Boo/hiss
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on March 18, 2016, 05:22:13 PM
I picked up Famicom Colors ROB, Ryu, and Roy. I'm almost finished collecting Super Smash Bros. Amiibo. I definitely want Cloud and Bayonetta. If Wii Fit Trainer ever gets another run, I'd like her. Too bad Nintendo will probably never release female Robin and female Corn Corrin.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on March 18, 2016, 07:11:26 PM
I want alt Bowser Jrs.  A beautiful 7-pack.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Caterkiller on March 18, 2016, 09:06:28 PM
When the Smash line is done I'd like to say thats it for me. Though knowing me I will be all over a Donkey Kong Country or Star Fox line.

The Animal Crossing Amiibos look soon nice! Thank dog I don't have any particular attachment to the series.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on March 18, 2016, 11:25:51 PM
I have a Mario line (Toad), Shovel Knight, the Classic Mario, the Splatoon 3 pack... not touching the Animal Crossing ones with a ten foot pole, though. Probably buying at least three Kirby line amiibo, too.

True story: I witnessed a miracle today. I went to pick up my Ryu and Roy preorders (at 8pm my time), and there was half of an endcap full of Roy. It was the first time I ever saw a Fire Emblem amiibo on a shelf in any quantity. I think the craze may be dying down.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 19, 2016, 02:32:43 AM
I want alt Bowser Jrs.  A beautiful 7-pack.

I'd buy that.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on March 19, 2016, 09:53:09 AM
Animal Crossing Amiibo are (purely as decoration) awesome. Shame I haven't seen a good use in-game though.  Apparently they aren't selling that well either because there have been lots of deals and discounts for that set - at least more than I've seen for others.


Right now www.BestBuy.ca has the Cyrus/K.K./Reese 3-pack on sale for $22.50 CAD.  I'm not a big fan of the Alpacas, but K.K. is great and for the full set seems like a very fair price.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 19, 2016, 09:58:48 AM
What's the best way to get the Roy amiibo? GameStop is no longer an option for me unfortunately. If anyone want to help a brother out I'd be happy.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on March 19, 2016, 10:25:38 AM
Roy is GS exclusive in the states.

You either buy him there, buy him second hand, or import.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on March 19, 2016, 11:11:53 AM
I don't think the craze is dying down as much as Nintendo has found out how to keep them healthily supplied. I've seen a ton of Lucas amiibos at my Gamestop. Unfortunately, the waves that had the biggest supply problems aren't restocked yet. (Lucina, Ike, Palutena, etc).


I did buy Lucina through a scalper (dick). Found a Fox one as well which I was lucky to get. And picked up Roy. I'll start collecting the rest of the damn things I want when the Cloud amiibo comes out.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on March 19, 2016, 02:35:10 PM
I'll say it again. Beat the Bomb (https://www.beatthebomb.com.au/) is awesome. Australian site with great prices and very reasonable shipping. They have a ton of the hard to find amiibo. I got my Robin and Lucina through them.

(http://i.imgur.com/xMs7AnE.jpg?1)

If you don't care about being a "North American New In Box Collector" and live in the USA this is a no-brainer. Thanks to conversion rates you get them including shipping for less than MSRP.


I just checked and all 5 Fire Emblem amiibo are currently in stock there, along with nearly every other Smash amiibo ever released. They are all priced below US MSRP when you convert to USD with the most expensive being $11.72. Shipping is cheaper when you bundle.


What's the best way to get the Roy amiibo? GameStop is no longer an option for me unfortunately. If anyone want to help a brother out I'd be happy.


I'm curious to hear the reason for this if you don't mind sharing. Bad experience?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 19, 2016, 03:50:51 PM
I'm curious to hear the reason for this if you don't mind sharing. Bad experience?


Nah, just that they closed down all their stores and left the island. I decided to use Beat the Bomb and got a pretty good price for Roy, Lucina and Robin to complete my Fire Emblem collection for the time being.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on March 20, 2016, 03:41:39 PM
I want alt Bowser Jrs.  A beautiful 7-pack.

I'd buy that.
Ah crap, I think I'd buy that too!

True story: I witnessed a miracle today. I went to pick up my Ryu and Roy preorders (at 8pm my time), and there was half of an endcap full of Roy. It was the first time I ever saw a Fire Emblem amiibo on a shelf in any quantity. I think the craze may be dying down.
Every time I go to Best Buy, they have a whole shelf full of Marth.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on March 20, 2016, 04:02:25 PM
I'll say it again. Beat the Bomb (https://www.beatthebomb.com.au/) is awesome. Australian site with great prices and very reasonable shipping. They have a ton of the hard to find amiibo. I got my Robin and Lucina through them.


I've had bad luck with importing items that I've just given up on it. I'll give these guys a try later for Ike and maybe Robin/Marth and see how it goes though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on March 20, 2016, 04:07:34 PM
I'll say it again. Beat the Bomb (https://www.beatthebomb.com.au/) is awesome. Australian site with great prices and very reasonable shipping. They have a ton of the hard to find amiibo. I got my Robin and Lucina through them.
I've had bad luck with importing items that I've just given up on it. I'll give these guys a try later for Ike and maybe Robin/Marth and see how it goes though.
You shouldn't need to import Marth, just go to Best Buy. Unless you don't have those stores nearby, then I guess you might...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on March 20, 2016, 05:55:56 PM
Has the Marth situation improved? I know they did a restock, but he was still hard to find/expensive.


I have a Best Buy, but it is just really out of the way.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on March 20, 2016, 06:10:40 PM
I've been into Best Buy a few times over the past several months, and each time they have had a shelf full of Marth. It seems to be plentiful now, at least in my area.

They also have had at least a half shelf of Dark Pit also, if anyone still cares about that one.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on March 22, 2016, 05:50:40 PM
Yeah, Marth is quite plentiful now.


Ike also got a nice restock a while back but not as much as Marth.


Robin and Lucina are out in the cold along with Dedede as never having gotten much of a restock in the States. I don't think we will be seeing Smash Dedede returning since we have the new Kirby line releasing.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on March 22, 2016, 08:21:25 PM
Speaking of which, Best Buy had them up for preorder earlier.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 22, 2016, 09:49:00 PM
I'm waiting on Amazon preorders to start.

I still have a few amiibo left in my wishlist. Cloud, Bayonetta and Corrin plus all the new Kirby figures.

Animal Crossing amiibo are getting crazy discounts which makes for tempting impulse purchases.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on March 23, 2016, 07:24:37 AM
Hold off until Friday so you get that free game out of it.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on March 24, 2016, 03:32:47 AM
...So I just won Ness, Dr. Mario, and Wii Fit Trainer.

Which now makes one third of my Amiibo collection things I won in contests.

Whoo...!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on March 25, 2016, 06:18:10 PM
So there's still nothing on Amazon about the Mario and Friends game being available with the purchase of an amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on March 25, 2016, 07:29:46 PM
Updated now. Codes emailed within 2 business days.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on March 29, 2016, 03:41:02 PM
Not seeing any news of Cloud, Bayonetta, or Corrin Amiibo yet.

On the other hand, I just pre-ordered all the Kirby Amiibo at Best Buy, along with Isabelle (Summer Outfit) and some Seris 4 Amiibo Card packs. Just when I thought my addiction as over...

By the way, I'm being irresponsible and building up a collection of extra Amiibo again. I'm actually thinking of doing another Summer of Amiibo giveaway on the site.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on March 29, 2016, 08:09:28 PM
By the way, I'm being irresponsible and building up a collection of extra Amiibo again. I'm actually thinking of doing another Summer of Amiibo giveaway on the site.
That would be swell. I enjoyed the ones you did last year, and it's a nice thing to do for the site.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Triforce Hermit on April 23, 2016, 09:08:56 AM
Ike amiibo are back in stock on Gamestop for the time being. Good thing I held off on him
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 30, 2016, 10:10:32 AM


Ladies and gentlemen, your new best selling amiibo are July 8. Plus some other lazy color variants.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on April 30, 2016, 10:42:45 AM
They found a way to bring smart people and Marie fanboys together by putting them in a bundle and making people split it. Well played, gentlemen/ladies.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Evan_B on April 30, 2016, 12:17:31 PM
For a second there, I thought you were trying to imply the subhuman Callie loving race had taste.

But I appreciate your sarcasm.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on April 30, 2016, 01:04:20 PM
#Marie4Life


I am glad Nintendo made a dark skinned Inkling figure, though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on April 30, 2016, 10:29:28 PM
I don't like that the squid is once again attached to a three-pack. Ain't no Phil got money for that!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on April 30, 2016, 10:49:01 PM
I like both. :(
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Oedo on May 01, 2016, 01:11:08 AM
I thought I was out of the amiibo game and there were no more left that I'd care about, but then I realized Cloud, Corrin, and Bayo are still on the table. Now this.

I don't like that the squid is once again attached to a three-pack. Ain't no Phil got money for that!

It's a bit of a hassle, but I'm sure you'll be able to import it for something close to the regular price of an amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on May 15, 2016, 12:11:25 PM
Just a heads up that Disney Infinity got cancelled. Retailers are dumping stock with steep discounts. Now is the time to pick them up if you wanted a few Marvel, Star Wars, or Disney figures to go with your amiibo.


I had just picked up a 3.0 starter set last month. I'll probably grab some Marvel figures and other personal favorites. Pity as I felt they were the strongest of all the current Toys-to-life platforms.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on May 15, 2016, 12:33:13 PM
Speaking of Disney Infinity, what figures do you think are the best? I'm not sure, I've been wholly focused on Amiibo, but if I just pick up random Disney Infinity figures that won't make much sense...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on May 15, 2016, 12:53:23 PM
In terms of look/build quality?


I only recently picked up the 3.0 starter so I just have Anakin and his padawan Ahsoka. Both look great with no defects. If you are a fan of the Clone Wars show it really stays true to their look in the show. Most of the Marvel ones look nice as well (though Iron Man seems a bit bland in coloring).


The Pixar figures look like they were meant to be made into figures and the characters based off of live action human characters look natural as well.


I mostly want them for nostalgic reasons to go on my nostalgia shelf. I only started playing the game last night. Looks like it will be a mix of Minecraft/sandbox style play for the toy box with themed levels that play similar to the recent LEGO titles.


They do have levels for racing and for a fighting game but I have not tried those yet.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on June 11, 2016, 10:57:52 PM
FYI, I'm gonna be giving away amiibo during our E3 coverage (along with other prizes):

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/sitenews/42821/nintendo-world-report-e3-contest-and-prize-schedule

After E3 I have plans to resume the whole "Summer of Amiibo" schtick and give out another slew of figures that I have extras of.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on June 27, 2016, 03:24:24 PM
Bump:

I've started doing that Summer of amiibo (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/contest/42917/summer-of-amiibo-2016-week-1) thing again!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Socar on June 27, 2016, 04:00:10 PM
Ok so I don't know if this is something I can talk over here but since its related to Amiibo, I guess I can so pardon me if its not appropriate for this to be expressed here.


So I want to know over here like......is there any differences between Amiibo and DLC? Like I don't see why people are complaining about locked amiibo content here seeing as how a lot of them is optional and that it doesn't hinder the overall experience.


I myself am not forced to get one and I don't feel like getting one either simply because...well, its optional and no one's forcing you to get them.


And yet, people rant about them like they are needed for the overall experience. I can understand them not getting the supplies but then again, Nintendo didn't even know that they would print so much money.....

Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on June 28, 2016, 09:30:53 AM
Speaking of Amiibo, now that the Pound is tanking, FOR REASONS WE WON'T TALK ABOUT HERE BECAUSE POLITICS, is there some place online I can take advantage of this situation to buy Amiibo?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on June 28, 2016, 12:44:43 PM
Ok so I don't know if this is something I can talk over here but since its related to Amiibo, I guess I can so pardon me if its not appropriate for this to be expressed here.

So I want to know over here like......is there any differences between Amiibo and DLC? Like I don't see why people are complaining about locked amiibo content here seeing as how a lot of them is optional and that it doesn't hinder the overall experience.

I myself am not forced to get one and I don't feel like getting one either simply because...well, its optional and no one's forcing you to get them.

And yet, people rant about them like they are needed for the overall experience. I can understand them not getting the supplies but then again, Nintendo didn't even know that they would print so much money.....


The main difference (as I see it) between Amiibo and standard DLC is availability. Tying content to Amiibo means that portion of the game isn't generally available unless the required Amiibo can be easily found and purchased.  With DLC, presumably anyone who owns the game can download it.  So it creates scarcity without good reason - often exacerbated by the way Nintendo handled Amiibo stock and rarity early on.


At this point I don't care very much though.  Which seems to be the state of Amiibo in general?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on June 28, 2016, 02:25:12 PM
The content amiibo unlock is way less important than the actual figures themselves.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on June 28, 2016, 11:30:04 PM
Agreed, but do note that the wolf link unlock in BotW is one of the first 'substantial' unlocks in a 1st party game. That and Shovel Knight are the only two amiibo unlocks I would consider essential.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on June 29, 2016, 11:23:21 PM
What about the FE characters in Codename S.T.E.A.M.?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on June 30, 2016, 12:18:01 AM
Agreed, but do note that the wolf link unlock in BotW is one of the first 'substantial' unlocks in a 1st party game. That and Shovel Knight are the only two amiibo unlocks I would consider essential.

The Shovel Knight co-op gameplay is really good and worth the price of (Amiibo MSRP) admission if you have a local friend.
Hopefully that Amiibo isn't too hard to find?  I don't honestly have any idea about scarcity but would worry that a third party figure wouldn't see as much support as first-party ones.


The Zelda functionality looks very cool... but I'd have to rebuy and also play through Twilight Princess again to get the unlock?  Going to take a reluctant pass on that.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on July 01, 2016, 01:24:10 AM
Wolf Link amiibo is available solo in other countries and we can probably expect the same thing to happen here later this Summer or even next year when the game releases. You can always find a country with a good exchange rate w/ US and import. I did that for hard to find Robin and Lucina and ended up paying less than US MSRP including shipping (thanks Australia!)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Socar on July 02, 2016, 04:04:15 PM
Agreed, but do note that the wolf link unlock in BotW is one of the first 'substantial' unlocks in a 1st party game. That and Shovel Knight are the only two amiibo unlocks I would consider essential.


Considering that we still haven't seen the 99% of the game, I think that Wolf's link is just optional and its more of a "if you find things too hard" situations.


Still, I find that mentality that amiibo's are bad because of this locked content lame because they are just figures and that addition is something you can only use if you have specific games which not everyone is going to get.

Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on July 08, 2016, 09:20:12 AM
Anyone looked into Custom amiibo or can recommend any custom amiibo creators? Looking to learn more about the scene / see if there's anything site-wise I can do with that.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on July 08, 2016, 10:49:01 AM
Anyone looked into Custom amiibo or can recommend any custom amiibo creators? Looking to learn more about the scene / see if there's anything site-wise I can do with that.

You could start by checking the "Customs" tab on R/amiibo on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on July 08, 2016, 04:59:27 PM
https://www.etsy.com/listing/262249337/custom-disney-infinity-scrooge-mcduck


This gal on Etsy has some very nice ones. Link is for her Scrooge McDuck custom. She does both Disney Infinity and amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 08, 2016, 05:54:35 PM
Anyone looked into Custom amiibo or can recommend any custom amiibo creators? Looking to learn more about the scene / see if there's anything site-wise I can do with that.

Did I post my 'custom' Pikachu here?

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/472My/new

Not very helpful though...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on July 08, 2016, 05:56:10 PM
https://www.etsy.com/listing/262249337/custom-disney-infinity-scrooge-mcduck (https://www.etsy.com/listing/262249337/custom-disney-infinity-scrooge-mcduck)
This gal on Etsy has some very nice ones. Link is for her Scrooge McDuck custom. She does both Disney Infinity and amiibo.


Damn, her Hinoka custom looks really good.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 09, 2016, 02:59:34 AM
Got five new amiiibo yesterday and 7 (!) packages in the mail from eBay sellers.

Waiting on three more eBay packages and Khush's package and I'll be at 107+406 for a nice, complete set. :D
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 09, 2016, 11:29:22 PM
One more pack (two cards) today along with the two official dioramas from Japan (which *really* should have been released here... they're pretty dang cool).  11 Series 4 cards and 1 Japanese promo card to go... just waiting for them to arrive. :D
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on July 10, 2016, 12:22:47 AM
Wait, are we up to 107 already? Oh wait, are you including the 7 Super Mario series that aren't out in the states yet? Or do you mean the Monster Hunter Generations ones? (Actually, have we had any confirmation that the monster hunter ones are coming to the states? ... if not, I might have to brave EBay again *shudder*)

GAH! And you collect the dioramas too!?!? That's where I draw the line! Haha!

BTW, thanks everyone for the custom amiibo leads!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 10, 2016, 09:34:59 AM
107 Released.

Nintendo of America tweeted celebrating 100 with the release of the new Splatoon amiibo...

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/751449519200542720

But they didn't include Gold Mega Man, Shovel Knight, the four Skylanders/amiibo, or the Shadow Mewtwo card.

2 Mario 30th
16 Animal Crossing
1 Chibi Robo
4 Kirby
1 Shovel Knight
4 Skylanders
8 Splatoon
8 Super Mario
56 Smash
1 Zelda
4 Yoshi
1 Mega Man
1 Pokken Card
403 Animal Crossing cards
2 Japanese Promos
1 Error Card

And I wasn't going to get the dioramas... but man, they look so sweet.  Picked up the pair on Amazon for about $35, so figured why not? :D
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on July 10, 2016, 03:57:36 PM
You don't have to brave eBay, just use Amazon Japan. You can now order from them and ship to the states. There are also other sites like AmiAmi where you can typically order for reasonable prices.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on July 10, 2016, 09:54:31 PM
Do you need a separate login for Amazon Japan?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 11, 2016, 03:28:04 PM
Three packs arrived today, including my lovely Japanese Isabelle promo.  Super-Sweet. :D

Just waiting on one pack of nine cards from fellow forumer Khush... and I'll be DONE. :D
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on July 12, 2016, 07:24:08 PM
Do you need a separate login for Amazon Japan?


Not that I heard. You just have to go to the amazon jp site and login there for it to work. Not all items can be shipped to states though.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on July 13, 2016, 08:33:57 PM
Just waiting on one pack of nine cards from fellow forumer Khush... and I'll be DONE. :D
Sure you'll be done.  Until the next ones come out.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Soren on July 13, 2016, 10:36:15 PM
You need to create a Japanese account. I had to do one when I ordered a few amiibo from the UK Amazon store.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 14, 2016, 12:01:47 AM
Just waiting on one pack of nine cards from fellow forumer Khush... and I'll be DONE. :D
Sure you'll be done.  Until the next ones come out.

Well, A.) Apparently, I marked one of the cards in my spreadsheet wrong and Khush is only sending me 8.  Damn him for not sending me a card that he didn't have extra and wasn't part of the original deal.  Anywhoo, had to grab it on eBay, so now I sit lonely, waiting on two packages.

B.) When I said DONE, I meant with the trading cards.  A thorn in my side.  The figures, I can just go out, buy, and be done.  Blind pack trading cards suck. :(
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on July 14, 2016, 01:31:03 AM
Yeah, I'm definitely NOT buying into the inevitable Pokemon Amiibo Trading Cards.

Unless... unless they help somehow in Pokemon Go...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 15, 2016, 09:07:24 PM
Well, A.) Apparently, I marked one of the cards in my spreadsheet wrong and Khush is only sending me 8.  Damn him for not sending me a card that he didn't have extra and wasn't part of the original deal.  Anywhoo, had to grab it on eBay, so now I sit lonely, waiting on two packages.

This last eBay card came today - so now I'm just left waiting on the Poor Man's Pony Express (Canadian Mounties) to deliver Khush's package...  So close....
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on July 16, 2016, 01:04:49 AM
Did I tell you that I mailed all your cards out one at a time over a course of 8 weeks? I had to pay $45.00 extra to get the super slow delivery mail option as well.

It's like watching a pot boil water. Get your mind distracted on something else right now.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 18, 2016, 11:24:39 PM
Assuming Khush sent the right cards... my collection is COMPLETE (for now). 106 different amiibo figures (along with 12 open extras, one custom, and, I think, 10 packaging variations), 406 Animal Crossing cards, and one Pokken card!  Whoo!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 18, 2016, 11:46:23 PM
(*^#$(*&^#W$(^*#Q$(^*#Q$(*^#QR&#RF&*GTU@WF#)&*TGEFGT&*

Our deal included card 343.

I needed 334.
*#&$(*_Q@#^%(*#(_*#&$(*#$+(*#$
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on July 19, 2016, 02:01:13 AM
Oh no! Really?!

That sucks to hear.

On the plus side, I'm surprised at how fast the cards got delivered to you. Much faster than it took for yours to get to me.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on July 19, 2016, 04:03:00 AM
It's not a huge deal - just went to eBay and threw down $1.89 on it.  A bit more than my goal of not spending more than $1.50/card average, but I got several others for $1/each, so I'm good. ;)

Just more waiting... :(
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on July 19, 2016, 04:11:29 PM
Yeah, I'm definitely NOT buying into the inevitable Pokemon Amiibo Trading Cards.

Unless... unless they help somehow in Pokemon Go...
Your avatar is perfect for this statement.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on July 20, 2016, 12:18:43 PM
Nintendo is updating Animal Crossing New Leaf with amiibo functionality. The cards will give you your pick of characters who can move in. No word on what figures will do.


https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/4tq42c/animal_crossing_new_leaf_getting_amiibo/?st=iqv38fr8&sh=964611ea
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on July 20, 2016, 01:25:31 PM
The cards will give you your pick of characters who can move in.


Good. That will allow me to finalize my New Leaf village by having the villagers I want in and then I can build around their homes. So long, Curly! Your time in Xanudu is coming to an end!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Oedo on August 10, 2016, 03:40:40 PM
It appears that the best Fire Emblem waifu is getting a restock soon. No news on Robin yet.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on August 10, 2016, 08:15:18 PM
All praises to Style Savvy!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on August 10, 2016, 08:22:49 PM
All praises to Style Savvy!

Huzzah! Huzzah!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Wah on August 10, 2016, 08:41:38 PM
Cant wait or the WA! Amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on August 21, 2016, 07:09:00 PM
Hey everyone! Just wanted to do a bit of a pre-announcement: In a couple of days (starting Thursday, to be precise) I'm doing a giveaway on Twitter for NWR and the grand prize will be a custom Midna amiibo from Zanarkandsky!

(http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/43168/4/4.jpg)

Everyone is welcome to join, even if you've won something before in our Summer of Amiibo giveaways!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on August 21, 2016, 07:16:30 PM
Ah, neat! Now I just need to get a Twitter...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on August 21, 2016, 10:14:26 PM
I heard you can get one online.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Louieturkey on August 22, 2016, 06:22:05 PM
I heard you can get one online.
How much does it cost?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: rygar on August 25, 2016, 03:46:44 PM
I'm very late to the amiibo party, but I joined this past weekend with my first two packs of Animal Crossing cards. I was actually winding down on this game, but potentially being able to bring back my favorite villagers, or try out new ones, makes me want to reengage. I'm a big fan of the surly villagers, particularly Vladimir and Rasher. "Do you have something to say to me? Is it swine?" are probably my favorite lines of dialogue in a video game ever.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Oedo on August 25, 2016, 04:19:15 PM
She wasn't nearly as hard to get as Lucina, but Palutena also appears to be getting a reprint soon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Wah on August 25, 2016, 08:20:30 PM
Palutena, one thing to say, heheeheheheheheheeheheheheh!
I hate that taunt!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Oedo on September 07, 2016, 05:52:30 PM
Robin, Samus, Pit, Mega Man, Sonic, Link, Ness, and Gold Mario also look like they'll be hitting store shelves soon. A lot of those seem to be ones that have gotten harder to find (or were hard to find in the first place) in North America, so it's nice to see Nintendo getting them back out there.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on September 07, 2016, 06:11:11 PM
I've been desperate for Ness.  Might also get Robin and Pit.  Maybe (probably not) Gold Mario if it's available outside Wal*Mart.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Oedo on September 19, 2016, 09:49:04 PM
Only a matter of when rather than if, of course, but the Bayonetta amiibo got teased on Platinum's official blog (http://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/9081). Also, the four Zelda amiibo and the new wave of Animal Crossing cards that got announced in the last Direct went up for pre-order on Amazon.ca earlier today for Canadians. The Ocarina of Time Link and Wind Waker Link and Zelda have become unavailable since then, but I'd imagine they'll be back up soon.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on September 20, 2016, 07:58:31 AM
I'm very late to the amiibo party, but I joined this past weekend with my first two packs of Animal Crossing cards. I was actually winding down on this game, but potentially being able to bring back my favorite villagers, or try out new ones, makes me want to reengage. I'm a big fan of the surly villagers, particularly Vladimir and Rasher. "Do you have something to say to me? Is it swine?" are probably my favorite lines of dialogue in a video game ever.


There are still some people (mostly North American - not sure where you are from) here with doubles willing to trade if you start collecting.  There is a dedicated thread about it in the Matchmaking sub-forum:  http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=48297
 ;D
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Oedo on November 01, 2016, 12:01:13 AM
Some of the harder to find amiibo that were supposed to be getting restocks are up on Amazon.ca now, including Lucina, Robin, Pit, and Lucario. The first three have also been showing up at Toys R Us locations in some parts of the country if you prefer getting them in store.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on November 01, 2016, 12:55:17 AM
I feel kind of bad about Amiibo. There were a bunch of rare-ish Amiibo figures that I was interested in... but that time has passed and now I simply don't care if they get restocked or not.


Of course it helps that very few have any meaningful use, and that I've got enough Animal Crossing figures already sitting on my shelf.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 01, 2016, 12:57:22 AM
Only thing that matters to me right now are the Monster Hunter amiibo.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on November 01, 2016, 11:32:48 AM
Only thing that matters to me right now are the Monster Hunter amiibo.


Ooh!  I might be in for some of that action.


(Again, more for the figures than for the Amiibo functionality... although maybe Capcom will do better integrating in-game functionality than Nintendo ever managed to?)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on November 01, 2016, 12:33:09 PM
Only thing that matters to me right now are the Monster Hunter amiibo.

How can you say that when we're about to enter into a post-Waluigi amiibo world?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on November 01, 2016, 02:39:53 PM
What's Waluigi?

I know it sounds like a Mario character, but there's a full group of six amiibo hitting this week (DK, Diddy, trollop, Wario, Best Princess and Boo). Ain't never heard of this last one.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 01, 2016, 04:57:37 PM
I already preordered Waluigi and Rosalina so I'm not worried about them anymore.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on November 01, 2016, 05:53:50 PM
What's Waluigi?

I know it sounds like a Mario character, but there's a full group of six amiibo hitting this week (DK, Diddy, trollop, Wario, Best Princess and Boo). Ain't never heard of this last one.

trollop = Rosalina
Best Princess = Daisy

Right?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Shaymin on November 01, 2016, 08:19:53 PM
How dare you, sir.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on November 01, 2016, 08:25:23 PM
So, your one of those people, are you? No wonder these forums can't attract more visitors. We've got staff that think Rosalina is better than Daisy scaring them away.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Phil on November 01, 2016, 08:52:00 PM
Just looking to get Mario Party: Star Rush without any amiibo this Friday. Will probably check out the amiibo at a later date.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on November 01, 2016, 11:14:15 PM
Only thing that matters to me right now are the Monster Hunter amiibo.


Ooh!  I might be in for some of that action.


(Again, more for the figures than for the Amiibo functionality... although maybe Capcom will do better integrating in-game functionality than Nintendo ever managed to?)

Oh man, the Monster Hunter ones are sweet! Do you think that Capcom will bring them over here? Because if not there's always importing them through EBay...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 05, 2016, 09:54:49 AM
I believe they will, because there has yet to be an amiibo that has not come over here. We will probably see them in the Spring, possibly with the Switch launch if Double Cross turns out to be on Switch (hoping that is the case!).
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Kairon on November 05, 2016, 12:59:28 PM
omg omg omg if Monster Hunter comes to Switch right out the gates then my brother already told me I'd need to get two, one for each of us!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on November 05, 2016, 02:01:13 PM
Seems likely. Monster Hunter XX (Gen U) is releasing in March, and they could very easily make it a dual release with cross saves between the 3DS and Switch versions like they did with MH3U on 3DS and Wii U.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on July 31, 2017, 08:05:51 PM
Someone help me. I'm starting to fall victim to the allure of Amiibo. And not even the useful Amiibo that are used a lot such as Mario or Link. I seem to want the limited use ones.

Now, I know I can't claim complete avoidance of Amiibo up to this point. I've fully dived into the Animal Crossing Amiibo Card section of this insidious consumerism. And then I got all the actual Animal Crossing Amiibo figures once they started getting discounted since I was in a real love affair with Animal Crossing. (Although they keep getting their price slashed further and further making me wish I had waited for more than just 50% off.) At the same time, I remember after buying the last few figures and complete the AC set, this tinge of regret like I had just wasted a bunch of money. It was a weird love/hate reaction of liking the figures and characters but feeling they were quite pointless.

Aside from the AC Amiibo, there was only one other Amiibo I owned and that is the Chibi-Robo Amiibo but it was sold with Zip Lash and the only way to buy that game at first was with the Amiibo included. Yet I was ok with that since I've got a soft spot for Chibi-Robo ever since his first GC game earned him a lot of gaming goodwill from me.

That Amiibo situation changed this weekend. I went a-travelling to various EBGame stores (aka Canadian Gamestop) because I found out a couple days ago that they were doing another buy 2 used games get 1 free deal and I took advantage of that to score some good deals on games in March and found a lot of worthwhile deals from it. My hope was that maybe I could score a cheaper copy of Kirby Planet Robobot but the amount of used games available in stores was very sparse. Not like in March where I picked up a huge selection of titles. Maybe the New 2DS caused people to pick up more 3DS titles than trade them in.

However, during this journey, the Amiibo selection was next to the shelves so I was noting what was around these days. I kept seeing the latest Pikmin Amiibo on shelves and I did like the look if it with all the Pikmin cloistered around the broken cinder block. Came to one store and they had the BOTW Guardian Amiibo in stock. So, I thought, what the heck. I'll buy it and the Pikmin Amiibo. I think the Guardian Amiibo is supposed to be hard to find.

Well, now I'm suddenly interested in Amiibo. I mean, I was already highly tempted by the upcoming Metroid Amiibo so I'm definitely going to try and buy that now. As well, the upcoming BOTW Champion 4-pack does interest me more than most of the other BOTW Amiibo (besides the Guardian Amiibo and Zelda herself) although I wish they had gone with the Champion descendants like Prince Sidon and Riju and... the other two. At least you spend time and talk to them more in the game while the old Champion's are relegated to flashbacks and people talking about them.

In any case, it seems Nintendo has stepped up their Amiibo game since the newer unrelated-to-Smash stuff has started interesting me more. I started looking up all the Amiibo that have been released so far and trying to find pricing as to what might be cheaply acquired and what is still expensive/rare. I didn't see many deals from online suppliers however. The AC Line can definitely be bought on the cheap but after that it's all a grey murky area. I always thought the whole Amiibo line would crash at some point and then I might be able to swoop in and buy them all on the cheap like what is happening to the AC line but so far that hasn't really happened. There are a few things that can be found slightly discounted. I guess the Waluigi and Daisy Amiibo's aren't selling since Toys R Us has them 30% off. EBGames has the Mii Fighter 3 pack down to $12.00. I've seen the Famicom ROB, Star Fox, Falco and Zero Suit Samus down $3-4 from regular price. Otherwise, most Amiibo seem to be holding steady.

My travels brought me across and Alm/Celia Amiibo 2 pack so I bought that since Fire Emblem Amiibo always seem to be rare and are probably the third most used kinds of Amiibo after the Mario and Zelda brands. I also picked up a Meta Knight Amiibo from the Kirby line since he also seems to be more popular. I also saw a bunch of Bayonetta, Cloud and Corrin Player 1 Amiibos out but I have no affinity towards those characters nor have I even bought their Smash DLC yet. Did think about getting the Corrin though because of the rare and FE used more often reason but didn't feel like going completely wild with Amiibo yet.

That said, on eBay, I saw one person selling a lot of 70 Amiibo consisting of mainly the Smash and Mario line with a lot of the harder to find ones included like Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, Palutena, Meta Knight, King Dedede and such. That would cost about $900 yet if you consider the average Amiibo is $15.00 in Canada, it works out to about cost. So, sure I could catch right up on the whole Amiibo craze but do I really want to spend over $1000 for these trinkets. Because that's what it's going to be to collect them all and there's a good chance I'll start trying to do that if I begin acquiring a bunch of these and I still have my doubts as to how useful these things will ever be.

Anyways, there's some Amiibo talk for you and this thread.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on July 31, 2017, 09:11:14 PM
I'm thinking about picking up a few more Amiibo... but it's a hard sell for anything but my favorite characters because they are essentially just shelf decorations. I had low expectations for Nintendo ever doing anything useful, and they've skillfully undershot those targets.


But yes, the Pikmin and Metroid ones look great. Definitely ones I'll keep an eye open for.


I'm also keen to finish off my Animal Crossing set (maybe... I've got the characters I care about, so if it doesn't happen I won't really care) and replace my "pee stick" Link with a better version. 8-Bit Link jumps to mind if I see one at retail price anywhere, or maybe the gorgeous Wind Waker set of Link+Zelda. Stumbling across those sculpts seems unlikely unless a reprint happen though...
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Adrock on July 31, 2017, 09:56:12 PM
I have more Amiibo than I know what to do with. I don't know how it's come to this. I've reached a point in which I actually end up feeling whatever the opposite of buyer's remorse is when I don't buy an Amiibo I see in stores only for the price to skyrocket because it becomes difficult to find. I had my chance to get Callie and Marie, but I thought I could get them cheaper online. Did I really want the Callie and Marie Amiibo, or did I want them because they were new and cool looking?

I recommend stepping out of the Amiibo hunting game if at all possible. They're nice decorations. Recently, I looked at my collection and wondered why I have so many of these things yet I'll be there when the Samus/Metroid two-pack launches because I'm an a-hole.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on July 31, 2017, 10:52:00 PM
I'm thinking about picking up a few more Amiibo... but it's a hard sell for anything but my favorite characters because they are essentially just shelf decorations. I had low expectations for Nintendo ever doing anything useful, and they've skillfully undershot those targets.

Well, that's because the logistics of Amiibo put Nintendo in a weird bind. How many Amiibo did they have to release for Smash Bros.? 60? Something like that. So, they release those characters in stages. But then some of those characters get game entries released in the franchise later on. So, Nintendo adds Amiibo Functionality for them to give people a bit more bang for their buck. However, if those characters are sold out and hard to find, does Nintendo release more of that character every time a game comes out? How much supply do they need to meet the demand because, at some point, some gamers are inevitably going to be left out unless they flood the market which Nintendo won't do.

Instead, the thinking seems to be to almost replace the Smash Bros. Amiibo with new lines or new iterations for new games released. Sure, they might include some special abilities for the Smash characters compared to the new ones but how long can they keep supporting or adding special features in for figures that they aren't going to reprint or can not be found by the public anymore blocking them out of game content? Moreoever, I don't think Amiibo are backwards compatible. Maybe I'm wrong but if you but the Kirby line of Amiibo, will they work the same as the Smash characters in Kirby Rainbow Curse Wii U? Regardless, it is not like Alm or Celica will do anything in Fates or Project S.T.E.A.M or am I wrong?

Thus, there are all kinds of issues about how to make use of Amiibo with regards to game functionality and, in the end, most Amiibo are almost game specific with a few rare and lucky ones getting a bit more functionality than most.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on July 31, 2017, 10:54:24 PM
On another note, I think the other reason Amiibo have been as popular as they are is the packaging. In one used game store, they had some Amiibo for sale but they didn't look that great or impressive clustered together on their own. But in the packaging with the big plastic bubble around them, they look cooler and more interesting. More special. Or maybe that's just me.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on August 01, 2017, 09:03:22 AM
I had successfully climbed out of the Amiibo hole, then I came across the Breath of the Wild Amiibo, felt compelled to get a few. 


Now I see a few stores near me have the original Cloud Amiibo....a figurine for one game that I only play when friends are visiting, but nostalgia is pushing hard for it. 


I've gotten to a point where if I just avoid the game aisles in a store, I can move on with my day.  Better just get back into that discipline.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on August 01, 2017, 09:08:08 AM
I've purchased quite a few amiibo now, and I feel as though I really need to slow down.  I've decided not to buy the Zelda Champion amiibo, but if I see a Majora's Mask Link or Skyward Sword Link at a reasonable price, I'll probably jump to complete my set.  I also think I have a preorder for the Metroid amiibo somewhere, but those are favorites, so I can kinda make the excuse.  It's easy for me to avoid the new FE amiibo, since I  don't have and might not get the game.  But I did get Cloud P1 and Bayonetta P1 for the novelty.  I also go the new Inkling amiibo because I dunno.  I wasn't going to get the squid, but I might now.  Who knows?

I do feel the remorse for not getting some of them.  There were weeks when Marth amiibo were just hanging on the shelves of my local Target, and then one day they were gone and selling on eBay for pretty big markups.  I thought they'd get marked down, but they just sold out.  It's a total crap shoot as to which amiibo are going to be rarities down the line.

It's kind of hard to stop once you get started.  I dunno if Nintendo planned on making the buying of amiibo this addictive, but if they did, their plan worked.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on August 05, 2017, 01:11:35 AM
I'm burned out on amiibo. I'm waiting until the Zelda Champion amiibo release and I'm buying a pack of the RFID Zelda cards floating around to get the extra goodies in the game. I might even sell off some of the figures I'm less attached too. I'll still buy ones I really like, but I'm done fighting to get them. I'll check online and if they are available at a reasonable price I'll pick them up.


Nintendo's crappy supply issues for all of their products has done me in. No NES Mini, not going to fight for an SNES either, and amiibo need to be my favorite figures.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on August 07, 2017, 09:07:36 AM
I saw some BotW Zelda and Archer Link amiibo at my local target today.  Almost grabbed them (especially Zelda), but decided against.  (Mostly due to the fact that I already had quite a bit in needed grocery items, and those amiibo are a few dollars more than normal ones.)
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: UncleBob on August 08, 2017, 02:59:30 AM
I'm burned out on amiibo. I'm waiting until the Zelda Champion amiibo release and I'm buying a pack of the RFID Zelda cards floating around to get the extra goodies in the game.

Don't.

Get an N2Elite.  If you're going to support piracy, at least be smart about it.  For the prices those sets of bootleg cards go for, you could get the N2Elite and have access to every amiibo ever.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on August 08, 2017, 03:16:52 PM
Thanks for the tip, I might bite on this. The cool thing I liked about the bootleg cards was that they have mini versions which I could pack in the case instead of dragging out my figures to scan for outfits daily. But this would get me everything in one go.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on August 08, 2017, 03:21:51 PM
Also, Fem Corn is up again on amazon for those still needing her.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on August 08, 2017, 05:41:05 PM
Thanks for the P2 Corrin tip. I figured Amazon would have a restock at some point so I've been checking here and there. Was able to snag a copy. You're a true forum hero! All I see are adds for Corrin P2 at $60.00 or higher. Those scalpers.... In this way, I continue to keep all my Amiibo bought at cost or lower having bought a bunch on sale.

My Amiibo collection has grown quite a bit since my last post. I picked up Waluigi and Daisy from the Mario line. I picked up King Dedede and Waddle Dee from the Kirby line. I've grabbed Ryu, Falco, Fox, and Lucas of the Smash line. They were all 50% off so I figured I'd grab them. Ryu was the only character I didn't care about but the rest were all figures I'd want. I've also picked up Cloud 1, Cloud 2 and Corrin 1 from the smash line at cost. I was also in Target yesterday and I did buy the Archer Link. If Zelda had been there, I'd have definitely taken her. Of the BotW line, Zelda and the Guardian are the ones I like the most. The upcoming Champion pack is also pretty great. Archer Link I was on the fence about. And Rider Link and Bokoblin I'm not too concerned about if I get or not. I don't care much for the look of them. I guess playing BotW has made me care a lot more about the Zelda amiibo since I was ambivalent about her when that line was released.

And now Corrin 2 is added to the collection. There are a few more cheap Amiibo I could add to the collection. The 3-Mii pack is $15.00 retail. The Retro 3-Pack is $25 retail. I'm going to meet up with someone tomorrow for the Robin, Little Mac, Zero Suit Samus, Classic Mario and Inkling Girl Amiibo. The Amiibo are all $12.50 each with Inkling Girl thrown in for free. I want the Robin and ZSS and am ok with the Classic Mario at the price. Little Mac I'm taking because he's cheap enough. I don't care about the Inkling Girl or any of the Splatoon Amiibo but free is free.

I'd like to find a Kirby and complete the Kirby line. I've got my eye on a bunch of the other Amiibo in the Mario series which are either on sale, below cost or at cost. There's pretty much all the upcoming Amiibo I'm interested in. Metroid line, Koopa Troopa and Goomba for Mario, Champion pack, Fire Emblem line of Chrom and Tiki. If I do acquire those then I might go back and start grabbing some of the others in the Smash series I'd like and see if I can score some in the Zelda 30th Anniversary series though that latter series seems to be the scalpers current bread and butter of Amiibo.

Not that I need the competition but if you were interested in acquiring various Amiibo then this might be a good time to buy. It seems fatigue may be setting in for other buyers who are now parting with their collection and stores are cutting prices on the older stuff not moving. Now you can get your Amiibo without spending a lot of scratch.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on August 08, 2017, 06:03:28 PM
But I didn't even get to the part I was going to mention. Now that I've been purchasing a bunch of these Amiibo, I often seen people advertising cards/hacks to get various Amiibo benefits without buying the actual Amiibo like you've been talking about in this thread. I was actually think of buying some of those cards so that I don't have to open the Amiibo package and just tape them to the bottom of the package and use the Amiibo that way. Ha ha ha! If Nintendo does release a Qbby Amiibo here then he truly would be a box-boy with that idea. But maybe I'll check out UncleBob's suggestion.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on August 17, 2017, 10:13:53 AM
Samus+Metroid 2-pack of Amiibo now live on Amazon.ca.
 
$40 for the set seems steep, but these are two of the nicer Amiibo I've seen and if they sell like the Breath of the Wild ones it might be better to buy early if interested.


https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071GPJ9TV



Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on August 23, 2017, 10:47:11 PM
Urgh! My Amazon shipment arrived today. I opened the package to find the item smooshed into the box so that the cardboard back is bent in order to keep it in its place despite the fact the box is plenty big enough to not require that and the plastic is crushed up / bent up in a top edge. While wondering if I should contemplate complaining about it, I suddenly realize that this is the regular Corrin and not Corrin Player 2. Wondering if there was any stock left for them to send me a replacement, I checked in on Amazon and reviewed my order. However, Corrin Player 2 is now being sold by other parties which are not Amazon and it seems I somehow stupidly ordered Corrin 1 despite owning it already. I don't know how I made that mistake! I was sure I had gone to the right page. I knew what I was looking for and yet my order history says Corrin 1 was selected. So, that's a nice bit of nothing I got to pay for. Might as well do a return on it and recoup a bit of the cost but there goes my high I've been feeling since getting an SNES Classic on preorder. I contemplated ordering a second Corrin Player 2 after ordering what I thought was my first one just in case it might be useful in a trade down the road but decided against it since it was US dollars and there was shipping and duty taxes for it crossing the border. Now I'm regretting a bit that I didn't. *angrily shakes fist in the air* AAAAMMMMIIIBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on August 24, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
Urgh! My Amazon shipment arrived today. I opened the package to find the item smooshed into the box so that the cardboard back is bent in order to keep it in its place despite the fact the box is plenty big enough to not require that and the plastic is crushed up / bent up in a top edge. While wondering if I should contemplate complaining about it, I suddenly realize that this is the regular Corrin and not Corrin Player 2. Wondering if there was any stock left for them to send me a replacement, I checked in on Amazon and reviewed my order. However, Corrin Player 2 is now being sold by other parties which are not Amazon and it seems I somehow stupidly ordered Corrin 1 despite owning it already. I don't know how I made that mistake! I was sure I had gone to the right page. I knew what I was looking for and yet my order history says Corrin 1 was selected. So, that's a nice bit of nothing I got to pay for. Might as well do a return on it and recoup a bit of the cost but there goes my high I've been feeling since getting an SNES Classic on preorder. I contemplated ordering a second Corrin Player 2 after ordering what I thought was my first one just in case it might be useful in a trade down the road but decided against it since it was US dollars and there was shipping and duty taxes for it crossing the border. Now I'm regretting a bit that I didn't. *angrily shakes fist in the air* AAAAMMMMIIIBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!


Argh!  Super frustrating!   :@ :( :@
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: lolmonade on August 24, 2017, 08:45:07 AM
One Cloud Amiibo sitting at my local game store still...still trying to resist temptation of buying it.  I'm not normally one to buy figurines based solely on appearance, but that one has ties to a pretty Seminal game for me as a teenager.  Justifying not buying it right now because I know the only thing I'd use it for would be Smash, and even then, i didn't use the Amiibo functionality that much.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: ejamer on September 01, 2017, 08:51:49 AM
Did people see the new Shovel Knight 3-pack of Amiibo figures?  They look pretty cool, and I enjoyed Shovel Knight well enough to consider them.


Unfortunately, the unlocked features don't sound nearly as appealing as what the main Shovel Knight Amiibo figure offered - that two player mode was executed really well, and totally justified the cost of the figure at the time. (Although maybe it's unlocked for everyone now? I don't really keep track of these things...)


What do y'all think?
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Stratos on September 01, 2017, 06:43:31 PM
The co-op is now part of the full game w/o amiibo.


I agree, these are cool, and its nice to see non-Nintendo/indie companies getting support like this, but I'm on amiibo overload. Just don't have the shelf space for many more. Really makes me wish they had cheaper RFID card alternatives. I'd buy the cards just to have access to the bonus content, as I can stick those in a book or game case, but the figures are getting to be a bit much for me. I might even sell/donate my less loved figures because of limited space.
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Khushrenada on September 01, 2017, 06:52:25 PM
Nintendo is really getting good at the look of Amiibo figures these days. I've never played the Shovel Knight games yet I like the look of these characters enough that I'd consider buying the pack for them. I'm clearly in Amiibo's horrible costly grip. Somebody save me!
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: nickmitch on September 03, 2017, 11:04:03 AM
I really liked Shovel Knight and the Spectre Knight expansion.  I never made it through the Plague Knight campaign though.  That said, I'm not sure if I liked them enough to buy three more amiibo. But they're so pretty. .  .
Title: Re: Let's Talk Amiibo!
Post by: Mop it up on September 06, 2017, 01:09:37 PM
I remember buying the Splatoon 3-pack on clearance for a third of the original price, and even though I did scan them into the game for the bonuses, I ended up feeling like they weren't worth the money. But I'm still glad I bought them, because now I know for sure that I don't like to buy amiibo. I haven't bought any since, though there is one I wouldn't mind having: the 8-bit Link. The main reason is that it would go nicely next to the 8-bit Mario that a friend gave to me. But I think I missed my chance on it, I don't think they produced very many of them.

I think if I add any more amiibo to my collection, it would be from ones included with a game. Ones like the Yarn Yoshi and the Chibi-Robo amiibo felt like bonuses, so I like those.