Nintendo Amiibo Look a Bit Different in Final Production vs. Advertised
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Ye I dont get it. It was see through before, why the yellow color?
JetSetRadio
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I wonder who said "mmm that piss color looks nice, we'll take that".
Coffee Dog
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I dont think anyone is surprised that there's a quality downgrade. It's more that the downgrade is so severe that Nintendo's figures look markedly worse than similarly priced competition.
This. Link is honestly the one that looks the worse and adding that yellow stand makes it even uglier. Reggie and his obsession with yellow/golden colors either on boxarts, special editions, bundles and now Amiibo, is getting out of hand. Iwata should tell him something, idk.
Stallion Dan
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I didn't think they looked great anyway and presumed Nintendo weren't showing off better looking prototypes, so the downgrade is shocking.
Link looks like he pissed into a tube and now has his knob stuck on the top. Or he is trying to mount it. WTF at that positioning and colour.
Link looks like he pissed into a tube and now has his knob stuck on the top. Or he is trying to mount it. WTF at that positioning and colour.
Starwolf_UK
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They went with the Smash Bros classic mode trophy poses as the Melee FMV intro shows those turning into he fighters. I wonder if they got halfway through this and thought "no point turning back".
ZSaberLink
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I think main issues I have are that Peach looks terrible now and Link has a stupid yellow stick (I didn't like a stick at all even if clear, but that yellow just looks terrible). The rest don't look too bad. Kirby, Pikachu, Yoshi and Mario still look great, and I actually like Link's shield color better.
RPGCrazied
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These shouldn't sell more than $5.99. Nothing but a McDonald toy.
My Walmart had this display up for them yesterday: http://i.imgur.com/o0XjQ9T.jpg
And yes, they look extremely cheap in person and this display doesn't explain shit about them. I clicked on the Zelda one, dragged a link figure on the screen to the upad, and... Got a Zelda history slideshow.
And yes, they look extremely cheap in person and this display doesn't explain shit about them. I clicked on the Zelda one, dragged a link figure on the screen to the upad, and... Got a Zelda history slideshow.
7DollarHagane
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I don't see much of a difference other than that the promo shots are ideal lighting and perfectly painted.
Happens with all mass produced figures.
Happens with all mass produced figures.
Mauricio_Magus
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Mario looks decent, and it's the only one I want.
You must not know how McDonald toys look like.
Zen_Arcade
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They would probably be a lot cheaper if they didn't have the video game functionality. So I'd hesitate to call it "Nothing but a McDonald's toy."
That Walmart display seems nice, though.
I doubt that the proper Amiibo functionality is there right now for HW.
In that pick they look pretty awesome.
But it's more than a simple McD's toy.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Really not a fan of Link's yellow stand.
They are appealing. They're high quality figs.
Only caveats are they are not cheap ($50) and the joints are loose, so the limbs deattach easily. They're for displaying, not playing.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
lol oh wow
Seriously. Yikes. Stuff like this rarely bothers me, but it's so bad. So bad. That's the only one I'm bothered by though.
Hippopuncher12
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Sorry, but they look terrible. At least I will be saving money now!
Gonzo The Great
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Peach and Marth look atrocious. The only one I'll buy right now is Kirby, then I'll wait for King Dedede and Wario to arrive. Furthermore, I don't know what demographic Nintendo is trying to reach with these. The core won't care because of the cheap build quality, and little kids won't care because these dumb things add nothing of value to their game. Oh boy, I can train alongside an AI character!
br0ken_shad0w
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The humanoid characters really look worse compared to ones like Kirby or Pikachu. Of course if you're buying these to display, you're doing it wrong especially when there are far better alternatives:
Nendoroids cost more of course.
That Nendoroid is 50$, this is 15$. Please show me a better alternatives at 15$.
They're supposed to be making a Link Between Worlds figma, but I haven't heard anything about it since February.
orthodoxy1095
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Some places seem to have them for much more than $50. I think I'll be on the prowl for them now as well.
Megalosaro
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These dont look that much different to me.
Haunted
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As a complete layman in figurines, I see virtually no difference between the two sets save for the professional lighting in the pre-release shots.
edit: looking closer, Link's pillar is thicker and a shittier colour, and the pre-release shot of the Wii Fit trainer cleverly hides the plastic bit near her foot. Otherwise, they seem virtually identical with the only difference being how they are lit and photographed.
I'm not even talking the differences between a promo Big Mac and a real Big Mac in a restaurant here, just looking at a professionally shot food gallery and then look at that exact same plate of food in person.
edit: looking closer, Link's pillar is thicker and a shittier colour, and the pre-release shot of the Wii Fit trainer cleverly hides the plastic bit near her foot. Otherwise, they seem virtually identical with the only difference being how they are lit and photographed.
I'm not even talking the differences between a promo Big Mac and a real Big Mac in a restaurant here, just looking at a professionally shot food gallery and then look at that exact same plate of food in person.
Wow. Surprised this thread didn't exist until today. Either way, most of them are fine in my opinion. Especially Mario, pikachu, Yoshi, Wii fit trainer, and kirby. Most changes with the exception of peach were probably to keep in mind that a lot of kids will have these and they didn't want them to break easily.
That's because they're out of production.
There will be a re-release in November, though. So prices should be near retail.
OG_Original Gamer
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Aren't the other images renders, and not the real thing.
FleetingFlowAir
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Kirby and Pikachu's faces look really off. And Link (the one I'm getting) is ruined by the stand being yellow.
The downgrades still look better than usual cheap toys though. Mario looks the most accurate.
The downgrades still look better than usual cheap toys though. Mario looks the most accurate.
Like other toylines it will probably improve as time goes on. Skylanders is a good example of this.
TheBanditKing
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They look pretty close to me, which if mass produced at that quality level will be a big step up from what others put out. That said why is Link so pale? Everyone else looks fine but the per-production shots make him look terrible
I think the problem is that this is what people expected, but they are not bad at all for something mass produced for a global market. Sadly you can still get better detailed/high quality figures out of Japanese capsule toys.
I think the problem is that this is what people expected, but they are not bad at all for something mass produced for a global market. Sadly you can still get better detailed/high quality figures out of Japanese capsule toys.
TheBanditKing
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dupe
sixteen-bit
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Lol, it looks like Link's Amiibo comes with a bonus urine sample.
orthodoxy1095
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Oh great news! I'll wait for that! Thanks!