Amiibo Discussion Thread 2: I Got 99 Pre-orders But A Rosalina Ain't One
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Diggeh
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They pretty much don't give a shit which is incredibly sad. They're probably thinking to themselves that those rare characters are something only Nintendo superfans want and don't bother producing more, but if you are making your toyline only for collectors then you just plain fucked up. I can't imagine how disappointed a little kid has to be if one of their favorite characters in Smash is basically gated off from them right at the beginning due to low stock.
Honestly, I was really hoping that at the end of that Nintendo Direct that Bill Trinen would've said that all rare Amiibos were coming back rather than just Marth as part of a Codename Steam promotion.
Fedora Royale
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It's been a busy day for me, but I just had to take a little break and skim this thread. Thanks for being my home away from home, amiibo-gaf!
I doubt they expected the amiibos to take off as well as they did (lowered expectations is kind of a thing for them these days). With Marth going into reprinting, there may be hope yet.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Amiibo Cards will be cheap and have the same functionality as the figures if you're worried about missing out on content. It's not only about production, but shelf space.
Is that tonight? Where's a good website to do that? Whenever I ask a store they always tell me they don't do preorders.
uh, where?
I have pre-orders in for Toon Link, King Dedede, Meta Knight and 3x Rosalina and none have been cancelled yet. Hopefully everything's good.
Regretting not getting Shulk, Mega Man and Lucario though. I like Sonic too but his Amiibo is pretty ugly. I hate taking up space with boxes and shit though.
Regretting not getting Shulk, Mega Man and Lucario though. I like Sonic too but his Amiibo is pretty ugly. I hate taking up space with boxes and shit though.
I haven't heard of any specific dates when preorders go up. I have no method to my madness, my list is:
http://www.nowinstock.net
amazon.com / .ca
bestbuy / futureshop
ebgames / gamestop
Where are you at?
That's part of the problem, their scheduling is fucked up. We have waves where separate characters release at random parts of the month. Doesn't help that Nintendo is trying to stuff 50ish characters into stores in a year, but even before they're done with that they've moved onto doing new toy lines. These things have just been poorly planned out from the start which is a damn shame.
I can't see the appeal in the cards at all. Unless the content is really significant I can't see many people wanting to buy them since it doesn't have the same charm as the NFC toys. Might as well just sell it to people as DLC at that point.
MADGAME
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Low stock is an understatement. Selling out in minutes with little hope of getting one is beyond unacceptable.
I hope there will be hope! Some other Nintendo merchandise in recent history suggests otherwise but Marth reprint could be the ray of light, especially if the reprint units sell very well.
Personally I feel the figures deepen the experience in way that is a more immersive than just cards, but yeah you're right, the cards will do the same thing. Regarding shelf space, they don't have to be sold in stores. Being available online only would still make them accessible, even if sold out of a warehouse somewhere.
Australia, but I pre-ordered from New Zealand retailers.
KirbYuuYuu
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I think nothing updated because it's a holiday.
This x 100000000
I think theres value in training and fighting against your amiibo figure. Fighting against a flimsy card sounds pretty lame, and for me personally, I would never want those.
KirbYuuYuu
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Not to mention the who Figure Motif that has been in Smash for some time
The cards are inherently flawed since I don't think you can write data to a card. Basically, I'm going to guess that they can only be used for read-only games in which case I doubt a Villager card could bring up the character in Smash and then save them back in. (right?)
Edit: I'm dumb, carry on.
Depends on how well the cards will be. It might just hit me with the Pokemon/Yugioh/Magic nostalgia stick and mean more to me than figures of the characters ever will.
properpropaganda
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2 questions.
#1. If I preorder something on best buy can I rertoactivly add a gift card?
And #2. If any one has any Japanese amiibos, especially the ones with different names than their us counterpart, if you can cut out the amiibos I would totally like to purchase the card off of you.
Also, we need a pokemon tcg game with amiibos tcg cards.
#1. If I preorder something on best buy can I rertoactivly add a gift card?
And #2. If any one has any Japanese amiibos, especially the ones with different names than their us counterpart, if you can cut out the amiibos I would totally like to purchase the card off of you.
Also, we need a pokemon tcg game with amiibos tcg cards.
MegaByte
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Why wouldn't you be able to write data? It will have the same chip as a figure-based amiibo. It's not like it would take up any more physical space.
Yeah I think halfway through writing my post I realized my error in regards to that. I was thinking more along the lines of cheap trading cards.
Feels good.
so much salt
I ordered 5 amiibos from germany for about $117 which includes everything.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I'm not getting Lucina and Charizard am I?
Depends on a lot of things. International Amazons or Japan websites are your best best. Amazon.jp has the best prices IF you are willing to ship to a 3rd party (instructions posted recently).
It also depends on how many amiibos you want. The more amiibos the cheaper cost per amiibo. You can get 5 amiibos from amazon.de /it/ /fr/ /es/ /co.uk/ for about $18 per amiibo.
So ultimately, if you plan on buying a few amiibos, the price isn't really that bad at all. If you want just one or two it's going to cost you.
Thanks for the heads up. I've never used international shipping so I suppose I'll try it if I'm out of luck on the rarer amiibos.
Wow. Each amiibo comes up to roughly 15 bucks, so that's pretty steep.
SolarKnight
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My local store FINALLY received its shipment of the second half of wave 2 and I managed to pick up my Pit preorder. It was the last one, and they told me that they didn't get enough to fulfill all preorders so I was lucky to get it at all.
Apparently Mexicans are second class amiibo citizens because I was also told that their shipments of wave 3 would be late too and to expect them around the end of March
Here the problem doesn't seem to be preordering (most of wave 3 is still available, and the ones that aren't were never up on their site to begin with) , but getting your amiibo at all :|
Rabid Wolverine
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Villager up on amazon Germany. Best seller. Hoping LittleMac isn't too far behind!
Not with that attitude! But seriously, I plan on nabbing up an extra of Lucina if I see it to help out others in the thread if they need it. I just wish there was some idea when these pre-orders are going up.
I know that feel.
You'll need to verify who and where you are. Once done, you can use it wherever you want. It's part of the law in Japan. Just scan your ID/license/passport and proof or residence where you live.
By the time you read the posts in this thread about preorders opening, it'll already be closed.
I'm not even joking
O.v.e.rlord
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Might want to bump that up to at least 5 to 6 times a day. Because amiibo news happens fast and you might miss out.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I get the feeling being in NA that I'll be working and preorders will pop up and be sold out by time I get back home.
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