Amiibo Discussion Thread 2: I Got 99 Pre-orders But A Rosalina Ain't One

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Yeah, if someone asked me right now...

Shulk is the one I'm most nervous about. Since thisbejason hooked me up with Rosalina, Shulk is the one I expect to not get on the 1st. From everything people are saying, GS is the worst at having stock of their exclusives (supposedly, the usually only get in just enough to fill pre-orders and nothing more).

Also, Xenoblade isn't that popular here. So Shulk is going to be like Ike (not as popular character wise in a not as popular series). Not even sure Nintendo plans on making a bunch of stock for them, given they aren't that well known.

So yeah, if you don't have a Shulk pre-order in NA, you should be sweatin bullets.

I really am. Missed out on the AmiAmi preorder, so I'm just going to have to walk in and risk it. Hopefully if I can't get one at EB Games, someone here can help me (I think there was someone who said they would if they could get an extra. Thank you!).

I'll also be risking it for Rosalina. Hopefully going to Target when it opens will be enough to get one.
 
It might be too soon to say before the remaining Smash Amiibo arrive, but I think no store exclusives being in Wave 4 is a good thing. I would hope that by making a character exclusive, it would mean that the stores plan on keeping them around for quite a while to attract customers to them rather than selling out and never having them again. Gamestop might be the exception since they care way more about preorders though.

God I can't believe GS would be that awful about stock. You can't base your stock off preorders when your preorders run out of stock almost immediately!
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Best buy... Tell me I can pick up my Metaknight on the 30th or the 1st, I apparently only have hard amiibos on order. DDD, MK, Ike, Shulk and Mega Man.

Well that isn't good. Will suck if Best Buy only has Meta Knights from pre-orders, and no extras.

If this is the future of Amiibos (only Amiibos in store, are the ones pre-ordered)...lol well fuck that noise. Something is seriously wrong with supply if it's that bad!
 
So yeah, just a heads up for anyone who pre-ordered Rosalina back in December, make sure your card isn't expired since then and that it has sufficient funds, otherwise you are gonna be out of luck as it looks like they might be processing them today.
 
Apparently Target's ad for the week of February 1 has the Rosalina amiibo on it so presumably some amount of people should be able to walk in and get one.
 
Apparently Target's ad for the week of February 1 has the Rosalina amiibo on it so presumably some amount of people should be able to walk in and get one.

Oh yeah? Well that's great news. If she's on the main ad, that means each store will prob have a display with her.

Get there an hour before 8am (to beat scalpers out).

DONT DO IT AZULA! WOMEN ARE EVIL!!!

Good Luck

Not doing it on a whim. I've known her my entire life. I've never known someone this well before. I don't like the idea of marriage, as I don't believe in soul mates or any of that shit. So I can be very practical about this. But we've been so good together for 23 years.
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.
:o


Hey that's awesome!! :)
 
To be honest, I don't think exclusives will be that rare (except Shulk because of GameStop).

Otherwise, what would be the point of having those if they are all sold out after one day?

Rosalina is one of the most popular recent Nintendo characters.
Lucario is a very popular Pokemon.
Meta Knight will be compatible with Kirby on Wii U.
Shulk might be compatible with X.

The point: this is Nintendo. All your reasons above are exactly why they'll be rare. Keep supply low, drive up demand, then get in the news for being a company full of idiots who make 1 million Mario and a few thousand of the rest. They'll make 0.5 million Bowser and make a few thousand of the rest. "People love Mario and peach and bowser more so that's all we should really make!" That's what I imagine those execs saying in a meeting. Why you don't invite me to that Nintendo, I'll set you straight and make you $$$ all while keeping your fans happy. Sheesh. Vent over.
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

CONGRATULATIONS!!! She doesn't read this thread does she? lol
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

Whoa. Big step man. Good luck.
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

Well my sincerest congratulations to you and yours Azula :D. So happy for you!
 
Apparently Target's ad for the week of February 1 has the Rosalina amiibo on it so presumably some amount of people should be able to walk in and get one.

I remember seeing Pit and Captain Falcon on a TRU's ad but I've never seen them in stores.

Hopefully we get her in Canada. =/
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

Super happy for you. Glad you made that decision.
She seems awesome. Hope she doesn't read this page in the thread! Give her fav Amiibo with a ring somehow attached to it. I'm sure you have awesome ideas too.
 
Well that isn't good. Will suck if Best Buy only has Meta Knights from pre-orders, and no extras.

If this is the future of Amiibos (only Amiibos in store, are the ones pre-ordered)...lol well fuck that noise. Something is seriously wrong with supply if it's that bad!

Oh hey! So you got the Rosalina and STILL no updated pics of your display?
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

Do it, dude!
 
You're welcome, bro.

Seriously though, what did he say he has?



Where you at?

What are you getting at this TRU?


Bay Area, CA

What's going on

email tags bro!

is it wave 3 related? If so you better buy enough for the whole class! :)

So people took this as "Toys R Us has Wave 3"???

Sorry to leave you hanging guys, I was on a mission. Nothing too serious, I was hype about getting a figure most of you already have. I did get some info...no wave 3 is not out but everything he told me is completely in line with information we have already gathered. So stick your upcoming plans, GAF.
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

Nice.

Just nice.
 
Well my sincerest congratulations to you and yours Azula :D. So happy for you!

lol, well congrats me after she says yes. :P

I'm not worried about it though. We've been friends since we were 4 years old. We are beyond close (after school, we would always walk home together and she would hang out in my room). She actually had a crush on my since we were little kids, and never told me till we were older that she wanted to date me the entire time.

I think because we are long time friends, it works perfectly. Because we know who each other is (really is), and we already have an idea of how it is to live together. We've been joined at the hip anyways for most of my life. So it just makes sense (and she keeps hinting at wanting to get married).

So I'm not being clueless or doing this on a whim. I have a pretty good success rate. :P
 
Super happy for you. Glad you made that decision.
She seems awesome. Hope she doesn't read this page in the thread! Give her fav Amiibo with a ring somehow attached to it. I'm sure you have awesome ideas too.

She doesn't read GAF hah.

But she's an avid gamer, and is the one that got me into collecting Amiibos (she uses r/amiibo). I'll get her a NeoGAF account soon though, so you guys can meet her.

Still need to decide how/when to propose. I'm taking her to Japan in Feb. She's half Japanese and so her family is from Kyoto. She has never been to Japan though, as her family has been a bunch of generations in America. So she's far removed from that. I know Japan like the back of my hand. Might just find the perfect place in Kyoto.

I hate hate people that propose in front of crowds though (putting them on the spot). I would never do that. So, of course..I have to think abut what she would like. Again, not dense. I'll think about it and make sure I don't make a fool out of myself. :P
 
My Wave 3 Rarity Opinion:

Uber Mega Ultra Wtf Rare:
Rosalina (thanks John)

Über Rare:
Shulk
Meta Knight
Lucario

Rare:
Ike
Dedede

Uncommon:
Mega Man
Sonic

Common:
Bowser
Toon Link
Sheik

My guesses:

Unicorn:
Rosalina (thanks John)
Shulk (GameStop probably won't buy stock of more than its preorders)

Rare:
Ike
Mega Man

Uncommon:
Lucario (TRU will get lots of stock of its exclusive)
Meta Knight (Best Buy will get lots of stock of its exclusive)
Dedede
Sheik (not extremely well known)

Common:
Bowser
Toon Link
Sonic (it's frickin' Sonic, c'mon)
 
Rosalina might not be that rare if Target gets a fuck ton of them. I mean, I guess exclusives in themselves auto make them rare, as it cuts out a bunch of people from having access to them.

But if Target is doing a whole Sunday ad for her, and they have like a WALL of her amiibos. Then she might not be as rare as we think.

Shulk IMO is going to be the rarest. He's apart of a series that is niche. He's not that well known. And he's exclusive to GS. GS has a reputation of having low stock for their exclusives, and ONLY having enough stock to fill their pre-orders. Because Shulk isn't popular, Nintendo might not have plans to make a lot of stock.

So IMO.....

Shulk + Ike are going to be the hardest ones to find. Ike might not be that hard, since he will be at all retailers. But he might end up being harder to get Rosalina a month after release (so after initial stock is out).

IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, and don't have a Shulk pre-order. You SHOULD BE sweatin bullets. I'm just accepting I won't be able to get him.
 
I'm suspecting aside from Shulk, the exclusives won't be THAT rare. I'd expect Sheik, Ike, and Shulk to be the rare three from this wave.
 
Rosalina might not be that rare if Target gets a fuck ton of them. I mean, I guess exclusives in themselves auto make them rare, as it cuts out a bunch of people from having access to them.

But if Target is doing a whole Sunday ad for her, and they have like a WALL of her amiibos. Then she might not be as rare as we think.

Shulk IMO is going to be the rarest. He's apart of a series that is niche. He's not that well known. And he's exclusive to GS. GS has a reputation of having low stock for their exclusives, and ONLY having enough stock to fill their pre-orders. Because Shulk isn't popular, Nintendo might not have plans to make a lot of stock.

So IMO.....

Shulk + Ike are going to be the hardest ones to find. Ike might not be that hard, since he will be at all retailers. But he might end up being harder to get Rosalina a month after release (so after initial stock is out).

IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, and don't have a Shulk pre-order. You SHOULD BE sweatin bullets. I'm just accepting I won't be able to get him.

Sure, I think Rosalina will be very obtainable on Day One. After that, she may be a unicorn, like all the other unicorns have been. I'm not sure Target will get restocks of her as much as TRU will of Lucario, and she'll probably be so sought-after that whatever restocks of her come in will be eaten up quickly.


Why would mega man be rare?

"No one likes Mega Man anymore." —Capcpom
 
She doesn't read GAF hah.

But she's an avid gamer, and is the one that got me into collecting Amiibos (she uses r/amiibo). I'll get her a NeoGAF account soon though, so you guys can meet her.

Still need to decide how/when to propose. I'm taking her to Japan in Feb. She's half Japanese and so her family is from Kyoto. She has never been to Japan though, as her family has been a bunch of generations in America. So she's far removed from that. I know Japan like the back of my hand. Might just find the perfect place in Kyoto.

I hate hate people that propose in front of crowds though (putting them on the spot). I would never do that. So, of course..I have to think abut what she would like. Again, not dense. I'll think about it and make sure I don't make a fool out of myself. :P

My wife told me early in our relationship that she doesn't like the attention
of people proposing in front of a crowd. So I proposed to her with only me around. You can make it quiet and intimate when you give her the Custom Red Dress Rosalina with the ring on it. Oh snap!
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

Hyyyyyype!
 
She doesn't read GAF hah.

But she's an avid gamer, and is the one that got me into collecting Amiibos (she uses r/amiibo). I'll get her a NeoGAF account soon though, so you guys can meet her.

Still need to decide how/when to propose. I'm taking her to Japan in Feb. She's half Japanese and so her family is from Kyoto. She has never been to Japan though, as her family has been a bunch of generations in America. So she's far removed from that. I know Japan like the back of my hand. Might just find the perfect place in Kyoto.

I hate hate people that propose in front of crowds though (putting them on the spot). I would never do that. So, of course..I have to think abut what she would like. Again, not dense. I'll think about it and make sure I don't make a fool out of myself. :P

Check your pms mate ;)
 
God I can't believe GS would be that awful about stock. You can't base your stock off preorders when your preorders run out of stock almost immediately!

It's not bad as what they are planning for second shipments.

They are planning to sell second shipments as used products for more money according to inside source.

Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

That's amazing. Good luck with that. Have you decide with how to propose to your girlfriend?
 
lol, well congrats me after she says yes. :P

I'm not worried about it though. We've been friends since we were 4 years old. We are beyond close (after school, we would always walk home together and she would hang out in my room). She actually had a crush on my since we were little kids, and never told me till we were older that she wanted to date me the entire time.

I think because we are long time friends, it works perfectly. Because we know who each other is (really is), and we already have an idea of how it is to live together. We've been joined at the hip anyways for most of my life. So it just makes sense (and she keeps hinting at wanting to get married).

So I'm not being clueless or doing this on a whim. I have a pretty good success rate. :P
Being life-long friends is the best I think. That's how my parents are and they're going on 25 years. It's something special to have that kind of relationship. So happy for you!
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

:o

this is like a perfect movie script...............

AZULA IN LOVE
THE MOVIE

<3
 
My guesses:

Unicorn:
Rosalina (thanks John)
Shulk (GameStop probably won't buy stock of more than its preorders)

Rare:
Ike
Mega Man

Uncommon:
Lucario (TRU will get lots of stock of its exclusive)
Meta Knight (Best Buy will get lots of stock of its exclusive)
Dedede
Sheik (not extremely well known)

Common:
Bowser
Toon Link
Sonic (it's frickin' Sonic, c'mon)

My predictions are based off of what we know about releases so far + Nintendo's incompetence. If I were making predictions based on what a thinking mind were to make, I would agree with you :)
 
She doesn't read GAF hah.

But she's an avid gamer, and is the one that got me into collecting Amiibos (she uses r/amiibo). I'll get her a NeoGAF account soon though, so you guys can meet her.

Still need to decide how/when to propose. I'm taking her to Japan in Feb. She's half Japanese and so her family is from Kyoto. She has never been to Japan though, as her family has been a bunch of generations in America. So she's far removed from that. I know Japan like the back of my hand. Might just find the perfect place in Kyoto.

I hate hate people that propose in front of crowds though (putting them on the spot). I would never do that. So, of course..I have to think abut what she would like. Again, not dense. I'll think about it and make sure I don't make a fool out of myself. :P

what you should do is put a ring on a rosalina and present it to her
 
Thank you guys for all the replies. I had no one to tell. You guys are the only family I have. So I just wanted my family to know. :D

Ahh yes family.
Ok then, I give you my approval to ask her hahaha. Oh wait you need to ask HER father for that. Not sure how her father is, but def do it out of respect. If I had a daughter, I would want to be asked by her bf so I could say HELL NO! Jk jk
 
My guesses:

Unicorn:
Rosalina (thanks John)
Shulk (GameStop probably won't buy stock of more than its preorders)

Rare:
Ike
Mega Man

Uncommon:
Lucario (TRU will get lots of stock of its exclusive)
Meta Knight (Best Buy will get lots of stock of its exclusive)
Dedede
Sheik (not extremely well known)

Common:
Bowser
Toon Link
Sonic (it's frickin' Sonic, c'mon)
Gonna be that guy.
Amiibo speculation? There's no conformation that they'll be rare. We shouldn't be thinking about rare this early. We haven't even had a confirmation that Rosalina is rare. We just pre-ordered her(Shulk) out of fear/possibility of being discontinued(only to printed again later).
The only way this benefits is if we continue to speculate and people who lurk these threads buy them all up only to find they're common and the rare(if there is any) is one we weren't expecting and this early scalpers get screwed hilariously.
Sorry but people need to calm down on this. It's almost as bad as Comic/game speculation.
Only a matter of time till someone VGA grades an Amiibo.
 
what you should do is put a ring on a rosalina and present it to her

That would be really cute. I have to just really think about who she is, and what she would like. She's an avid gamer, and would love something like that tbh. I don't want to propose in a place where there is a bunch of people. Because I don't like putting people on the spot. And also, I think the moment is about us, and don't want an audience lol.

So I just have to come up with a really beautiful place in Japan to do it (I know Japan like the back of my hand, I've lived there before). And I also have to think of something she would really appreciate. Doing something game related would def be something she would like. Because she's really passionate about games. I've also seen her talk about some of the game proposals people have done on reddit, and she loved them.

I think the Amiibo thing would be awesome, because it's something that means a lot to us. We've really bonded over Amiibo collecting, and it's been something she had us do, to help us overcome my cancer remissions/PTSD.

inb4 I cut out the bottom of the Amiibo and put the ring in there. But noooo, that's butchering a good Amiibo. DONT DO THAT>
 
"No one likes Mega Man anymore." &#8212;Capcom

It is sad that Capcom truly feels this way :( Poor blue bomber.
That being said, I wonder how much of an influence the developers of third party characters will have on stock of each. I could see Sega being like F it, paint the walls with Sonic amiibo bwahahaha! But I could see Capcom really enjoying messing with their fanbase and demand Nintendo not make much of him... time will tell.
 
Might seem random, but I have no one else to tell. You guys are like my family.

Decided I'm going to propose to my GF! :D It might seem soon, but I actually dated her before. She's been my childhood friend since we were 5. Dated her for four years, but we broke up as she moved away for schooling. I hadn't seen her for five years, although we talked a lot.

She's been in love with me since we were little, but I was always dating other people. So we didn't finally date until end of highschool. I got cancer when she was still in her final year of college. I also moved to a new state, hence why I was all alone fighting my cancer by myself. Anyways, she finished school. And I beat cancer. Things worked out and we've been dating again. She's moved in with me, and I've never been happier.

!!! Awesome!!! Wishing you the absolute BEST man. ^_^
 
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