Yeah, it really does force you to buy them all now, because you don't have the option of figuring out which characters you may want to buy later. I think that is an important element that some forget, it's that these amiibos are designed to be played with in the game, it may take some time before a person actually decided if they prefer a character or not and wants to buy their amiibo. Theoretically a person could have no interest in Marth at the start, but then play around with him later in the game and finds they would love to own that amiibo. Too bad so sad.
Amiibo Discussion Thread 2: I Got 99 Pre-orders But A Rosalina Ain't One
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Yeah, it really does force you to buy them all now, because you don't have the option of figuring out which characters you may want to buy later. I think that is an important element that some forget, it's that these amiibos are designed to be played with in the game, it may take some time before a person actually decided if they prefer a character or not and wants to buy their amiibo. Theoretically a person could have no interest in Marth at the start, but then play around with him later in the game and finds they would love to own that amiibo. Too bad so sad.
Jawmuncher
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Yep this fact alone is a huge part of it. Played a lot of smash during the holiday and that alone factored into which ones I want in the future that I didn't even want until then. Plus that same thing happened to me with villager right now. It's just such a shame the mess it all is currently.
Lee Chaolan
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I do hope they eventually make a Lucina, otherwise it may be too late for me to find a reasonable price for Marth. lol
Daily Dose
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No you are not because you didn't buy it with the knowledge of it being rare because it was rare at the time.
It doesn't help they might announce a game or amiibo support featuring a character later on. For example, I still don't care that much for Villager, but now I want Wii Fit Trainer & Marth because I know they work in that 3DS One Piece game, therefore making them feel more useful to me. & I wanted Fox after hearing Star Fox for Wii U would have it & again, that One Piece game, so of course after hearing he'd be more useful in games I'd have interest in is when he starts to be rare & hard to find.
& this is taking into account I wouldn't mind some characters like Little Mac & Pit who're from games I like, but I don't know if I want them right now since eventually down the line, they MIGHT be used for other games. Do I buy them now because I like them and take the risk that I hope they're "useful" to me or do I wait for Nintendo to make more games that support them, but then deal with the fact they're harder to find?
Buying because of rarity is absolutely a concern that comes second to buying because it's part of the set. Collecting a complete set is a natural goal to set here.
Though if I was going to skip any amiibo, it would definitely be Wii Fit Trainer. I imagine she got quite a few "just because it's rare" purchases.
Though if I was going to skip any amiibo, it would definitely be Wii Fit Trainer. I imagine she got quite a few "just because it's rare" purchases.
I think Nintendo would be insane to announce a game using any Amiibo that isn't readily available. Could you imagine the uproar if Captain Toad had Little Mac or Pit levels, when no one can buy them? And what third-party dev is going to want to use these when stock is so screwed up?
I just hope that her and Robin don't end up getting hit with the exclusive stick. I'm gonna' be a sad fellow if they pull that.
I suppose that's when the "cards" will come into play. Essentially they serve the same purpose, so it's a smart move by Nintendo if they have no intentions of bringing amiiibos back once they sell through. I wouldn't personally spend money on cards though. I might if it were coins. Might. It also depends on when and if they roll out.
Well like I said, the One Piece 3DS game (which was released Nov. 14th) has costumes you can unlock & of those amiibo, Fox, WFT, & Marth are part of the set. Granted, this is Namco, & I don't know the rarity of those 3 in Japan, but should Namco bring the game to the US & keep the amiibo support, it's going to be much harder for me to unlock outfits based on said characters compared to Mario or Luigi. Yes, it's just a cosmetic unlock that doesn't change the gameplay, but I'd still like to unlock & use it.
If they make the cards via determined bundles or separately, then I'm open to the idea, but unless it's Pokemon or possibly Animal Crossing with villagers, furniture, wallpaper, etc., then I sure as hell hope it's not random.
....also it should be pogs so then we can say that Marth's back....in pog form.
Hero Prinny
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not interested but you're asking for a lot of money for what I assume is open, and even if its not open, 2/3 are pretty common and could be bought cheaper brand new even with tax(at least in nyc)
Joei
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I got my Captain Falcon in the mail today from Target when they had them go up shortly on 12/31. The package is pretty much pristine, which doesn't matter to me since I'm just going to open it. My Pit from Amazon should be arriving tomorrow. That's the one I really want. That figure looks freaking sweet.
I haven't been too interested in collecting all the Amiibos, but I recently decided to finally jump on some of the ones I've wanted. I'm starting with Samus, Little Mac (F5ing all day on Amazon and praying...), and C. Falcon (Got lucky last week and ordered him on Amazon). I decided to hunt for Samus today since I've been hearing that they're becoming rarer, and I decided to just drive to Target after work since just last week the stores in my area were full of Samus Amiibos... But I ended up having to go to 4 different stores before I finally found a few leftovers at Toys R Us... I begrudgingly paid the higher than normal TRU price just to be safe, since I wasn't going to take a chance after most of the stores in my area were cleared out of all Samus' in just a week. This whole thing is seriously a mess...
Also, I noticed that of the 5 Samus' that were left at the TRU I went to, all of them had some degree of lean to the left. I picked the one that had the least noticeable leftward lean, but it's still enough to be sort of annoying. My friend's Samus has the same problem. Is this as common as it seems?
Also, I noticed that of the 5 Samus' that were left at the TRU I went to, all of them had some degree of lean to the left. I picked the one that had the least noticeable leftward lean, but it's still enough to be sort of annoying. My friend's Samus has the same problem. Is this as common as it seems?
Oh man, Pit IS freaking sweet. I think best look is probably a toss-up between Fox, Samus, and him.
Was actually bummed out by Falcon. I see that's a minority opinion though.
If they are not open and that price includes shipping, it's not horrible. You'll probably pay more than that with tax and shipping at anywhere else. Except maybe Amazon or Bestbuy with their free shipping deals. If I was him I'd offer $40 for the three shipped. They are common enough one could just walk in their nearest store and pick them up. That and there isn't much incentive of purchasing from a random person over a store.
They're all new in box. Guess I should have mentioned that. I guess I could have checked what they were going for on Amazon too haha.
ShinRPGamer
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Quite common sadly. Drunk Samus is the sort of nickname for them.
Mockingbird
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1/5/2014:
From a different Toys R Us in Austin Texas:
From a different Target in Austin Texas:
Both are these are from the same Best Buy in Sherman Oaks, CA:
From a different Toys R Us in Austin Texas:
From a different Target in Austin Texas:
Both are these are from the same Best Buy in Sherman Oaks, CA:
US or EU? Pretty sure Gamestop still has Dedede.
Joei
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Oh man, Pit IS freaking sweet. I think best look is probably a toss-up between Fox, Samus, and him.
Was actually bummed out by Falcon. I see that's a minority opinion though.
Fox does look really nice, wasn't a big fan of the Starfox games though and passed on him. The only ones I have right now are Samus and Link, both look awesome standing by my Wii U and in front of my games, so I'm looking forward to adding Pit to the mix. I think a Zero Suit Samus would look great as well. And I really, really like Bowser and Mega Man too. I could go on and on, lol. I just wish they had more functionality. I'm only using them for MK8 and HW and from a usage standpoint, I can't justify purchasing many more. :/ (I kind of want any related to Legend of Zelda as well, but again, I don't know what I'm going to do with them)
In US your only options really are Gamestop and Walmart. Both about the same price. I know Walmart ships free on orders of $50 but they both offer in store pickup as well
3 rares in one day?
OH HAPPY DAY!
shout out to Geedorah for the hook up on Fox.
now the true hunt for the Trinity begins.
My pleasure buddy! Grats on the rares
It makes me so sad that in Australia, sometimes we don't even get a dedicated space for Amiibos in shops. Sometimes they're just on top of a cabinet and there's like 8 of them for the entire month as that shop's shipment.
I just came back from Canada and you all had that nice little Amiibo screen explaining what the things do and quite a selection of them.
I just came back from Canada and you all had that nice little Amiibo screen explaining what the things do and quite a selection of them.
Canada, and unfortunately, none of the stores in Vancouver are allowing Dedede pre-orders. I was hoping for an online alternative. I know Amazon France will have them, but I don't want to pay too much for shipping.
This is exactly how I feel. I started buying Amiibo BEFORE I even owned a Wii U BEFORE I knew about the ridiculous supply issues they would have. But I'm a huge smash fan and knew I would own a Wii u eventually and bought some figures when I saw them on sale at TRU. Sure I bought some characters that aren't completely my favorite but I definitely LIKE quite a few characters that I wouldn't mind having figures for. But now I'm at a point where I'm buying figures out of fear. Fear that I may eventually like playing as that character and I don't want to spend $100+ because some greedy dirtbag bought all 30 of a certain character in the whole dam city.
So now I live in a world where I will most likely never own a villager Amiibo even though I just tried him out recently and really like his quirky moveset. His name would have been Pillager BTW because he's such a klepto.
And for the record, Daily Dose, you sound like a broken record of foolishness and ignorance. You come in here saying almost all of us are as bad as these leeching scalpers. You comment on everyone's posts saying they're not true fans and don't appreciate the characters if they don't but them the SECOND they get released. Many of us have TONS of favorite Nintendo characters we grew up with and we shouldn't have to buy every single one on day one out of fear. So just stop with the defending of scalpers and calling us the same. Scalpers like "John" and that guy from Chicago are a plague to a fun collecting hobby.
You don't care about region? If nothing goes awry with my Gamestop, I have an extra pre-ordered. Could send that to you for retail plus ship cost. Though I assume shipping would still be pretty high since I live in the US.
Wouldn't bet on anything since preorder means nothing but yeah.
You don't care about region? If nothing goes awry with my Gamestop, I have an extra pre-ordered. Could send that to you for retail plus ship cost. Though I assume shipping would still be pretty high since I live in the US.
Wouldn't bet on anything since preorder means nothing but yeah.
I appreciate the offer, but unless if you live as close as Seattle, I just don't want to pay for the additional shipping. It had hurt already when I had picked up the Villager from Amazon Germany, and that came to $41 all together.
True it would be nice to have EB (or wherever) show an educational Amiibo video instead of showing ORAS gameplay in all it's pixelated glory... The last store I went into that actually had any amiibos on shelves had like 5 marios and 15 pikachus and that was it.
The upside to being Aussie though is not having to deal with this retailer exclusive BS. Can't wait for Ike/Wave 3 to release!
Christopher
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Oh please this is true shit.
Scalpers are trying to make a profit - those who want a rare item to add to their collection are not the same...at all
I get ya'. Shipping is a pain. Learned that from my Pokemon card days. Japanese imports had you paying more for shipping than the cards...
Good luck with your hunt! I don't expect him to be ultra rare with Rainbow Curse coming out so soon. Hopefully that makes it easier to find him.
Told you all you had to do was give Best Buy some time.
To be fair Canada recently got a restock for Diddy. Went fast, no surprise, so walking into that EB Games I knew that Diddy wasn't rare but unusual to come by in it's current status. Haven't seen another one since.
ThisBeJason
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The best choice words would be: "hi I'd like to buy a few of your amiibo. Let's meet." Set up a time and place. Don't meet. Someone else on her then rinse and repeat. Waste their time. Offer to pay more. Make his/her mouth water with your offers and stand them up. Best way to punish I say.
Daily Dose
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Deny it all you want it is as true as it gets just like you stated it is true shit.
Don't feel like you need to apologize for anything, I think a good chunk of people in this thread are also planning to collect a majority of them. At the end of the day you are buying it as a legitimate customer rather than as a second hand seller, so you're in good company of moneyless Nintendo diehards.
Scofield94941
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So scalpers = collecters who buy a figure because its rare? Wow
I wouldn't go that far. That's borderline harassment.
That's how it always starts.
NoHeDidn't
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Got my Falcon canceled on me from TRU seems I'll never get Falcon,Pit or little Mack.I hated telling my kid his Falcon was canceled I guess that'll teach me to not get his hopes up till its in my hand.
Gaiaknight
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Yep I bought 2 characters I originally didn't want but saw them in stores and bought them ; ;
I may take you up on that down the line.
Rabid Wolverine
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Well I'm on the Amiibo bangwagon.
Just ordered 10 figures from Amazon Germany. Big one I really
wanted was Fox and got him. Just need to find Little Mac and Falcon.
Just ordered 10 figures from Amazon Germany. Big one I really
wanted was Fox and got him. Just need to find Little Mac and Falcon.
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