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[Dee Dee]

Could some undercover European retail chain workers chime in here? How much stock are you expecting on friday?

I cancelled my Link pre-order and hope to find one in the shops that looks nice. I kept my Villager pre-order though, fearing I might not have a chance to find one in stores.

I would much prefer to go to Toys'r'Us because they are a tiny bit cheaper there than amazon, but they are not available online for pre-order so I am paranoid I might miss out. Berlin, Germany calling here. I have friday off, so I can camp in front of the store if all else fails. What do you guys think, will it be hard to get all of the amiibos at shops?

 

[Weetrick]

Do Amiibos come with a Club Nintendo code?

Nope

 

[Auron_Kale]

Do Amiibos come with a Club Nintendo code?

I wish, but nope.

 

[Persona7]

damn, some of the gold paint on my fox amiibo peeled off

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Little Mac was one of the three it won't let me pre-order, so it won't show a date of release and definitely won't give me a delivery date. Not sure what is up with these three figures, given that you can order all the ones in Wave 3.

The reason they won't let you preorder them is obviously because they ran out've preorder stock...Diddy Kong and Luigi were out've stock too until like the 20th. I hope Pit is back in stock when I get money in Early December.

Anywayz: I did infact get my first amiibo yesterday! Link is my favorite character of Wave 1, so I got him, right? Well...no. And I knew this going in, I most likely will wait for Toon Link due to him looking down but still undecided.

I got Samus. Don't plan on buying Smash U anytime soon due to prefering handhelds and not having alot lf money (or else I would for the stages and events) but I must say her Mii Suit in MK8 really looks cool. I was meh on those but the Nintendo really put effort in Samus and the Yoshi and Peach I saw online.

I'm mainly getting these to collect, and Samus looks awesome. A bit of missing paint on her head, but I ain't that crazy of stuff like that. Might post a picture later but I can only link to a picture on twitter since I only have an iPad 1. May just do a video once I get a few.

Still dunno how far I'm going to take collecting these. I may aswell say goodbye to a New 3DS *sigh*

BTW: Was Smash 3DS ever confirmed to be getting the same amiibo functions? I've thought that was the case but looking back I don't think its actually happening. Oh well.

Also really annoying in MK8 having a Samus Checkmark...makes me want to cross the others off the list...D:

 

[CosmicQueso]

What if amiibo were included in NPD

They are... in the accessories feed along with the Infinity and Skylanders figures.

Why do you ask.

 

[moozoom]

Just saw my first amiibo in person, in Paris. Seems every store broke the street date and Smash bros wii u was everywhere in the Fnac store. They had just 3 different amiibo : Mario, Yoshi and a couple Marth. Not sure if it was the last few figures or if the rest is coming on Friday...

God, the face of Marth was terrible on the two figures in the rack. Ugly eyes and bizarre pointy face, oddly the two figures were quite different from each other. One was less bad than the other, but I didn't buy it.

I have 4 figures coming tomorrow via Amazon and I'm a little afraid to have bad luck on the paint job... Hope at least my villager will be ok.

 

[cacildo]

Thank you all who answered my question. Great replies

Every store around here (Toronto) is overflowing with Peach, Pikachu, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Link, and Mario. The other 5 are completely sold out. And it's not to say the others haven't sold well, as they have - simply, there's just too much stock of these ones. I have a feeling they'll be around for awhile as the initial rush is over.

My brother lives in toronto and its bringing me probably 2 amiibos for chrismas.
He gave me some clues about Yoshi and Samus (he didnt knew what a samus were).
But maybe there´s no samus and he will have to choose from those you mentioned (damn, no fox... he knows nothing about nintendo, but he knows i really like star fox)

 

[TheAggroCraig]

My Wii Fit Trainer came in from Bestbuy.com today, no broken limbs so yay for that!

I only have Samus, Peach and DK to get now... and then everyone from Wave 2 minus Captain Falcon needs to be ordered still.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Local Walmart had DK, Mario, Kirby, and some Yoshis. Plus a Peach, far in the back. Holding out on a Fox for a friend's Xmas gift. Should I bother waiting for a restock, or just settle on getting him a different figure?

 

[plank]

Has there been any mention in regards to Amiibo being implemented in game like Xenoblade Chronicle X? Would it be the same way as its being implemented in Smash?

 

[Bass260]

Thank you all who answered my question. Great replies




My brother lives in toronto and its bringing me probably 2 amiibos for chrismas.
He gave me some clues about Yoshi and Samus (he didnt knew what a samus were).
But maybe there´s no samus and he will have to choose from those you mentioned (damn, no fox... he knows nothing about nintendo, but he knows i really like star fox)

It depends on where he looks. I know some Best Buy's and Futureshops were sold out of Fox/Samus but I just went to TRU and picked up a Fox there.

And god dammit Nintendo...I just bought two more - DK and Fox. My damage is up to 8 Amiibo's now! Can't help it when my school is literally beside a Best Buy and EBgames.

 

[ShadowgeistX]

Agh, I've been bitten by the amiibo bug. Have Marth/Link so far, and I'm tempted to preorder more (Zelda/Ike specifically). I have the feeling their faces are prone to screwing up though so I might have to bite the bullet and wait till they're in stores before going to check them out.

 

[G0523]

Yeah, I noticed it too while I was choosing one in the store...took the one that looked the best and had the less painting imperfection of the bunch. I tried to take a similar pic of mine for comparison's sake.

I think it looks a little less bad, but I'm not sure if that's just the angle. :lol

I just noticed your guys' Link looks a bit different than mine. Mine looks like he has a smaller head or something and he's ashamed of it:

It's weird but at the same time I don't really mind it. Just thought everyone's looked like mine.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

My Marth arrived from Best Buy and the top of the packaging is bent up. Part of me says I should claim it as "damaged" and send it back. But part of me says to just suck it up.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Got a Link, Mario, and Pikachu delivered today.

 

[Tanner1495]

Found an unused $25 Best Buy GC so I got Samus and Donkey Kong for a whopping $4 today, so all I need now is Marth, Mario and Pikachu.

Mario and Pikachu are everywhere so I am not concerned with them. Marth is sold out, I have seen one Marth since launch and I let my friend buy him, I am doubtful but maybe someone will have some on Black Friday.

Also went to Gamestop today and pre ordered Captain Falcon, Pit and Little Mac from Wave 2 because I'm pretty sure they will be the hard ones to find once released. Also pre ordered 2 Shulks, one for myself and one to keep in the box.

...and I thought I was just going to buy Kirby and be done with it.

 

[Curler]

Pre-ordered Series 2 from GS. All of them are still available, and I don't want to take any chances, given the shipment allocation and current demand.

 

[Anteo]

These seem to be a gateway drug. May I interest you all in some Figmas? Perhaps some Nendoroids?

Imagine if they partner with Nintendo to add these NFC chips into their figures. Most expensive Amiibos ever

 

[cacildo]

It depends on where he looks. I know some Best Buy's and Futureshops were sold out of Fox/Samus but I just went to TRU and picked up a Fox there.

And god dammit Nintendo...I just bought two more - DK and Fox. My damage is up to 8 Amiibo's now! Can't help it when my school is literally beside a Best Buy and EBgames.

If there was Amiibos in my country i probably wouldnt be able to avoid em. All of em.

To be fair, even the people without WiiUs would probably buy em over here (for $12? In a heartbeat)

 

[wrowa]

Picked up a Marth amiibo today, since - if the USA is any indication - he'll likely be hard to find in the upcoming days. I've got to admit though that he looks pretty good. Better than i expected after seeing the pics of him. The face is way too small to really see the imperfections during normal usage. I'm pretty satisfied with my purchase, even if the downgrade is very noticeable considering that I've seen the actual prototypes in person before.

 

[esmith08734]

I might grab a Wii Fit Trainer this weekend and keep it packaged or something.

 

[Shin Johnpv]

Little Mac was one of the three it won't let me pre-order, so it won't show a date of release and definitely won't give me a delivery date. Not sure what is up with these three figures, given that you can order all the ones in Wave 3.

Right I got that, I meant the delivery estimate on the other Wave 2 figures.

 

[LiK]

LOL, TRU ran outta shipping boxes. they shipped my Fox in a Thomas the Train box and bent the card to fit it in. I guess I would complain but the figure is fine so not gonna bother returning it.

 

[esmith08734]

So how rare is Wii Fit Trainer because my Walmart has a ton.

 

[melman101]

I opened my four Amiibos, Mario, Samus, Link, and Donkey Kong, and now I'm regretting it. I think I should have kept them boxed up. Oh well. Does anyone else have that regret? Has anyone bought them all and opened them all? Just wondering what I should do with my future figures. Keep them in the box or open them LOL.

 

[Persona7]

How are the amiibos around your area?

Are they sold out? Or far from it?

Anedoctal evidence time i wanna hear it

There is still a lot of marios,kirbys,yoshis,links, animal crossing villagers but the rest are pretty much gone. Target was supposed to get a new shipment today but I didn't need to go to the store today so I don't know if they stocked them. I might get a villager when I go pick up my prescription in a few days. If not, I am definitely getting Zelda on the 14th. Maybe Diddy as well.

So far I have :

Samus
Wii Fit Trainer
Fox

 

[Seik]

I opened my four Amiibos, Mario, Samus, Link, and Donkey Kong, and now I'm regretting it. I think I should have kept them boxed up. Oh well. Does anyone else have that regret? Has anyone bought them all and opened them all? Just wondering what I should do with my future figures. Keep them in the box or open them LOL.

Well the boxes are taking a lot of place and the figurine won't look as good as when they're out of the box.

 

[Rezae]

Picked up a WFT at Gamestop today, just sitting on the shelf... gotta catch em all!

 

[Doctor Rover]

I don't know why but we have seen to have overstock of Peach Amiibos and we been out of Donkey Kong and Wii Fit Trainers.

and I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who bought a Pikachu Amigo since last Saturday.

 

[CitrusStorm]

This morning at Toys R Us, there was a single Marth swinging by itself alone in a huge empty patch, surrounded by untouched Pikachus and Marios.

It was fated by the heavens. I feel fantastic.

 

[Jobbs]

this happened.

it seems like I have two "good" faces and a derp face. one of the good faces has a mostly straight sword, the others are more curved.

I got these by ordering them last saturday when everyone thought they were rare and TRU had them readily available for 3 for $30 shipped. I even TOLD you guys!

 

[Blues1990]

How are the amiibos around your area?

Are they sold out? Or far from it?

Anedoctal evidence time i wanna hear it

When I was at Metrotown Mall, the EB Games & Target mostly had Mario, Link, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, and the occasional Fox & Peach. (There was this one EB Games at Loughead Mall where they had a full wall of Pikachu's, a rainbow coalition of cuteness). When I had stopped by at Toys-R-Us, they had most of the line, including the Wii Fit Trainer & Marth, but the Villager was sold out.

 

[G0523]

it seems like I have two "good" faces and a derp face. one of the good faces has a mostly straight sword, the others are more curved.

I got these by ordering them last saturday when everyone thought they were rare and TRU had them readily available for 3 for $30 shipped. I even TOLD you guys!

I ordered a Marth, Villager, and WFT amiibo from TRU online when they had the 3 for $30. Now I'm kinda worried about how my Marth will look. I already got Villager in today and it doesn't look bad but you never know.

 

[davonaytor]

I bought all of them last night. Got the last Kirby

The clerks were laughing about me, because I checked every figure for their paint jobs and other issues like ugly swords. Took me 45 min.

When I came home, I fired up MK8 and realized that C.falcon is in wave 2. I don't know why, but I was under the impression that all the costumes in MK8 would be wave 1 figures.

I was super sad. Now they are sitting in their boxes, I'll open the first one when my Smash Bros. pre load activates at midnight tomorrow night.

Also I got two Gamecube pads today.

What an investment. Woohoooo!

I've got that same turntable, what cartridge are you using?

 

[GreatMightySymp]

Got mine in from Amazon (just got the ones that unlock stuff in games besides SSB for now).

Surprisingly didn't notice any paint jobs/derp faces on any of them, or any broken stands.

 

[Boogiepop]

Got my Wii Fit Trainer, Kirby, and Peach that I ordered from Best Buy online in today, and they all look good to me. Now I just need the Marth, Pikachu, and Villager I ordered from TRU to show up and Wave 1 will be complete!

 

[Amir0x]

I am here to join the Amiibo community since my fiancee got me Mario, Samus and Marth for my birthday for some reason.

I put them up, and now my vigil begins for Ness Amiibo.

*sits down and stares at clock*

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Well..um...I just realized at my new place I have to pay tax on amazon. FFS did I really need less money?

Well...goodbye Kirby and most likely Luigi. (They probably will not be cut off that soon so I'll try and wait but may never get them. Also if they do get cut off there will be more series with these characters)

Well...if I have to pay for tax at amazon I may aswell preorder Pit at GS since amazon is sold out. If I get him no problem (never had problems with GS but its a new GS obviously) I may aswell order them all from GS. No reason to wait for free shipping speeds anymore...

So I guess:

Wave 1:
1: Samus (Gotten!)
2: Yoshi

Wave 2:
3: Pit

Wave 3:
4: Toon Link
5: Rosalina
6:...Mega Man or Shulk D: (Or neither)

I need to cut more from my 19 Amiibo list...

I know first world problems but tax really makes a difference when you have like $100 a month and want games, books, and now amiibos lol.

I envy all you rich folks getting complete sets. I'll settle it in Smash one day...

Edit: What do you need to preorder locally at GS? The usual $5?

 

[Outtrigger888]

Picked up peach and donkey kong today, went to target and wasn't satisfied with the paint jobs so I went over to bestbuy. Just missing yoshi and Kirby, the best buy employee even asked if I found a samus with 2 cannons lol

 

[Jeels]

Edit: What do you need to preorder locally at GS? The usual $5?

Ya, it was 5 dollars down per Amiibo.

 

[Persona7]

i wonder when they are going to announce the tom nook, toad, bowser and pikmin amiibos that are in the marketing materials...and who they are going to replace.

 

[olimpia84]

Basically so far I have:
Marth (non derp face thank God since I ordered this online)
Wii Fit Trainer
Villager
Kirby
Samus
Fox
Link

Have pre-ordered:
Shulk
Pit
C. Falcon
L. Mac
Zelda

Here's hoping there's some kind of sale near the Holidays so I can complete wave 1 and 2.

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Ya, it was 5 dollars down per Amiibo.

Alright thanks!


Edit: @Persona7 Probably after all Smash characters come out. There are also new poses for Mario (which we've seen several times) Link, and Samus. Its probably a cheap "generic" series of amiibos that will probably do the same thing as the current ones. Nook will replace Villager, Pikmin will replace Olimar. And obviously the new poses will replace themselves. Thats my guess.


Edit2: Also I reread your post and there is no Toad in the marketing material AFAIK.

 

[Velcro Fly]

I'm probably going to pick up a couple of these every pay check until I have them all.

Also going to preorder the exclusive ones because who knows how rare or hard to find they will be. Mostly worried about Shulk =/

 

[Persona7]

Alright thanks!


Edit: @Persona7 Probably after all Smash characters come out. There are also new poses for Mario (which we've seen several times) Link, and Samus. Its probably a cheap "generic" series of amiibos that will probably do the same thing as the current ones. Nook will replace Villager, Pikmin will replace Olimar. And obviously the new poses will replace themselves. Thats my guess.


Edit2: Also I reread your post and there is no Toad in the marketing material AFAIK.

That sounds likely. I saw toad on the amiibo website.

I can't remember if I also saw toad on the cardboard display backing in stores but I definitely saw pikmin and tom nook.

 

[Neiteio]

My lv. 50 Peach, "Ditzy," just beat me in a five-stock match. I only got one KO. ;_;

 

[VICI0US]

welp, I just ordered the rest of wave 1 off amazon.

I bought 6 on launch day when toys r us had them 3 for $30, looks like i'll have them all until wave 2 hits and I inevitably pick up all those as well.

my wallet weeps

 

[moolamb]

My lv. 50 Peach, "Ditzy," just beat me in a five-stock match. I only got one KO. ;_;

She hates the name?

 

[Bass260]

Welp, I finally bit the bullet and bought my ninth Amiibo - Wii Fit Trainer. Just couldn't resist the perceived rarity factor.

You know, I think I'll just buy all of wave 2 upfront so I don't have to go through this, oh just one more Amiibo...maybe two...3...all of them? again.