Davey Cakes
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My Samus came in the mail. Nice figure.
I ordered it along with Smash U but the game still hasn't arrived.
I ordered it along with Smash U but the game still hasn't arrived.
Amiibo Discussion Thread
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Maybe I've missed it, but...
Any advices on how to open the box with as much damage as possible? Cut the underside?
I've yet to visit shops, but some of them broke the release date (should have been tomorrow), which annoys me a bit, since I decided to try to find them in shops instead of online to avoid bad paint/broken boxes.
There were Mario, Yoshi, DK, Pikachu, Fox and Marth in the local FNAC (big shops chain for books, DVDs and electronics). They're priced at 14.99, but the price for people with the shop card is 12.99.
Any advices on how to open the box with as much damage as possible? Cut the underside?
I've been said the same by a video game retailer in France.
I've yet to visit shops, but some of them broke the release date (should have been tomorrow), which annoys me a bit, since I decided to try to find them in shops instead of online to avoid bad paint/broken boxes.
There were Mario, Yoshi, DK, Pikachu, Fox and Marth in the local FNAC (big shops chain for books, DVDs and electronics). They're priced at 14.99, but the price for people with the shop card is 12.99.
Just went to a store to buy my first Amiibo. They starting selling them one day early and almost everything was already sold out. I managed to get the last Marth (sword wasn't bended, face was kind of ok). It only works with Smash, right? It sucks that they did not include a costume for every character in Mario Kart.
blame space
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to open the box with as much damage as possible i recommend a chainsaw
Set it on fire? Maybe finish it off with a sledge hammer and then driver over it with your car?
WiiRevolution1
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Okay okay seriously. What is the deal with some pictures having "Super Smash Bros. Collection" and a "No. # " while some don't? My Samus amiio has no # and I want the # and it has no "collection". i guess its a Canada only thing? Thats one of the weirdest things to change up between regions thats always counted as one in the video game world. (AKA no region locking between the two.)
Edit: Well if you want to open the amiibos withas much damage as possible, then go into a airplane and throw it out the window once you've taken off.
Is this the worse suggestion?
Put oil on it and set it on fire.
Put a hammer through it.
Run over it.
Any of these 3 will do.
moozoom
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I used a scalpel and opened the underside of the box, helping myself with the cardboard to make a straight cut. The back part of the underside is almost already dotted, like a cut mark so I finished by that. Once you've cut the 2 sides and the back one you can easily take the cardboard out and slide the figurine and plastic out.
What Fnac did you go ? I'm in Paris and they only had some Mario, Yoshis and 2 ugly Marth in the two stores I visited yesterday (Ternes and Champs Elysées)
I'dl like to buy a Pikachu, Kirby and Fox if I find some good looking ones...
I'm still waiting for my Yoshi to come in the mail, but I got everyone else from the Toys R Us deal.
My Amiibo quality:
The Good:
Fox (I just keep marveling at Fox and his perfect details/coloring and everything about him. The painting on the details are absolutely perfect, the design is smooth, coloring, just everything is of the highest quality, and this is quite possibly will be the only Amiibo I think I'll ever see of such high quality in my lifetime.)
Donkey Kong (The paint/color is perfect. No weird chips of paint, all smooth. Absolute perfection. But I'm not too surprised considering he was a rather easily design with very few colors. Hardly no room for mistakes.)
Mario (There is a very very small scuff on his glove. But that's it, you wouldn't even notice it unless I pointed it out.)
Villager (His 1 on the front shirt is a little scratched, nothing big, but it's easily seen. Everything about him though is perfect though. It's just a small blemish that must had happen during packaging.)
Peach (She actually looks really good, but the details of her hair aren't smooth, but she actually wears panties though.
Close to perfection.)
Link (Probably the Amiibo I was most looking forward to. The coloring, details, and nearly everything about him is ideal. I just wish he had shading on his face, his face looks extremely fat and too skinny without it.)
Samus (One of my better ones. I'm actually surprised by how nice Samus is, especially considering her Amiibo was probably the most difficult in terms of molding. She is absolutely perfect, but the black lines on her shoulder ball things aren't smooth cuts and the black in them runs a little off.)
The Bad:
Pikachu (They didn't bother covering in the black in Pikachu's ears all the way so there are bits and areas where it's off. and you can easily see the lines that it was glued together at.)
Marth (Oh. How I wish Marth had a better face.... Just a line. His eyes aren't derp though! His sword isn't curved, and he has great folds and color. The main problem? Paint getting on other parts of him. It looks like someone splashed some white paint and got very small droplets on Marth's clothing/skin but was cleaned until it seemed okay.)
The Ugly:
Kirby (It looks like they rolled up a ball and still felt like cutting in half because reasons. At a distance it looks perfect. It's just up close you see so many cuts rather then it being smooth and it makes the whole Amiibo look bad and unprofessional. )
Wii Fit Trainer (My least favorite amiibo, probably the worst quality amiibo I received at all. They could had been more neat with their cuts of the clay/plastic material, and the paint runs off to the skin a bit. She is not smooth but extremely rigid and boney, I feel like just playing with her arm will have it snap off. I don't know if this is how they all come but it's disgusting by how low quality she is.)
My Amiibo quality:
The Good:
Fox (I just keep marveling at Fox and his perfect details/coloring and everything about him. The painting on the details are absolutely perfect, the design is smooth, coloring, just everything is of the highest quality, and this is quite possibly will be the only Amiibo I think I'll ever see of such high quality in my lifetime.)
Donkey Kong (The paint/color is perfect. No weird chips of paint, all smooth. Absolute perfection. But I'm not too surprised considering he was a rather easily design with very few colors. Hardly no room for mistakes.)
Mario (There is a very very small scuff on his glove. But that's it, you wouldn't even notice it unless I pointed it out.)
Villager (His 1 on the front shirt is a little scratched, nothing big, but it's easily seen. Everything about him though is perfect though. It's just a small blemish that must had happen during packaging.)
Peach (She actually looks really good, but the details of her hair aren't smooth, but she actually wears panties though.
Close to perfection.)Link (Probably the Amiibo I was most looking forward to. The coloring, details, and nearly everything about him is ideal. I just wish he had shading on his face, his face looks extremely fat and too skinny without it.)
Samus (One of my better ones. I'm actually surprised by how nice Samus is, especially considering her Amiibo was probably the most difficult in terms of molding. She is absolutely perfect, but the black lines on her shoulder ball things aren't smooth cuts and the black in them runs a little off.)
The Bad:
Pikachu (They didn't bother covering in the black in Pikachu's ears all the way so there are bits and areas where it's off. and you can easily see the lines that it was glued together at.)
Marth (Oh. How I wish Marth had a better face.... Just a line. His eyes aren't derp though! His sword isn't curved, and he has great folds and color. The main problem? Paint getting on other parts of him. It looks like someone splashed some white paint and got very small droplets on Marth's clothing/skin but was cleaned until it seemed okay.)
The Ugly:
Kirby (It looks like they rolled up a ball and still felt like cutting in half because reasons. At a distance it looks perfect. It's just up close you see so many cuts rather then it being smooth and it makes the whole Amiibo look bad and unprofessional. )
Wii Fit Trainer (My least favorite amiibo, probably the worst quality amiibo I received at all. They could had been more neat with their cuts of the clay/plastic material, and the paint runs off to the skin a bit. She is not smooth but extremely rigid and boney, I feel like just playing with her arm will have it snap off. I don't know if this is how they all come but it's disgusting by how low quality she is.)
I think that becomes the struggle. Do they make things available to everyone through some other means, or do they reward people who spent the money early for their purchases? I'd hate to buy amiibos that are useable in titles later on, but ultimately unnecessary for the content provided.
Many thanks... That would have been my choice (even if I still have to find a scalpel or good hobby knife), but it's nice to know it's working. I was afraid that the figure couldn't be extracted once the bottom is opened.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to help you much, since I'm currently in Angers... Granted, it's a 1h20 trip from Paris, but probably a bit expensive for an Amiibo ^_^
Fox is really nice, and I've not seen defects on the ones on display.
I haven't spend a lot of time looking at Pikachus, I expect to see many of them, anyway, so that's not a priority for me... I can't imagine Nintendo not resupplying Pikachi figures if they sell out in a couple of days. Same for Mario and DK.
The three Marth figure on shelf (one with a damaged box) were with straight swords. But the face is still quite bland to me (at least for a 12.99 figure).
Haven't seen a Kirby yet, and I want one (so cute). Maybe later or tomorrow... I'm looking for Samus, too, and maybe Link and Peach.
^_^
Not sure if I'll try, but thanks, great suggestions ^_^ I should proof-read my posts!
AcademicSaucer
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use a shotgun ?
Ah, sorry. Just looked and it doesn't give a date, saying they need some more time to figure it out.
Broken Hope
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Just got that from Shopto myself, luckily I only ordered Kirby from there due to Amazon not having it in stock, the rest should be coming from Amazon tomorrow..
Whaaaaa, I was sure it was included in the first wave of figures..
Hmm then I'll have to buy some other one then. Might get Samus but if there is another pose coming I'd rather buy that.
Same here. Was one of the last few to pick up an Amiibo, they only had two Pikachu left and those would leave the store as well. Their initial stock was sold out for today, lol. Didn't see Killager, Wii Fit Trainer, Marth or Kirby. Everything else looked pretty good. The Mario one is great.
Still, Samus looks baller.
Finale Fireworker
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Went to my local Target and was way more impressed than I anticipated. They're smaller than they always looked in pictures and the small size helps hide the less detailed parts of the model. They're actually, mostly, really nice. Even Peach and Link!
Marth though... This is the hero king?
Marth though... This is the hero king?
Yeah, got the same e-mail. Now I pray for my local retailer to get me my Yoshi amiibo this week :/
If I don't get them by Saturday, I will be livid. This is unacceptable :/
Today has certainly been disappointing.
Dispatch emails for everything, got home to neither Pokémon nor Persona, and now an email saying that my Amiibos haven't actually been dispatched. This of course riding on the GC Adapter email...
THEY HAD BETTER ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.
Retailers reward franchises that have proven themselves over new product? No!
Skylanders started out everywhere as a tiny section, too. If amiibo sells well, retailers will expand.
Today has certainly been disappointing.
Dispatch emails for everything, got home to neither Pokémon nor Persona, and now an email saying that my Amiibos haven't actually been dispatched. This of course riding on the GC Adapter email...
THEY HAD BETTER ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.
Never had such issues with ShopTo, wonder what the hell happened
(Spain, Majorca)
After visiting various stores, my current status is:
Kirby (my main): nowhere to be found.
Marth (my other main): not at all happy with the quality, pass.
Samus: nowhere to be found.
Fox: nowhere to be found.
Peach: not quite happy with the quality, and not very interested, so pass.
Fucking Donkey Kong: Not really interested.
Mario: Not particularly interested.
Killager: facial expression isn't convincing, pass. Also not Isabella.
Pikachu: too scared to start collection Pokémon amiibo.
Yoshi: looks nice, already ordered from Amazon for 9 but will arrive in a MONTH.
Wii Fit Trainer: mmmmmnah.
Link: I'd have to take a closer look... once I find any. I'd rather get Toon Link, though, so...
Amiibos owned right now: none.
By store.
Mediamarkt: everything not listed up there as not stocked. Decent quantity, still pales in comparison to Skilanders, but that is to be expected.
GAME: Two stores visited, one of them had one Peach, Pikachu and DK, and that's all. The other was previously a Gamestop and was just filled with shootbang stuff. They didn't even know about the GC adapter.
Carrefour: Two visited, not a single thing to show that Smash/Amiibo was about to launch. Perhaps tomorrow?
After visiting various stores, my current status is:
Kirby (my main): nowhere to be found.
Marth (my other main): not at all happy with the quality, pass.
Samus: nowhere to be found.
Fox: nowhere to be found.
Peach: not quite happy with the quality, and not very interested, so pass.
Fucking Donkey Kong: Not really interested.
Mario: Not particularly interested.
Killager: facial expression isn't convincing, pass. Also not Isabella.
Pikachu: too scared to start collection Pokémon amiibo.
Yoshi: looks nice, already ordered from Amazon for 9 but will arrive in a MONTH.
Wii Fit Trainer: mmmmmnah.
Link: I'd have to take a closer look... once I find any. I'd rather get Toon Link, though, so...
Amiibos owned right now: none.
By store.
Mediamarkt: everything not listed up there as not stocked. Decent quantity, still pales in comparison to Skilanders, but that is to be expected.
GAME: Two stores visited, one of them had one Peach, Pikachu and DK, and that's all. The other was previously a Gamestop and was just filled with shootbang stuff. They didn't even know about the GC adapter.
Carrefour: Two visited, not a single thing to show that Smash/Amiibo was about to launch. Perhaps tomorrow?
I know! It's suddenly blunder city.
We can have Smash itself, but none of the other things. =(
DaanMuffin
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Man i do not like what i'm reading here. I want to pick up a Samus amiibo, but can only get there tomorrow afternoon. Seems like i'll be coming back empty-handed
Byron Bluth
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I now have the entirety of Wave 1, all with great paint jobs and condition (I likely spent hours in total going through them all at different retailers) and have pre-ordered all of Wave 2 and 3. I will be keeping them all in the package.
However, it seems Meta-Knight (Best Buy) and Rosalina (Target) are not yet available on their websites for pre-order. Can anyone confirm this or did I miss the boat on the pre-orders?
Also, Amazon is now sold out of pre-orders of King Dedede and Ike, along with Little Mac, Captain Falcon and Pit. For now anyways...
However, it seems Meta-Knight (Best Buy) and Rosalina (Target) are not yet available on their websites for pre-order. Can anyone confirm this or did I miss the boat on the pre-orders?
Also, Amazon is now sold out of pre-orders of King Dedede and Ike, along with Little Mac, Captain Falcon and Pit. For now anyways...
I don't even have that :/
I meant at midnight at least. Don't tell me you have Smash arriving from ShopTo aswell...
I wonder the same =P
Byron Bluth
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Dang, last comment from the last page. Quoting for new page!
Yep. Used them for years, no issues, then this.
Contemplating trying elsewhere for future releases. This sort of situation is what made me shift away from GAME, when I didn't get Starfox until the Monday after launch
Annoyingly, my friends who ordered the solus edition got it today from them, I got it with the adapter and that also shipped yesterday, or so they claim.
That sucks. Never had a problem with them either until now.
Only time I haven't used them is for Smash and MK8 as I wanted them available at all times.
I don't understand why they sent out dispatch emails when nothing was actually dispatched. That's crazy.
Correct, Best Buy and Target do not have pre-orders up yet on Meta Knight and Rosalina. They have plenty of time though (till February).
Super Stardust
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Those samus photos look great... My wallet
So happy ! Just received my Amazon package and none of the figure is derpy / broke / badly painted. After seeing some ugly Marth last night in a store, I was really afraid of Link's face but it's alright. The other one's are great too, and Villager is perfect ( it's the figure I wanted the most being a huge AC fan ).
You should paint it grey so that it looks like a statue of our great mayor
OMG! Toys R Us has Buy 1 Get 1 40% amiibo from Wave 1 and 2! (Not sure if Lucario is included.) Be still my wallet.
EDIT: ...Just realized that TRU has amiibo regularly priced at $14 instead of $13 like everyone else. :/ So buying 2 at this B1G1 40% Off deal will bring the total to $22.50 instead of $26. It saves you less than $4. Ehh not that great of a deal. Never mind move along.
EDIT: ...Just realized that TRU has amiibo regularly priced at $14 instead of $13 like everyone else. :/ So buying 2 at this B1G1 40% Off deal will bring the total to $22.50 instead of $26. It saves you less than $4. Ehh not that great of a deal. Never mind move along.
tim_pkmn89
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Keep in mind TRU up-prices the amiibos by $1 each.
Just noticed that. Edited my post to reflect that. :/
I'm waiting for a Buy 2, Get 1 Free deal within the next six months. You know it's gonna happen.
tim_pkmn89
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They're likely going to have another 3-for-30 for Wave 2 or 3 too.
Only one I can't find anywhere is Marth, managed to get my hands on everyone. Lesson learned this time, getting everyone pre-ordered for the next two sets. Just waiting on Amazon to open pre-orders for Little Mac, Captain Falcon, and Pit.
When it gets closer I'll pre-order Shulk, Lucario, and Meta Knight at their respected retailers.
When it gets closer I'll pre-order Shulk, Lucario, and Meta Knight at their respected retailers.
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