Amiibo Discussion Thread

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I don't own a Wiiu, and was holding off on getting any of these, but I just looked at what's coming up, and damn, I might just start getting some. Really eyeing Kid Link, Sonic and Megaman, and I might just stop by a store tonight and get Mario and DK.
 
Anyone else check out the Amiibo stands today? They had massive restocks in my local retailers (Toronto). Samus and Fox are back. None of the rare 3 seem to have been reprinted :( need my Villager!

I'll have a pic up in a bit, it's insane how many of these things they got in. And yes, I checked several stores so it wasn't just one store taking out more from the back.

 
Which are considered rare? Wii Fit Trainer? There's so many of her in Australia.

I've yet to see Fox, Villager, Marth or even Link!
 
Any cool close up pics of the new amiibo from Japan yet? Wave 2 is now available there. I think their line-up differs from ours though.

Only found this pic so far:

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Any cool close up pics of the new amiibo from Japan yet? Wave 2 is now available there. I think their line-up differs from ours though.

Only found this pic so far:
Little Mac seemed to get a downgrade. Luigi looks the best out of all the Wave 2 ones.
Edit: Diddy Kong has derpy eyes, WTF?
 
What is up with little mac, pit and captain falcon on US amazon? They have been unavailable since the start

I preordered Little Mac when he was first available but that was back in October. You can preorder all 3 on BestBuy.com right now if you don't want to chance it.
 
I still haven't grabbed Smash (mostly because I'm going to be playing it at other people's places for the forseeable future) but I grabbed a Samus one the other day just to have it. Its on my bookshelf next to my copy of 30 Days of Zero Suit Samus now
 
I hope Pit looks good. Little Mac seems downgraded in that pic. Diddy's eyes look odd. At least Captain Falcon looks good.

Hope we get more pictures.
 
I hope Pit looks good. Little Mac seems downgraded in that pic. Diddy's eyes look odd. At least Captain Falcon looks good.

Hope we get more pictures.
The real problem is the quality is all over the place with them. You really have to go to stores and pick them out.
 
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The real problem is the quality is all over the place with them. You really have to go to stores and pick them out.
The only one I really want is Megs, and I'm afraid I'm not the only one. So I pretty much have to pre-order him once available, and I hate knowing that it's such a gamble quality wise.
I only bought Samus so far (in a store) and seriously 80% of the figures I saw were drunk ones.
 
I only bought Samus so far (in a store) and seriously 80% of the figures I saw were drunk ones.
Yeah, luckily Best Buy already decided the amount they are ordering for each wave.
My strategy is pre-ordering it and then picking the one I like the most. They are pretty good about letting you choose the figure.

As people guessed, they are phasing out WFT, Villager, and Marth for Wave 2.
My guess is Pit and Little Mac are the limited ones for Wave 2.

Honestly they managed to mess up Kirby. Kirby who is pretty much a round circle. The quality assurance is lacking compared to Skylanders/Infinity.
 
Which are considered rare?
I think it really depends on the place.

The rarer here was definitively Villager. I visited 8 shops near the release day, and I only saw one. Kirby was second with only two (and based on the price rise on Amazon, I'd say Kirby is definitively undershipped by a large margin). I saw Marth and WFT in most shops...

Rumors says that Villager, WFT and Marth may not see a restock (in close future, or ever ?) so they probably become rare, at least for some time.

The real problem is the quality is all over the place with them. You really have to go to stores and pick them out.
With so much talk about bad quality, I was kinda surprised to see that nearly all of those I've seen were good, barring some really small defects in paint.

I still prefer buying them in stores, though, just in case. I want at least Pit and Zelda, and probably Falcon (and possibly Mac if he's good). I hope I'll be lucky...
 
Caved today and bought a Marth from a reseller for 40 bucks today. Hopefully he doesn't end up looking derpy but I can't risk not having one!
 
Got a buch of in store credit from trading in some cheaply attained XBox One games and may have went a bit overboard... ha
They are so damn cool
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The Wii Trainer was the only one that was scarce. Only had one. I was looking for that infamous dual cannon Samus but no luck lol
 
Wave 3 up for pre-order on Amazon UK, including Meta Knight, Shulk, DeDeDe and the exclusive gang...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QGBNLUS/

13 bones each, but gotta keep that streak going. Got all Wave 1 (albeit they were all TRULY battered in transit), Wave 2 on preorder...

Amiibo addiction running deep.

Finally. Been waiting for this so I can get my Mega Man and Shulk pre-orders in.

Now to play the waiting game.
 
What's all this silly nonsense with an Amiibo which is deformed selling for silly money?

I have a Link with cock (erect!) & ball sack! (Is this unusual?)
 
Which are considered rare? Wii Fit Trainer? There's so many of her in Australia.

I've yet to see Fox, Villager, Marth or even Link!

I saw quite a few Fox and Villager at my local Target, only one each of Marth and Link though.

I was able to find this pic on twitter. Not the best quality unfortunately (the photo :P)

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His face looks decent :O

Oh man Pit looks great, I was really worried he'd be as derpy as Marth but I'll definitely be grabbing him.
 
So it seems all retailers have updated their dates for Wave 2

Zelda, Diddy and Little Mac - Friday December 12

Captain Falcon, Pit and Luigi - Still December 31, 2014

I wonder if the last 3 will be delayed to 2015?

It would be nice if Nintendo could make a damn announcement...

I hope they weren't delayed. I was going to pick up a couple of those as xmas gifts. :lol
 
I was able to find this pic on twitter. Not the best quality unfortunately (the photo :P)

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His face looks decent :O
Pit looks better than I had initially thought of. I was worried that the figurine was going to have the same facial hiccups that the Link, Peach, & Marth figurines had gone through, but I'll be happy to get one on the 12/14. Or whatever the release date is.
 
Still no luck finding Marth or Villager.

With Mac coming out soon too, I guess I need to grab him. I think I need to ask for a display case at Xmas...too bad I won't have anywhere to put it in my apt.
 
Saw the local Nintendo Rep at Wal-Mart this evening. Asked about the Marth amiibo and was told that him, Villager, and WFT were a single print run and there would be no more made. Also told me the GameCube adapter would be coming back anytime between the end of the month and the middle of January, but stores will be allocated a maximum of 3 or 4 each.

Take that as you will. Oh, and this was in Brampton, Ontario.

So, it looks like I've missed Marth. My Uncle passed away on the 20th, and he didn't really have anyone except for my mom, brother, and myself. After running around trying to get his funeral taken care of, I think we sent him off well. That is what makes missing out on Marth so bittersweet. :(
 
Wave 3 up for pre-order on Amazon UK, including Meta Knight, Shulk, DeDeDe and the exclusive gang...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QGBNLUS/

13 bones each, but gotta keep that streak going. Got all Wave 1 (albeit they were all TRULY battered in transit), Wave 2 on preorder...

Amiibo addiction running deep.

Is Shulk exclusive somewhere in the US? not showing up on Amazon for me...He's pretty much the only Amiibo I want.

I swear to God if he's GameStop Exclusive I'll scream.
 
Randomly took Villager over to a friends house and we played 6 person smash plus him. He went from level 24 to 50 in only a few maps, and holy cow did he get beastly by the end.

We basically had to call a truce and go after him otherwise he would just go beastmode on us.
 
So it seems all retailers have updated their dates for Wave 2

Zelda, Diddy and Little Mac - Friday December 12

Captain Falcon, Pit and Luigi - Still December 31, 2014

I wonder if the last 3 will be delayed to 2015?

It would be nice if Nintendo could make a damn announcement...

I'd be glad if they split them up actually... Hopefully will make it easier to locate each one. I stupidly didn't preorder any of these and am kinda panicking that I'm going to miss one now. Amazon has a lot of those sold out still.
 
Man I held Villager in my hand on day one but opted for samus instead. Then a week ago I saw WFT trainer at toysrus but went with Link instead. #Poorlifechoices. Really kicking myself for not getting em now.
 
Wow these are kind of addictive. I got all of Wave 1 today minus Villager and Marth. Probably wont find them :(
Went ahead and preordered Wave 2 from Best Buy since the 20% GCU works on them. That surprised me. I also went ahead and preordered Shulk from GS and Lucario from TRU so I don't get hosed on them. I really hope I happen upon Marth and the Villager, I dont want to pay a premium on eBay.
 
would it be advised to opt for purchasing in store instead of pre ordering on line so that you can maybe pick one that isnt derpy in some way?
 
I'd be glad if they split them up actually... Hopefully will make it easier to locate each one. I stupidly didn't preorder any of these and am kinda panicking that I'm going to miss one now. Amazon has a lot of those sold out still.

Nevermind... Bestbuy still has them up for pre-order! Just ordered all 6. Now to decide if I want to order any extras to remove from boxes..


Help me....
 
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