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I've got a few friends in mid-sized towns scouting, but if nothing turns up by the weekend, I'll bite the bullet and basically pay double for Play Asia. Still cheaper than finding one domestically.

I searched for days, drove 30 minutes north to a smaller city and still nothing :-/

Sounds very YMMV because of how awful some stores are at stocking things but best of luck. I hate myself for paying as much as I did, but hey if I find one on Sunday with the new ones I can always be one of those awful people and resell it to cover the cost.
 
I searched for days, drove 30 minutes north to a smaller city and still nothing :-/

Sounds very YMMV because of how awful some stores are at stocking things but best of luck. I hate myself for paying as much as I did, but hey if I find one on Sunday with the new ones I can always be one of those awful people and resell it to cover the cost.

In my case, it's across about 15 cities/metropolitan areas in Canada, so, yeah. If nobody spots anything, I'll bite the bullet, but if word gets in that they're showing up this weekend (is Sunday the release after all? I was going to go take a look Friday after work) I'll hold my breath again. :p
 
The ones that I have pre-ordered are Lucario, Ike, Toon Link, Mega Man and Shulk and the ones I've bought so far are Marth, Wii Fit Trainer and Pit. I'm looking to get Villager soon. I think Captain Falcon might be rare too but I can't buy them all T_T.
 
Not the Trainer?

Yes, the trainer to. Sold out online and at most stores.

If you compare ebay prices (buy it now) though, from last I checked:
$90 over for Marth
$70 over for Villager
$30 over for WFT

US versions, the Japanese versions are cheaper

WFT hasn't reached insane prices yet anyway.
 
Yes, the trainer to. Sold out online and at most stores.

If you compare ebay prices (buy it now) though, from last I checked:
$90 over for Marth
$70 over for Villager
$30 over for WFT

US versions, the Japanese versions are cheaper

WFT hasn't reached insane prices yet anyway.

Oh, yeah, totally forgot about her. So, Marth + Villager and WFT.

Cool, I guess I'll pick up one of her too.
 
In my case, it's across about 15 cities/metropolitan areas in Canada, so, yeah. If nobody spots anything, I'll bite the bullet, but if word gets in that they're showing up this weekend (is Sunday the release after all? I was going to go take a look Friday after work) I'll hold my breath again. :p

Just called my local EB Games and they said the release is friday. In Canada.
 
It looks like Play Asia has all of them, and since they're region free, you can drop $20 (plus shipping) to get them without hassle. I've used that site before and had no problems.

Decided to go with this for Marth and Villager. Already ordered Lucario as well as Ike, Meta Knight and Mega Man

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Everyone from Wave 2 is sold out on Futureshop and Best Buy's site in Canada. I'm glad I preordered the 3 I wanted then, other than Diddy. I'll have to look for Diddy.
 
Everyone from Wave 2 is sold out on Futureshop and Best Buy's site in Canada. I'm glad I preordered the 3 I wanted then, other than Diddy. I'll have to look for Diddy.

It's also available in Amazon but of course if you care about their shitty shipping lol
 
Thanks so much can you get me wave 1 too...I need to get in this shit
Wave 1
Prototype pics btw
^thanks. Who does everyone think will likely be the rarest in wave 3?
Ike is definitely going to be hard to find.
Not sure how they are handling 3rd party characters, so maybe those? Or the retail exclusives?
The only ones I don't see being rare is Rosalina, Bowser, and Toon Link...maybe Shiek
 
It's also available in Amazon but of course if you care about their shitty shipping lol

I only preordered Wave 3 from them, rather just find Little Mac and Diddy in stores if I want them.

I finally finished my second Link, but not that happy with it. :( Oh well.

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Is Marth rare in Europe as well?

Mediamarkt here stocked around 6 of them last week and they still had 5 yesterday. Maybe I should grab a second one and keep it sealed...
 
I'm really starting to get up-set over the lack of Rosalina/Shulk/Lucario/Meta Knight news for Canada. Seeing so many places in the US sell out already, and not even a mention as to what store(s) will be offering them in Canada [if any].

It's one thing to have retailer-specific items, it's another entirely to have them be retailer-specific as well as extremely limited. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see us get them at all, and if we do, they'll likely be in such short supply that they'll be sold out in the span of a few hours.

I'd import from the US, but I'd rather not pay the brokerage charges for Gamestop.com and Lucario is already sold out. No mention of Rosalina at all.

This is just one big headache.
 
Wave 1

Prototype pics btw

Ike is definitely going to be hard to find.
Not sure how they are handling 3rd party characters, so maybe those? Or the retail exclusives?
The only ones I don't see being rare is Rosalina, Bowser, and Toon Link...maybe Shiek

Thanks and there appears to be a Marth in my nearby store I'll check it out Tomorow and if they have extras want me pick one up ?
 
Somehow I went from "eh, Amiibos" to owning Kirby, WFT, and Villager and having Little Mac, Mega Man, Toon Link, King DeDeDe, and Ike all on pre-order.

And I still want more.

What's happened to me?!?
 
Somehow I went from "eh, Amiibos" to owning Kirby, WFT, and Villager and having Little Mac, Mega Man, Toon Link, King DeDeDe, and Ike all on pre-order.

And I still want more.

What's happened to me?!?

It's the lure of actual, little real life Smash Bros. trophies.
 
Not a big fan of the Link statue...his pose is odd since he's looking down and the big yellow bar is ugly as hell.

They seem to have fucked up his stance by a few degrees. It's really annoying to take photos of him since he's looking down, I think looking at the art he should be looking up more.

I'm really starting to get up-set over the lack of Rosalina/Shulk/Lucario/Meta Knight news for Canada. Seeing so many places in the US sell out already, and not even a mention as to what store(s) will be offering them in Canada [if any].

It's one thing to have retailer-specific items, it's another entirely to have them be retailer-specific as well as extremely limited. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see us get them at all, and if we do, they'll likely be in such short supply that they'll be sold out in the span of a few hours.

I'd import from the US, but I'd rather not pay the brokerage charges for Gamestop.com and Lucario is already sold out. No mention of Rosalina at all.

This is just one big headache.

I tweeted EB, they said:



EB Games Canada @EBGamesCanada


@Aisutron Looking into it :)
 
I tweeted EB, they said:
Thanks for the update!

Anyway, for Amiibo I have:

[On the way from Japan]:

Marth
Villager
Wii Fit Trainer

Ordered/Pre-ordered from Amazon:

Kirby
Little Mac
Princess Zelda
Samus
Fox
Yoshi
Captain Falcon
Diddy Kong
Pit
Luigi

I'm focusing on the smaller characters [generally], since I know Mario, Princess Peach, Pikachu, etc. will be available for a while. The same for Link. Luigi isn't as popular as Mario, so there's a chance he might be more difficult to find so I pre-ordered him. Donkey Kong is out-of-stock here in Canada, so when I see him become available again I'll order him.

I still need to pre-order a few more from Wave 3.
 
Thanks for the update!

Anyway, for Amiibo I have:

[On the way from Japan]:

Marth
Villager
Wii Fit Trainer

Ordered/Pre-ordered from Amazon:

Kirby
Little Mac
Princess Zelda
Samus
Fox
Yoshi
Captain Falcon
Diddy Kong
Pit
Luigi

I'm focusing on the smaller characters [generally], since I know Mario, Princess Peach, Pikachu, etc. will be available for a while. The same for Link. Luigi isn't as popular as Mario, so there's a chance he might be more difficult to find so I pre-ordered him. Donkey Kong is out-of-stock here in Canada, so when I see him become available again I'll order him.

I still need to pre-order a few more from Wave 3.

You getting them all I guess? Lol.

Mario, DK and Pikachu are the most overflowing figures around here in Vancouver.

Peach is almost the same.

Then sometimes you find Fox, Kirby or Link.
 
Seriously? :/

When will people learn bubble envelopes aren't for things like that?

If I was buying these to collect they'd be going back for sure.

I bought eShop cards on BF and they arrived in a box. These are in bubble wrap bag and are all three not worthy of any collection. The figures themselves probably still work and that is why I bought them but I'm still so fucking mad and I have no idea where to complain. I just want my future ones shipped in a box.
 
Thanks and there appears to be a Marth in my nearby store I'll check it out Tomorow and if they have extras want me pick one up ?
I've ordered 2 (not too happy with the first's face) so I'm good. Make sure to check out their quality in the store. Since they are mass produced there will be some that look much better than others.
 
You getting them all I guess? Lol.

Mario, DK and Pikachu are the most overflowing figures around here in Vancouver.

Peach is almost the same.

Then sometimes you find Fox, Kirby or Link.
Probably, I haven't decided yet.

I'll definitely want the core main characters, which include basically all of Wave 1. The smaller figures, such as the varying Pokémon and such [considering how many there are], I might pass on, but I'll still want to grab Pikachu just 'cause he's essentially the face of Pokémon. For Sheik, Toon Link, etc. I may pass on those, but I'll see when they're released and how I feel about them then.

But yes, Wave 1 will be mine.
 
Probably, I haven't decided yet.

I'll definitely want the core main characters, which include basically all of Wave 1. The smaller figures, such as the varying Pokémon and such [considering how many there are], I might pass on, but I'll still want to grab Pikachu just 'cause he's essentially the face of Pokémon. For Sheik, Toon Link, etc. I may pass on those, but I'll see when they're released and how I feel about them then.

But yes, Wave 1 will be mine.

Pikachu is great, sucks he's shelfwarming.

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Have you guys seen those Amiibo Travel Case things? I didn't know they existed, just saw them on the EB NZ site when checking to see if wave 3 was up for pre-order yet.

https://www.ebgames.co.nz/wii-204416-Nintendo-amiibo---Travel-Case-Nintendo-Wii

As far as wave 3 goes, not on NZ site but its on the Aus one so I'll go into my store on Sat when I go to get my wave 2s to pre-order Shulk, Rosie and Bowser (for now lol).

Wave 3 is gonna be the end of my bank account. :( Soooo many!
 
Have you guys seen those Amiibo Travel Case things? I didn't know they existed, just saw them on the EB NZ site when checking to see if wave 3 was up for pre-order yet.

https://www.ebgames.co.nz/wii-204416-Nintendo-amiibo---Travel-Case-Nintendo-Wii

As far as wave 3 goes, not on NZ site but its on the Aus one so I'll go into my store on Sat when I go to get my wave 2s to pre-order Shulk, Rosie and Bowser (for now lol).

Wave 3 is gonna be the end of my bank account. :( Soooo many!

But that costs 2.5 Amiibos! :(
 
Seriously? :/

When will people learn bubble envelopes aren't for things like that?

Yeah, I ordered 3 Kirbys. One for myself, two for gifts, they shoved them all in a bubble mailer. The boxes and everything were all kinds of crushed. I decided to return them and go with something else, though I'm sure the critters inside were fine. I returned them in the hopes that maybe it'll make a difference in how they pack things in the future.
 
Little Mac is the one already disappearing around these parts. Captain Falcon is a close second. The other four seem to still be readily available to preorder, for now.

Where is Little Mac already available? I've got him pre-ordered on Amazon with a we have no idea when it'll be delivering, and Gamestop's website, and Best Buy's websites both say he's not out yet.
 
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