Amiibo Discussion Thread

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Robin only if it's FemRobin.

But yeah it's just odd. If anything it does feel like perhaps they might plan a wave of just the hard to get ones or something at some point. If that happened that would be something. It's still really dumb though. Especially in the case of Villager. Which represents Animal Crossing which is a huge franchise for them. As compared to Starfox.

Yeah I know i'm getting hung up on star fox but it still bugs me,
We don't have male wii fit trainer yet though right? So it might be a while...if ever.

Zelda looks like she's in a good standing pose but she has that stupid purple boot.
Is the purple thing supporting her dress? I don't have a pic of her amiibo to check.
 

Agreed. And that doesn't even clarify anything, just adds to the confusion. "Certain sold-out amiibos may return". Certain, meaning some specifically, may, meaning might or might not. Why even bother saying anything at all? I think at this point it's obvious Nintendo has no idea what it's going to do, but there is no guarantee any amiibo will return once sold-out. If you want the whole collection or specific ones the smart thing to do is jump on them while you can.
 
Nintendo is so damn clueless about the stock for their figures. Really fucking annoying. What aggravates me even more is the NoA reps and Pr were lying about them not being discontinued.
 
"Hello,

Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to locate certain amiibo. I will make sure the appropriate departments at Nintendo are aware of your inquiry.

Some amiibo were very popular at launch, but be assured that we have not discontinued any. It is possible that some amiibo in the United States, Canada and Latin America may not be available right now due to high demand and our efforts to manage shelf space during the launch period, but may return to these markets at a later stage. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace and there are many waves of amiibo to come. The distribution and availability of amiibo in other regions around the world may be different.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc."

Asked Nintendo myself. I just want a clear message once and for all :(
 
"Hello,

Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to locate certain amiibo. I will make sure the appropriate departments at Nintendo are aware of your inquiry.

Some amiibo were very popular at launch, but be assured that we have not discontinued any. It is possible that some amiibo in the United States, Canada and Latin America may not be available right now due to high demand and our efforts to manage shelf space during the launch period, but may return to these markets at a later stage. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace and there are many waves of amiibo to come. The distribution and availability of amiibo in other regions around the world may be different.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc."

Asked Nintendo myself. I just want a clear message once and for all :(

Generic reply they've been telling everyone. Maybe if enough people keep hassling them, they will do another run.
 
Has the Ness amiibo been shown yet? If not, I really hope they go with this pose.
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and include a scratch and sniff sticker for hilarity
 
Aren't the amiibos just copies of the Smash trophies? just check what's in Smash and it's most likely those poses.
 
"Hello,

Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to locate certain amiibo. I will make sure the appropriate departments at Nintendo are aware of your inquiry.

Some amiibo were very popular at launch, but be assured that we have not discontinued any. It is possible that some amiibo in the United States, Canada and Latin America may not be available right now due to high demand and our efforts to manage shelf space during the launch period, but may return to these markets at a later stage. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace and there are many waves of amiibo to come. The distribution and availability of amiibo in other regions around the world may be different.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc."

Asked Nintendo myself. I just want a clear message once and for all :(

They're not willing to commit one way or the other. Who can blame them honestly, the shortages are pushing sales like crazy no doubt. I bought 5 and I didn't even plan to buy any but Shulk. But I love owning potentially rare collectables.
 
Here is an update from my previous post. I went to Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Target today looking for Marth.



That's what I ran across today in Michigan, USA. So does anyone want to trade a Marth for a Zelda, Diddy Kong, or Little Mac?!

Hot damn at all those Kirbys. I had to hunt everywhere for a Kirby (UK, uber popular for some unknown reason along with Yoshi).

Man I can't wait to pick up a Ness amiibo.

Sucks that Lucas had to get cut... would have loved an amiibo for him too... ;_;

I have no love for Lucas as a Mother 3 character (never played it) but he was my man in Brawl. I'd buy the shit out of Lucas Amiibo. The Ness pose is just perfect for customisers to add a little PSI/PK effect sparkle thing to his finger.
 
Also acceptable. As long as there are no braces and he is painted well.

And yeah sucks about Lucas, always liked him better.

Ideally he wouldn't need them but looking at how Villager has some stupid ones I bet he will due to his feet/leg width (Ok I get on the raised up foot to give the whole thing more connection to the base but the one around the other leg?).
 
I have no love for Lucas as a Mother 3 character (never played it) but he was my man in Brawl. I'd buy the shit out of Lucas Amiibo. The Ness pose is just perfect for customisers to add a little PSI/PK effect sparkle thing to his finger.
Mother 3 is my favorite game of all time so having a little Lucas figure to show off would have been nice, heh. Also preferred playing as him in Brawl over Ness.

Really hoping he (and Wolf) can make it back as DLC but I'm not too sure of his chances.
 
I spent more time searching/preordering Amiibo so far than I spent time playing Smash Bros. What the hell is wrong with me. :(
 
I'm a little worried Amazon isn't going to end up fulfilling my Little Mac pre-order. It's under "Not Yet Shipped" not Pre-Ordered, and it has that "we're going to need a little more time to determine when you're gonna get this" message.

May have to go out scouting on Friday to make sure I get one.
 
I'm a little worried Amazon isn't going to end up fulfilling my Little Mac pre-order. It's under "Not Yet Shipped" not Pre-Ordered, and it has that "we're going to need a little more time to determine when you're gonna get this" message.

May have to go out scouting on Friday to make sure I get one.

Same here.

Hopefully they have it at TRU since they have the buy 3 for 30$ deal starting this friday (in Canada only I think).
 
"Hello,

Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to locate certain amiibo. I will make sure the appropriate departments at Nintendo are aware of your inquiry.

Some amiibo were very popular at launch, but be assured that we have not discontinued any. It is possible that some amiibo in the United States, Canada and Latin America may not be available right now due to high demand and our efforts to manage shelf space during the launch period, but may return to these markets at a later stage. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace and there are many waves of amiibo to come. The distribution and availability of amiibo in other regions around the world may be different.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc."

Asked Nintendo myself. I just want a clear message once and for all :(
"May" means no.

This pose:
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They're gonna put a support for his finger.
 
If you're in the US, Target has had him for preorder online for awhile now...

I didn't pre-order Luigi or Diidy expecting there to be plenty of those two. I'm going to pre-order Diddy but curious how well items are shipped from Target usually? I don't have a store close so have to have it shipped but a little worried how well it will be shipped.
 
I didn't pre-order Luigi or Diidy expecting there to be plenty of those two. I'm going to pre-order Diddy but curious how well items are shipped from Target usually? I don't have a store close so have to have it shipped but a little worried how well it will be shipped.

The target I was at was only shipped 4. Two different Fred Meyers I went to only got 1.
 
This early release stuff reminds me of NES games back in the day. Release dates were very fluid for games back then, to the point that it would be more accurate to call them 'release months', and as I understand it stores would just put games up for sale as soon as received shipment, unlike today when release dates are strictly followed by retailers.

But... Since I'm not really familiar with the toy market, is this normal outside of amiibo figures? Regardless, I wonder if Nintendo will eventually start to more strictly request that retailers stick to their release dates or not...

Well, then again, Nintendo only does list release months for amiibo figures on nintendo.com at the moment, so maybe this is part of the plan.
 
only because starmen.net is gonna swoop up all the copies before I can get my ass to Target or wherever

Yeah all 10 that will be produced.

Nintendo isn't even playing hardball with these Amiibo yet wait until the exclusive convention one's or the exclusive Nintendo World and Pokemon Center ones.
 
Alaska, Washington or Oregon?

Washington

I've gotten every Amiibo so far, including the 3 new ones, and two doubles. I still have the urge to keep buying, but I honestly have no idea where I'm going to put all of these. I'll probably stop getting *all* of them once they start doing Pokemon.
 
Ness is gonna get PK Pre-ordered so hard when he's out. I just hope they space out the releases of the ones I want so they all don't come in a wave like Wave 3 does.
 
Best Buy is definitely getting more Marths. If they knew that they weren't getting anymore, they would have cancelled my order a long time ago. The pre order is still in limbo and its expecting to arrive Dec 23rd.

So if anyone needs a Marth I highly suggest keeping an eye out at Best Buy.
 
I can't wait for the special amiibo offered on club Nintendo one day.

it'll be a choice between Marth, wii fit trainer, or villager
 
Best Buy is definitely getting more Marths. If they knew that they weren't getting anymore, they would have cancelled my order a long time ago. The pre order is still in limbo and its expecting to arrive Dec 23rd.

So if anyone needs a Marth I highly suggest keeping an eye out at Best Buy.

i already am. I feel insane with the amount of website refreshing i've done in the past couple days.
 
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