Amiibo Discussion Thread
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Thanks for the tip, I'll do it tonight after I get off work.
All the GS's I called had one or two tops for non-reserve.
AdventureMike
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Don't say that!
However, I must say, I bust a (good natured) gut every time I look at Reddit and I see:
"TRU Cancelled 7 of my Amiibos, but atleast they sent me Diddy Kong!"
and then the link is to this: http://i.imgur.com/qKEraRJ.jpg
TheBlackAdept
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Has anyone had luck with pit at Walmart or target yet?
GeorgioCostanzaX
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I will do the same PM me...I would gladly hunt myself but I'm at work all day...off early tomorrow for the Holidays.
On a side note, I tried to pre-order Shulk and kept getting it deleted from my cart...Ike and Sonic are now pre-ordered for me though along with Toon Link, Megaman, Sheik and potentially Falcon and Lucario if the Ebay order comes through.
PadWarrior
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How do we cancel the toys r us eBay orders. I don't need two lucarios
Seriously what's going on in Canada?! No one knows when they're gonna get wave 2B. Why are we that much behind other countries?
You must not collect toys in Canada. We are fucked over or behind 90% of the time, or shortstocked. I barely collect anything due to this, at least Amiibos have international presence as well for a fair price compared to me importing other action figures from the US.
Somebody here will end up needing one.
I spoke with some guys at Gamestop and they said that they have stopped taking preorders for Shulk since two days ago. Apparently Nintendo isn't letting them buy more figures to fill new preorders, so they are stuck with the allotment that they will get. That boiled my blood more than anything actually, because what the hell is the point of a preorder then? It is supposed to let the manufacturers know how many guaranteed sales there are and how many to make and send to the stores. WHY STOP THE PREORDERS IF THEY ARE STILL A MONTH OFF?
EB Canada told me something similar, they were forced to stop preorders but might have some 'walk-in' Shulks for non-preorders to buy. Just watch scalpers buy them all too, so I've hung onto my UK preorder. Heh.
Grylvak
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I figured as much, It's pretty dumb how there are such few amounts of these going out at a time.
shanafan
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Well, in all fairness, there has to be some form of limit set. They can't take preorders till the day before release, and expect Nintendo to make enough to satisfy that demand by the next day, while keeping everyone happy who preordered one and can get it day 1.
FrankWza
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I understand the limit, but there is still a ton of time left. Like give a heads up on cut off time and then set it 2 weeks or something before release, not over a god damn month. It doesn't help that I wasn't in my home area for 3 months and wasn't sure exactly when I was getting back, so I waited until I knew what I was coming. At that point I should have just ordered online.
A month isn't a lot of time. Hell, neither is two months. Think of it this way: The factory needs time to make these things. Nintendo doesn't want to order any more of these from the factory than they have to. They have to take a wild guess as to what demand will be and then set an order that they think will likely cover that, or possibly be a bit less.
Then after they are made, the shipment has to get on a boat and come across the seas. Then it ends up in a logistics yard for a while before it is sent to some distribution center who sorts them and then packs the orders for the stores.
Then they get on a truck and some may go directly to stores, but others go to yet another distribution center. Then those will get trucked out to individual stores if they haven't already.
This is a long process, guys. The numbers they have set for Wave 2 and 3 are likely it. I'm sure Wave 1 just has the common ones getting restocks, but who even knows about those. I think Nintendo just underestimated the demand for some of these things. But who knows, if they were plentiful there may not be such a mad dash to go buy them. I have to think part of the success has been the absolutely fucking bonkers insane hysteria from people like the posters in this thread.
Just got my Pit Amiibo today. I preordered from Gamestop and they just texted me that it was in. Picked it up about 30 min later. It was the only Pit Amiibo to come to that store. The lady was like "oh, so your the one that gets it. We just got that in today."
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I'm in the same boat but I'm sure a fellow gaffer will want one at MSRP.
all my unopened amiibos so far.
I also have all the common wave 1s, which are already open and all over the place (my niece plays with them a lot). I've been trying to keep the less common ones packaged.
still waiting on captain falcon order, and no pit yet (since TRU cancelled my pit).
I also have all the common wave 1s, which are already open and all over the place (my niece plays with them a lot). I've been trying to keep the less common ones packaged.
still waiting on captain falcon order, and no pit yet (since TRU cancelled my pit).
I see a few Pits on ebay have the GS stickers removed and its very noticeable. MIB collector's beware.
and they're not taking any holds either
Westlake has 1 left and he said a bunch of people called before I did so I won't even bother.
Goldenelementxl
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Got Pit from Gamestop today. They got 2 in and they were both preorders.
Why take preorders at all then? Especially if you can't even guarantee them. It defeats the purpose of them completely. It reminds me of gamestop back in 2007 doing the same damn thing, except with games. This feels worse than the Wii shortages because it is something that is cheaper to make.
and they're not taking any holds either
Guess they're all just doing first come first serve now. Which I guess is fair, but definitely sucks for those at work.
I'm thinking Target might get theirs in this week though.
3 Macs and 2 Villagers eh.
Haha looking out for your amiigos
all my unopened amiibos so far.
I also have all the common wave 1s, which are already open and all over the place (my niece plays with them a lot). I've been trying to keep the less common ones packaged.
still waiting on captain falcon order, and no pit yet (since TRU cancelled my pit).
Got my MP Bumblebee too recently. Really well done figure!
And two Marths...
Fourth Storm
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Got the text from Gamestop to finally pick up Luigi today. Captain Falcon is apparently still MIA. They've blamed a winter storm to the north. Whatever the case, I'm starting to get worried. :/
Choose the "contact seller" option and send them a message that you would like to cancel. I'm sure they will.
Diddy's available at GS's website:
http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/diddy-kong-amiibo-figure/117863
(via: GoNintendo.com)
http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/diddy-kong-amiibo-figure/117863
(via: GoNintendo.com)
all my unopened amiibos so far.
I also have all the common wave 1s, which are already open and all over the place (my niece plays with them a lot). I've been trying to keep the less common ones packaged.
still waiting on captain falcon order, and no pit yet (since TRU cancelled my pit).
Awww! I want that cute Toon Link figure!
Don't miss out!
Fourth Storm
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Same here.
I got my villagers and marths and WFT back when they came out and weren't really that rare yet. just bought 'em.
as far as little mac, he was available for a full day on amazon so I struck.
I don't have a "scalper" mentality at all, more of a "I might later be able to trade this for another hard to find one that I can't get my hands on" mentality.
doesn't everyone
Generally close of business is the common rule, but for in demand items, I've had them put a 1-2 hour hold on things.
O.v.e.rlord
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So I was calling around to see if i could snag a anther Pit. So I called a Gamestop that got in a shipment and I asked if they got in Pit today. They did! and I asked if they could hold one for me. And the dude says sure! Tell my co-workers I was going to lunch. I ran to my truck and drove on over! Got there and turns out it was a pre-order and the guy apologized.......... I took a deep breath and walked to my truck........and thought it was a good thing that I have him coming in from Amazon France. Because that was the first time I felt bitter defeat of the amiibo hunt and it hurt. It hurt bad!!
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