For our UK friends, I don't know if it was posted yet, we have a confirmation on the amiibo prices: £10.99
http://store.nintendo.co.uk/amiibo.list
http://store.nintendo.co.uk/amiibo.list
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Amiibo (Nintendo Figurines) - Wallets be Damned, Buying Them All!
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Bjoern the Smexy
Member
So I guess that will translate to 14,99 at the worst, which is still a reasonable price, sorta kinda.
Gotta buy them all!
As this is the RRP, what are the chances of stores/online competitively lowering the price on these?
I see they're up for pre-order on Amazon UK - with high res pics, £12.99 each (will undoubtedly drop soon), though am hoping they'll reach at £10 sweet spot by launch.
edit: I have Link up for preorder, the plan is to stick with just the Zelda characters in each wave.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Using the MK8 DLC 2 pack (which was £11) I'd say €12.
UKers. Remember Amazon.fr and Gamestop.co.uk (both are € based one being French and the other Irish) or something maybe.
My currency converter screams rip-off. I asked NOE about it (when it was the MK8 DLC you all salivated over):
NOE think it is fair to rip of Britain.
Good find!
Hoping for €13,99 max in the rest of Europe. I really don't want to pay more than that.
I'm a little surprised by the "Smash Bros Collection" mention on the box...
I guess they are really fans of confusing the customer with products names or something because when other games will use Amiibos, while supposedly being compatible with your Mario fig, people will tend to think "but this amiibo is noted in Smash Bros collection, it will not work with other games!".
As far as I'm concerned I will just get Link. I'm not into goodies but those are pretty cheap so I was tempted to get Marth and Samus as well, but this will never end if I start like that so I will stick to the Zelda franchise.
I guess they are really fans of confusing the customer with products names or something because when other games will use Amiibos, while supposedly being compatible with your Mario fig, people will tend to think "but this amiibo is noted in Smash Bros collection, it will not work with other games!".
As far as I'm concerned I will just get Link. I'm not into goodies but those are pretty cheap so I was tempted to get Marth and Samus as well, but this will never end if I start like that so I will stick to the Zelda franchise.
To be fair, this is a common thing across all industries and companies, not just Nintendo.
My man.
So before VAT it's £8.79, and converted to US dollars according to Google, it's $14.46, and with VAT it's equivalent to $18.08.
But yeah, that's usual with anything over here, so it's OK, £9.99 would have been a good price. But there's other costs before VAT along with what retailers usually put on for themselves after Nintendo sell it to them (something that websites and forums seem to forget when showing how much a company makes).
But yeah, that's usual with anything over here, so it's OK, £9.99 would have been a good price. But there's other costs before VAT along with what retailers usually put on for themselves after Nintendo sell it to them (something that websites and forums seem to forget when showing how much a company makes).
mmmh with MK8 DLC they translated 11.99£ into 12€...I hope the amiibos will cost no more than that in €
otherwise I'll end up buying less figures for sure
EDIT: DID WE JUST GET A CONFIRMATION ABOUT SMASH BROS WII U RELEASE MONTH?
store.nintendo.co.uk/amiibo/villager-no.9/10993681.html
Villager No.9
Release Date: November 2014
otherwise I'll end up buying less figures for sure
EDIT: DID WE JUST GET A CONFIRMATION ABOUT SMASH BROS WII U RELEASE MONTH?
store.nintendo.co.uk/amiibo/villager-no.9/10993681.html
Villager No.9
Release Date: November 2014
Chie Satonaka
Member
So, Wii Fit Trainer is available at Amazon US again. Or it was. I just preordered one.
C'mon Marth and Villager, please.
C'mon Marth and Villager, please.
Right? It looks so damn good. It makes me so happy to see the Fox amiibo be the fourth best-selling out of them on Amazon. I hope Star Fox does well next year.
Also, Miyamoto already hinted at the new Star Fox getting it's own set of amiibos so I know which game I'm going to end up collecting them all for. Sorry wallet.
!!!! Now if only there was a concrete date to that.
Haha I was just about to post that
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Yup!!
Easy, 21st November.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Just pre-ordered Pikachu for the wife and Kirby + Yoshi for myself (Yoshi Wooly World and Kirby Rainbow Curse please). Something tells me this is only the beginning...
I really hope they invest a lot in this concept with the games themselves. How cool would it be to have your own Mario, Link, etc. that has personalized data for every Nintendo game released in the future?
I really hope they invest a lot in this concept with the games themselves. How cool would it be to have your own Mario, Link, etc. that has personalized data for every Nintendo game released in the future?
Hmm Amazon UK currently have them for £12.99, but they only just put the Mario Amiibo up and they are still yet to put Peach up.
Plus the price will probably drop between now and the release date.
That's a good question.
bumpkin
Member
Nintendo would be fools to not have Smash Wii U and the Amiibos out by Black Friday, so my money is on sometime before that weekend.
GAME.uk ha preoreders up, for the same price as the Nintendo store: 10.99£
http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...1&cm_mmc=Twitter-_-Digital-_-AmiiboPre-_-Link
http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...1&cm_mmc=Twitter-_-Digital-_-AmiiboPre-_-Link
SuperCambot
Banned
So I'll ask the obvious shameful question. Will they still work if you leave it in the packaging?
Chû Totoro
Member
I think it's the proper place to ask this so here I go.
I've read that SSB Amiibo series can be used in other games but that they may have lesser capabilities so I want to restrain myself and mostly buy the ones :
- that I'm going to use a lot for SSB 4
- that I'm finding to have a great design (and that I may use in other games)
So first, did I get this right? Does the Amiibo x SSB series has specific features for this game and other games may need other Amiibos for complete compatibility?
Now regarding the first batch I like the most Samus, Kirby, Pikachu, Fox, Link and Yoshi (Pit is no more here?).
I think I'll go with :
*Fox (good SSB character and figurine is nice, Starfox game's not even clearly announced so other Fox Amiibo has a long way to come).
*Link (a character I like a lot and if Zelda U comes out with various Amiibos I'll take another Link with no regret)
I hesitate for :
*Kirby (design is simple so I may buy another one with the Kirby game not having a lot of regrets since Kirby can take various forms. I also think that Kirby could be a nice character to train myself with at SSB 4 since he can adapt to every enemy.)
*Pikachu (a must have in my collection but it would just be for the figurine so I may wait a little since I won't play with him in SSB 4 and he's not compatible with other announced games).
I guess I'll wait for :
*Yoshi since I don't really like this design (nose seems to be a different piece of plastic that the rest and it bothers me.. yeah details I know but I'd also prefer a yellow one).
*Samus is awesome but I'd prefer Zero Suit Samus and sadly no Metroid game is announced (yet)
So, does my point regarding other game's compatibility is true? And regarding strategies in SSB 4 does Fox, Link and Kirby could be a great start for me? (I like fast characters with accessories or a large variety of moves)? Also does my point for Kirby being a good virtual trainer stands since he can inhale other players and use some of their moves? (he would make me try to find breach in my own character's move set).
PS : where's Pit? I can't find it on French sites :'(
I've read that SSB Amiibo series can be used in other games but that they may have lesser capabilities so I want to restrain myself and mostly buy the ones :
- that I'm going to use a lot for SSB 4
- that I'm finding to have a great design (and that I may use in other games)
So first, did I get this right? Does the Amiibo x SSB series has specific features for this game and other games may need other Amiibos for complete compatibility?
Now regarding the first batch I like the most Samus, Kirby, Pikachu, Fox, Link and Yoshi (Pit is no more here?).
I think I'll go with :
*Fox (good SSB character and figurine is nice, Starfox game's not even clearly announced so other Fox Amiibo has a long way to come).
*Link (a character I like a lot and if Zelda U comes out with various Amiibos I'll take another Link with no regret)
I hesitate for :
*Kirby (design is simple so I may buy another one with the Kirby game not having a lot of regrets since Kirby can take various forms. I also think that Kirby could be a nice character to train myself with at SSB 4 since he can adapt to every enemy.)
*Pikachu (a must have in my collection but it would just be for the figurine so I may wait a little since I won't play with him in SSB 4 and he's not compatible with other announced games).
I guess I'll wait for :
*Yoshi since I don't really like this design (nose seems to be a different piece of plastic that the rest and it bothers me.. yeah details I know but I'd also prefer a yellow one).
*Samus is awesome but I'd prefer Zero Suit Samus and sadly no Metroid game is announced (yet)
So, does my point regarding other game's compatibility is true? And regarding strategies in SSB 4 does Fox, Link and Kirby could be a great start for me? (I like fast characters with accessories or a large variety of moves)? Also does my point for Kirby being a good virtual trainer stands since he can inhale other players and use some of their moves? (he would make me try to find breach in my own character's move set).
PS : where's Pit? I can't find it on French sites :'(
That's what I gathered from this interview.Chû Totoro;128824322 said:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/12/e3-2014-nintendo-on-amiibo-smash-bros-and-custom-figurines
Chû Totoro
Member
Thank you. I didn't read this interview and it's even more clear.
I guess I'll go for Fox, Link and Kirby as a start then
And Miyamoto wanting an Arwing Amiibo !!!! *happy dance* <(^o^<)
They can use the technology for their games but nothing had been announced for Nintendo's Amiibos compatibility with Disney or Activision's games.
SatoAilDarko
Member
I wouldn't think so.
But at E3 Nintendo had announced that Disney Infinity and Skylanders would have exclusive NFC features on Wii U. My best guess would be using some Amiibos in those games.
Stallion Dan
Member
Well sales are low here. So the few fans they do have should pay more to make up for the people not buying Nintendo.
SuperCambot
Banned
Slippy Amiibo, Peppy Hare...
Amiibo will destroy my life.
Amiibo will destroy my life.
Up because...Toy'r'US is seemingly starting to promote amiibos in stores
http://www.gonintendo.com/s/238227-toys-r-us-starts-promoting-amiibo-preorders
http://www.gonintendo.com/s/238227-toys-r-us-starts-promoting-amiibo-preorders
it seems that they'll cost 14.99, going with Amazon.de
I was hoping for something less, more in line with Infinity (not mentioning the basic Skylander that cost 9.99)
In any case, still no firm release date nor details about their function with other games apart Smash? theorically, they'll be compatible with MK8, already available, and Toad, coming in December/January (NA/PAL)...
I was hoping for something less, more in line with Infinity (not mentioning the basic Skylander that cost 9.99)
In any case, still no firm release date nor details about their function with other games apart Smash? theorically, they'll be compatible with MK8, already available, and Toad, coming in December/January (NA/PAL)...
Taco_Human
Member
From in-game trophies to real life trophies, we want them.
HaterIsHating
Member
Yeah, I hope they will give us some more information about amiibos soon.
When they first anounced those figurines I was pretty sure to buy all of them. Right now however, I will only get one to test it. So far the functionality seems a bit underwhelming for the asking price, tbh.
They're selling for 12.99 on Amazon.fr
nuttyevans
Member
Gonna get Samus and DK I think. If they make one for Wario and Waluigi I'll be all over those.
I agree.
I mean, the proposition is good for us gamers, if I can use 1 amiibo with multiple games. But if I don't know how it works on at least some of those games...
I've seen, thank you. But it seems an offer, I still hope for an official announcement of the price more in line with the Amazon.fr one, honestly
sixteen-bit
Member
amazon won't charge you until it ships
Well yeah, I was asking more about if the functions of the amiibo themselves are worth it. They look cool and all, but I don't want to pre-order some based on that. Probably just wait for the holidays to get a few.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I can definitely see myself trying to collect all of these. They look fantastic! I can definitely anticipate these things flying off shelves for the holidays. I went ahead and preordered a Link figure.
sixteen-bit
Member
if the production figs look as nice as the display one then yeah they look great for the price regardless of NFC functionality.