Cow Mengde
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Amiibo (Nintendo Figurines) - Wallets be Damned, Buying Them All!
- Thread starter vinnygambini
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MrSaturn99
Member
Yeah, I'll be collecting all of these gradually, wallet be damned!
Because Sakurai said so.
confirmed so far counting the leaks or just the ones in the site ?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Hopefully Wave 2 includes Pit, Ike and Megaman! Day one purchases for me 
Nowhere Man
Member
In for Fox, Link and Samus. I can't believe they have Wii Fit Trainer and Villager but not Bowser and Luigi.
Bamboo Boy
Neo Member
Samus looks really good even though I don't even play as her in Smash. Soooo... whatever, I'm going to buy her Amiibo at launch, and Marth (my main chracter) too.
SliceSabre
Banned
Kirby and Pikachu for sure.
If there's a Bowser Jr one at some point I'll get that one too.
If there's a Bowser Jr one at some point I'll get that one too.
It's only appropriate that Mr. 2nd Fiddle is in the 2nd wave.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Yep GameStop taking preorders. Already in the system. $5 down.
Officially confirmed. Basically, everyone that's on the SSB site.
Tax will differ on state, but yeah, it'll cost around that much. Michigan is 6% sales tax, so it'd total $165.36 MSRP.
Yeah, I'll wait for price drops/sales on ones I don't want as much. I wanna wait for the 3rd party trio to get figures, then maybe some of my favorite characters & upcoming newcomers (Cap. Falcon, Shulk, Little Mac, Ike, etc.).A true collector does not collect at RRP. They find special offers, or buy bulk lots of poorer condition used ones. They also take decades to finish their collections
& now that I think about it, imagine if they did more rare/expensive ones based on some of the alt. costumes....also I wonder if this hints at who'll be starter characters in the game.
MADGAME
Member
That would be so bad if people pre-order and receive something different; a lower quality figurine would still constitute false advertising in my book.
it happens more than you think. this all depends entirely on where nintendo gets it's products produced.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Megaman, Pikachu and Ness are most likely the one's to become rare or valuable over the years.
spyroflame0487
Member
$12.99 is the same price as Disney Infinity characters. Skylanders still win with their $9.99 figures although it could be argued their "main" characters that you'll need are $15.99.
I was dreading it being more and praying it'd be less, but I'm ok with that price point, especially if they keep up the detail on the figures we saw before.
Likely, stores will be doing deals on them anyways (or at least, hopefully they will) so it could be significantly less if you plan on purchasing many of these things.
I was dreading it being more and praying it'd be less, but I'm ok with that price point, especially if they keep up the detail on the figures we saw before.
Likely, stores will be doing deals on them anyways (or at least, hopefully they will) so it could be significantly less if you plan on purchasing many of these things.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Will get Link, Captain Falcon and all the Ladies probably.
AdmiralMikey
Member
On one hand, I feel $12.99 is pricey for a little plastic figure, despite its possible utility.
On the other hand, I already preordered Mario, Link & Samus from Amazon, with long-term plans to eventually own them all. So what do I know?
On the other hand, I already preordered Mario, Link & Samus from Amazon, with long-term plans to eventually own them all. So what do I know?
Spiderduff
Member
brickwalker0
Member
This is the first I'm hearing about this program and I tried finding information on their website about joining. I can't find any pricing or specific details on their FAQ page.
Chie Satonaka
Member
I'm going to end up buying all the smash ones, for sure. Depending on what the others look like and for what games, I might end up buying all of them period. I fucking love collectables, and the fact that they provide in game benefits is just the icing.
It's going to be in my best interest to get some sort of unit to display these, I think. Even the packaging is good. It's going to be hard not to open them.
It's going to be in my best interest to get some sort of unit to display these, I think. Even the packaging is good. It's going to be hard not to open them.
Spiderduff
Member
If you were lucky to get it on sale it was $60. Now I believe its $120 for the 2 years and you have to sign up in-store.
Well they do look pretty cool. Though not sure I will be getting any. I really dont quite understand how they work in game yet, and the whole NFC thing still seems more like a gimmick from what I have read. Im guessing they dont really do anything that couldnt have been done without the figurines?
I may get Link...or Fox....or Yoshi at some point.
I may get Link...or Fox....or Yoshi at some point.
Dark Ninja
Member
You know most of these will end up being rare and sold at higher price. I can already picture the figure collectors buying them in mass quantities
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Astral Dog
Member
Maybe i will buy a few, in for Samus,Palutena,Lucina,Link, Shulk and Snake.
brickwalker0
Member
That is absurd, for commiting to a single store for 2 years at that price :\
I probably would've jumped on the $60 but yeah, $120 is too much of a commitment.
Thanks for the info though, appreciated.
Frankfurter
Member
Spiderduff
Member
Yeah $120 is too high. $60 was great though. It payed off in no time, especially with those collector editions!
protomouse
Member
Nice
Now to get a job at the Apple store with full time hours and good pay, wish me luck next week
Nicktendo86
Member
They look soooo good. I will just get Mario. Oh and link. And Samus looks cool. Ah fuck I want all of them!
WadiumArcadium
Member
I don't have a Wii U. I still want Link, Samus and Fox. Pikachu looks cool as well...
fredrancour
Member
I will buy more than i should. Gaf's contributions alone will put Nintendo in the black next year, it seems.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I hope they have a bundle. I don't want to preorser every one individually.