Amiibo Thread 3 | Where release dates are made up and preorders don't matter!

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Order all 6 plus toad from amazon uk in case I can't find them at the US. Can you cancel specific items in case? When I cancel I don't want to cancel all of them. I'm just relieved amazon don't charge until it ships at least.
 
Mononoke said:
I encourage everyone to at least pre-order Ness or Lucina on Amazon UK right now. It cost nothing to pre-order. They won't charge till it ships. Amazon international has a record of getting orders in before NA.

At the very least, order these for back up. Just in case they end up being rare as fuck in the U.S. (especially Ness).



Hah yes. With how fuckin awful NoA is running Amiibos in this region, paying $5 extra is totally worth peace of mind and not having to stress or deal with the hassle. Also just you wait, watch some of these be sectioned off as Exclusives again. inb4 Ness is an exclusive over here and is impossible to get.
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God no. I won't do it. I refuse to stand outside Target again at 8am in the cold for these things. Please stop with the exclusive nonsense Nintendo.
 
Blue Namagem said:
Oh man, if anyone around here knows about the Mega Man amiibo, it's me!

Nippon-Yassan was in stock recently, but they sold out just as managed to get 3 of 7 I needed. The other 4 I got from Nin-Nin, and they're all set for 2-3 day shipping.

Try Nin-Nin, they might be the best shot.
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Thanks, man. I'll try to get to GameStop before they open on the 20th, and if that fails, I'll put Nippon-Yassan and Nin-Nin on file. Appreciate the tip -- great avatar, too.
 
Rox598 said:
I only just got into the whole Amiibo scene today with my first one (link) and since have been trying to catch up with the goings on. What exactly is making some Amiibo rare in the US? (and here) is it just Nintendo not making enough so people finding out and are just bulk ordering them? saw the price for Little mac and rosalina earlier and dayum lucky enough I don't have interest in those.

If the reason they're so rare is nintendo not making enough they seem to love doing that....getting flashbacks of the Wii Balance board and the Metroid Prime Trilogy :S
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Nintendo is artificially creating demand by vastly under-supplying Amiibos. Not only do they under-supply, they won't do re-prints or stock more of amiibos they didn't stock enough to begin with. It's a big shit show.

But it's also extremely successful. It's not 100% down to Nintendo's strategy. The demand itself is real. But a part of that drive for demand, is just the fact that the supply isn't there (which again plays into their strategy).

There there is other things to consider, such as scalpers, retail exclusivity. There are various factors that make them a lot harder to get in some regions over others. Sectioning off amiibos to exclusive sales for corporations here, is one of the shittier things being done in NA though. It sucks badly.
 
Toki767 said:
It's £11.30 when you add it to cart.
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Yeah. I got 7 total (All 6 plus 1 extra Ness because I am going to open 1 and keep one sealed) and my total was only £88.09 after shipping.

May end up trading Ness on here if I can find one in a US package if anyone wishes.

If figures like Wario end up being common in the US I may cancel and just pick up the US version too. I prefer the US packaging for consistency. I like to have 1 of each to open and 1 to keep in the package if possible. These seem like good candidates to open
 
Geez, those 3 are gone already? It's going to be a bloodbath on Amazon US.
 
F it, ordered from UK. Comes out to $20.92 a figure. Small price to pay if there are exclusives here in the US, and I don't have to worry about it.
 
So how many Europeans even got to order at Amazon UK? :P Good lord that went quickly - about 45 minutes. I may preorder somewhere else as I don't trust Amazon UK after they cancelled my Little Mac at release when it was too late to find a replacement - and that was in Europe too!
 
ROBOKITTYZILLA said:
Amiibos are region free, right? If I don't care about the packaging, is there any reason not to just import the ones that I want which aren't available in the US right now? Are there any physical differences? I don't mind the shipping fees.

Looking to pick up Rosalina, Toon Link, Meta Knight, and Mega Man.
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I'll probably end up with an extra EU or JP Rosalina if all goes well you guys can have. (I have a JP one coming and I plan to unbox one so I'll have an extra) Odo also said he'll keep an eye out for anymore Toon Links around town.
he also said you never should have entered this world and you'll soon regret it lol
 
Just got Ness and Pac-Man as they're the two I want from Wave 4 (moreso the Pac). I'd rather US preorders if I can manage though. Amazon US hurry up!
 
Amazon.fr might put them up soon. So that will be ur next shot guys. Keep your eyes peeled. Honestly, there is no reason NOT to put a pre-order in for these.

DooD1234 said:
Whoa, did anyone Sheik ship from amazon us yet? You're making me worried bout Sheik since I still have no shipping date as well as for toon link and bowser.
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Dunno about Amazon's stock. But in store, Sheik's supply was fuckin ridiculous. She's already going to be an uncommon for sure.
 
Nintendad said:
I'm doing a giveaway for Toon Link Amiibo on my Twitter. My Twitter handle is the same as my name here. It's my first Amiibo giveaway of many I plan on doing. US only. Just a heads up.
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Oh I forgot to ask last night. When do you close entries for each giveaway?
 
Got lucky. Preordered Lucina, Robin and Ness and less than 2 minutes are now sold out. Hoping to be as lucky on Amazon US. I hate that you have to be so on top of these amiibos to even get a shot at getting them. Fucking hell.
 
Well, the Fox and WFT amiibo dream is dead for me. Ugh... this fucking sucks.

I was supposed to receive them in the mail but after a week of them not being here I finally made a claim online and got contacted today by USPS informing that they indeed had been delivered.
So it looks like they were misdelivered and there's pretty much nothing I can do. They just gave me the usual crap about contacting the sender and having them file a report. So fucking bummed. :(
 
Mononoke said:
Amazon.fr might put them up soon. So that will be ur next shot guys. Keep your eyes peeled. Honestly, there is no reason NOT to put a pre-order in for these.
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I'm just sad that ALL this time the one I wanted the most was Ness, and that I've been waiting weeks now for it to go up and I missed what is probably the biggest chance (Amazon UK) :(

:(

At least I got Pac-Man, so I won't worry too much. Hopefully I'm lucky enough to be online once Ness goes up on Amazon, Gamestop or best Buy -- but then again, I've yet to receive my Toon Link/Shiek from Amazon and there's no sign of life from Sonic/Dedede/Meta Knight from Best Buy, so who the hell knows.
 
superNESjoe said:
The extra cost and shipping....I don't have prime.
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Ouch. But I mean, why not put a pre-order in JUST in case they sell out in our region, or certain ones become exclusive only. You can cancel your pre-order any time.

I think people should at least put in an order for the ones they think will be rare, or the ones they 100% just want (because it's their fav character). At the very least, as back up.
 
superNESjoe said:
The extra cost and shipping....I don't have prime.
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Unless you live in that country PRIME wouldn't work anyway. $18 per amiibo is a steal compared to the $50 they will be going for in the US, the headaches of trying to find them, and the frustration as everybody in Europe is posting their pictures days if not weeks before people in the US, in abundance.
 
Frogstep said:
Well, the Fox and WFT amiibo dream is dead for me. Ugh... this fucking sucks.

I was supposed to receive them in the mail but after a week of them not being here I finally made a claim online and got contacted today by USPS informing that they indeed had been delivered.
So it looks like they were misdelivered and there's pretty much nothing I can do. They just gave me the usual crap about contacting the sender and having them file a report. So fucking bummed. :(
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Fox is cheap on Amazon UK (£10.99). Just saw him (if you don't care about packaging)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N8PBS0A/
 
this next wave is going to be a slaughter


two fire emblem characters and ness

i bet they'll all be retailer exclusive in north america, too


god help us.
 
Frogstep said:
Well, the Fox and WFT amiibo dream is dead for me. Ugh... this fucking sucks.

I was supposed to receive them in the mail but after a week of them not being here I finally made a claim online and got contacted today by USPS informing that they indeed had been delivered.
So it looks like they were misdelivered and there's pretty much nothing I can do. They just gave me the usual crap about contacting the sender and having them file a report. So fucking bummed. :(
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This is ridiculous. They lost your items? Or someone stole them!? Wow. Just fuckin wow. And Amazon or whoever you bought from, can't make this right?
 
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