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

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Had Sheik in my hand yesterday but was thinking, "Wow, this is the worst amiibo." I put her right back. Also saw Took Link in the wild.
See, I don't understand why people think Sheik looks bad. The amiibo looks awesome, especially the detail of the "ninja pants" on the back side and legs. Even the hands bandages look great. Am I one of the minority for thinking this? I think it looks great.
 
In other news, my 2/1 target.com Rosalina finally moved again! Paused on 2/3 between UPS and USPS. Called Target, UPS and USPS on 2/10 and started a research case with the postal service. 2/14 it's finally been received by USPS and sorted for delivery at the local office.
 
See, I don't understand why people think Sheik looks bad. The amiibo looks awesome, especially the detail of the "ninja pants" on the back side and legs. Even the hands bandages look great. Am I one of the minority for thinking this? I think it looks great.

I'm with you, dude. I especially don't get the lazy design complaints. Like, what? This is the profile pose straight from the game. Its a literal translation just like everyone else from the Smash line.

Now, Lucario on the other hand...
 
I'm with you, dude. I especially don't get the lazy design complaints. Like, what? This is the profile pose straight from the game. Its a literal translation just like everyone else from the Smash line.

Now, Lucario on the other hand...
Agree'd. But I think Lucario looks cool too!

Slow your roll guys! Have you seen the amount of detail the out into Sheik's amiibo!? It's stunning if anything!
Exactly!
 
Slow your roll guys! Have you seen the amount of detail the out into Sheik's amiibo!? It's stunning if anything!

holding it right now. the zig zag black on her boots are a flat paint. not raised like the details on the apparel of Shulk or Fox. Just due to the character design the blues and black do not offer much of a difference and kind of blend in together. there is not pop in color. Even her head wrap is an earth tone. I know this is due to her real character and ninja types are low key but it leaves a lot to be desired. I find the fingers to be pudgy, especially the stone.The only color that does jump out is red but due to her pose it is kind of hidden on her chest. The paint job on my figure is not great, whatever the back strap is on the back of her head is not sharp. Some areas the paint seems it was applied unevenly and I am sure one of this is due to the pose and it being hard to get into some of the area.

Now I am holding Shulk in comparison and every bit of him is articulated. Different colors, raised deatails, and so many colors. There is no real debate to me.

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I'm with you, dude. I especially don't get the lazy design complaints. Like, what? This is the profile pose straight from the game. Its a literal translation just like everyone else from the Smash line.

Now, Lucario on the other hand...

I meant lazy with with they got. I would expect more raised detail or more defined separation of materials and clothes. Like I said most is due to her direct design but I feel they could have found some cool spots to really articulate. Opinions and all but she is in my bottom 5 for sure.

I will stop derailing now ha
 
I think sheik looks pretty good. Ike from what I seen in pics doesn't look that great tho IMO. But he's not the worse, that title goes to Luigi. I just hate the pose they gave him. Its so stupid.
 
holding it right now. the zig zag black on her boots are a flat paint. not raised like the details on the apparel of Shulk or Fox. Just due to the character design the blues and black do not offer much of a difference and kind of blend in together. there is not pop in color. Even her head wrap is an earth tone. I know this is due to her real character and ninja types are low key but it leaves a lot to be desired. I find the fingers to be pudgy, especially the stone.The only color that does jump out is red but due to her pose it is kind of hidden on her chest. The paint job on my figure is not great, whatever the back strap is on the back of her head is not sharp. Some areas the paint seems it was applied unevenly and I am sure one of this is due to the pose and it being hard to get into some of the area.

Now I am holding Shulk in comparison and every bit of him is articulated. Different colors, raised deatails, and so many colors. There is no real debate to me.

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I meant lazy with with they got. I would expect more raised detail or more defined separation of materials and clothes. Like I said most is due to her direct design but I feel they could have found some cool spots to really articulate. Opinions and all but she is in my bottom 5 for sure.

I will stop derailing now ha
Well, I respect your opinion, and I can't refute it currently as I don't have my Sheik in front of me, but I really do think Sheik looks awesome, personally. The one thing I'll say is the hands don't seem like they can be helped, because all the amiibos with hands have that same pudgy look (especially Rosalina...yikes.)
 
Well, I respect your opinion, and I can't refute it currently as I don't have my Sheik in front of me, but I really do think Sheik looks awesome, personally. The one thing I'll say is the hands don't seem like they can be helped, because all the amiibos with hands have that same pudgy look (especially Rosalina...yikes.)
Lmfaooo right?! Rosa has some sausage fingers yo.
 
Lmfaooo right?! Rosa has some sausage fingers yo.
It's the first thing I noticed when I was at the register at Target! So weird-lookin'! My favorite part of that amiibo is the Luma, gotta say.

I don't think it's Ros's hands, specifically, but the wand. Compare her figure to the art and you'll see the wand is supposed to be grasped gently by the fingertips, not palmed like she's holding a flag pole. I think that's what makes her hands look different.
Yeah, true. They seemed to try best matching the artwork with the pudgy fingers all amiibos with hands tend to have. Doesn't help that the wand is bulkier than it should be.
 
Target.com Amiibo Wave 3B Order Status (2/13/2015)

MM & Sonic order at 1:30PM: Shipping Confirmation received at 7:47PM (MM) & 1:15AM (Sonic) (pacific time)

MM, Sonic, Ike order at 4:30PM: NO Shipping Confirmation yet

Anyone else get shipping confirmations?
 
Target.com Amiibo Wave 3B Order Status

MM & Sonic order at 1:30PM: Shipping Confirmation received at 7:47PM (MM) & 1:15AM (Sonic) (pacific time)

MM, Sonic, Ike order at 4:30PM: NO Shipping Confirmation yet

Anyone else get shipping confirmations?
No confirmation from the order I did last night for Sonic. Someone mentioned earlier that they got it from an order yesterday, so I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
 
I decided to display my boxed amiibo on my bedroom wall. Eventually they'll all be in character select screen formation. Since all my loose amiibos are displayed at my gf's house I can look at these when I'm stuck at home.

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Very nice at making them into like wallpaper.
Hope Nintendo keep the box size the same throughout to make it consistent.
 
Target.com Amiibo Wave 3B Order Status (2/13/2015)

MM & Sonic order at 1:30PM: Shipping Confirmation received at 7:47PM (MM) & 1:15AM (Sonic) (pacific time)

MM, Sonic, Ike order at 4:30PM: NO Shipping Confirmation yet

Anyone else get shipping confirmations?

My 4:22PM order of MM was shipped around 7:30PM.
 
Is anyone Shulk Monado look a little crooked? It looks somewhat bent but not noticeable if I tried to take pictures. Strangely my Marth has the straightest sword of all the characters I have that have a sword.
 
Is anyone Shulk Monado look a little crooked? It looks somewhat bent but not noticeable if I tried to take pictures. Strangely my Marth has the straightest sword of all the characters I have that have a sword.
Yeah, it is, and it's annoying. Same problem with Marth. Having bad luck with these sword users, geez.
though the Link's swords are straight, so that's not entirely true
 
I was at Best Buy yesterday picking up MM3D, I asked if they would have a limit on how many Meta Knights one could purchase on launch day, she said she wasn't sure but if there was, it would be one per person.

That said, she wasn't sure if that would be instituted, so we may be in for the Lucario debacle all over again :(
 
Is anyone Shulk Monado look a little crooked? It looks somewhat bent but not noticeable if I tried to take pictures. Strangely my Marth has the straightest sword of all the characters I have that have a sword.

I was able to look through about 20 Shulks at my gamestop and more than half of them had crooked monados. I found one with a perfectly straight one and a couple others that werent perfect but not noticeably crooked either.
 
Is Toad going to be hard to find because of Captain Toad or just because?
Unlike the others in the SMB line that have Smash variants, Toad is the first entirely unique amiibo with no other counterpart, and it unlocks content in an existing game and a future one, so I'd say those are reason enough to warrant potential rarity. Order it now while you can.
 
Isn't it odd that NA still hasn't opened preorders on the next wave? The last wave went up for reserve right after the first one released...
 
Target.com Amiibo Wave 3B Order Status (2/13/2015)

MM & Sonic order at 1:30PM: Shipping Confirmation received at 7:47PM (MM) & 1:15AM (Sonic) (pacific time)

MM, Sonic, Ike order at 4:30PM: NO Shipping Confirmation yet

Anyone else get shipping confirmations?

Yep, got my confirmation on Ike shipping from Target this morning. Ordered him yesterday around 1:30 p.m.
 
Because he is the only toad amiibo. People like me are collecting the entire smash series, and then only new characters from other series
Your avatar would look amazing if it had a transparent background, I have to say!

Too bad I don't know how to do it.

Isn't it odd that NA still hasn't opened preorders on the next wave? The last wave went up for reserve right after the first one released...
Very freakin' odd. It's getting pretty annoying, all this anticipation and fear of selling out.
 
Because he is the only toad amiibo. People like me are collecting the entire smash series, and then only new characters from other series

Unlike the others in the SMB line that have Smash variants, Toad is the first entirely unique amiibo with no other counterpart, and it unlocks content in an existing game and a future one, so I'd say those are reason enough to warrant potential rarity. Order it now while you can.

Makes sense, just trying to figure out what is real demand and what is scalper driven, it's driving me crazy. I got a pre-order in though, so thanks for the heads up.
 
Makes sense, just trying to figure out what is real demand and what is scalper driven, it's driving me crazy. I got a pre-order in though, so thanks for the heads up.
Of course, you're welcome. Worst case scenario, you return it if you don't need it or trade it with someone, no prob.
 
Lucky.

Hmm should I open up my Shulk and learn to love his crooked Monado or should I wait for May Shulk and see if his Monado looks any better before I open the Shulk I have now.
I just opened mine since they got the Monado right & I wanted to use Shulk and eventually Sonic & Robin at Amiibo tournaments.
 
Isn't it odd that NA still hasn't opened preorders on the next wave? The last wave went up for reserve right after the first one released...
This is why the conspiracy theorists along us are afraid that there may be more retailer exclusives in our future. Why else would only the region with a history of such things be held up if not by a bonus round of business negotiations that are irrelevant to everywhere else?

If Ihad to make an optimistic guess, I'd say that the wave is getting delayed because of retailers trying to pressure Nintendo into giving them more concrete shipment dates and stuff, or because having more drastically staggered releases enables each region to get more supply.
 
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