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

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Well fuck. I used Rosalinas DCPI 207-00-5021 and all 15 targets near me say NO stock. Even though it's on sale tomorrow they should show stock tonight right?
It's possible. They might start stocking her tomorrow morning as well. I've noticed I'll check my Target about 1/2 hour after they open & they're still opening boxes up of stock.

Varies by location, I'd assume.
 
Are you volunteering? :P

Seriously though, nice job on these... I love them
Haha I wish. Don't have that much time outside weekends.

That is cruel and unusual :(

well played

Thank you ^^

I like it but it should say something like "but a scalper bought all 40 Roslinas...try another Target"

How's this? I took out Horizon's name to spare him of the continued torture. It's animated btw
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A stretch, I know...
Nice. Did Beatofficer ever reply with more info?
 
I know I've posted this multiple times but can some kind gaffer please fix the right side amiibo colors of my avatar to the correct color scheme please!!!
 
Well fuck. I used Rosalinas DCPI 207-00-5021 and all 15 targets near me say NO stock. Even though it's on sale tomorrow they should show stock tonight right?

I think SalvaPot mentioned that BrickSeek lookup might not show anything until the actual release date.
 
Brickseek also seems to be inaccurate at times. Despite checking a few days ago, it STILL says that there's 3 Villagers at my Target, despite checking & not seeing any.
 
Wave 3 almost complete... 8/11.

Still waiting on BB for Meta Knight and amazon.ca to ship out my Mega Man and Sonic. The say Feb.20 for Sonic but no estimate for MM yet...

7/11 Here!

Waiting for my in store EB Games preorder for Sonic and Mega Man, Future Shop online order for Meta Knight and GameStop USA online order for Shulk.

Rosalina and Lucario will be on their way soon from fellow Amiibros here. =D
 
Haha I wish. Don't have that much time outside weekends.



Thank you ^^



How's this? I took out Horizon's name to spare him of the continued torture. It's animated btw




Nice. Did Beatofficer ever reply with more info?


I was able to post a total of, I believe, 10 cities with all of the surrounding targets in that district. I had to build bikes today, after my lunch, I was not able to get anymore locations because I needed to fill up 19 holes in bikes, bikes usually take between 10 to 30 minutes depending on brand and style.
 
Well, here's hoping people near me don't go doorbuster insane for Rosalina tomorrow. I'm going to get there like 1.5-2 hours after opening. Fortunately there's at least 2 Targets right near me though.
 
I was able to post a total of, I believe, 10 cities with all of the surrounding targets in that district. I had to build bikes today, after my lunch, I was not able to get anymore locations because I needed to fill up 19 holes in bikes, bikes usually take between 10 to 30 minutes depending on brand and style.

Ahh alright. Thanks for trying though. Will have to debate which one to go to based on info I know then. Wish the Boca Park one would give a number. Maybe I'll try calling later.
 
I was able to post a total of, I believe, 10 cities with all of the surrounding targets in that district. I had to build bikes today, after my lunch, I was not able to get anymore locations because I needed to fill up 19 holes in bikes, bikes usually take between 10 to 30 minutes depending on brand and style.

That was beyond nice of you. People understand you did as much as you could. Very generous :)
 
Okay so called my 2 Targets. One said they aren't selling it to Monday and can't tell me how many they are getting in over the phone (gonna call tomorrow and speak to someone else I don't buy that). The other didn't have her showing up in their system at all. And thinks they might have her tomorrow.
 
Well, here's hoping people near me don't go doorbuster insane for Rosalina tomorrow. I'm going to get there like 1.5-2 hours after opening. Fortunately there's at least 2 Targets right near me though.

Is there a reason you can't go at opening?

They will likely be gone just to be honest. Don't set yourself up to be disappointed.
 
So I tested removing the sticker under the amiibo with Bowser. I figured I'd at least try it once to see if it's worth it and if I want to try it with the rest of my Wave 3. Honestly, I don't think it is. I understand the appeal of keeping these in box but I want to play with them.

I'll still preserve the boxes because they look cool.
 
I have some pretty dumb questions. If these amiibo tournament giveaways happen, how would I go about streaming them so people could watch them?

I can't just hook up my Wii U to my laptop with an HDMI cable, can I? Is there any way that I could record with an iPad or iPhone and stream to YouTube or Twitch or anything? Would Skype work by just putting my laptop facing the TV? I feel like it would lose a lot of it's luster if people can't watch them and I just post the results in the thread.
 
Haha I wish. Don't have that much time outside weekends.



Thank you ^^



How's this? I took out Horizon's name to spare him of the continued torture. It's animated btw



Nice. Did Beatofficer ever reply with more info?

Haha, we had the same idea.
You actually have talent, though!
Beatofficer didn't get a chance to. Put on bike duty after lunch. We'll just have to take our chances, tomorrow...
 
That was beyond nice of you. People understand you did as much as you could. Very generous :)


If I was able to look them up on the backroom computers I would have been able to do a lot more, unfortunately it was only on registers and there were several cities I tried where the register would give me a blank screen instead of the inventories.
 
I wonder who that is on the left =P

I...don't know what you're talking about~

Okay so called my 2 Targets. One said they aren't selling it to Monday and can't tell me how many they are getting in over the phone (gonna call tomorrow and speak to someone else I don't buy that). The other didn't have her showing up in their system at all. And thinks they might have her tomorrow.

I have 2 Targets near me as well. One says they might only have 1 or 2 for people who didn't pre-order, but they're unsure. The other says they might not even get them by tomorrow...so hope I'm lucky
 
I...don't know what you're talking about~



I have 2 Targets near me as well. One says they might only have 1 or 2 for people who didn't pre-order, but they're unsure. The other says they might not even get them by tomorrow...so hope I'm lucky

Bullshit. We never took preorders on her.
 
I have some pretty dumb questions. If these amiibo tournament giveaways happen, how would I go about streaming them so people could watch them?

I can't just hook up my Wii U to my laptop with an HDMI cable, can I? Is there any way that I could record with an iPad or iPhone and stream to YouTube or Twitch or anything? Would Skype work by just putting my laptop facing the TV? I feel like it would lose a lot of it's luster if people can't watch them and I just post the results in the thread.

You either need a capture device or maybe do something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T30mW7Mja4s
 
Is there a reason you can't go at opening?

They will likely be gone just to be honest. Don't set yourself up to be disappointed.

It's just not realistic thanks to some stuff. I do have an inside man at the one though, so that may help as well. But yeah, it'll depend on how bad the amiibo fever in the area is, but hopefully I'll be okay. Guess it also depends on how serious the stock is.
 
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Here is my suggestion:

---The Amiibo Badass Giveaway for Shy People and Rowdy Opportunist. By SalvaPot for SalvaPot, even if SalvaPot is not giving any amiibos away because he is a greed bastard.---

Rules:
Post a picture Amiibo related that is either witty, funny, traumatic, smart, amusing, or just downright wrong. It can be a photoshop of a picture that does not belong to you but you edit enough to be able to claim it as your own, it can be a photo of your collection in a funny position, it can be a picture of you in the toilet refreshing the Lucina Amiibo Amazon page, just waiting for the preorder to go up. Anything can do!

Prizes:
Dunno, ask the guys who are actually giving out Amiibos, I just want the fame and fortune. They are giving like a pit or something.

Conditions:
Don´t participate if you are pregnant, have a heart condition, or are just incredibly lazy. Well, you can participate if you ask nice enough, i won´t tell anyone ;).

Other arbitrary pointless rules:
King Dedede is the greatest amiibo, if you don´t agree don´t bother.

I WILL ENTER. Pls let me win, in desperate need of amiibo. I will even take common ones like Mario and Kirby

Here is my entry:

am I worthy?? ._.
 
Haha, we had the same idea.
You actually have talent, though!
Beatofficer didn't get a chance to. Put on bike duty after lunch. We'll just have to take our chances, tomorrow...

Haha thanks. And looks like that will be the case.

If I was able to look them up on the backroom computers I would have been able to do a lot more, unfortunately it was only on registers and there were several cities I tried where the register would give me a blank screen instead of the inventories.

Can confirm, never took preorders on the amiibo.

That sucks. From the sounds of it, they won't even be on the display shelves. Wish they would be so then we can put the Elsa amiibos behind the Disney Infinity Elsas.

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I WILL ENTER. Pls let me win, in desperate need of amiibo. I will even take common ones like Mario and Kirby

Here is my entry:

am I worthy?? ._.

Your post before the fix was more win.
 
Okay so called my 2 Targets. One said they aren't selling it to Monday and can't tell me how many they are getting in over the phone (gonna call tomorrow and speak to someone else I don't buy that). The other didn't have her showing up in their system at all. And thinks they might have her tomorrow.

Just show up at your store. Some people don't really know what they are talking about.
 
So my Rosalina from Amazon France hasn't come in yet, was supposed to be here on Friday. Think I going to try my luck at Target tomorrow, and If I get it I'll just return the one from Amazon France.
 
We've never done preorders for amiibos. They were giving you a quick half-ass answer.

I suspected as much, was going to be there anyways since I have nothing better to do on a sunday morning

Thanks. That fixed it. Using imgur has met me with a terrible fate today. Need to check all urls next time before trying. >_>

Edit: @Neo Dark: Well its archived via Josephl64's post. :P

oh no problem, I just avoid trouble by always right clicking the image itself and ignoring all their extra links
 
As of tomorrow, these don't have to be on the shelves to buy them, if they're in the back, give them the dpci and have them pulled. If the team member is for some reason ignorant on the amiibo, just inform them and that it's a target exclusive. If they're being lazy, talk to someone else, that team member is supposed to "drive the vibe" and should physically look in the electronics stockroom for them or give backroom the dpci so they can pull it out.


Also, reading some of these horror stories is crazy to me. At my store, our electronics employees are educated as much as possible in new releases and product information for almost everything we carry back in electronics. Electronics team members are paid more because it is a specialized department that requires more knowledge than normal.
 
So my Rosalina from Amazon France hasn't come in yet, was supposed to be here on Friday. Think I going to try my luck at Target tomorrow, and If I get it I'll just return the one from Amazon France.

A reddit post said most are stuck in NY due to the blizzard. One person had paid for tracking and it said delayed due to weather. Location NY
 
Oooo new thread! And I'm only 8 pages late! :P

Good luck to all of you going out for hunts tomorrow morning. Maybe some of us will find some missing rares or something! A Mac find would be awesome to finish my Wave 2.
 
As of tomorrow, these don't have to be on the shelves to buy them, if they're in the back, give them the dpci and have them pulled. If the team member is for some reason ignorant on the amiibo, just inform them and that it's a target exclusive. If they're being lazy, talk to someone else, that team member is supposed to "drive the vibe" and should physically look in the electronics stockroom for them or give backroom the dpci so they can pull it out.
DPCI is 207-00-5021, FYI, to add on to this.
 
It's possible. They might start stocking her tomorrow morning as well. I've noticed I'll check my Target about 1/2 hour after they open & they're still opening boxes up of stock.

Varies by location, I'd assume.

Yeah, I just called mine and gave them the item number. The guy said it was showing up as 0 atm, but to check back tomorrow--they may stock them overnight.

Fuck it. I'm gettin there at 7:30.
 
No one amiibofied you yet? Where is diggeh?
I would do it but I can't on mobile.

What's that? Did I hear amiibofying is needed?

Why are you not amiibofied yourself soldier?

As of tomorrow, these don't have to be on the shelves to buy them, if they're in the back, give them the dpci and have them pulled. If the team member is for some reason ignorant on the amiibo, just inform them and that it's a target exclusive. If they're being lazy, talk to someone else, that team member is supposed to "drive the vibe" and should physically look in the electronics stockroom for them or give backroom the dpci so they can pull it out.


Also, reading some of these horror stories is crazy to me. At my store, our electronics employees are educated as much as possible in new releases and product information for almost everything we carry back in electronics. Electronics team members are paid more because it is a specialized department that requires more knowledge than normal.

Thanks for the heads up. What exactly does DPCI stand for anyways.
 
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