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

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Even though I think everyone who was first in line got what they wanted, I still can't believe that kid sprinted through the store to beat us to electronics. The worst part is that his dad was with him (kid was probably 14) and had no problem with it.

What are you teaching your kid? "Sure son, I know you really want that thing, so go ahead and forget people who waited longer than you, as long as you are happy!"

Had the same thing with a 11 or 12 year old kid and his mom. I just figured it was a kid being a kid and the mom not having a single clue why she was there or that the rest of us grown men could possibly be there for the same thing her young child wanted.

It's understandable, IMO, and everyone in line got what they came for.
 
Just hit up the Target in Hollywood with success. Got there about 15 minutes before open. There was a line of maybe 20-25 people. Everyone was really chill and civil. Line walked inside all orderly, stood in line at electronics. I was near the back, got a Rosalina and a Toon Link. All they had out were those and Bowser.

Anyway, really positive experience and great start to my Superbowl Sunday.

So okay, when is Mega Man in stores? Is he supposed to be already? Is he already sold out?
 
Woo. Ordered a rosalina for my coworker and a bowser for me. :3 Lucario shipped last night, Amazon says I'll get Shiek in ... March? Now I just need Ike, D3, C Falcon, and Pit. I doubt I'll get those last 4 unless they do reprints.
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Whew.. feeling good with Fridays Lucario & Bowser and todays Rosalina + Sheik and Toon Link pickups.

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Got mine, thanks y'all!
 
I was able to get 2 extra Rosalina this morning, as well as I just bought 3 online just now.

So that is 5 Rosalina Extras for this community.
I was able to make an order, so if you want, I can throw in my spare Rosalina as well for a total of 6.
 
So I got there at 7:35 AM and they have 16 Rosalinas, but two per customer...I was #9. D:

Luckily not everyone bought two so I got one! OH YEAH!

I had enough money for two so after buying Rosalina I went back (after locking Rosalina in the car lol at taking her around) to see if they had Yoshi...and they had one left! :O They also had Toon Link who I want but I already got him paid off on amazon so I'll hold amazon to it. Yoshi was the bigger priority of the two.

The new Amiibos:
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My growing army of Amiibos:
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With Toon Link i now have everyone that I 100% wanted to get upto Wave 3!!! :)

For March, I'll try and get some secondary Amiibos that I want before Wave 4 begins which include: Mega Man, Any Kirby amiibo (Want Meta Knight but will probably have to settle for DeDeDe or Kirby), Shulk, Ike, and Smash Mario depending on whats available to me in March.

For now, I am glad to have everyone upto Wave 3 (Toon Link pending) that I 100% wanted. So happy right now!
 
What target are you speaking about? I had a similar situation this morning

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On a side note, what is the deal with Meta Knight? I haven't done any pre-orders at best buy before, but I do have him for in store pick up.. Is he coming out today? I'm leaving for a super bowl party out of town before they open, so will they hold him for me until tomorrow?

Starting to get nervous.
 
I was able to get 2 extra Rosalina this morning, as well as I just bought 3 online just now.

So that is 5 Rosalina Extras for this community.

I'm good now, but if you get any extra Meta-Knights... >:D Just kidding though, great as always what you are doing for the community!
 
Still salty about that lady ahead of me buying two Sheiks and robbing me of my chance to get one. Amazon better come through with that preorder (says March, so lots of waiting).
 
I was able to make an order, so if you want, I can throw in my spare Rosalina as well for a total of 6.

Nice. We could set aside the 6 for the giveaway or maybe just help out anyone that didn't get one today?

I bought an extra Yoshi for our tourney. We gotta have one prize that's not rare!

Should we use all the extra Rosalina today for our tournament? Or just try to hook up anyone that went today and got screwed? I got toon link, and bowser for our tournament today as well.
 
I didn't either.



Ugh, don't tempt me so...
*sends strong temptation vibes to MrWakes*

They are both on Amazon.de for 14.99 EUR.
US packaging or bust!

Got an order in! Hopefully it won't get cancelled, but I just want to say that you are now my favorite Gaffer. :D

Suh-weeeet! Glad you got one! Where's Oprah? YOU get a Rosalina, and YOU get a Rosalina...EVERYONE gets a Rosalina!
 
Wow, thanks! Just ordered one. Hope it goes through.

Pretty sure it will. Seems like Target was well stocked for Rosalina. Unlike TRU with Lucario. Maybe Rosalina ends up being a common amiibo?

My store had 30 or maybe more. Only 5 in line total.

Edit: Nvm seems many stores got odd allocation for Rosalina. But she's still been easier to get so far than Lucario on launch.
 
Clusterfuck at the Targets here. The closest one got FOUR. (Also, Sheiks apparently showed up on Wednesday, and there were very little of the others as well).
We'll see how the website ordering works, I guess.
 
Well fuck, wife is out with the credit card, can't order her lol. Hopefully this is a sign that she might not be super impossible to get and that they might get restocks. Looking through the thread it seems like I was one of the very few people that wasn't able to get one.

No PayPal? I'm hoping you're right and everyone's able to get one easily.
 
Besides a lady having a minor meltdown, everything went OK in my store. We have like two or three left here I believe because of on hold people picking them up as a part of the line.


We ended up handing out tickets at 7:45am to the people in line and the lady was freaking out she didn't get one since she got there at 7:55.
 
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On a side note, what is the deal with Meta Knight? I haven't done any pre-orders at best buy before, but I do have him for in store pick up.. Is he coming out today? I'm leaving for a super bowl party out of town before they open, so will they hold him for me until tomorrow?

Starting to get nervous.
You should call and ask them
 
Called ahead to the Topeka Target, they said they had a bit of a rush when the store opened, but they still had 6 Rosalinas left. Asked if they could hold one and they did. Picked it up with no issues.

Thanks snow storm.
 
No PayPal? I'm hoping you're right and everyone's able to get one easily.

I do, but all of my personal bank stuff is mostly tied up in something else. Like, technically I could order it off mine but it would be mildly irresponsible haha. Given that it seems like most people were able to get them in-store today combined with this I'm just hoping she's relatively available. Worse case I stick to my original plan of just having to pay an extra $15 or so and import her which is annoying but not the end of the world.
 
All these Rosalinas...Don't Forget...

Adopt a buddy. Help spread the Rosalina love.

C.i.S.o.R.

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Got my preorder in with amazon. Thanks!
 
News from the frontlines:

Got to Target at about 7:30, 3 people waiting in line so I joined in. People trickled in slowly and we ended up with about 10 people. We all chatted and shared experiences, and it was really friendly. When the store opened we all walked (a little tensely, but we walked) to the electronic section and stayed in our line. But when we got there there wasn't any employee to be found. We actually had to call the store and ask them to send someone to the electronic section. The employees had no idea that they were releasing today. Anyways they went and got their stock, and they had 30+ Rosalina, 30+ Bowser, 2 Toon Link and ZERO Sheik. Everyone was there for Rosalina though, so it didn't seem anyone was too put out. They limited it to 2 per customer. Toon Link was gone after the first 2 people, but everyone got Rosalina. I picked up a second for a friend. It was a really positive experience!
 
just went back to target (richfield, mn) to grab a toon link.. and I'm glad I did they only had two left..

they had 15 bowsers sitting on the counter, and 15 rosalinas. they also had another box of rosalinas behind the counter..
 
I'm wondering if Target paid more for the Rosalina exclusivity than Gamestop, Toys R Us, and Best Buy with their exclusives.
 
So guys. Do you want me to do the giveaway today, when I can get a winner picked out tomorrow, then I can have their address prepared & get it shipped out the day after I get the package, or wait until I get her to do the giveaway?

what are you giving away? Sorry I missed it. IMO it seems like a better idea to wait after the wave 3 dust has started to settle, as people find out if their orders went through, and the thread slows down a bit :)
 
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