I just called my local Gamestop and that seems to be the case, and it may just be pre-orders at that.
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I just called my local Gamestop and that seems to be the case, and it may just be pre-orders at that.
Sent a message to pete_clarf (who's co-running our big community and running the tournament).
But I might have 5 Rosalina's I can give away for free if we don't end up using them in the giveaway. But just in case, the first 5 people to PM me will be added to a list. And if they don't go to the giveaway I will just give them out to the people on the list. I'll post when I get 5 PMs (I'll edit this too).
Please only PM if you tried to get one this morning and were screwed, or if you couldn't get to a target today. Don't message if you already got one. Thanks!
Kind of want to enter in case my online Target order gets messed up, but I won't. Good luck to everyone trying to get one, and props to Mononoke for doing this!
7DollarHagane
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Same here. Its stupid and not worth the time wasted.
TheWorthyEdge
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Dammit. I want Lil Mac sooooo bad! I really think I'm gonna have to pay mucho dollars to get him.
I know your pain. I even grabbed an extra Rosalina this morning in the hopes of making a trade, but it's looking less and less likely. And Entertainment Earth probably isn't going to come through.
Worst part is, in addition to being the last one I need, he's one of the ones I wanted most in general. Sucks, man.
The only obvious answer: NoA's incompetence strikes again
not yet.
Byron Bluth
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This black mark on Dedede's hat will haunt me forever. I hope I can find a replacement soon and I will return this one. Toys R Us seems to be the next retailer that will get Wave 3 here in Canada.
Does it hurt to keep the pre-order?
You weren't charged anything right? I would go down to the store and make sure the order was even in the computer. My guess is, even if it was they prob canceled it.
She's a popular Mario-series character. She was the second most shipped Amiibo to Australia and New Zealand, it was just odd that she was made exclusive in the States.
They probably pay a lot less. No way Gamestop and Target are paying the same amount for their exclusive Amiibos.
Nintendo figures that Rosalina (from a Mario game) would be higher in demand than the others. Look at how many Bowsers and Peach's there are.
I think the difference with the availability of the first Wave and now is that half of them were Mario characters that already have 10,000 toy related things out there so most people overlooked them and still do to this day. On top of that, people were unsure whether they wanted one or not. I know there were of a lot of people commenting on how "stupid" they looked and saying "why would anyone want these...they don't do anything interesting".
Thanks.
I can never remember the exact date for Shulk.if you open it, you can probably wipe it off.
MADGAME
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Looks like DeDeDe is going cross-eyed staring at it too
I don't think Toon Link will be too hard to find going by initial numbers. He does seem to be selling out fast, but that is just release day craze.
I refuse to believe that Lucario is being called a rare. Like seriously, WTF Nintendo. There better be restocks for him.
Target barely had preorders open...we're talking hours. The other three had them open for what seemed like weeks. With the same amount of stock, Target can put more on shelves. And it's easier to enforce one-per-person rules in person than online.
So happy to read most of you looking for Rosalina had happy endings ) Now I'm jelly because here in Mexico it was delayed (and the whole Wave 3) till the end of freaking March. You go to retails and everything is full of Peach and Luigi amiibo. Some stores don't even carry amiibo anymore and even Mario is starting to get difficult to find. That's why I had to accept the horrible reality of not collecting them 
It's impossible in here unless you import them and all.
) Now I'm jelly because here in Mexico it was delayed (and the whole Wave 3) till the end of freaking March. You go to retails and everything is full of Peach and Luigi amiibo. Some stores don't even carry amiibo anymore and even Mario is starting to get difficult to find. That's why I had to accept the horrible reality of not collecting them It's impossible in here unless you import them and all.Lee Chaolan
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How's the Rosalina hunt going everyone? I didn't go out earlier, weather's been pretty shitty. Still want that Toon Link though =/
So happy to read most of you looking for Rosalina had happy endings
Yep, me too. After the TRU/Lucario stuff, it's great to see such a major turn around. Thank god Target actually got good stock.
No fuckin idea what happened with Lucario. I wonder if they will even get more stock in coming weeks, because that release was pitiful.
Byron Bluth
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Rosie doesn't seem hard to find in stores and Target even restocked it online. Guess they ordered more or maybe they got the Canadian stock, lol
anyway, i expect a flood of them on eBay which means they won't go for much now, thankfully.
When I checked last week it is in their computer.
The strange thing though is Little Mac isn't even listed on GameStop's website.
MADGAME
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Toon Link if you need him
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toon-Link...31825643353608467787&affillinktype=14&veh=aff
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toon-Link...31825643353608467787&affillinktype=14&veh=aff
The_Afroman
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Hey! I was at Target and Best Buy this morning in Syracuse! Target in Fayetteville and Best Buy in Dewitt. I was able to pick up all i needed.
I don't think these will be a one off thing. I don't see why they would give retailers exclusives and not keep them around for at least a while.
Except for shulk, maybe.
Hope so, really want rosalina and meta Knight.
Yeah, Shulk may be the exception if Gamestop wants to play the "used" market themselves. Not to mention they keep less stock of stuff in general it seems compared to other retailers.
I have no idea how to gauge the other Kirby characters since Kirby himself was common in the US. Then again Sheik being a rare despite being from the same series as the best selling Amiibo so far (Link) throws that piece of faith out the window.
oh yeah that was so weird, we were all calmly walking until that woman started shouting and we all started walking faster and everything got messed up, that woman was so weird, the second she got up to the counter she started shouting "WHERE'S ROSALINA?"
SmackAttack
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Good to see some success stories in here. Unfortunately for me, it's been snowing like crazy and my dad and uncle took the only car we have to work on a house so I'm unable to go out and hunt for Rosie. I'm a little disappointed but what are you gonna do. I'm happy for those that got one (or more) and wish good luck to those still out trying.
Fourth Storm
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Well Meta Knight is a retailer exclusive, and Best Buy at that, so that will likely be near impossible for a while. And I have a hunch DeDeDe is going to be hard to come by as well.
Blue Namagem
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Wonderfully said, sir.Salt melts snails, what melts scalpers?
1 per customer policies and Nintendo not under-supplying.
I got 2 spare Rosalinas and a free Yoshi, due to some douche who apparently impersonated me and got the people at the front registers to sell them the Sheik I had on hold in the line when they called out for it. What an ass, but hey, the supervisor hooked me up, so I can't complain. Pretty sure Yoshi is becoming rarer, so I'm not opening it (especially since I have it, anyways.)
Before I left, they announced they only had 2 left, and there was a looong line. Cue that "Jingle All the Way" clip!
Only got there about 5 minutes before open, and it was a small crowd, we all calmly walked to the electronics section for our amiibos. Very calm and civil, it was fantastic. Hope you all had a similar experience (minus the impersonation, of course!)
Seems like outside of Bowser, so far all of Wave 3 has been hard to find. There is just no idea how it will shake out, until we get to Mid Feb or end of Feb and see what stock they actually get. I mean shit, we don't even know if they will get a lot for Ike, let alone Dede.
God, I hope Mega Man and Sonic are abundant, just because they are popular in general.
I got Bowser, Shiek, and Toon Link from BB, but I also preorderd on the site. I had it for in store pickup so I didn't actually check their stock to see if they had any extras.
Fourth Storm
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I believe they had 3a in some locations. No Meta.
BumblebeeCody
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It's a permanent unlock .
Jawmuncher
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Hey! I was at Target and Best Buy this morning in Syracuse! Target in Fayetteville and Best Buy in Dewitt. I was able to pick up all i needed.
I saw Fayetteville and for a second I thiught, how did you hunt in NC and then NY.
Ah interesting. Probably not worth checking for a Sheik now that's they've been open for 5+ hours. I'll wait for my GS pre-orders to come in.
They had very limited quantities of Shiek and Toon Link; and a decent amount of Bowser. That's it though. As with everywhere else, looks like we're looking at phases for Wave 3, like what happened w/ Wave 2.
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