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

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TheBaldEmperor said:
I stopped by Meijer today and the tag and price for Ike was there but none of wave 3 was. I'm guessing no one has seen him in store in the US yet? I'm gonna check there again in a day or two.
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Mine has had the tag & price for all Wave 3, but I've only seen Bowser & Toon Link there.
 
spyroflame0487 said:
Marth is gone forever. No items. Final Destination.
just kidding. Right now, he's impossible to find at retail. Your best bet would be to import from another country like Japan or Germany.

Ike preorders have been done for a little while now, and unfortunately, it would appear that Gamestop and Target at least might not actually have any available for people to walk in and purchase. Walmart (HAHAHAHA) and TRU still seem likely to have some. Walmart is *supposed* to have Ike in on the 20th, with TRU having them in on the 13th.

Lucina and Robin I don't believe have gone live anywhere for preorders yet.
Marth is supposed to get a reprint later this year. It comes out in March of this year, May in other territories, so I would figure they'd want to have Marth out close to that day. Perhaps for Easter, or early Summer (like June)
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I highly suspect reprints of Marth and Ike just in time for STEAM. Like same day. I largely believe this is the reason they under produced Marth and Ike. I'm not sure when STEAM and Wave 4 launch, but I expect extra inventory of FE characters same day as STEAM.
 
Wow, Dedede is my surprise favorite of the wave so far. The detail on the mittens really does it for me. It's a damn shame that he's looking to be a rare, it should be much easier to get him.
 
I have Ike, Dedede, and Mega Man preordered at GS for in-store pickup. I'd like to believe I'm safe. But the world is so uncertain :/
 
crimnos said:
Wow, Dedede is my surprise favorite of the wave so far. The detail on the mittens really does it for me. It's a damn shame that he's looking to be a rare, it should be much easier to get him.
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He and Meta Knight better get some more releases when Kirby and the Rainbow Curse comes out.
 
As of right now, it seems in-store orders from GS are safe. It's purely online orders that have been hit with delays.

Obviously GS has never stated they would be receiving/selling any of Wave 3 (Minus Bowser) before the 13th, and I think we're still on track for that.

Besides that; hopefully the news on Meta Knight from BB holds, and there may actually be a few available on launch day.
 
DeathByBacklog said:
So um...recap of the last 20 pages?
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20 pages summary:
GameStop delays causes riots
Euro invasion on the day of ...well today
1 minute of silence for Horizon
Honour posts for Azula
Bent Lucario box causes a death
Amazon UK invaded
SuperNESjoe gains a following
Tier lists not for pre-ordering Amiibos but for where and how to even secure a pre-order.
Millions recovering from Gold/Platinum Mario Amiibo.
It's cold.

For run down is free but you'll need to buy the Siison Pass for next 20 rundown.
 
Took some pics of my entire collection, sorry for the horrible camera.

The Pika harem can only grow ~
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2Shea said:
As of right now, it seems in-store orders from GS are safe. It's purely online orders that have been hit with delays.

Obviously GS has never stated they would be receiving/selling any of Wave 3 (Minus Bowser) before the 13th, and I think we're still on track for that.

Besides that; hopefully the news on Meta Knight from BB holds, and there may actually be a few available on launch day.
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It's ship to home orders that have been delayed it seems like. Instore pickup seems fine.
 
Target and TRU both had bowser today. But mine is already shipped and arriving soon. He is most definitely a common as all expected.
 
Aw yeah, just preordered and paid off all SMB wave amiibos in store at GS, and I got the Mario Party 10 bundle with the Mario amiibo. Got a $50 off coupon too, so MP10 and the amiibo costs me $5. Kickass! Go preorder in store, it's the easiest way, imo!

Imagine Nintendo randomly packs MP10 with Gold or Silver Mario? How nuts would that be??
 
Well aside from Sonic, all of the ones being delayed in the US by Gamestop are the same ones that the Nintendo World Store hasn't gotten in yet. I suspect it is simply a matter of these ones not reaching the US as early as they were expected. I'm thinking they'll be delayed pretty much everywhere.
 
Not sure if this was mentioned by the Mario Party line of amiibos opened up in stores at Gamestop today, just wanted to pass it along in case it wasn't already mentioned.
 
So, I finally pulled the trigger on these guys. I bought Link and Samus before work today, and now just submitted an order for Ike, Wii Fit Trainer, and Starfox on Amazon Italy. It came out to 57 dollars and change shipped to US. Not too bad.
 
Scofield94941 said:
The delays are happening because of nintendo or gamestop. Either gamestop over ordered or nintendo is not delivering. I have an ike and dedede
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Or port strikes are continuing to cause problems...which would explain the uneven distribution...and dates that are all over and shifting...OR..probably a combination of all 3...
 
Chucker said:
Local TRU told me 2/13 for Mega Man etc. I trust this guy, we've talked just about every time I come in.
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The thirst is evil...

Ike, Dedede, Mega Man and Sonic are all preordered at Best Buy (my original preorders), GameStop (my backup) and yet I'm still gonna hit TRU at open on the 13th to grab whoever I can.

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Shout out to PunjabiPlaya for trading Lucario for Little Mac. Thanks for the Lucario, I'm always open to trades and purchases from other Gaffers!
 
Scofield94941 said:
The delays are happening because of nintendo or gamestop. Either gamestop over ordered or nintendo is not delivering. I have an ike and dedede
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Gamestop specifically gets numbers from Nintendo before they even open preorders, if there is a stock problem its clearly Nintendo's fault.
 
Josephl64 said:
Took some pics of my entire collection, sorry for the horrible camera.

The Pika harem can only grow ~
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Great pics! I specially like the one with Kirby, looks like a group photo the way kirby, fox and diddy are looking at the camera, and DK confusingly looking the wrong way. Loved it.

And I see Marth still wants to be part of the Pikharem
 
spyroflame0487 said:
Marth is gone forever. No items. Final Destination.
just kidding. Right now, he's impossible to find at retail. Your best bet would be to import from another country like Japan or Germany.

Ike preorders have been done for a little while now, and unfortunately, it would appear that Gamestop and Target at least might not actually have any available for people to walk in and purchase. Walmart (HAHAHAHA) and TRU still seem likely to have some. Walmart is *supposed* to have Ike in on the 20th, with TRU having them in on the 13th.

Lucina and Robin I don't believe have gone live anywhere for preorders yet.
Marth is supposed to get a reprint later this year. It comes out in March of this year, May in other territories, so I would figure they'd want to have Marth out close to that day. Perhaps for Easter, or early Summer (like June)
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They were both up on monday and sometime on tuesday on amazon.co.uk
 
Morning Amiibo-Gaf! Woke up to some really good news. My new GameStop friend told me his store has decided to limit Shulk to one per customer. So now I actually have a good chance! He's getting one for himself and has someone who can come in and get mine for me since I'll be working when he comes out.

Just hearing this really made my day. Hope everyone else is getting some good news too! :P
 
Still no delay notice from Gamestop for any of the Amiibo I pre-ordered. Online, for in store pick up and mostly paid them off. Anyone with a similar situation getting any delays?
 
ostrichKing said:
Or port strikes are continuing to cause problems...which would explain the uneven distribution...and dates that are all over and shifting...OR..probably a combination of all 3...
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I think this is pretty much it. It's my understanding that some west coast ports are very close to total systemic collapse with all that's backed up.
 
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