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Maitiú;155459467 said:
In case some people don't know, IGN has a nice, brief unboxing and comparison of the Mario Series amiibo. Toad looks perfect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMrA_CLo6lE

I held that exact figure today at work. He's really, really well made and lends himself to the cartoonier art style than the others in the line. Maybe it's because he's the only figure that isn't a re-imagining of a previous one out of this set. Really happy with it.
 
I held that exact figure today at work. He's really, really well made and lends himself to the cartoonier art style than the others in the line. Maybe it's because he's the only figure that isn't a re-imagining of a previous one out of this set. Really happy with it.

Haha, nice! I agree, his natural simplicity lends himself perfectly with the cartoon art style. For some reason, simplicity doesn't guarantee success. Ness is similar in face size and simplicity but those few pics released the other day seem off. They turned his face from a square to an oval, removing his chubby cheeks. It looks like they made his eyes wider and maybe placed them farther apart, overall making him look a bit ...supernatural. Hopefully that's just a bad example of Ness and not consistent like Smash Peach. But I sense nothing off with that Toad whatsoever.

Before watching your guys' video, I was thinking of replacing my Smash Bowser with the Mario Series Bowser since he's bigger and still has texture work. But now I've changed my mind. I like the grittier colors on the Smash Bowser and the chrome studs, and the texture work is still better.
 
Just got an e-mail from Walmart telling me that one of my two Gold Marios has been delayed until April 8th...anyone else get anything like this?
 
Just got an e-mail from Walmart telling me that one of my two Gold Marios has been delayed until April 8th...anyone else get anything like this?
I just got that as well.
And, I only pre-ordered one. And, it was within the first few minutes of it going live.

Nobody is safe, I guess. Aha.

At least it's not cancelled outright, yah.
 
Just got an e-mail from Walmart telling me that one of my two Gold Marios has been delayed until April 8th...anyone else get anything like this?

Still locked in for Mar 27 - 30 according to the site. It is a single order for 2 figures, and I placed it in the third wave of preorders on the first day iirc.
 
My first order was during the very first 15 minutes that they were live, and the other one was during the 3rd time later that evening. Not sure which one got delayed...but I'm expecting to receive an e-mail for the other one as well.
 
Just got an e-mail from Walmart telling me that one of my two Gold Marios has been delayed until April 8th...anyone else get anything like this?


Ugh...just got it too.

Thank you for your Walmart.com preorder. The release date of the item(s) listed below has been delayed. The revised arrival date is shown below.

We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please note that Walmart does not control this release date, which is set by the manufacturer.

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ORDER SUMMARY
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Order Date: 26 FEB 2015 08:26 AM
Order Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Description
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Gold Mario Amiibo - Walmart Exclusive (Wii U)
Original release date : 20 MAR 2015
New release date : 08 APR 2015
Should arrive by : 14 APR 2015
Selected Shipping Method : Value

EDIT - I just checked the website and it hasn't been updated there yet. Still arriving in March. I'm sure they'll update there later
 
Saw on twitter people were getting delay emails.

My order of 1 was in that first batch of preorders, no email from them yet, order status still on time.
 
Ugh, looks like my MetaKnight order from Japan may have been lost in transit. I've been waiting since the 31st of January and still no sign of it. May end up having to trade for it. How easy is it to find one in trade? I definitely have the goods for it, though I'd rather not give up some of those figures unless I have to.
 
I also received an email on a delay of one of my Gold Mario's. (I had two orders of 1).

I'm guessing for anyone that had two seperate orders or ordered on a later preorder wave had theirs delayed.

I'm ok with it. As long as it isn't a cancellation.
 
So far only getting toad and gold mario from MP series... but seeing how much bigger and the style differences beween the MP and Smash versions... it's quite a big difference. There are pros and cons for each, but it definitely can't be said that they aren't different enough, IMO.

I'll be tempted to get Bowser since he's much bigger.
 
Ugh, looks like my MetaKnight order from Japan may have been lost in transit. I've been waiting since the 31st of January and still no sign of it. May end up having to trade for it. How easy is it to find one in trade? I definitely have the goods for it, though I'd rather not give up some of those figures unless I have to.

I'd say it is pretty darn difficult - Meta is certainly unicorn status, at least in the US

Also, still no Walmart email. Lil' anxious, hope I can dodge the bullets
 
Are they really not selling the new Mario amiibo separately from Mario Party 10?
 
They haven't changed it yet on the actual gold mario page. But if you search for "gold mario amiibo" on walmart.com and scroll down until you find it (why it isn't the first result is beyond me), the description now says:

Console: Nintendo Wii U
Release: 04/08/2015
 
I'd say it is pretty darn difficult - Meta is certainly unicorn status, at least in the US

Also, still no Walmart email. Lil' anxious, hope I can dodge the bullets

Yeah I knew that much, I have some unicorns to offer, at least, but was wondering how many people even had them available for trade.

No Walmart email yet either, and I preordered last night...wonder what the determining factor might be.
 
I also received an email on a delay of one of my Gold Mario's. (I had two orders of 1).

I'm guessing for anyone that had two seperate orders or ordered on a later preorder wave had theirs delayed.

I'm ok with it. As long as it isn't a cancellation.

I ordered mine within a few minutes of them going up, (only one) and I just received the delay email.
 
Ugh, looks like my MetaKnight order from Japan may have been lost in transit. I've been waiting since the 31st of January and still no sign of it. May end up having to trade for it. How easy is it to find one in trade? I definitely have the goods for it, though I'd rather not give up some of those figures unless I have to.

Sometimes shipments from overseas only take 3 weeks. I have had them take 3 months before though. Things get held up by customs sometimes. Maybe it will show up in the next couple of weeks.
 
I ordered two Gold Marios as soon as I saw the link up on Nintendo's twitter. Got a delay notification this morning. As long as it's not cancelled I don't really care, I'm not sure I'm opening him anyway and the other is for a buddy so he'll just have to deal!
 
I got the delay notice on Gold Mario today too. April 8th release date with an anticipated April 15th arrival (value shipping).

Oh well, as long as they don't cancel me it's fine...it's just going to sit on a shelf anyway!
 
Sometimes shipments from overseas only take 3 weeks. I have had them take 3 months before though. Things get held up by customs sometimes. Maybe it will show up in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks, that's encouraging. I'm freaking out a little since it's nearing the 45-day window and I'll be screwed for filing a complaint with Paypal if it doesn't show, but I really just want the damn figure.
 
Thanks, that's encouraging. I'm freaking out a little since it's nearing the 45-day window and I'll be screwed for filing a complaint with Paypal if it doesn't show, but I really just want the damn figure.
Didn't paypal extend the window from 45-day to 180-day back in September?
 
Thanks, that's encouraging. I'm freaking out a little since it's nearing the 45-day window and I'll be screwed for filing a complaint with Paypal if it doesn't show, but I really just want the damn figure.

You bought it on Ebay? File the complaint right before the 45 day window to be safe and they may extend the timeframe since it is international and give the package a few more weeks to arrive. Same thing happened to me on Ebay before but the product got to me a few weeks after I filed. Since it was international they gave the seller more time. I was fine with that because it wasn't his fault that customs held things up.
 
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