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Okay, I will PM you
This will be my fiances 4 year anniversary gift, and then I'm out... for real this time...
who am I kidding, when your woman wants stuff you're never out
HUELEN10
Member
Good news: apparently, my TRU got cards!
Bad news: they are allegedly not allowed to use them due to trying to fulfill inline orders, at least that is what the manager said. He says he talked to someone from corporate, saying not to do cards because they might just have oversold online.
So to those that "got him" online, nothing is guaranteed TRU-wise...
Bad news: they are allegedly not allowed to use them due to trying to fulfill inline orders, at least that is what the manager said. He says he talked to someone from corporate, saying not to do cards because they might just have oversold online.
So to those that "got him" online, nothing is guaranteed TRU-wise...
JimJamJones
Member
Shadowhaxor
Member
I don't even give two shits about the amiibo craze. Sure I get them for my kids, but they treat em like shit. I just get the ones that look cool for my desk, just like I do for Infinity and sadly I won't be getting Charizard. Always like that one particular pokemon.
xplicitone
Member
The crazy thing is now that most are 1 per person, usually these rare ones sell for like $50 at most. $40 on avg maybe? $25 to refresh all day long and then list it so Paypal & ebay fees, that's a damn lot of hassel for ~$20.
(Obviously if you're able to get more in 1 go but seems near impossible how it is right now).
(Obviously if you're able to get more in 1 go but seems near impossible how it is right now).
AdventureMike
Member
I agree they are a problem as well but they are just another symptom of the greater stock problem that is happening here. If amiibos were staying in-stock with the exceptions of Ness/Greninja/etc., it'd be one thing. That isn't the case though. Robin and Lucina (we knew they'd go first, just like Palutena and ZSS will go quicky because waifus) are getting absolutely decimated out of the gate. All of them are. There are NO common amiibos in this wave as of right now. Everything is being treated like a fucking Marth/WFT/Villager. It's outrageous. Unless they are specifically holding back bulk of their projected stock to actually STOCK shelves this go around, I don't know what these stores are going to do with their displays. Just keep restocking fucking Mario?
TheSlySoul
Member
Nintendo totally knows what they are doing guys!
reelbigtink
Member
I assume Wario won't be rare since he's available on TRU's webite. Skipped over him either way. Sorry Wario.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
If you scroll down to what other items people viewed you can see other Greninja and Jigglypuffs trying to get the high price. These savages are capitalizing on each other.
spindashing
Banned
Don't remind me... Thankfully I don't see any other amiibos my girl would want after this wave.
We like the pain
Damn.fun fun FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I don't know if that's worse than the splatoon triple pack for $120.
Damn, sucks for those that thought they could get something in the store.
HUELEN10
Member
This one's completely TRU's fault if the manager's info is correct. THEY oversold THIER stock, and don't wanna look bad, so they are HOPING all would-be in-store allotment will cover the orders.
Were there cards for the inklings?
Don't remind me... Thankfully I don't see any other amiibos my girl would want after this wave.
Lucky you. My girl is a huge LoZ fan. She'll want AT LEAST 2 more in wave 5.
Nope still waiting. My strategy is to go for Lucina first using 1-click, and then Splatoon.
Fox Mulder
Member
We love Nintendo more than they like us.
If I didn't grow up with Nintendo since the NES, I'd say fuck them forever. This low supply bullshit happens way to much to be a competent company.
LoZ ones are usually well-stocked though.
GitarooMan
Member
I'm not going to say it was perfect and they screwed up, but even if the website worked perfectly and the orders go up, given the allocation they would have sold out in a few minutes. So I guess that would have been better so everyone could be disappointed after 3 minutes that they were sold out? Because the odds of getting one when everyone knew the exact time they went up would still be very slim (albeit admittedly giving the working people a ghost of a chance. The root of the issue is the allocation. I completely understand the frustration at the retailers, but this issue could be remedied by better supply or even at the least some assurance from Nintendo that they will restock a bit down the line. They have completely misjudged demand and have left their customers out to dry on this, just making scalpers money.
Both are stupid regardless lol
Not any more.
We can only hope! Seeing as the trend of Amiibo waves getting worse and worse, nothing will surprise me at this point.
HUELEN10
Member
No apparently, just Smash; trust me, our animated group asked.
Honesty, some people were acting irrationally mad. Some were acting legitimately mad as well though...
Vaughngief
Member
Nope.
Definitely. Even though Shiek was hard to find at first she's been pretty easy to find since. Ganondorf will be similar I think.
The more I sit here, the more I don't want to be a part of this.
I was able to avoid the frustration for Wave 1 mostly. Spent way more than I should have to import Villager & Marth. Happened to stumble into the right Walmart that had 6 WFTs sitting on the shelf around the time rumor had that it was rare. Ordered Wave 2 late, ordered wave 3 twice.
The fact I can't even order ANY of wave 4 right now is fucking ridiculous.
I was able to avoid the frustration for Wave 1 mostly. Spent way more than I should have to import Villager & Marth. Happened to stumble into the right Walmart that had 6 WFTs sitting on the shelf around the time rumor had that it was rare. Ordered Wave 2 late, ordered wave 3 twice.
The fact I can't even order ANY of wave 4 right now is fucking ridiculous.
Nope they aren't in the US yet if that's where you are.
spindashing
Banned
Mine is a huge Fire Emblem fan, so nabbing the FE people this wave saved me so much.
Good luck, man.
Yeah, I feel you. Amiibos were a nice idea and I guess I'll speak for everyone when I say that I did not anticipate this madness when they were announced.
TheSlySoul
Member
So the Inkling Amiibo seems to be Amazon and Gamestop exclusive.
Definitely in the case of North America. Where is our Splatoon and Yoshi CE + regular new 3DS?
AdventureMike
Member
I'll admit, Nintendo has definitely lost a lot of credibility from me in recent years. It is simply unacceptable business practices.
It's not Nintendo as much as its NOA.
outunderthestars
Banned
For how much people love the company, they seem to treat their fans/customers like shit.
DryvBy
Member
I imported Ike and spent $20 total.
skaflone721
Neo Member
I wonder if emailing the Nintendo CEO and other executives complaing that this is really getting out of hand would accomplish anything. I mean, if a a few thousand people between here, reddit and CAG, started blowing up their inbox, they'd get the message quick.
Instead of whatever wackass method they use to research all of this.
Instead of whatever wackass method they use to research all of this.
spindashing
Banned
NoA's lost points from me ever since the low stock of the Gamecube Adapters... I still have family members without it. There are alternatives, but still.
oh my god, that's awesome!
Especially considering how rare/fast they went. Grats
She wanted 'em too, but is okay with perhaps waiting to see if a restock happens during the new FE release.
Goodluck to you too
I'm in the US, but at this point I'm fine importing them from Europe or Japan just so I won't have to deal with the headache of tracking one down here in the States...
Which is exactly why I said "if done right".
Target had an exclusive Taylor Swift CD. They had a lot of stock, so no issues at all. Retailer exclusives are not the problem. In this case, sure, but simply stating "wow retailer exclusives are the reason this is a shitstorm" is completely missing the point. If Nintendo got its act together and supplied these retailers there would be absolutely zero issues. However, if Ness wasn't a retailer exclusive, and stock was the same, you'd still run into issues.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
Still hope for Walmart and Amazon.
iShouldGoPro
Member
Has there been an official statement by Toys r Us yet about Greninja?
HUELEN10
Member
Wait until noon eastern at the earliest, pacific at the latest...
Nathan_Drake
Member
I have applied for multiple jobs with NOA. thought it would be cool with my new international business degree. Seems they could use some forecasting and supply analysis help. Hell they could use some PR and customer goodwill help too. They never reply. oh well its really expensive in NorCal and Washington state anyways. I could help!
They're all too busy giving each other high-fives for selling through their entire stock in a night probably...
thecouncil
Banned
May I summarize the past 24 hours and you tell me if I'm right?
Target:
Jigglypuff pre-orders.
Gamestop:
All Wave 4 pre-orders.
Ness pre-orders
Splatoon pre-orders
Best Buy
All Wave 4 pre-orders
Toys R Us
All Wave 4 pre-orders
Greninja pre-orders
WalMart
Nothing
Amazon
Wave 4 and Splatoon placeholders
(edited for accuracy based on others posts)
Target:
Jigglypuff pre-orders.
Gamestop:
All Wave 4 pre-orders.
Ness pre-orders
Splatoon pre-orders
Best Buy
All Wave 4 pre-orders
Toys R Us
All Wave 4 pre-orders
Greninja pre-orders
WalMart
Nothing
Amazon
Wave 4 and Splatoon placeholders
(edited for accuracy based on others posts)
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