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Fox Mulder
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here's an unused Raid 2 UV code i found on my desk.
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JimJamJones
Member
Twice. They have no idea.
Damn.
Did GameStop only do webstore pre-orders yesterday? Are they not doing normal in-store pre-orders like they do games?
JimJamJones
Member
GameStop is completely sold out of all Amiibos from Wave 4. In-Store pre-orders destroyed their stock and prevented online sales.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Any updates since this morning when TRU gave the middle finger to the East Coast?
Gone within 2 minutes.
Interface23
Member
Just like Amiibo
The12thGripper
Member
Only for Wario. The others including the Splatoon amiibos had to be shipped to your house (and I think the store too?) and you had to pay in full.
Yes look a bit above on this page, In store orders on the 27th
30 seconds for amiibo
eudaemonic
Member
Haha... well this was random. Thanks for offering them.
DryEyeRelief
Member
nevermind
This ride never ends!
Also, the more I think about amiibo card the more I want them, this is how I think they might work for Smash:
Blind Packs, 10 cards per package, three amiibo cards, one accesory card (To unlock Mii or character costumes or missions or other silly cosmetic stuff), one AR Card, 5 trading cards.
The amiibo card is based on the smash fighter. of course there are 51 of them (So far). The packs can belong to a theme. Mario Series Pack, Space Explorers pack, stuff like that.
The AR card can be something similar to the Kid Icarus Uprising pack, somethin funny to collect.
The interesting part is on the normal trading cards. This are based on the full history of nintendo! They can feature characters from all series and have cool art from their original games, or new art to celebrate them. They can put the rare cards here, not with the amiibo. Just imagine a full set of Nintendo´s history ready to be pulled from the packs.
And of course they can sell special packs that guarantee you the Amiibo card you want. You need Marth? Buy it with the Fire Emblem bundle that includes 3 boosters, Marth, and a collectors coin.
And yes, this takes a lot from Pokemon TCG, why fix it when it ain´t broken?
Also, the more I think about amiibo card the more I want them, this is how I think they might work for Smash:
Blind Packs, 10 cards per package, three amiibo cards, one accesory card (To unlock Mii or character costumes or missions or other silly cosmetic stuff), one AR Card, 5 trading cards.
The amiibo card is based on the smash fighter. of course there are 51 of them (So far). The packs can belong to a theme. Mario Series Pack, Space Explorers pack, stuff like that.
The AR card can be something similar to the Kid Icarus Uprising pack, somethin funny to collect.
The interesting part is on the normal trading cards. This are based on the full history of nintendo! They can feature characters from all series and have cool art from their original games, or new art to celebrate them. They can put the rare cards here, not with the amiibo. Just imagine a full set of Nintendo´s history ready to be pulled from the packs.
And of course they can sell special packs that guarantee you the Amiibo card you want. You need Marth? Buy it with the Fire Emblem bundle that includes 3 boosters, Marth, and a collectors coin.
And yes, this takes a lot from Pokemon TCG, why fix it when it ain´t broken?
Lee Chaolan
Member
Kinda surprised they haven't gone up on Amazon yet
He's like, the most popular new Pokemon.
What a great article. Maybe Nintendo will actually take notice....nah too busy counting money.
iShouldGoPro
Member
Just spoke to Rajat who works for Amazon customer service and he has no idea when they will post the wave 4s
Damn it Rajat, get your shit together.
Saint Gregory
Member
This is the saltiest article I've read in a long time but he does hit on a key issue. If NoA insists on doing this stupid retailer exclusives they should only be for variants, not the primary figures in a set.
JimJamJones
Member
EDIT: Nope, apparently it's confirmed. My bad.
That perfectly describes yesterday/last night.
Fox Mulder
Member
great article, more media needs to call nintendo out on this bullshit.
Ignition365
Member
This is what Nintendo needs to do. Don't try to produce 10k ea of 6 character in a month. Produce 60k of one character every month. Release 1 character each month, and provide the level that was given to characters like Pikachu and Mario. I'd settle for Shiek and Toon link levels.
As a Nintendo fan and as someone who just in the past few months got into collecting Pokemon cards, the possibilities frighten me. LOL I usually just buy base common/uncommon/rare holo/reverse holo sets, and flesh them out slowly with the others via well-timed auctions or good BINs. I can't hang with boosters anymore. They're fun though, especially when you get a secret rare or full art.
ah I guess I won't send them this message.
"When amiibo wave 4 listings went live on amazon 2 days ago I sat down and started refreshing the page constantly... it's now two days later and I am tired, and I smell bad... I was a little slow to the bathroom one time and since if I took a shower and changed clothes and preorders went live and I missed them I would be forced to kill myself, I am just dealing with the smell. I haven't slept for two days, I'm tired, my hand hurts from refreshing, and I feel disgusting. If at all possible could you tell me when this wave is going live so I can either go shower and sleep, or see a light at the end of the tunnel. If you can't tell me when it will go live, can you at least tell me if it would be ok to go to sleep for 8 hours or so... please"
pete_clarf
Member
Can't take anything that Rajat says seriously. That dude has been yankin' chains since 2008!
ah I guess I won't send them this message.
"When amiibo wave 4 listings went live on amazon 2 days ago I sat down and started refreshing the page constantly... it's now two days later and I am tired, and I smell bad... I was a little slow to the bathroom one time and since if I took a shower and changed clothes and preorders went live and I missed them I would be forced to kill myself, I am just dealing with the smell. I haven't slept for two days, I'm tired, my hand hurts from refreshing, and I feel disgusting. If at all possible could you tell me when this wave is going live so I can either go shower and sleep, or see a light at the end of the tunnel. If you can't tell me when it will go live, can you at least tell me if it would be ok to go to sleep for 8 hours or so... please"
Post it as a review.
it doesn't right now, but once they announce that you can play as any amiibo in mario maker and each character plays with a unique style... then you will change your toon (link) MWA HA HA HA HA.
Ignition365
Member
The featured comment... icing on the cake.
I would prefer smaller waves too, but only if it increases the odds of everyone finding what they're are looking for.
It's a shame NOA decided to play the retail exclusive game. No one else is doing this nonsense.
Best OT has you guys covered. Read Best OT pls
Wow, after wave 4 there's one, maybe two that I want in the next two waves. Definitely Zero Suit Samus and maybe Palutena.
PixyJunket
Member
I don't care about Pokémon but I will burn another lunch break and an hour of PTO to hit Toys R Us if they are also taking in-store preorders for Robin (and Luncina).
Was that specified?
Was that specified?
TRU isn't taking any in-store pre-orders today.
Ignition365
Member
I'd have no issue with exclusives if they could bother to do it like Walmart... it's crazy, but Walmart had the best experience. Multiple up times, cancelled duplicate orders, available stock on release day, etc. Obviously Walmart is the only company trustworthy enough to handle the responsibility.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm not sure whether I should be mad or sad right now hahaha.
Well, on the bright side, I guess it'll be easier to get ones with good paint jobs now that I can leisurely look through all the EU/JP listings on Ebay heh. Unless someone here would be kind enough to offer up their perfect paint job Amiibos for trade haha.
Well, on the bright side, I guess it'll be easier to get ones with good paint jobs now that I can leisurely look through all the EU/JP listings on Ebay heh. Unless someone here would be kind enough to offer up their perfect paint job Amiibos for trade haha.
nintendork666
Member
Wait... Ness is GS exclusive?
LTTP but son of a bitch.
LTTP but son of a bitch.
iShouldGoPro
Member
Only in store pre orders were from GS.
Everyone else (BB, TRU) has been online only
Megatron
Member
Then you would have shelves and shelves of Wii fit trainers and Lucianas. They should be more rare, but not this much more.
Ulysses 31
Member
Teh waifu's, eh? >.>
It's a good account of the Wave 4 shitstorm and yet they still came to a non-sense conclusion. The exclusives aren't the reason you can't get them, it's the low stock. In an ideal world I could go online and ship all 3 exclusives in like 5 minutes to my house but I can't do that because there are too many people who want to do that. Also, there is no secrecy, they gave dates (in fact we have a roadmap into September) but retailers can allow preorders whenever they feel like. It's not even the day of the preorders that matters, it's been literally down to the minute.
PixyJunket
Member
No, re: the memo post above about 04/27.
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