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[jls]

*faceplam* i've played that damn game lol

Hahaha really? Only some of the main protagonists... Although there are a million people to keep track of lol.

Oh god that new FE game is split into 2 games. I bet there is going to be exclusive Amiibo for each game.

Isn't that only confirmed for Japan so far? People were discussing it yesterday and it seemed like US direct kept on referring to it as "game." Unless there has been more news.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Robin and Lucina were the popular ones? Damn.

I ordered a Pac-Man for $20 but I'm not sure if I even want it.

They were always going to be the popular ones, even if they're not the most popular characters. Bet availability is going to be super super low for whatever shitty reason by Nintendo.

 

[Crom]

Noooo I only wanted Robin.

I guess I should prepare myself for paying Ebay scalper prices

Lots of people on here may be willing to work out a trade if someone gets an extra. No need to pay a scalper.

 

[Beckx]

Welp. See the tweets, go to BB Robin/Lucina page, have live pre-order buttons, nothing but errors.

They're still there, those live buttons, still giving nothing but errors.

Amazon, don't fail me now.

 

[D-Stubbs]

Was lying in bed reading GAF on my phone and saw the reddit link that Best Buy pre orders might go up soon. Get up and hop on my computer and the second I do Line starts buzzing on my phone. Damn looking at the comments I can't believe I snagged a Robin and Lucina. I feel very lucky.

 

[spindashing]

You can get free shipping on bestbuy.com if you add $35 worth of stuff in your cart. Ship the item(s) you want and select in store pick up for the items you don't want and you'll get free shipping. Someone in the GCU thread mentioned this and it works. I've done it before.

Yeah. Ordered the FE people and Pac Man just now and I wasn't charged for shipping. Just tax.

Now all of a sudden I am freaking out if my preorder ends up getting a "Sorry, we don't have this" e-mail...

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Are Splatoon Amiibo pre-orders going up today or just wave 4?

 

[Hyperfludd]

Man that Bestbuy shiping is killer.

I ordered Lucina & Pacman (The only ones I care about) along with a preorder of Splatoon to offset shipping costs.

Bestbuy doesn't charge you right away right? They only place an auth I think?

 

[shandy706]

Well darn, no notification for those pre-orders.

The ironic thing....I was registering my massive stock of Amiibos with the Wii U we just got, LOL.

Darn you Nintendo.

 

[TheSlySoul]

Fire Emblem Awakening! It's really good, I didn't think I was into strategy/turn based tactics but I've had a blast! I just got it recently.

Yeah, if you like the Strategy RPG genre, Fire Emblem: Awakening is really good.
Also do not really blame you since all FE Amiibos have been rare now.
Glad I got the collection though.

 

[Rayis]

I'm buying all the Jigglypuff amiibos

 

[Nori Chan]

Pre order button for lucina officially dead RIP

 

[pete_clarf]

Ugh. I didn't see the Best Buy links until Robin and Lucina were gone. I still got the other three, but then Wario sold out while I was putting in CC info, so they charged me $5 shipping on Charizard and Pac-Man each.

I just cancelled everything.

 

[ichbinmiah]

For what it's worth- I snagged Robin and Pac-Man and completed my purchase -- a full 5 minutes before the NowinStock text alerts just now reached my phone.

Probably mostly the fault of my carrier and it's a neat site regardless, but it's not the instantaneous "drop everything and buy" solution I was hoping would help me snag the rarest of these Amiibo. With a few-minute lag like that, it's more of a "you missed it again" alert than an "act now" alert, isn't it. :/

 

[Koppai]

So Jigglypuff, Robin, and Lucina are rare confirmed?

And probably Greninja too.

Only two more to get, fuck yass! I am an amiiPRO

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

Missed Lucina and Robin by minutes. And Jigglypuff because I took a shower.

This is such bullshit, and this whole situation should just not be like this.

 

[Jobbs]

I got lucina/robin/charizard preordered from best buy, but I so do not trust best buy with stuff like this so I don't feel safe at all.

still really salty about missing jiggypuff.

 

[Samaritan]

Are Splatoon Amiibo pre-orders going up today or just wave 4?

According to the guy who posted about BB over on Reddit, it sounds like they're working on getting them up later today at some point. He said he'd let people know in that Reddit thread when he learns anything.

 

[Crom]

Seriously? Tried to add Wario on the Best Buy cart and he's out already?

Wario?

Dat Mario Party 10 effect. You can use him in Amiibo Party.

 

[MicroByter]

I'm buying all the Jigglypuff amiibos

Bit late to that party now...

 

[spindashing]

Man that Bestbuy shiping is killer.

I ordered Lucina & Pacman (The only ones I care about) along with a preorder of Splatoon to offset shipping costs.

Bestbuy doesn't charge you right away right? They only place an auth I think?

So far, my account hasn't been charged and I ordered like 10 mins ago. Just an authorization from what I've been reading here.

 

[AdanVC]

love the madness in the amiibo thread. Don't collect them but still enjoy following what's happening. Nintendo provides so much salt

WAT?? Not funny at al!! :'( Those who really want to get them are literally in hell right now cuz they sold out IN SECONDS.

 

[Marty Chinn]

So is everything gone from Best Buy except Pac Man?

 

[shanafan]

Robin and Lucina were the popular ones? Damn.

I ordered a Pac-Man for $20 but I'm not sure if I even want it.

Just go watch the video of his helmet in Mario Kart 8. That sold me.

 

[ash321]

This has been enlightening.

That port strike thing was nothing but PR bullshit. NOA is just incapable of meeting demand.

It is going to be Wave 3 nightmare all over again. My deepest fear. I tought Nintendo took all this time with wave 4 because they were fixing all the mess so wave 4 can be a breeze to get but looks like it just got worse. People have been waiting so long for them that the second preorders are up, the second it's sold out. Now I'm worried I will never get Ness or Pac-Man wich are the only ones I want from wave 4 :'((((((((((((((((

It's one store guys, wait for amazon target and Walmart.
Also pacman not as popular as we though.

 

[Nathan_Drake]

damn i forgot to hit the confirm on the 3 "common" ones. wario charizard and Pacman. Now 2 of the 3 are gone and i have to pay shipping. not the first time. at least i got Robin and Lucina. It is a bad amiibo day today sigh

 

[GalacticMouse]

The only one I even want in this wave is Charizard. Can't believe they're already sold out of preorders on Best Buy. I'm hoping he won't be that rare, but who knows.

 

[dallow_bg]

Thank goodness. Got them all from BB.

Still sad about Jiggly though. I wanted her the most.

 

[EMT0]

So if I want Ness....I gotta go to Gamestop in an hour and fifteen minutes to preorder?

 

[Somnid]

I got my Best Buy orders but I sent them to my old address on file in my haste. With chat trying to fix it.

 

[TheSlySoul]

I feel bad about people having shipping trouble.
All of mine was free. Maybe because I was an Elite member.

So if I want Ness....I gotta go to Gamestop in an hour and fifteen minutes to preorder?

Yep, it is some bull.

 

[spindashing]

Man, I remember that I actually forbade myself for ever ordering from BestBuy ever since they did not get me Smash/GCU adapter on time... And look at me now.

I don't feel safe with BB at all.

 

[Boogiepop]

It wouldn't add most of them and stole Robin and Charizard from my cart. Goddamn it. This really sucks, and all because I'm on my stupid phone.

 

[Parham]

So if I want Ness....I gotta go to Gamestop in an hour and fifteen minutes to preorder?

Yup, that's right.

Edit: You might actually want to get there sooner, assuming there's a line outside your local GameStop right now.

 

[Ignition365]

Thank you BB for throw preorders up before Gamestop.

Got all 5 with GCU and free release date shipping. ^_^

Now to head to Gamestop and try to get Ness... hopefully that goes better than Target did this morning.

 

[GuardianE]

I got lucina/robin/charizard preordered from best buy, but I so do not trust best buy with stuff like this so I don't feel safe at all.

still really salty about missing jiggypuff.

BestBuy ship to home is generally safe. Very few people have had cancelations, and they are revamping their shipping procedures because of a number of complaints regarding bubble mailers.

 

[-Horizon-]

So Jigglypuff, Robin, and Lucina are rare confirmed?

As if Robin and Lucina needed confirmation lol

 

[Skiesofwonder]

According to the guy who posted about BB over on Reddit, it sounds like they're working on getting them up later today at some point. He said he'd let people know in that Reddit thread when he learns anything.

Awesome, I really want to snag them at Best Buy because of the GCU discount. Thanks for the update!

 

[blankempathy]

And they're already showing up on ebay.

 

[GalacticMouse]

So if I want Ness....I gotta go to Gamestop in an hour and fifteen minutes to preorder?

Isn't it an hour and fifteen minutes? Thought it was 2pm central?

 

[D-Stubbs]

So is everything gone from Best Buy except Pac Man?

Only one left I can click on.

 

[zulux21]

Amazon.co.uk have them all, says unavailable but if you drill into details you can pre-order. Got ness, charlizzard, wario and pacman.

can you go into more detail? I can't figure out how to order a ness.

 

[iShouldGoPro]

Thank goodness. Got them all from BB.

Still sad about Jiggly though. I wanted her the most.

She'll most likely pop up again. This time with an official announcement from Target.

I predicted Gold Mario would pop up again seconds before he actually did when the first initial preorders happened.

So don't worry lol

 

[AdanVC]

It's one store guys, wait for amazon target and Walmart.
Also pacman not as popular as we though.

That's good to hear cuz Pac man and Ness are the only ones I want from wave 4!

 

[shanafan]

Seriously? Tried to add Wario on the Best Buy cart and he's out already?

Wario?

Well, looks like you weren't the only one who wanted him at the time

He should be a common since he's a main Nintendo character.

 

[Sillution]

Damn went to take a shower to get ready to go to gamestop and missed all the best buy preorders. Congrats to all who got them!

 

[Mr Buddy]

ugh, Best Buy just cancelled my order of all 5 of them :/ Look's like i'm going to be waiting for Amazon now

 

[Isaccard]

Reddit is getting slammed lol

 

[ShogunDarius]

it's amazing how badly the amiibo situation is still being handled, try and get ahold of a Shulk figure for instance

 

[dallow_bg]

Maybe I will go to GS to order. Seeing how quickly they've gone online has scared me straight again.

ugh, Best Buy just cancelled my order of all 5 of them :/ Look's like i'm going to be waiting for Amazon now

Oh HELL no.