Same here. Soul crushing
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Same here. Soul crushing
I scoped out my local stores this morning and found targets with 30+ people in line, a TRU with 15 people in line, one GameStop with 3 people and a second GameStop with nobody in line. They have 0 Ness but 2 Lucina and 2 Robin.
I couldn't believe my luck as those are the two I need and happily got in line at 7:30 for a 2 1/2 hour wait.
60 minutes later I realized this GameStop doesn't open until 11.
Oh well, I am committed now.
I couldn't believe my luck as those are the two I need and happily got in line at 7:30 for a 2 1/2 hour wait.
60 minutes later I realized this GameStop doesn't open until 11.
Oh well, I am committed now.
Lol trust me. That's my face right now.
I'm going to walkout with greninja, and maybe the fe chars. I'm currently number5
Fox Mulder
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I felt like an asshole waiting an hour to get ness from gamestop.
I've seen them in stores before literally buying everything and putting them on ebay using their phones.
TheOmegaSpartan
Member
I'm certain they were but I'll be damned if I didn't get what I wanted. I was running.
Jawmuncher
Member
Was hoping Jiggly would show online again like Rosalina.
Velcro Fly
Member
Damn that eBay friendo had 130 silver Mario to sell. Already got my positive feedback too! Hope they ship today.
Can't wait to have the four horsemen of the amiibopocalypse all scanned in for a round of Code Name STEAM later tonight
Can't wait to have the four horsemen of the amiibopocalypse all scanned in for a round of Code Name STEAM later tonight
Japanmanx3
Member
Standing at G-stop to pick up Splatoon at 10. They have a sign out:
Getting the 3-pack, hence he earliness but might snag Mario and PacMan and the wario. Was BB having all of these in store? Might return these I I can get them there. Checked online last night but everything was still listed as coming soon so I couldn't tell. And ill check my Target for a Jiggs...
Edit: Hmmm my Target says online they have Jiggs in store. Must have had a huge restock. I haven't been keeping up with Amiibo release dates I guess..
Getting the 3-pack, hence he earliness but might snag Mario and PacMan and the wario. Was BB having all of these in store? Might return these I I can get them there. Checked online last night but everything was still listed as coming soon so I couldn't tell. And ill check my Target for a Jiggs...
Edit: Hmmm my Target says online they have Jiggs in store. Must have had a huge restock. I haven't been keeping up with Amiibo release dates I guess..
Christopher
Member
Please someone get me an extra Jigglypuff that is one of my favorite Pokémon I have a green ninja to trade or money thank you!
This seems like a good place to ask. I preordered Robin, Lucina, and the Splatoon 3 Pack a month or so ago on Walmart's site. The shipping dates show as Fri, April 24th for Robin and Splatoon. Lucina shows up as June 4th. I found a post on the amiibo reddit saying this was a common thing, but wanted to ask here to make sure as well. I'm going to assume they'll all eventually make their way to my home somehow? I would hope the Splatoon Pack would at least get here sooner since I want to see what the extra missions are about.
Evoker1995
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Standing at G-stop to pick up Splatoon at 10. They have a sign out:
Getting the 3-pack, hence he earliness but might snag Mario and PacMan and the wario. Was BB having all of these in store? Might return these I I can get them there. Checked online last night but everything was still listed as coming soon so I couldn't tell. And ill check my Target for a Jiggs...
Yikes. And I thought my store's stock was bad...
Jailer of Hope
Member
Got to a Fred Meyers 5 mins before they opened and I bought the one set of two Robin and Lucinas they had. Drove 3 miles and waited 5 minutes!
friskykillface
Banned
Saw like 10 people at toys r us, I'm going with my gut and saying greninja will be 30+ at my toys r us
I went home to eat and will go back at 9;40 since I'm 5 minutes away
If I strike out on greninja I'll pm you
I went home to eat and will go back at 9;40 since I'm 5 minutes away
If I strike out on greninja I'll pm you
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
Good luck to everyone! I already got Ness by preordering from Amazon UK. I'm not even going to bother this time. I'm extremely tired of fighting this fight. I'll just grab what I can easily off of the shelf when I stop into stores and keep it at that.
I'm going to go to Best Buy and snag Splatoon today. Maybe I'll get lucky and grab some new Amiibos but I'm not giving my hopes up.
I'm going to go to Best Buy and snag Splatoon today. Maybe I'll get lucky and grab some new Amiibos but I'm not giving my hopes up.
kunonabi
Member
Well my Splatoon 3-pack shipped out from best buy yesterday so today I just need to hunt down Pac-Man and Lucina. I have to take my dad to the airport and pay a ton of bills so I'll see how things go. It would be nice to grab them at Best Buy when I pick up Splatoon but I doubt things will go that smoothly. At some point I'm going to need to import Toad though.
A green ninja? Greninja?
I'll have an extra Jiggly. Would be happy to trade for Greninja. It's the only one I need.
Japanmanx3
Member
Atlanta is a struggle my friend...
Missed out on Lucina, Robin, and the 3-pack because holy shit there was actually a line. Still picked up Jigglypuff (second to last one). One of the workers made a joke about nobody getting Pac-man so I decided to get him too. For what it's worth, it was super organized. Single file line, two employees working distribution, 3 or 4 working cashiers. Two amiibo per customer.
Debating if there's any chance of getting Lucina/Robin/the 3 pack/other exclusives by going out again or not.
Debating if there's any chance of getting Lucina/Robin/the 3 pack/other exclusives by going out again or not.
darkjedi187
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Fox Mulder
Member
Is that all scalpers are getting now? Lol.
Today, at various times. Starting at 2pm PDT I believe.
Not mine, im in North Canton. Just wanted a Jigglypuff for my 4yr old daughter
Hm, not sure which ones he goes to
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Nope. They're staggering the releases every half hour starting at 2/5 PST/EST PM today.
Japanmanx3
Member
friskykillface
Banned
Starts at like 5:30 pm EST and goes every half hour for each one, someone had a list
First day has tons of people wanting to sell asap / impatient x newbies so you can get each for like sub 20's-30s
Nighteater
Neo Member
Jiggly and Silver Mario get! Wave 4 complete as long as TRU ships greninja.
Gotta give it to target. They had the amiibo at the cs counter so no one had to do any running. Plus they were watching in case anryone tried to cut. Happy day!
And they had plenty of jigglys leftover after everyone checked out, way more than 4. They wouldn't even let us buy more afterwards. Told one guy if he wanted more to go to a different target lol
Gotta give it to target. They had the amiibo at the cs counter so no one had to do any running. Plus they were watching in case anryone tried to cut. Happy day!
And they had plenty of jigglys leftover after everyone checked out, way more than 4. They wouldn't even let us buy more afterwards. Told one guy if he wanted more to go to a different target lol
Draconestra
Member
Anyone in Houston Gaf have any reports for TRU? I'm gonna try my luck during lunch to try and nab a Greninja.
Haloid1177
Banned
Anyone know what to expect from TRU in regards to the three pack? Would probably get there an hour after opening. Only one I care about.
ROBIN + LUCINA GET (Indy Southport)
Got to my Target super early since I had to walk (3:30ish). There was a tent off to the side but I was not really familiar with etiquette regarding tents as line placeholders so I just sat in front of the door at the same spot as the Rosalina week line, figured they'd join me when they woke up. I guess everyone else who showed up after went behind the tent, or they woke up before more people showed up and just didn't move, i couldn't really tell from where I was.
I almost felt bad cause I was probably? cutting but then when the Target guy came out to explain everything the tent people immediately started whining about the buy limit so I pegged them for scalpers right then and felt much less bad. This Target was super organized and had them all behind the electronic desk with several people on staff, mostly large gentlemen who looked ready to knock heads if there was trouble.I am guessing there was about 30-40 Jigglys and 6-12 of everything else, maybe a few more of Silver Mario. I am also guessing there were nearly 50 people in line by the time it opened, so if they are all gone already I would not be surprised.
Definitely had less fun than at Rosalina event (and by less I mean almost zero) but it's over and I got what I wanted and the full Teamu FireEmbremu USA is mine. Might just barter my extra unicorns for Olimar and DHD so I don't have to do this again, pretty tiring.
Hope everyone else had some luck. Good night...morning, w/e, zzzzz
Got to my Target super early since I had to walk (3:30ish). There was a tent off to the side but I was not really familiar with etiquette regarding tents as line placeholders so I just sat in front of the door at the same spot as the Rosalina week line, figured they'd join me when they woke up. I guess everyone else who showed up after went behind the tent, or they woke up before more people showed up and just didn't move, i couldn't really tell from where I was.
I almost felt bad cause I was probably? cutting but then when the Target guy came out to explain everything the tent people immediately started whining about the buy limit so I pegged them for scalpers right then and felt much less bad. This Target was super organized and had them all behind the electronic desk with several people on staff, mostly large gentlemen who looked ready to knock heads if there was trouble.I am guessing there was about 30-40 Jigglys and 6-12 of everything else, maybe a few more of Silver Mario. I am also guessing there were nearly 50 people in line by the time it opened, so if they are all gone already I would not be surprised.
Definitely had less fun than at Rosalina event (and by less I mean almost zero) but it's over and I got what I wanted and the full Teamu FireEmbremu USA is mine. Might just barter my extra unicorns for Olimar and DHD so I don't have to do this again, pretty tiring.
Hope everyone else had some luck. Good night...morning, w/e, zzzzz
Nintendo Playstation
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Fox Mulder
Member
It's insane to camp outside and sell for under $30 with fees and shipping. Get a real job.
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
Good guy TRU is letting 3 in at a time early so they can get us out of the way before actually opening. Smart management seems to have stricken my area since the last wave shenanigans
Gunstarheroes
Member
Got my Jiggly, my mom was awesome enough to get Greninja (if the numbers are right), so with that in mind, mission complete
Im terrified of Wave 5 though D=
Im terrified of Wave 5 though D=
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