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[knacklover]

Does it have tracking. I'm concerned it may not be delivered to my house. I want that peace of mind.

I have ordered Wft, marth, samus and fox from Buch.de. Shipping took a while, no tracking, but it arrived after around 3 weeks after it shipped. One amiibo was damaged and they gave me my money back.

 

[levyjl1988]

I have ordered Wft, marth, samus and fox from Buch.de. Shipping took a while, no tracking, but it arrived after around 3 weeks after it shipped. One amiibo was damaged and they gave me my money back.

Can they cancel preorders? I ordered quite lot of amiibos, I'm not sure if they can supply them especially with all that limited quantities stuff.

 

[levyjl1988]

I have ordered Wft, marth, samus and fox from Buch.de. Shipping took a while, no tracking, but it arrived after around 3 weeks after it shipped. One amiibo was damaged and they gave me my money back.

Also do they charge my credit card right away or until they ship out the items?

 

[espher]

fwiw, Charizard/Wario pre-orders still 'up' on The Source. Robin/Lucina still on 'coming soon'.

Took my chances since I haven't secured any elsewhere.

 

[Seik]

Got Wario, Charizard and Pac-Man on thesource.ca thanks guys!

Now let's hope they won't choke the order.

 

[Brofield]

So, double checking with EB Games, my pre-orders for Splatoon, Charizard and Pac-Man are secure. Do you guys think I should cancel my Amazon backup? I fully expect these to be common, and I don't want to lose money from shipping.

 

[DeathByBacklog]

Villager 1.0 is still going to garner more money even after the reprint. And here's why...

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/05/02/villager-amiibo-reprints-in-japan-feature-minor-tweaks

 

[phoenix296]

Villager 1.0 is still going to garner more money even after the reprint. And here's why...

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/05/02/villager-amiibo-reprints-in-japan-feature-minor-tweaks

Yay they fixed his derp face. Maybe they'll fix Marth's.

 

[zroid]

Yay they fixed his derp face. Maybe they'll fix Marth's.

apparently they did actually (although it's still best labeled as rumour at this point)

 

[ReddishGUI]

Villager 1.0 is still going to garner more money even after the reprint. And here's why...

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/05/02/villager-amiibo-reprints-in-japan-feature-minor-tweaks

The reprint looks MUCH better

 

[AzureSkies]

Villager 1.0 is still going to garner more money even after the reprint. And here's why...

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/05/02/villager-amiibo-reprints-in-japan-feature-minor-tweaks

oh my god that's a gigantic improvement over the original

 

[Sniffynose]

I kinda liked the original derp face lol

 

[lionpants]

Is the reprint the one on the left?

 

[Sniffynose]

Is the reprint the one on the left?

Right side is the reprint above

 

[Gravidee]

Better comparison:

 

[ohlawd]

original is better

fight me, you lot

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

What's with the receding hairline on the reprint.

 

[Renewed]

Looks more like they changed the spacing on his face...

 

[zroid]

basically the eyes and mouth are smaller, that's about it

they should have done that and then moved the whole face up a couple millimetres and it'd be perfect, but the reprint still looks a lot closer to the official render than the original version

 

[Zing]

The reprint is more accurate, but not perfect. Here is the official artwork for Villager.

 

[knacklover]

Also do they charge my credit card right away or until they ship out the items?

They charge when they ship. They charge shipping on the first shipment (mine was a single Marth). I had ordered some back-ordered/shipping in 3+ weeks amiibos (Pit and Captain Falcon), which they still have not and will most likely not ship, but they don't cancel it.

 

[ReddishGUI]

Statement from nintendo:

We appreciate the enthusiasm that our fans continue to show toward amiibo. Sales for the product have exceeded our expectations. We understand how frustrating it can be at times if consumers are unable to find certain figures, and we apologize for that. We’re trying to meet the demands of our fans and consumers by increasing the amount of amiibo we manufacture and ship to retail. We may continue to see consumer demand outpace supply levels for certain characters at times, but we will do our best to prevent that from happening.
As our library of amiibo continues to grow, some figures will be easier to find than others. We are constantly looking for the opportunity to reissue amiibo and are already making plans to bring back some currently out-of-stock amiibo figures. Stay tuned for details.
Nintendo plans to make it easier for consumers to know when new amiibo are on the way, through Nintendo press announcements, timely updates on our social media channels and working closely with retailers.
We remain committed to keeping amiibo affordable and easy to access as a platform to enhance game-play experiences. These plans include Animal Crossing amiibo cards that will become available by the end of 2015, and a free-to-download app for Wii U called amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits that launched on April 30, 2015, that lets consumers enjoy playable scenes from certain NES and Super NES games with amiibo.

 

[phoenix296]

Statement from nintendo:

Basically an acknowledgement that they messed up but no real news.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Haven't seen Amiibos at my local Shoppers.

Also have noticed that retailers are keeping two pricing tiers for Amiibos. I guess MP Mario and newer will be $15.99.

 

[EvilMario]

Statement from nintendo:

Please understand.

 

[Darkspineslayer]

Forgot I had this import preordered. Guess I'll hold onto the NA one in the slim hope Pac-Man is good trade fodder.

 

[DeathByBacklog]

Forgot I had this import preordered. Guess I'll hold onto the NA one in the slim hope Pac-Man is good trade fodder.

Pacman looks good. How are the paint aps on the eyes and eyebrows? The only thing I don't like about that figure is the wink.

 

[Darkspineslayer]

Pacman looks good. How are the paint aps on the eyes and eyebrows? The only thing I don't like about that figure is the wink.

At least on this one, paint is flawless. I mean, I should hope they didn't fuck up a sphere with a few protrusions.

 

[Byron Bluth]

amiibo Wave 4 - Amazon UK ARRIVED

Got the notification for pick up yesterday on May 4th, the estimated date on the order said May 11th, got them 1 week early.

My friend is going to be so pumped! I told him I have to have my time checking them out before handing them over, he is an OoB collector so he is set. I am NA NiB sooooo....still waiting for May 29th....

 

[zroid]

nice. both Robin and Lucina look surprisingly good. I'm glad the faces were fixed after the Marth and Ike debacle

apparently the Marth reprint's face is similar to the way Robin and Lucina are

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

nice. both Robin and Lucina look surprisingly good. I'm glad the faces were fixed after the Marth and Ike debacle

apparently the Marth reprint's face is similar to the way Robin and Lucina are

Where did you hear this?

 

[BigMoneyPapi]

When does the Marth reprint in NA come out?

 

[Begbie]

did anyone else place orders with Walmart.ca?

 

[Byron Bluth]

did anyone else place orders with Walmart.ca?

Today? Or in general?

Need some help with an order?

 

[Begbie]

I got a preorder in when they were up before but when I spoke to them on the phone to confirm the order status they are indicting it is out of scope and it may be cancelled, doesn't make any sense.. also their estimated arrival date was showing April 27 which was way off

Product Qty Item price Shipping
method Tax code Total price
Lucina amiibo 1 $15.96 Standard
(3-7 days to most regions)
[Estimated arrival Mon, 04/27/2015] J $15.96
Robin amiibo 1 $15.96 Standard
(3-7 days to most regions)
[Estimated arrival Mon, 04/27/2015] J $15.96
Jiggly Puff amiibo 1 $15.96 Standard
(3-7 days to most regions)
[Estimated arrival Mon, 04/27/2015] J $15.96

 

[Byron Bluth]

I got a preorder in when they were up before but when I spoke to them on the phone to confirm the order status they are indicting it is out of scope and it may be cancelled, doesn't make any sense.. also their estimated arrival date was showing April 27 which was way off

Product Qty Item price Shipping
method Tax code Total price
Lucina amiibo 1 $15.96 Standard
(3-7 days to most regions)
[Estimated arrival Mon, 04/27/2015] J $15.96
Robin amiibo 1 $15.96 Standard
(3-7 days to most regions)
[Estimated arrival Mon, 04/27/2015] J $15.96
Jiggly Puff amiibo 1 $15.96 Standard
(3-7 days to most regions)
[Estimated arrival Mon, 04/27/2015] J $15.96

They have confirmed on Twitter that any ordered that received a delayed email with the "28 days cancellation" thing will be fulfilled and not to worry. I would call their customer service line to be sure, I did and it was noted on the order that it would be fulfilled and not cancelled.

 

[Begbie]

They have confirmed on Twitter that any ordered that received a delayed email with the "28 days cancellation" thing will be fulfilled and not to worry. I would call their customer service line to be sure, I did and it was noted on the order that it would be fulfilled and not cancelled.

That's a relief! Would be nice to know if the people in the call center knew that.

 

[Ondore]

Trying to track down who and what it would mean for us, but it seems Palutena might be retail exclusive.

nottuthisshittuagain.png

 

[ReddishGUI]

Trying to track down who and what it would mean for us, but it seems Palutena might be retail exclusive.

nottuthisshittuagain.png

So...according to rumors and stores SKU lists, Ganondorf won't be available at Gamestop and Palutena won't be available at Best Buy.

 

[Lemmy Caution]

I've been checking in here sporadically, what's the situation with tracking down a Ness in Canada?

I've got doubles of Shulk and a couple others if anyone is looking to trade a spare Ness.

 

[ohlawd]

well fuck, why Palutena

no one cares about Dark Pit. he should be exclusive ;_;

 

[Sora_N]

nice. both Robin and Lucina look surprisingly good. I'm glad the faces were fixed after the Marth and Ike debacle

apparently the Marth reprint's face is similar to the way Robin and Lucina are

Source?

 

[tsundoku]

Yay they fixed his derp face. Maybe they'll fix Marth's.

The reprint looks MUCH better

oh my god that's a gigantic improvement over the original

Please don't fucking troll in the Amiibo thread...

 

[Sora_N]

Please don't fucking troll in the Amiibo thread...

How is that trolling?

 

[lionpants]

How is that trolling?

I'm curious as well.

 

[zroid]

Where did you hear this?

Source?

I forget where I read about it originally, but here's a pic

supposedly whoever took this is from australia

 

[Sniffynose]

Oh weird so the reprints definitely look different. Either way I hope they make it to retail so I can get them all without it costing me $1000 from scalpers lol

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Checked my Amazon UK Lucina pre-order and it says scheduled to ship this week (even though it's backordered). Lame.

 

[DeathByBacklog]

Um so here's a reason to open amiibos. Impressive display (not mine)

 

[ohlawd]

How is that trolling?

I'm curious as well.

anyone who actually thinks the reprint look better is trollin'

no /s