Official Amiibo General Thread - Complete Smash Bros. Set Now Avaliable!

[ChikoLad]

It's sad that a Gamestop in Ireland can still be "pretty bad" when it has any of those characters...that's unheard of for the US. Hell, three are outright impossible for the US.

It doesn't matter what characters it has, having a few of 2 and 1 copy of another 2 is terrible stock in any store.

Having "rare" characters doesn't make it better since it's still barely any characters to choose from. Having a healthy stock of all 6 Super Mario Amiibos is better stock than that.

I thought it was just an American thing.

GameStop is a huge franchise, they have derivative store chains in a lot of countries.

 

[GunGunW]

I mean, I thought I struck gold when I saw 1 toad and 1 pac-man in gamestop the other day, and they're apparently commons lol.

and yeah, my parents went to GameStop when they were in Germany. But for some reason I though the UK and Ireland didn't have them.

 

[Opossum]

It doesn't matter what characters it has, having a few of 2 and 1 copy of another 2 is terrible stock in any store.

Having "rare" characters doesn't make it better since it's still barely any characters to choose from. Having a healthy stock of all 6 Super Mario Amiibos is better stock than that.



GameStop is a huge franchise, they have derivative store chains in a lot of countries.

Having a few characters you can't get almost anywhere else >>>>>>>>>>>>> Not having lots of characters you can get anywhere else, IMO.

 

[ChikoLad]

Having a few characters you can't get almost anywhere else >>>>>>>>>>>>> Not having lots of characters you can get anywhere else, IMO.

Not if we are talking objective stock numbers and selection, though.

As they say, the grass always seems greener on the other side.

 

[Heroine of Winds]

GameStop is a huge franchise, they have derivative store chains in a lot of countries.

This is new to me. Guess I was living under a rock then.

 

[GunGunW]

In the US here we have to deal with store exclusives.

 

[Megadoomer]

I tried pre-ordering Ganondorf at EB Games tonight (I was hoping to do that so I could wait for Dr. Mario to show up at Wal Mart, where it seems like he's going to be exclusive to in Canada, without worrying that I wouldn't get Ganondorf's amiibo), but it turns out that they don't do in-store pre-orders outside of the retro 3 pack (which I have no interest in - between my brother and I, the only one that we really want is ROB).

Still, I did notice that Splatoon amiibos (at least, the individual ones) seem to be getting more common, with at least two of each on shelves. Between that and seeing characters like Captain Falcon on sale at Toys R Us, it does seem like restocks are getting more effective.

 

[kylexv]

So I got Doc on Target.com today.

Collection:
Own:
Pre-ordered:

 

[KenboCalrissian]

So I got Doc on Target.com today.

Collection:
Own:
Pre-ordered:

Thanks friend, I got Dr. Mario and Ganondorf pre-ordered!

 

[CyberHyperPhoenix]

So someone already has the Duck Hunt Amiibo and the Mega Yarn Yoshi Amiibo:
https://instagram.com/p/67ul2pQrnb/

The Duck Hunt Amiibo looks really cool and that Mega Yarn Yoshi Amiibo actually looks bigger than I thought it would be.

 

[LucarioDude]

So someone already has the Duck Hunt Amiibo and the Mega Yarn Yoshi Amiibo:
https://instagram.com/p/67ul2pQrnb/

The Duck Hunt Amiibo looks really cool and that Mega Yarn Yoshi Amiibo actually looks bigger than I thought it would be.

Duck Hunt Duo looks so great, can't wait for that to release next month. Mega Yarn Yoshi is definitely mega. I'm probably not going to get it though. $60 AUD is pretty expensive for it. ;~;

 

[ChikoLad]

In the US here we have to deal with store exclusives.

I wouldn't mind having store exclusives as they would guarantee that a figure would be distributed on schedule.

 

[GunGunW]

I wouldn't mind having store exclusives as they would guarantee that a figure would be distributed on schedule.

Ha.....Ha ha ha..... HA HA HA HA HA!

 

[Megadoomer]

I wouldn't mind having store exclusives as they would guarantee that a figure would be distributed on schedule.

What's it like over there? In my experience, while the store exclusives mean that figures will release on a certain date, there's no guarantee that people will ever actually see them (unless the figure's exclusive to Toys R Us - in my experience, they get pretty good stock).

If the figure's exclusive to EB Games (or Gamestop in the states), you pretty much have to pre-order them or you will never see it.
If the figure's exclusive to Wal-Mart, it will be crammed into some back corner and they'll only get five, tops.
If the figure's exclusive to Best Buy, you will literally never see one - at least in my area, Best Buy only gets Mario characters, Pikachu, and occasionally Sonic and Pac-Man.

 

[KenboCalrissian]

What's it like over there? In my experience, while the store exclusives mean that figures will release on a certain date, there's no guarantee that people will ever actually see them (unless the figure's exclusive to Toys R Us - in my experience, they get pretty good stock).

If the figure's exclusive to EB Games (or Gamestop in the states), you pretty much have to pre-order them or you will never see it.
If the figure's exclusive to Wal-Mart, it will be crammed into some back corner and they'll only get five, tops.
If the figure's exclusive to Best Buy, you will literally never see one - at least in my area, Best Buy only gets Mario characters, Pikachu, and occasionally Sonic and Pac-Man.

Tell that to people still searching for Lucario and Greninja.

There have honestly been more opportunities at getting Gamestop's exclusives than for the other retailers, at least in my neck of the woods.

To be fair, it's not just the exclusives that are hard to keep in stock - it's practically all of them.

 

[Game&Watcher]

Tell that to people still searching for Lucario and Greninja.

There have honestly been more opportunities at getting Gamestop's exclusives than for the other retailers, at least in my neck of the woods.

To be fair, it's not just the exclusives that are hard to keep in stock - it's practically all of them.

Except the common Mario Characters, which they can't get off their hands.

 

[ChikoLad]

What's it like over there? In my experience, while the store exclusives mean that figures will release on a certain date, there's no guarantee that people will ever actually see them (unless the figure's exclusive to Toys R Us - in my experience, they get pretty good stock).

If the figure's exclusive to EB Games (or Gamestop in the states), you pretty much have to pre-order them or you will never see it.
If the figure's exclusive to Wal-Mart, it will be crammed into some back corner and they'll only get five, tops.
If the figure's exclusive to Best Buy, you will literally never see one - at least in my area, Best Buy only gets Mario characters, Pikachu, and occasionally Sonic and Pac-Man.

Sure, there is no guarantee everyone will get a low stock figure. Low stock is still better than no stock, though. We do eventually get ours but there is no announcement for when these late figures arrive, you really have to keep a hawk's eye on online stock checkers and what not to even find out when they release.

Granted, I don't care as much about Amiibo stock right now as I am all caught up on the ones I need for now. I just hope the upcoming ones show up at Smyths on schedule. And I hope I can get a Japanese R.O.B too.

 

[GunGunW]

I wonder how common Dr. Mario will be.

 

[ChikoLad]

I wonder how common Dr. Mario will be.

I reckon he should be easy enough to get, considering Target's track record and considering he's been fairly easy over here.

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EDIT: I thought this was a fitting aesthetic for Rosalina.

More after the link:
http://imgur.com/a/JW0DK

 

[pupNapoleon]

So I got Doc on Target.com today.

Collection:
Own:
Pre-ordered:

Wow.

Dont know when it went up, but I even checked this 24 hours later and just ordered two for myself.

After getting a Bowser Jr from Japan today.

Back into collecting mode.

...most are at least available in Japanese for 20 bucks now on Amazon (free shipping). So, all in all, worth it minus the stress it causes me, I have decided. I will be thanklessly happy once I have them all, mostly to be done, more so than to have them.

God wiling how rough the inevitable future Pokemon line may be.

 

[Heroine of Winds]

In the US here we have to deal with store exclusives.

Sad truth. This is why I'm importing some Amiibo from now on.

 

[ChikoLad]

Zero Suit McDuck?????

 

[GunGunW]

Honestly, Mario Part 10 surprises me more since they have specific uses.

 

[pupNapoleon]

I just got my Amazon Prime; wish it worked in the UK amazon, where some prices of amiibo are remarkably cheap until you factor in shipping.

 

[ChikoLad]

I am a traitor:

 

[Heroine of Winds]

^Lol, I'm actually getting rid of my entire Skylander collection. Never cared about the series all that much. It's Amiibo & Disney Infinity collecting for me.

 

[ChikoLad]

I don't plan to collect Skylanders, but since I am a Spyro fan and grew up with Spyro games, I wanted to try one of the Skylanders games at least once, since the series has absorbed my childhood gaming hero. They don't look worth it at full price, but this one is a bargain so I said I'll give it a go. Other than getting a Series 2 Spyro figure, I won't be buying anymore of these though, unless I like the game and want to have a character of every element.

I am more genuinely interested in Disney Infinity, as I love Disney and the games look more fun, but it also has the meanest practices in terms of how much you need to buy. I'm considering buying Mickey and Donald Duck figures just to have, but I will wait until the inevitable Kingdom Hearts edition before getting into it properly.

 

[Game&Watcher]

Honestly, Mario Part 10 surprises me more since they have specific uses.

Technically in Mario Party 10, all amiibo are compatible, just in different ways.

, Toad and all other variations of the previously mentioned characters can be used in amiibo Party and unlock bases for said character in a daily bonus.

Everyone else just gives you lottery tickets for Mario Party Points.

 

[ChikoLad]

Well this happened again...

 

[Heroine of Winds]

Dr. Mario outfit for Splatoon confirmed.

 

[GunGunW]

Technically in Mario Party 10, all amiibo are compatible, just in different ways.

, Toad and all other variations of the previously mentioned characters can be used in amiibo Party and unlock bases for said character in a daily bonus.

Everyone else just gives you lottery tickets for Mario Party Points.

That's cool. Thanks for the information! I'm gonna take advantage of that next time I play.

 

[Arcadenik]

Dr. Mario outfit for Splatoon confirmed.

That would be cool if it happened.

 

[pupNapoleon]

That would be cool if it happened.

We can see him shoot pink Pepto Bismol, after all.

 

[GunGunW]

My Charizard amiibo shipped tonight.

 

[ChikoLad]

Got Ike as a birthday present for a friend, and Sonic for my first custom, both from Amazon UK.

 

[mario123007]

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Got Ike as a birthday present for a friend, and Sonic for my first custom, both from Amazon UK.

Ike was my second amiibo I bought and along with Dark Pit, I just saw them at the anime theme store and then bought those two, because they are my favorite.

 

[ThatNintendoDude]

Anyone have experience with Target.com shipping? I got in an order a week ago for ZSS, Ganondorf, and 8-bit Mario. Jigglypuff shipping seemed to be really hit or miss for most people.

 

[ChikoLad]

Has anyone here ever made a custom Amiibo? If so, any recommendations for what kind of paints I should use (it's a Sonic Amiibo if that matters)?

 

[GunGunW]

I guess it's getting here today since it's coming from one state over... and amazon sent me a text saying it would.

 

[KenboCalrissian]

Anyone have experience with Target.com shipping? I got in an order a week ago for ZSS, Ganondorf, and 8-bit Mario. Jigglypuff shipping seemed to be really hit or miss for most people.

I think Jpuff is the only Target amiibo I had shipped, and I didn't have a problem with it. I've had a very small sample size though.