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

[ChikoLad]

Speaking of next wave, I'm surprised Megaman isn't pre-order sold out. I thought he'd be quite popular.

On a side note, isn't there an issue with Lucario in Canada currently, as Target are closing their stores in Cannuck Land? Or whatever Amiibo that's target exclusive

Rosalina is the Target exclusive, and yeah, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding her there.

 

[Foster J.]

Rosalina is the Target exclusive, and yeah, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding her there.

That sucks, especially considering the news about that one dude that brought a bunch of Rosalinas in Bulk so others could get them or something.
SCALPERS, THEY STOLE THE LUMA

 

[ChikoLad]

I did see an interesting theory as to why certain Amiibos are exclusive to particular stores.

Pokemon has a history in toy merchandising, so one of the biggest toy stores, Toys R Us, gets Lucario, a Pokemon.

Best Buy is known for selling cool and sleek goods, and Meta Knight is cool and sleek, so he fits like a glove.

Shulk is only really known by dedicated gamers, so he goes to the biggest dedicated gaming store, GameStop.

Target is geared towards women in terms of the products it sells, so they get Nintendo's most respectable female character, Rosalina.

 

[energonkid]

Nice theory sonicbrawler182. Does that mean we're getting Duck Hunt at PetSmart?

 

[Xzsmmc]

Anyone know if pre-orders for wave IV are open anywhere? Need Ness and Wario.

 

[Foster J.]

Would that mean we'd have to pick up Falco at @Hooters ??

Still though, Lucario is bound to be popular, due to most pokemon fans wanting to get one, and some having "lucario OC's" in the furry community. So I bet it'll be VERY desired.

 

[KRBAY]

Is there any way to have an amiibo with Japanese letters as it's name? I want my to be named ソニック (sonikku).

 

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To those interested, at the time of this writing, Pit is up for Pre-Order at Gamestop, shipping out on the 30th.

EDIT: Nevermind, they're sold out. Still, being open for 4 hours is a good sign.

 

[KRBAY]

Man, no money T-T

 

[Flaxr XIII]

I did see an interesting theory as to why certain Amiibos are exclusive to particular stores.

Pokemon has a history in toy merchandising, so one of the biggest toy stores, Toys R Us, gets Lucario, a Pokemon.

Best Buy is known for selling cool and sleek goods, and Meta Knight is cool and sleek, so he fits like a glove.

Shulk is only really known by dedicated gamers, so he goes to the biggest dedicated gaming store, GameStop.

Target is geared towards women in terms of the products it sells, so they get Nintendo's most respectable female character, Rosalina.

I figured Shulk at GameStop was just them being cheeky and being all like "Remember how Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii was exclusive to Gamestop? Well, guess whaaaaaaat."

Also for Best Buy I think exclusive Mega Man would've made more sense being the robot in the group for an electronics store.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

Nice theory sonicbrawler182. Does that mean we're getting Duck Hunt at PetSmart?

I made this exact same joke with my friends when we went amiibo hunting the other day.


Great minds think alike.


Any tips on where I can find Mega Man still available for pre-order?

 

[pupNapoleon]

I'm getting more concerned with potentially not getting a Rosalina amiibo, each day.
The fear is real.

 

[gameprodigy12]

As someone who understands animation, it's a pet peeve of mine when people take a vaguely similar trait that two characters share and use that as basis to say they are look alikes.

I have to wonder if the people who mix up Rosalina with Elsa would mistake Mega Man for being Sonic or something.

I mean it's irritating to mistake Elsa and Rosalina from non-gamers, but honestly they're both awesome characters anyways so I just say, Rosalina in some of her dress attire can be based off Disney Princesses depending on the color matchup. Just for fun.

 

[ChikoLad]

I'm honestly not a fan of Elsa at all, so that's why it irritates me a little more than some. Mainly when people compare them by personality, since there REALLY is very little similarity there. There's also the fact that Rosalina isn't a princess, so I kinda dislike her being grouped in as one just because she's a female character.

But that's all neither here, nor there.

In other news, Wave 3 is starting to pop up:

 

[energonkid]

Ugh the possibility of being unable to get any of wave 3 is so frustrating! Definitely preordering Robin, Lucina, and Pac- Man when they are available.

 

[ChikoLad]

I'm currently very tight on money, so I could only afford to pre-order one Amiibo, so I picked Rosalina, since I've been looking forward to her more than any of the Amiibos, period.

Speaking of which, my order on her STILL hasn't shipped and release day is tomorrow... :\

 

[PotatoChief]

damn it I just got all of Wave 1&2 and now Wave 3 is about to start lol

 

[KingChael]

I've recently been training up my amiibo the art of spamming d-throw to u-air.

 

[Foster J.]

Let the scalping begin! Just imagine the chaos whenever the mewtwo amii would be released

 

[ThatNintendoDude]

http://www.amiiboinquirer.com/2015/...almart-splitting-ssb-wave-3-into-three-waves/

Because two waves of Wave 2 wasn't confusing enough.

 

[Foster J.]

WELL, less chaos when loads show up for their pre-orders

 

[pupNapoleon]

I'm honestly not a fan of Elsa at all, so that's why it irritates me a little more than some. Mainly when people compare them by personality, since there REALLY is very little similarity there. There's also the fact that Rosalina isn't a princess, so I kinda dislike her being grouped in as one just because she's a female character.

But that's all neither here, nor there.

In other news, Wave 3 is starting to pop up:

That is beautiful....
and I"m so jealous of that Elsa amiibo you've got

 

[LF2K]

GameStop just updated the release dates in the US. Mega Man and Sonic are the last ones.
http://i.imgur.com/F9HPEnm.jpg

 

[Lautsuu~]

Alright darlings. For those in the UK, if you type in 'amib' on GAME.co.uk, you'll see Wario and Charizard up for pre-order. GOGOGOGO.

 

[Xzsmmc]

http://www.amiiboinquirer.com/2015/...almart-splitting-ssb-wave-3-into-three-waves/

Because two waves of Wave 2 wasn't confusing enough.

GameStop just updated the release dates in the US. Mega Man and Sonic are the last ones.
http://i.imgur.com/F9HPEnm.jpg

What the hell is this? Who authorizes these decisions?

 

[YoshiandToad]

Alright darlings. For those in the UK, if you type in 'amib' on GAME.co.uk, you'll see Wario and Charizard up for pre-order. GOGOGOGO.

And also the Mario Classic wave. In case you want like Toad, or a less doofy looking Luigi amiibo.

 

[Deleted member]

GameStop just updated the release dates in the US. Mega Man and Sonic are the last ones.
http://i.imgur.com/F9HPEnm.jpg

13th? Finally, an actual release date for Shulk.

 

[ChikoLad]

I think this gives a good idea on how the stock for Wave 3 will be.

Sheik uncommon/rare.
Toon Link common.
Bowser "is anybody even buying these" status.

Also TRU seems to be putting them up for sale already. This particular photo comes from a TRU in Appleton, Wisconsin.

 

[Meowser]

BEHOOOLD the terrible quality of my webcam and the shining glory of those early-arrived toys of death and destruction!

 

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Well I guess I can update the title of the thread.

Bummer, all the ones I want I still have a month wait for. I guess I at least the wait for my Marth import will help me pass the time.

My roommate will be happy about Toon Link though.

 

[Foster J.]

Oh god Charles Martinet is coming to Jpop in Denmark.... Signed Mario Amiibo collectable! I shall have it!

 

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http://imgur.com/qskwPeB
http://i.imgur.com/SbPvgML.jpg

Looking over at NeoGAF, it seems that those release dates are just estimates. Seems more or less that they'll begin to arrive anywhere in between today and the given dates. Just depends on the store.

Sadly it's looking like this will make Wave 2a/2b look like child's play.

 

[DoodleDuck97]

.............Rosalina, The Bain of my existence..........

 

[KRBAY]

.............Rosalina, The Bain of my existence..........

Woah, what store is that?

 

[Megadoomer]

Just found at my local Toys R Us! They only had one (which was hidden behind several amiibos), but I was honestly surprised because they never have the rare ones.

 

[SkywardStriker16]

.............Rosalina, The Bain of my existence..........

Hey...can you get me a Fox amiibo too...I promise, I'll pay for shipping...

In all seriousness, that's probably more amiibo than I'll ever see at a store in the States. You lucky foreigners

 

[DoodleDuck97]

Hey...can you get me a Fox amiibo too...I promise, I'll pay for shipping...

In all seriousness, that's probably more amiibo than I'll ever see at a store in the States. You lucky foreigners

I live in Scotland I buy all them online. The only chance of seeing this amount of amiibo is quite possibly my own collection.

 

[kenniky]

13th? Finally, an actual release date for Shulk.

Except "No street date" which means that they can just start selling when they arrive.

Time to get friendly with the closest Gamestop

 

[CraftZ49]

The one time I try to order something from Japan, Marth, the forwarding company (Tenso) has one of the worst backups it has experienced. I've waited a full week now and they haven't even registered Marth ready for international shipping. Customer support is also backed up even after sending them all the info they needed to "start an investigation".

I wonder what is causing this sudden backup.

 

[ChikoLad]

A lot of people are still talking about how their Rosalina Amiibo orders from European sites are still not even shipped yet, and my Amazon.de order is no exception.

She's the only one having this problem. People who ordered multiple other Amiibos have had their other ones shipped, but most of the time, the Rosalina isn't going anywhere.

Combined with the sudden cancellation of Rosalina orders at GameStop UK & Ireland, I am getting REALLY paranoid. It's safe to say I'm not getting her tomorrow anyway. It DOES say the expected delivery date is the 30th of January to the 2nd of February, but I feel like it should be shipped by now if that's the case. :\