Nintendo is re-releasing some hard to find Amiibos

Here's a tweet Nintendo posted yesterday



https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/649266869216505857

I hope they will start re-releasing more of them because the Amiibos have gotten pretty out of hand with the scalpers. I will never pay over retail for an Amiibo.

 

Wow, that only took forever.

 

I hope.. for collector's purposes that you can tell this batch and the "first edition" apart so the other Amiibo's stays Rare

No, I don`t collect Amiibo's but would be a waste for people who spend alot for one .. when they now find out they will be available for 15 usd..

 

I don't think that amiibos are rare, but are just being hoarded by scalpers. I mean if you go on eBay and look for Mega Man, for instance, it will show the seller has sold over 200 and has like another 100 left. It's sort of a man made shortage I believe.

But yeah a little "second release" or something on the box wouldn't be a big deal to me. But that would probably just cause more of that "super rare sold out!!!" stuff on eBay listings. Can't stand that.

 

Paying over retail for little toys is ridiculous and reminiscent of that silly Beanie Babies fad. Another production run would definitely be a good thing.

 

You could tell with the first ones they rereleased: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/check-out-the-difference-between-original-villager/1100-6427671/ (I know it's scary, but look at his eyes).

I do wonder if the rereleases are still going to be retailer exclusive. I know Shulk was GS exclusive, and I think Greninja might have been too.

 

finally i can get little mac

 

This amiibos thing is why I stopped playing my wii u. Well that and the gamecube adapter.

 

Well, you know, if you want to use the Amiibos for games, but don't want to buy all the actual Amiibos, you can get the Amiiqo.
Gamecube controller adapters are now readily available for $19.99

Also, I just want to add that I recently ordered some Amiibos from Gamestop.com and they all arrived in perfect shape. They were in an oversized box with plenty of padding. So it's safe to go ahead and order Amiibos from Gamestop.

 

I can hear the hoarders and resellers screaming

 

Oh boy, this is a nightmare for the hardcore Amiibo collector, they will end up with double copies b/c of the minor difference in between the prints. Glad I don't collect these

 

I just recently went to my local best buy and got every single Amiibo in the picture above, and also a Dark Pit and a Marth.
Here's my little amiibo shrine that i've put up. I also got the Chibi Robo 3DS bundle in there.

 

I was shocked when I found a 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo at Toys R Us. Bought that immediately (and used it in Mario Maker).

Then I got the Chibi-Robo Zip-Lash amiibo pack. THEN I found a Marth at Best Buy, so I got that one.

Those are the only three amiibo I own. Will likely be at Best Buy when they open so I can get the Yoshi Wooly World amiibo pack though.

Edit:
Now I own four amiibo, as I just found Shulk at Best Buy.

 

Huh, I fail to see where the appeal is for these things. It's almost like they were fabricated from the ground up to specifically be collectibles, complete with planned short supply, planned re-releases with differences etc. The whole thing just doesn't sit right with me.

I never was the type to collect action figures though, so it could be it's just not my thing.

 

They were I can see them asking a cauldron of goo "How do we make more money and still some how appear hip?"

 

On the bright side, these little toys are helping Nintendo through a tough time. I think they sell more amiibos than anything else right now. I take it we all love Nintendo, so that's at least a positive thing about this whole amiibo craze.

Best Buy just opened pre-orders for Falco on their website. Also, the yarn yoshis will be available soon, look out for those!
Here's a site with some dates to remember
http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/13/9519625/toys-r-us-mega-yarn-yoshi-amiibo-exclusive

 

That's all well and good, but it'd be nice if they could instead make their money on less shady stuff. The Wii motion controls were a great idea. The reason that console was underpowered was to offset all the money that went to the motion hardware and R&D. So the next console they use the same controller idea and beef up the console to competing specs and sell an optional standard controller, best of both worlds, right? Nope, tablet controller with console about as powerful as previous gen competitors. Why they didn't wait a generation until the tablet idea was a little more refined and the console a little more up to par I have no idea. Nintendo's strong suite was always great 3rd party support, and killer 1st party support, the console needs to be 3rd party friendly as well. They need to get back into that groove, and mature the games a bit more (they've gone a little too far into the kid-friendly zone for my tastes, and probably lots of others). Imagine a Nintendo quality Mario platformer with PS4 like graphics, a little less emphasis on bubbly, cartoony, bright and colorful graphics, and a soundtrack you could jam to anytime (the epic sounding tracks on Galaxy come to mind).

Or, you know, make plastic collectable figures.

No offense to anyone who collects these. If it brings you joy that's all that matters. This is just an outsiders point of view, one that grew up through Nintendo's glory days.

 

Nintendo's business practices would never allow a console as powerful as the Playstation or Xbox, at least not right now. Nintendo doesn't sell its consoles at a loss, at all. I have no idea what the Wii U costs to make, but it's less than $300 per unit. Microsoft and Sony will take a hit on the console early in its lifespan (the original PS3 famously cost Sony $900 per unit, and they sold at $600) to recoup on game sales.

Also, Nintendo hasn't had strong 3rd party support since the SNES era. Ever since the PS1 brought itself out as a viable alternative (in Japan, the Genesis/MD were viable in the US/Europe), third parties have flocked to Sony and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft. Now, with both the PS4 and XB1 having similar architecture and selling well, they have less incentive to cater to the less powerful Wii U. Their strong suite was strong arming third parties into working with them when they were the only game in town, then watching as they moved to the new kid on the block.

I don't collect Amiibos fanatically, but they're a cool little thing, and, given that they're cheaper and legitimately better than some Skylanders (better build quality/design and compatible with more games), they're a nice little niche that really only Nintendo could capitalize on. Sony and Microsoft don't have as deep of a roster of characters combined as Nintendo does.

 

For the record: I grew up through Nintendo's glory days, too. I don't know how that has any bearing on liking amiibos or not.

 

Lucky you, I wish the new stuff still excited me. I guess I sometimes forget that some people can keep that child inside alive for longer.

Thats true, I should have mentioned when I talk about when I was biggest in games the SNES was really the peak, N64 it started dwindling. You're also right about the stranglehold, I failed to remember that. That means it's fairly hypocritical for me to argue against the morality of amiibos in comparison to the "golden days".

I still don't understand the short supply the things had though. If they are in that much demand why limit stock?