deltadon Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Curious if anyone has gotten caught up collecting amiibo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 One of my best friends is. I've been buying some to sell. Gotta support my record habit somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Haha nice. You use eBay to sell? Which ones were you able to grab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickj Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 They're pretty cool, but I wish they were a little bit cheaper. As it stands I'm only planning to buy ones that unlock game content I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Our Wii just died. I've been debating getting a WiiU. The Amiibo business is intriguing. Tell me a bit about it. At first glance I dig that they plan to unlock old SNES games to use them in etc. I think I only heard of this yesterday - Link seems pretty popular for a dude in tights. Then again we have a hundreds of pages long Wrestling Thread here. Seriously, share a bit on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawker31 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I just started collecting last week. Anxious to get some of this next wave on friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've been buying some. Mainly just my regular faves in Smash Bros. They are proving a real pain in the butt to get without giving in to ebay prices etc but so far I have: Link, Mario, Samus, Pit, Marth, Ike Hoping to get Megaman and Ness at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Our Wii just died. I've been debating getting a WiiU. The Amiibo business is intriguing. Tell me a bit about it. At first glance I dig that they plan to unlock old SNES games to use them in etc. I think I only heard of this yesterday - Link seems pretty popular for a dude in tights. Then again we have a hundreds of pages long Wrestling Thread here. Seriously, share a bit on it. Basically they are VERY well made and detailed figures that have an NFC in the bottom. This is compatible with the Wii U gamepad, New 3ds XL, and in the summer 2d/3ds systems with an adapter. They provide some sort of extra content to the game depending on the game. It was launched alongside Smash Bros for Wii U mid November last year. They are still rolling out game compatibility. Overall the consensus of collectors are grabbing them because they look great, and not so much so for the in game content, but thats an added bonus. Here is a chart that explains what they do for current and soon to be released titles. http://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/compatibility/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btelg Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I got a Megaman amiibo but that was all i really cared to get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klefki Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I am a huge Nintendo fan, and will usually jump on the bandwagon for things like these. I am declining to start a collection of Amiibo though. If you think the secondhand market is poisonous for records, you should check out the eBay prices for some of the "harder-to-find" figures. I'll probably get Mega Man and the Pokémon characters, and leave it at that. If Nintendo decides to increase production on these, I might change my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yeah if you are trying to complete the entire set its pretty rough. Basically people are trying to buy these things in a 3+ grouping of the same figure (usually to hoard trade or scalp) which is not helping stock issues. If you have a Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked account they are about $10. DK, Yoshi, and Peach are on sale for $10 making GCU price $8. This Friday I am trying to get Meta Knight and King DeDeDe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Nintendo confirmed this week that amiibo cards are launching later in the year at a much cheaper price point so if you just want to unlock content it'll be cheaper and more widely available. The figures just look really cool though and Fire Emblem figures etc so rarely see any kind of western release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I saw a complaint where you couldn't scan the figure if it was still sealed in its box (for collect-abilities purpose) bu I guess that makes sense because people would just take their WiiU gamepad or whatever to the store and just start scanning figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Of Suburbia Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Been collecting since day 1 and have them all so far. I have pre-ordered wave 4 from Europe (for now) since neither GameStop or Amazon have had pre-orders for them here yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Of Suburbia Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I saw a complaint where you couldn't scan the figure if it was still sealed in its box (for collect-abilities purpose) bu I guess that makes sense because people would just take their WiiU gamepad or whatever to the store and just start scanning figures. They'd have to bring their whole Wii U with them for that to work lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisherprice Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've got Link, Zelda, Toon Link, and Sheik. I hope they make Ganondorf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Of Suburbia Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've got Link, Zelda, Toon Link, and Sheik. I hope they make Ganondorf. Nintendo has said they will make all of the Smash characters so give Ganondorf some time to be announced. He shall be made lol deltadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 If anyone happened to order an extra Meta Knight or King Dedede, let me know. Friday keeps looking worse and worse, based on the stores I am talking to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 So far I have Luigi, Mario, Kirby, Link, Wii Fit Trainer, and Little Mac. I preordered Megaman from Gamestop when I could, but I got an email a week or 2 ago saying "they'll send it when they get it," so my hopes aren't high. Although I did read Megaman and Sonic got delayed in the US? Who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Megaman and Sonic are the only two that I want. I'm hoping that I can score them eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Oh shit speak of the (blue) devil! Just got shipping confirmation from GameStop for my Megaman Amiibo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OU818 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I thought about getting amiibos, but at the crazy level they're at, fuck it. Would have been nice to have the Fire Emblem characters and Shulk for display, but not for thousands of dollars. I did snag Captain Falcon at a Target awhile ago though, and soon he will sit on my dashboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltadon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Friday I was able to score meta knight. I was beyond happy to grab him. I was bummed that no other stores in town got any sonic, or King dedede. Here's hoping they show up in the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Got my Megaman from GameStop today! So happy to have this little guy. So as of right now I'm not really dying to get anymore (other than the ones I have), but there are still a few I wouldn't mind grabbing if I get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agua Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I need villager so bad ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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