Posted November 11, 2014 I am not spending £320 on all, as much as I may want to :p £500 once all the Smash Bros ones come out. Talk about an eye opener...!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 11, 2014 Internet message board user forgoes checking facts in order to slag off Nintendo. More at 10. :p Facts and Serebii are like oil and water. I admit when I'm wrong, unlike others. It's probably not deliberate but it is convenient as it means you'll need multiple amiibo unless they let you back up the data on the Wii U. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 11, 2014 It was foolish of me to hope Nintendo would stagger the releases of these. It's gonna be financial chaos every month from this point onward, wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 11, 2014 I think Nintendo should do a subscription service kind of like Eaglemoss' Star Trek Starships Collection. Every two weeks, you get an Amiibo along with a magazine with information on the character. Stuff like concept sketches and art, games they've appeared in and various stuff like that. It would provide a great option for people to spread the cost of them for people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 11, 2014 I think Nintendo should do a subscription service kind of like Eaglemoss' Star Trek Starships Collection. Every two weeks, you get an Amiibo along with a magazine with information on the character. Stuff like concept sketches and art, games they've appeared in and various stuff like that. It would provide a great option for people to spread the cost of them for people. Not exactly what you mean but Loot Crate are working on a sort of subscription service which is said to include amiibos and related goodies. Their boxes become fairly expensive when being sent to the UK though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 SHULK AMIIBO WILL BE A GAMESTOP EXCLUSIVE Oh dear, those looking to purchase the recently announced Shulk Amiibo from somewhere like Amazon will be in for a shock as the figure will be exclusive to GameStop in the United States. Nintendo has previously said that some of the Amiibo will be retailer exclusive so it looks as though Shulk will be the first one with more to follow. http://mynintendonews.com/2014/11/11/shulk-amiibo-will-be-a-gamestop-exclusive/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 You keep scraping that barrel... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 I don't think anybody really expected there to not be retailer exclusive amiibos, as both Skylanders and Disney Infinity have had retailer exclusive figurines from the very beginning. Not to mention that the last set of Wii U NFC figurines were completely retailer exclusive in both Europe and the US. I'm more surprised that they haven't announced any retailer exclusive amiibos for Europe yet, if anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 In the amiibo unveiling tritton said the amiibo will have data specifically for smash. Why are people confused now all of a sudden, the slight bonus is that it isn't just for smash but actually any game. Is this really a big deal? How many amiibo will we actually trwin for smash? A couple tops? So say another game comes out in 6 months that needs writing data, will we still be training our amiibo in smash? Probably not. And if we are use a different amiibo. I don't get why people are annoyed at this... It is even a problem yet and may not be for a long time. Cry when it's a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Just cleared the money off my desk for amiibo money. £75.20 I'm ready :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Just cleared the money off my desk for amiibo money. £75.20 I'm ready :p For some reason I just thought of this when I read that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Just cleared the money off my desk for amiibo money. £75.20 I'm ready :p Man, that's crazy I'm just gonna get the Link figure on day 1 (Hyrule Warriors & MK8 cross over content, Link gets the most at the start so it makes sense) and hold out for the others till later (plus I have Xmas and my birthday coming up pretty soonish, so there's always hope on that front too... ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) The "one game" news can be interpreted in another way: The Smash Bros Amiibos may have big uses in future games. The way they originally sounded was that the main use of these would be Smash Bros, and if a future Mario game used Amiibo in a big way, we'd need to buy a Mario Amiibo in that game. However, this news suggests that we may have the option of erasing the Smash Bros Mario data and using that one for the new game. My plans: Link Capitan Falcon Toon Link Sonic Edited November 12, 2014 by Cube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Just cleared the money off my desk for amiibo money. £75.20 I'm ready :p For some reason I just thought of this when I read that. : peace: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 For some reason I just thought of this when I read that. : peace: A person can spend their hard earned money as they wish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 My word, Wii just keeps sounding more and more bitter every day... It's a completely optional purchase. Your console isn't gonna stop working just because you didn't buy one! Stop being so ridiculously negative! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) A person can spend their hard earned money as they wish. I've not denied that. It's just a light-hearted poke at what I think of them. My word, Wii just keeps sounding more and more bitter every day... It's a completely optional purchase. Your console isn't gonna stop working just because you didn't buy one! Stop being so ridiculously negative! I do worry about what will be coming further down the road if they get established. It's also my prerogative as a Wii U owner to be negative if I don't like what I see happening. It's neither ridiculous nor your right to tell me to stop. : peace: Edited November 12, 2014 by Wii Automerged Doublepost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Indeed. It's not like I'm buying them all, just the ones that have cross game stuff in games I own/intend to buy. These are cool, well-made, figures with awesome features in game. I can't wait to face off against my 7 Level 50 amiibo who have been trained to fight me. It'll be glorious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 These are cool, well-made, figures with awesome features in game. Must resist....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Erm, I've preordered 13 of the initial 18.... I'll definitely end up with them all! Worryingly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 Even if they didn't have any in-game functionality I'd probably still buy most of them. I do think Nintendo would sell more if they released them a bit slower, but I guess Smash necessitates a quick turnaround. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) I do think Nintendo would sell more if they released them a bit slower, but I guess Smash necessitates a quick turnaround. Well, they have to keep a steady supply coming in order for them to keep the interest up and to keep up their in-store presence, and 5-6 a month would still keep them going for about half a year to release the full 49-figurine set. I'd be disappointed if they took much longer than that, as many of my favourites - like Bowser Jr. and Duck Hunt Duo - will most likely be released in the last wave (assuming they'll prioritize the starting roster and save the unlockables for last)... It's way better than the release pacing of Skylanders figurines, that's for sure... Erm, I've preordered 13 of the initial 18.... I'll definitely end up with them all! Worryingly... I've preordered all 18 (Well, all the individual figurines except Mario, which I'm getting through the Smash Bros. bundle)! Edited November 12, 2014 by FireMeowth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 I hope they release a nice Amiibo stand to display your figures on. The Disney Infinity ones are pretty cool and would love to see something like that for these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 12, 2014 I'll wait for wave two/three/four. Little Mac, The Captain, King Dedede, Bowser and maybe Pit and Meta Knight... They are a little on the expensive side to my taste, €10,- would really be a sweet spot for me. Some 3for2 bargains like dizzy suggested would probably make me impulse-buy more though So who are left from a smash perspective? from the 3DS starting roster: Charizard Greninja Olimar Pac-Man Palutena Robin Zero Suit Samus Unlockables: Bowser Jr. Dark Pit Dr. Mario Duck Hunt Duo Falco Ganondorf Jigglypuff Lucina Mii (Brawler, shooter, swordsman) Mr. Game & Watch Ness R.O.B. Wario DLC: Mewtwo Maybe later: Ice Climbers Lucas Wolf Pichu Roy Snake Pokemon Trainer/Squirtle/Ivysaur Young Link Iggy, Lemmy, Morton, Ludwig, Wendy, Larry, Roy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/bandai_namco_announces_ace_combat_assault_horizon_legacy_plus_for_3ds Wish this was coming out here... I'm liking the bowser amiibo skin I almost want to buy an airfix model and paint it up like that! Sorry if this is already posted somewhere! Not really worth a new post, but noted on amazon, pre-orders: Link = 23rd Mario = 32nd Yoshi = 35th Pikachu = 38th Samus = 42nd Kirby = 45th Donkey Kong = 53rd Fox = 55th Peach = 56th Luigi = 60th Zelda = 64th Captain Falcon = 66th Villager = 67th Marth = 83rd Little Mac = 95th Pit = 96th DNQ: Wii Fit Trainer Diddy Kong Not sure if that's impressive, having most of the range in the top 100 preorder or not, or if the order of amiibo popularity has been fairly stable. After the uproar about links support I must say, I expected diminished support for his model in particular. My guess would be that diddy kong is closer to breaking the top 100 than wii fit trainer - but who knows! Edited November 14, 2014 by Pestneb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
