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amiibo is certainly turning out to be a big thing in Nintendo's eyes. Whether or not the rewards for utilizing each amiibo is worthy to you, Nintendo plans to implement all sorts of bonuses. It appears right now that every amiibo is meant to do 'something' in each game though games not featuring certain characters may have more limited uses or lesser-valued ones. We've had plenty of threads on here for amiibo and I'm sure that will continue. Still, I wanted to establish a general discussion thread that doesn't have a specific focus or thought. We'll also use this thread for informing the forums about upcoming news regarding new waves of amiibo or new compatibility. Enjoy! Tell us which amiibo you're planning to get! To get the party started, here are the various waves of amiibo on their way, compatibility information from Nintendo's website, and various links to other threads regarding amiibo.


Known amiibo

Super Smash Bros.
















Yarn Yoshi


Super Mario


Splatoon


Animal Crossing (multiple waves)






Animal Crossing amiibo Cards


30th Anniversary Mario


Chibi-Robo, Shovel Knight, and Mega Man


Skylanders Superchargers - Bowser and DK


The Legend of Zelda


Compatible Games

Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Yoshi's Woolly World, Splatoon, CodeName: S.T.E.A.M., ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON LEGACY, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and more…




Nintendo's amiibo Website


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11/18/14, 01:30    Edited: 02/05/16, 15:49
 
   
 
@Koovaps

Ugh, I don't get it. My GameStop that I go to ONLY got Bowser. No Toon Link, no Sheik, and definitely no Shulk. I've got all of them reserved there, so I have no idea what the heck is going on. That said, I WILL be stopping in sometime tomorrow.

@Beardednerd

Even Bowser is tough to find up there? Egad, he's been like Link-level rarity around here, ie: not rare at all!
02/01/15, 08:43   
Well I got Bowser in but target is already sold out on Mega Man.
02/01/15, 09:28   
@pokepal148

Toys R Us (here) isn't getting Mega Man until the 13th (along w/ Ike, Sonic, DeDeDe). Are you certain they came in??
02/01/15, 09:45   
@Mr_Mustache the site says that they are sold out so idk.
02/01/15, 09:55   
@Mr_Mustache

When I picked up Lucario friday, there was a sign at TRU about delays. Sounds like that's what they were talking about.

I'm relying on TRU for Sonic, Mega Man, and Ike. If King Dedede or any others are there when I go, I'm picking them up right away!

Gamestop is supposed to help me with Toon Link, Sheik, King Dedede, and of course Shulk.
02/01/15, 15:20   
EST people, if you're not sitting at home with your Rosalina Amiibo, you've probably missed them.
CST people, if you're not on the way (or in some cases, sitting in line), you MAY be too late.


Arrived to my Target about 7:45a; drove there embarrassed and "come on, do I really need to be doing this now?," and that feeling quickly turned to "WHAT THE F, WHY IS THERE A LINE!?" I was 12th in my line, and came up about short. UGH. I was told 12-15, that doesn't seem to be the case. Also, when they let you inside, stick with the main pack and take the MOST DIRECT ROUTE to Electronics. I did an up-and-over which didn't work at all; the kid that WAS in front of me ended up 4th. Hmmmm... And the Call Ahead Hold thing -- no dice.


I REALLY hope you guys are able to luck out far better than I.
Nothing like getting up early to come home empty handed.

@DrFinkelstein

Are you going to go get Rosalina!? Hurry, man!


EDIT- I'm going back to bed now to have nightmares. I have nothing else to offer you, friends
02/01/15, 15:22   
Edited: 02/01/15, 15:24
@Mr_Mustache

Mine's in the mail. I was one of the lucky few to have been up when they were pre-orderable on Target.com. Plus I live out in the country, 45 minutes from Target, and we had a massive snowfall last night. No way I'm getting to Target. Just checked the pre-order and it shows my item is about 65 miles from me but UPS handed it off to USPS so the whole Wednesday-delivery thing is probably accurate.... slow USPS...

Sorry to hear about your luck with Rosalina. This is freakin' preposterous. I am at a loss to what Nintendo is doing with these things. They're probably doing it smart for their business but it involves dickishness towards it's customers.
02/01/15, 15:28   
Off to Irondequoit. Just called, they say they're holding one. Had 7 left AFTER the people waited in line.

We'll see... Won't update until later, I want sleep.
02/01/15, 15:34   
When will the insanity end!?!?
02/01/15, 16:17   
I got a Rosalina and a Bowser this morning (no luck with Sheik). So I'll have an extra Rosalina for anyone that needs one and doesn't mind Japanese packaging.
02/01/15, 16:47   
Okay, I got my mitts on several Rosalinas, and a few Toon Links. Mustache did get his Rosalina, so he's good. Ploot gets my first extra, and I've got 3 others if anybody needs one or even knows anybody who needs one. I also have 2 extra Toon Links. There definitely seemed to be some interest for that little guy here.
02/01/15, 17:08   
@Koovaps
Woohoo! You're the man. If it's okay with @DrFinkelstein, I might ask you to send Rosalina to him and I can pick it up from him down the line.

As for Toon Link, I know VisionOfEscaflowne was desperately looking for one a couple days ago. Maybe shoot him a PM?
Beardednerd is looking too, I think.
I'll shoot you a PM.
02/01/15, 17:35   
Edited: 02/01/15, 17:36
ploot said:
@Koovaps
Woohoo! You're the man. If it's okay with @DrFinkelstein, I might ask you to send Rosalina to him and I can pick it up from him down the line.

As for Toon Link, I know VisionOfEscaflowne was desperately looking for one a couple days ago. Maybe shoot him a PM?
Beardednerd is looking too, I think.
I'll shoot you a PM.

Yeah I'd be happy to take a Toon Link off of your hands. I live very near Ploot, so if you're sending a Rosalina for him you could throw the Toon Link in there.

All of this works under the assumption that Fink is okay with it.
02/01/15, 17:40   
@ploot

Absolutely! Piece of cake. I imagine Fink'll be cool with that. And I will shoot VofE a PM as well.
02/01/15, 17:47   
@Beardednerd

Yes indeed! Done and done!
02/01/15, 17:51   
Wouldn't mind that Toon Link but if you're in the US, that's probably a bit expensive for shipping costs I'm still checking Wal-Mart to see if they get him in. EB only got one.
02/01/15, 17:53   
@VofEscaflowne

If I get it to Ploot, I imagine it'd be cheaper for him to get it to you? I might be sending 2 that way already, adding a third doesn't change much.
02/01/15, 18:23   
@Koovaps

My only problem is that I never set up a Paypal account which is how I imagine you guys are paying each other. I did an exchange with an online friend a while back but we just traded each other an amiibo instead. I really gotta figure out how to get a Paypal account one of these days
02/01/15, 18:46   
Koovaps,

What's left over? I think I'm pretty good on the Rosalina, pending no shipping mishaps.

Is a Toon Link available? I have him pre-ordered with Gamestop, and while that might work out, it'd be great to see a backup plan. Where did you nab Toon Link from, Target?
02/01/15, 19:10   
Got a fox amiibo for $20 off Amazon and Bowser has been ordered off target.

Alas target giftcard you will be missed.
02/01/15, 19:30   
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