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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
 
   
 
@TriforceBun

It's almost as if there's high demand for these things. Who'd have guessed?


What's ridiculous is that everybody I've heard from that went to stores ahead of time said that employees encouraged them to order online instead. WHOOPS


EDIT: I like how the fact that my avatar is Michael Jackson in space completely undoes my saltiness.
04/03/15, 01:43   
Edited: 04/03/15, 01:48
@Hero_Of_Hyrule

They were telling them this before the preorders started? Weird. The one I went to didn't say any of that sort.
04/03/15, 03:15   
Round 4 needs to be updated in the OP!
And maybe add the SMB line? And Yarn Yoshi? And Splatoon?
And the AC cards?

04/03/15, 05:20   
Edited: 04/03/15, 05:22
@ploot

That's a lot of work man! Maybe when I'm back in my home state I'll look into it!!!
04/03/15, 10:20   
Well I missed the first chance at Greninja. Just happened to be up wh3n they went live. I was through the whole fucking process and then...

Gone.
04/03/15, 11:32   
Sad to say every cool new amiibo I see revealed now I just write off as unattainable.

I had Shulk preordered 2 1/2 months before it was released and that failed to materialize. I'd like a Ness and an Olimar too, maybe a Splatoon squid girl once I've had time to play the game a little. But I know there won't be enough stock to feed anyone but a few lucky fans and an army of scalpers.
04/03/15, 13:51   
@Infinitywave

I'd hate to support your words because I wish it were the case but there are tons of Greninja on Ebay already... just sick.
04/03/15, 13:59   
Good luck with your Greninja quest. :)

Dear Nintendo, please make more amiibo per batch. You are leaving money on the table and saddening your fans.
04/03/15, 14:31   
@Infinitywave

They're making their money. It's the "saddening their fans" part that is 100% true. I just want one of each to complete the set, that's all. I missed Jigglypuff, Ness (by minutes apparently) and Greninja. The Pokémon aren't a big deal to me, but Ness is.

Ah well.
04/03/15, 16:12   
Pac-Man currently available for preorder at Toys R' Us! Won't last long, so if you want him, go get him. Pakku pakku pakku pakku...
04/03/15, 16:57   
@ludist, don't you think Nintendo could be selling four or five times as many figures judging by the inflated prices the scummy middlemen are getting for them? That's money going into someone else's pocket, right?
04/03/15, 17:15   
Exactly, Infinity.

I just went to Toysrus and they were told this morning not to sell any in store because they all sold online. I can't believe they didn't separate the stock levels to give more folks a chance.

What an operation they're running here... oi.

Greninja still eludes.
04/03/15, 17:31   
I feel pretty ripped off. GameStop secures Ness as their only amiibo. Great. But then they post the exact time that you can preorder him online, so...okay, good! Hundreds (thousands?) of people thus try to preorder online at the promised time, the site blows up for 3 hours and nothing works for anyone. GameStop later says "we're just doing them in-store now."

Great. So where does this leave all the online-preorder people? SOL, that's where. While we were trying to get the amiibo at the promised time, we were losing our chance to get them in store because GameStop arbitrarily shut down one of the venues to get it. Now the site has none AND the stores have none. And nobody's going to get in trouble for this or anything. They just said "oops, oh well" and continue on, having screwed over a ton of people in the process.

This is yet another reason why I never go to GameStop. Couldn't any other amiibo that wasn't Ness be exclusive there!?

EDIT: This article sheds some light on the situation. Really shady business practices. Ugh, I hate this place.

Guess my only other option is trading away my Golden Mario amiibo for Ness sometime in the future, because no way am I paying off some jerkwad scalper.
04/03/15, 17:36   
Edited: 04/03/15, 17:46
Wow, that's terrible. Go to the store and they tell you to order online. Go online and they lie about availability and tell you to go to the store. And they have the nerve to put "Please use your best judgement to ensure a great experience for all of your customers," at the bottom of the notice. Please lie to your customers, but ensure they have a great experience.


Here's a "review" that covers the state of other exclusives.
04/03/15, 18:49   
Edited: 04/03/15, 19:09
How does Skylanders and Disney Infinity do this?

This is true lunacy. Nintendo needs to answer for all this. I'm afraid of when those cool crocheted Yoshi amiibo release. I want one but it's going to be super coveted. They better be making them NOW for a Fall release. Why wouldn't they?
04/03/15, 21:31   
I haven't had a chance to try and do any pre-ordering yet. For the late May release I'm only after Pac-Man and Ness. The Splatoon ones, while cool looking don't hold much interest for me. For July I'd really like Dark Pit and Palutena if possible. September on the other hand, I hope to knab all 5 of them: Ganondorf, Zer Suit Samus, Olimar, Dr. Mario and Bowser Jr.

Then with the Yarn Yoshi's due out later, I'm gonna need to grab one of those. If they're all just colour swaps I'm not too picky as to which one I'd go with.

And none of this solves the problem of me still trying, not too hard though, to find a Meta Knight, Little Mac and possibly a Gold Mario.
04/03/15, 22:06   
Thanks to a heads up from Fink, I was able to grab a Gold Mario from Walmart.ca. Hooray!!
Thanks, Fink!!
04/04/15, 00:54   
@ploot

You're welcome buddy. Happy to help wherever I can.

Not that anyone can do anything, but I'm looking for Greninja. Maybe I can trade my Ike or Wii Fit Trainer for one someday.
04/04/15, 01:04   
@DrFinkelstein

If I ever find a Greninja, I would happily trade it for Ike. I would also like to win the lottery.
04/04/15, 03:36   
I'll keep my eye out for when Greninja is released here.
04/04/15, 04:00   
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