Super smash bros bundle

[geralds]

Platform(s): WII U
Region(s): America
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: unknows
Price (RRP): $99.99

Content Description:


Super Smash Bros. Bundle Includes:
Super Spash Bros. Game
Nintendo GameCube Controller Super Smash Bros. Edition
Nintendo GameCube Adapter for Wii U

http://i2.wp.com/shoryuken.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nintendo-wiiu-gamecube-controller-adapter.png?resize=622%2C349

[Twisted]

i hope they do some top notch packaging with this..the controller color and logo design is a missed opportunity..they could of "jazzed" it up some bit.,.maybe a nicer color and a more elaborate deco on the controller..i just hope it's not like the Nintendo store US xenoblade pack combo, which was just the standard game taped alongside a standard wii pro controller.

[geralds]

i hope they do some top notch packaging with this..the controller color and logo design is a missed opportunity..they could of "jazzed" it up some bit.,.maybe a nicer color and a more elaborate deco on the controller..i just hope it's not like the Nintendo store US xenoblade pack combo, which was just the standard game taped alongside a standard wii pro controller.

ITs not it will get a wide release gamestop already has it listed.

[r3galbum]

Where did you see it on gamestop o.o? I've only seen the regular GameCube controller

[geralds]

Where did you see it on gamestop o.o? I've only seen the regular GameCube controller

not out yet its for smash bros on wii u can be preordered fro gamestop already listed on there site.

[r3galbum]

Ah just saw it. Sorry!

[Alaniata]

I hope they make the shell from mario kart limited is gonna get a regular spot for all nintendo games... same type, size and setting...just different for every game, like a smash ball for SSB :D

[Iwatasan]

Seems like a useful bundle but is this a CE or is it just GameStop selling three separate products at a discount when you buy them at the same time?

[r3galbum]

I feel like it's just 3 separate things at a discount...

[KnightOfTruth]

I imagine they'll probably do something similar to the Halo:ODST Bundle edition, but that's just my guess.

[Twisted]

Nintendo did announce a "bundle" version..so probably like how the Nintendo land game got thrown into a box with a luigi green wii mote, or how Mario and sonic got thrown into a box with a blue wii motion remote etc..so probably something along those lines will be made available.

[KnightOfTruth]

Yeah, its since been announced at Amazon, Gamestop, and BestBuy I believe too.

Also, here's another similar announcement, but not sure if it warrants its own thread or not, so I'll drop it here and let the mods judge.

Source: Italy Shows Double-pack Smash (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/nintendos_italian_twitter_feed_shows_off_a_super_s mash_bros_double_pack_for_nintendo_3ds)

Looks like Europe may be getting a double-pack of Super Smash Bros. 3DS. No price point yet, but I'd imagine it'd have to be cheaper than buying 2 copies. Not really a "collectors edition" but its a different edition nonetheless.

http://images.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/nintendos_italian_twitter_feed_shows_off_a_super_s mash_bros_double_pack_for_3ds/attachment/0/original.jpg

[Iwatasan]

amiibos available for pre-order today as well from all the retailers you mentioned. $12.99 each and there's 12 of them (so far). Theoretically I think at least there must eventually be one for every character in SSB4. So good luck to those of you wanting to collect them all... :nosleep:

Imagine if they started bundling those. :haha:

[Cosmic_Link]

Speaking of Smash Bros Bundles, Nintendo UK Store have a T-Shirt and Sweat Band offer with pre-orders of Smash Bros standalone game and Console bundles. :D I think the T-Shirt is the same as the one that was given away at a recent Expo. Either E3 or PAX?

http://store.nintendo.co.uk/games-3ds/super-smash-bros.-for-nintendo-3ds-game-pack-t-shirt-extra-large/10986353.html

http://s2.thcdn.com/productimg/0/600/600/53/10986353-1407873140-533192.jpg

http://s1.thcdn.com/productimg/0/600/600/53/10986353-1407869616-378151.jpg

[KnightOfTruth]

amiibos available for pre-order today as well from all the retailers you mentioned. $12.99 each and there's 12 of them (so far). Theoretically I think at least there must eventually be one for every character in SSB4. So good luck to those of you wanting to collect them all... :nosleep:

Imagine if they started bundling those. :haha:

I tweeted to NOA today after they announced the 12 amiibos being 12.99 each and I asked if there's any sort of "bundle discount" or B2G1 deal going on cuz $155.88 + tax is a bit much methinks. ;)

[Cosmic_Link]

I tweeted to NOA today after they announced the 12 amiibos being 12.99 each and I asked if there's any sort of "bundle discount" or B2G1 deal going on cuz $155.88 + tax is a bit much methinks. ;)

Yeah, they are a little expensive. They're only the same price as the Skylanders figures though.

I will only be getting a few of them anyway. lol Link, Samus, Pikachu, Fox and Marth. :thumb:

[Iwatasan]

Speaking of Smash Bros Bundles, Nintendo UK Store have a T-Shirt and Sweat Band offer with pre-orders of Smash Bros standalone game and Console bundles. :D I think the T-Shirt is the same as the one that was given away at a recent Expo. Either E3 or PAX?
Not really something for my collection but I think I might actually wear a shirt like that, haha. Maybe even the sweatband. :haha: So far I'm only expecting the SSB coin for my US pre-orders. Oh, and add to that the Club Nintendo soundtrack for registering both versions. :cpatch:

I tweeted to NOA today after they announced the 12 amiibos being 12.99 each and I asked if there's any sort of "bundle discount" or B2G1 deal going on cuz $155.88 + tax is a bit much methinks. ;)
Let us know if they actually reply! :D Seriously though I agree, these amiibos are too much for me. That's $155.88 for now (assuming you buy just one copy!) plus there's going to be at least another two or three dozen eventually.

I'll stick to the Zelda characters and maybe get a couple more depending on how fun/useful they actually are as an SSB4/MK8 add-on. I've got Link preordered already...can't be too careful I guess with hot toys being released at Christmas. lol

[KnightOfTruth]

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll pre-order/pickup a few of my favs early and then just put the rest on my Christmas "want" list as stocking stuffers or something ;)

[Cosmic_Link]

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll pre-order/pickup a few of my favs early and then just put the rest on my Christmas "want" list as stocking stuffers or something ;)

lol I like your style. :P I think it's time to start making my Christmas list......:ghey:

[Viridius]

The current placeholder price in Australia for the amiibos is $30...

[Iwatasan]

Sheesh, I definitely wouldn't pay that much. News sites say it should go down to $17.95 AUD but if not...I imagine you and your friends will be importing from the US, huh?

And wow...$50 NZD... poor Kiwis... stuff is so expensive there I don't get it. :scratch:

[StayFree( ' 3')]

Just a heads up, Club Nintendo currently has an offer where if you purchase both versions of SSB and register them you get a free physical copy of the soundtrack. Not sure if this is US only.

http://club2.nintendo.com/smash-promo/


After checking out the contributing composers/musicians on the soundtrack I think I'm more hyped for the soundtrack than the actual game. :D


Musicians who worked on new arrangements for Nintendo 3DS version


Artist
-Main Compositions

ACE (TOMOri Kudo / CHiCO)
-Xenoblade Chronicles
-Music for "ONE PIECE exhibition" under the editorship of Eiichiro Oda

Masato Coda (designwave Co., Ltd.)
-Monster Hunter series
-El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Masashi Hamauzu
-Final Fantasy XIII
-Saga Frontier II

Kenji Ito
-Romancing SaGa series
-Puzzle & Dragons

Noriyuki Iwadare
-Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
-GRANDIA

Shota Kageyama (GAME FREAK inc.)* Currently works for SPICA MUSICA
-Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
-Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version

Yuzo Koshiro (Ancient-corp.)
-Etrian Odyssey, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune
-Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune

Yasunori Mitsuda (PROCYON STUDIO)
-CHRONO TRIGGER
-Inazuma Eleven

Michiko Naruke (Naru2 Co., Ltd.)
-Wild Arms
-Nora to Toki no K?b?: Kiri no Mori no Majo

Keiichi Okabe (MONACA)
-NieR Replicant / Gestalt
-TEKKEN series

Hideki Sakamoto (noisycroak Co., Ltd.?)
-Toukiden
-TIME TRAVELERS

Motoi Sakuraba
-Tales of series
-Dark Souls series

Tetsuya Shibata (Unique Note Co., Ltd.)
-Devil May Cry 2, 3, 4
-Merc Storia

Yoko Shimomura
-Kingdom Hearts series
-Mario & Luigi RPG series

Masafumi Takada (Sound Prestige LLC)
-Danganronpa series
-Earth Defense Force series

Yusuke Takahama (TARGET ENTERTAINMENT INC.)
-Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators
-Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Hirokazu Tanaka
-Metroid
-Dr. Mario

Kumi Tanioka
-FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES series
-Ragnarok Odyssey series

Nobuko Toda (FILM SCORE LLC)
-Metal Gear Solid 4
-TIME SCOOP HUNTER

Shohei Tsuchiya (TAITO / ZUNTATA)
-DARIUSBURST series
-GROOVE COASTER series

Atsuko Asahi (Nintendo)
-Mario Kart 8
-Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Daisuke Matsuoka (Nintendo)
-StreetPass: Find Mii series
-Tomodachi Life

Toru Minegishi (Nintendo)
-The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
-Wii Fit

Ryo Nagamatsu (Nintendo)
-Nintendo Land
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Mahito Yokota (Nintendo)
-Super Mario Galaxy 1&2
-Super Mario 3D World

Keiki Kobayashi (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)* Currently works freelance.
-ACE COMBAT series
-THE IDOLM@STER series

Rio Hamamoto (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-TEKKEN series
-THE IDOLM@STER JUPITER

Hiroki Hashimoto (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-TANK! TANK! TANK!
-PAC-MAN & Galaga DIMENSIONS

Yoshinori Hirai (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Taiko: Drum Master series
-THE IDOLM@STER

Taku Inoue (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-TEKKEN series
-THE IDOLM@STER series

Jesahm (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Donkey Konga series
-THE IDOLM@STER series

Saki Kasuga (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Fire Emblem series
-Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Hiroyuki Kawada (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Walküre series
-Shadow Land

LindaAI-CUE (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Taiko: Drum Master series
-Tokyo Wars

Yuji Masubuchi (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Taiko: Drum Master series
-Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil

Junichi Nakatsuru (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-SOULCALIBUR series
-ACE COMBAT series

Katsuro Tajima (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-SPLATTERHOUSE
-Katamari Damacy

Torine (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Taiko:Drum Master series
-THE IDOLM@STER

Ryo Watanabe (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-RIDGE RACER series
-THE IDOLM@STER

Yoshihito Yano (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
-Katamari Damacy series
-SOULCALIBUR series

[KnightOfTruth]

Wow that's an amazing list of composers/etc.! I wonder if any of those names give away any new characters or levels haha :)

Imagine getting a signed copy by these people?!? THAT'D be amazing! Quite the life goal to chase them all down... Maybe I should ask Matt about that haha!

[Cosmic_Link]

amiibos available for pre-order today as well from all the retailers you mentioned. $12.99 each and there's 12 of them (so far). Theoretically I think at least there must eventually be one for every character in SSB4. So good luck to those of you wanting to collect them all... :nosleep:

Imagine if they started bundling those. :haha:

I know this is the Smash Bros thread, but since we have already touched on this topic herealready, I would like to continue it here...


Amiibos...ARGH!!! >.< Why do publishers keep fucking us Euro gamers over on prices!? Nintendo needs to explain themselves!!! £10.99 per figure in the UK!? Wasn't going to get started on on the console bundle but since I am ragging on game prices here again, I might as well have a shot at that too. Why is the SSB Console Bundle only $199 in the US according to a recent Walmart ad posted in the SSB Console thread!? We're being charged £209.99 for that bundle in the UK!! How the fuck is that justified!? If importing consoles wasn't so difficult, I would just import them as I didn't intend to use them anyway, but that's besides the point... -_- I'm starting to reaslly hate this trend. It's getting more and more common now. >.<

Source (http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/04/nintendo-amiibo-figures-cost-10-99-in-the-uk-4856769/)

Atleast we're getting the Soundtrack promotion too though. :D

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2014/August/Find-out-how-you-could-claim-a-Super-Smash-Bros-soundtrack-CD-via-Club-Nintendo--913822.html

[Iwatasan]

Not to get too political but I think it has to do with taxes vs. government benefits. We pay more for things like medical bills and education, you pay more for things like plastic toys.

[Twisted]

i just don't like the idea that almost each and everytime they do something special, they have to use the default red and blue colored consoles..these should have been a different shade of red and blue to differentiate from the standard red and blue consoles we see every day...instead it looks like they took the standard editions, and a plastered a "copied" page in black and white of the boxart..I know, there's been Zelda, and Yoshi etc..but we've already seen this done with the Pokémon editions, ...and now the same old boring standard colors make a return.

[Twisted]

Smash bros steelbook (wii u) at futureshop canada with inside artwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/steelbook-super-smash-bros-steelbook-future-shop-exclusive-400100716656/10319972.aspx

[Iwatasan]

Smash bros steelbook (wii u) at futureshop canada with inside artwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/steelbook-super-smash-bros-steelbook-future-shop-exclusive-400100716656/10319972.aspx
Wait WTF is this? Sold out?!

[KnightOfTruth]

Smash bros steelbook (wii u) at futureshop canada with inside artwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/steelbook-super-smash-bros-steelbook-future-shop-exclusive-400100716656/10319972.aspx

Wha?!?!? How can we get this? Have pre-orders gone up yet? C'mon we need details here!! :poll:

[Twisted]

we will need the help of a Canadian forwarder as futureshop delivers Canada ONLY...sometimes, (and i'm keeping my fingers crossed)..they allow you to order steelbook only for around $10 and as many as you want (until on-line quantities) are depleted, otherwise there "in-store' pre order bonuses, but you would be forced to buy the game as well..it can go either or both ways.

[KnightOfTruth]

I know there's a few guys on here who have helped with that before, maybe Brandon, Laz, or someone else would be willing to help? :beg:

[Twisted]

i am in love with the inside artwork..the outside artwork has room for improvement..plus it's odd that the steelbook brand moniker is present on the spine as well..nonetheless, i still would love to have these in my steelbook collection.

[Cosmic_Link]

Wait WTF is this? Sold out?!

Pre-orders haven't gone up yet. This is just a place holder, so they won't have sold out. It will be availabel to pre-order when the game is available to pre-order. :thumb:

we will need the help of a Canadian forwarder as futureshop delivers Canada ONLY...sometimes, (and i'm keeping my fingers crossed)..they allow you to order steelbook only for around $10 and as many as you want (until on-line quantities) are depleted, otherwise there "in-store' pre order bonuses, but you would be forced to buy the game as well..it can go either or both ways.

Fingers crossed we can get steelbook only. Don't want to have to buy the game twice just for the steelbook, or pay outrageous ebay prices for just the steelbook. >.<

[Iwatasan]

Pre-orders haven't gone up yet. This is just a place holder, so they won't have sold out.
Awesome! :D That's exactly what Twisted said in the Need Help Exporting topic.
It will be availabel to pre-order when the game is available to pre-order. :thumb:
I believe you can preorder the game (http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/nintendo-super-smash-bros-nintendo-wii-u-super-smash-bros/10255551.aspx?path=143f29656ab8d5557bf8553557fec78 aen02) right now?

[Alaniata]

look what i found ! https://www.komplett.dk/super-smash-bros-gamecube-controller/818801

[KnightOfTruth]

look what i found ! https://www.komplett.dk/super-smash-bros-gamecube-controller/818801

Yeah, that's the one that BestBuy and Gamestop are selling too! (well, with a different controller though!)

[Twisted]

is that a mock up placeholder photo? any official pics we've seen so far is a black controller with a smash bros logo in the middle..this one is white and blue with a wii u logo in the middle.

[Twisted]

they have a picture on amazon now of the bundle box design...it's a blend of blue and black..i actually quite like it a lot...the bottom of the box art in front shows off the controller.

[GameTrigger]

they have a picture on amazon now of the bundle box design...it's a blend of blue and black..i actually quite like it a lot...the bottom of the box art in front shows off the controller.
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/39/1411714284-super-smash-bros-bundle.jpg

[Iwatasan]

This is sweet. So that means GameStop (http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games/super-smash-bros-bundle/115559) and Best Buy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nintendo-super-smash-bros-bundle/7493005.p;jsessionid=72FD71839A240B5715CF6F7F015E8 EE7.bbolsp-app01-148?id=1219270930488&skuId=7493005&st=smash%20bros.&cp=1&lp=3) will be getting the same thing right? Right now they still have the old photo with the bundle contents separate and no special box.

[Cosmic_Link]

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/39/1411714284-super-smash-bros-bundle.jpg

Fingers crossed for a Euro release. :thumb:

[KianRockz]

Holy shit NEED

[Alaniata]

I ordered the bundle from my local GameStop but they couldn't tell me if it's the one with the adapter or the wireless white one...And I can't make up my mind which one i hope it is.

[singer07]

I ordered the bundle from my local GameStop but they couldn't tell me if it's the one with the adapter or the wireless white one...And I can't make up my mind which one i hope it is.

Are you talking about the ones made by hori?

[Twisted]

the wireless white one with blue deco is a mock up fake thats floating around the internet if that is what your referring to..the official Nintendo one is BLACK like seen on the package

[Alaniata]

the wireless white one with blue deco is a mock up fake thats floating around the internet if that is what your referring to..the official Nintendo one is BLACK like seen on the package

That's a shame, it's pretty kewl... You got any source on that? It's a kinda big company that's got it for sale so I kinda wanna warn them.

[Iwatasan]

This is sweet. So that means GameStop (http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games/super-smash-bros-bundle/115559) and Best Buy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nintendo-super-smash-bros-bundle/7493005.p;jsessionid=72FD71839A240B5715CF6F7F015E8 EE7.bbolsp-app01-148?id=1219270930488&skuId=7493005&st=smash%20bros.&cp=1&lp=3) will be getting the same thing right? Right now they still have the old photo with the bundle contents separate and no special box.
GameStop has it now, but Best Buy still has the old pic. I want to get it through Best Buy but I guess there's still a chance if I preorder their bundle now I could be preordering the wrong product.

[Twisted]

kinda off topic, but i would love to see a super smash bros type game with Disney characters!!!

[Iwatasan]

Release date Nov 21 for the bundle and amiibos. :D

Edit: Oh, and it looks like the $99.99 placeholder price is what they're going with after all for the bundle.

[KnightOfTruth]

Just realized that I still never pre-ordered that bundle at BestBuy (thought I did), gotta run out and do that sometime this week I think for the GCU bonus. You also get the 20% off the amiibos which is nice. Every $.01 counts right? ;)

[Iwatasan]

Just noticed "wave 2" of the amiibos are up for preorder (but not at Best Buy yet). Includes Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Little Mac, Pit, and...Princess Zelda! :D

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5600/15286431389_6023650fd3_c.jpg
For SSB4WiiU I have 2 copies of the standard edition paid for already at Best Buy to get those Smash-Fest coins, so I have to keep those preorders I guess. But once I have the coins in hand I want to return the standard editions and get 2 copies of the bundle edition instead. Will Best Buy refund me or just give me store credit? To be safe I was thinking I would preorder the bundle edition at Best Buy, rather than GameStop or Amazon, so that if I can only get store credit I can apply it to my preorders for the bundle edition. But I'm still anxiously waiting for Best Buy to update their stock photo of the bundle.

Also guys if you didn't see it yet, Europe has announced two of their own bundles (http://mynintendonews.com/2014/10/07/nintendo-europe-announces-super-smash-bros-amiibo-and-gamecube-adapter-bundles/). One with just the adapter (no GameCube controller included), and one with the Mario amiibo.

http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/smash_bros_bundle_gc_adapter.jpg
https://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/smash_bros_bundle_amiibo.jpg
Yay the US gets a better deal on a Nintendo special edition for once. :D If there's interest in the US edition now I'll help some of you guys import it. :beer:

[KnightOfTruth]

regarding gameplay - I'm rather peeved that they put "Dark Pit" as another character. I mean, he's an exact clone of Pit, just... "dark". Why couldn't that have been an outfit change? So far that's my biggest gripe about it -- wasted a perfectly good slot on a color pallet swap. :facepalm:

Besides that, I'm enjoying the game -- forgot how much I like Smash since its been forever since I've played the Wii one ;) I hope they do something really special with the Wii-U version to make it different from the 3DS version (even though they already said they were not going to change the roster).

Now that they've already launched the 3DS version, they could totally add new secret unlockable characters in the Wii-U version and say that they were referring to the "starting roster" if people complain - I'd be alright with that ;)

[Twisted]

the JAPAN SMASH BROS WII U limited edition bundle will come with an exclusive WHITE gamecube styled controller..it looks identical to the US black version, (barring obviously being white) and has the same smash bros "smash ball/"flamed" logo as well..they also get to choose the black one if they wish..so far white contoller is JAPAN only..white controller in Japan can be had separately as well.

[Twisted]

these amibo's are scaring me...i feel compelled to collect them all, because of the colorful box art work, plus them all of course being awesome Nintendo characters..but i think they'd keep releasing soooo many, that there's just no way to have a "complete" collection unless your super wealthy, not only that, but i see this going the route of "exclusives" maybe like "recolors" as well, such as only at Comic Con, or only at E3 or only in some foreign market or only at Nintendo World NYC...this is a trend Nintendo has been on as of late with promos and it's really terrifying to think...like these amibo's so far "i want them all"...every single one of them..but where's the room for these?

[Twisted]

we might actually also need a separate dedicated ambiibo thread...also another thing, what if they start doing a bundle exclusive?..like 10 characters that are also individually available, but 2 in the box that are exclusive as part of limtied edition set, but the price is like $200?...or do a wii u system bundle, where there's 2 amiibos that can only be found in the wii u system bundle for $300 etc...this thing can get out of hand.

[geralds]

we might actually also need a separate dedicated ambiibo thread...also another thing, what if they start doing a bundle exclusive?..like 10 characters that are also individually available, but 2 in the box that are exclusive as part of limtied edition set, but the price is like $200?...or do a wii u system bundle, where there's 2 amiibos that can only be found in the wii u system bundle for $300 etc...this thing can get out of hand.

Might as well just make it for all these collectable game toys like skylanders, disney infinity, that pokemon game with some, Amibos, there is also a Japanese Kamen Rider game that going to add collectable toys to it.

[Iwatasan]

these amibo's are scaring me...i feel compelled to collect them all, because of the colorful box art work, plus them all of course being awesome Nintendo characters..but i think they'd keep releasing soooo many, that there's just no way to have a "complete" collection unless your super wealthy...but where's the room for these?
Yeah screw that. A complete collection of these would be impressive but that's like the only thing you would be able to collect. So for me that's just not gonna happen.

Hey Twisted did you see somewhere Japan's bundle definitely includes the controller? Everything I've seen so far says Europe, AUS/NZ, and Japan just get the adapter in their bundles.

Wish Nintendo had made these controllers wireless, but I guess then they couldn't hawk an overpriced adapter at us. :banghead:

[KnightOfTruth]

Wish Nintendo had made these controllers wireless, but I guess then they couldn't hawk an overpriced adapter at us. :banghead:

They tweeted earlier today that you'll be able to use the adapter with Wavebirds! Wohoo! Glad I kept 3 of 'em! (Now if I can just find the other 2 I had around the house)

[Iwatasan]

Nice, I still have my two Wavebirds too. Now I can blame controller lag :quote: when I lose online. :haha:

I'm sure Smash purists are happy about the controller as is. I just think this generation of console will look pretty lame with wires coming out the front of it. Not to mention the wireless functionality components of modern controllers have probably reduced enough in size (and lag) in the past 12 years that they could have fit them in the standard GCN controller shell without increasing its size as they had to do for the Wavebird.

[KnightOfTruth]

Might as well just make it for all these collectable game toys like skylanders, disney infinity, that pokemon game with some, Amibos, there is also a Japanese Kamen Rider game that going to add collectable toys to it.

I'm pretty sure we already had a "Disney Infinity" thread - I remember seeing the exclusives on there.

I'm really hoping that they don't do "exclusive/limited" edition versions of these amiibos as that'd be annoying, but if they didn't, they'd be the only ones (which isn't unlike Nintendo).


Re: Super smash bros bundle
these amibo's are scaring me...i feel compelled to collect them all, because of the colorful box art work, plus them all of course being awesome Nintendo characters..but i think they'd keep releasing soooo many, that there's just no way to have a "complete" collection unless your super wealthy, ..like these amibo's so far "i want them all"...every single one of them..but where's the room for these?

Also, regarding the complaint about "too many to collect" or "too expensive" -- I think that's going a bit overboard. They're ~$12 each (less w/GCU) and will undoubtedly end up being trade-able at GS and the such and I'm sure you'll be able to purchase them pre-owned and all that like the other figures. There's not going to be any shortage of these. Collecting them doesn't require you to sell everything you've got, even if you only bought 2/month you're only out $25/month. That's not really breaking the bank for any dedicated collector on a budget here... Also, while they DO have quite a few characters (even just in a Smash roster setting), too many too quick will kill the passion for these en masse - it really will. 1/2 the "joy" of collecting those DI or Skylander figures is that the collectors get that brief momentary sense of joy that they've got the whole collection. If they release 50+ of these in the first year they're going to lose a lot of people who will just throw up their hands and say "forget this, I'm out". So hopefully Nintendo will have a staggered release schedule on these things to keep the collectors (and our wallets) happy. :thumb:

[geralds]

I'm pretty sure we already had a "Disney Infinity" thread - I remember seeing the exclusives on there.

I'm really hoping that they don't do "exclusive/limited" edition versions of these amiibos as that'd be annoying, but if they didn't, they'd be the only ones (which isn't unlike Nintendo).



Also, regarding the complaint about "too many to collect" or "too expensive" -- I think that's going a bit overboard. They're ~$12 each (less w/GCU) and will undoubtedly end up being trade-able at GS and the such and I'm sure you'll be able to purchase them pre-owned and all that like the other figures. There's not going to be any shortage of these. Collecting them doesn't require you to sell everything you've got, even if you only bought 2/month you're only out $25/month. That's not really breaking the bank for any dedicated collector on a budget here... Also, while they DO have quite a few characters (even just in a Smash roster setting), too many too quick will kill the passion for these en masse - it really will. 1/2 the "joy" of collecting those DI or Skylander figures is that the collectors get that brief momentary sense of joy that they've got the whole collection. If they release 50+ of these in the first year they're going to lose a lot of people who will just throw up their hands and say "forget this, I'm out". So hopefully Nintendo will have a staggered release schedule on these things to keep the collectors (and our wallets) happy. :thumb:

I dout Gs will except these as trade ins that is like the hole reason they refuse to take skylands or disney infinity stuff.

[KnightOfTruth]

I dout Gs will except these as trade ins that is like the hole reason they refuse to take skylands or disney infinity stuff.

Umm... but they DO take Skylanders and Disney Infinity stuff! :ok:

[geralds]

Umm... but they DO take Skylanders and Disney Infinity stuff! :ok:

Sense when iv never seen them take in the toys before. I know at one time they tried but they go stuck with so much used crap from skylanders 1 that they were getting it in faster then the demand. Also people seem to want them use for stickers and other crap you wouldnt get with the toys used. Iv seen gone into gamestop before and seen them refuse to take in the stuff saying it just does not sell here and when the fad wears off they will just be stuck with a bunch of unsellable crap. It kind of like with the hole guitar hero fad after it died some stores just ended up throwing the plastic crap away because no one wanted it after a while. Also back on the skylanders note iv never even seen a used toy for sail at gamestop even.

[KnightOfTruth]

Sense when iv never seen them take in the toys before. I know at one time they tried but they go stuck with so much used crap from skylanders 1 that they were getting it in faster then the demand. Also people seem to want them use for stickers and other crap you wouldnt get with the toys used. Iv seen gone into gamestop before and seen them refuse to take in the stuff saying it just does not sell here and when the fad wears off they will just be stuck with a bunch of unsellable crap. It kind of like with the hole guitar hero fad after it died some stores just ended up throwing the plastic crap away because no one wanted it after a while. Also back on the skylanders note iv never even seen a used toy for sail at gamestop even.

They started last month. One of my local stores has quite a few now.
Here's a link to one of many articles: Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/24/6838685/gamestop-trade-ins-disney-infinity-skylanders-figures)

[Iwatasan]

Got my Zelda amiibo preordered at Best Buy now that they've added the new amiibos to their site! :D I've also e-mailed customer support to confirm the bundle they're offering is indeed the special edition bundle and not just the game, controller, and adapter sold together at a discount as their stock image would seem to imply. Of course it's most likely the special edition bundle but I have to be sure. It's interesting to me that at the time of this writing it can only be preordered through Best Buy; Amazon and GameStop list the (special edition) bundle, but it's apparently not available for preorder yet.

Also regarding my question about handling the preorder exchange I uncovered some advice from the Best Buy support forum (http://www.forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Gaming-Support/Super-Smash-Bros-Wii-U-Bundle-Pre-order-and-Smash-Fest/m-p/832987):
Not really sure where to post this but back in June when Best Buy held the Smash Fest in select stores, I went to one of these store (SATX one) and preordered the Wii U version of the game but at the time, they only had the vanilla copy and did not have the Gamecube Controller/Adapter bundle yet. My question would be, is there anyway to get the Coin and the $5 certificate if I moved the preorder from the vanilla copy to the bundled copy if I keep the cancelled pre order receipt along with the newer bundled receipt?
You can go a few different ways with this. When you ask about moving your current pre-order from vanilla to the bundle, please know that we don’t have the ability to adjust your current pre-order. The current pre-order would need to be cancelled and a new pre-order placed. The store’s willingness to still provide one of the coins would be completely at their discretion. The best suggestion I can offer would be to keep your current pre-order in place and inquire about exchanging it for the Gamecube Controller bundle when the game is released. This way, you’ll obtain the pre-order bonuses you originally should have and you still may be able to leave the store with the version of the game that you want!

Hope that can help someone else. :D

Edit: Back in stock at GameStop as of Oct 9.

[xhunter]

Got my Zelda amiibo preordered at Best Buy now that they've added the new amiibos to their site! :D I've also e-mailed customer support to confirm the bundle they're offering is indeed the special edition bundle and not just the game, controller, and adapter sold together at a discount as their stock image would seem to imply. Of course it's most likely the special edition bundle but I have to be sure. It's interesting to me that at the time of this writing it can only be preordered through Best Buy; Amazon and GameStop list the (special edition) bundle, but it's apparently not available for preorder yet.

Also regarding my question about handling the preorder exchange I uncovered some advice from the Best Buy support forum (http://www.forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Gaming-Support/Super-Smash-Bros-Wii-U-Bundle-Pre-order-and-Smash-Fest/m-p/832987):



Hope that can help someone else. :D

I pre-ordered the bundle on Amazon Sept 26. Perhaps it is currently out of stock?

[Iwatasan]

I pre-ordered the bundle on Amazon Sept 26. Perhaps it is currently out of stock?
Oh? Yeah definitely could be the case. I better get my preorder in now and ask questions later.

Edit: Ran over to Best Buy and put $10 down on 2 copies. If it's the wrong version after all oh well. For some reason you have to pay in full for preorders on their website. :banghead:

[Iwatasan]

This has been around a while now I guess but I'll post it here in case you guys might have missed it:

Super Smash Bros. Collector's Edition Official Strategy Guide by Prima Games (http://www.gamestop.com/strategy-guides/super-smash-bros-collectors-edition-official-strategy-guide/117394#productDetails)

http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/105443b.jpg

That little yellow stripe on the corner says "image not final." I'd be OK with that design, but seems a shame it's not more colorful considering the host of characters in the game they could have made use of.

Much cheaper at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804163596/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1).

[KnightOfTruth]

Thanks for posting that, thought that I already had it pre-ordered but looks like I didn't -- all set now!

Also, why didn't anyone mention the Micromania (France) or Gamestop (Spain) pre-order bonus of the dog tags anywhere? If we did, my apologies but its just strange that we didn't have any official announcement about this pre-order swag item?! Maybe we need a "nintendo" pre-order bonus thread like the dedicated AC thread eh?

[Iwatasan]

I remember Twisted posted about those dog tags but I forget what thread it was in. I would definitely find a Nintendo preorder bonus thread useful.

[Twisted]

I am a little scared when it comes to the SUPER SMASH BROS WII U bundle..as i was late in preordering it..GAMESTOP stores told me they STOPPED taking pre orders for it last week and AMAZON stopped as well..although Gamestop said you can still do on-line orders for now..BEST BUY still allow "pre orders" in store..but in the past, BEST BUY has proven to be no amazon for me, and unreliable when it came to preorders..twice they let me down, even with preorders and deposits in place..so i just hope i can get my hands on it and i hope it does'nt turn out like the ZELDA SKYWARD SWORD US GOLD CONTROLLER BUNDLE, which was next to impossible to get in my area if you did not have a preorder.

[KnightOfTruth]

What are you worried about with that? It's been available for well over 3 months until just recently?! It was available at Gamestop, Amazon, and BestBuy at least. It's not going to be hard to come by, they've had thousands upon thousands of pre-orders for these.

Just make sure you're there for the launch at Best Buy and you'll be fine! If you wait a day or two that's when you run into trouble though.

[Iwatasan]

If you run into any issues Twisted, and can't make it out there or can't find any for some reason, let me know right away after release and I'll get one for you bud. You might as well try preordering in store at Best Buy though. That's what I did.

[Twisted]

thank you for the offer Iwatasan, i actually did go ahead and preorder at Best Buy,...but Best Buy in my area from past experience, don't take preorders seriously,..i've had them sell games right under my nose..and make excuses like "sorry, the person in the morning should of put it aside, instead of everything on the floor"..or "sorry, you just must of preordered too late for them to put yours on a truck"..or "sorry,. the kiosk should of not allowed you to preorder it,..must have been a glitch"..etc..just a bunch of sorry excuses..thats why i don't have confidence in them..but i'm sure as others have pointed out, i should be able to grab one, one way or another locally..just i like having piece of mind..and at Best Buy in town, i don't have that.

[Iwatasan]

Of course bud. If they give you any grief this time around, just let me know and I'll grab one or two for ya. :D

[KnightOfTruth]

Since we've pretty much used this thread to talk about the amiibos, I thought I'd post this here too:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0cGNQ2IYAAsO6i.png

I didn't realize that all of these amiibos had the "smash" logo on the base. It looks pretty sharp but I wonder what the others will look like who aren't "Smash" characters?

[Twisted]

speaking of amiibo's..this as a collector to me is very worrisome..i'm out, and i'm NOT collecting these anymore after this opinion piece..i feel duped as well... http://n4g.com/user/blogpost/slivery/530883

[Cosmic_Link]

speaking of amiibo's..this as a collector to me is very worrisome..i'm out, and i'm NOT collecting these anymore after this opinion piece..i feel duped as well... http://n4g.com/user/blogpost/slivery/530883

Thanks for the link. I unfortunately haven't seen a comparison between the quality of the Link figurines, but based on the Peach comparison, I too have been put off wanting to get these. >.< I think I might still get Link and Zelda purely out of necessity, but I think it will be left at that. Disappointing to say the least. :(

[Iwatasan]

Huh. Well it's to be expected. I wouldn't suggest basing your decision not to collect them on the fact that the prototypes were downgraded for mass production, I'd suggest basing that decision on whether or not you think the mass produced models are decent enough notwithstanding a comparison to the prototypes. The cost of producing a prototype version is likely quite a lot higher, even if you don't factor in the design cost. Nintendo wants to sell these at a $12.99 price point and still make a nice profit, then of course they have to give their design to Chinese manufacturers and say "here, make this as cheaply as you possibly can."

A comparison to mass produced Disney Infinity or Skylanders toys would definitely be more apt to base that decision on, but I don't have any experience with those. :shrug:

Personally I'm basing my decision not to collect these (beyond Zelda characters of course) on the fact that there will just be way way too many of them. :beee:

Maybe Nintendo could make a Collector's line of higher quality prototype-style versions and sell them for twice the price or whatever it would take to make that profitable. But if they didn't anticipate a big enough market for that then they would never invest in the startup costs for it.

Sure there will be a group of us saying to Nintendo "come on, make these higher quality." But I'm afraid there will always be a much larger group of people who say "we want this cheaper."

@Cosmic: Link before (http://www.damonx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/amiibo02.jpg) and after (http://www.vooks.net/img/2014/10/IMG_3949.jpg).

[Twisted]

if you look at the before and after of the Mario one, you can clearly see a downgrade in that fire ball he is holding on to...before the prototype ones looked like a "game changer" in this genre..higher quality, beloved Nintendo characters, stuff that would of displayed great as well for adults..and now they look like children toys ..

[GameTrigger]

Those Amiibos looks overall much lower quality in real life :(

[Twisted]

warning for the amiibo collectors out there!!! http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/10/collectors_be_warned_some_amiibo_figures_will_be_l imited_time_offers

[Iwatasan]

So the lamest characters will end up being the most valuable in the future? Quickly, someone predict the future value in 5 years of the rarest amiibo---I'm trying to figure out how many Villagers I should preorder. :roll:

Limited shelf space for their amiibos. More like, too many characters in Smash Bros. am I right?

[singer07]

id say "because nintendo" but we all know why nintendo does what it does. they have been cutting costs ever since the wii u was failing in sales. We even went from a regular 3ds CE with the physical game, manual, case and everything else, to a code stuck in the box, to oh your 3ds has the game installed. this amiibo downgrade is not a shocker. We all love nintendo but they are slime balls anymore. with all the cut costs you'd think we could get a decent online infrastructure where i can fucking play smash bros without ERROR ERROR ERROR, ERROR CODE 3234234-34342, You have been disconnected from the game. But since its nintendo we put up with the bullshit.

[Iwatasan]

In this particular case (assuming you're talking about what Twisted posted about), I'd say it has more to do with retailers offering less and less shelf space to Nintendo. Since Nintendo's already committed to making an assload of these amiibos by committing to NFC support for a game like Smash Bros. with a million and a half playable characters, they need to reconcile that with retail shelf space that is becoming more scarce.

Cutting costs and limited retail space have to be what is driving them to heavily promote eShop sales as of late, for consoles without much internal storage space mind you.

If I were Nintendo I would have already started heavily investing in an online store for the US and Canadian market. Like a cross between Nintendo World Store and Nintendo UK's online store. Because this (https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/) is bullshit.

[xhunter]

In this particular case (assuming you're talking about what Twisted posted about), I'd say it has more to do with retailers offering less and less shelf space to Nintendo. Since Nintendo's already committed to making an assload of these amiibos by committing to NFC support for a game like Smash Bros. with a million and a half playable characters, they need to reconcile that with retail shelf space that is becoming more scarce.

Cutting costs and limited retail space have to be what is driving them to heavily promote eShop sales as of late, for consoles without much internal storage space mind you.

If I were Nintendo I would have already started heavily investing in an online store for the US and Canadian market. Like a cross between Nintendo World Store and Nintendo UK's online store. Because this (https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/) is bullshit.

That would be awesome if they had an online store for Nintendo World. Means some of us could finally have a chance of getting our hands on some of the limited/collectible items!

Side note: how good is the cosmetic condition of refurbished 3DS XLs? I wouldn't mind getting a Yoshi one.

[Iwatasan]

Final strategy guide art?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Nn47cCzlL.jpg
Had hoped it would change significantly from the concept art, but at least it got a little more colorful than it was.

[Twisted]

Nintendo US just announced that some amiibos are to be RETAILER EXCLUSIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they have NOT however said which ones and which retailers as of yet...you can bet one NINTENDO WORLD NYC getting some exclusive version as well, I would guess..since this is the road Nintendo US is going down with these.

[KnightOfTruth]

They did announce that Shulk would be a GS exclusive. It's doubtful they'd make a NYC exclusive amiibo - the production cost would be too high for one small run like that.

Meta Knight is confirmed to be a Best Buy Exclusive and Lucario will be Toys R Us exclusive... :facepalm:

[singer07]

Loot crate is going to get a lot of the exclusives

[KnightOfTruth]

Speaking of "Smash Bundles", those who were hoping for a Smash Bros. Wii-U Bundle might have some hope - Amazon.co.uk -WiiU Smash Bundle (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Basic-Smash-Bundle-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B00P68FXY4/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1415381010&sr=8-15&keywords=super%20smash%20bros%20wii%20u%20bundle)

[Twisted]

I have a gut feeling that a proper smash bros bundle won't come out until holiday 2015...I think for now, Nintendo wants to recoup as much as possible from selling the game for full retail,..the bundles tend to discount the game aspect of it,..the game itself is probably the "system seller" for this holiday..next holiday I think they will push the bundle package.

[KnightOfTruth]

Well, all over the internet people are saying that the "Smash Bros. Bundle" was over-promised and under-delivered by Nintendo. Best Buy is manually putting bundles together and giving them to people who even pre-ordered without the box -- others reported that they saw BestBuy employees handing out the boxed bundles to customers in the morning FROM their stash of pre-ordered ones... REALLY hoping this isn't the case with my BestBuy as I didn't have a vehicle today so wasn't able to get down there... just thought I'd give a heads up to others who may be in the same boat.

[Iwatasan]

Well, all over the internet people are saying that the "Smash Bros. Bundle" was over-promised and under-delivered by Nintendo. Best Buy is manually putting bundles together and giving them to people who even pre-ordered without the box -- others reported that they saw BestBuy employees handing out the boxed bundles to customers in the morning FROM their stash of pre-ordered ones... REALLY hoping this isn't the case with my BestBuy as I didn't have a vehicle today so wasn't able to get down there... just thought I'd give a heads up to others who may be in the same boat.
This looks to be the case. Knight, give your Best Buy a call to make sure they did in fact receive a copy for you and that they have it safely reserved for you (they'll hold it 7 days). Otherwise, Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M35YLLY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) still has some (order limit of 2)...for the moment.

Lesson learned: If preordering limited editions from Best Buy, do so online, not in-store. The downside of preordering online is you have to pay in full up front. But the downside of predordering in-store is they don't actually honor your preorder if they don't receive enough copies. Thanks to an awesome manager I just barely got my two in-store preorders fulfilled. :thumb::notworthy:

Although it doesn't say "limited edition" or "collector's edition" anywhere on it, I have a strong feeling that there will not be more than one run of these bundles here in the US. It's totally sold out at all GameStops and Best Buys everywhere around me. Everyone I talked to today said they don't expect to get any more.

[KnightOfTruth]

No worries, was able to pick it up without any issue tonight - the manager who I've worked with before had them all reserved with names on them behind the c/s counter and was lamenting the "fiasco" that was caused by other BB's who "didn't do a 'darn' thing right with their pre-orders". :) because of this i forgave the fact that it took him and the associate 3 tries and 35 minutes to ring me out with a fairly simple transaction. Happy to have walked away with this for ~$60 out of pocket though ;)

[Iwatasan]

No worries, was able to pick it up without any issue tonight - the manager who I've worked with before had them all reserved with names on them behind the c/s counter and was lamenting the "fiasco" that was caused by other BB's who "didn't do a 'darn' thing right with their pre-orders". :) because of this i forgave the fact that it took him and the associate 3 tries and 35 minutes to ring me out with a fairly simple transaction. Happy to have walked away with this for ~$60 out of pocket though ;)

Oh awesome. :D My Best Buy had the names on the reserved copies too, and the manager said they hadn't sold any copies to anyone without a preorder, it was just that they had been shorted on the supply side. And I can't speak for other Best Buys, but this one was shorted by exactly the number of orders that had been placed in-store (like mine were). There had been 16 preorders placed---6 in-store and 10 online for in-store pickup---and they only got in 10 copies.

Took me at least 35 minutes too but it was far from a simple transaction, that's for sure. :facepalm: So, what happened, did they end up charging you for the standard edition instead of the Bundle?

Also, don't forget to register the PIN on Club Nintendo to get the SSB soundtrack bud. :thumb:

[Twisted]

i put mine up for sale in the for sale section of this forum if anybodys interested.

[Iwatasan]

i put mine up for sale in the for sale section of this forum if anybodys interested.
Any particular reason why you're selling it?

[Twisted]

it has a ding or two on the box..and that just eats me up alive,..so i rather not keep it..i don't want to keep returning things to the store..in order to avoid getting "blacklisted"..i've seen that happen before, if you make a habit out of it..and i've done my fair share of returns, if i'm not happy with how it turned up..so i figure i could maybe try to sell it here first..otherwise..i will just do the return.but i bet,..it would only INCREASE in value.lol.but i can't afford to hold on to it, with all the other stuff on the horizon.

[Iwatasan]

it has a ding or two on the box..and that just eats me up alive,..so i rather not keep it..i don't want to keep returning things to the store..in order to avoid getting "blacklisted"..i've seen that happen before, if you make a habit out of it..and i've done my fair share of returns, if i'm not happy with how it turned up..so i figure i could maybe try to sell it here first..otherwise..i will just do the return.but i bet,..it would only INCREASE in value.lol.but i can't afford to hold on to it, with all the other stuff on the horizon.
Yeah I hear ya. Condition is super important for sealed copies. And yeah, no doubt the value is going to go straight up at least until Christmas.

[KnightOfTruth]

Yeah, many selling already on eBay for ~$150+. This thing won't hold its value THAT long I imagine though since all the individual components can be bought seprately (unlike, say the Zelda:SS Bundle like this).

I pre-ordered mine in store for a $5 deposit awhile back - had no issues, they had it in the back for me. So not likely that it was a online vs. in-store pre-order fiasco as some has claimed.

And yeah, already got my CD order in! ;)

[xhunter]

I ended up not buying the bundle because GameStop was sold out, but I had store credit. Still got all the parts of the bundle, though. About to go pick up the game, adapter, and two controllers!

[Abstract3000]

There is no reason it should hold much value than any other particular Nintendo 1st party title. I'm amazed how many people are willing to spend that much on it when there has been absolutely no mentioning of the word "Limited" from any Official source. As a matter of Fact best buy, Amazon, & Gamestop have all listed it out of stock and then obtained more stock several times since its announcement months ago. Every product contained in the bundle is still in stock and as anyone who has been around Nintendo isn't one to make anything very limited, but hell if people want to drop all the extra cash just to see they could have saved $50 bucks in a couple weeks thats their prerogative. It's just sad this aggressive reseller attitude makes it very frustrating for individuals who don't view games as trading cards and enjoy them for what they are making it harder and more expensive to obtain.

[KnightOfTruth]

You make some valid points there, but it is VERY unlikely that these will still be available anytime after Christmas. Also, even if they are, there is almost NO chance that they will ever decrease in retail value - Nintendo (primarily "first party") games almost are never on sale and even then are only a small percentage off. The MSRP typically does not decrease until the end of the platform's life or the beginning of the next.

I only paid around $60 for mine (the boxed bundle) which I felt was a fantastic price for a launch-day title of this caliber, and why I gladly ponied up the cash (or store credit @ BB).

But regarding the contents, yes - there is nothing special about the $100 bundle except for the box and that it's basically $10 off MSRP for all the items separately.

They have not advertised it as "limited" or "collectors" at all, so Nintendo could surprise us all and re-release the box set, but I believe that would be an absolute first (IIRC) for any bundle ever released by the company (though I'm willing to admit that they MAY have done it once or twice before, just can't recall it in my ~18yrs of being a fan).

[Twisted]

Nintendo did do a reprint and an over production of WII SUPER MARIO BROS ALL STARS COLLECTION, after it's first initial limited run..LOL..i'm just waiting for gamestop to have this bundle set reprinted..then tear off the seal flap sticker, then call this set used and sell them for $199.99 :D

[Iwatasan]

I pre-ordered mine in store for a $5 deposit awhile back - had no issues, they had it in the back for me. So not likely that it was a online vs. in-store pre-order fiasco as some has claimed.
You mean as I claimed? :P Or is that the word around the net too?
Believe me, I played hard ball with the manager for a long time in order to get my two copies, and got a lot of specific info about this particular store's order. They had 16 preorders: 6 in-store (including my 2) and 10 online for in-store pickup. They only got in 10 copies for their online orders and didn't sell any to people who hadn't pre-ordered. Three online customers had picked up their orders already so they had 7 left in stock by the time I got there, but initially what they told me is "we don't have any." ;) At least one other in-store customer had come in earlier for their order and been forced to accept the 3 items separately for $99.99 instead of the LE Bundle. I was calm and courteous but firm about needing the LE version once I'd actually seen them with my own eyes and knew they had some in stock. So the manager actually phoned some of the online customers to see if they'd accept the 3 items separately for the $99.99 price, and lucky for me 2 of them did so I got mine. Super cool of her to do that for me. :thumb: Also, no stores in their Region had any leftover stock to share, and their warehouse was out as well with no option to re-order.
TL;DR: For my store at least I can guarantee this was the case, so if you see corroborating comments around the net, I would be inclined to believe them. You just have good karma Knight. :D
It's just sad this aggressive reseller attitude makes it very frustrating for individuals who don't view games as trading cards and enjoy them for what they are making it harder and more expensive to obtain.
Welcome. :wave: It does suck paying scalpers, especially when you do so knowing that their profit margin will be a lot higher than Nintendo's for example. No worries about being able to affordably obtain this particular Bundle's contents though, so that's a positive.

[Iwatasan]

I only paid around $60 for mine (the boxed bundle) which I felt was a fantastic price for a launch-day title of this caliber, and why I gladly ponied up the cash (or store credit @ BB).
Still trying to figure this one out. Should I chalk that up to good karma as well? :haha:
They have not advertised it as "limited" or "collectors" at all, so Nintendo could surprise us all and re-release the box set, but I believe that would be an absolute first (IIRC) for any bundle ever released by the company (though I'm willing to admit that they MAY have done it once or twice before, just can't recall it in my ~18yrs of being a fan).
Nintendo did do a reprint and an over production of WII SUPER MARIO BROS ALL STARS COLLECTION, after it's first initial limited run..LOL..i'm just waiting for gamestop to have this bundle set reprinted..then tear off the seal flap sticker, then call this set used and sell them for $199.99 :D
No previous bundles for the Smash franchise and of course my only other main expertise is Zelda. The Four Swords Adventures bundle (came with a GBA-GCN cable) might not have been a single-production-run release? 2004 was a little before I really started collecting Zelda though, I picked that one up later on. ;)

If NoA does indeed decide to produce more SSB Bundles it would be the first intelligent marketing/distribution move I'll have seen them make in a while. :roll:

[Twisted]

I am still selling my new sealed bundle for $112 plus shipping if anyone is still interested.

[Abstract3000]

Heres the first hint from Amazon that more are on the way!

"In stock on November 27, 2014.
Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item. "

As for being around past the new year we will have to See, Nintendo needs Wii-U sales in North America desperately right now and they just might milk it for all it's worth, I think they will keep producing while its Selling but with caution. No Nintendo 1st party titles typically do not lose much value, nor would I expect this title to be anything different, I just don't see paying more than a $100 being all that wise, though some simply aren't very patient.

[Iwatasan]

"In stock on November 27, 2014.
Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item. "
Does it still say that somewhere? Screenshot or link? I just checked here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M35YLLY/) and didn't see that anywhere, but maybe the page is different for me since I bought a couple already?

What I see is "24 new from $174.93" :haha: