The Nintendo Amiibo Discussion Thread

[King Peter]

Darean = Robin

http://amiibo-shop.de/shop/alle/robin/

[0329liuken]

GameStop right now have wave 4 6-pack in stock! Including Ness, Lucina, and Robin!

http://goo.gl/jXPKyi

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by 0329liuken

GameStop right now have wave 4 6-pack in stock! Including Ness, Lucina, and Robin!

http://goo.gl/jXPKyi

Yeah, had it in my cart for a good few minutes and was fumbling around cuz I got a new credit card #, couldn't get it to work. Was trying to snag 'em for someone but couldn't. Even was able to add it back 2 or 3 more times and try, but kept rejecting at confirmation. Hope some people here were able to get what they needed though!

I imagine we'll see a glut of Robins, Lucinas, and Nesses up on eBay soon.

[Leonsamus]

was in and out before I was even aware it took place. Congrats to those that got in. These 2 min window restocks are insane

[Leonsamus]

another 5 min window restock on amazon this time Wii Fit Trainer, no I was not lucky enough

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Leonsamus

another 5 min window restock on amazon this time Wii Fit Trainer, no I was not lucky enough

Nah, was more like 60 seconds I think this time. Still beats the 15seconds for Robin and Lucina though!

[Iwatasan]

For those of you who may have missed E3:

SSB Series

Spoiler!

Mii Swordfighter


Mii Gunner


Mii Brawler


Falco


Duck Hunt


R.O.B.


NES R.O.B. (Outside Japan) / Famicom R.O.B. (Japan)

Mr. Game & Watch


Mr. Game & Watch comes with four interchangeable poses, as pictured.

Mewtwo and Lucas confirmed, but no prototypes revealed yet. Roy and Ryu also confirmed, currently in development.

Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Series

Spoiler!

Classic Color


Modern Color

Animal Crossing Series + Cards + Bundle

Spoiler!

Isabelle


Mabel


Tom Nook


Lottie


Cyrus


Reese


Digby


K.K. Slider


Cards

There will be at least 95 "amiibo" cards in the Animal Crossing series (with likely well over 100). 24 characters designs have been revealed so far. Some of them have been confirmed to be holographic.

An Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival CE/amiibo Edition (aE) has been confirmed and will come with two Animal Crossing series amiibo figures and three of the "amiibo" cards. Exactly which figures and cards the aE will come with has not yet been confirmed. Amazon placeholder.

Skylanders SuperChargers Series + Bundles

Spoiler!

Donkey Kong


Donkey Kong's Vehicle


Bowser


Bowser's Vehicle


Donkey Kong Starter Pack Bundle (Wii U)


Bowser Starter Pack Bundle (Wii)

These are technically Skylanders I guess, but by twisting the bases you enable an amiibo mode, allowing you to use these as amiibos in compatible games. Skylanders SuperChargers comes with a Donkey Kong Starter Pack Bundle, and Skylanders Super Chargers Racing (Wii) comes with a Bowser Starter Pack Bundle.

[KnightOfTruth]

Thanks for breaking that down Iwatasan. Its also been confirmed that (at least at E3) they displayed some holographic cards, so we might be seeing the return of the Pokemon TCG phenomena with these... either way I've decided I do not need AC amiibo or the cards, so at least that'll be one less thing.

Also, I'm very unimpressed by the 8-bit mario amiibo. Why make them bigger? It just looks weird.

[toxicatom5]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

... either way I've decided I do not need AC amiibo or the cards, so at least that'll be one less thing.

I feel the same way, except I can't shake this feeling that if I don't get them now, Nintendo is going to create something later that I'll want to use them for, and they'll be impossible to find by then.

Those cards are going to get ridiculously expensive to collect though. At 6 cards per pack (estimated at $5.00 right now), randomly assorted, with holos mixed in...ugh. They know what they are doing because games like MTG and Pokemon (an affiliate) have given them the perfect road map.

Did anyone happen to hear the Planet Money podcast about the Black Lotus card from MTG...it's actually a pretty good listen if you have a chance. But basically it talked about how Wizards of the Coast eventually figured out a smart way to print these card sets -- essentially by making some cards rare (but not so rare that the second hand price gets out of reach for most people). Pokemon are the exact same way, there are some rare cards, but most can be picked up second hand for about $25-$35. I see this as the future of Amiibo trading cards. They're already coming out in series, and I'm certain that they'll eventually have different sets for various IP. Get ready.

[Iwatasan]

Originally Posted by toxicatom5

Those cards are going to get ridiculously expensive to collect though. At 6 cards per pack (estimated at $5.00 right now), randomly assorted, with holos mixed in...ugh. They know what they are doing because games like MTG and Pokemon (an affiliate) have given them the perfect road map.

Did anyone happen to hear the Planet Money podcast about the Black Lotus card from MTG...it's actually a pretty good listen if you have a chance. But basically it talked about how Wizards of the Coast eventually figured out a smart way to print these card sets -- essentially by making some cards rare (but not so rare that the second hand price gets out of reach for most people). Pokemon are the exact same way, there are some rare cards, but most can be picked up second hand for about $25-$35. I see this as the future of Amiibo trading cards. They're already coming out in series, and I'm certain that they'll eventually have different sets for various IP. Get ready.

Ha! Yeah I did hear that story a while back on the radio and sat there thinking the whole time how relevant it was to amiibos. With amiibo cards coming out now it's more relevant than ever.

The gist of it as I remember is that the manufacturer became aware of how expensive this one special card had become on the secondhand market, and they realized right then and there that they had to make a decision between: doing nothing about it and allowing hype (and short term riches) to build around outrageous resale prices until their then-new game turned into a flash-in-the-pan fad; OR they could start printing more of the Black Lotus, keeping a close eye on the secondhand market until supply and demand naturally brought down the price to something like $25 instead of $1,000. They choose to do the latter, which was obviously the right choice in the long run since MTG has been around for a long time now and is still successful and popular today.