The Nintendo Amiibo Discussion Thread

[Iwatasan]

Originally Posted by 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.

Thanks, I hadn't seen that yet! I added it above. I can honestly say I'm not interested in owning any of these, lol! Just waiting for Ganondorf and Lucas.

Did you hear about the Arwing amiibo in development?

Originally Posted by Twisted

I also saw photos and read on-line that the "ROB" amiibo is colored DIFFERENTLY for the Japanese Market (Famicom Red) and for the West (Nes Grey). so if your into variant collecting, you may want to order the Japan ROB amiibo as well.I think this is an amiibo FIRST..where there painted differently for different markets.

Thanks, I knew about that but didn't think to put that in my post until you mentioned it!

[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.

[eternix]

I decided when I first started that if amiibo's merged with skylanders in some way I would not get those so i'm not. The different colored R.O.B I'm going to try and get both but if I can't it's no biggie.

[toxicatom5]

Originally Posted by eternix

I decided when I first started that if amiibo's merged with skylanders in some way I would not get those so i'm not. The different colored R.O.B I'm going to try and get both but if I can't it's no biggie.

I admire your restraint!

I'm actually the exact opposite of you. I'll pick up the skylander's ones, but I won't go for the R.O.B. variant since it is not intended for release in NA. I've been able to keep myself from the temptations of international collecting for this long, I can't start now.

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by eternix

I decided when I first started that if amiibo's merged with skylanders in some way I would not get those so i'm not. The different colored R.O.B I'm going to try and get both but if I can't it's no biggie.

Originally Posted by toxicatom5

I admire your restraint!

I'm actually the exact opposite of you. I'll pick up the skylander's ones, but I won't go for the R.O.B. variant since it is not intended for release in NA. I've been able to keep myself from the temptations of international collecting for this long, I can't start now.

Oh good and here I was thinking I was worse off than all of y'all! I refuse to get the AC ones and I also refuse to get the Skylander ones and I don't do International variants either (at least as of yet).

[eternix]

I went international a long time ago so it's no biggie for me. I can't wait for these pre-orders to go up!!! I have all the next wave pre-ordered and just need a blue yoshi plush to pre-order and i'm set for a little bit anyway!

[vhal_x]

I can never remember to preorder each new wave. Someone needs to remind me whenever the next wave goes up x

[Everlife]

If you have a Twitter account I advise you to follow some sort of Amiibo News or Amiibo alerts account

Originally Posted by vhal_x

I can never remember to preorder each new wave. Someone needs to remind me whenever the next wave goes up x

[eternix]

I agree, it takes a lot to collect these. Follow amiibo news they are very good.

[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.