Amiibos Currently Available and for Pre-order. Wave 4 announced *Do not post trades here!*

[xJunior195]

This warning goes for everyone but especially the cag in training/newbies.

• The trolling needs to stop.
• No bragging and flipping discussions.
• All trade posts need to be posted in the Amiibo master trade thread, not here. Read trading forum rules before posting.

Use the report button if anyone repeatedly violates any of the above.

If there are any sales or important updates, message me so I can post it on the first page rather than people scrolling through every page.
Ill keep the list updated for new amiibos and when they are on sale.
The average cost for the Amiibos are usually priced at $12.99.
Toys R Us
*None
http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=bfbogoamiibo&keywords=bfbogoamiibo&origkw=bfbogoamiibo&sr=1
Best Buy
*GCU - 20% off
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/amiibo-wave-1-129222

Gohasting

http://www.gohastings.com/catalog/search_all.cmd?form_state=global-search-form-form&keywords=amiibos&search-button.x=0&search-button.y=0&search-button=true&productType=0&query=&form_state=siteSearchForm&department=AllSearch&departmentName=AllSearch&dynamic=&search=true&source=global&condition=0

Target

Spoiler

*Tracker
http://brickseek.com/sets/target_inventory
Wave 1
207-00-5001 - Mario
207-00-5002 - Pikachu
207-00-5003 - Link
207-00-5004 - Peach
207-00-5005 - Yoshi
207-00-5006 - Donkey Kong
207-00-5007 - Kirby
207-00-5008 - Villager
207-00-5009 - Fox
207-00-5010 - Samus
207-00-5011 - Marth
207-00-5012 - Wii Fit Trainer
Wave 2
207-00-5013 - Luigi
207-00-5014 - Zelda
207-00-5015 - Little Mac
207-00-5016 - Diddy Kong
207-00-5017 - Pit
207-00-5018 - Captain Falcon

*None
http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=amiibos&category=0|All|matchallpartial|all+categories&lnk=snav_sbox_amiibos
Gamestop

*None
http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-amiibos,28zu0
Walmart
*None
http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=amiibos

Updates

* There would be reprints for Marth in the upcoming months

* Wave 4 amiibos announced

* A new set of amiibos would be available for the Super Mario

Exclusives [2/2015]
Lucario [Toys R Us Exclusive]
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=54369136&cp=&parentPage=search

Shulk [Gamestop Exclusive]
http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/shulk-amiibo-figure-gamestop-exclusive/118681?affid=9797%26cid=ppc_60000004&u1=7240463.38-1012976

Meta Knight [Best Buy Exclusive]
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nintendo-amiibo-figure-meta-knight-multi/1375009.p?id=1219489217565&skuId=1375009&productCategoryId=pcmcat306400050032&ref=199&loc=FKSJxY2VJAk&acampID=1&siteID=FKSJxY2VJAk-Hw7UDBCoIhfOJkja3R_y6g

Rosalina and Luma [Target Exclusive]
*Currently not live for pre-order
http://www.target.com/p/nintendo-amiibo-rosalina-luma-tgt-ex/-/A-16811585#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=rosalina+amiibo

Wave 1: Currently Available
Mario
Link
Pikachu
Samus
Donkey Kong
Peach
Yoshi
The Villager
Kirby
Fox McCloud
Marth
Wii Fit Instructor
Wave 2 [12/14/2014]
Diddy Kong
Zelda
Little Mac
Pit
Luigi
Captain Falcon
Pre-order
Wave 3 [2/2015]
Mega Man
Sonic
Sheik
Toon Link
Bowser
King Dedede
Ike

Wave 4 [Spring/2015]

Robin

Lucina

Ness

PacMan

Charizard

Wario

Wave 5(?) [3/2015]

Mario

Peach

Luigi

Bowser

Yoshi

Toad

 

[SierraNight]

Didn't a BB employee on here say that those emails are automatically sent out and not generated by an item being in stock? I really don't think any BB have gotten Pit.

Yep, preorders cannot be "No Picked" when they pop in the system a day before release. You have to pick them and then call the customer and tell them you don't have it. I saw it myself on my own preorder a few months ago.

 

[mathyou]

So far everyone that did pick up in store have gotten calls having their Pit's canceled on them. Dunno about ship to home but those are usually alright

I ordered 2 Falcons and 2 Pits (separate orders) for shipping to home, and mine are still "in process," even though PayPal was charged Saturday. I'm not expecting shipment at all. I wouldn't mind another $25 credit for the cancellation.

 

[amusedtoe]

this is actually on my local craigslist https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/vgm/4811018428.html

Oh snap, do you work at Amazon or NorAm?

 

[xJunior195]

I only have 6 out of the 29 amiibos. I need to pre-order most of wave 3. Im going to get wave 1 when I get my GCU fixed. I just need CF from wave 2, just waiting for it to be shipped from TRU.Its crazy how these amiibos are already selling on ebay. I might sell the ones I ordered extra and hopefully deduct 100 from all the amiibo spending. 

 

[Peachibon]

I caved and bought the Villager from amazon.de. He was $34 shipped. I felt like it was a better deal considering I'm not keeping him sealed anyways. Fingers crossed I'll come across one in the wild and keep that one sealed. Anyone have experience ordering from amazon.de? 

Edit: I also just preordered Rosalina from there as well, because I have zero patience with trying to order her from Target.com. I'm thinking about adding Lucario to that as well. 

 

[prateeko]

Yep, preorders cannot be "No Picked" when they pop in the system a day before release. You have to pick them and then call the customer and tell them you don't have it. I saw it myself on my own preorder a few months ago.

When the first part of Wave 2 came in I received an email the first day saying my Little Mac could not be found so I'm not sure if that's entirely correct (turns out they did have it in the back but it wasn't logged)

 

[CheapSpeed]

Now that I finally have like one amiibo, cause they aren't that big of a deal to me, I'm curious. I've collected certain things before and from a collecting standpoint, I do not understand...not opening them. What is the purpose of keeping them in the box...? That seems...stupid. Every awesome looking collection I've seen has them open/displayed nice in cases/in grooves on their desk/etc. But never...in a box. Someone who is NOT going to open them for collecting purposes explain collecting their box to me? 

If you're reselling, that makes sense. But for collecting? I don't get it.

 

[BlacKJesu5]

you mean the same little mac that can be ordered from gamestop right now?
Lol

you mean the same little mac that can be ordered from gamestop right now?
Lol

Yea it's sold out again... Gs amazon tru

 

[gnoh]

Now that I finally have like one amiibo, cause they aren't that big of a deal to me, I'm curious. I've collected certain things before and from a collecting standpoint, I do not understand...not opening them. What is the purpose of keeping them in the box...? That seems...stupid. Every awesome looking collection I've seen has them open/displayed nice in cases/in grooves on their desk/etc. But never...in a box. Someone who is NOT going to open them for collecting purposes explain collecting their box to me?

If you're reselling, that makes sense. But for collecting? I don't get it.

To keep it in mint condition. It's kinda like how shoe collectors never wear the shoes they trade or comic book collectors seal all their shit. Nintendo obv never intended them to be this way or since they have much better packaging for their ganon/zelda figures but this is what the fans want. I'm pretty sure a lot of the people getting all the waves would like to see these things go up in value over time so they become heirlooms or turn in a tidy profit in the next couple decades.

 

[botticus]

I sure hope no one's planning on putting kids through college with factory-sealed mass-produced collectibles anymore.  That ship sailed with the last generation now that everyone buys collectibles to keep factory-sealed.  Too much weird regret from kids who played with their toys instead of keeping them in boxes to sell for hundreds of dollars decades later.

If that's how you like to collect and display them, then more power to you, though!

 

[sephiroth61787]

Well, I had Captain Falcon and Pit preordered for in-store pickup @ Best Buy since the beginning of December. In those orders, I had a Zelda and Little Mac, which I picked up two weeks ago.

Last week, I had my CC info stolen and had to get a new card. I spent the weekend updating orders to the new card. Well, for some reason, none of the BB reps I spoke with on the phone found update the orders that had Zelda and Little Mac. I assume it's because I picked those two up and once one item in the order is picked up, you can update your payment method.

I went to my local BB and explained the situation to the store manager. Before I spoke to him, I had an employee look up CF's sku and they had 1. Only one. I asked the store manager if he could set it aside until I could have the payment method issue fixed, but he said that preorders are filled in the order that they are received. If I was first, I would get an email asking to update my payment method and the amiibo would be held, regardless of whether or not my payment method had been declined. I think he was just trying to get rid of me as fast as possible.

Well, another hour long phonecall to BB and nobody could fix the issue. I decided to go to the store and see if somebody else was working who could put it aside for me.

Found a helpful employee and now the one CF that was showing up in the inventory is gone.

*sigh*

It shouldn't be this difficult to update payment method.

 

[Josh5890]

I sure hope no one's planning on putting kids through college with factory-sealed mass-produced collectibles anymore. That ship sailed with the last generation now that everyone buys collectibles to keep factory-sealed. Too much weird regret from kids who played with their toys instead of keeping them in boxes to sell for hundreds of dollars decades later.

One in a while I want to go back and kick the crap out of my child-form for throwing away all of my SNES and N64 boxes after opening them. They would look cool on my shelf today.

 

[InfamousHero]

I don't even want these Wave 2 amiibos i just collected the whole wave so i can sell it and buy a Villager

 

[CheapSpeed]

To keep it in mint condition. It's kinda like how shoe collectors never wear the shoes they trade or comic book collectors seal all their shit. Nintendo obv never intended them to be this way or since they have much better packaging for their ganon/zelda figures but this is what the fans want. I'm pretty sure a lot of the people getting all the waves would like to see these things go up in value over time so they become heirlooms or turn in a tidy profit in the next couple decades.

I suppose so. I just have yet to see an actual collection of boxes. I guess I didn't think of comparing them to something such as comics. Must be the fact they were meant for video games or something. The collections I've seen with them open still look cool. But I guess you did just explain what a re-seller would do, and I was talking more of collecting. But thanks for explaining, it does make some sense.

 

[pittsnoggle]

Oh snap, do you work at Amazon or NorAm?

yes, but over there I go by the alias ashley #2

 

[JoshTX]

I noticed not alot of people have mentioned walmart.com but ive had good fortune with them so far. My little macs and Diddy's arrived in excellent shape and ive received shipping confirmation for Pit. I was skeptical of going with them over BB but looks like it paid off. I still have to get MK from them, though.

 

[gnoh]

I suppose so. I just have yet to see an actual collection of boxes. I guess I didn't think of comparing them to something such as comics. Must be the fact they were meant for video games or something. The collections I've seen with them open still look cool. But I guess you did just explain what a re-seller would do, and I was talking more of collecting. But thanks for explaining, it does make some sense.

I'm obviously colored by the fact that I regard these things as beanie babies, to be resold while the market's still hot but I think the point still stands. Unconsciously i think most people who collect stuff are hoping that it would be worth something somewhere down the line, not so they can sell them but so it somehow validates their collection. I'm sure you can find plenty of pictures of the boxes but lets face it, they're not really fun pictures since its a picutre with a bunch of boxes that would reflect flash. Best analogy I can think of is the stereotypical star wars nerd who brags about how he has a vintage hans solo action figure mint in box.

 

[CheapSpeed]

I'm obviously colored by the fact that I regard these things as beanie babies, to be resold while the market's still hot but I think the point still stands. Unconsciously i think most people who collect stuff are hoping that it would be worth something somewhere down the line, not so they can sell them but so it somehow validates their collection. I'm sure you can find plenty of pictures of the boxes but lets face it, they're not really fun pictures since its a picutre with a bunch of boxes that would reflect flash. Best analogy I can think of is the stereotypical star wars nerd who brags about how he has a vintage hans solo action figure mint in box.

That would be my mom, except Star Trek. Lol. I get the logic, I'm more talking aesthetics I guess. I could care less what resellers do as...well that's what resellers do. Just mainly people collecting and not minding staring at boxes instead of the animations sans cardboard.

But as I said, I do understand you.

 

[levitynyc]

I just got my shipping email from the in-store Gamestop preorder I put in yesterday for Little Mac and Pit.

 

[elvis731]

I noticed not alot of people have mentioned walmart.com but ive had good fortune with them so far. My little macs and Diddy's arrived in excellent shape and ive received shipping confirmation for Pit. I was skeptical of going with them over BB but looks like it paid off. I still have to get MK from them, though.

I've checked them occasionally and would have grabbed a Pit from them, but missed it. I've otherwise been lucky in grabbing some of the other hard to find characters elsewhere...

 

[levitynyc]

To keep it in mint condition. It's kinda like how shoe collectors never wear the shoes they trade or comic book collectors seal all their shit. Nintendo obv never intended them to be this way or since they have much better packaging for their ganon/zelda figures but this is what the fans want. I'm pretty sure a lot of the people getting all the waves would like to see these things go up in value over time so they become heirlooms or turn in a tidy profit in the next couple decades.

Good lord...no.... Even things like sports collectables are pretty poor investments. I hope I give my kids better heirlooms than my amiibos.

Open up your toys and play with them.

 

[SlayerX11]

I collect skylanders, have a set I play and a set sealed. Not doing it for some profit or anything just I like how they look on my wall My kid can have them when he's older and Im gone as something from his childhood, if he tosses them them or sells them it's up to him.

I was debating disney infinity as I do like disney but I dont like it enough to keep sealed. Amiibo's ive collected 2 of each so far minus the rare 3, I havent decided if I'm keeping a set sealed or not as of yet.

 

[MaraciaNiAsa]

Finally got someone on the TRU customer service who was able to reorder the amiibos that were cancelled. Now I just hope they'll also be able to fill my in store preorder cards as well.

 

[gnoh]

Good lord...no.... Even things like sports collectables are pretty poor investments. I hope I give my kids better heirlooms than my amiibos.

Open up your toys and play with them.

Haha well you say that now but how many people are probably kicking themselves that they probably own x action figure and threw it away when they were kids and now its worth thousands?

 

[bojay1997]

Haha well you say that now but how many people are probably kicking themselves that they probably own x action figure and threw it away when they were kids and now its worth thousands?

Not gonna happen with modern mass produced figures and collectibles now that so many people are collecting.

 

[Organization_XIII]

Not gonna happen with modern mass produced figures and collectibles now that so many people are collecting.

Agreed. I don't think there's a single game or, in this case, toy produced in the last 5 years that will be as valuable as some SNES games or vintage Ninja Turtles action figures. Everything is marketed toward the goal of selling millions and millions and manufactured as such. Back in the early to mid 90s, I don't think there was quite that mindset.

 

[Nightcrawler13]

I just got my shipping email from the in-store Gamestop preorder I put in yesterday for Little Mac and Pit.

I just received my shipping confirmation from GS as well for Pit and Little Mac. I selected the free shipping and it will be delivered tomorrow since it's only going from Dallas to Houston, awesome!!

 

[dreamer131313]

Agreed. I don't think there's a single game or, in this case, toy produced in the last 5 years that will be as valuable as some SNES games or vintage Ninja Turtles action figures. Everything is marketed toward the goal of selling millions and millions and manufactured as such. Back in the early to mid 90s, I don't think there was quite that mindset.

exactly the best prime time for collecting if you wanted a collection to be worth more $$$ wise was the mid 90's and before that time. Since Before then ebay and amazon and similar sites didnt exist and also during most of the 90s people was still using dial-up so therefore you actually had to go out to the stores to get the item you wanted or track it down later at flea markets or print classified magazines and so on. But once DSL and high speed and all the auction sites came up then values dropped fast on most collectibles cause they were easier to track down or obtain.

 

[Josh5890]

Agreed. I don't think there's a single game or, in this case, toy produced in the last 5 years that will be as valuable as some SNES games or vintage Ninja Turtles action figures. Everything is marketed toward the goal of selling millions and millions and manufactured as such. Back in the early to mid 90s, I don't think there was quite that mindset.

The internet (especially ebay) has made reselling a livelihood. That could also be a factor into why older items are worth more. People just didn't think about "collecting" for that reason back in the day.

 

[Organization_XIII]

exactly the best prime time for collecting if you wanted a collection to be worth more $$$ wise was the mid 90's and before that time. Since Before then ebay and amazon and similar sites didnt exist and also during most of the 90s people was still using dial-up so therefore you actually had to go out to the stores to get the item you wanted or track it down later at flea markets or print classified magazines and so on. But once DSL and high speed and all the auction sites came up then values dropped fast on most collectibles cause they were easier to track down or obtain.

And Nintendo, being the assholes they are, is pulling one of these

[attachment=10979:Amiibo meme.jpg]

Just to drive up demand...

 

[Deader2818]

Man you whine a lot

 

[JB382]

I just received my shipping confirmation from GS as well for Pit and Little Mac. I selected the free shipping and it will be delivered tomorrow since it's only going from Dallas to Houston, awesome!!

How did you figure that? Because I'm also in Houston and received the confirmation emails but nothing shows up when I click the tracking number .-.

 

[TnAdct1]

I got a confirmation text that I can pick up my pit, falcon and Luigi Amiibo from BB earlier this morning.

Got a confirmation e-mail from BB that my Pit figure is ready for pick up as well this morning. Unfortunately, my local Best Buy is pretty much "time stingy", and thus I can't actually pick it up until tomorrow (with me planning to do so the first thing tomorrow before I head to work, given how my BB will be opening at 9:00 AM).

 

[levitynyc]

Not gonna happen with modern mass produced figures and collectibles now that so many people are collecting.

Bingo. Granted 3 of these things are worth 50-60 bucks, but people hoarding Mario amiibos? They'll never be worth more than you paid for them. Factoring in inflation, they are probably becoming less valuable every day.

Even the rare 3's won't be worth more than 100 bucks at any point....I've eaten more expensive lunches than that.

Now then....my still sealed 20th anniversary PS4...that's worth a pretty penny

 

[Organization_XIII]

Man you whine a lot

for a couple reasons.

A) with 29 of them at ~$14 a piece (after tax), that's comes to just over $400 for the whole set (IF you can get them at retail. Given the lack of supply on about 1/2 of them, you're probably going to pay closer to $700-$800 for a whole set. And that's ALOT of money for 29 little toys that should be readily available in the first place.

B) I work a full-time job that takes up pretty much all of my day, so I can't be like one of you driving around as my full-time job jumping from store to store looking for them.

C) Nintendo flat out admitted that what's out there is all there will be on certain ones, so it's up to your budget if you wanna pay 3rd party markup if you wanna catch em all *troll face*

I am more willing to give Nintendo my money, so why should I have to drive my rocket-powered unicycle through flaming hoops suspended above shark infested water with concrete blocks tied to my ankles, both eyes poked out, and a hungry family of honey badgers strapped to my body in order to do that? JUST MAKE ENOUGH NINTENDO!

 

[playenlightened.com]

I am more willing to give Nintendo my money, so why should I have to drive my rocket-powered unicycle through flaming hoops suspended above shark infested water with concrete blocks tied to my ankles, both eyes poked out, and a hungry family of honey badgers strapped to my body in order to do that? JUST MAKE ENOUGH NINTENDO!

Nintendo has played the Amiibo thing perfectly so far if you ask me. They are making FAR more money because of the increased demand by certain ones selling out. Mom hears that Amiibos are hard to get, so now she is on high alert to get any of them she can. Pre-orders go through the roof so people don't have to risk not getting one. They have nailed it from a sales perspective.

The unfortunate part is people are going to miss out like you said. They are forced to either pay the money or go without. If you look at most incredibly popular toy lines, they all do the same thing. It's intentional and only forces an increased demand from the customers.

 

[InfamousHero]

B) I work a full-time job that takes up pretty much all of my day, so I can't be like one of you driving around as my full-time job jumping from store to store looking for them.

your job cant be full time and that time consuming if youre complaining about $12 figures

 

[prateeko]

Got a confirmation e-mail from BB that my Pit figure is ready for pick up as well this morning. Unfortunately, my local Best Buy is pretty much "time stingy", and thus I can't actually pick it up until tomorrow (with me planning to do so the first thing tomorrow before I head to work, given how my BB will be opening at 9:00 AM).

It won't be there. I was doubtful, but I called and BB checked in the back and did not get any of the Pit. I (and everyone else in here) expect a cancellation notice for Pit tomorrow. What utter crap. Shouldn't be taking a pre-order if they cannot fill it.

 

[Organization_XIII]

your job cant be full time and that time consuming if youre complaining about $12 figures

When it comes to $400 for a set I can. That's alot of money for toys. I'd still be willing to buy them all if it was possible without spending $40+ on certain ones

 

[Vinny]

Agreed. I don't think there's a single game or, in this case, toy produced in the last 5 years that will be as valuable as some SNES games or vintage Ninja Turtles action figures. Everything is marketed toward the goal of selling millions and millions and manufactured as such. Back in the early to mid 90s, I don't think there was quite that mindset.

SNES games are nearly two decades old... it's not really fair to compare SNES games to games in the last 5 years.

But I do agree that the golden age of game collecting is long over. I do believe we'll see a few valuables here and there, but with each progressing generation, there are and will be fewer and fewer collectible games.

 

[portnoyd]

A) with 29 of them at ~$14 a piece (after tax), that's comes to just over $400 for the whole set (IF you can get them at retail. Given the lack of supply on about 1/2 of them, you're probably going to pay closer to $700-$800 for a whole set.

I highly doubt anyone here has paid more than $50 in markup over retail, or will, in the end. Bad troll is bad.

Agreed. I don't think there's a single game or, in this case, toy produced in the last 5 years that will be as valuable as some SNES games or vintage Ninja Turtles action figures. Everything is marketed toward the goal of selling millions and millions and manufactured as such. Back in the early to mid 90s, I don't think there was quite that mindset.

And those weren't produced by the millions either? Bad troll is really bad.



In other news, got delivery estimate from Amazon for my Pit pre-order - will be here on Monday. I fist pumped when I read that. I... need a new hobby.

 

[Josh5890]

Nintendo has played the Amiibo thing perfectly so far if you ask me. They are making FAR more money because of the increased demand by certain ones selling out. Mom hears that Amiibos are hard to get, so now she is on high alert to get any of them she can. Pre-orders go through the roof so people don't have to risk not getting one. They have nailed it from a sales perspective.

The unfortunate part is people are going to miss out like you said. They are forced to either pay the money or go without. If you look at most incredibly popular toy lines, they all do the same thing. It's intentional and only forces an increased demand from the customers.

I'll be honest I wouldn't be getting on the amiibo train right now if they weren't becoming harder to find.

 

[gnoh]

I highly doubt anyone here has paid more than $50 in markup over retail, or will, in the end. Bad troll is bad.


And those weren't produced by the millions either? Bad troll is really bad.
In other news, got delivery estimate from Amazon for my Pit pre-order - will be here on Monday. I fist pumped when I read that. I... need a new hobby.

You'd be surprised. I turned in the big 3 for $180 + shipping and it still feels like a ripoff. For all the talk about how pit is becoming more common, they were selling for $60 not just a week ago. Sure video game collecting's a lot harder now since the companies are getting smart and marketing towards that demographic with worthless shit but I think it's more an ebb and flow than anything else, we're just at the low point because everyone saw how much money old stuff was worth and tried to hold onto it. If everyone has the mindset that there's no point to holding things in mint condition, then maybe the one guy who holds them will win out. There's still beanie babies that sell for thousands of $$ after all

 

[Vinny]

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025273406_briercolumn22xml.html

It doesn't say much but it might indicate that another run of certain figures isn't out of the question.

Fils-Aime said it’s a new business for Nintendo and it’s still trying to balance supply and demand.
With high-demand Amiibos “We’re looking hard at addressing that opportunity,” he said, without committing to making more of those most sought-after and collectible models.

“We don’t want to leave any opportunity uncovered with these figures,” he said.

If they do another run of the rares though, I'll definitely call it quits since I'm in it just for the collect-ability.

 

[portnoyd]

You'd be surprised. I turned in the big 3 for $180 + shipping and it still feels like a ripoff. For all the talk about how pit is becoming more common, they were selling for $60 not just a week ago. Sure video game collecting's a lot harder now since the companies are getting smart and marketing towards that demographic with worthless shit but I think it's more an ebb and flow than anything else, we're just at the low point because everyone saw how much money old stuff was worth and tried to hold onto it. If everyone has the mindset that there's no point to holding things in mint condition, then maybe the one guy who holds them will win out. There's still beanie babies that sell for thousands of $$ after all

To be fair, I said here. eBay, Amazon... yeah, there will be someone jumping in six months with deep pockets who will insta-collect the whole set. But on CAG? I don't believe it.

Limited editions and the like from current releases are drops in the pool of game collecting, especially how often they can be had clearanced and cheap, if threads on CAG are any indication.

I'm not sure if I'm understanding you, but are you saying game collecting is in a downswing? It most definitely isn't! It's BOLDED AND UNDERLINED HOT. Go on videogamepricecharts and just look at each system page (specifically Nintendo systems). Look at that growth. It's insane!

 

[DefeatUForever]

Besides here though the average person probably doesn't care about collecting them all. How many little kids really care about missing out on the wii fit trainer? I haven't decided to get any of these or not yet but if I do I'll mainly just collect the series I actually like, like Kirby and Mario and a few others but I'm overall meh to the whole idea because I've never bought figures of anything before and the prices of these things are still too much for my cheap ass.

 

[JSweeney]

Call me next fall when all of these people are dead bored of these, Nintendo has begun the next series to tie into the next game they'll cram Amiibo functionality into, and all of these figures that people are losing their shit over can be picked up for about $5 each, save for MAYBE one that you'll have to pay $20 for.

It's not like the same exact thing hasn't been seen going on with Skylanders. Then Infinity, and well, just about every popular action figure toyline going back all the way to the 70s.

 

[cg8889]

Better place to preorder through: Amazon or Gamestop? Most of the ones I want are still available minus Rosalina and Meta Knight so thought I might as well get them done so I don't have to play treasure hunt anymore.

 

[amusedtoe]

Better place to preorder through: Amazon or Gamestop? Most of the ones I want are still available minus Rosalina and Meta Knight so thought I might as well get them done so I don't have to play treasure hunt anymore.

Personally I would say GS. They seem to be shipping stuff out quickly and holding in-store reliably (since they're mostly only getting stock to fill pre-orders). Amazon on the other hand has had a lot of issues filling wave 2 so far.

 

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Besides here though the average person probably doesn't care about collecting them all. How many little kids really care about missing out on the wii fit trainer? I haven't decided to get any of these or not yet but if I do I'll mainly just collect the series I actually like, like Kirby and Mario and a few others but I'm overall meh to the whole idea because I've never bought figures of anything before and the prices of these things are still too much for my cheap ass.

Well it would be kids that are the most whiney about this stuff right? As an adult you realize that its just a gimmick meant to get people to buy copies of smash but if you're a kid and you want a figure of your favorite character? Do you want to youtube the number of crazy videos about kids wanting Elsa Dolls?

To be fair, I said here. eBay, Amazon... yeah, there will be someone jumping in six months with deep pockets who will insta-collect the whole set. But on CAG? I don't believe it.

Limited editions and the like from current releases are drops in the pool of game collecting, especially how often they can be had clearanced and cheap, if threads on CAG are any indication.

I'm not sure if I'm understanding you, but are you saying game collecting is in a downswing? It most definitely isn't! It's BOLDED AND UNDERLINED HOT. Go on videogamepricecharts and just look at each system page (specifically Nintendo systems). Look at that growth. It's insane!

I'm saying people are probably underestimating the value of current gen games and the value holding them mint may be by the time we're 40-50. that's an amazing website but looking at PS3/Wii/PS2/PS1 games the chart has it going down a lot, which I believe will lead to people tossing their collection or not caring about it as much which will in turn probably result in a windfall to people who have. Taking that idea to amiibo's, I'm trying to imply that it might be a little too hasty to scoff at the potential value of these things, especially if Nintendo changes the design a little on 2nd editions (no smash badge maybe).

And CAG's paying premium for this stuff? I agree that's a joke, esp. considering the amount of people that pop up here feeling comfortable trying to trade a Pit for a Marth .