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Amiibos....collector urge growing...

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  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Was buying one in Smyths today, they guy has no idea if they will be getting Villager, Marth or Wii Fit back in but said if Nintendo can make money he is sure they will, might have to order from one of these other sites tho. Which Amazon is the best to buy from or are they all the same?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Wolverine359


    Was buying one in Smyths today, they guy has no idea if they will be getting Villager, Marth or Wii Fit back in but said if Nintendo can make money he is sure they will, might have to order from one of these other sites tho. Which Amazon is the best to buy from or are they all the same?

    They're all as good as each other in my experience, I've bought from UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany, depending on which one is offering the best value. Currently the French store is selling them for €12.99 as indicated by Allyall - thanks for letting us know that Allyall! :)

    I haven't seen those legless princesses or double-gun mounted Samus but I'll keep an eye out! ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Seems Tesco Direct are fast running out of amiibo now too, Only Fox, Peach, Donkey Kong and Samus left in stock, had Mario and Wii Fit earlier today


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    A legless Peach is not so hard to find.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭murphyebass



    I was thinking this when I heard they'd started to sell out.

    It's a cash cow. They'll be back.

    Also like the Wii U GameCube adapter it'll create a bit of buzz and people who hadn't thought of buying the them will go out a get at least one or two.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,309 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    A legless Peach is not so hard to find.

    Probably cost less than $3500 as well to get her that way. :pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭bkrangle


    Amiibos are potentially a bit cheaper from Nippon Yasan if you're buying a few.
    They also have the all in stock

    They're €9.40 each and the cheapest shipping option is €3.91 which I used before with no issues to get a pro controller

    https://www.nippon-yasan.com/551-nintendo-wii-u-conosle-japan


  • Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭bkrangle


    Actually, scratch that, the shipping is €3.91 per item so it doesn't work out much cheaper than B+M here

    Still potentially useful if people are having trouble finding specific amiibos


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  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    http://mynintendonews.com/2014/12/08/nintendo-confirms-they-are-discontinuing-some-amiibo-figures-after-initial-shipment/
    Now some bad news again apparently wish this would get 100% confirmed instead of going back and forth


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,309 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Duck Season! Rabbit Season!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,194 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    Duck Season! Rabbit Season! Elmer Season!

    You forgot the best one...

    Loads of Samus in Argos, Ilac centre have 4 at the moment.


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Ugh, go away gamestop, thank god thats the American one, I hope they dont become gamestop exclusive here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    I was in smyths yesterday, checking all the Amiibos for legs and arms screwed on correctly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,194 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    I was in smyths yesterday, checking all the Amiibos for legs and arms screwed on correctly.

    :( for a lady that gets kidnapped way too much you can be mean, maybe Koopa might eat you next time.:p


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,237 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    I'll tell ye this for free...this whole lack of stock has made me absolutely collecting crazy...

    Just ordered two Marth's in the hopes I can trade for a WFT or Villager. Can't find them anywhere at a reasonable price.


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    I'll tell ye this for free...this whole lack of stock has made me absolutely collecting crazy...

    Just ordered two Marth's in the hopes I can trade for a WFT or Villager. Can't find them anywhere at a reasonable price.

    Where di you order the two Marth's from?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,485 ✭✭✭✭Banjo


    Back in the Village
    Again in the Village
    We're back in the Village agaaaaaaain

    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/villager-amiibo-back-stock-12-99-amazon-2079700

    "Where am I?
    What do you want?
    Who's Side are you on?"
    - The original Villager


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Wow even with my discount it comes in at nearly €20


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,237 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Where di you order the two Marth's from?

    Amazon.fr


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  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    And Villager is gone already now from Amazon Uk, selling like hot cakes


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭murphyebass


    Amazon.co.uk......

    £28 for Marth
    £39.99 for wii fit trainer
    £47.99 for villager.

    Its a bit of plastic people!!

    Cheap fairly useless plastic!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Amazon.co.uk......

    £28 for Marth
    £39.99 for wii fit trainer
    £47.99 for villager.

    Its a bit of plastic people!!

    Cheap fairly useless plastic!!
    But it has a new hat!

    newhat.jpg

    (I don't even own a wii u and am interested in these for some reason)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,309 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    They are now go to presents when giving people a list of what to get me and can't think of anything.


    Give list of games and maybe 1 or 2 Amiibos including Princess Zelda


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,194 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Got a Star Fox and Wii Trainer on the way to me, really want a Marth though, love Fire Emblem long time ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Can any one confirm that Amiibo are actually region free?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Tomo.Murphy


    I read on IGN that they're region free. Whether you choose to believe them or not though....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    The article..

    http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/11/11/nintendo-amiibos-are-not-region-locked


    EDIT..

    HOLY CRAP...

    http://mynintendonews.com/2014/12/10/a-legless-peach-amiibo-has-sold-for-25100-on-ebay/


    Legless Peach!! :D


    Double Edit..
    It's supposed to say $2,510. Not $25,100.

    Triple Edit.

    Comments say it's actually $25,100.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43 Relentleslee


    Can any one confirm that Amiibo are actually region free?

    I was in New York two weeks ago, I picked up a Kirby in Toys R' Us and a Villager and Yoshi in Nintendoworld.

    I tried Kirby and Yoshi with Mario Kart 8 as soon as I got back, they worked just fine!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Nollog


    Can any one confirm that Amiibo are actually region free?

    Yes they are.


    What's the point of the nickname and whatnot menu options on the wii u's settings screens?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    /\/ollog wrote: »
    Yes they are.


    What's the point of the nickname and whatnot menu options on the wii u's settings screens?

    Just if you want to nickname like you might Nickname your pokemon I guess, I'm boring and keep the original names tho haha


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    I was in New York two weeks ago, I picked up a Kirby in Toys R' Us and a Villager and Yoshi in Nintendoworld.

    I tried Kirby and Yoshi with Mario Kart 8 as soon as I got back, they worked just fine!

    Excellent thanks, guess I'll pick up a Wii Fit Trainer online then


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Wolverine359


    Just got my amiibo delivery from Tesco direct at my nearby parcel motel this morning (I love getting mail on Saturdays! :D). Ordered wii fit trainer and Marth, they look awesome. I might have them to spare though if my order from Amazon.fr comes through in a week or two, still waiting on a dispatch notice. Just kinda paranoid that they don't get more stock in, but assuming they deliver my order successfully (including a villager and kirby, along with trainer and marth), I might be selling these two spares. (I ordered through Tesco but when I saw them on Amazon.fr I ordered the 4 I needed from there, and sent an email to Tesco to cancel my order, but they had dispatched by the time they got around to my request, delayed customer service lol. I shoulda just called them, the instant chat didn't seem to be working either. P.S. Sorry for giving you my life story :pac:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭hypersquirrel


    Just got my amiibo delivery from Tesco direct at my nearby parcel motel this morning (I love getting mail on Saturdays! :D). Ordered wii fit trainer and Marth, they look awesome. I might have them to spare though if my order from Amazon.fr comes through in a week or two, still waiting on a dispatch notice. Just kinda paranoid that they don't get more stock in, but assuming they deliver my order successfully (including a villager and kirby, along with trainer and marth), I might be selling these two spares. (I ordered through Tesco but when I saw them on Amazon.fr I ordered the 4 I needed from there, and sent an email to Tesco to cancel my order, but they had dispatched by the time they got around to my request, delayed customer service lol. I shoulda just called them, the instant chat didn't seem to be working either. P.S. Sorry for giving you my life story :pac:)

    I'm waiting for Villager and Marth from Amazon.fr as well.

    If anybody is still looking for the less common ones Amazon.de seemed to have them all in stock again in earlier today.


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Ordered a japanese WFT, not sure when it will arrive, hope to get a Marth, Villager and Kirby that dont cost like €20 upwards


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Ordered a japanese WFT, not sure when it will arrive, hope to get a Marth, Villager and Kirby that dont cost like €20 upwards

    Marth
    Villager
    Kirby
    WFT


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,194 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Got my Wii Fit Trainer but didn't get Star Fox, rather I got a Yoshi instead, Little Mac and Pit seem to be the scarce of the next batch, wish Pikachu had come in the cosplay outfits.


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    Has anybody got their order from Nippon -Yasan yet? I can't remember who ordered from there and posted the link, Im just wondering if they are that good, order WFT from there might order more but not sure if its really worth it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,564 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Are the stuff from France and Germany in those languages on the boxes or are they multi language!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,231 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    lads wtf is this whole amiibo thing about?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    Are the stuff from France and Germany in those languages on the boxes or are they multi language!

    I don't know if anybody has received one yet. I'm guessing they're multilanguage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,564 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Allyall wrote: »
    I don't know if anybody has received one yet. I'm guessing they're multilanguage.

    There are the same across Europe from what I can see. I checked ebay listings in France and Germany. Just ordered a stupid amount of them but the Villager or Resident (as Google translate tells me) and the Wii Fit Trainer are saying in stock but have no shipping date.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    I ordered them from Amazon France and I think they are shipping the first week in January.


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭eoghanie


    All wave 1 now available for reservation at Argos. Stock arriving in stores Fri/Sat. Hope they get plenty of wave 2 in. GameStop charging €16.99 vs Argos 2 for €27. Fuppin GameStop.


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    eoghanie wrote: »
    All wave 1 now available for reservation at Argos. Stock arriving in stores Fri/Sat. Hope they get plenty of wave 2 in. GameStop charging €16.99 vs Argos 2 for €27. Fuppin GameStop.

    Thanks, just reserved a Villager and Marth, wish they had wave 2 up tho.
    Also the special offer ends today, wonder if it will be extended.

    Also even travel a bit further into Smyths and they are only €15, still cheaper then Gamestop


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  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭eoghanie


    Thanks, just reserved a Villager and Marth, wish they had wave 2 up tho.
    Also the special offer ends today, wonder if it will be extended.

    Also even travel a bit further into Smyths and they are only €15, still cheaper then Gamestop

    Yeah picked up two in Smyths yesterday, one in GameStop, one in Argos, three picked up in the US last month, and the "big three" coming from Amazon.de. Two more reserved in Argos. Hope they get wave 2 up on Argos site soon. Seems the best place to pick them up. These things are like crack. I don't even have Smash Wii u yet!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    eoghanie wrote: »
    Yeah picked up two in Smyths yesterday, one in GameStop, one in Argos, three picked up in the US last month, and the "big three" coming from Amazon.de. Two more reserved in Argos. Hope they get wave 2 up on Argos site soon. Seems the best place to pick them up. These things are like crack. I don't even have Smash Wii u yet!!

    I feel like I need them all and with not knowing if some are being discontinued or not the urge to get them asap is there. Got Mario, Link and Kirby from Smyths, Fox from Argos, Villager and Marth reserved in Argos now, a Wii Fit Trainer coming from Japan and DK, Yoshi and Samus as xmas gifts cause nobody knew what to get me so amiibo it was lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,564 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    are the villager, wii fit lady and marth discontinued or what?


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭eoghanie


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    are the villager, wii fit lady and marth discontinued or what?

    Back available for order on Argos.ie
    Not sure if officially discontinued.


  • Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭souleater3000


    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    are the villager, wii fit lady and marth discontinued or what?

    Nobody really knows for sure atm if they are discontinued, 'rare' and 'low stock' for sure tho along with Kirby for some reason, Can't figure that one out myself yet tho.

    Anybody think after the main smash characters run we might end up gettin alt skins for some of the characters like the Koopa kids and Alph, Male WFT maybe? Female Robin


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