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Discussion in 'General Gaming' started by Geoff, Jul 2, 2015.

  1. Geoff

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    About a month ago, I made one of the worst decisions of my life. I started down a dark path from which there is no turning back.

    I started an Amiibo collection.

    I'm not going to collect all of them or have a massive collection. I'm just planning on collecting the ones I want - and if I happen to see a rare one on the shelf or for a good price I'll pick it up, but I'm not really going to go out of my way for stuff unless I really want it. And I'm not going to spend the insane $40-50+ for some of the rarer ones when I can import them for a lot less if I really want them. I'm unboxing them anyway because I don't have room for the boxes (saving the artwork though by cutting the plastic shell off) and I like the way they look unboxed on my shelf.

    Right now my collection consists of:
    • Inkling Girl
    • Inkling Boy
    • Inkling Squid
    • Toon Link
    • Mega Man
    • Fox (JP)
    • Toad
    • Silver Mario
    • Diddy Kong
    • Lucario (JP)
    So...does anyone else have any Amiibo? Feel free to share your collection, post pics, etc.
     
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    I have a Pikachu amiibo that I got from a friend for Christmas and I have no intention of buying any more until:

    A) I can get a Lucina without paying 4x her price from scalpers, and/or
    B) Nintendo actually starts making stock to meet demand

    I feel like neither is a possibility so Nintendo can fuck right off with this. I'm legitimately mad at how impossible it is to get these stupid things. It was okay for the first few waves. Honestly, I'll even give them some leeway for the current waves because rumour has it they locked in production with their toy manufacturer ages ago. But the fact that restocks are just as hard to find? No. That's not how it should work. Nintendo clearly has no intention of making their fans happy by letting them actually buy the damn things and there's so little use for them anyway. As someone who actually does enjoy collecting things--especially pointless toys/figures, I know even trying to get any character that is meaningful to me beyond Pikachu would just be such a life-draining process that it's not worth it to even start.
     
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    I have none. Just haven't really seen a need to pick them. What they unlock in the games isn't terribly special so far. And from what I've seen of the Smash set so far, they all seem just a little off - especially in the face for the more human characters. I thought Pikachu, Samus, and Toon Link looked good though and briefly considered picking them up if on sale or through some promo.

    Buuuutt, these, like I need these two in my life:

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    The Yoshi is absolutely adorable and the retro Mario looks so cool in the modern colours with that shading.
     
  4. Geoff

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    I happened to be in GameStop last night and I overheard the associate telling another customer they had just received a shipment of Ness and Dedede. So after he went and pulled some for the other guy, I had to chime in and ask if he had any left.

    Long story short, +2 more unicorns to my collection.
     
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    Update to my collection! Added a few since my last post, and I was lucky enough to walk in Best Buy and see a huge restock of rare Amiibo, many of which were former store exclusives. I picked up Marth, Greninja, and Dark Pit - I thought of picking up Little Mac but I decided not to since it wasn't one I really wanted other than for its rarity.

    Toys R Us also had the 25th Anniversary Mario, but it was classic and not modern - I much prefer the modern colors for that Amiibo.
    • Inkling Girl
    • Inkling Boy
    • Inkling Squid
    • Toon Link
    • Mega Man
    • Fox (JP)
    • Toad
    • Silver Mario
    • Diddy Kong
    • Lucario (JP)
    • Ness
    • King Dedede
    • Rosalina
    • Jigglypuff
    • Palutena
    • Shulk (JP)
    • Charizard
    • Olimar
    • Marth
    • Greninja
    • Dark Pit
    ...holy crap, I have 21 Amiibo now. On the flip side, I have pretty much all the ones I want except for Yarn Yoshi and the Fire Emblem ones (and maybe a couple of the Animal Crossing ones), and I don't see the FE ones being any easier to get anytime soon, so I'm probably just about finished. I'm sure there will be some odds and ends that I'll pick up over time, but I've gotten most of my must-haves.
     

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