Photos of the newest amiibo emerge
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 13 Comments
One gamer in Europe has managed to get his hands on a new wave of upcoming amiibo. We now have up-close shots of Sheik, Toon Link, and Ike (plus Rosalina in her box). View all of the photos above.
Here’s a lovely custom female Villager amiibo
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An official female Villager amiibo doesn’t exist at present. However, with some creativity, reader Donizetty managed to switch up the figure’s gender. And so we present… the female Villager amiibo. The custom-made amiibo continue to impress!
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This Marth amiibo apparently comes with an extra head
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Rumors | 12 Comments
Okay, I’m sorry. I just had to post this. It’s part hilarious, part stupid. But here you go! It’s a Marth amiibo… with an extra head. The sheer strangeness of it all is one reason why I’m marking this as a rumor.
If you want this particular amiibo, you’ll need to fork over $1,500. I can’t recommend anyone doing that. That being said, I wouldn’t be entirely surprised to see it sell!
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Fan makes custom Yarn Yoshi amiibo
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Fans are doing some very neat things with amiibo these days. Take this custom amiibo for Yoshi, for example. He looks like he was plucked straight out of Yoshi’s Woolly World!
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Japanese Kirby and the Rainbow Curse amiibo promo
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Fan makes custom Waluigi amiibo
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One fan has put together an impressive custom amiibo featuring Waluigi. Luigi is used for the base, so Smash Bros. players can set the character to Waluigi colors in-game.
The asking price for this amiibo is $200 on eBay. You can check out the official listing here.
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Update: Or not – Target now says Rosalina & Luma amiibo pre-orders will return this month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Update: I’m not sure what’s going on with Target, but now it’s looking like pre-orders won’t be returning after all…
@90pll Thanks for asking! The Rosalina and Luma Amiibo will be a Target exclusive. We aren't offering pre-orders on this item.
— AskTarget (@AskTarget) January 2, 2015
@90pll The Nintendo Amiibo Rosalina & Luma will be available in our Target Canada stores. But no preorder and quantities will be limited.
— AskTarget (@AskTarget) January 3, 2015
@Jervaaay Thanks for your interest! We aren't currently taking pre-orders and don't have specifics right now on future availability.
— AskTarget (@AskTarget) January 3, 2015
Target opened pre-orders for the Rosalina & Luma amiibo during two extremely brief periods last month. The retailer later said that online reservations were closed and consumers would need to head towards their local stores in hopes of nabbing a figure.
Now we’re hearing something that contradicts this a bit. The official “AskTarget” has indicated that Rosalina & Luma amiibo pre-orders will return sometime this month before it goes on sale in February. Fans are advised to continue checking the website.
@Jervaaay Yes the Rosalina & Luma amiibo Figure will be available for pre-order sometime this month! Keep checking back! Thank you!
— AskTarget (@AskTarget) January 2, 2015
Additional defective amiibo: Diddy without a jaw, dual-wielding Pit, and more
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You didn’t think defective amiibo would stop appearing anytime soon, did you? Well, we have four new ones to share: Diddy Kong without a jaw, a dual-wielding Pit, Peach with backwards legs, and Samus without a foot. View the gallery above for snapshots of each.
While we’re on the topic of defective amiibo, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been talking about them less and less. The fact of the matter is that defects constantly appear across all types of products. That’s why we won’t be featuring defective amiibo on a regular basis… unless we feel that they’re interesting!
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Rumor: Samus, Fox amiibo discontinued at Target stores
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Although we don’t have official confirmation, it’s looking like the Samus and Fox amiibo could be phased out at Target stores. Employee Zach “iamxZ3R0” Collins shared the photo above on Facebook, which indicates that the Fox figure is no longer available. Zach has also apparently confirmed that Samus is showing as discontinued as well.
amiibo figures are doing pretty well at Best Buy
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amiibo figures appear to be doing quite well at Best Buy, a major retailer in North America.
CONSULGAMER reports that “A review of Best Buy’s online sales show Disney INFINITY and amiibo in a dead-heat for the top 20 game-to-toys on the market – each having ten toys in the list.” If you expand to the store’s top 50 selling products on its website, amiibo and Disney Infinity are tied with 18 products in the top 50. Skylanders lags behind with 14 products.
Nintendo previously confirmed that 710,000 amiibo were sold in the U.S. over a three-week period.
