Nintendo Amiibo figures.

[zenith16]

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  Nintendo Responds To Amiibogeddon With Encouraging Statement On Re-Releases
  
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source: GI

 

[TheVileOne]

All this outrage, honestly I don't think Nintendo is to blame. The line just started a few months ago. Toy market doesn't work the same as the game market. Takes some time to re-issue figures and stuff.

Also, how is Nintendo supposed to anticipate what *****ebag scalpers do? I think fans have to be a little more patient. Now would producing more of the rare figures fix the problem? Yes, but I believe Nintendo is getting around to that.

For a while I could not find Mega Man and Sonic anywhere. Recently, they've become more plentiful.

 

[Tron Bonne]

You're half right, I think. I think some figures are gone forever. I'll be really surprised if we ever see another run of Wii Fit Trainer, for instance.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I do question how many people outside of avid collectors would want that one though.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I have it.

 

[TheVileOne]

You're half right, I think. I think some figures are gone forever. I'll be really surprised if we ever see another run of Wii Fit Trainer, for instance.

I guess we shall see. I don't really want a Wii Trainer though. I am just saying, I was desperately spending months trying to find Mega Man and Sonic. Later on I eventually nabbed them and they got more mass produced. I was told by store staffers that Nintendo started re-printing more of the figures that were selling out.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I'm aware, yeah, but there's plenty of example of characters who didn't get that same treatment. Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Captain Falcon, Ike, and several others pretty much were never really available. I mean, will they? Maybe, but I don't know, I'm not going to bet on it or anything. I have a feeling they aren't going to bother with lesser known characters again, though I guess it's possible.

I wouldn't really use Mega Man and Sonic as the best measuring stick either. For one, I'm not really sure they were rare for "months." It was closer to weeks, maybe a month, but they became common pretty quickly. That's not been a common occurrence. Usually it's pretty obvious whenever a wave releases what will be common, uncommon or rare. Toad is really the only other that started out rare and became common like the two you mentioned, though it's sort of phased out slowly to become a bit rare again.

 

[TheVileOne]

Because people are buying them dude. They still have to reproduce them. Just saying, did Nintendo probably underestimate the appeal of Amiibo? Yeah. But if they overproduce them then they aren't going to make any money.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I have it.

But would you be upset if you didn't? I don't think most people would be. Not compared to say, Sonic or Fox.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Because people are buying them dude.

Well, duh? I'm aware that aren't just vanishing into thin air, but the fact is most of the ones I mentioned don't even make it to store shelves. And of those I mentioned, three of them (WFT, Marth, and Villager) came out in the first wave in November.

They still have to reproduce them. Just saying, did Nintendo probably underestimate the appeal of Amiibo? Yeah. But if they overproduce them then they aren't going to make any money.

You're pretty late to this conversation, because I've brought up these points myself, and as I said in the very post you quoted, they all may get reprints and all. It's entirely possible. As it stands, though, can't say I'm hugely optimistic. At this time, the only one of the truly rares to be said to get a reprint is Marth, and we don't know when that will be and if it will be all that plentiful to begin with.

Yeah, sure, maybe they'll all get reprinted and will be plentiful at some point in time. Fighters crossed. But as I said, not really going to bet on it to be honest. My guess is that they'll probably just move on from the Smash line once they finish the roster and focus on doing smaller and easier to manage ones like we saw with the Super Mario Line and Splatoon.

But would you be upset if you didn't? I don't think most people would be. Not compared to say, Sonic or Fox.

Me personally, yeah, it's one I really wanted. Of course, in general, it's probably not that desirable, no. But honestly, that's kind of beside the point anyway, I was simply using WFT as an example there. You can replace that figure with any of the others I mentioned in my follow up post.

 

[Milla4Prez66]

I own every single amiibo released to date. A few of them I had to import from other countries (Villager, Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, Lucario and Meta Knight) but the rest are US. I've had issues with Wave 4 pre-orders though. I'm missing Greninja, Jigglypuff, Robin, Lucina and Wario (By choice).

 

[Matt Mortem]

Nintendo has always produced less stock than they should with most of their products. It's how they've always operated. Honestly, I could see Nintendo shipping these microscopic amounts even if they knew without a shred of doubt that amiibo was going to be a success.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yeah, pretty much. I think before this even began people were expecting that some figures would be rarer and/or be phased out quickly over other figures. Though I don't think anyone suspected it would be quite this bad in NA.

 

[Matt Mortem]

The huge difference between EU, Japan and NA shipments is what's ticking me off.

 

[Sithborg]

The neckbearding really is insane with these.

 

[Matt Mortem]

The neckbearding really is insane with these.

What?

 

[Darkness Falls]

The neckbearding really is insane with these.

i legit laughed out loud

 

[Tron Bonne]

What?

I assume he's talking about scalpers? Or that super nerds want them or something? I'm not really sure either.

 

[Tron Bonne]

So, via reddit, a user named AmazonJosh who has apparently been confirmed to be legit has said why it is that Wave 4 pre-orders have taken so long to come up, and that they are planning (as of now, anyway) to start limited amiibo purchases to 1 per customer.

http://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comm..._a_lot_of_false_alarms_from/cr0ids6?context=3

We're actually discussing how to best release these, and our biggest concern is trying to ensure as many customers as possible are happy. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll be able to fill you guys in on some details very soon.

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I'm hoping to give at least that much notice, and we're planning to limit them to 1 per customer.
Also, they'll definitely be going live during normal business hours (pacific time) so we can watch and make sure nothing catches on fire (Except Charizard's tail, amirite?).

 

[zenith16]

this was also put up




The Shulk Amiibo Looks Like It’s Getting Restocked. May 6, 2015 . 11:33am

This comes hot on the heels of a recent statement made by Nintendo, addressing the constant shortage of Amiibo figurines in North America since their launch.

The CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) is a U.S. law that was signed in 2008 to impose safety-related requirements on manufacturers of all manner of children’s goods, including toys. Manufacturers, importers and retailers are expected to comply with its requirements, and that includes Nintendo, whose Amiibo figurines fall under the category of goods that CPSIA laws pertain to.

As such, whenever an Amiibo figurine is being restocked, it usually shows up on Nintendo’s CPSIA Certificates of Compliance page, and two of the more recent additions as of May 1st are Shulk and Mega Man. (Thanks, Amiibo News)

This indicates that there are plans to restock both those figurines, which is especially nice for those that wanted to get their hands on Shulk, but couldn’t.

This comes hot on the heels of a recent statement made by Nintendo, addressing the constant shortage of Amiibo figurines in North America since their launch. As part of their statement, the company wrote: “We’re trying to meet the demands of our fans and consumers by increasing the amount of amiibo we manufacture and ship to retail. We may continue to see consumer demand outpace supply levels for certain characters at times, but we will do our best to prevent that from happening.”

Just when Shulk will be restocked hasn’t been revealed yet, but Nintendo’s statement on the Amiibo situation also says “Nintendo plans to make it easier for consumers to know when new amiibo are on the way, through Nintendo press announcements, timely updates on our social media channels and working closely with retailers.”

If that actually is the case, look out for an update on Shulk being restocked in the near future. Of course, whether you’ll be able to buy him at a regular store is another matter entirely, since Shulk was previously exclusive to GameStop outlets.

Read more stories about amiibo & Nintendo 3DS & Wii U on Siliconera.

source: Siliconera

 

[Tron Bonne]

Hopefully that's state-wide, too. If so, gives me hope that may happen with Ness down the line as well since they're both GS-exclusive here.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I still want that Shulk amiibo stupid bad. Hopefully he pops up more frequently like Mega Man did for awhile.

 

[zenith16]

Nintendo President Can’t Promise When Amiibo Shortages Will Stop. May 11, 2015 . 12:02pm

“We are very sorry that we can’t promise at what point we will likely be able to resolve the current situation,” says Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

Nintendo of America recently issued a statement, pledging to address the constant shortages of Amiibo figurines in North America. Speaking with investors and analysts at a financial results briefing, company president Satoru Iwata touched upon the subject once more, although he wasn’t as optimistic.

Iwata began by revealing that, as of March 31st, 10.5 million Amiibo figurines have been shipped worldwide, and that people appear to buy Amiibo without any seasonal bias, as they are relatively affordable compared to videogames. However, he added, it’s difficult to gauge just how strong demand for the Amiibo line is, and the fact that producing the figurines involves considerable manufacturing expenses doesn’t make things any easier.

“We have increased production for Amiibo figures that have sold out very quickly after launch, that are indispensable to play a certain game and for which we have received strong demand from retailers and consumers,” Iwata said. “However, we are very sorry that we can’t promise at what point we will likely be able to resolve the current situation because figures such as these require a considerable amount of time to produce, store shelf space is limited and it is difficult to precisely predict the exact amount of overall demand.”

“On the other hand,” he continued, “the number of software titles compatible with Amiibo is increasing and consumers’ recognition and understanding for Amiibo has improved significantly compared to the launch period, so we believe that we can predict further sales growth.”

Iwata also revealed that the figurines have seen the most demand in North America, which accounts for approximately 66% of all Amiibo shipments.

Read more stories about amiibo & Nintendo 3DS & Wii U on Siliconera.

source: Siliconera

 

[Benstamania]

Fairly sure I'm done with Amiibo. I'll grab ONE yarn Yoshi when he can... but, I don't see myself getting anymore.

Ship more or less sailed. I was hooked, then Nintendo just failed on shipping and stock.. So screw it.

 

[Darkness Falls]

had a pretty good day
they seem to be restocking characters again here, i picked up Marth and Metaknight

sonic and Ike are restocked aswell, still haven't seen any of wave 4 in shops besides charizard, hopefully they keep doing this handful of characters restocking