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5 years ago this month, Amiibo were released to the general public.
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They're stupid and I hate them.
I also own a dozen of them.
It's amazing these things have lasted half a decade and are compatible with three different hardware platforms. I wish more games utilized them more, even something like costume unlocks would go a long way.
I also own a dozen of them.
It's amazing these things have lasted half a decade and are compatible with three different hardware platforms. I wish more games utilized them more, even something like costume unlocks would go a long way.
I have all of the Animal Crossing ones, a few of the Zelda ones, a couple from Splatoon, and the Japanese one from Monster Hunter. Amiibo Festival really did a lot work on the Animal Crossing ones making them incredibly unpopular...which was lucky for me since that just made them super cheap and easy to get.
I fucking love Amiibos. When they became easier to get ironically I stopped collecting them as much with the plan to just do so in the future. Still hope to collect all the Smash ones.
Man that first print villager is atrocious. Fucking yikes.
Excited to get the Shovel Knight 3-pack next month. Still deciding if I want to get the gold variant of Shovel Knight or not.
Colliibo says I have 102 which is probably right, though it's probably a few less as I've sold some and may have not removed them from my collection.
Currently wondering where the extra G&W poses ended up. I feel like they're probably in a box at my parents' place but I'm not sure.
Excited to get the Shovel Knight 3-pack next month. Still deciding if I want to get the gold variant of Shovel Knight or not.
Colliibo says I have 102 which is probably right, though it's probably a few less as I've sold some and may have not removed them from my collection.
Currently wondering where the extra G&W poses ended up. I feel like they're probably in a box at my parents' place but I'm not sure.
walls. those cheap and tiny command clips hold them up no problem.
That's assuming you leave them in the boxes, and what kind of monster does that?
But those boxes are so freaking awesome!
(I bought some loose amiibos for my daughter to play with)
Hey man, to each their own, no judgement.
I open then as I use them these days, so there's a handful I have still in boxes but the majority of them loose in plastic bins. They take up so much less space that way as well.
I have my retro consoles set up on a shelf (wardrobe to be precise) so they are in a row from NES to Wii U. On top of and around each of them are amiibo from various games from when I first played them. My Zelda ones for example are all over the N64 because I Ocarina was my first Zelda game (I was a DKC and beat-em-ups kid). Metroid ones adorn the Gamecube for similar reasons.
I have few of them, but I demand a Smash Ultimate Zelda amiibo because how cute she is. That and the female Pokémon trainer.
I had no interest when they came out but then realized they are a good representation of a lot of Nintendo's history and wanted to start, but some of the ones I most wanted were crazy expensive. Not much later they started reprints and I jumped in. Now according to Amiibo Life I have 136 figures, with two more arriving Friday, and most of the cards.
As I like having them as a visual of Nintendo history, some of the more obscure characters are my favorites such as Wii Fit Trainer and Box Boy (whom I felt a bit silly for buying for $40, had no idea it's worth so much now).
I've never cared too much for their in-game use but every now and then something would come along I enjoyed like the costumes in Mario Maker, Odyssey, and Woolly World or the Samus Returns stuff (which should absolutely have been put on the eshop).
I was really happy with the release pace back a couple of years ago, where a game would get a figure or small series like Kirby, Samus Returns, Fire emblem Echoes, Woolly World, the various Zelda series, and Mario Odyssey. Now, sadly it seems like it's mostly just the Smash line. I wish we'd gotten a Captain Toad and Toadette with the Treasure Tracker port or a Luigi, Gooigi, Egad, Polterpup series last month. I was stoked about the Link's Awakening release, that's one of my two favorite figures now.
Coming down the line I'll get Richter and Dark Samus, Banjo, and maybe Terry. He doesn't have much history with Nintendo but I just kind of want to get that one regardless. And I hope we do get all four Heroes. If there's a Direct in January I hope we get some good Amiibo news.
As I like having them as a visual of Nintendo history, some of the more obscure characters are my favorites such as Wii Fit Trainer and Box Boy (whom I felt a bit silly for buying for $40, had no idea it's worth so much now).
I've never cared too much for their in-game use but every now and then something would come along I enjoyed like the costumes in Mario Maker, Odyssey, and Woolly World or the Samus Returns stuff (which should absolutely have been put on the eshop).
I was really happy with the release pace back a couple of years ago, where a game would get a figure or small series like Kirby, Samus Returns, Fire emblem Echoes, Woolly World, the various Zelda series, and Mario Odyssey. Now, sadly it seems like it's mostly just the Smash line. I wish we'd gotten a Captain Toad and Toadette with the Treasure Tracker port or a Luigi, Gooigi, Egad, Polterpup series last month. I was stoked about the Link's Awakening release, that's one of my two favorite figures now.
Coming down the line I'll get Richter and Dark Samus, Banjo, and maybe Terry. He doesn't have much history with Nintendo but I just kind of want to get that one regardless. And I hope we do get all four Heroes. If there's a Direct in January I hope we get some good Amiibo news.
Prior to the original Smash wave I decided to buy all the Fire Emblem amiibo that would get released, since I figured that would end up being 4-ish figures at the time. Ended up being a bit more than that. I kept up with it though, including getting both Corrins and my second Chrom coming this week. Otherwise I ended up just getting the characters I like, which...resulted in a lot of them.
Nintendo does seem to be tapering off though, particularly since stuff like Three Houses and Luigi's Mansion would have been so easy to make figures for (I want a Polterpup amiibo, especially since Poochy was so damn impossible to find). I guess we'll see when Smash finishes.
I was sad we missed out on that One Piece game from the OP, though at the time I didn't have Marth yet so I wouldn't have been able to get Brook Marth. Also disappointed they didn't do the obvious Chopper Pikachu costume, but the Pokemon amiibo have always gotten less usage than the others.
Nintendo does seem to be tapering off though, particularly since stuff like Three Houses and Luigi's Mansion would have been so easy to make figures for (I want a Polterpup amiibo, especially since Poochy was so damn impossible to find). I guess we'll see when Smash finishes.
I was sad we missed out on that One Piece game from the OP, though at the time I didn't have Marth yet so I wouldn't have been able to get Brook Marth. Also disappointed they didn't do the obvious Chopper Pikachu costume, but the Pokemon amiibo have always gotten less usage than the others.
I was just at a Best Buy and was surprised when it seemed like they had just gotten some new ones. They even had a bunch behind the counter where new shipments usually go. Seems like they cycle through just a few characters at a time now, but they're clearly still selling.
I ihave three but then decided it's a waste of money for me personally.
And then I bought a spoof because of the BotW Amiibo costumes, lol
Seemed like a neat idea at first, but I was never a fan of tying DLC into a figure. Nintendo (thankfully) seem to have cut down on that, but it still sucks for games like Metroid: Samus Returns which locked an entire difficulty behind an amiibo which is in limited supply.
I remember looking at the original 12 and thinking 'meh I'll get them next week I doubt anyone would like to buy this shit'
Ooooh boy~
Ooooh boy~
I've never used an Amiibo, but I did purchase one a couple months ago.
it's the cute Loot Goblin from Diablo. It was like $7 on the clearance bins at my local GameStop. Pre-Blizz controversy of course, but it seemed to have a unique occult style packaging/art on the box which drew my attention.
Still sits on my desk unopened.
it's the cute Loot Goblin from Diablo. It was like $7 on the clearance bins at my local GameStop. Pre-Blizz controversy of course, but it seemed to have a unique occult style packaging/art on the box which drew my attention.
Still sits on my desk unopened.
Never thought of getting one of these, do they really do anything much in games? As someone who hasn't got a lot of space the idea of someone owning over a hundred of those things is baffling. But I guess people like to collect things.
Having said that the 8-bit Mario one with the pipe base is neat and I do like Banjo-Kazooie so I'm sure if I were to get one it'd be one of those.
Having said that the 8-bit Mario one with the pipe base is neat and I do like Banjo-Kazooie so I'm sure if I were to get one it'd be one of those.
Love collecting them. I'm a little disappointed we're basically only getting the Smash ones now with a few exceptions. I actually think the ones from other series are better in some aspects. I hope we continue to get them for years to come, even if it's in lower volumes.
I own all the amiibo released in Europe. I'm still waiting for the Gold and Silver Mario, Qbby, and the cereal amiibo to be released here. Which I'm sure will be any day now.
Does anyone know what the regional Copper and Booker at the bottom of the Animal Crossing amiibo card list refer to?
Does anyone know what the regional Copper and Booker at the bottom of the Animal Crossing amiibo card list refer to?
It's a shame that they got blinded by Smash's momentum and went all in on Animal Crossing only for it to backfire and scare them out of doing more amiibo for different series. A Marin amiibo would've been amazing.
Still, I have all of the Splatoon amiibo and that is a LOT of Amiibo, maybe it's for the best
Still, I have all of the Splatoon amiibo and that is a LOT of Amiibo, maybe it's for the best
I have every figure released in the US and was actually able to buy them all at retail somehow. I'm bummed they never made a Skylanders-esque game that revolved entirely around amiibo. My enthusiasm for them is mostly gone now, but I still buy every new figure to maintain a complete collection.
Fun fact: I pre-ordered the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove amiibo pack over 2 years ago lol:
Fun fact: I pre-ordered the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove amiibo pack over 2 years ago lol:
I have all of them minus the Dark Souls amiibo. Really hard to find that one.
2015 was a wild ride for those little buggers. Now outside of new Smash amiibos, we aren't getting too many more in the pipeline. Shovel Knight amiibos come next month but those were announced in 2017 lol
2015 was a wild ride for those little buggers. Now outside of new Smash amiibos, we aren't getting too many more in the pipeline. Shovel Knight amiibos come next month but those were announced in 2017 lol
It's pretty funny to see once rare figures just chilling out on store shelves these days. I see Wii Fit Trainer practically everywhere.
