Here's what Nintendo should do. Put a code inside the amiibo, and when it's checked out of the store, you have 24 hours to enter it in to the eShop or Club Nintendo for the amiibo to work.This way scalpers can't sell them. because they won't be functional.
I doubt anything on the Wii U is a target for scalpers. The user base is too small for amiibo figures to be as popular as Skylanders.
But that's why Nintendo is making these figures in the first place. To SELL Wii U consoles. Also, the figures are going to work on 3ds as well, and MILLIONS of little kids have 3ds's. Sooooo I think scalping is highly likely.
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Here's what Nintendo should do. Put a code inside the amiibo, and when it's checked out of the store, you have 24 hours to enter it in to the eShop or Club Nintendo for the amiibo to work.This way scalpers can't sell them. because they won't be functional.
That wouldn't work, these are lined up for a xmas release for a reason and sod buying them on xmas eve.
Here's what Nintendo should do. Put a code inside the amiibo, and when it's checked out of the store, you have 24 hours to enter it in to the eShop or Club Nintendo for the amiibo to work.This way scalpers can't sell them. because they won't be functional.
That wouldn't work, these are lined up for a xmas release for a reason and sod buying them on xmas eve.
A parent can scratch the silver on the box and log it into Club Nintendo before they wrap it.
Here's what Nintendo should do. Put a code inside the amiibo, and when it's checked out of the store, you have 24 hours to enter it in to the eShop or Club Nintendo for the amiibo to work.This way scalpers can't sell them. because they won't be functional.
That wouldn't work, these are lined up for a xmas release for a reason and sod buying them on xmas eve.
A parent can scratch the silver on the box and log it into Club Nintendo before they wrap it.
I can vividly imagine Nintendo's email inbox being flooded by parents who were unaware of this 24-hour expiration. Also, what if they had no access to wifi?
Not to mention the biggest problem of all, which is that scalpers could just log it into Club Nintendo as well.
"Grandma you idiot!! How did you not know to register my Link figure on Club Nintendo within 24 hours of you buying it!!??? You ruined my Christmas!!"
Here's what Nintendo should do. Put a code inside the amiibo, and when it's checked out of the store, you have 24 hours to enter it in to the eShop or Club Nintendo for the amiibo to work.This way scalpers can't sell them. because they won't be functional.
That wouldn't work, these are lined up for a xmas release for a reason and sod buying them on xmas eve.
A parent can scratch the silver on the box and log it into Club Nintendo before they wrap it.
What about people who order off the internet? Delivery can take days and even then it may be delayed.
There will be a special 36 hour code affixed to the shipping label which can then be entered on Club Nintendo by the postman, which will put a delay on the amiibo figurines own 24hr code.
It's a completely flawless plan, and I'd be shocked if Nintendo doesn't implement these security features to prevent people from buying and hoarding them.
I think that some of the rarer, and less seen Nintendo characters are going to get scalped ALOT. Example: Captain Falcon, Ness, Little Mac, Pit, Palutena, R.O.B, Mr. Game and Watch, etc. That's why I'm going to Gamestop as soon as they open and buying all of the ones I want. I already have Samus pre-ordered, but I still want Mario, Kirby, Link, Pit, C.Falcon, and Little Mac. I'll probably knock off Kirby and Link on release day, then go for Pit and C.Falcon as soon as the second wave releases. Might get Mario and Little Mac later.
I wouldn't put Captain Falcon in that list as he's extremely popular because of Smash.
I don't think "scalpers" (cool, new word!) will be that much of a problem. Amiibo figures are much more pricey than what the competition offers, and right off the bat, only WiiU (with Smash as the only game for now) even support them. That means their appeal as gaming accessories is limited, and their collectible value will most likely be kept in check by Nintendo having enoth stock to manage. And unless Nintendo actually releases some limited edition amiibo's, that's probably not gonna change anytime soon, either.
About that scratch code idea: what about people who want to import figures? For example, any that don't come out in our country wether they're limited edition or not, or figures we really want that aren't coming to our country for a while? I've ordered dozens of Skylanders figures from the US/Europe and all work fine, which is exactly how it should be.
Do we know offically how many games 1 figure will work on without erasing previous data?
I'm pretty sure they can only save data with the games that they are made for.
Actually, no. The amiibo figures are said to be compatible with all supporting games that have amiibo features and the character in the game. But the N3DS trailer showed a different Mario amiibo, so I suppose there will be different versions of the same character. BUT! Regardless of whether you use Smash Mario or Mario Party Mario, thw functionality is the same. I assume that you simply can only store information from one game at a time.
It always cracks me up when I see someone willing to pay a premium for a scalped toy. It's always the same. You just might have to wait a little while and then you'll be able to find them all over the place. It's not like these things are ever going to be valuable or worth anything in the long term since too many people are going to buy them just to collect them.
Yeah but when little Timmy or Suzy are counting on that for Christmas and the parent ignored the marketing about it for months... you get desperate parents. I remember my mom got into an argument with another parent to get me a Buzz Lightyear (I still have it by the way) when I was a kid. Considering that was my absolute favorite toy and I took the darn thing to college and have it on a shelf as an adult pretty much means that whatever lunacy she went through to get it was worth it.
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Do we know offically how many games 1 figure will work on without erasing previous data?
I'm pretty sure they can only save data with the games that they are made for.
Actually, no. The amiibo figures are said to be compatible with all supporting games that have amiibo features and the character in the game. But the N3DS trailer showed a different Mario amiibo, so I suppose there will be different versions of the same character. BUT! Regardless of whether you use Smash Mario or Mario Party Mario, thw functionality is the same. I assume that you simply can only store information from one game at a time.
Are we just resorting to random guessing now? You should know that it's very harmful to present speculation as actual reality. At least a have a pretty good basis for what I say (in other words: it was pretty much already announced). Here's a quote from Shinya Takahashi himself: "To get technical, the amiibo is able to store data, and within the full data set you have this much data (mimics a large space with his pointer finger and thumb) which is reserved for Smash Bros. But then you have a subset of data (mimics roughly half of the space from the previous example) that says this is the Mario figure. Smash Bros will use the big chunk of data in the Smash Bros. amiibo, but the other games are able to read that this is a Mario figure through this other set of data that identifies the character, and that is how the characters are able to interact with the Mario amiibo."
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