Update: The release dates for both amiibo have now also been confirmed for Europe. Joker and Hero will both launch in Europe on 25th September, the same day as Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Original Article: One of the highlights during the most recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation was when Masahiro Sakurai revealed the Joker and Hero would be immortalised as amiibo. Since then, fans have been wondering when exactly they would arrive.
Nintendo has now locked in some release dates. If you live in Japan, Australia, or New Zealand you'll be able to get your hands on both of these figurines on 25th September. And for anyone in North America, they'll be available on 2nd October. Here's the official Twitter announcement:
Presumably, Europe's release date will be around the same time. We'll be sure to let you know when we get an official confirmation. To find out where to pre-order these upcoming amiibo, keep an eye on our price guide.
Will you be adding either - or both - of these amiibo to your collection? Tell us down below.
[source twitter.com]
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I wonder if Amiibo will continue after Smash stops releasing fighters? It’s a decent idea but I think there was total burn-out with toys-to-life, same as there’ll inevitably be with battle royale.
Good luck to me trying to spot when pre-orders go live...
Really wish they made P2 amiibo for Joker's Shujin alt and the other Dragon Quest Heroes
That said I'm buying Joker in a heartbeat
Excited for whos next
We are 1 step closer to the Banjo Amiibo
@nessisonett I think that's the reason we have seen so little amiibo outside of Smash since it came out.
They know it can be successful as long as they don't repeat their mistake with the Animal Crossing line.
Amibo is still a thing, I had forgotten it was even still going.
@nessisonett Smash and Splatoon are really the only series keeping amiibo figures alive at this point
@TheFrenchiestFry We might still see that. Considering they're revisiting alt amiibos for some existing characters (He stated Zelda / Ganondorf at least), alts are no longer limited to releasing simultaneously. So now we might see alts for Young Ike, BotW Link, female Robin, female Corrin (still confused why male Corrin is the default), male Wii Fit Trainer, Alph, Hoodie Little Mac, Meta Ridley and the Koopalings happen. Probably not all of them, but who knows?
I honestly forgot these were releasing 😂 still cool nonetheless, can’t wait to get my hands on them.
Def gonna get the Byleth one. The Sword of the Creator has lots of detail that I hope to see captured well.
@Goat_FromBOTW With the current saturation of the market, it’s less that battle royale is a trend and more that gamers will get sick of it, therefore the core audience will be the only ones left. So Fortnite, Apex etc will still be big but you won’t get the same number of new ones like this Ubisoft one. It’s like how MMORPGs were 10 a penny back in the day, which are certainly not a trend and are an actual genre, but the number launching now compared to back then are massively reduced due to oversaturation. The streaming argument you mention is similar, we’re getting so many new services that look terrible and cost a fortune that people will stop engaging with new services and they’ll end up shutting down. It won’t mean Netflix will go under but it’ll dissuade other companies from launching their service and might mean they just make a deal with a bigger company instead.
@nessisonett I hope all the streaming services shut down. It used to be that Netflix had everything for a relatively cheap price, now you pay 100 bucks for some DC thing with only old superhero content. But yeah I get what your saying about the oversaturation thing.
@JimmySpades now in stock is a good place t ostart
No schoolboy Joker, non-Luminary Heroes, or (probably) Female Byleth makes the collector in me a little sad.
@link3710 Female Corrin has an amiibo
Ugh, really wanted Erdrick. Doesn't look like that's gonna happen, though, so gonna pre-order.... whenever that happens???
@link3710
Sakurai said there won't be new versions of old amiibo though.
@DaCh33f Oh you just wait till Zelda: Breath of The Wild 2 comes out..!
YEAH AMIIBO
Hope they also make Amiibos of the rest of DLC Super Smashers.
@Manah Try watching again. He says that it'd be nice if there were, too bad they weren't making any additional Amiibo.
And then immidiately shows off Hero and Joker. He clearly meant the opposite of what he said.
Just waiting on Banjo Kazooie Amiibo (if Microsoft allow them)
I'll have to get the Joker amiibo for myself and my daughter. Ha
If there was a time to release alternative skins, and it has happened before with Bayonetta and Cloud, it's now, because Dragon Quest heroes, four of which appear in the game, are entirely different characters. They should have announced them by now, but I guess this time it's not going to happen, considering the amiibo support has been declining since the Switch launch.
A missed opportunity, if you ask me. They were a big thing in Wii U times, but they're not now with its successor, which sold much more units and still has NFC capabilities, and you can tell by the amount of them that are out of stock and the fact that Dragon Quest hero won't probably come in more than one form.
That Joker amiibo is looking cool
I want both.I was putting money at the screen
@link3710
He said they weren't making updated or alt versions of existing amiibos, which is what you were talking about in your first post.
Just Pre-ordered Joker from Game UK.
@Manah Again, he said it's "too bad" that they weren't "because there are no more Amiibos, they're all done." And then immediately pulled out new Amiibos. The implication is crystal clear that we're getting updated Amiibos. Watch it again, I don't know how you could think we aren't getting more after that.
I hope they eventually release Banjo and Terry Amiibos, out of the entire remaining roster those are the only two I hope get made before they stop making new Amiibos, if they do.
@link3710
I'm sorry, I cannot find a video where he says that, unless the western version mistranslated what he actualy said. The subtitles on the official Nintendo channel (this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_NNyXaBW-I) seem pretty clear to me.
Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/YUVun07
There will be new amiibos of the DLC characters, but not updated amiibos of Smash 4 fighters whose designs were change in Ultimate
@Manah ...no he was saying there would be. Try finishing the quote.
"So some do not have updated versions. But we've released them all." (Implies there are no more Amiibos)
"So it's too bad we won't have updated versions."
"Ahhh what a shame but we've released them all." (Meaning that if we were to get more Amiibos they would be updated)
"Every. Last. One." (Emphasized for comedic effect)
"By the way, check this out." (Holds up a new Amiibos directly contradicting his prior statements, and revealing the twist)
He started out by saying "we've already released the amiibo figures for the main game's fighters." That's what "we've released them all" refers to. Those won't be updates. He mentions Zelda and Ganondorf as examples for amiibos that will not get new versions.
THEN he starts talking about DLC amiibos, which are not main game fighters, and states that they will release amiibos of DLC fighters. There is no twist. He's talking about two different things.
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