Poll: Were You Able To Get The New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo?

Might have been able to get it if it wasn't for the scalpers that bought it all up.

People hate preorders but this is exactly why they exist.

In many territories they don’t come out until the 28th

@uncle_franklin … Check me into the mental institution then

Not enough product? Sounds like Nintendo’s chronic surprise that the Xenoblade series is popular….

@Rika_Yoshitake preorders were sold out months ago in North America. I checked.

@Uncle_Franklin it’s almost like people enjoy things?

I hope a restock comes soon, but I think I’ll probably resort to ebay to find them.

Nope, not for me. I never even finished the original Xenoblade, and the second one got way too weeby for me. Which is fine if you're into that sorta thing, but it's not my cup of tea. Which is a shame because I want to explore the beautiful, sprawling environments. But I just don't care at all for the characters or, more importantly, the battle system.

Still waiting on mine. Best Buy had a restock available for preorder for the 28th. Got two sets, one of me and one for my friend. I hope everybody who wants them manages to get them without giving in to scalpers

Pre-ordered. I follow a bunch of those Amiibo Alert Twitter accounts so I can grab an order as soon as they go up.

Not looking forward to having to do this song and dance again for TOTK Zelda, TOTK Ganon and (maybe) Smash Sora.

I wish Nintendo just had a big stock of all amiibo on their website or something.

@Notsoavid preorders were sold out in America due to scalpers… it’s really tiresome when preorders sell out in less than 15 minutes after going live. Fortunately some retailers started taking orders on release day. I just don’t understand why Nintendo so often underestimates demand. The Link amiibo for TotK at least was available for preorder for months so hopefully Zelda and Ganondorf won’t be so difficult to get a hold of

I was fortunate enough that my local Gamestop got one extra order in the next day after launch and called me up. I was there in like 3 minutes and got the only one in 50 miles.

Amazon periodically puts a few more up for sale, probably when pre-orders cancel or payments don't go through. I managed to snag the amiibo yesterday. Unless they suddenly send me an email that they don't have it, I should be getting mine on Saturday.

Surprisingly yes, though I wish I had it on launch instead of waiting.

Less of no luck and more of I’ll get it later.

I fully expect there to be a restock once Noah and Mio come out, but thankfully mine arrived yesterday.

@Uncle_Franklin but i gotta have all the zelda ones man im like 3 away at this point THE SUNK COST FALLACY MEANS NOTHING TO ME GAZE UPON MY HUBRIS AND WEEP

Pre-ordered it off of Aliexpress (nintendo still doesn't sell amiibos where i live). I hope it doesn't turn out to be a very expensive brick

Tried but pre-orders were snagged up instantly in Canada by scalpers so I'm done buying amiibos. Nintendo can go F*** themselves!

They always release numbers that even without scalpers wouldn't supply the demand so I make my own amiibo nfc tags and that's it. Nintendonis so against piracy yet they won't make sufficient supply for the demand on these and game C.E.'s, etc so for amiibos I just make my own now until Nintendo stops being idiotic.

I already unlocked their swords in-game so it’s not a big deal anymore for me. I like having more Xeno merchandise but then I remember 2 is my least favorite in the series (I absolutely love Torna though) so I’ll wait for the Noah and Mio amiibo and hopefully remember to preorder them. Hope it’s soon

Hopefully there will be a reprint.

Bought on launch day when they went live on Amazon. They should be here by Wednesday!

Yup. Imported and expensive but whatever. I just want this collection to end so I can get my life back Dx

I was extremely lucky and my local GameStop in the middle of nowhere had only 1 in stock.

I don’t really care about the characters but I’ll grab the set if I see it around (and that’s a huuuge “if,” given how low stock there is lol).

Don't care about Amiibos at all, so...

I was able to get one, and I don't think there were a lot of these being sold here to begin with as my country does not have an official Nintendo presence, so I felt lucky to get them. But the satisfaction of being able to get them got dampened ...some amiibos translate well from mockups to actual amiibos...I think these two didn't.

I got one here in Canada, but I live in the far north where the population is not that big to begin with, so our Gamestop had one ready for me the same day as the launch.

@Uncle_Franklin by your logic, people that like collecting stamps, coins, albums etc have mental issues?

What a dumb thing to say, people are allowed to have hobby.

best buy pre order arrived 2 days ago. Now for the last one to complete the set...

I'm still trying to figure out who the characters are.

@Uncle_Franklin Then I will happily be labeled insane.

Seems like it's more of a distribution than a stock problem. Every gameshop here (The Netherlands) has enough supplies and we even have two sets because my husband also preordered (after failing in getting the XC3 CE).

What are we meant to do with a collection of plastic figures to get bonuses in games with? I'd rather just buy a dlc.

Yup I did. Only ones that still elude me right now, I think, are the Monster Hunter Sunbreak ones because My Nintendo exclusive.

@RubyCarbuncle can't you order one from an other EU country? More than happy to ship one but it's more than €15 for shipping costs.

Got really lucky, could preorder one at normal price, picked them up recently. Awesome.

I preordered from the My Nintendo UK Store just like with all the other amiibo I've ordered in recent times, and they arrived on the same day as Pikmin 4. No problemo for me.

Pre-ordered. My favourite Waifus could not come late at home.

Got a preorder from amazon as nintendo in the UK seem to delay their preorders and then sell out quick. It would be good to know if Sora is coming or not, don't care so much when, just to know if that is the Smash set done now.

No luck so far, going to keep an eye out.

@Dazman display them?

@hd94

or collecting faberge eggs.

I'll tell you when I've had enough...

The smart thing to do is keep them boxed once you pre order them. Also, some of these ambios reveal more than they should. If anyone has the Samus in her blue suit, dont let your kids see it

I grabbed a 15% off pre-order that was up for a few moments way back, like May 10th or something. Every other time I checked, the page would give me a 404 error, but they came in on release day perfectly fine.

Got them through ShopTo. To be honest, I forgot they were coming out, so it was a nice surprise. They go nicely with my Shulk Amiibo.

I ordered one on ebay from Italian store.

@Rika_Yoshitake Preorders used to be good, until the game companies started limiting those, too. Not only that, they started telling stores like GameStop to only offer preorders online instead of in-store, which allows scalpers to scoop up all of the stock using bots before many of us legitimate buyers can even add it to our carts.

Heck, the only way I was able to get my Tears of the Kingdom OLED Switch was because, in a rare move, Nintendo allowed GameStop to offer in-store preorders. Yet the Collector's Edition of the game itself was online only, and sold out within minutes. Ditto with the TOTK-themed Switch Pro Controller.

Since the Wii era, Nintendo has been accused of creating artificial scarcity for their products. I don't know if such a thing is actually true or not. That being said, in recent years--where games that would have been easier to get my hands on years ago are almost impossible to get today--it's beginning to look more likely that that is the case.

It took some doing to get Pyra and Mythra.

Well after its initial Sunday restock, Amazon was periodically reopening slots on account of thwarted bots and canceled orders. I had to camp my phone for an hour and keep hitting the "Buy Now" button before I finally got one. I've been collecting the Smash line since the beginning, from Smash 4 well into Ultimate, and this is the first time since 2016 that I had to actively fight scalpers and bots to get an Amiibo.

I pre-ordered it when I pre-ordered Pikmin 4.

Yeah I ordered these from the Nintendo store and they arrived on 21st along with Pikmin 4. Both amiibo look incredible, up there with some of the best like the BOTW Guardian, Skyward Sword Zelda, Magnamalo and Malzeno. When I placed them next to Shulk it was clear as day how far they've come with improving the paint work and details in the faces

No interest in this set, and Nintendo’s crappy stocking practices that feed scalpers and screw over everyone else, put me off ages ago. Judging from the comment section, that hasn't changed. :/

I couldn't find it at my regular retail store - I went the day of - I don't think they brought them into their stores I normally snag one even the big releases.

Bummer - these are some of the better looking statues.

Got them from Amazon preorder which is only way I know how to get them now. Since in Ireland and Gamestop closed down here, as did argos although they havnt done amiibo in ages. Smiths don't do amiibo anymore too.

Nooooo,tried to preorder like two months out and got denied, went to get pikmin4 preorder, day one, and nope, already no pyra/mythra amiibos left UGH!! And sold out EVERYWHERE online. Total Fail.

I got the last one at my local GameStop on launch day while being hundreds of miles away using spotty Internet. What’s your excuse?

I didn't get it at preorder, it was a day or so after (Around 2am cst). Just keep refreshing retailers pages. I was actually finishing the Xenoblade 3 dlc when my order went thru. Good luck to all

I got mine and I cant devide whether to open the box or not...

Wakko Warner said it best, when he said "I NEVER get to get it!" I couldn't get the pack in time, so I spent $30 or a Toon Zelda amiibo, so I can get multiple Wind Waker shields. But on Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, does she give you a set of Phantom Arms or just either a Rapier, Baton or Dominion Rod for Regular Zelda?

UPDATE: The Toon Zelda amiibo just gives either a Rapier, Baton or Dominion Rod. She just counts as a Regular Zelda.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1500743037/pyra-and-mythra?ref=cart&variation0=3583479915 - If you want the data only, get these cards I mean, if I had the courage to sell EVERY amiibo and use the money to re-buy them all in card form, except for King K. Rool, I'd either make a small profit or break even. And the reason I want to keep King K. Rool is because I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH! I want to buy a 3D Printer and some Clear PLA Filament, and learn how to make a replica of the Crystal Coconut that opens up with a hinge, so I can display my reptilian idol inside the very thing he tries to steal! I would love to change my Online Name to a Kremling-based username, and make my Kremsona into a crazy-loyal follower of the Kremling King!

If I can't find them, I can't find them. I don't buy from scalpers because I don't want to encourage that practice, especially when I suspect they're using bots. I'd have thought buy now that buying and pre-ordering certain high-demand items would require passing a human test.

@Not_Soos Honestly I've only been able to get into Xenoblade X, I guess that's just more my style gameplay-wise.

One of the easiest amiibo sets to get with a Gamestop pre order. It's a few of the older Smash amiibo that I wish would come back in stock because I had a short spell in the middle where I wasn't picking them up at all, not realizing I was screwing myself in completing the whole Smash set.

ridiculous!
There was NEVER a chance to pre-order!
Gamestop never did in-store pre-orders, and all online pre-orders went out within five minutes and NEVER came back!

Pre-ordered many months ago

The day after preorders were announced I went into my local GameStop and asked if I could pre-order them. I was surprised that there was no problem, and half expected that I wouldn't actually get them when the day came. On release day the employee had doubts as well when I told him I had a pre-order for it — but then he found it when he went to look for it. I didn't see any others in the store. Whew. I don't know how I got so lucky.

Funny..those that said no GS preorder - I was able to order mine way ahead of time before scalpers. So alot of people making excuses here. Even BB was preordered and got that one while and then when my GS came in I cancelled that one. So alot of whinners when I was able to preorder and get mine.

@SwitchForce
Not every store is allowed to do in-store preorders for some items.

I actually accidentally bought two, having orders placed on two different sites. I didn't realise they were so hard to come by or I would've sold it for RRP to someone desperate. Anyway, it's gone back to the Nintendo UK store now so someone might get lucky in ordering it this week

Pre-ordered them in a timely manner, payment was taken, order was cancelled and payment refunded. 3rd time it's happened. The Nintendo UK store is an actual snail-filled hell-dumpster!!

@Spider-Kev Not every store is allowed to do in-store preorders for some items.

That's not true my preorder at GS was way before all this sclaping bots happened. I know because I got my preorder at BB and GS before this shortfall or scalping started and was secure it was there already.

@SwitchForce
I went through five different stores, in two different states.
Just because you were able to at yours does NOT negate what these stores said.
Hell, even your explanation doesn't negate what I said!

@Spider-Kev The questions doesn't add up here regardless. Before they were available for preorder.

Man I'm just lucky with Xenoblade I guess. I secured Xenoblade Chronicles 3 collector's edition (one of the only collector's editions I"ve ever gotten) and got the Pyra+Mythra amiibo's at normal price.

I actually missed the preorder but managed to lock in an order through gamestop right when they became avalaible through their online store.

Could buy ten o them tomorrow if I wanted to. Lots of supply in the Netherlands

I just posted this in another thing before I saw this thing... but yes, I got them on release day in Japan, though I was sure that doing something dumb like going to work before trying to find them would mean I'd miss out. Then week later I found that they were still in stock, even though they were already marked up to 200% the original price on Amazon Japan.