Talking Point: In 2023, Do You Still Care About amiibo?

Well, I am arguing with Nintendo Store UK for my Sephiroth Amiibo, which went from their warehouse, to Birmingham and then got "Re-labelled" and sent back to their warehouse and now are refunding me and telling me to re-order it. But cant becuase out of stock and also once it gets returned it automatically refunds no replacements allowed. You can see the full story in the forum (also they screwed up my two N64 controllers. Damn the My Nintendo Store UK is crap)

So yes I will buy more if there is any I am interested in
I never buy them for the NFCs or unlocks for games, its just for the official cheap plastic statues to go on my shelf

Never bought one and probably never will. I’ve got enough video game junk lying around that I don’t need more knick-knacks. lol

Never did, never will

Nah I'm over them now I sold what few I had a while back and even then I only had the Animal Crossing and Spatoon ones, If I want them for functionality I just get the custom NFC cards (If I'm allowed to talk about those, remove my comment if not)

I have enough expensive Plastic on my shelf (Hatsune Miku) I don't need anymore, though I have to admit the weeabo ones are a little tempting.

I think the Metroid dread dual pack is the last one I bought and I regret nothing.

I like Amiibo, but other than the Splatoon 3 set (and the inevitble release of a Shiver, Fyre, and Big Man three-pack), I haven't wanted any new ones for quite some time.

I wanted to get one during the time I went to the USA recently, but didn't find any I actually liked enough to own.

I'm still collecting them, but most of the newer ones are still in their boxes as I have nowhere to keep them where they will be safe from being damaged. My Pichu got slightly chipped after suffering a fall.

I currently have ALL of the figurines, except the exclusive gold ones (Monster Hunter?) that were only available via lotteries/competitions in Japan, and I also decided to skip the Skylanders ones as I wasn't going to spend around AU$450 on four versions of what is essentially the same game (that I wasn't at all interested in playing) in order to get them, and I further rationalised my decision by viewing them as Skylanders figurines whose amiibo functionality was merely secondary. It would be nice to have them, but... meh. I don't feel much of a burning in the bosom for them either.

I also have most of the cards (Mario Sports, Animal Crossing), but I haven't been bovvered trying to procure the handful that I'm still missing (though I probably will one of these days), and I've learned that there are a few Japanese exclusives that I also do not care much for.

I made quite a lot of use of my Animal Crossing cards, and the Wedding amiibo came in handy during the final stages of Super Mario Odyssey (and for finding the missing area-specific currency bits). And I pretty much used all of my Zelda amiibo every time I've played Breath of the Wild for hoarding items for my inventory, collecting exclusive items, and being fully stacked on ammo at all times. So, I do like to use them when the games make good use of them.

@EliJapan : Well, you don't need any of them per se, with the possible exception of the six Sanrio characters (and they're available in their own pack, as opposed to the annoying blind packs).

I collect them sometimes. The most recent one I got was Steve & Alex, and it was just because they were my favorite DLC fighters. I would like to get some Splatoon ones for the rewards, and some of the possible, if not inevitable, TotK ones.

Other than that, I think that would be it, unless another one that interests me pops up.

But, another thing that might affect the lifespan of Amiibo production, is the fact that the Toys to Life trend died out years ago. Although Amiibos are cool, they’re picking on a dead trend. I can see this dying out in about a year or two. Best collect them now, before it’s too late.

I wish they'd make some of the unlockable content available for a fee if you don't own the amiibo and can't get them due to significantly less amiibo being made than there are copies of the game. A good example being the unlockable costumes in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The number of new amiibo seems to dip more and more every year, so I reckon the line is being gradually phased out.

I don't buy a ton of them, but I'll still snag ones I'm interested in. Although Pyra and Mythra are the only upcoming ones I'm actively intended to grab.

Waste of time space and money.

They never had good game use outside of Smash, but they're a good first party line of figures. On the other hand, I haven't bought one since the BotW set.

Banjo and the shovel knight triple pack were the last ones I bought and that was some time ago. Wouldn’t mind getting sora when that releases though.

I only care about finishing my Smash Bros collection at this point. Just need Pyra and Sora to be done with it.

No other games I care about seem to get Amiibo. I'd get new Fire Emblem ones pretty quickly, but nope

I love amiibo. I don’t buy too many, but the ones i have i love soooo much. Hope there’s some for TOTK that are worth my money!
I have the metroid dread pack, an old (and broken because young me was not careful with tech) smash link, a guardian from botw, and steve and alex.

I honestly never did. I always thought Amiibo were kind of a lame business tactic back in the day. Not quite as bad now that there isn't much content locked behind them anymore.

Spent more on amiibo this week than at any previous time, thanks to the Fire Emblem restock, Sepiroth and Kazuya.

I don't have a vast collection, but I have been growing it a bit.

I'm only collecting one amiibo per Nintendo series that I like (5), so I would say it's complete.

I care but hate that their functionality has been diminished. I feel like the complainers and scalpers won. I will finish out the smash line and splatoon 3 and if TotK get any but I am done after that. Still use mine daily in musou and monster hunter games.

I didn't care about Amiibos until I found out I could get cool stuff in BotW. But the only one I own is the one for Skyward Sword, I love the look of it.
(If the rumored restock is accurate, I'll probably pick up a few more for BotW and TotK)

I recently returned to catch up on the Fire Emblem characters but I’m only going for amiibo that I feel like having provided they’re in stock (Sephiroth sold out too quickly so I’m not going to go out of way to get his amiibo for example).

As for the future, I think it all comes down to TotK. If TotK does have amiibo then I think it’ll continue for the foreseeable future, if not then I think it’ll end with either the rest of the Smash line (Pyra, Mythra and possibly Sora) or Deep Cut.

I still collect amiibo. Not gunning for a full set, but I still try to pick up as many as I reasonably can just because I love the dang things. I got Sephiroth and Kazuya, got all the Splatoon 3 ones + the Splatoon 2 Purple Squid restock, and a few MHRise ones. I have an app to track my collection, and I have close to 200 individual figures. (Almost a decade of collecting will do that too ya, oops!)

The magic of NFC toys was never lost on me lol; I still get excited about NFC tech because of brands like amiibo and Skylanders. So in a way, it makes me happy that Nintendo is the “last bastion” of “toys to life” or something stupid like that. I love physical media interacting with digital media; it’s special in a way most other things can’t be, I think.

Like, for instance, last year I held a 32 Smash Ultimate amiibo tourney for my friends where each amiibo had a friend’s name on it, and the person’s amiibo that won the tourney got the person a bunch of little prizes. It was so fun watching the jankily trained AI fight with all items and Stage Morph on alongside a small crowd of people, and having each person’s character represented by a physical toy added to the “immersion,” for lack of a better term, of the event.

So yes, in 2023 I do still care about amiibo. However, I do foresee amiibo quietly being canned in a year or two. Maybe once the Switch branding leaves, so will the amiibo branding?

edit: i said “too” instead of “to”, argument invalid

Same as always- I buy the ones I’m interested in. Will definitely buy a few TotK ones.

Would never pay over the odds for one though, nothing more than retail price for sure. I have every Metroid one barring the Samus Returns Samus amiibo which isn’t overly expensive at £28 used but I’m not interested in paying that just to complete a collection

I just bought the Sephiroth amiibo, so yeah. I care.

Lack of availability combined with a high costs of each of them (imo)... These were and are a hard pass for me since day one.

Though... the nerd in me feels a slight compulsion to want one, but I am not jumping in.

If they were all still available at £12.99 I would probably now buy a tonne more, despite finding that price too much originally. I've grown to want them more for collecting. I've paid a little over £12.99 for a couple now, but nothing silly. Yet...

It would be good if they could unlock Switch OS themes.... Please Nintendo.

Still buying them myself. Just got Sephiroth, I have Sephiroth, Cloud and Snake lined around my PS Classic.
I have DK and diddy next to SNES Classic
Have full Fire Emblem Set,
Have Full Zelda Set
and few more.
Looking forward to Prya and Mythra. I'll have a nice area for them next to Shulk and my Xenoblade controller.

I hope they stop this nonsense ASAP.

Never did, never will

I'm finishing up with all the Smash ones, and if they make new Zelda or Mario ones I'll get those as well, but I never bought any Splatoon ones, and I only picked up the AC ones when I saw them on sale at 5 Below. I still really like them, but I've never used them in the games. Mine all still boxed and displayed.

Maybe if they added more Mii outfits in Mario Kart 8 or something. The few I have I bought for their in-game function.

Do I care about Amiibos in 2023? Absolutely not. Although to be fair, I never cared for Amiibos, so its not like anything has changed.

I used to buy them for my games (Yoshi's Wooly World, Smash, MK8, Mario Maker, etc.) But now I just buy then whenever I find them cheap or I like the character. Because honestly? Even $16 is cheap for a video games statue of this quality. Especially Banjo, Sephiroth, Mega Man, Ken, Steve, etc. I unbox all of mine, even if they're worth a bunch apparently (Miis, Joker, Botw).

At this point I think I have 80ish? A decent amount of Animal Crossing I've found on sale, many Smash characters, all 3 Yarn Yoshis, some Zelda, Kirby, Gold Editions, and a couple packs worth of Animal Crossing cards.

I think Nintendo should go back to when games would have different support for a BUNCH of different amiibo (Yoshi, Mario Maker) instead of just DLC (Skyward Sword). Because if you really want a 100% game, there's a pro controller on Amazon for 25 bucks that emulates every single amiibo and they still update it.

I enjoy amiibo. I think the figures are generally pretty good looking. Especially now, the mold seems to have improved a LOT. I also like the little bonuses they give (figure players, gear in Splatoon, racing suits in MK8DX) I feel like as a whole they will slow down but I hope they don't go away forever. They're a nice collectible for characters that will likely never get figure releases

Never cared. Terrible real life microtransactions.

Features getting ripped from games, like the QOL teleport in Skyward Sword HD, and wolf link in BOTW.

Predatory in nature. Exploiting fans to the max.

Never cared for them and I'm glad at the very least they seem to be useless now in terms of functionality

I will forever be salty that I had to settle for makeshift hero's clothes or the awful hero of the wild set while playing BotW, instead of being able to use TP link's or Skyward Sword Link's clothes unless I bought the amiibos. Hopefully that stays a thing of the past

When they first came out I was hyped and bought several (Kirby was my first one funnily enough 🤭). But over time it's gotten to the point where I'm only interested in characters who don't have any other merch. Also, they're too expensive for me now.

Trying to complete an amiibo collection was always for the more money than sense crowd.
They're not too bad as gift ideas for someone, but aren't good for much else.

@Kirbysonic
Yeah those are the only ones that I think are worth it, such as K.Rool and Poochy.

@ketrac They’re sold more as desirable figures first with some negligible functionality with games rather than something you buy just to unlock whatever they do. I agree some unlockables were unfair to lock behind them (Fusion mode in Samus Returns springs to mind) and that they really should just unlock cosmetic things but by and large the stuff they open up is minuscule at best

I hope amiibos are retained for the next Super Smash Bros. entry. I want Classic Sonic in the game and as an amiibo.

@gcunit : Man, oh, man, yes freaking please!

I've been collecting amiibo since the start and my goal has been to at least get all of the Smash series figures. At this point, it's just a waiting game for me!

i have a couple of them but not for interaction purposes, I just liked the idea of having zelda and vintage 8bit mario in my office...

We have Sephiroth, I think my kid wants Pyra & Mythra, not sure after that. I’d buy Sora, put it next to my Funko Pop.😂 I suppose a Mio & Noah 2-pack would be purchased, though I’d rather have the 2 Nopon meh meh.

I keep seeing TotK mentioned, are 12 or 13 different Link amiibo not enough for you people? 😝 I suppose a Link & Zelda 2 pack w/ their in game armor is a possibility. If Zelda unlocked her playable, like wolf in BotW, that would be interesting.

If Nintendo announces Switch 2 doesn’t have an NFC reader then we’ll know amiibo are done. They could still make the collectibles, just save a buck or 2 on the chip. Though my kids did spend a few hours getting Sephiroth up to 50 in SSBU, it’s what they do. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I still hope to get a complete collection, but they're not making it easy. If I start missing too many due to their incompetent ways of supplying them, then I'll quit.

Also I collect them solely for the figurine stuff, not the game functionality.

I own a few, but I stopped buying them as my shelf has more than enough clutter already.

I have mixed emotions about them…. They are dang cool, some of them at least, but I generally think they are a waste of $$$$. Thankfully I never spent over retail but I have $800-$900 worth.

Im mixed. I think they are very well designed and have beautiful colours and styles. But they promise the NFT part of it and its pretty usless. You might get a new colour of outfit or something an thats it.

Yeah and I'm sad the hype for everyone else is gone T-T that means it's almost time to stop releasing amiibo

I don't care anymore in general. I still hunt down the Smash series amiibo, just because I'm only missing the newest releases to complete the collection.

Other than that, I collect Splatoon (again, because I have them all), but I'm not interested anymore beyond that.

I think Nintendo has moved on from the concept themselves, only trotting it out in an effort to make a few extra bucks here and there.

I LOVE amiibo...and still hope we get more of the red based Mario series ones. A Bowser Jr version was planned and shown in some Japanese promo footage for Mario Party Star rush, but never released sadly. I hope we get him, Toadette, Shy guy and maybe Birdo and Kamek!

Ive only bought 3 snake from smash, golden shovel knight which I sold to my buddy and the one for skyward sword that comes with some cool features...too bad I've not gotten around to playing it too much yet... Also i have a 22 nfc card set to use in breath of the wild... If ammibos had more function I'd probably pick some up but i already have many funkos all over so I'm generally not collecting amibo

My interest in amiibo dropped off when Nintendo stopped linking them to unique unlocks.

I have a special 3rd party token that imitates any amiibo, that I can use if Nintendo locks future content behind an amiibo. I'll still buy cool looking amiibo as a figure, but not to access part of a game I have already bought.

From day 1, my family has only purchased the ones we think look cool. It's one of the few things we actually collect. I'll continue to buy the ones I like. Some I open, some I keep boxed. The plan is to eventually display in our finished basement.

I wish they were used in games more then what they are. My favorite use of Amiibo is on Mario Kart. I love how your Mii character can wear character themed uniforms/helmets. I always said they should have made an Amiibo style Party game in the the style of Mario Party. They kind of did, sort of twice....but in my opinion the neither game was fully designed around the amiibo figures.

@Bunkerneath In the Netherlands we can still buy them from retailers, the are 30 Euros, but at least there is still some stock left.

I also hate My Nintendo, I will still feel the sting for missing out on the Xenoblade 3 Collectors edition....

Amiibo combine two of my favorite things, Nintendo and toy collecting. I'm not a completionist, so I don't have all of them, but I have all the ones I'm interested in so far, with the exception of Joker, who is a little hard to find on the cheap side. I hope we get a brand new slate for TotK.

Couch….cough….Amiibo cards on eBay….cough

just waiting on pyra and mythra amiibos release date so i can preorder them at gamestop.

I like Amiibo but they seem expensive to me so I never get any.

If you want a statue of a Nintendo character (or others) that you like, then you could get them.

But otherwise they don't seem worth it to me. I'd rather buy games with that money.

I still like the idea of them though. There are people who buy them and I expect Nintendo will keep making Ambiio's. I assume it will just keep going but they will at least for now.

I was a bit too obsessed with collecting them back in the initial Smash series era, but I'm clean now. Haven't bought one in years.

Have the full collection goal in mind but not obsessing over it.

I had the full Smash line up when the last ones for the Wii U/3DS games came out but got a bit burnt out when Smash Ultimate came out, hence missing a fair few. I'm patient and will wait for the ones I missed to get restocked but man, Joker's gonna be awhile isnt he? Still, the missing ones are just about still in the single digit.

As for the non-Smash, have a fair few but there are gaps and in the end will have to be ebay listings down the line as I see no scenario where Nintendo would rerelease the Wolly Yoshis or Samus Returns amiibo unless those games see a Switch port. And Boxboy will be the last one for sure.... XD

I used to be amiibo crazy back when they were a new thing and I still collect them today. Mainly the Smash Bros. line and the ones that look cool to me from other lines that are officially released in the U.S.

I love Amiibo. I've recently been getting into them, and have around 25, and still going strong! I hope to one day have a full set. Really happy that I'm getting to Corrin Player 2 and Marth restocks.
Cheers to the future of Amiibo!

I've never understood what they were tbh. You buy them and they give you an item in a game? So it's a microtransaction but you get a little Happy Meal toy out of it too?

I didn't care about them in 2014 and I most certainly don't now

If you want a bunch of cool stuff in BotW or any game, I'd recommend these heavily. You can find them for Splatoon, animal crossing, probably smash too but I haven't seen that.

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Cheaper and just as good imo.

I reckon Deep Cut will eventually join the club.

Worth remembering that Xenoblade 3, FE Engage and Kirby & the Forgotten Land all support series-specific amiibo, even if they didn’t receive new figures for them, so there is some support still.

The Zelda figures are getting restocked, so TotK will certainly support them, though I’m doubting we’ll get any new figures, unless it is Ganon(dorf).

Still odd that they’ve not confirmed Sora for Smash figures yet.

Only from a collectors point of view. Certain Smash characters you just don't get much merch for. Pyra/Mythra for example. But it's starting to get harder as people snap them up to sell on. Already missed out on Sepiroth this year.

They’re nice quality figures of things that often don’t have nice figures (except the odd Nendoroid or Figma). I don’t want to get them all, just the ones and characters I like. I rarely scan them in for anything.

Except the Animal Crossing cards which I am close to completing. But they take up very little space and are fun to scan.

I wish I had imported the Qbby amiibo when it was affordable.

I think they’re awesome, but would like to see new ones. Like, it doesn’t seem like any of the splatoon ones are really different, besides the squid and inkling.
I’d like to see like a new Star Fox game, and amiibos for the team.
Or maybe a new F-Zero, with a bunch of those characters.
Or even just odd ball characters getting one. Make a Pushmo amiibo with collection release for Switch. Or Dillon the armadillo!

No. I don´t like to spend money with this kind of product...

I only wanted the DLC from amiibo for Splatoon 2 & 3. So, I've bought the nfc card version, since Nintendo doesn't offer the DLC on eshop. You're loss Nintendo.

@gcunit they were £10.99 back when they first came out, then Nintendo saw how much other retailers were selling them for and upped the price to £12.99... I did notice a few of the restocks came out at the original price a while back, but that has long since stopped being the case now. I thought £10.99 was pushing it but I'm in too deep now to stop with only 3 figures away from a full collection, thankfully I've only ever bought one amiibo for more than what Nintendo wanted for it and that was the Zelda Loftwing figure because the UK store effed up my order. Was lucky enough to still find it in stock on GAME so I'm happy to confirm I've never had to fill a scalper's pocket!

I only own two amiibo and they're the Link and Zelda that unlock Epona and the... bow of something in BotW. I wanted to get the amiibo that launched with Metroid Dread and watched them all go to scalpers (along with the special edition game). So, ngl, they really just seem like something else that will get snapped up by that group of scum and that's enough for me to walk away.

@Bunkerneath ah man I'm so sorry they f***ed up your order again, if you ever need a hand with an order I'd be happy to help!

Hopefully only 3 more Smash Amiibo then I'm done. Been a long time coming.

@Toads-Friend omg I would love that! And restock the glow in the dark boo, goomba, and koopa while they're at it!

@Otoemetry Good spot, I'd forgotten that, though I think many will say the quality of the models has improved as well.

@RainbowSplatter I've been considering ordering on eBay from a scalper because I feel such a burning hunger for that art book, but 3x the retail price is just 🤮🤮🤮
Is it wrong to claim your order didn't turn up if it's from a scumbag scalper?

I was originally aiming for a full smash collection but once the DLC started and I was more indifferent to a bunch of DLC characters I stopped trying so much.

That being said, I’m completely open to still buying Amiibo to characters I really like. I also have found myself starting to approach them differently. When I first bought Amiibo it was yo use in Smash but now I’m approaching them more as nice figures for characters I like that I may or may not use in a game. For some of the less common characters, that’s a great thing too. For example, where else am I going to get a figure of Banjo and Kazooie? I mean, I think I saw one shown off at one point on NintendoLife that was a lot nicer but that was also like $400+.

@gcunit yeah I can't deny the vast improvement in recent figures compared to the OG waves, do you think they went to a different supplier?

@KoiTenchi totally agree, so many comments on here talking about how they're a waste of money but how else are we gonna get figures of our favourite characters?! Yeah sure let me spend a grand on those Pyra and Mythra figures 🙄

I bought some when we had the amiibo craze, but now I only buy the Legend of Zelda ones. But I have all of those, and very proud of it!

I don't like how they lock items behind the amiibos. they should allow some kind of DLC option in games if people don't want figures like that. But I never bought them because I don't like exclusivity in games, pay to win etc. but I guess if they did that it would drive down the value of them. you can make your own NFC cards with an android phone. or buy them which a few people have pasted above.

I was a sucker for these when they first came out but back then we were a Nintendo-only family and the kids were just the right age. Now we're more of a multi-playform family and my oldest is going to be a teenager on Sunday, they don't seem like the priority they once were when we were playing Smash on the Wii U. Think the last one we got was for Monster Hunter Rise.

Last years of the product or not, we can safely call them a great success that far outlived the competition such as Lego Dimensions, Disney Infinity and Skylanders.

@Otoemetry

Currently at 187 Amiibos right now and got around another 30 something to go.

I always thought locking stuff ALREADY in the game behind plastic toy paywall to be a pretty scummy tactic, but ya know, Nintendofanboyism. And people love love LOVE gathering all the plastic they can for some odd reason.

I literally jusy ordered three of them online--one of which came in today. Since I started my first real job in August, I have a lot more disposable income, so I've been buying several amiibo I was unable to get when they were still in print at the regular retail price. Like 80% of my collection is amiibo I was able to buy from around 2014-2019 when they were on store shelves, but that ratio is ever-changing as I keep trying and failing to resist the compulsion to buy more of them on eBay.

I ordered two of the 30th anniversary Zelda figures (Skyward Sword Link and Twilight Princess Link) which cost about 50 bucks each. I paid a similar price for Boo, Pearl, and Marina a couple months ago. The one that came in today was the green Splatoon 2 Inkling Boy with slicked-back hair. It was on Best Buy for $12.99, so I jumped on it while it was cheap, since I didn't think it was in print anymore. The Zelda anniversary ones, though still expensive, were also an impulse buy due to them being cheaper than I had seen them in a while. They were like $70-$90.

All-in-all, I'm probably getting close to owning 70 figures in my collection. I know it's probably sacrilegious to most of you, but I do take them out of the box as soon as I get them. I like being able to physically feel them and to look at all angles; otherwise, I may as well just have an NFT or something that I can only observe through a screen and can't actually touch. I also just don't have enough free space in my room to display so many figures in their original packaging.

So yeah, I still have the amiibo bug pretty bad. I thought they were a dumb gimmick when they were first announced, but I picked up two of them with my day-one copy of Smash Wii U and was immediately hooked. Nintendo definitely hasn't been as interested in making new ones for Switch as they were during the Wii U era, but there's so many more characters they could do. All seven Koopalings, Birdo, Kamek, Pauline, Toadette, The Happy Mask Salesman, Tetra, Ghirahim, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, etc. I hope Nintendo quits sleeping on all these characters, but I'm not expecting much.

In conclusion: amiibo are cool.

I feel that amiibo are severely underutilized by Nintendo. Many people seem to think the only way to give the figures meaningful functionality is to have them access locked content. However, there's been several games that demonstrated amiibo can be more than just glorified keys.

Smash Bros. is the best example by making them into their own fighters that can be leveled up and customized while remaining completely optional to play the game.

Similarly, Shovel Knight offers the Custom Knight mode that allows players to create new movesets for Shovel Knight along with cosmetics.

There's also plenty of potential to explore a social aspect of amiibo where players can share and trade attributes of their figures with others, somewhat reminiscent of Streetpass.

Of course, since the TTL trend has died down, it seems doubtful Nintendo that is going to do anything interesting with the brand. On the other hand, I'd say they have a good opportunity to capitalize on the TTL market now that the competition is virtually non-existent.

If Nintendo were to make restocks more consistent and develop games with engaging but non-exploitative use of amiibo, there's a chance that the brand could be revitalized into something more prominent without alienating fans.

I only have two amiibo. The Wolf Link that came bundled with my copy of Twilight Princess HD back in 2016 and the Pink Yarn Yoshi. I bought the Yarn Yoshi impulsively because it was on clearance and I’m a sucker for plushies.

I have been officially #amiibofree out of rehab for over 4 years now as of the 19th of October 2022.

I simply bought the smash bros ones. I wanted every character. But since Joker launched, it has been imposible to buy them. Scalpers buy them and i cannot complete my collection. Since then, i lack Joker, Sephiroth, Steve and Kazuya.

I care for a select few (Celica, BotW Zelda, Pyra & Mythra etc) , but they're normally either out of stock or beyond my budget. I do have the Marth one I got way back in 2016 to test the concept in general, and I occasionally grab it for a few token freebies in supported titles (ironically, not in FE Awakening since I have yet to start it).

I have all the Mario ones and kirby. Sadly and regretfully sold a lot

I buy them all. I'm sure we'll get half-a-dozen of Zelda Amiibo. Capcom will keep surporting them. Amiibo for life!

I've bought a few amiibo over the years. Bowser, the two SMB 30th anniversary amiibo, the Splatoon 1 triple pack, and the Wolf Link aniibo bundled with TP HD. I like when they have an in-game use like the SMB 30th anniversary amiibo unlocking Big Mario in Super Mario Maker or the Splatoon amiibo unlocking missions. I'll pick up the Ocarina of Time Link amiibo for the sake of nostalgia, though, if the rumors of a restock are true.

I used to buy more, now I feel like I don't really need them that much.

Except MonHun Stories with Tsukino and egg girl. These are ultra rare, I feel so proud that I snatched them

I've never bought a single amiibo.

I have an Amiibo or two, Cloud, Mario, Link and Ryu. I want the Sephiroth and Kazuya ones, but they are so hard to find!

I wanted to get into Amiibo stuff, but the ones I wanted were always controlled by the scalpers. Hard pass. Not going to fund their drain on humanity. I see some are more easily to get now. But, also my interest has faded compared when they were a new thing.

I believe I have every amiibo released in North America.

Let´s just say that I love my amiibo collection. I really want to improve my collection but they are hard to find in my country and somewhat expensive.

I took a break from collecting them, but got back into it with the release of the Zelda/Loftwing amiibo and Metroid Dread amiibo. Also the numerous restocks when a new game comes out(Kirby, Fire Emblem and I believe the Zelda family of amiibo is getting restocked next month)

But yeah, I still care about amiibo. Perhaps they'll be phased out in the next few years, but hey, amiibo are last ones standing when it comes to the NFC toys.

I bought my 7 favorite amiibos, but after displaying them for a few years, I packed them into a box and regret wasting the money. I'll never buy more.

Never bought an Amiibo, but that isn't going to stop me being super envious of anyone with a well-stocked collection. Little guys are gorgeous and I do hope they keep making them.

they are nice to look at, but I decided early on to skip them.the only amiibo i own, still sealed is the mario maker amiibo that came with the wii u bundle.

I just get the ones I like, especailly if they are from a more obscure brand that doesn't get a lot of collectible merchandise. I will buy Metroid related ones as that's my favorite. I do not feel like I have to have them all though. Sometimes I will see one for cehap somewhere and might go for it if I don't already have it.

I bought Snake's amiibo and I left it at that

@Purgatorium Yes. And made in limited suplly, so they’re sure they’ll sell out.

Fake FOMO plastic crap.

I have waaaay too many of these things as is, but I love having them on my shelves even if they don't get much use.
Needless to say, SSB and Zelda amiibo are top priority, but I have plenty of amiibo from other series as well. Notably Mario, Kirby, Metroid, and Splatoon.
I wouldn't really mind if Nintendo phased them out, though. They've had a good run and were probably more successful than they had any right to be.

Considering some figurine prices go for hundreds of dollars, amiibo are a steal! First party Nintendo merchandise that looks good and is usually about $20 with some in-game unlockables. I don't think they will be around for much longer but I'm so glad we are getting the remaining Smash DLC fighters, I can't wait to get Pyra and Mythra!

I've only bought one amiibo: Midna/wolf link. Just because I liked it. I don't think it's ever been used.

For Animal Crossing I've gotten a few chip cards off eBay for characters I wanted.

I have all the smash ones + all the Zelda ones + all the Metroid ones + some extras.
I love having figurines of my favorite characters. So, as long as they release stuff that I won't get anywhere else, I'll buy them.
Now.... how about a Blue Falcon vehicle amiibo Nintendo?

I never bought an Amiibo, mainly because I never had the hardware or games capable of supporting it. The only use I'd ever have for them would be as display pieces, or Christmas ornaments.

@ketrac So they'll leave a record for future archaeologists/turtles to choke on. Very cool.

In my case it's not that I'm amiibored, it's the fact that retailers hardly ever stock them nowadays, even at launch.
I keep getting them whenever I can. Just last year I got Smash King Dedede, the Kirby versions of Kirby and Meta Knight, Little Mac, and both Bayonettas.

It doesn't help that their prices here in Mexico have gone up since 2015. They started at a cost of 250 Mexican pesos back in 2014. But now in 2023 a single figure costs 700 pesos, only 50 pesos away from costing 3 times their original price. In fact, I believe prices are all over the place.
The recently released Sephirot and Kazuya cost 700 pesos, the same price of the restocked Byleth last year. The Callie and Marie duo costs 800 pesos, the Pearl and Marina duo costs 1000 pesos, the Steve and Alex duo costs something between 900 and 1000 pesos, the restocked Kirby amiibo figures from last year (Kirby, Meta Knight and Smash Dedede) costed 500 pesos each. Skyward Sword Zelda and Loftwing (if you can still find it) varies between 700 and 850 pesos. The Metroid Dread Duo costs about 1000 and when it became more available a store had the balls to ask 1700 pesos (think about 85 dollars) for the pair.

To make things even worse, here in my city most stores that specialize in videogames have closed. There was even a CeX, but that one was so far away I had to question whether to go or not.
Only 2 stores survive, one of them doesn't stock amiibo here (despite the fact other stores in other cities get them) and the other occasionally gets them, but in incredibly limited quantities.

So now my only options are buying online (which I won't because I know I'll be an impulsive buyer) or through resellers, risking paying a higher price.

Sorry about the rant, but gaming has become incredibly expensive, and now a little harder, over here in the last decade.

last time I bought a free was for ac:nh, (some figurines, some cards, and then made some nfc stickers), but will buy Ray.. because we love rays....

feel like I have some from the series I care about (I would like some advance wars Ones though)

I don't mind them (although they're not for me).

Actually I think they helped keeping Nintendo afloat financially during the dark Wii U (3DS?) days.

I think of them as a way for the real Nintendo fans to show their support in difficult times.

Myself I'm mostly a Resident Evil (and Capcom) fan and I've re-bought most of the games in the RE series up 5 or 6 times plus I've bought a number of the strategy guides (when they used to still make them).

That's my way of showing my gratitude to games I really like (by re-buying them in 60 fps remastered versions, then handheld versions, then handheld 60 fps versions, then remakes etc.)

Capcom have started doing a lot of the latter with their RE games in the last few years, and as long as they're reasonably good I will be there day one.

Nope. Not one bit. Haven't bought any for 5 years.

"Still" implies that I ever cared about them.

I’m open to buying more amiibo if there’s a figure I really like (realizing that meaningful support for the platform has been inconsistent at best or just non-existent), but I also haven’t bought one in years because nothing has really jumped out from for me (my last one was either the Link from “Link’s Awakening” figure or the giant Detective Pikachu. We did buy a few Animal Crossing cards a year or so back though). There are a few I wouldn’t mind picking up if I found them for cheap, but that’s about it.

I never cared about amiibo in-game benefits, and I never collected them, but I selectively buy the ones I like just for my display cabinet. They are really good value for the price and quality compared to figurines from other companies.

A bit of a stupid reason but I was "proud" of Metroid Dread so I bought two figurines and since then I got two more that I liked. I might buy more depending on how much I appreciate given game. So for me its buy a game first, like it and then search if there are any amiibos sold for it.

My amiibo collection is pretty meager. I only have Daruk, Revali, Urbosa, Mipha, Zelda and her Loftwing, Zero Suit Samus, Samus in her Metroid Dread look, the E.M.M.I., and Inkling Girl.

But what I plan to do is acquire all of the Four Champions from First4Figures, and put their amiibo counterparts in front of them, as a way to show the scale between the two versions.

So far, I have Urbosa, and Mipha will hopefully be on the way soon. I'm going to purchase Revali tonight (if I can), and order Daruk once he's available.

They announce a new amiibo, I’m buying it.

Though I wish they’d make some Xenoblade and more Animal Crossing amiibo.

And some sort of amiibo functionality to Pokémon cards, with a new Pokémon TCG would be good too.

I see them as collectibles, dont care about NFC codes. Ofc you don't really need them especially if you are a grown up wont get you any points but they are cool reminders of some moments of your past

I bought a few because I liked the design. The only time I would buy for their function is the wedding set for Super Mario Odyssey but I'm not paying anything above retail. I think amiibos are on a very slow way out.

Only the ones I'm really keen on, like the recent Metroid Dread set. Yes, Nintendo will keep making them.

Hard to think of many Nintendo characters I'm that big a fan of that they haven't already released, so there's a good chance I've bought my last one unless they go back and do ones for Stunt Race FX and Balloon Fight and stuff

Not really planning on buying anymore…
Unless there’s a Deep Cut set in which case take my money Nintendo!

I think I have the ones that I want already, tbf

Me and my boys love Amiibo but they just dont make enough of them to actually be able to collect them all, I have all the Zelda ones and most of the mario ones but some just elude us, make more and we will biy them!!!!

I think last one I bought was wedding Mario, Peach and Bower because it was sale. I started with buy all, then just what I like. I like them as figurines.

I do need Smolfry in my life, otherwise Splatoon ones have not interested me because there is no characters like Callie and Marie.
And Sepiroth would be nice. And Byleth I am missing. I have not kept up with releases and I think those really are not even available here. It's just those used to be 15€, now those are 25-35€.

I was collecting amiibo religiously when they first came out, but life changes (conquering depression, improving career, starting a family, etc.) put game collecting, and gaming in general, much lower on the priority list.

I think the generation it grabbed has grown up a bit, but if they can keep it going to catch on with the next generation I can see it continuing to be a staple for them. It really is the perfect little collectible line, all well made figures you can actually use in your video games.

I still collect amibos, but I only get them 2nd hand. What I am far more interested in, are Skylanders. I’ve amassed a huge collection of them, I love them just as much as the games I’ve collected.

I still collect them. I still want to do a full Smash set, but I've "cheated" by substituting certain characters (Kirby series Meta Knight and King Dedede in place of their Smash versions). It's nice that the scalpers have moved on.

I'm planning on collecting all the Splatoon Amiibos this year from none. I'm currently been trying to add up all of the prices from them new.

After what feels like an eternity, I finally got my Bayonetta from the German Nintendo store, so I was able to add her and Sephiroth to my collection this week. I'd love to get more of the Zelda amiibo if those also get restocked for TOTK. Otherwise I have an almost complete set of Splatoon amiibo and a couple of Smash ones I thought were neat.

Once my kid showed an interest in actually playing with the Amiibos in the physical world (but also in Smash Brothers), I started regretting not buying MORE back when I could still find them easily. Oh well... at least I have Pyra and Mythra to look forward to.

I really like them, they're well made and look good on the shelf. I just hate the artificial scarcity and scalping. Just make enough for everybody, Nintendo!