Nothing says it's Friday like some nice, relaxing polls, so we thought we'd take one of the big topics of the week — amiibo — and gauge how you'll be enjoying — or not as the case may be — the upcoming range of toys. It's all very well looking at the attention Nintendo's directing towards the figures and assuming that Wii U owners are already clearing shelf space on which these toys can reside, but is that the reality?
Of course we're limited to those with a Wii U, at this stage, with 3DS support still to come in 2015, while there's also been some discontent that the mass-produced final figures aren't as attractive as the demo equivalents that started doing the rounds at E3. There are also a number of us that may have previously decided that we wouldn't buy any of the toys before, having seen them, proceeded to wipe out our future bank balance with pre-order.
These polls focus on key areas: how many amiibo are you planning to buy in the confirmed 'waves', and more importantly which will be your main buddy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U; though we're sure many will train multiple companions, we're curious of which one will be the focus. We also want to know whether the confirmed but more minor 'read' compatibility in other titles is something that you plan to use. At the moment this is all directed, naturally, towards Wii U owners.
Simply put the time for talking with amiibo is almost over, with the figures about to land in stores — which will you go for?
How many of the confirmed amiibo do you plan to buy? (852 votes)
- One or two
- 3 to 5
- 6 to 10
- 11 to 15
- 16 to 20
- 21-250.4%
- 26-280.7%
- All of them!
- None of them!
- I don't have a Wii U, so why are you asking me?
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Who'll be you 'main' amiibo in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U? (812 votes)
- Mario
- Link
- Samus
- Kirby
- Fox
- Donkey Kong
- Pikachu
- Peach
- Marth
- Yoshi
- Villager
- Wii Fit Trainer
- Diddy Kong1%
- Zelda
- Luigi
- Captain Falcon
- Pit
- Little Mac
- Bowser
- Toon Link
- Sheik0.1%
- Sonic
- Mega Man
- King Dedede
- Ike
- Rosalina & Luma
- Shulk
- Lucario
- Meta Knight0.5%
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Do you plan to use amiibo in Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8 this year? (796 votes)
- Absolutely, it's a fun little extra feature
- I have the games, but I'm not bothered about the amiibo features
- I don't have the games / don't plan to get the Mario Kart 8 compatible amiibo figures
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Let us know, and we can all see how many people will be heading to the bank for an amiibo-related loan.
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Wario will be, when they finally release him!
Link - because he is compatible with so many games
Samus - because I like Metroid
They look so nice in the box,makes me don't wanna open them
I'll get Mega Man. That's it.
I don't think I'll be getting any amiibos. I will already be buying that $100 pack for Super Smash Bros.
But, if I did get one, I would buy Kirby, because he is my main.
Since I don't really know most of them and probably won't be getting SSB, I'll probably get whichever looks coolest.
Yoshi of course. Link as a close second.
I would really like to see Ness as an Amiibo, but I think this would also mean a possibility for another Mother game ^^" . . .
I hope both gets released sometime in 2015, but I don't think that's quite possible . . . sadly ^^"
None of them will be used at all. I'm getting them for sole collecting purposes. But I'll get a whole lot, if Nintendo really will allow 3rd-party amiibo, and the right ones bite.
I honestly do not know... I don't think I should use an amiibo of my mains... which means I may have to get other amiibo(s)... of characters I'm not that fond of. That saying I'll take Kirby... I'm such a Kirby sucker.
I'm looking forward to having Link, toonlink, or zero-suit samus fighting at my side as my FP sidekick in a 2 man team battle.
Link for sure and some more of him as presents.
Fox, because he's top tier master race.
Link, because he's Link.
Marth, because counter + cpu = op
I preordered Peach for free along with my WiiU Smash mostly so my wife can have the Mii costume in Mario Kart 8, and then will pickup Yoshi for the same reason. As for using with Smash, I'll have to wait and see what character is my favorite and also for Toon Link and others to come out.
oh man, didn't realize that zero suit has not even been anounced by nintendo
All of them! And I'll use all of them too, might as well. 8 player Smash- me getting stomped on by 7 amiibos lol...
Can't wait to unlock Captain Falcon suit in Mario Kart 8- it'll feel so good in the Blue Falcon racing the Mute City course
link!
Dang, I'm one of 2% percent of people voted Lucario. Once Robin and Greninja come out those will be my mains as well.
No amiibo for me thanks, got a spare bedroom full of wii u controllers and remotes, thanks Nintendo!
SONIC!
We get ripped off enough in the UK, where is our free amiibo when we buy Smash wii u from Toys R Us?
OK seems that I am the only one who sees no point in all this amiibo thing.
They are somewhat expensive (in Europe anyway) and it would be better to spend money for more game titles instead of buying amiibo.
Maybe I will just get one or two down the line for collecting reasons to go with other Videogames figures I have but I don't think I will ever use them in a Videogame.
Well said Belmont!
Greninja whenever he comes out, but until then, Luigi.
As long as the price is 149 DKK (that's 20 €) in Denmark, amiibo is a no buy here..
With that price it is cheaper for us to buy them from the UK, even though we'll have to pay those 3-4 £ for shipping. That's just plain stupid..
I'll be getting Samus and Kirby on launch day. Because Samus is my main, Kirby will be my primary buddy. I also plan on getting Mario, Falcon, and Yoshi eventually.
The Villager's coming free with my pre-order from Toys R Us, and I probably won't get any others anytime soon, so I guess he'll be my "main" Amiibo. I got lucky, actually, because the Villager Amiibo was sold out at Toys R Us, and they just restocked him. The others look cool, so I'll probably get at least a couple more at some point, just not this year.
Confirmed? I'll get Samus, Link, Fox, Luigi, and MegaMan.
Eventually? I'll get Robin.
Gotta' be Link for me. He's my favourite and he's the most useful so far.
I'm waiting for Lucina and Palutena but really with the way the production models are turning out I'll likely not buy any of them.
Dedede for sure!
Mario will start me off though I really like Falcon and Lil Mac
Also might bite on the Meta Knight one
Mario'll be my main man! He's been my main throughout Smash!
Of course, Link, Samus, and Cap'n Falcon will also be in my bag.
So far I've ordered Link for myself, Yoshi for the misses and Luigi as, well, Weegee...
I'd choose Zero Suit if it was an option, but i guess i'll have to go with Peach because that is the one i've preordered.
Dixie Kong or King K. Rool amiibo would be amazing! Other than that nothing :/
I think I'll get Pikachu, Toon Link, Shulk, Mega Man and Ness when they release him. Probably also Kirby and Yoshi, depending on what they'll do in their games.
@DarkKirby That is... Wow...
Yoshi of course. That's the only correct answer for me! But I am planning to buy all of them eventually; or at least the Smash Bros ones.
@KJ85
16,90e cheapest in Finland, of course shipping (going from few euros and up). Amazon has 10+ pounds, just counting as well which is cheaper.
Link of course (meh, and Zelda and Sheik and Toon Link) and MegaMan for hubby.
Coolshop (since you mentioned Denmark) has those for 21,90, even with free shipping it's insane. Maybe they drop it some point (they are nice, at one point you got minifigure of Danish football palyers )
I'll probably get Link, Zelda, Captain Falcon, Samus and Fox. Maybe Toon Link later on.
If anything, I just want them for display purposes.
Getting Samus and Yoshi first for me and my kid on launch. Then Mario, DK, Luigi, Diddy this Christmas. Next year will be Rosalina, Peach, Bowser, Captain Falcon, Megaman, Sonic and maybe Fox and Kirby.
And for my main amiibo on Smash, it'll be Samus because I love her final Smash.
I plan to get most, if not all, of the LoZ and Kirby related figures. Kirby himself is probably the only one I'd ever take out of the house just to have him with me because he is adorable.
Mario because he'll come with the version of Smash I've ordered
Link because I also have Hyrule Warriors
Pit because he's my main
Kirby because he's also my main
Captain Falcon because its Captain Falcon
Mainly I want to get characters that I know that will be of more use in the future rather than just my favourites. Which would probably make peope wonder why I want Captain Falcon and Pit
Kirby will be my main Amiibo, though if they make a Female Villager Amiibo, I'll buy it the moment I have enough money for it.
Because she's my senpai.She's my favourite alternate costume out of all the Smash Characters.BOWSER!! i ordered link and mario .. and waiting for ganondorf but since bowser i guess he will be as useful as mario he will be my main buddy
How Many of the Confirmed Amiibo Do You Plan to Buy?
6 so far.
Who'll Be Your 'Main' Amiibo in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U?
Kirby obviously when ever available always pick Kirby.
Do You Plan to Use Amiibo in Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8 This Year?
Absolutely, it's a fun little extra feature
Edie x
I signed up for the Loot Crate mailing list, but if I had to pick only one or two, it'd be either Fox or Link. I don't have a Wii U (yet), but I'm interested to see what they do with the 3DS in the future.
I foresee Link being hard to come by, as he is usable in not just smash but unlocks a new weapon in Hyrule Warriors AND an outfit in Kart
Yoshi will be my main one, but I plan on picking up Link, Shulk, and Ness at the very least. I'd like to get them all if I can find a reasonably priced way to do it.
The official wonr be as nice at those first?
@KJ85
Buy in Amazon France! It's always cheaper than other Amazon in Europe. It's only 13€while the others are 15€.
I can't decide between Olimar, Shulk, and King Dedede, but I know I want two of them. Also, I don't plan to use amiibo on Mario Kart because I'm not getting amiibo compatible with, not because I don't want to use the feature.
Yoshi is my main in Smash, so naturally I'm going after him. I'd be gunning for Link, but I'd rather have that Toon Link. I'll shell out tons of monies for Dunk Hunt, G&W, ROB, and Pac-Man though.
Yoshi, Captain Falcon, and probably Shulk for now. Will likely also buy Rosalina. Not sure about the others yet.
I'm getting Kirby and Fox on day 1. I might pick up Villager when he comes out and I'm definitely getting Shulk. Shulk will end up being my main but for now it'll probably be Kirby.
Edit: I forgot Roselina. I'll probably get her too.
I know there will be a Lucina one later on down the road, and that will be my "Main" amiibo buddy.
Until then, I'll go with Sonic, since he's my 2nd most used character.
DEDEDE!
I'll let my wife decide for me, as a Christmas present
@BensonUii
13e (close to what Amazon.uk has) shipping bit over 7e (at least to Finlan) so eventually it doesn't become any cheaper.
For some reason french amazon doens't list price for Link
You forgot to ask who are considering buying Hyrule warriors and/or MK8 because of the added features?
On the fence about buying them in the first place. If we get any, we're picking up Little Mac, Pikachu, and Fox first.
DK and Link. Then I don't know.
@Finntendo
Only 5€ shipping to Italy . Most new items are 5€ cheaper compared to Amazion Italy or my local retailers. Plus you'll need to buy in bulk (at least 2 or 3 items) to take advantage of the price and shipping.
Anyway, Link amiibo is already sold out in Amazon France. He is the most pre-ordered amiibo across amazon Europe if I'm not mistaken.
SHULK!!!!!!! Then straight to e-bay......lol
I plan on getting all the pokemon amiibos along with Fox, Bowser, Donkey Kong and a few more.
Gonna save the Pokemon amiibos for any pokemon game that has support for the figures and I'll most likely use Fox for Smash Bros.
6-10 for me. Definitely building myself a little Nintendo Princesses selection of Peach, Zelda, Rosalina and.. er... Samus and Palutena. I'll probably also pick up Fox and Falcon just because I love their games (and unlocking a Mii Captain Falcon in MK8 is probably the closest I'll get to a new F-Zero)
I'm not really planning to use them in Smash.
#PartOfTheProblem
Link, Sheik, then my favorite and main jokah Shulk! I'm super excited to use Amiibo! Just hope developers don't lose their heads though! It'd suck if they ignored this fun little edition to the system.
@DarkKirby I'm tired of seeing that picture every Amiibo article.... I guarantee you the one on the right is just a single derp up...
Hardest poll ever XD
I really have no clue if I'll buy any amiibo and which ones... Got at this point I think I'll wait when they'll get released, then walk in the store and look at them till I won't see that special one that looks like the perfect buddy for some smash.
Afterall I often heard that it's the sword that choose its owner, maybe for amiibo is the same ^_^;
@DarkKirby I have never seen an amiibo as ugly as this one.
LINK!!!!!
''I don't have the games '' LOL I'm one of the 7% that doesn't have neither of the games.
I'm sure this was covered before but does anyone know if Amiibos unlock all of the moves for that character or do you still have to collect them?
Waste of hard earned money guys.
I'd say Link and Mario because they're most likely to unlock things in the games I care more about. I think using an amiibo to unlock DLC is stupid though, and hopefully they let people, for instance, buy the Link HW unlockable weapon w/o the use of an amiibo.
My main Amiibo buddy would probably be Yoshi. He makes such a great companion
The other figures I'm looking torward to are Marth, R.O.B. and Metaknight
Shulk baby!
At launch Samus
Later, Zero Suit Samus and Lucina
Maybe later will get Palutena and Link
Link is the only one I'm definitely getting, due to the Hyrule Warrior weapon unlock. I'll probably get a few others... I mean, I'll use them for smash, but likely the features in other games will determine which I get.
@yuwarite why? It's no different than paying for DLC, except in this case you get a little figurine as a bonus.
I'll get the 11 confirmed for Mario Kart 8 support, Zelda and Sheik.
@ShadJV Zelda, Sheik and maybe Toon Link also unlock weapons in Hyrule Warriors.
There are a lot more fellow Kirby mains than I anticipated there would be~
None, as I feel they aren't full-featured enough nor look that good for what you pay for them. Besides, I have enough anime/game figures laying around as is so i don't need more clutter with inferior looking figures.
NO - you're not supposed to open them lol!
Buy a retail display stand to hold them in your gaming room!
I'll support anything with Fox McCloud that has absolutely nothing to do with Krystal.
I want a Duck Hunt amiibo, that would be the only one I am interested in, might get more if games keep having locked content.
If I would've had the game I would play as Link... the others are so so lol
I definitely get Link, Zelda, and Sheik, and possibly Samus. Although they haven't announced them, I'm still hoping for Ganondorf and Ridley. When/if Animal Crossing for the Wii U comes out I'll get Villager.
Of course, if the loot crate deal looks good enough I will subscribe to that.
@cfgk24 Now that you mention that you're not supposed to open them, I wonder if they'll work while inside the box. I'm definitely going to try!
I want Kirby because Kirby is cute and amazing and I want to say that I bought at least one amiibo. Probably will only get one because honestly I'm not made of money and my main focus is the actual games.
I may buy one in the near future, though I have no immediate plans to buy SSB soon. If I'm satisfied with the quality and some games that support them, I may buy more over the course of time.
Needs a "Don't care about Smash" option on that second poll.
@Shy_Guy I'm with you! They look too nice to open!!
I'll likely get all of them whenever I can afford them. I like the idea of having a long shelf full of these amiibos stretched across an entire wall. On top of that, lord knows what features will be available in future games. Might as well get all of them.
My first (and possibly main) will be Mario, though.
I have Mario, Link and Pikachu pre-ordered and i'll pick up Shulk as soon as he becomes available. Might get Yoshi for christmas. I would love to have all of then in the long run but right now i'm focusing on these 4-5 and i'll pick up others depending on what they will be compatible with.
To the others within our 2% for Princess Peach: word up!
Peach, Ike, Diddy Kong, and Wii Fit Trainer are the characters I use in Smash Bros, so I will try to get those. I hope a Palutena Amiibo comes out soon.
I voted Shulk, because he's the only one I've pre-ordered. However, I'll probably use C. Falcon a lot.
My first "amiibo" will be Sonic.
I plan to get Samus, which is still the best looking amiboo in my opinion, and Captain Falcon cause his Mii suit in MK8 looks so cool that he seems like a real new character !
Also, I really was thinking on getting Fox, but since it will be most probably my main character ingame, his amiibo-buddy has to be someone else.
Mario is the first I'm getting, and then probably Link and Captain Falcon, just to get the spinner/outfit respectively.
I'm getting more and more excited for amiibo! It's going to be awesome training them to level 50 and giving them custom moves. I already have my partner "Dark link" planned and ready.
but when mewtwo comes out.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH YES!
Megaman for sure. Preordered a couple others just for kicks. Still waiting on duck hubt though...hes my pocket character...
I'll definitely own at least a few of them. The amount I own will depend on the functionality of amiibo in future games. They're already getting support in a lot of Nintendo's upcoming first party games, but only Smash Bros. and maybe Mario Kart 8's amiibo functionality interests me. I'm sure we'll see better use of amiibo in future games, though. And they're definitely making a game made specifically for amiibo.
Captain Falcon all the way!
Ike providing he looks better than the Marth one that @DarkKirby posted.
sanic da heghg 4 life!!!!!!!
I'll vote when Ness and Duck Hunt get added
All I know is that Amiibo has a lot of potential and I just hope Nintendo realises it fully.
@DarkKirby It's Merth from fure emblum
I haven't seen anything yet to make me think amiibos are with buying
I just want Sonic and maybe Mega Man and Meta Knight because they look too cool to not have as statues. sigh If only there were more Sonic characters...dlc maybe? :3
Guess I'll have to settle for Ike until they release a Lucina one for Sm4sh.
I'll likely end up getting them all, but the ones I want most are:
Mario
Kirby
Luigi
Samus
Yoshi
Meta Knight
Bowser
Toon Link
Mega Man when he comes out. Mega Man is life.
I'm soooo excited for amiibo. I was exploding at E3.
Anyway, For the Smash question my 3 favorite characters are Ness, Toon Link, and Marth, but unfortunately Ness has not been unveiled (hopefully soon). That leaves me with Toon Link, although I play as Marth quite often. I plan on buying about 10 amiibos.
so the amiibo loot crate program has been announced it cost $50 a week and you get the standard loot crate stuff (mini-mag etc)and a special t-shirt with the last one. the first 2 packs have 4 amiibos and the last one has 2 amiibos. so am i going to buy it, hell no. i was only originally going to buy a few amiibos anyway and $160 in 1 month is pretty expensive. if it was $30 like a month maybe i would consider it, even if it was only 3 amiibos per package
@TurboTEF This is my problem, on release they looked good for a $10-$12 figurine. Now they are coming out at $12 and look like a free plastic McDonald's toy. I'm REALLY disappointed. Not worth the money except for those that being something exceptional to the table (I.e. Link for now).
I'll be picking up Samus and crossing my fingers that a new Metriod game will take advantage of it in the future. I might do the same with Megaman but my moneys on Samus actually having more than one game for use. Prove me wrong Capcom, I beg of you!
I'm hoping I can pick up a Shulk Amiibo, but I'm worried they'll go the way of his game in terms of prices D:
I wanna know what they're gonna do in other games first
But that said I'll probably be picking up DK, Zelda (if compatible with Hyrule Warriors) and maybe the rest of my team ie: Ness, Dedede, Lucario and Samus (if they release a figure in a pose that doesn't look so stupid).
Does anybody know if there's going to be a Megaman amiibo? If so I have my fingers crossed for an HD remake of the OG Megaman series
Definitely have to get the Mario one and the Mega Man one since those two will likely be my mains!
My main amiibo is going to be Mario and Yoshi!
I think I'm going to get Donkey Kong, Fox McCloud, Little Mac, and Pit.
Samus all the way!
toon link!
After seeing how they actually (the picture up there is STILL the prototype versions with the nicer stand) I might not get any. Already cancelled my Fox preorder, not sure if I shouldn't cancel Samus as well...
King Dedede all the way. And Wario if/when he is released...
Peach, Wii Fit Trainer, and Shulk are my top 3, but I'm definitely get Link and Zelda for the Hyrule Warriors content. I'm sure I'll get Yoshi, Fox, Samus, and Captain Falcon too.
FOX!
I've been waiting almost 20 years for a figure of this dude and the pose doesn't disappoint. I gotta say, though, when they get around to him I am very much looking forward to ROB.
I'll probably start with the Mario Series Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Rosalina, Toad, Yoshi...
Rosalina's my fav so far. I'll be buying them for display more than anything though. If I have a game they work with, bonus for me!
My main entrepeneur and facilitator of magic universes, bowser!
@StarDust4Ever There's a Toad amiibo?
Mario, Mega Man and Link (if they plan on getting rid of that horrible yellow stand).
Link because he's my main captain falcon because of f zero and the fire emblem ones because fire emblem always ends up rare and over priced and I love fire emblem and eventually the rest
@BensonUii
Oh I thought Link maybe preordered full. German Amazon has Link Amiibo, but it doesn't have controllers or game with adapter
I've been comparing and that I plan to buy two controllers as well and that will buy online since Finland one costs 45e (without shipping).
I usually check all UK, France (bought HW LE there, speak no french ) and Germany. I am always wondered if other countries have the websites that compare item prices.
We have two websites that you can check prices and I always use it for games, accessories or any other gadget I may buy, to see where is it cheapest.
...And I haven¨t even preordered the game. I just hate that if I preorder now, they'll just email me and say that sorry, you'll get yours in two weeks when we get more of these (happened to some with Bayo). So I guess I take my chances to see what my closest stores say on release day.
@Finntendo
The Smash Bros GC controllers are cheaper on Amazon France as well by 5€ (25€, normally 30€). If you plan on buying 2 then get it along with some amiibos to maximize the shipping fee.
Pricenoia was a website comparison tool that compared all Amazon prices including how much shipping it'll cost to your country. Sadly it was just recently shutdown by Amazon due to some legal/policy issues. I think you can't access the site now so don't bother.
@BensonUii
I just checked the difference (with two controllers and adapter) with UK and French and it was over 20e with shipping
Toon Link for me. I'm very glad that his amiibo actually looks good.
@Finntendo
It's cheaper from Amazon UK or FR? For me who lives in Italy, it's cheaper from FR.
@BensonUii
French was 20e cheaper. Postage from UK was almost same number, only currency different I was always just so used to order from UK when they had their super saver delivery but then they had to end it.
In my country, we also used to have place we can order cheaper, island called Åland (it was like Jersey was to UK). Anything below 42e had no tax so lots and lots of stuff was shipped thru there. They even built a new building for post there because increase was so mad. .... and then the state ruined it Our VAT is 24% with all of this kind of stuff...
Lets hope that the quality of the amiibo figures will be at least like skylanders or disney infinity. If not, then we have problem..
@Finntendo
Haha! Anyway Amazon UK's shipping gets more expensive as the item count increases plus they have a higher minimum fee. Whereas Amazon FR depends on the size/weight of the box/packaging they use no matter how many fits in. Remember that by grouping your orders together means they'll ship it on the release date of the last one to be released (December 19 on the 2nd wave of amiibos).
I wasn't going to get one, but I have a £5 off voucher for one, so i'm getting Donkey Kong and renaming him Davey Kong to wind-up my dad who keeps getting called Donkey Kong, lol!
To be honest, the only one I really really want is Robin and to a lesser extent, Greninja. The more I see of them, the less I want them, because it seems like new kinks with these keep coming up. Out of the currently announced ones, I think I want Bowser most, possibly Dedede- but I'm not sure if I'll buy both of those. I might buy Mario or Kirby at launch, just so I have an amiibo to play with straight away.
Toon Link, maybe also Link & Yoshi
I'll be getting Pit, simply because I've been waiting for some kind of Kid Icarus merch. From Wave 2 I'll be getting Toon Link as he's one of my Smash mains and unlocks stuff in MK8 and Hyrule Warriors, and then hopefully later I'll get Bowser Jr. and Dark Pit, my other mains.
Although really I'm crying out for a Roy Koopa amiibo.
@BensonUii
Yeah I noticed so I skipped the Amiibos and just ordered the other stuff I wanted. Now I just have to pick a copy of the game and some Amiibo - i'd guess I'll find those here somewhere on release day.
@ShadJV The convenience of DLC is the ability to download content on demand and at your leisure. Having to go to a shop to hunt down an Amiibo, which may be sold out or unavailable everywhere you check, or to order it online and wait for it to be delivered, isn't convenient and is not analogous to DLC.
Can't believe I had to explain something so obvious, but that's the type of antiquated mentality Nintendo nails in to its fans, I guess.
Falcon Punch! Who's with me here?
@Kirk Given that the Wii U's gamepad still hasn't been fully realized, I don't think Nintendo will until a year or two later.
Zero suit Samus! Oh wait...
Just Toon Link for now. I may get a few more later.
@yuwarite Well that was a harsh response. Though to me that just sounds lazy, seems our culture has become so much about instant gratification with the least effort possible that they can't just go to the store or even order it online and wait a few days. You act like I only purchase Nintendo consoles. This seems better than DLC, at least you get something physical for your money in addition to the digital content. If you're that lazy with going to the store, then why bother with Nintendo games? Though it's not like NFC is limited to Nintendo, given Disney and Skylanders did it first, and other games are starting to use similar things, this is a recent trend, it's marketed to kids and collectors, yes adults can enjoy Nintendo games but their core demographic is children and they seem to find NFC figurines cool these days. If you're that bothered by this kind of things, just don't get Nintendo consoles, games geared towards adults will likely not implement NFC because the majority of adult gamers don't give a crap about NFC.
Fox and Pikachu for sure, but I might snag a Sonic when it becomes available later.
I would love to see a Mr game and watch figurine
Hyrule Warriors seems to have boosted Link to the most desirable Amiibo.
I'm going Diddy Kong and then Donkey Kong. I'm kinda relieved Pikachu and Luigi are not sculpts I'm fond off or I'd be buying them too, then I'd be on the slippery slope to collecting em all. Between these and Lego Star Wars, I'm gonna need to win the lottery o.O
For the first wave, I'm thinking of getting Samus, Mario, and Marth.
My one, true main will definitely be Mega Man once he's out.
Samus and Mega Man
I think Yoshi, Kirby and Pikachu look best because of their simple non-human designs.
@ShadJV it was a harsh response - completely unnecessary. Am inclined to agree with you, amiibo are comparable to DLC.
I hope the amiibo line is successful for Nintendo. I just can't get interested... I don't need more junk cluttering up my limited living space.
If the Amiibo only worked with one game I could understand the complaints about them but the Amiibo can be used across multiple titles & (at present) you only have to buy them once rather than buy a different figure for each new game + you get a nice collectable to boot! If the Pokémon cards & Kid Icarus AR cards are anything to go by some figures may just increase in price down the line too.
As for me I'm going to try to get the Smash lineup at least if I can, but Mega Man & Samus will be my Smash mains for sure.
Samus, Fox, and Mega Man are the ones I'm currently interested in. I'm afraid that when I see them up close I may want others as well...
Look, I hope this project is very successful for Nintendo this holiday season and beyond, but until these things do more than their pointless functions in Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros I have zero interest in them.
What Nintendo needs to do is make a Disney Infinity-esque game where there's actually a world for people to use their Amiibo in. That would be interesting to me and they had better announce something like that at E3. But unlocking a Kirby costume in Mario Kart? I'll pass, thanks.
Choosing from the characters right now, my two top priorities are Samus and Dedede, but I'm waiting for Zero Suit Samus, mainly
@ShadJV I'm glad you felt it was harsh, since you used the token of "laziness" to summarise the entirety of what I said. When I detailed the scenario of a person physically going store to store, only to find their chosen Amiibo is sold out in each one, it does not fall under the category of "laziness".
I think the real story here, is less about me thinking amiibos to unlock DLC is slow, clunky and anti-consumer, but more about how you hate the idea of instant gratification when it comes to getting your digital goods. When I said Nintendo nails its antiquated ideals in to its fans, I was damn right on the mark.
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