Earlier this week we reported that intense demand for amiibo had prompted UK retailer GAME to hike its prices, increasing the going rate by over 20% from £11.99 to £14.99 in the UK. The situation of limited amiibo stock and increasing prices is getting worse in multiple territories, however, and rumours of discontinued figures are being reinforced by market realities.
The rumour is spreading that the Villager, Marth and Wii Fit Trainer amiibo figures have been discontinued; in other words, if true this means that once current stock is sold no more will be supplied to retailers. This isn't officially confirmed, of course, but some gamers have apparently been told, by stores such as EB Games, that Marth is discontinued and has been removed from their systems.
With demand still high, that then accelerates what we've already seen — prices skyrocket. This is now happening across territories. Amazon in the US is selling amiibo still in stock at the recommended price, but these three figures rumoured to be discontinued are out of stock from Amazon proper, with prices at the mercy of private sellers on the platform. Marth is already commanding over $40 at the time of writing, with Villager at around $25. Gamestop, as another example, is out of stock (online) of a number of figures; these include Villager and Marth, but Wii Fit Trainer is still available at the standard price. As for eBay, bids are also creeping up on the auction site.
In the UK, where prices aren't imposed on retailers, it's becoming open season. Following our exposure of GAME's price hike, we now see Amazon UK joining in, with cases of Amazon promoting other merchants to the status of primary seller and prices going above the unofficial standard price of £12 — the most extreme example is Villager, with the promoted price being £39.99 at the time of writing.
Whether true or not, the rumour of some figures now being out of production isn't a total surprise, as Nintendo has stated before — in investor presentations and less formally — that not all figures will be re-produced and kept in stock forever. As one figure disappears from shelves, those from the follow-up waves will — in theory — take their place.
Nevertheless, demand is far outstripping supply, which is proving frustrating for gamers — the situation is similar, perhaps worse, with the GameCube Controller Adapter.
Let us know what you think of these issues with amiibo stock and prices in the comments below.
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Wow, really? Keep on making them till people stop buying them, Nintendo! Sheesh!
Nintendo really needs to learn the rules of supply and demand.
Great, now they really are gonna be high demand because of these re-sllers stocking up just to make profit, and ruining it for regular gamers.
...Why would Nintendo randomly decide to stop making certain Amiibos for no reason? >.>
Yeah, don't think the rumor is true.
I am preordering the dog the second it is announced. Did not get the trainer.
@WingedSnagret They probably know more than you think. The demand for Marth comes from the small but very vocal minority found on sites like this. It doesn't represent the market as a whole. Nintendo will make more money by focusing on more popular characters instead of chasing the profits of those exploiting the resale market.
MediaMarkt in the Netherlands also jacked up it's price from a very reasonable 12,99 euro to 14,99. They've been restocked this week but only with the most popular characters likecMario, Yoshi, Pikachu etc. Marth, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer or even Kirby are nowhere to be seen
This is utter bull**** if it's true.
If it's true then meh, I would of gotten more amiibo's but stuff like this is a turn off, discontinued already? if you can't keep making certain amiibo's then why bother making any more, saves us from spending money.
I bought 2 WFT amiibos with the intention of selling one for profit in the future since I had a feeling that would be one of rare ones. I wouldn't think that any would be discontinued now; they've only been around for a week or two! This tells me I better get the ones I really want as soon as the next amiibo waves arrive.
They've barely been out a week and Nintendo hasn't even made enough stock to fulfil pre-orders. This is just a big middle finger from Nintendo to their fans!
It did seem like it based on prices and availability when I checked yesterday. I kinda wanted a villager, now I guess I'll just preorder the other ones I want just to be safe
I'm not really interested nor a fan of those 3. I'll get Ike though on wave 3 along with Bowser and Rosalina.
Not a big loss for me since they aren't selling variations of the Villager.
All the stores around me have every single amiibo except for the three mentioned above. Since the game came out on Nov 21 I have not seen a single Marth, Villager, or Wii fit trainer in any retail stores.
Let's all not be hasty, and wait for the official confirmation from Nintendo about this.
I figured as much. They were the clear standouts of the first wave for amiibo eligible to be discontinued first. This is why early on I scooped up 3 of each. 1 to open and have, one for my collection, and one for a rainy day if I need a boost in funds. If anyone wants to grab wii fit trainer or villager quickly they still have a few at toysrus.com. I just ordered. Trainer and 2 villagers to round out my collection. It was gonna be 1 of each but they have a 10 dollar off deal for spending 35 dollars or more that made the third amiibo only cost like 4 bucks.
Mario... Fox... Please wait for me just for three more weeks... Same for you Captain Falcon. All three of you better be in stock by the time I get the chance to shop amiibos!
The standard price should actually be £10.99, not £12. That's what Nintendo's official store sells them for, and if anyone determines the standard price, it's Nintendo.
Nintendo still have Marth and Wii Fit Trainer in stock. But Villager is sold out.
Was afraid this might happen...
Good thing I preordered Pit already
Darn it, I really wanted to get the Wii Fit & Villager Amiibo's :/
What?, I actualy want a decent Marth and Villager. Hopefully my local toystore hot them, GS only had Mario, Peach, Samus, DK and Yoshi
I wanted Villager, but literally no one had it here
I can't see this being true. Amiibo is the new thing for Nintendo and by the looks of it not a failure so in what world does it make sense to stop making figures?
If Villager, Marth & Wii Fit Trainer didn't sell then I can see why you'd stop but that clearly isn't the case as some people want them and can't get them.
I'm just glad I got them all when I had the chance and I actually feel really sorry for those who missed out. Who are much bigger fans than I.
Edie x
Please God, don't be true. I haven't gotten Villager yet.
Well this forces me to decide if I am going to get them all or just the ones I like... Just the ones I like it is! However I better grab fox ASAP, I am not seeing him much at all lately.
I think everyone expected these 3 to be limited, so not a shock. Would be surprised if it is true already, though, as we are not even in the second wave yet!
So these characters got discountinued right after being placed on the market?
Am I the only one finding this too hard to believe? ^_^;
I can understand them getting discountinued soon, but this is so soon it's like they are saying Nintendo discountinued them even before releasing the amiibo XD
But no doubt those figurines now will sell very well even at very high prices if this rumour will spread around the net ^O^ Ingenius marketing is ingenius >o>;;;
@Xiao_Pai Think about it, there is no use for Wii Fit Trainer outside Smash and there is no Fire Emblem games on the making right now. I expect Villager to be reissued with Animal Crossing U.
I would recommend to get a hold of Shulk and Little Mac next wave.
@SavoirFaire
I doubt Fox will be discontinued soon with Star Fox out next year. I'm sure the Fox Amiibo will be compatible, if only for a simple content unlock.
The thing that really sucks is that I was planning on getting Marth and Villager especially, but I was going to wait a little bit to buy instead of purchasing too many amiibo in one day. Days later, after I came back, Villager and Marth were the ONLY ones not in stock (there was a single Wii Fit Trainer that now I realize I maybe should've gotten, whether to keep for collection or resell), and in their place were restocks of other characters. I really regret not getting them, Nintendo really should give warning about which characters are limited stock before they come out I guess resellers would try to buy them all if they did that, but it would give a warning to those that want the characters amiibo to buy immediately and pre-order.
I really wanted the villager one so I hope this rumor doesn't turn out to be true. I can't see why Nintendo would already be considering discontinuing certain Amiibo this early.
Wii Fit Trainer I understand, that I doubt was very popular... Marth, well, Fire Emblem isn't as widely popular as other first party games, so I guess I sorta get discontinuing that one (though two weeks seems awfully quick). But Villager? I figure they'd keep that one around, Animal Crossing is a fairly popular series.
@shinokami Any Amiibo released for that would likely be a different model specifically for that game, I imagine it will have its own Amiibo line, seems perfect for the read/write capabilities. I mean, it's an easy way to move data between towns, whether it's items, designs, or animal villagers (imagine animal villagers with more of an AI that learn a player's likes and dislikes and build up a bit of a memory).
Gutted with all this selling out nonsense.. been holding off getting amiibos so I can get them off family for Christmas... wish I just went and bought all the ones I wanted now cause I might not get a chance to own them now it seems.
Wow, 2 weeks in and we're talking about the possibility of discontinued amiibo happening now. Good job Nintendo.
@Xiao_Pai May be some truth to it. I mean, look at the Gamecube adapter!
Getting sick to death of hearing all this stuff about Amiibo's if it's not faulty ones selling for mega $$$$. It's discontinuing models only a couple weeks into release this is only going to help the eBay touts.
These were the first three i pre-ordered. People laughed at me when i first said it but now i know i did the right thing. Chris Scullion was right on the money when he said those would be the first ones to sell out. Already ordered Captain Falcon as quite frankly i don't want to take a chance. I may even order little mac on top now as again i predict that those will be the next major shortages...
I guess if true then this confirms SMTxFE is cancelled.
Marth please. I was going to collect them all but I won't pay a premium for a single one.
@IxC I agree it makes sense, but only if SMTxFE is cancelled . Otherwise there is a new Fire Emblem game on he horizon.
I wonder how much of this is Nintendo not making enough and how much of this is stores not stocking/ordering enough
I'm guessing these 3 figures don't have any connectivity to any other games other than Smash and incidental use in Hyrule warriors? And they're unlikely to be featured in Cpt Toad, Kirby, or Yoshi.
Admittedly Pikachu hasn't been used yet either, but I very much doubt we won't get a Pokemon/Amiibo game on one system or the other very soon.
Whether this is actually true or not, it certainly feels like it. Marth in particular looks like he was discontinued since launch! I haven't actually seen one ever and I've looked in 6 stores.
good thing i have a few of each
@MrGawain I was just about to point this out too. Basically if they're not usable in MK8 then they're getting discontinued (except for Pikachu).
doesnt make any sense. nintendo makes a lot of money with these amiibos. i bet this is a rumor spread by retailers just to sell them at a higher price
I'm just glad I got Villager when I had the chance.
I understand Wii Fit Trainer, but why Marth & Villiger? Animal Crossing is popular, and there's gonna be a new FE game, which may come out in 2016.
Here's my biggest problem w/ these being discontinued IF it's true:
It's early Dec, these came out in Nov. A lot of people don't own the game - SSBU - yet. People who want these may only be getting a Wii U this holiday. Kids getting the system or the game or both this holiday may only plan on buying these after the holidays - why buy toys for a game or system you don't even have yet?
Nothing lasts forever, and I've always expected these to be limited runs, but for me that meant 6-9 months so people have a chance to buy a Wii U, SSBU and then buy the amiibo a few at a time. If people find out the amiibo they want to use w/ SSBU are discontinued when they haven't even bought the gsme yet, some people might get annoyed and then not even buy the game.
Add to this the lack of the adapter which is needed for the Gamecube controllers Nintedo is trying to sell, and it really just looks like they don't know how to run a business. Remember, Nintnedo isn't making any money from those eBay sales of the adapters or the amiibo.
Ah.....crap. Villager's one of the two I still need (the other being Kirby) I noticed the prices were getting a bit ridiculous but I wasn't aware of this announcement. This has actually made me a bit angry, how on earth are people meant to accurately predict which ones will be discontinued and which ones won't? We aren't all just made of money and can buy each and every one as soon as they're released
Same here, i would've thought the target audience for the Amiibos would've been Smash fans (Marth) and Animal Crossing's explosive growth, Wii Fit Trainer looked like the obvious first discontinuation. probably predict that the next lots of Discontinued amiibos would be Little Mac and Pit (batch 2), Dedede and Shulk (batch 3).
The inevitable Sonic amiibo would probably more popular than Mega Man and Pac-Man, but they'll probably be discontinued due to 3rd party rights usage rather than filling out a projected sales quota. or who knows, maybe they ship individual containers with mixed amiibos in different quantities in other countries?
Safe to assume that Villager and Toon Link are safe in Japan.
I don't think there's been any restocking yet. They've had the North American, European and Japanese launches a week apart, so they've probably shipped batches to each region, and not got around to restocking any yet. I was speaking to a couple of the guys working in GAME today and they said they only got 3 of each amiibo, so didn't even bother making a display.
@Yoshis95 Hey, I just wanna say I really like your avatar! Where is it from? I'd really like to know. It's just so adorable!
@Peach64
3 of each Amiibo is a total of 36 if they got all of them. Thats more than enough for a display. There's never more than 36 copies of anything on a display for goodness sake.
But I'd expect nothing less from Game. I'm kinda surprised they bothered stocking them at all.
Well, that's escalating faster than expected. But considering how mediocre reception for most of Nintendo's accessories and toys was before, they apparently didn't expect this level of demand. But it's fairly irritating that Nintendo isn't making any statements on the current plans for amiibo distribution.
Though they said that certain figures would be limited, which means they won't restock them at any point. Just one production cycle, and once it's gone, it's gone. A terrible idea, no question, and it seems like this decision is already coming back to haunt the big N.
@ToxieDogg What announcement? This is a rumor.
@Shirma_Akayaku Thanks! its from Sands of Destruction
@Xiao_Pai
maybe Nintendo felt that these certain amiibo's fail to meet the quality compared to the others. I mean have you seen Wii Fit Trainer? she looks like she has a cast on and as for Marth, he has one hell of a derp face.
If it was true that these are discontinued that would be incredibly stupid on Nintendo's part. They've been around just a couple weeks with never an announcement on how limited they'd be. They'd miss out and piss off a lot of potential customers for a product they really want people to invest in. I'm sure several Ambiios will be a short term runs, but 2 week runs would be silly.
This can very well just be a rumor by ebay junkies to make people overpay for the toys.
@mentalmyles
If it was a quality thing it would of been settled long before release. Plus most of them have derpy faces and poor quality looks. High quality toys these are not.
Good thing I picked up Marth and the Trainer. Still want a Villager, though...
@MentalMyles Didn't see them, only one I saw that had a weird face was Peach.
@MentalMyles Villager looks amazing, so that certainly cannot be true.
This sucks. I planned out my amiibo purchases for the next few months.
Wow, this is what happens when Nintendo listens to everyone saying that no-one wants to buy their stuff. They need to up their production and resume any discontinued lines.
Good thing i preordered my Luigi Amiibo.
I've got all of the first wave. Lucky for me we had a LOT of WFT at my work. Villager and Marth weren't easy to find. Kinda wish I bought doubles so I could have sold them online for a nice profit since I had to open the ones I bought first.
Just dumb.
Are you loving kidding me?
These amiibos were sold out on online retailers pretty much the day of release, and I saw none in any of the retailers I visited-- I had no chance of getting a Marth fro the word go...
THE VILLAGER AMIIBO PRICE ON AMAZON. That is just complete BS. I could get a game with that. I hope it really is a rumour, the villager amiibo was one I was planning to get...
and why this early? I was thinking January...
Checked Villager price 4 hours ago, $24.99 new. Checked Villager price just now, $34.99 new.
Hoo boy.
@TeeJay I hope it is just a rumour, or at least that they won't be discontinued until early next year. Because if there is any truth in it, that's just crazy considering the demand for them. They should make another batch at least, not just 'Oh by the way, tough luck if you didn't buy those amiibos as soon as they launched because they're gone now...Please Understand.'
They probably had to discontinue some ahead of the second wave hitting so retailers would have shelf space, so I'm not really surprised. More will probably be discontinued before the third wave hits.
Marty is sold out everywhere in my area... They only got 2 Marth's per shipment... Not sure if he is actually discontinued though. I saw Marth amiibo a selling for $70-$200 on Amazon.ca...
Ended up ordering one from Japan on eBay, the total cost is about $30 and it won't arrive until January, but it may be worth it rather than paying a high price for one now or trying to hunt one down.
Wow never thought i'll see Villager and Wii fit trainer get discontinued,i thought those two will be the ones that will never sell.Guess i was wrong.
I get some may stop being produced after a while, but this is WAY too soon. Not even a few weeks and it's over for Marth? Not enough time at all! I have to wait for Christmas to make sure I don't buy any repeats.
@iphys Shelf space isn't a problem when these things barely get to the shelf. Most are on preorder here, it's next to impossible to find the more popular ones.
No. Not my Mar-Mar! I still need one!
This probably not true and rumour started by re-sellers, look at this way there will be a Animal Crossing game in the future and it will likely be amiibo compatible so, there is already a wii u fit and with a quick update amiibo support could be added with an update. These may be in short supply but they will get released when the games they are from are released/updated. The same can be said Kirby. As for Marth he is extremely popular amongst Smash players I would imagine that he will be the hardest to find (due to small amounts of stock) but will keep resurfacing in short supply from time to time
Yep, i'm willing to bet that this is just a rumour and probably started by amiibo speculators looking to cash in quickly.
Oh, boy... I aim to collect all the Smash Bros. amiibo, so I definitely hope this isn't true...
either that or its a marketing ploy, keep releasing stock slowly to keep people talking about the product and hope for high numbers of impulse/panic purchasing when stock appears.
Woah woah woah! This is way to soon. Not a lot of people got there hqnds on some of the amiibos because of limited supply in few stores. I didnt think the some of the amiibos would have been so popular so i nevee rushed to get some of them. Im only missing Marth and Villager and there the ones that are sold out everywhere. Nintendo needs to have more stock soon, for my sake, and many other people!
Discontinuing these figures makes absolutely no sense. Certainly not this soon anyway.
Can't even find Marth at K-Marth!!!
This rumor is obviously bogus. There is no way Nintendo would just discontinue a product this popular so early. Like another case of demand outpacing supply. Why don't people just wait for an official statement before jumping to conclusions. There is a good chance someone ight have made this up just so they can gouge people for more money
@IxC @SavoirFaire There's new Animal Crossing news coming next year so infact none of this makes sense.
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHhpvFo7PA
I picked up Marth just today. I've basically decided not to collect them all and only get the ones I really want, so I preordered Zelda & Pit from the next batch whilst Schulk, Megaman & Ike will be ordered immediately once preorders become available.
Its tempting to try and get them all but display space and financial limitations have held me back.
I haven't even seen Marth or Villager locally. If this rumour is true I'm glad I picked up the Wii fit trainer.
I pre ordered all 12 of the 1st wave Amiibos which now sit nicely on my shelf next to my Monster Hunter figures, and locked in a preorder for all 6 of the second wave of Amiibos as well.
The trick was locking in a pre order for the 3rd wave Amiibos and 3 exclusive figures. Best Buy website didn't show 3rd wave Amiibos in search results, BUT, if you search the figures individually by name they actually are up for pre order. So I got Mega Man, Bowser, Ike, all them guys on lock.
As for the exclusives, I pre ordered Meta Knight through Best Buy where I usually buy my figures ($10/ea through Gamers Club), but went ahead and put Shulk on lock through Gamestop and Lucario on lock through ToysRus.
Every Amiibo accounted for and on the way!
Glad I got my Marth when I could. Truly a very detailed Amiibo.
That's why you buy them when they first come out! Glad I did!
A Best Buy rep has stated that they're not restocking on these 3 figures either
http://plug-in.bestbuy.ca/t5/Video-Gaming/amiibo-are-gone/m-p/107136/highlight/true#M8350
I'd say that if you can afford the price inflation right now, just go for it. If this rumor is true, at least you'll be paying 3-4 times the amount as opposed to 8-10 times if/when Nintendo confirms discontinuation (not worth the risk, IMO).
What would be cool of Nintendo, if this rumor does hold true, is if they at least sold the unpopular amiibos through their official online store to give the late comers a chance, and to take power away from the scalpers.
If a retailer wants to order amiibo's to sell them then why don't Nintendo send the stock!?
I just saw Wii Fit Trainer at Target a few hours ago.
i hope they discontinue wii fit trainer. hate that character. dont see why they would discontinue marth or villager though
@xj0462 You wish for hundreds of thousands of people to be denied a character just because you personally hate them? Grow up, you don't have to buy it
Marth ok, maybe no marth game is on the horizon.
Trainer..well, there is an opportunity for this amiibo to be integrated into WiiFit, so its rather questionable.
But Villager ? With Animal Crossing being one of their strongest IPs ? And with the upcomming themes MK8 DLC and already teased Animal Crossing amiibos in the future ?
I highly doubt that THIS is one of the discontinued figures.
Actually, my best guess would be Mario. Why ? Its teased that there will be another mario amiibo in the works. The current one is a distinctive Smash bros one. So maybe, this "pose" will be discontinued, while the new Mario will work just the same.
Who knows, all i know is that its going to be a major pain to colect them all on a fair and decent basis.
Rumours, Rumours Everywhere, XD
sorry, but well, better wait for official declarations...
well at the very least amiibo is shaping up to be the money spinner Nintendo always hoped it would be.
@EatMyMoney Just because it's discontinued doesn't mean you might not see it today. It just means Nintendo ceased production on it.
Well... good thing for me those were the three I didn't want from the first wave.
Nah I don't believe it. I think they're just trying to take advantage of the customer.
I will believe it when it's not just a rumor. That being said some people have made some good points. I wouldn't be surprised If some do get discontinued. I visited multiple stores on a recent shopping trip. No Marth to be found. One Target had a decent amount of Trainers and I found, and bought the only Villager I found in stores such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and TRU. I even checked several Gamestop's. That also doesn't mean there will never be a second run or something like that.
Now I regret not buying Villager when I saw it on Monday. Went back today and it was gone.
The Killager... could it be? Did he murder whoever made the Killager amiibos, causing a lockdown on supply? Is he the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper? I get chills just looking at his cold, dead shark stare...
And Marth? Could it be he's being phased out in favor of Lucina because Kim Kardashian and the SJW Squad wanted more Strong, Independent Women™?
And the Wii Fit Trainer... Oh, the poor girl... First, she had her face ripped off... Then, she was possessed by the ghost of the Personal Trainer industry... And then... and then... She became a doll, a mere plaything! Could this be her revenge?
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Not good. I haven't seen Villager,Marth,and Wii Fit Trainer at my local Walmart or Target... All I seen are Mario,Peach,and Yoshi. I don't feel like paying twice the price online...
@WingedSnagret
I think they understand the idea of pent-up demand and word of mouth, you should read 'Game Over' by David Sheff, its a great biography of Nintendo in the 80s
Considering these are specific enough to Smash to even have a Smash base, I'm not surprised. There will be many, many more and life will go on.
Wrong, so wrong. Its not fair on people who want to buy them. I hate greedy dealers who hike up the prices. And the fact that the shops are doing it to discusts me. I would like to hope that they haven't been discontinued being barely 3 weeks out in the shops. Terrible marketing by Nintendo if true...
It seems AWFULLY fast to discontinue these. I mean heck, I was in Walmart the other day and saw some first-gen Skylanders on the shelf...those are THREE YEARS OLD now! But somehow first-gen first-wave Amiibos can't last a month? I seriously doubt this is accurate, to be honest. I know Nintendo said some Amiibos would be more limited than others, but this is absurd!
With all that said, I knew these three would be some of the first to go one way or another, so I preordered them ASAP. Glad I did. Hope they fix this for those who didn't have the chance.
They let us know ahead of time that some of them would be available for only a short period of time.
@TeeJay i have my opinion theres no way your gonna change it
I hope it's not true, I really wanted the Villager one only Kirby and Pikachu ATM
I see there's a few 'sets' that have been listed on eBay this evening, containing the three amiibos mentioned in this article...
I've ordered every single one released/announced so far, but I think it is pretty dumb to discontinue them so soon if this is true. Some people won't have enough money to get them now, and people are going to be looking to get amiibos after the holidays when they DO have the funds.
They should have at least waited until the third wave came out early next year before discontinuing them imo.
Literally just yesterday and the past week, Meijer had a BUNCH of Wii Fit Trainers in stock, like that's all there was just a bunch of them, I swear that ever since these "rumors" about stocking issues came out. They all disappeared! Lol I checked today and there was one left, I grabbed it. Still weird though that they are going so fast, its not even a month yet!
Everybody better pre order Shulk, you think this is bad? Xenoblade and Gamestop are nuts anyone remember Xenoblade "used" for $80-90. Got mine pre order last week, says its coming Feb. 1st
The villager is in stock here at astarting price of 30$. Wonder if I shouldt get it or save for a new 3ds game...
If this is true I should've bought the Wii Fit Trainer Amiibo earlier today.
@Pierson
Everybody better pre order Shulk, you think this is bad? Xenoblade and Gamestop are nuts anyone remember Xenoblade "used" for $80-90. Got mine pre order last week, says its coming Feb. 1st
THIS.
Ebay user: I'll start a rumor that this item I bought a crap load of to scalp on has gone out of stock. PROFIT!
I don't buy it. Although this is possible. it'd be kinda dumb because they just released them some weeks ago
@xj0462 Your opinion is selfish. That is my opinion.
I don't think this is true. Even for a niche character like Marth it makes no sense to do one pressing and then stop with no notice. I'll bet they will have more stock when the second wave hits. Stores are selling out of all amiibo right now... doesn't mean they won't make more mario and link.
@xj0462 "I hate the character so EVERY fan of hers should suffer!"
deflects 'She Doesn't Have Any Fans' counter
Hmmm... The Wii Fit Trainer will probably be the most valuable based on rarity. I don't do speculative buying, but the Wii Git Trainer just looks lame from a gamer perspective. Lots of the rarest games are super expensive because nobody bought them back in the day. Playability isn't even a factor, unless and an R4 selling for around the price of an R7-8 like Earthbound...
I gotta get that Duck Hunt Dog, I mean how freakking cool and retro is that? Smash Bros trophies in the flesh!
I also gotta get Rosie and Luigi and Bowser as well to match my Mario Galaxy rubber ducks:
Best sellers discontinued? And that info coming from retailers?
No red flags there... totally
@TeeJay No one cares about your opinion of anothers opinion..
I have all amiibo from the first wave except Marth because he wasn't available online at the time. I need to buckle down and check Walmart, Kmart, Gamestop, and my local little game store. Chances are they might have some as I live in a little town.
Dang I want the villager!
But probably there will be a second release of those amiibos, when the 3ds is adapted to recognize amiibos in their games. Nintendo wouldn't leave the possibility to milk money from those 3ds smash bros users that are not interested in amiibos right now.
Ah crap. I only have half of wave 1 and I still needed to get Villager and Wii Fit Trainer. If it is true then I am really surprised. I would have expected Nintendo got give them at least 6 months before they discontinued them.
I don't know if I really believe this. I know they mentioned that some might be discontinued, but I don't see why they would discontinue them after only two or three weeks.
@rjejr whilst your post makes perfect sense and I agree in principle with all of it. There is some argument to suggest that in the business world , cranking demand to a hype level beyond the rate of supply is positive for creating brand awareness , media coverage and industry focus. If you look at the Apple business model, this is a regular pattern of releases and nobody ever doubted their money making despite regularly releasing devises with short supply every year. Now a lost sale loses money I agree, but 10 kids talking about how desperate they are for a product raises it a relative 'value' to all 10 of them increasing the sales potential 10 fold. Of course we don't know Nintendo's plan here but they did pretty well out of the Wii hype when that was undersupplied so maybe this is what they actually wanted, time will tell how it all pans out. Personally I'm not enough of a collector to get them all, and they don't have enough uses in games yet to make me want more than a couple to try so I'm just fascinated to see how it goes without stress. It's hard on the fans who miss out when this happens but I'm pretty sure those same people would want a boost of interest in Nintendo consoles to generate more games options in the future given a choice?
I don't think it's true. I mean, it hasn't even been a full month in the US.
Stories like this only inflate prices.
This is really bad for people who can only afford a couple a month. Or as many have said don't have the game until Christmas day and then want to collect the figures.
It bugs me when people buy multiple units with the cold intentions of selling them at hiked up extortionate prices, but I suppose that's life in this comercialised world we live in.
I did want to preorder all 12 but could afford the £130+ it would cost as I envisaged this would happen.
I've managed to get 9 of the 12 now. (Yoshi, Kirby and Villager are outstanding)
The next wave I have preordered as not going to get caught again.
Good thing I have my Villager amiibo! So far I have 7/12 of the first wave. I am also planning to get Zelda, Pit and Captain Falcon from wave 2. From wave 3, I am also going to get Lucario, Rosalina & Luma, Bowser and Toon Link.
@TeeJay you really wanna start a flame war over this?
@MagicEmperor oh f**k off, its my opinion, and you'll never change it. i dont care what you say
Well crap, I had a chance to buy all of those the day they came out but I was going to get those ones later.
In Europe the amiibo have only been on the market for a little over one week. Nintendo is NOT going to discontinue some models so soon after launch.
amiibos are dum
I hope that's not true YET. They haven't even been out long, I was waiting to pick a few up until after Christmas. I actually wanted the Wii Fit Trainer one.
@SMEXIZELDAMAN TINGLE AMIIBO CONFIRMED! Nintendo will discontinue these 3 amiibos in order to get shelf space for Tingle amiibos
"Our frothing demand for these superfluous little plastic figurines continues"
This "rumor" is in fact true. I am a manager at a big name retailer and those three have been discontinued. We cannot get any more as they are marked "x" in our system. All others are still available to order though. Now this doesn't mean if Nintendo rereleases them, their status in our system can't change, but for now, they are gone for good.
If this is true, Nintendo certainly didn't waste any time. I mean, Amiibo figures haven't even been out for 3 weeks yet.
Anyway, the collector in me is annoyed that I'll probably never be able to collect every figure at a reasonable price. I'm glad I at least got the Villager.
And they didn't discontinued them after a couple weeks. It was right out of the gate. One shipment and done. Once they came in they were marked as discontinued in our system. Just those three though. The rest we have plenty of.
We also already sold out of pre orders for wave 2 company wide.
@ULTRA-64 - Funny you should mention Apple. I've been giving Ntinedo a hard time lately about its lack of sales, but finally the next few weeks we see some Wii U sales, but I realized this morning Apple's overpriced stuff rarely goes on sale. Though I do see a lot of GC for their products in retailers ads.
The main difference though is Apple has a mind share w/ enough of a base to keep doing what it's doing, even if Android has surpassed it worldwide w/ cheap phone sales, but Apple can keep selling whatever they make, there really is Apple and then everyone else. Nitnedo in the home console market is up against Sony and Microsoft so they can't go about their business the way Apple does. Though they try. Even in the handheld market they aren't Apple. The 3DS may be crushing the Vita now, and the DS the PSP before it, but it also took a 33% price cut soon after launch to get it there. Does anybody think 3DS would be doing as well as it is at it's launch price of $249?
Nintendo will never be number one but they won't disappear either. Nintendo's marketing and selling strategies are unorthodox at best but it's worked for them for almost 30 years.
Lucario amiibo (TRU Exclusive), online pre-orders sold out! http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=54369136
Cmon... I was asking for Marth and Villager for Christmas.
@Laxeybobby "It bugs me when people buy multiple units with the cold intentions of selling them at hiked up extortionate prices, but I suppose that's life in this comercialised world we live in."
The best thing anyone can do in that case is let them sit in the scalper's hands. Hawks are birds of prey, they'll eventually cannibalize themselves if no food is available.
I should have snagged them while i could have
I'm wondering if this situation is almost a mirror image of the Game & Watch situation... Some watches being discontinued early, their status in flux... Uncertainty about availability of certain models... Preordering is nearly meaningless, as has already been proven by the conduct of companies like Gamestop...
Manufactured demand. The smithing hammer of Avarice.
Yuck.
Wanted the Villager one, but not for inflated prices currently being asked on the secondary market.
Even worse, bought the Wii Fit trainer as a reactive purchase after being unable to find Villager. Frankly, I don't even want it. Maybe I'll be able to use it for a trade?
But... but... MARTH IS MY HUSBANDO
Good thing elkjop.no still has some in stock.....
This would be just stupid if they were cancelling them, they should at least have a way of ordering them because there are going to be games coming out that allow you to use these Amiibos. It would be totally stupid to discontinue some especially this early in their life stages.
It funny that how out of the 7 amiibo I brought at launch, those are the only 3 I still have sealed. I just haven't got around to using them yet but if this rumor is true, I may keep them that way. Aw who am I kidding I will still open them, I'll just be more happy that I follow my instinct again rather than listen to the rants of the comments and forums.
Slow start collectors are screwed. Watch the lesser known characters of next wave be sold out on all websites before they are even released now. Is this a nintendo ploy to increase sales of future waves?
This is terrible. Stuff like this makes me not want to get any Amiibo at all. Seriously, even the scam that is Skylanders never under produced this much. Does Nintendo hate money or something? This better just be a rumor.
Is this only happening in the U.S. and UK? In Germany, the only one I couldn't find at Media Markt was Kirby, and all of the characters are available on Amazon.de for 14-15 Euros.
I'd think Villager, for example, there would be later use. So somewhat I don't believe it. Or they'¨ll be dropped some point but two weeks after release?
My local store where I got Link and Yoshi, it didn't have those three. But Villager I want anyways so I may be ordering online, since there's a store that has free shipping.
Instead of these low quality amiibos I'm waiting for this.
Also, Lucina's sword is freakishly short in Smash, she get's out ranged by many melee attacks, lengthen it please. The length of her sword is supposed to the the length shown in the figure (and her trophy in Smash).
@awesomeunclet Brilliant news, thank you! I didn't think to check there. They deliver to the UK so just ordered a Villager amiibo, cost £16.95 in total inc. shipping....I can live with paying £6 more than I would have had to have paid buying it from Nintendo.co.uk or a high street store, didn't want to end up paying £30+ for it though.
@Toradora If you dare to take the chanse that it might have scratch or other damages, then yeah sure. I personaly want to check my local Toys R Us tomorrow. And hope these rumors are false.
@ToxieDogg Glad to help. I just looked at the prices on Amazon.co.uk. That's ridiculous! Kirby was 30 Euros a few days ago here in Germany, but he's coming back in stock, and the price went back down. The prices of all the other characters have remained pretty stable here.
I checked one of my local Targets this morning. 3 Wii Fit Trainers and one Villager, but I'm not a "prospective" buyer and wasn't interested in owning them, so I left them on the shelf.
I'm thinking the Duck Hunt dog will be another short supply Amiibo if things go this way. As a big fan of CRT light gun games, I have to have that one.
Hmm Amazon UK seems to be out of most of them. Good thing I got mine when I did! (Just need Rosalina now...)
Sometimes I just don't get it...Marth? Sure if you're a fire emblem fan. Villager and Wii Fit Trainer? Come on people those are joke characters. I'm sorry but they just are. They are not even a character, they are avatars of yourself that you make in the game.
So I was a moron and didn't preorder a Marth- but I found one for 25$ with free shipping from Japan- these things aren't region locked-
that being said.......I have never seen a Marth in my area (Fargo)-
local gamestop guy said they only got one in-
SO I went around to all the Targets and Walmarts in my area today and bought 4 WiiFit Trainers and 1 Villager- I may try to sell a couple on ebay, that will make me enough to come out even with Marth-
the rest I'm selling to my buddies for what I bought them for because they need them in their collections-
Nintendo dropped the ball on this- really bummed me out but I totally dig my Amiibos more than I though I would-
I don't do Infinity or Skylanders so this is kinda my thing now
@Hy8ogen But what about people like me who are just big Nintendo fans in general and fans of ALL their games? Sure, they're not the kind of characters you expect to see in a fighting game. But they do have a prominent place in Nintendo's roster, they're playable characters in Smash 3DS/Wii U and as such it's cool to have their amiibos which are modelled on their Classic Mode trophies in Smash.
If you haven't got an interest in the quirkier characters, that's entirely up to you but there's a lot of us out there who LOVE stuff like this, and also really enjoy the original games these characters featured in too.
@Hy8ogen
Lets take what you said and make it into something thats exactly the same situation:
Who would buy a Mario amiibo? Really? I mean, sure if your a Mario fan, but he is a joke character. I'm sorry but they really are. He's just an avatar of yourself in the Mario games.
Lol, see how ridiculous you sound? A Marth amiibo is no different from a Mario amiibo.
@JubilifeRival I won't bother trying to explain the difference between an actual character and an avatar to you. The fanboisym in you is just too high.
@ToxieDogg I guess so. I'm not saying those characters are bad or anything, I just don't understand the demand for them. Is it just because they are limited? IF today these figures aren't limited, we'll be looking at a different situation I think.
@Hy8ogen I understand Villager as an avatar, but Marth and Wii Fit Trainer are Nintendo characters. And fyi I am a indeed a large Animal Crossing fan and I recognize he is an avatar.
@Hy8ogen And by the way, what makes Marth and Villager ridiculous amiibo?
@JubilifeRival Haha! Did you picked up yours? Hope you didn't have to buy them through these inflated prices. When I say joke I didn't mean it in a bad way. When stuff is collected is because they represent something if you know what I mean. Villager and Wii Fit Trainer don't really hold any significance. They are fine amiibos, but I just can't fathom the demand for them.
I didn't say Marth was. Marth has a strong background and I personally know Fire Emblem fans who would pay alot for his amiibo and Lucina's good smile figure.
@Hy8ogen Animal Crossing New Leaf sold millions of copies, along with Wii Fit (the original). New Leaf certainly sold more than all those One Piece games I'm sure your buying combined. People are fans of Villager, and if you are a fan of something you want to have it. It seems more reasonable for there to be a Villager amiibo rather than a Marth amiibo, actually, as Marth played an extremely minuscule role in Awakening, the only 3DS FE game. Villager is the star of the show in New Leaf.
@JubilifeRival Honestly, I think of connectivity outside Smash regarding which amiibo are most reasonable. For wave 1 there's the 8 that work with Mario Kart 8, Pikachu will likely work with Pokken Tournament, Villager could've been compatible with an upcoming Animal Crossing Wii U game (the Wii U app suggests something is coming next year). Marth and Wii Fit Trainer don't really have a purpose outside Smash as it looks like SMTxFE will be cancelled and Wii Fit U took a dive in popularity for its franchise.
@Grumblevolcano Sorry, did you say Fire Emblem will be cancelled? I never heard of this.
And I think that with the amount of people playing Smash, it is okay to have Smash-exclusive amiibo. Just not the whole roster. Hopefully these smash exclusives will come in handy again in a future "Amiibo-Land" game.
I'm gonna take a guess and say that the rumor is true, for both the amiibo and the GameCube controller adapter.
@JubilifeRival It's not officially been confirmed, simply just a personal thought given that we've heard virtually nothing since its unveiling in January 2013. This discussion was also present a few days ago:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/12/rumour_has_shin_megami_tensei_x_fire_emblem_been_cancelled
@Grumblevolcano The subsequent "official announcement" which IGN claimed it would have never surfaced. So, that issue is now rendered "inconclusive evidence." Granted, it could be in development hell right now for all we know.
@Hy8ogen ...You think the KILLAGER is a joke? Oh, you're going to be sorry you said that if he finds out. He has absolutely no mercy. Even Ghengis Khan was less of a demon than the Killager. I wouldn't be surprised if he's the Grim Reaper in disguise. Personally, I think his cold, dead, shark stare is absolutely terrifying. That is his true character: Terror and Death Incarnate.
Watch out... or else the joke's on you!!!
Nintendo is NOT discontinuing amiibo figures, according to a rep at Nintendo of America.
@PlywoodStick You forgot to mention his umbrella. Uh that umbrella is so terrifying it defeats the falchion in a direct clash!
@Hy8ogen I know people who have spent 5,000 hours in a single Animal Crossing game. On their facebook group, the average player is at 900 hours- for the 3DS title, much less the other 4.
Marth was in one DS game, that was honestly the worst Fire Emblem game. The game took me 16 hours to beat- the 3DS one, 120 hours The GBA ones, 40-50 hours each.
Marth was a half-hit wonder with a single mediocre game under his belt that can be beaten over a weekend.
The Villager has been in 4 titles, in games people play daily for years If anything, the Villager is the significant one, avatar or not.
"Villager, Marth & Wii Fit Trainer amiibo Discontinued"
Isn't that a bit early? But on the other hand: I can see Villager and Wii fit trainer being not that popular.
I'm thinking this:
Nintendo made these 3 in a limited supply assuming they wouldn't sell as well as the others such as Mario or Pikachu. Turns out they did so now maybe they'll take note of the demand and start resupplying in the next few months or they won't care and we'll have to deal with these 3 being ridiculously priced forever. Would be a shame since I wanted Marth but oh well. :/
@DarkKirby I have the Marth amiibo, and the face really isn't as bad as all your pictures suggest.
@russellohh To be fair, Mystery of the Emblem (Marth's 2nd game, Awakening is his 3rd) does clear up some of the issues the now-archaic original game had. NOA and NOE should have brought over New Mystery of the Emblem, not Shadow Dragon. Awakening borrows several of it's features from New Mystery.
@PlywoodStick since he appears as a mute ghost in the dlc levels, I wouldn't really consider that being in a game, just like Samus in Mario RPG.
@Hy8ogen Exactly, that's the point. How could something like an ordinary umbrella match a legendary weapon? There is only one reason: The Killager is a Ninja, an unstoppable killing machine. Not only is he a Ninja, though, he's also an Immortal Ninja. Even in death, he cannot be stopped. He will always come back. Now that's REAL Ultimate Power.
I mean, come on! He could flip out and go on a killing spree just because he would be triggered by someone dropping a spoon while he's eating at a diner! Even if the cops came to gun him down, he would just come back to take his revenge! I wouldn't want to mess with that guy. All these other people in Smash have a death wish.
hee hee hee, I wonder who at Nintendo started this rumor. Either way, they have definitely reaped the benefits of amiibo.
@AshFoxX No they didn't....the retailer and people selling it are.
@turtlelink I agree. This seems like the more reasonable explanation to me.
I have never even seen any of those three sold so I have my doubts about such rumours, same goes for the weird gamecube adapter being discountinued rumour.
I know Nintendo makes stupid and insane decisions sometimes, but this would really be something when they are trying to promote the amiibos a lot. Also they earn a ton of money with the gamecube adapter's pricing anyways so would make no sense to discontinue it when it just arrived.
Would be nice if you post an update to this post.
@Omarpixel9 Be quiet. They can't post an update when they have nothing to report.
I don't think I've ever seen a Marth. I might've bought one if I ever saw it.
@LunaticPandora https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/12/nintendo_reportedly_states_that_no_first_wave_amiibo_are_discontinued_more_stock_is_coming
I'll be getting Marth if I see him again. I only have Samus.
I picked up a Marth yesterday from Toys R Us. Standard pricing £10.89. They had no Villager but plenty of Wii Fit Trainer. Oddly they had hardly any of the others. No Yoshi, Pikachu or Kirby.
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