Meta Knight amiibo Hits Best Buy in US on 20th February

"Additional stock - assuming there is some" is a phrase that shouldn't even be a reality on something that's not even released yet. Nintendo's bizarre handling (staggered and mysterious launch dates, secrecy on whether certain amiibo will ever be made available again, etc) of a product that people clearly want to buy is mindboggling.

Not one I'm personally interested in, but I hate how Nintendo is releasing their amiibo in NA... I asked a guy at EB games about when the third wave was coming in aside from bowser and he said that the rest were pre-order only and were unavailable now.

I've seen at least one person have the inability to get amiibos, the ridiculous speed that Majora's Mask Collectors Edition sell out and again with Majora's Mask 3DS that it's kind if been the straw that broke the camel's back and he ended up walking away from Nintendo all together.

Feb 20, let's see...ah. Friday again. Welp. Looks like I'm never going to see a Metaknight amiibo in stores in my life then

@TeeJay I have school on Friday, so no Meta Knight for me

DAMNIT! I can't go out on the 20th! I'm going out this Friday for Majora's Mask and hopefully I'll find some Amiibos but I was REALLY hoping Meta Knight would be later so I'd have chance. Should've expected this date though since Rainbow Curse does come out on the 20th... guess now I'll have to import both Meta Knight AND Rosalina. sigh

Not that a preorder is worth much at BestBuy!

I'll probs go to my local one anyway though, Just cause Meta Knight is all I need to complete my "Exclusive" collection.

That and I still haven't received my Lucario, cause the store I went to ran out of stock for my preorder. Sucks, but at this point... its really hard to surprise me.

@TheAceofMystery
You'll get to expand it at the right time.

I have Meta Knight preordered at my local Best Buy, but I'll make sure to be there a little early before they open at 10 because I don't exactly trust them when it comes preorders of anything Video Game related.

Just got the email not to long ago. About time best buy finally got their stuff together to give us a solid release date.

@ericwithcheese2 Not really true in the case of new hardware and some games still sell out on the first day.

This is wrong. Is it too much to ask for a second wave of figures to launch with the games they work with?

Must......destroy.....anyone in my way for small, plastic toy

Mine still shows pre-order a-go so I am hopeful. Was not able to pre-order king Dedede so will have to get lucky there. It is this Friday? I didn't even know!

Really hope I get one! Best Buy opens during classes as usual, dang it. Not like I expected any different. Going to have to hope to get my parents to go looking when the store opens or something. I miss the days when Nintendo did a lot of their releases on Sundays. What ever happened to that? For limited releases like the MM XL on Friday and amiibo, it really screws over any students or people with early work hours

I threw in the towel and got him from Japan. Good luck, everybody.

@MailOrderNinja
I'd say if a person was willing to quit playing Nintendo because he couldn't get a toy or a special design on his handheld, it was never really about the games for that person anyways and it was bound to happen sooner or later.

So I got Shulk today- that makes 3 of the 4 exclusives... Next stop, Meta Knight.

I got it preordered right when it came out. Though, I wasn't aware that sheik came out today and saw it was already gone of shelves. Not that I have money for them anyway...

There's a Best Buy across the street from where I work... if I can't find a Shulk amiibo, I might just go for this one instead... To do a trade.

Yes, I preordered Meta Knight and King Dedede in store. Since they typo'ed my email, I can't recieve notifications on the product. Glad to know when I'll be able to walk in and pick this up.

I got my Japanese One. Looks pretty cool.

Saw two meta knights in my local Big W store, along with 2 King Dededes and 2 links (regular).

Looks like the best from all the amiibo figures. Nuff said

I also got my Japanese (meta knighto!)on Tuesday, with a European Lucario coming soon. Shulk and Rosalina I need to get.

Just in time for Rainbow Curse. Though I'm still waiting for my amiibos to come in.

Ordered mine through Play-Asia and it is awesome. No way was I dealing with trying to get one through Best Buy.

Better hope Metaknight isn't still on a cargo ship off the west coast or he may be stuck out there for awhile.

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I'm done chasing Amiibo. If I see one on the shelf I want, then fine. I should not have to schedule time for a 'purchasing opportunity'

I thought the whole point of exclusivity to a store was getting customers INTO your store. Kind of defeats the purpose when you sell them all online with pre-orders.
@sinalefa looking around eBay, this is almost what I'm tempted to do. Just buy the rare ones from overseas. I'm not a fan of pre-ordering, I like going to stores on release day and beating the crowds. But the way amiibo is being handled there is just no hope.

Pre-ordered in December!

@JaxonH That is almost exactly what I told him. I sort of see his point though, Nintendo makes a lot of frankly baffling decisions that pretty much exclusively hurt their biggest fans. His biggest sticking point was Marth, because he unlocks actual content in Steam that usually would have just probably been in there, now these characters are $15 unlockable DLC. I just buy them to look cool, but I'd feel that way if I couldn't snag all the FE guys.

Mine's pre-ordered

@MailOrderNinja
I'd find it extremely out of character for Nintendo to section off content that would have been in the game otherwise. I've never seen them sell content that should have been included before, and I don't think Fire Emblem characters would have come free and standard with every copy without amiibo. It's a completely separate franchise, so I find it a little unreasonable to expect they would have been in the game otherwise.

That's one thing I like about Nintendo- I can always trust that I'm getting a full game. Idk, I think people are taking the amiibo toy craze a little too seriously IMO. We were enjoying our games just fine before amiibo, so Idk why anyone would think they need them to enjoy games now.

My Meta Knight Amiibo arrived from Japan today ^[em]^ will be putting him to good use in Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS until the new Kirby game comes out =0)

Unless you have this pre-ordered, you are not going to find Meta Knight. No way. No how. Guaranteed.
Sorry. I REALLY wish that wasn't the truth but Nintendo's refusal to manufacture more product has forced an after-market state with these ridiculous things.

Got mine from Japan, GLaD I don't have to deal with this.

@JaxonH I do agree that people are getting out of hand with amiibo and previously I was fine with the stuff they were doing: a costume unlock or the pointless FP thing for Smash. However, what we are talking about are characters that are playable and actually directly affect gameplay and for figures that have proven incredibly difficult to get a hold of to boot. On top of that the people making Steam made Fire Emblem so I could certainly see them being some neat unlock able side content, perhaps even cheap side DLC. As it stands it's like charging $13 a character and then making it an extremely limited item to purchase. Let's be honest, if MS or Sony pulled this people would be ripping them apart.

This may sound like sour grapes, I assure you it isn't. I have my Marth, my Ike is on preorder and I have every intention of grabbing the other two, and with a little inside heads up from friends at GameStop it shouldn't be a big deal. I'd buy them content or no for their sheer awesomeness and I was already getting Steam so for me they are a cool bonus. But for a completionist who can't get one of the figures for less than $40 and will likely not get his hands on the others? You have to admit it's a bit stupid.

@MailOrderNinja
I agree it's very substantial content. But I think that's a great thing- I'm getting that much more bang for my buck with amiibo.

I really don't think Nintendo is in the business of sectioning off content. And while yes, it certainly wouldn't surprise me to have seen FE characters included, I think they've earned the benefit of the doubt considering their immaculate record of not sectioning content in the past. They are the FE devs, but they've never included cross-franchise content in any of their dozen+ previous games, so I must assume that this was indeed above and beyond what they had originally planned. I imagine Nintendo has approached all dev teams, and specifically asked them to come up with additional amiibo content. With this being a new IP and FE being hot right now, this was most likely their solution.

I can appreciate amiibos being hard to find, but hot product sells out all the time- Wii U for a month, PS4 for 6 months, even the new 3DS. So I think it just comes with the territory. They said they're reprinting Marth, and releasing cards. But even if they didn't, it was all extra content anyways, albeit substantial.

@JaxonH Fair enough. I'm really more playing devils advocate as like I said I was buying them anyway and consider it an awesome bonus. My big hang up isn't just that they sell fast, but the items you listed were available for preorder for a substantial time so people who knew they wanted it bad could get in on it. With amiibos selling out in minutes online with preorders no less it all seems a tad engineered and more than just a hot item.

Ah well, I'm just excited to get my hands on it either way.

I got my pre-ordered sonic and mega man amiibo's in a couple days ago. When I picked them up, I also got toon link.

I do want meta-knight, but I never pre-ordered him, so that might not happen.

There are 2 issues here, creating this current state w/ amiibo.

Nintendo needs to be willing to do more producing of these. It doesn't have to be much more than now, just a slight increase in production.

Resellers are a nightmare for these, b/c they're greedy. I usually don't need to say "in my opinion", since commenting is an expression of one's thoughts, but I am in this comment for clarity that I'm speaking my opinion, not factually. There's nothing wrong w/ reselling amiibo, &/or purchasing amiibo en mass, provided you don't resell them @ a ridiculous price. Considering amiibos are $12(which means they cost even less to manufacture, Nintendo is willing to sell them @ even profits, or @ a loss), a good price point is $20 max plus realistic S&H(shipping, & handling), say $5-10, though I prefer $5. When/if ever amiibo is done its retail shelf life, & no longer the current thing, then I will be ok w/ selling them more like a collectable, but still realistically($30-50 max). This is how I feel, whether I am the buyer, or seller. Make a profit, but still make the product realistically, & financially accessable.

@MailOrderNinja
I hear ya, just wanted to break it down is all.

Ya know what gets me is that Amiibos actually were available for like a month online- it wasn't until they finally started selling out that they became SUPER hard to find, as if people saw the indicator flashing "QUICK BUCKS!!!" and made every effort to scoop as many as possible. Like the Klondike Gold rush all over again.

Judging by original demand, it seemed like it would be a highly popular (but for the most part available) item. Once the hysteria hit though it was a wrap. Not only did fans on the fence bum rush retailers out of a sudden fear of unavailability, fans who already wanted them started buying even more, and scalpers from everywhere (whether fans looking to "trade" or just flat out money hungry resellers) flocked to retailers buying 20 at once, 30 at once, everyone stalking websites to the point they're crashing from the amount of hits... It turned to insanity.

I heard that about 6 million Amiibos were sold in 2 months, and the reality is that's not an obvious attempt to make something rare. 6 million Amiibos ready and sold in 60 days, that's a pretty decent effort to supply customers. Unfortunately, when you have a hot item that's also incited hysteria and a mad collecting craze, the ultimate result is going to be demand outweighing supply, there's just no way around it.

Especially when you consider that they want to avoid over stock. I mean, a lot of Amiibos are sold out but some of the main ones, I think retailers are already starting to discount them to get them off the shelves (the Marios and the Peaches and such). That could kill everything- retailers start sitting on a bunch of extra Amiibo stock and they might be reluctant to take on any more. Which will mean fewer and fewer retailers distributing and the bottle neck grows even worse.

It's a mad situation though, no doubt. Hopefully as the months pass and more and more demand is satiated (many fans and collectors simply want one of each, or at most 2) the resell values should start dropping, and they should become more and more available. Unfortunately, any new figures will most likely have to go through the full cycle-- mass hysteria, shortages, scalping, reprints, prices fall, supply evens out.

Hopefully Nintendo will start selling NFC cards for those unfortunate enough to not find what they're looking for.

Finally I have had this preordered since Dec

Sigh I missed the preorder window... ugh I'm going to have to start importing these things. I swear after the smash line ends I'm out. This is too stressful. But I just got a call that my Mega Man amiibo came in! w00t!