New amiibo Stock for Villager, Captain Falcon and Little Mac Heading to Japan in May

Hopefully they do this out west too. I never even saw a Captain Falcon on shelves and I only saw villager literally the first day Amiibo came out and I didn't think to buy it then since he wasn't a favorite character and I didn't want to grab too many at once.

Once they send more this way, i'll rev up the blue falcon, go someplace that sells amiibos, and pick some up (one of each different character of course )

Well two of those three are the ones we want the most (Little Mac & Captain Falcon) so hopefully more for Japan means more for Earth!

Sounds like Wii Fit Trainer might end up being the rarest Amiibo period, then...

AC:U, Punch Out U!!! (or 3DS), and FZero 3D/HD remaster confirmed!

Hey, Nintendo, the rest of the world wants this. Signed - Everyone.

Still good news for me, as I have been getting some Japanese amiibo on Amazon, just yesterday I got Rosalina. So I may do the same with Mac.

The full statement also says several stages of production are done by hand.

So let's get this straight, Nintendo finally has a big hit and it's only taking modest steps to meet demand?

Iwata will have to help me understand this business strategy. When there was a Wii shortage I figured their manufacturer was working at full capacity, but with Amiibo there are tons of cheap toy manufacturers that would be happy to print off 5 million Amiibos for Nintendo if their current contractors can't keep up.

I would just like Little Mac.

Send them to North America.

This might sound like a stupid question, but does an amiibo from another region change anything as far as actual usability?

well at least they are trying to produce or source more from other countries

@leo13 Except they do have a manufacturer, and if you read the full statement, the production of these requires some steps by hand.

@TingLz yes if coarse they have a manufacturer, and I'm not shocked to hear that there are some steps required by hand, but would it be that hard to ask the original manufacturer to keep making them as fast as possible and then at the same time grab another manufacturer and ask them to make a bunch until you catch up with demand and then fall back to just the original guys if they're able to keep up

It's a hard task for Nintendo to make enough amiibo to meet demand, but not over-produce what is essentially a bit of plastic with not much actual game play for what are short-lived gaming systems. People are already excited that there could be a new console design unveiled at E3. So how many years are these things going to be valid for? Will they be compatible with any new console? Over-production could be a disaster. Sitting with a satisfied smile though, thinking of scalpers losing money on stock they imported when costs were very high and now won't gain them a profit. Ahh, shame!

To add on to what @Sakura 's comment, Nintendo HAS faced the disaster before of overproduction: the Wii U during launch. The demand was relatively low and they produced way too much where stores were stocked full of them, making the market even less appealing. Nintendo does not want to make that same mistake.

That said, there is a healthy balance that I think Nintendo should find. I'm glad they're making more, but it'd be nice if they could be a bit more liberal with their sharings.

I would like a captain falcon to unlock the racing suit in MK8 so hopefully he will come to NA too.

I seriously hope this happens in america because the only amiibo im missi is the villager XP

Has anyone seen any Amiibos running around here? One of them stole my wallet. =D

Oh, good. More Amiibo for a region that doesn't care about Amiibo. Perfect.

@Haiassai

All amiibo are the same, the only difference is the packaging. And I have to note NA's are the cheapest, as they have no documentation at all, as opposed to a little sheet in Japan and a little manual in EU/AU.

Are Amiibos in Europe? More to the point are they in the UK? I have yet to see any in the gaming section of any of the stores I frequently visit. I do look out for them.. sort of.

@sinalefa Thanks

Hoping Fox isn't too far behind! I'm trying to collect the original 12 Smash fighters, and I missed out on Fox and can't find him in stores. I'd prefer not to pay $30 for him online.

in Italy serves shulk !!!!!
Please nintendo restock !!!!

I caved and started buying amiibos. So far I have Meta Knight, Ike, King Dedede, Mega Man and Fox. I really want Captain Falcon and Pit.

@allav866 I found one last week on a shelf at Best Buy. There were some at Gamestop, too. This is in Michigan. Maybe you can find one.

We should all band together and avoid buying from scalpers at all costs. Let them sit on their stock. Nintendo will eventually replenish popular characters.

Wait, Captain Falcon is rare? I'll admit that Villager is hard to find, even here on the Dutch countryside, and Little Mac is extremely rare here (not that I care about him) but Captain Falcon? He's in every toy store around here! On Marktplaats (the Dutch eBay), he can't be sold with even the smallest of a profit!

Great news. Now all Nintendo needs to do is to make more of all of the sold out Amiibos for all countries that need them.

Please bring 'em westward! I still need Villager!

@Haiassai Amiibo aren't region locked. My Japanese Lucario works fine on my US Wii U and 3DS.

This is good news for the Japanese. But I was more pissed than a piranha plant that here in the US the chances of buying a villager amiibo at the original price is rarer than getting struck by Elthunder. So much so that when the prices of villager went down to $58 (I love you Germany) I bought two of them.

This needs to stop.. Scalpers.. Stop.

Can they make more meta knight for uk. I refuse to pay £40 for a £10.99 figure.
Also in advance we need more ness, pacman, robin and lucina Impossible to preorder here and no doubt everywhere else.

SUCK IT SCALPERS! yay villager! yay lil mac! both I still need ^^

That's fine and dandy but we need more Wii Fit Trainer and Pit.

good

I wish America had a business practice like Japan. We believe in artificially inflating the value of things and creating 'prestige' in owning rare items, instead of playing with the idea that hey, maybe everyone deserves a shot to buy one of these bad boys.

@Rezalack I'm in Arizona, but I might've found a store that still has it. Will investigate when my paycheck comes in. It's about a 30 minute drive, and I gotta fill my tank to make such a journey. I just hope it isn't gone by then...

Send some more Macs my way, please. I kind of want one.

@AugustusOxy They don't do that in Japan? Aren't they all about expensive big-name brands and such?

@allav866 Good luck on your venture, hopefully you at least find an amiibo you're after. I just got a damaged Sonic in the mail.. -_-

Yeah we don't want that Nintendo,nah we don't want a restock for amiibo's that many people want.Nah

@MyBodyIsReggie Indeed. That is why they are sold out there. Apathy sells!

Neat! I saw Captain Falcon hanging out waiting for me to take him home, but by the time I decided to start collecting Amiibos he was nowhere to be found. Now if only I could find a Shulk...