Yesterday Nintendo hosted a pretty action-packed Nintendo Direct, followed by a really entertaining Treehouse session solely based around the forthcoming Wii U title Splatoon.
This Nintendo Direct was absolutely bursting with amiibo fun. With a brand new wave of arriving later this year and the first images of a woolly Yoshi amiibo, things couldn't get any better, right? Well, apparently they can, as the zany characters in the aforementioned squad-based shooter are also getting into the toys-to-life craze.
As you might have heard by now, North America will be receiving a pack of three Splatoon amiibo - a girl, a boy and a squid. Each figure will unlock special missions and gear to help you within the main game.
The good news for North America is that the pack will cost $35 on Amazon, saving you $4 dollars altogether. Pre-orders are not live at the moment, but hopefully will be very soon.
The amiibo offering for Europe will be different, as you will be able to buy the boy and girl figures separately and the squid figure will come within a game bundle. Splatoon is due for release in Europe and North America on May 29th.
Let us know below what you think of the new amiibo that have been announced this year and who will you be pre-ordering by posting a comment below.
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[source nintendoeverything.com]
Comments 38
it's a lot cheaper than this price.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Splatoon-Inkling-Boy-Girl-Squid-3-pack-Amiibo-PRE-ORDER-USA-/251901510525?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa680037d
Woaw, that's surprising. I like the triple pack a little more than separate buys, though.
going to be F5ing all of today by the looks of it :/
Alright, but if they aren't in useful for at least 2 other games, there will be hell to pay.
I'm a bit mad there's no way to get the squid here in Europe without getting the bundle. I'm buying the game digitally.
I was hoping the discount for getting all 3 would be a little more. $4 is nothin'.
Looks like they are following Disney Infinity's pricing scheme for their Playset kits.
Eh, still just buying the girl one.
I love Amiibos but I wish they weren't so overpriced, they're really not worth what Nintendo asks for them. If they had more reasonable prices (like 8 - 10 bucks tops) I'd buy a lot more, thereby netting Nintendo higher profits in the end so this is really shooting themselves in the foot.
Nothing gets on my nerves quite like buying in bulk without getting a discount.
Come on Europe, my wallet is ready!!
For three figures that doesn't seem too shabby.
I'm not too fond of the squid amiibo, plus I'll be paying 60 dollars for the game anyway. I don't really want to shell out another 35 bucks haha. But I'll totally get an inkling. Now, which one to choose? Hmmm...
They're already showing up on Ebay? Like I said yesterday in the other article, have fun finding these at the suggested retail value in stores.
What makes this worse then the past Amiibos is that the content that these provide actually seem to be really promising.
I just want either the boy or the girl. I like the blue hair of the former, so I'll probably stick to that. Now only if we could customize these amiibo...
Every time new Amiibo go on sale, all I can picture is a dusty desert town with Nintendo fans staring each other down, with their fingers twitching, waiting for the cry "DRAW!" for them to make their orders.
eBay price is the only one that matters.
Seriously though, hopefully Ninteod has now realzied how well some of these are selling and makes more of these than they might have originally planned.
OTOH, it's a $35 pack for a new IP, and after how poorly W101 sold I guess I can't blame them if these are extremely limited unfortunately.
And $35 seems fine, amiibo are $14 each at TRU so that's a $7 savings, not bad. Not great, but at least it isn't $39.99. Still better than eBay.
I'll be buying the game with the 3-pack I can't choose between the boy and girl cause both look awesome, and I definitely want the squid, so I'll splurge and get it all.
There's gotta be an option to buy this bundled with the game. I'll wait for that. But that is assuming the obvious, which Nintendo fails to recognize sometimes.
SPLATOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
I'm gonna buy this, both separate amiibo and the Limited Box! IT'S ALL MINE!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!
Nintendo i don't got money for this!
I wish they would focus on restocking rather putting new amiibos with very limited stock
If I can get them for $35 I will get this. If not, then just the girl.
Remember, they give u special weapons and gear.
I want them all, but I guess I have to buy the american ones, as in europe the squid only comes with the game, and I dont buy physical copies anymore.
A Multipack is a good idea. Now make Captain Toad & Toadette amiibos in a multipack.
I need that squid in my life.
hey, are the amiibo bundles of this game or yoshi available for ore-order from any EU site yet?
A triple pack? But...but the protective boxes only fit single packs!
Added to wishlist, whatching the page to preorder
@Nintendo_Ninja And missions. We don't know if it is going to mean it is vital to do so to have a reasonable game online or not though.
CUE THE SCALPERS!
I'm really hoping for a Mario Kart 8 x Splatoon DLC with a new weapon available as well as a Splatoon track and Inkling drivers
So happy it's coming to Australia !
This game looks amazinggg... And the amiibos even better
I think $29.99 would have been the sweet spot, but hey it's the little bit that counts right? However I prefer the European method, get the squid with the game, and buy the boy & girl separately.
@BarryDunne are they hard to come by in Ireland? What stores sell them there? We're coming for a visit next month
Sorry Nintendo, release those extra sets of challenges as dlc for 2 or 3 bucks a piece and then we'll talk. You can keep the figures.
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