Don't Hold Your Breath On Those Marth amiibo Restocks

Oh Nintendo, you're so generous...

Of all the amiibos, why Marth? I guess I underestimate the number of weeaboo nintendo fans. I don't get the popularity of amiibos anyway, I find their use pointless. But if I were to get one it would be Samus, Metroid is my baby.

We are drowning in Marth over here O.o
We probably got all the figures you guys are missing.

But seriously, how is that such a big issue for Nintendo ?
Supply and demand seems to be a completely alien topic to them.
It happened to pretty much everything from teh WIi onward.
Their main consoles were understocked, certain accessories where no where to be found, now it continues with Amiibos.

Shouldnt they have learned by now ? Anything ?
And i dont really see why they are unable to fix this. Tripple production per region, ship those out, wait for reports, print new ones if demand is still there.

The incredibly high demand only shows that people are eager to buy their stuff, but apparently, they are not eager to make money of off it.

Another factor is, that several stores are stocked to the brim with several Wave 1 Amiibos like Mario, Pikachu and the usual suspects.
That leads several retailers to two conclusions:
-They cant restock because their shelfes are full

• People obviously dont want them, so they dont need to restock them.

This whole situation is an absolute trainwreck

Thank you, Nintendo.
Not.

I've seen a few "Game UK" shops that have Marth. Shame I'm after Zelda which I've only seen once in Toys R Us and didn't buy. >_<

Gamestop Torino Italy, Marth is pretty common (90%) in stores. Actually checking the whole map, 2/3 of the whole GS Italy have Marth on stock.

I saw more than seven in my local JB HiFi store the weekend just gone (Ike too). If I were a despicable person, I would have bought the lot and sold them for twice what I payed for + shipping, I could afford it.

Thank goodness I bought mine from Japan for just $5 more than it was over here including shipping. I normally don't bother but the amiibi scalpers in the US are our of control, camping oline with friends to buy out stock like the guy who hated Rosalina and bought her so others couldnt have it like what????

Do they pull that kind of stunts in the UK? Or is it just my crappy country >_>

@RadioShadow wow, we have so much Zelda overstock in the US... She is like 80% common here.

@tsukipon
In the UK, some retailers are starting to charge 20£ for amiibos. That's like 31$.

@BlackSpy Punch Out U with Little Mac amiibo support (the Splatoon type of amiibo support) confirmed with no new amiibo stock!

@outburst that's crazy! Do you know why that is? Is it because they aren't selling well or something?

@tsukipon It's because retailers are thieving C U Next TuesdayS. They're selling out as soon as they're up for pre order. And the retailers are exploiting the situation.

Please understand......

Nintendo, don't be like those other companies by holding back supply for bigger demand.

Loads of Marth on Amazon UK... Just at a little excess price of £20-25.

@tsukipon Economics 101 - demand of a product goes up, supply goes down, price goes up.

EB Games Australia currently has Marth Amiibo and many other Amiibo in stock for sale.
https://www.ebgames.com.au/featured/nintendo-amiibo

@Einherjar

My conclussion is exactly the same.
Ohh, and we're drowning in Marth's too. I saw about 30 of them in the local toy store. No wave 4 to be spotted though due to an enormous amount of wave 1 amiibo's flooding the streets.

"Don't Hold Your Breath On Those Marth amiibo Restocks."

Well, I wasn't holding my breath to begin with, but thanks for the warning.

Why isn't there a site whereby two amiibo hunters can swap figures they need more common in their area? Seems like there is a need for it, the comments above illustrate that with one fellow not being able to find azalea but having an abundance of Marty.

Afraid this is true. :l After seeing a post by someone elsewhere, I called my GS yesterday out of curiosity and the guy said that apparently they are only going to get a few of him in(he didn't know when exactly, just noted that I should keep a very sharp eye throughout the week basically). Fortunately, Marth isn't one I'm particularly after myself, because this amiibo mess has made me only give a crap about the select few I actually do want. May get one if I can for trade purposes though, but I obviously highly doubt it as of now.

@Sligeach @outburst That reminds me of this one local game shop(which is its own little thing, with like just 4 locations so far) where they had a Little Mac up for sale for ~ $45-50 a short ways back. He's been gone now for a little while, too(the sad part).

Wth is wrong with N...

To be fair, when you factor in the number of stores getting these, it's not just "2 amiibo" overall

@tsukipon
Their normal price was 10£(Amazon UK). Then it became 11.99£. Then 12.99£. Then 14.99£. Now ShopTo is 19.90£ something. Actually Amazon UK listed the Splatoon amiibos for 12.99£ for a week then it went up 14.99£. If the British consumers don't speak/stand up then 15-20£ will be the norm.

I think nintendo should stock more Zelda! Everybody wants her! sarcasm Stupid nintendo is stupid.

That's...generous...

This is Nintendo punishing you for not buying Codename S.T.E.A.M, people. Wake up and smell the Rosalinas.

In the UK I've seen a reasonable number of Marths, but not for a while. Zelda is really hard to come by, but there are loads of Shieks.

Retailers are actually selling restocks at higher price now. 15 euros is now 22 euros. FFS >< ugh

...SERIOUSLY!?

Wow, this is the first time this website reports about the Marths? They've been getting restocks for days, should've reported this sooner so more people realized now's the time to act.
I got mine ordered coming to me from Amazon, and he's still flickering on and off on Amazon online, but it'd be tough to catch one now that everybody knows about it and one or two units each time lasts like a single second. http://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/35rpst/just_now_got_a_marth_and_heres_how_slight_update/ Here is the only guide that may be able to help you at this point... though it's also been making them go even faster.
Some Gamestops from the sound of it got more than 2 or 3 and most got it yesterday or will get it today; check and call your stores and check http://www.gamestop.com/browse/storesearch.aspx?sku=104556#expand here. (although stock on this tracker is not always accurate).Ike's are ALSO getting some restocks in Gamestop stores, as the stock they promised many months ago has finally arrived. (they didn't sell many Ikes at release and had many unfulfilled pre-orders) but I wouldn't count on him at all to be honest.
Hope you all are able to get one! It will require some work if you're super determined..... not just waltzing in a store, because EVERY collector wants one, believe me. Gamestop and Amazon are the only retailers done with Marth so far; that still leaves Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and Toys R Us. It sounds like the Marth restocks don't have a streetdate and some are showing up at Target at least already so maybe check or call there if you can, but there are for sure many more Marths to come to stores as long as you actually try to keep track Don't rely on news websites or just occasionally checking retailer websites, they never report fast enough for the extreme demand on this figure and that's why the actually huge restock of Marth seems so small. Use /r/amiibo or http://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/games/amiibo/ comment section for keeping track.

I'm checking multiple online retailers daily and the only restock they've had so far is Wii Fit Trainer about a month ago.

I give up, Nintendo. I'd rather buy a new game on my PS4, something that gives me joy instead of ulcers.

@Kami2Kami Please stop acting like you know economics, because you don't.

@tsukipon
If it's any consolation, that man who loves Rosalina is canadian

I would like one just for Code Name Steam. It's the best reason to own one yet but what's the point if I can't find one?

@LunaticPandora Oh and I suppose you know everything about it!

@Kami2Kami that doesn't make sense in this case. When there are lots of stock, prices drop because of a surplus and the need to clear product from the shelves. There doesn't seem to be that much demand when there is that much stock, according to what other people are saying amiibo stock in the UK looks like right now.

Yeah, I took economics too. I don't live in the UK so I don't know the amiibo situation so I can only go by what others are saying. Many commentsz not just here, talk about amiibo surplus and I even bought some from the UK cheaper than what I would've pad for here by a scalper because "why the heck not" was the description.

Thus. I'm confused why prices would go up when there seemingly is plenty of stock and in the US prices stay the same even though we rarely have anything. The only ones whose price drops are the "common ones" to get rid of the surplus like I explained above.

@shaneoh lol as an American, I'm supposed to be automatically against Canada, but now, I have no beef with them. They nice. that guy to, scum. He's lucky he is Canadian and I don't have a passport to go kick his butt.

@outburst wowz that is some crazy stuff. It sucks that they don't have some better price regulation on amiibos. It seems like they are raising prices because people are gonna buy them anyway, and they want a bigger profit.

@tsukipon I wasn't commenting in a specific area - I was talking about general. If the demand is high for a product then naturally, stock depletes and when products get scarce, their value increases. In the global situation, amiibo are 'kind of' scarce and that is why the RRP is increasing. As for importing, the prices remain high because of import tax and shipping. I once shipping a Shulk from Japan and the import+shipping cost about £10 alone.

Here in the UK, my local GAME store gives the large choice of Peach or Diddy Kong. The retailers near me don't seem to stock any Amiibo other than really old common ones. The new ones are only available by preorder if you're quick enough.

@Kami2Kami but I was talking about the amiibo situation, not economy as a whole. I know about economics, supply and demand and all that smooth jazz. The idea of RRP pricing would make sense if it was affecting the amiibo prices as a whole and not just Europe. Amiibo prices are still $12.99 here and only drop to get rid of surplus common ammibi stock like Zelda and Pikachu. In Jaoan, the amiibo don't sell that well either. It was such an issue that Nintendo made a statement to their investors about ways they can increase sales in the homeland. The fact that amiibo waves sell out just during preorder in America and the RRP hasn't rose doesn't seem to fit in when Japan and Europe aren't selling as well, based on what others are saying.

Its different when a country sells items through another. I doubt the retail stores in the UK are paying the same kind of price and import that a single consumer would pay. They aren't paying the same import rate per amiibo they get from Nintendo like if I was to buy something from Japan. But I don't know how bad he prices could be for a single person. I paid only $20 for my Marth amiibo from Japan with shipping and taxes and normally import rates make the products a lot higger, like when I buy music from Japan. I think Japan sellers just don't give a hoot anymore which how many amiibo they appear to have.

@tsukipon What are you talking about?
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Regarding the Zelda Amiibo...I had already got Link for myself & Peach for my daughter.

A few weeks ago my fiance and I were in Walmart and she said 'they have Zelda now' I replied 'not really interested in her RIGHT NOW' but I might as well go ahead and pick her up not knowing when/if I may see her stocked anywhere again.'

Judging by some comments here that was a good decision.
They had only 2 or 3.

@Kami2Kami something that apparently you don't understand.

How would recommended retail price raise in a country that isn't selling as well and not raise in a country that sells out in a few hours?

Basic supply and demand: in the UK supply appears to be high, demand appears to be low, prices would drop because there is a surplus of stock and product needs to be moved. Why are prices rising instead? Is what I'm curious about.

In the US, supply is low and demand and high so prices should increase but haven't.instead they stay the same and even drop for the select amiibo that don't sell as well (although this part makes sense)

Neither scenario makes sense so it should be the other way around. Amiibo prices should be rising in the US instead, at least for the new waves.

@Kami2Kami You might want to edit your post. Profanity is prohibited.

So. . .they're helping scalpers by limiting supply? I'm glad I'm not into amiibo, I'd be enraged.

@tsukipon Prices are only rising for those that are limited in supply in the UK... Just look at Link... he is £9 online whereas Lucina is £50+

US hasn't raised prices because there is no stock for prices to raise. I don't get what the problem is.

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@Kami2Kami LOL Boy you ignorant. Just trying give you a fair warning.

@Rafie Please use correct grammar: "LOL Boy you're ignorant."

@Kami2Kami according to @outburst, all amiibo prices are being raised some retailers, going on to state that regular price was £10 but rose to like £12.99 etc.

While browsing GAME, I see normal prices are £14.99, including Lucina so I don't know what you are talking about.

And roices would be raised from the get go for US amiibo prices because past sales would affect RRP for future stock.

@Kami2Kami If I felt like saying "you're", I would have. Keep it classy though...

@Rafie lol just don't. I'm still wondering why I'm entertaining my discussion with that person.

@tsukipon Yes, in GAME they have raised the price of all amiibo's to £12.99 like many retailers simply because they are a blood-sucking money hungry corporation. If you look online at Amazon UK, you'll see the actual varying prices. In GAME you won't be able to get rarer amiibo's - all they have are the common ones.

I feel like Nintendo might want to put on the brakes for a bit. Like postponing the next wave until there's a sufficient supply ready to ship while also working on meeting demand of the previously released Amiibo. They weren't afraid to postpone the next Legend of Zelda game. It wouldn't solve all the issues, but getting the new waves out doesn't seem to help much when they don't even have enough stock to support the preorders.

As long as I get all three colored Yoshi Yarn amiibos I'll be happy!

@tsukipon Yeah I'm done. It seems we have folks that can't or won't conduct themselves in civil manner.

@Kami2Kami No one is embarrassed here. Well at least I'm not. You can't troll me. So if you're just trying to stir up trouble, then this conversation is done.

@Stu13 Yeah, Codename STEAM sold really bad. Nintendo should make a new Metroid game which is as good as the Prime trilogy but have it only playable to those who have beaten Codename STEAM

@Rafie I'm not stirring up trouble. You just had to poke your fat nose into someone else's conversation - so I'd say you were the initiator.

@tsukipon
It's 19.85£ even for wave 1 Pikachu. LoL
http://www.shopto.net/search/?platform=&newsearch=amiibo

@outburst it looks cheaper at GAME, why don't you try there?

http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/m/HubArticleView?msg=&hubId=299838&articleId=299839&catalogId=10201&langId=44&storeId=10151

@tsukipon
Nah. I live in Italy. It's 12.90€ to 14.99€ here.

@Kami2Kami My nose is fat?! Oh gosh I had no clue! What will the children say?!

@Kami2Kami that's what I was wondering. Why raise prices of all amiibo instead of the rarer ones? Its not basic economics, it looks like basic capitalism and if there is one thing I can say I'm an expert on just by living in the US, it's capitalism.... The "best" economy ever >_>

@Kami2Kami "You might want to change your face" Wow such a child response damn lmao!

@outburst that's much better lol. Took me a while to do all the calculations with the price conversions. I sometimes forget that the Euro and Pound are different.

@tsukipon I agree with you.

Of all the amiibos, why Marth?

@UsernamesAreForC There are plenty of Fire Emblem fans and these Amiibos are one of the few merchandise options. Also, Codename STEAM features Amiibo support that unlocks additional playable FE characters.

@Tsukipon Why on Earth you think the stock situation is fine in the UK is beyond me. Amiibos are in short supply in Europe and UK as much as they are in the US. If you don't get hold of a preorder, it usually means you won't get one. Unless you're lucky enough to walk into a store and they have the latest wave. (Which certainly isn't the case in my town.)

I'm still missing out on Shulk, Meta Knight, Dedede, Lucina, Robin and Ness. And I'm living in the UK, which according to you has an abundance of amiibo? Nope, the situation is just as bad over here.

@UsernamesAreForC So by your logic, Pokemon, F-Zero, and Mario fans would be weaboos? They all got animes like Fire Emblem, plus Fire Emblem is a fun strategy game. It's not just "anime"

@Mush123 Yeah I know right... I managed to pre-order Robin just in time on ShopTo, but I had to import Shulk from Japan and get Lucina for slightly higher price on Amazon (not too much higher though thankfully).

@tsukipon I'm thinking it's a mixture of greed and demand, you gotta remember the US customers are importing so overseas retailers are adjusting prices to cash in on that. Some places you can't even import from, so I'm not sure why those paticular retailers are raising prices.

@Sir_JBizzle lol, @tsukipon doesn't know economics.

@Mush123 like I had stated before, I was going by what others were saying. Amiibos that are all gone over here seem to be in stock in the UK/Europe, such as Marth and Ike. I never claimed to know the stock situation. I was merely providing conjecture and example economics based on what I had perceived from other comments, even going on to say things like "stock appears to be". Don't get me wrong, I was waiting for someone to tell me what was up over there cuz I didn't know for sure, so I do thank you for correcting that.

At least you have the slight option of finding it in a store. The amiibo never even make it to stores nowadays. Not even in our Nintendo Store... Also, I thought that Robin & co came out later this month... I already .missed the preorder so I don't even bother following the dates anymore. I was lucky enough to get my hands on the Splatoon ones. From my own experiences and seeing comments from other people, it seemed like you guys had an abundance because I was easily able to get amiibos from the UK that sold out over here.

@Sir_JBizzle I'm one of those people, sorry. I just can't pay eBay scalpers for being jerks so I buy retail from the UK/Japan on the ones I missed. But yup, looks like good ol' fashioned greed on some retailers. I wonder if it's even possible to fix the amiibo situation...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAfWQds1K78

@UsernamesAreForC realy? Do you know what that word means? I hope you don't and that you're not intent on insulting so many here for no reason.

Honestly i think the best choice for nintendo and their amiibos right now would be to hold back on the ones that are hard to restock and wait until they have a good enough supply then release them. Another thing is why not have an online amiibo store!? They'd make so much money off that and holly crap they really don't get how popular their stuff is!

@Kami2Kami lol you don't know economics, sit down and stop trying to pick a fight.

Besides the fact that @Sir_JBizzle and I are just guessing, you were the one with faulty economic reasoning front he start and tried to correct yourself by going "I was talking about economy as a whole" lol.

But here some facts for you. I decided to actually look it up instead of making up false info and pretending to know economics and business practices like you are doing:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/12/uk_retailer_game_cashes_in_on_intense_amiibo_demand_by_hiking_price

http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/online-uk-retailer-raises-amiibo-prices/

http://m.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a614763/amiibo-stock-shortages-result-in-increased-prices.html#~pczKtdiTskxppj

Basically, I doubt it's importers who are the real issue when it comes to pricing but just the issue of all when it comes to amiibo. Not enough stock to meet demand, but it ain't effecting America in terms of cost so yeah... UK being greedy.

@Grumblevolcano The NX architecture will be able to put restrictions like that in place and we are all doomed. Didn't want to buy and play Urban Champion HD? Too bad. You have to if you want the new Zelda game.

@tsukipon Oh is that all this is? Another attack on UK from the US because "OH WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AMIIBOS?!" bullcrap again? Just suck it up and stop pretending you know so much about economics because at the end of the day... you are another one of those people who just moan and groan when actually the US gets 60% of all amiibo productions. And that sir... is a fact.

@Kami2Kami what does it matter with how much of a product we receive when it still is gone in a matter of minutes? So no we don't have enough ammibos. 60% of what looks like is not a lot doesn't make it enough. And I'm not complaining about anything. I have all the amiibo I wanted by getting them through other countries if I have to. I'm siding with the UK fan base. I don't believe they should be paying more for amiibo, especially on ones that aren't even rare/ sold out. Raising all prices across the board is unfair for an amiibo with a lot of stock vs amiibo that you can't even get because preorders sold out. I attacking the UK market just as much as the UK buyers are. Not because I'm from the US, like lol what does that have to do with anything? Like " you guys are paying too much for amiibo ahahahahah" like no. I'm angry for you guys. It sucks ass like there seems to be no price regulations. Just retailers raising to different prices from each other for whatever reasons.

Learn to read and sit down.

@RadioShadow

Zelda are plentiful at my target and WalMart stores

@tsukipon None of what you said prior to your most recent post indicates that you side with the UK.

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Nintendo still refuses to fully accept their mistakes. Sure, Iwata said one thing about it a week or two ago, but he said he couldn't even promise that there will be enough restocks. Other than that, the only thing they say about stock when asked about it now is "Stay in the loop and don't miss your second chance!" That just goes to show that they are completely oblivious and unaware to the whole scalper situation, and they still believe you can walk into most stores and fins an equal stock of each amiibo, with tons of DeDeDes, Ikes, and Villagers. They made a big deal out of this "restock" of 2 Marths in the U.S, yet they've already given Japan good-sized restocks of Little Mac, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Pit, and Captain Falcon, with more on the way. Yet all they say to us in America when we email them is "Try looking harder, you'll find one eventually! I wish you luck hunting for Villager!"

@Kami2Kami See you only prove my point. You can't even read. Sit down.

@3dsgeek333
I'll truly never understand why Nintendo (Or maybe it's specifically NOA) seems to be so keen on giving America+Canada the short end of the stick when we literally give them (in some cases) the biggest profit out of all the other regions.
I wasn't really holding my breath that Nintendo would competently restock Marth in the first place and I'm guessing the future waves in America will still have silly stock issues. Whenever I go to the amiibo section in stores I ALWAYS see either huge holes in the shelf space or extremely common amiibo taking up multiple shelf spaces. And in all honesty, shelf space shouldn't be an issue in the first place in a world where online shopping exists. Getting close to six months worth of stock issues is really, really pathetic.

I was quite fortunate to pick up Marth when he first come out at a Smyths toy store.

I did see a Marth at a local CEX store a couple of months ago going for around £25 which wasn't too bad considering he's pretty rare. They also had a Wii Fit Trainer and a Villager in there. They were gone within a week though…

Called, had one in stock. 5 minutes later, he was gone...Starting to lose interest in these things. If no one but scalpers can get them then screw it!

I actually pre-ordered my Marth months in advance. Good thing too, because I've never actually seen another Marth in any store. Sadly I did see a TON of Villager and Wii Fit Trainer for a month or two but had no interest at the time.

@Rafie
They're cranking out 5-6 million amiibos every 3 months- I don't think they're holding back. I think they're trying to supply the entire world with one of the hottest items on the market- naturally there's gonna be stock issues.

I got a Marth restock ordered from Amazon yesterday. So restocks are real, but they're still amiibo and still very much in demand.

@JaxonH I keep forgetting the U.S. isn't the "entire world". Hehehe I always forget that Nintendo has to supply other countries with amiibos. Still, Nintendo should do a survey of sorts. Just to see what amiibos are needed most. I'm sure the Fire Emblem and Xenoblade series would get the most votes. Also the Kid Icarus series(although Palutena isn't out yet).

@Pancake_Phil A fellow amiibo hunter and I help each he was able to locate the only GS in the Greater Boston area that was receiving their restocks yesterday via GS online support chat. He called before and after there delivery and got there before the 4 Ike's and 2 Marths were even put into inventory. Understandably 1 per customer of each and no holding over the phone I raced to the store 20 minutes away. I would have missed the other Marth by a couple minutes but because my friend was basically guarding it and my desperate pleas over the phone while speeding there, the employee did tell the person who arrived minutes before me that they we're out and allowed my friend to buy it since I was going to be there in minutes to buy Ike. A good ending to a tragic long weekend F5'ing the Amazon page and unsuccessfully acquiring MSRP through them. Today I located one from a closer gamestop for my friend and he was able to get there in time. I feel like a kid being able to finally have a Marth I can justify opening and using.

@Kami2Kami and @tsukipon you guys made me laugh hard , seriously 😂😂😂 I really like internet fights 👌😆😆😆

Ugh. I'm so over this. I wanted the Fire Emblem ones for STEAM but I'm done. It isn't worth paying more than retail or stalking stores. Perhaps once the hype dies down and the scalpers have to offload theirs but for now I'm washing my hands of this.

Getting 1-2 Marth Amiibo's per store doesn't matter because all the employees are going to purchase them before the customers get a chance anyways.

@MailOrderNinja Craigslist. That's exactly how I got my Rosalina. I swapped my Little Mac for her

@Megapokepaul you are mighty welcome, good sir 😊

I WANT SHULK!

I guess I was one of the lucky ones. I managed to get a GameStop Marth yesterday.

@tsukipon Just to add some info. I live in Scotland and I got a rosalina amiibo in January for £15.99 so the store prices are actually higher than online. From people I know apparently most people who work at game leave the rare amiibo hidden till the end of their shift to put on the shelves and just buy them their selves. So yeah if you want a pikachu or link your fine anything else no chance.

Luckily, I got a Marth amiibo way back in Nov of last year when they released! So yeah. I'm just hoping I can get Robin and Lucina. Like is in the mail, and Marth is on my desk.

And yes, I have made a vow to open all of my Fire Emblem amiibos. No matter how expensive they get. (All my other ones on the other hand...)

wat, my Walmart have dozens of Marth amiibos, Nintendo have been restocking them like crazy. Where do you guys live?

YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING. Eh… Good thing I found one hiding behind the amiibo exhibition TV at my local Target.

I just want Robin.

@MullacSenpai woah that sucks. Putting them on the shelf to buy it for themselves..... Like how messed up can you be?

I guess I got lucky. I was able to secure Marth after calling around 3 GameStops in my area. So screw the shortage on Marth amiibo cause me's lucky!!!! 😝😝😝😛😛😛

This is why I said I would believe it when I see it when the first news of Amiibos being restocked was announced.