Update:
Nintendo UK has now provided the following statement:
We can confirm that the lorry transporting the Splatoon stock from Nintendo's European warehouse to GAME UK has been stolen. Included as part of this delivery was GAME's allocation of the Splatoon + Squid Inkling amiibo and as a result we are unable to honour pre-orders for this item in GAME. We are working with GAME to contact those customers affected. Whilst these unfortunate circumstances were out of Nintendo UK and GAME's control, we apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment that this has caused.
Original Article:
Pre-ordering any Nintendo limited edition is a stumble in the dark, as we blindly hope an order isn't cancelled just before it's due to be shipped. When you add amiibo to the mix cancellations seem inevitable, with the excuse often being that not enough stock was received from Nintendo.
GAME has a new reason though, and it tells the tale of high-stakes crime, speedy getaways and dramatic action scenes straight from a Hollywood movie. That's our interpretation, anyway.
Some pre-order customers in the UK - including your humble writer - are now being told that their Splatoon Special Edition (with included Squid amiibo) order can no longer be fulfilled. Unbelievably, it's due to the lorry transporting this precious cargo being stolen on the road from Nintendo's warehouse in Europe - it's a case of devilish squidnapping.
Below is the email we received.
We regret to inform you that the lorry transporting the Splatoon stock from Nintendo's European warehouse to GAME UK has been stolen. Included in this delivery was our allocation of the Splatoon + Squid Inkling amiibo. As a result, we are unable to honour your original pre-order due for delivery on the 29th May 2015.
Due to these extraordinary circumstances, we will unfortunately not be getting replacements for these missing items. We have no option but to substitute the Splatoon + Squid Inkling in your order with the standard version of the game. You will still receive your Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy amiibo. We will be discounting this edition by £10 from £52.99 to £42.99 to apologise for this inconvenience. We will also be sending your order by First Class post on Friday 29th May, as we want to make sure that you are happy with this substitution.
If you wish to cancel your complete order, or cancel your Splatoon game order and place an order for just the Inkling Girl or Boy amiibo (priced £14.99 each), please contact customer services on 0208 827 0099 or email us at [email protected] by midday Friday. If you wish to accept this substitution you do not need to contact us.
In fairness to GAME, it's trying to make amends by offering a discount on the game + both the boy and girl amiibo, though with this deal it will come after release day. So your scribe and others affected can either have the game late with the Boy and Girl amiibo, hope to get it on time from elsewhere, or sod it all and get it with the demo discount on the eShop. It's only the Special Edition - the only way to get the Squid amiibo in Europe - that's unavailable from GAME.
It's quite a tale - some day it'll make a great heist movie.
Comments (167)
amiibo insanity is official. It's taken to the next level.
It is really bad for the people that pre-ordered, tho.
... Grand Theft Squid. Gave me flashbacks of the Yakuza targeting early SNES shipments and Tamagochi in Japan.
Hoping this doesn't affect ShopTo.
Why do I get the feeling they only stole it for the amiibos?
EBay postings in 2...1...
Scalpers are getting desperate as Nintendo is trying to match demand, now the scalpers are trying to create a supply deficiencies I think Nintendo learned their lesson and made more amiibo figures for Splatoon.
Wow...The lengths some people will go to.
Awaits EBay listings popping up. Let's face it, it's going to happen...
Well this is unfortunate, but I'll just get it online anyway. Shame this happened for those who pre-ordered it though. :/
Well... there goes my pre-order.
@Oni-Neoxes "You're a Squid, You're a Kid, You're a THEIF." Wait a minute, that doesn't rhyme...
@ShockeyRai ...make some quick cash. There, I finished your sentence for you...
I certainly hope this did not happen solely for the amiibos. Thefts like these really bother me. They are just causing further problems with demand and supply. I hope you get another chance to get the squid amiibo.
I wonder if that was a Game truck or Nintendo one. Is it possible other retailers will be missing out on it too?
@Gold Yeah, I'm just going to get the download now, and live without those amiibo.
Captain cuttlefish should be on the case
I pre-ordered in-store. I haven't been contacted yet so I have a very small amount of hope. If stores are also effected I guess Amazon Japan and eBay are my only hope.
Actually, this worked out well for me, they changed me from the £40 special edition, to the £33 stand-alone game, and then discounted it to £23.
Splatoon for £23 is a bargain.
http://store.nintendo.co.uk/games/wii-u/splatoon/all.list
Nintendo UK still have stock for those wanting a replacement.
@Sakuraichu In-store is also affected, if you ordered from GAME in any form your preorder is gone.
@Peach64 after cancelling my order - other companies are affected, though I don't know which ones. You're safe with Amazon though!
@Grumblevolcano eBay or Amazon for the indivisual Squid it is.
Those Octarians! Not only do they steal the Zapfish, they now steal our only hope of getting them back. When I get my second copy of Amazon, I'm gonna eat an Octopi for breakfast!
For those affected, Amazon UK still have pre-orders on the special edition available.
These thieves must be whiz squids (sorry).
Wow. This was normal with Call of Duty shipments, but Nintendo? They will make a lot of money from the amiibos... Meanies :/
@Chanchozoka look on the bright side, they'll be loads of copies for a fiver on eBay in a couple of weeks that's what I'm inking.
@Espy I got my replacement off Amazon, but I thought Squid normally hide in water, not jungles...
My freaking bundle, I 100% NEED THAT ON LAUNCH!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIkjlJLKujc&feature=youtu.be
Oceans 14 confirmed
Clearly Mario and Luigi are nervous about being dethroned by a bunch of kids.....I mean squids......I mean kids......ohhhh the squidanity
Please understand.
pre order is available again on the nintendo store, with the free tshirt. I was tempted by the reduced £23 they offered me the standard copy for. But in the grand scheme of things the special edition is where its at. Considering the Amibo's themselves are going for £19.99 on Amazon etc.........AND YOU GET THE FREE TSHIRT that I will never wear in public.
@Antray1984 Are you kidding? I'd wear that thing all the time.
@stinky_t I don't think so, they will sell it for 2x or 3x their price... the usual thing.
@Chanchozoka yeah, I suppose so...
@Sanicranfast I dunno if thieves are gonna rob a truck I had to let them near my t shirt. It is pretty cool, although GAME were giving away the hat as a freebie, which was awesome
Laugh? I nearly wet myself ha ha ha
... Money really is nothing but a disease...
I've just lost my pre-order
ughh now how am I gonna get my Squid amiibo!!!!!! IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY!!! These theives should be ashamed of themselves! I hope they get caught and get fined or even worse... prison!
@Inkling Nahh I just ordered and it's on its way!
@123akis just stick them into their opponents ink with an empty Splat Charger - they'll never escape!
If anyones looking for the squid edition Amazon UK Nintendo UK ShopTo UK all have the squid edition! you can also email game and ask them just for the amiibo which will cost you £30 so in total £70 and the sacrifice of the beanie
Has anyone thought to ask HOW it got stolen?
Well, more unexpected publicity for Splatoon.
@stinky_t Some people who didn't know if they were a kid or a squid
@stinky_t
Truck drivers do need to stop for breaks every so often (I can't remember what the legal limit is). Thus Truck stops are major targets. It wouldn't have been targeted for amiibo. It would have been targeted since the thief would have easily figured out it was full of video game product.
Happens all the time. It's pretty easy to steal product off the back of a lorry when no one is looking too.
A whole truck?? Surely that's grand theft as there will be quite a lot of stock in that lorry. Surely if this results in all the stock turning up on eBay (which would be ballsy immediately) then people who get them would be breaking the law themselves, as they are handling and receiving stolen goods. Anyone who sees these online, if they are going there, stay clear.
Got the email from GAME to say that my copy has been stolen
My first foray into amiibo as well! Very bad luck
Not sure whether to cancel and quickly switch to Amazon or suck it up with my missing squid amiibo and no doubt my awesome pre-ordered hat too
I can't believe this has happened, just seen an email from GAME informing me that thieves have stolen my copy of the Splatoon Special edition.
I hope thieves didn't target the lorry knowing what was been transported hoping to make money off the Amiibo.
@DoctorOverbuild Thanks for the tip will get in contact with GAME and keep my Amiibo and order the special edition elsewhere
1. Not news.
2. More golden cattle worshiping/ Mother 2
3. It happen to Famicoms back in Japan.
4. It is the UK/EU and as we all know something all-ways stump in gaming of the EU. Look at the bright side the PC games are just an safer bet again the UK.
@ninjafox no worries it's tough times for any Splatoon fan who pre-ordered from game! I'd recommend Nintendo UK as you get a free T-shirt but if you go to ShopTo and pre-order it before tomorrow you get it guaranteed release but I think Nintendo UK will do that too
and this is why Nintendo should ensure that supplies meet the demand... or at least come close to it... though at the same time, this could have happened if they did that... but still... Nintendo, you need to get on the ball.
@DoctorOverbuild Nope, Nintendo UK Online Store is out of stock.
@Grumblevolcano Yep. Snapped up as soon as GAME started cancelling orders.
I feel for those that are affected by this.
I was going to preorder from game however I preordered the triple Amiibo bundle from the nintendo UK store instead which I received today. An amazing game. Hope everyone affected manages to get a copy from elsewhere.
@Grumblevolcano Wow that's insane most were available earlier! @Sanicranfast yeah I guess you're right! ShopTo had the triple pack available but sold out in five mins today! I got lucky and ordered it !
Mine arrived at my house earlier today but I ordered with Shopto!
So lucky I had mine delivered today. I can't imagine how awful it would feel to get that email. Hope it all gets sorted
@CamWFC91 it's very awful and very annoying
Am I really the first person to ask, WTF is a lorry? I can't tell if they meant a train car, tractor trailer or a ferry...
@firstnesfan UK word for semi-truck with trailer.
@PewnyPL ok thanks, I thought as much.
I feel for anyone affected but these thieving Jon Snows, I hope GAME at least offers them a full refund.
What I want to know is, why this truck didn't have GPS tracking installed, they could find it then very quickly and retrieve the goods.
By the way, I was jokey in tone in this article because, as one of those affected, I decided it was better to laugh than cry. But yes, it is pretty annoying for those affected.
As for me, I'm just going to cancel and save myself the hassle and get it from the eShop. I want to get into the online from launch day, so have opted to save money and live without the amiibo.
Thomas!
Just pick it up from here:
http://www.amazon.fr/Nintendo-Splatoon-Amiibo-Squid/dp/B00VK5OL3G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428493637&sr=8-1&keywords=splatoon
@PewnyPL Unfortunately, people who do this kind of thing for a living know how to disable those sensors very easily. Plus they'll have a network of at least one or 2 other people with trucks to transfer stock into.
It's sad to say, but in the UK this is a common occurrence.
To think I almost cancelled my order to go with a GAME one for the squid hat... that really sucks for everyone who is missing out, and it will make any 2nd hand sales of the Squid edition suspect now.
Surely all Nintendo needs to do is publicly announce that all Squid Amiibo 2nd hand sales will be investigated? I'm sure EBay must have some system in place for dealing with this sort of mass theft & re sale
Wow. I knew the amiibo craze was real. Ui never thought it'd get this out of hand. I feel so bad for all those who have it preordered...
That stinks, but...
Like you guys needed ANOTHER discount!!! XD
That is pathetic. OMG I'm having flashbacks of the wii and ps3 stock nightmare again.
How does this crap happen so often?
It seems to have gotten WORSE in recent history. Gonna have to start transporting games in armored cars.
Oh god, haven't got the email. I preordered in store, so I hope it makes a difference in the supposed fact that I may not get this.
@Grumblevolcano Wait, so one big lorry contained ALL of the Special Editions? Noooo.. I feel really frustrated and sad now. I was so hyped for the special edition.
amiibo hunters really have gone too far this time.
In all seriousness, I hope the driver of the lorry is okay. I'm sticking with the normal edition of the game they offered me as the £10 I save on that can hopefully be used if they restock the amiibo 3-pack (and I don't see why they wouldn't, given the marketing push they're giving this game). At least I still get a cool hat!
Technically it was part of the delivery of the truck, I doubt it was entirely full of Nintendo products. I'm guessing it was just an opportunist- Splatoon special editions are a bit too limited in potential customers to intentionally target.
I can't believe this- Game should be working with Nintendo UK to secure those like myself a squid amiibo who have lost out through no fault of our own. It's disgusting.
Because I haven't got the email, does that mean my order is still intact? Calling GAME now to ask...
@Jenraux Yes.. a bargain... without the exclusive Inkling Squid amiibo...
I frantically looked around the internet after cancelling BOTH of my Squidless Splatoon orders and I have managed to find alternative options.
Splatoon with Inkling Squid amiibo + Free Splatoon Keyring - ShopTo.net
Splatoon with Inkling Squid amiibo and Splatoon T-Shirt - Nintendo UK Store
Inkling Boy amiibo - GAME.co.uk
Inkling Girl amiibo + Free Splatoon Keyring - ShopTo.net
Inkling Hat - Nintendo UK Store
Inkling Hat - Nintendo UK Store
I ordered my limited edition ages ago from smyths I would be so depressed if I was affected. Sorry to those customers who were excited.
@RegalSin What in the-is it really THAT hard for you to make even the single bit of sense!?
Sigh, I've got that email as well. I've now ordered Splatoon and Squid on Amazon UK, while keeping Boy and Girl inklings ordered on Game. Though I'll still get everything, it doesn't look like I'll get to play Splatoon before Saturday or possibly Monday.
So everyones orders were in one truck?
For whole Europe....seriously!
I've had no email? But I pre-order mine in
Gamestation in Liverpool.
But I know there join game so :/
Didn't somwthing similar happen a few years ago with some jacks stealing a truck full of CoD:MW2 copies? Good thing I get my Splatoon stuff from Amazon - I'd probably have a heart attack if I had to find out my pre-order was cancelled because of grand-scale theft!
SPLATOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
"We can confirm that the lorry transporting the Splatoon stock from Nintendo's European warehouse to GAME UK has been stolen. Included as part of this delivery was GAME's allocation of the Splatoon + Squid Inkling amiibo and as a result we are unable to honour pre-orders for this item in GAME. We are working with GAME to contact those customers affected. Whilst these unfortunate circumstances were out of Nintendo UK and GAME's control, we apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment that this has caused."
This message from Nintendo basically means "We are sorry that this has happened, but we cannot replace your lost Inkling Squid amiibo, bye now."
Not great
Pieces of filth whoever did this. At least no one's been killed over Amiibos... yet.
@ShockeyRai Wow—the society we have created that in turn creates people who are driven to such lengths, either in the name of sheer greed or just desperation...
@whodatninja Just another symptom of the society we have created.
@Tate24 Only online preorders receive an email, instore preorders receive a phone call.
movie gimmick: looming over the entire plot, executives in sony, microsoft, ubisoft and other major games industry players (plus maybe reggie himself) all deal in shady alleys with brittish mafioso
i like it.
I called and he said that, he couldn't check if my preorder was present at this moment. So I have to wait till Friday.. To be honest I may just cancel it and order from Amazon to be safe.
Darn, I got the email. Oh well, Squid Boy + Squid Girl amiibos + the game for £43 isn't a bad deal. To think what things have come to...
I got an e-mail about that this afternoon. I found this rather funny! It's a shame and annoying nonetheless so hopefully, the thieves are found eventually. As for right now, I'll be happy so long as I still get the game and the other two amiibos; something is better than nothing.
Sweet justice... (aside from those poor souls who preorderd with them). I popped into their Birmingham branch today - asked how much they were going to be selling the squid / game combo - they said they didn't know (even though it's only 2day from sale) but it'd probably be £45 - most other places are selling for 38-39 quid! Game are as bad as scalpers... Steer well clear of!
Man, these collectors (or scalpers) are getting series. This world needs help.
Man, these collectors (or scalpers) are getting series. This world needs help.
Am gutted
Nintendo needs make more it's ridiculous!
One bloody lorry you kiding me ...
I'll be really gutted if get phone called off them tomorrow!
Now it's just getting ridiculous. Next will be all of the Olimar amiibo being accidentally shipped to the ISS.
@sinalefa - Not gonna lie, I thought it was a marketing stunt when I first read about this over in the forum. Heck, part of me still thinks it will be great publicity for the game, at least in the UK where I'm sure it will be on the evening news.
I guess am gonna have to check gforce on Friday.aw well the 2 games in glasgow are pretty hopeless anyway.
I guess am gonna have to check gforce on Friday.aw well the 2 games in glasgow are pretty hopeless anyway.
I guess am gonna have to check gforce on Friday.aw well the 2 games in glasgow are pretty hopeless anyway.
well this is crap. i mean game's trying to make up for this but still depressing. kind of want ot know more about it really.
Man, some people, I swear. You gotta be real low to do that. They better keep an eye on eBay.
@rjejr
Well, it sure sounds better "Thieves steal a truck full of Splatoon" than "Hackers bring PSN down".
@sinalefa well great now you've jinxed it
@crimsontadpoles I have done the sme as well. Am keeping my boy &I girl amiibo with GAME and ordered Splatoon with the squid amiibo on Amazon.
Luckily I signed up to Amazon prime a few months ago so am still able to get the game delivered on launch day and the amiibo will arrive a few days after that. Maybe on Saturday if game still send them 1st class.
It's nice to see game trying there best to help customers affected by this by offering a discount. Got to hand it to them they are making the best of a bad situation that was completely out of there control. As other people have said I hope the driver wasn't hurt.
@sinalefa = ""Hackers bring PSN down"."
Well actually it might be funnier if they brough tit down based on their name, I think they're Liquid Squid or Squid Kiddies. Something like that. I just call them script kiddies myself.
google says either "Lizard squid" or "Lizard squad". Squad not as funny.
So the scalpers are stealing the amiibo trucks now? wow.
What happened to the stolen Wii U's?
Won't the Inkling amiibo be quite easy to trace? If we see large numbers appearing in one place and the largest game retailer in the country is not getting any further shipments this could give them away if they are not careful right? Wow cool would it be if there plan was foiled by the Amiibo : P
@ninjafox Yes I honestly hope the driver is ok...
@Peach64 I can confirm that Nintendo UK Store has not been affected, as my copy - special edition- has been delivered
@ThomasBW84 I'm in Ireland and I'm getting it from Gamestop on Friday. We don't have Game though
Oh, god. As if this whole amiibo thing wasn't bad enough already without thievery.
@TheRaginSteak I preordered the Splatoon + Inkling Squid amiibo Pack (L) literally JUST before Nintendo Store sold out at around 4:34 PM...
Would it still be possible to receive my copy for the release date?
I've now ordered the special edition with the Squid Inking from ShopTo. I was going to preorder on Amazon instead, but it probably wouldn't have come before release without Amazon Prime. ShopTo are usually fairly quick for me, so there's a small chance I'll get Splatoon on Friday or Saturday. At least I can still get the Boy and Girl inklings from Game.
This is the only time I've not been annoyed with a company cancelling something I ordered, since it's not Game's fault that they were robbed. Hopefully the robbers didn't hurt anyone in the incident.
Gamestop just shipped mine today
We have found the truck!
@tlegg
Don't worry about it. I don't have such powers. But it would make for funny headlines: "Splatoon shipped 2 million copies, but none were sold to customers ".
Scalping taken to the next level.
@Inkling Nope, only GAME.... I got my shop.to shipment today
@Sakuraichu EVERY preorder placed at GAME, weather store or online is sadly effected.
As an employee (On materniy leave) I can confirm my store would usually put aside time to contact all customers and let them know by phonecall.... I dont know if all stores do that thou
Hey, Nintendo had heists available for launch. Geez, quit being so out of touch Rockstar
The cheapest you can get Inkling girl here in Spain is 22€ at the moment, good job nintendo, you underestimated your fanbase once again.
Geez, I ordered from GAME. And over the past few days I've gotten emails about my order being processed and shipped. Splatoon + Inkling Boy. I was worried that the subject of this article might affect me, but then I figure I'd have been sent an email about it by now if that was the case. Not to mention I think it was only special editions that'd been stolen... So yeah, I might be one of the lucky ones in this.
Somewhere in some European country, a group of people are laughing with each other, showering themselves with squid amiibo...
Only dealing with GAME for the Splatoon Girl amiibo and it was dispatched yesterday.
Getting the Splatoon Boy from Amazon (not dispatched yet)
Getting the Game Only from Gameseek (dispatched on Tuesday and yet to arrive). I wasn't sure whether I wanted the amiibos when I preordered, that's why I've got them coming from different places and no squid amiibo. But if I did go for the squid amiibo then I probably would have went with GAME so I dodged the bullet there!
I feel for those affected though, I'm actually looking forward to the release day of this game and I don't tend to care much about having new releases on Day one usually.
I had my limited edition + boy amiibo preordered with game, coz I kinda preordered a tad too late for the edition with all 3 thanks to a lack of funds. Then found that shopto.net had the 3 amiibo and game bundle for the same as I was spending for just the 2 amiibos and game so switched on thursday last week...... how glad I am that I did.
I recieved my order today.
Now I'm glad I pre-ordered with ShopTo. They're still in stock, as of me writing this! Should be getting it tomorrow - one day early! They've even thrown in a keyring (not that I overly care). Definitely going to pre-order Mario Maker with them in August/September.
@buildz Yep they're great I ordered the splatoon with three amiibo pack today and it's coming tomorrow now that's speedy! As for the stock of it it's been going off and on I can't tell if they keep finding boxes with them in haha
This thread just shows we need an up-vote or like button. Lots of LOLZ
@123akis

THIS is what will happen to them:
I've been reading a lot of comments on here and in the forum about people who already have the game. Shouldn't TW be writing an editorial about the evil's of breaking the "Street date" about now?
Seriously, where's the "Street date breaking" venom? Used to be able to count on stuff like that around here.
Somebody call Dominic Toretto; I bet he has a great deal on Squid Amiibo.
This was the first thing that came to my mind when I read this article.
@McoobabWATP Amen to that the games in Glasgow are terrible -_-
Lorry? Oh you Brits and your funny names for things. Quite unfortunate though for those affected.
Ppl stole a truck with a game with a limited edition amiibo in it. ...wow, what a pathetic world we live in now...I feel sorry for the ppl on Europe who pre ordered from GAME, this is quite possibly the most pathetic thing I've ever heard.
and THIS is why Scalping needs to be taken more seriosly as we all know thats how thes will wind up... also cant help but feal this is a inside job.. considering just how menny ordres go "Missing" from GAME... LIKE MY FREEKIN MH4U New3DSXL! .... Among menny other games...
The GAME website is a joke. I ordered the Bayonetta first edition (exclusive to GAME) and it never got delivered, the Majora's Mask 3DS Special Edition which they cancelled and now Splatoon won't be delivered. I had Yoshi Woolly World on preorder with them but noticed Amazon had it cheaper. Cancelled and will never use them again.
@rejr Not on the news at all, at least not BBC 1 or local. We're still getting post-election nonsense, cuts to public services, NHS in crisis, FIFA corrupt, migrants invading, EU in-or-out... Could do with some Splatoon to brighten the atmosphere. Oh wait, my order was stolen!
@Resh I think you'll find we got there first in terms of the English language so we're pretty much entitled to our funny words Try the tongue twister: red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry... Give that to an average Japanese person and their head will explode. Almost as unfair as getting Miyamoto to talk about "Woolly" World. We do have some weird words - it's all those invasions over the years - Saxons, Vikings, Normans...
Those affected can import the amiibo triple pack if its worth it.
Wow. For once, being in Australia is kinda working out for me.
Oh wait, I was planning on getting an inkling girl on the launch day. Won't they go up in popularity now? CRAP!
GAME Told me when I phoned them that I will getting inkling boy and girl amiibos instead of the green squid amiibo.The instore prices was £50+ for the special edition bundle which I didn't know it was that much instore.Instead I pay little over £40 for the game and amiibos.Hopefully Nintendo will rerelease the green squid amiibo on it's own.Nintendo and GAME have to take responsibility for this.
@Krankor same
I genuinely feel sorry for those who have pre-ordered from Game and for once, its got nothing to do with Game's rip off's or attitude.
Makes me even more thankful that I didn't make my order with them. I very nearly did but went to ShopTo because they were offering a freebie with it.
I ordered it from game and got the email yesterday, still slightly annoyed because I ordered the special edition, boy and girl amiibo and would have got a bonus of a Splatoon hat
I have a mate who works at GAME, and he asked his manager if he can substitute my special edition for the game + a normal Inkling Boy amiibo and he said yes
Wow, I almost feel bad for the crims. I bet they expected a truck load of Playstations and Xbox Ones, instead they're stuck with a lorry load of kids toys!! Joking aside, this is horrible news for anyone waiting for their pre-order. I would flip it if was one of mine, and a special edition at that + an amiibo? Bad times.
"Pre-ordering any Nintendo limited edition is a stumble in the dark, as we blindly hope an order isn't cancelled just before it's due to be shipped" <-----I've never had any kind of problem with a Nintendo limited edition. I've always been able to order with no problem, stock has never been an issue so you don't have to rush to place your order and hope. I've never heard of any issues of such kind until the Great amiibo Grab of 2015, so I don't know where you got that idea.
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Am made up!
Just went into grainger games and I can't believe it
There was one limited edition squid Amiibo that they had in.
I told them about my GAME woes and fella said you have this one!
I said YES immediately!
Need phone up game cancel that order
@themac2001 That is pretty much what they are doing store-wide... That does not seem like a specialist thing... I have friends in GAME and they told me that they got an email saying to do that.
How else can Amazon guarantee they will have enough copies?
Splatoon: The game most wanted that even thieves want that splatoon so much that they steal a lorry full of splatoon special edition, stand alone game and amiibo. The thieves is not very fair to us gamer as we want to play the game as well.
my message to the thieves; screw you and go die in the lava or something like that thieves!
@Iggly (offtopic) how can you put picture on your comment?
at least we can order it in nintendo online store
Squidnapping, lol, good one.
Yet again Digital 4 Lyfe wins.
Arrest whoever is offering 3+ ammiibo on ebay then.
First thing I thought: I'm getting a whole "truckload of Wii U's stolen" dejà vu.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/12/7000_wii_u_systems_stolen_in_seattle
Funny that no one got that from this, and instead people remember PSN hacks and stolen COD shipments... odd...
And here the exciting conclusion to that story. Might be a nice comparison with this current theft: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/01/police_recover_vehicles_used_in_wii_u_heist
You're a kid now. You're a squid amiibo stealer now.
@Oni-Neoxes Awwwww.
@Randomname19 The struggle is real with this one!!! Lol.
@MullacSenpai oh they're awful I think I only go In as a way to kill time on ma lunch breaks.
I asked my fiancé to check gforce today since I'm working and she just text saying it cost £55 since it "had a toy" so it looks like they've got the special edition if you know anyone looking for it.
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