Falco, Mewtwo, Mii Fighters & More amiibo Release Details Confirmed

Mewtwo and Roy are the last on my list of SSB 'meebz

Mega Yarn Yoshi. I mean, I WANT IT NOW.

No exclusives? Piece of cake!

Just Falco for me. I hope they announce when the pre-order will go up.

I can't stop with my amiibo collecting! I couldn't get Dark Pit because of that stupid retail exclusive bullcrap. However, I was able to get the North American 3 pack (R.O.B., Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch) from Gamestop because of the "stupid retail exclusive bullcrap". ;p

Also I thought the Animal Crossing amiibos were suppose to drop around that time as well (Nov-Dec).

Okay, looks Falco is going to be released alongside Starfox Zero. Also, now I have to think a bit...should I just wait for Mega Yarn Yoshi, or get the regular ones first and then get him? I mean, by the time he gets here, I'll probably be finished with Wooly World.

I've flat out given up trying to figure out how Nintendo structures release dates across regions. It makes ZERO SENSE

Falco for me. I'd rather have the smaller Yarn Yoshis than the Mega one.

@buildz me too.

So the US gets exclusive amiibo 3 packs and the EU gets non-exclusive singles? And people still want to defend Reggie?

And for the 2nd article in a row I am not a fan of leaving out previously released info. Duck Hunt Duo, R.O.Bo. and Game and Watch want their US recognition.

@Rafie I still say that the stupid retail exclusive crap is allowing for more to be shipped to one store as opposed to spreading all those Amiibo's to 10 plus location. Id much rather one store get 15 to 30 as opposed to 2 or 3 and have to guess which store to get lucky at.

What is Mega yarn yoshi? Oh boy...who am I going to have to stab for that mii fighter pack?

@rjejr What is wrong with the three packs? So much easier than hoping for all three amiibo. I can see it if you don't want an amiibo in a set but honestly given the stock issues the 3 packs work out pretty well. I've been able to snag a 3 pack with no issues in America so far. While I'm stuck importing single amiibo.

@Ryu_Niiyama Mega Yarn Yoshi is probably the best amiibo yet... https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/08/mega_yarn_yoshi_amiibo_stampedes_onto_shelves_this_november

Holy crap!!

Just Falco for me. Then I only want Dr. Mario and Bowser Jr., and then I'm done with Amiibo for while. (The only other Amiibo I want as of now is Roy).

@Ryu_Niiyama - "What is wrong with the three packs?"

Well as you already said, what if you only want 1 or 2 of the 3, like you want Duck Hunt Duo and/or R.O.B. but you have no idea what Game and Watch is? Or you only use 1 type of Mii fight in SSB so you don't care about the other 2? Or you only wanted a squid amiibo for Splatoon?

And what if you don't live near a Gamestop - the US is a big country - but the 3 packs are only available by in store pre-order? Not even online, in store only. If it wasn't an exclusive I bet they would take orders online.

It's all about giving consumers choice, which NoE does but NoA doesn't. I don't mind if they offer 3 packs in addition to the single packs. Heck offer 4, 5 or 6 packs at a discount. But there are so many store exclusives in the US - Amazon, Target, Gameestop, Best Buy. Trying to buy amiibo in the US is way too much work compared to the EU.

So... why can't they do a global release for Amiibo when they are not region locked?

@Spoony_Tech But wouldn't it be better, if now, about 10 months after release, Nitneod made enough for all stores? They can't keep using "We didn't know" forever. Either these are toys and they should make enough, or they are limited edition collectibles and they should have been advertised as such at the beginning. That's the real problem, how they were marketed from the start but they just never made enough and still don't.

You watching CNBC this morning? fun, fun, fun.

Who's ready for scalpers eating those amibo's up?
But for real how fast will the pre-orders go out for this one. Dr.Mario seems to be rare now that he's a target exclusive.

Ooh. More amiibo. -_-

Why didn't they just do a direct and announce all this news?

Obviously, I have four questions for NoA:

• Which one is exclusive to Target?
• Which one is exclusive to GameStop?
• Which one is exclusive to Best Buy?
• Which one is exclusive to Amazon?

@MoonKnight7 So far Dr. Mario is exclusive to Target. Haven't heard of anything else so far.

@rjejr I'd rather have a three pack personally, it makes it easier to collect them all then to be missing one or two. Heck if there was a Mega Smash Bros amiibo collection bundle I would have just bought that.

Well... I can hope my store gets these come November.

@IAmDeclanJay A Direct would have been nice, but maybe they felt it would have been insulting to Iwata's memory and legacy. Personally I think the Nintendo Directs are a tradition that should continue.

@RupeeClock It's also funny that Mr. Game & Watch, ROB, Duck Hunt, and Mii Fighters all get amiibos before Falco does.

Poor Falco, he was the second (after Ness) and first unlockable character in Smash Bros (if you unlock the characters by playing VS matches) for the 3DS and Wii U respectively, yet Wario and Lucina were released half a year earlier and Mewtwo comes out a week prior.

@rjejr Hmm...Is this 3 pack restricted to Gamestop? I didn't see that it was...

I wouldn't be surprised if nintendo eventually re-releases the 3 packs as singles. I think they are trying to find a happy medium for the less popular characters so they won't end up sitting on the shelf. (yes that includes splatoon as it is a brand new IP it may be selling like hotcakes but if you mention it to joe gamer many will still not know what it is).

Thanks guys, your release date stuff helps me plan! Today was a mixed bag of joy/disappointment. Almost everything was positive news except Fatal Frame V in the West... Of course rumors prepared me for digital only but it still really, really sucks.

@IAmDeclanJay
Because Iwata is dead. Yes that is blunt but I think with him gone, directs are a thing of the past which is too bad.

@rjejr CNBC coverage of the stock market "plunge" with the Chinese market right? Nothing to be too concerned over though.

@Spoony_Tech See that's the thing. Every retailer has their own way of distributing the product. Best Buy doesn't do online preorders or anything. It's first come, first serve. There isn't anything wrong with that, but when there's 75 people waiting in line and there's only 50 amiibos to boot...that's a problem. I'd rather have other options so that I could get a chance to get them. Nintendo is doing very good with Amiibos in Australia. My cousin lives there and he took a picture of a store that had damn near all of the rare amiibos (Lil Mac, Greninja, MetaKnight, Zero Suit Samus, Rosalina, and a ton more). I wish Nintendo would do North America like that. So yes I can see how it's an advantage to have store exclusive amiibos, but I also see a big disadvantage as well.

@rjejr
Um, the Retro 3 pack was available online for dang near one month straight.

It only just now sold out a few days ago. It had been up since the day after the in-store preorders

@Rafie
BestBuy also sold the Dark Pits online.

I MUST order that Mii Fighter 3-pack!

@Ryu_Niiyama Yes, that 3 pack is a Gamestop exclusive.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/08/gamestop_confirms_amiibo_3-pack_pre-order_event_this_weekend

And joe gamer doesn't even know what Wii U is, much less Splatoon.

@JaxonH Then that was the quickest sell out online for an amiibo. I waited for hours Best Buy to update it for release....nothing! So I guess when I gave up is when it was released. I waited at midnight to see if it would release...nothing. For an hour straight I was hitting that F5 button. Then I figured since Best Buy would be opening their stores at 10am, I would be able to snatch one online (couldn't physically be there due to work)....no avail. That's just another thing that sucks about being store exclusive.

@Nico07 I'm not concerned, but it's distracting me from my usual NL obsession.

@Rafie
It went up that afternoon, I wanna say around 3pm, and was available for the span of about 1 hour 20 minutes. They announced on Twitter it would be going live shortly, that was around 12-1pm central.

@JaxonH Sorry, didn't see that covered, only going off of the original article, which said this:

"It'll be in-store only and first-come-first-served, with a limit on one per customer."

Couple the 3 pack w/ the store exclusive w/ the in store only and it doesn't exactly scream out "consumer friendly" does it? And it doesn't even compare w/ the EU single packs everywhere.

@JaxonH Don't have a Twitter account. Here in South Florida, the guys and gals were all over Dark Pit. When I went into Best Buy (2 of them here actually) both stores told me that when they opened, they sold out in a matter of 20 minutes. Some folks were waiting since 6 am for it and still didn't get it. I wish I knew when it was going live, I would have been ready. I never said that Best Buy didn't sell Dark Pit online, I said they don't preorder online. They told me themselves that it was first come, first serve basis.

@rjejr
Ya they always say "in-store only" until the day of, then immediately turn around and sell online.

In fact not one amiibo to date has been truly kept as "in-store only". Even GameStop turned around and sold Ness online not 3 days after the "in-store only" event.

Now when they say "in-store only" I just laugh. Ya, sure it is, until later that afternoon or the day after when you put it online.

@MoonKnight7 Well, Dr. Mario is exclusive to Taget, Dark Pit was exclusive to Best Buy, Palutena was exclusive to Amazon, so all that's missing for this wave is Gamestop.

So Falco is a simultaneous release, interesting. Funny to see a DLC character hitting before the initial roster is complete.

@Rafie
Correct, no preorders online. I just knew better since every other amiibo claimed to be in-store only was sold online.

If you want to join our Amiibo Line Chat, and never miss another amiibo again, just let me know. We could make an exception to let you in, seeing as I've known you on this site for several years now I believe.

@NintendoFan64 Dr. Mario is exclusive to Target?! WTF!! Hahaha Sorry I'm not yelling at you. I'm just surprised and yet not that surprised at the same time. I was just on Target yesterday and this morning. I see that the Amiibos for the September 11 release is there, but you can't preorder.

@whodatninja Yeah I saw Yoshizilla later on...that thing is huge...not gonna lie...Not a Yoshi fan but Nintendo is trying their level best to turn me.

@NintendoFan64 I've heard Bowser Jr is going to TRU.

@JaxonH Yessir I don't want to miss another Amiibo again. I literally go crazy when I don't get it. I know...a 33 year old man going bananas over a figurine. I can't help it though. Nintendo did this to me! I appreciate the invite. Yes we have been cool on here for a few years now.

@Rafie
Download the LINE app on your phone from App Store or Google Play, install as create a LINE account, then send me your ID and I will send you invite to the Amiibo Alert Chat and N-Life Chat. One is for general discussion, the other is for Alerts ONLY. So only post if you have a link to a rare amiibo that is live on a website. Turn off notifications for N-life chat or you'll get 600+ alerts per day

@JaxonH I believe you told me about this before. I downloaded previously and forgot why I had it there in the first place. I didn't know how to navigate or properly use it. I'm not very savvy with phones and technology. Sad. I will redownload it and send an invite your way. You're too cool man!

@JaxonH Thanks for that, will certainly keep it in mind for future reference.

MEGA YARN YOSHI

@rjejr
Just bear in mind if something is up for preorder, be prepared to order if you want it.

Because usually if you pass and say "I'll decide when the game releases" it'll be too late.

@rjejr Amiibo's have out sold the Wii U, which is something that was very unexpected. They probably haven't even thought Amiibos will pass half of that. Reggie can't just flick a switch and speed up the Amiibo conveyor belts. It will take months for them to adapt. Keep in mind that they're hand painted, too.

All of the characters in the retro 3-pack aren't unlocked in Smash from the beginning, so they're bound to be rarer than the other characters.

@rjejr

I guess you could always re-gift the ones you don't want or use them for trade? I see what you mean though, I don't care about Mr. Game n Watch and we don't want all three Mii Fighters. At least Nintendo doesn't stick common figures everyone and their mother has in with the three packs.

I also wish Nintendo would slow down their wave releases though. It should be announce a wave, release and restock for 4-5 months, then announce a new wave. They're releasing them so fast, its hard to keep up with. Still haven't got Little Mac or the Splatoon Pack.

I really, really want Falco.

@Rafie

Funny how things work out huh? Though I hope it'll be a sign of easier-to- grab-merchandise to come.

Forget the new releases--restock Ness first!

@Tempestryke I hope so too. Getting stuff from eBay not knowing if it's scalpers or not coupled with the price is not the business.

@Rafie

Still can't add you until I have your ID. You added me but I can't see you on friend list yet.

@JaxonH My ID is rafiecrocheron. That's my full name. (Ray-fee Crow-sheh-ron is how it's pronounced in case you were wondering).

Scumbag @ikki5 Bringing a dead man into this comment section.

@Rafie
You've been invited to the chats, but you still have to join. Go to FRIENDS tab on left and look for the groups you've been added to. Join each one (4 total) and click CHAT to create it in your chat list (2nd tab on bottom). Then you can access each chat from that tab

@whodatninja

OMG he's so cute! Make that one in purple or lavender and I'm sold!

@JaxonH I'M IN!!!

@NintendoFan64
Dr. Mario is exclusive to Target?

@Ryu_Niiyama I kinda love it. It's basically a plush doll, and an amiibo, made of yarn... Yarn Yozhilla. Adorable!

Dat price doe... Nintendo wants to kill our wallets.

JUST TAKE MY EVERYTHING NINTENDO HERE HAVE MY SOULS HAVE MY KIDS I DONT HAVE WHATEVER ARGH

@Rafie
Join the others also, not just alerts. N-Life chat is where we have discussion, Online Gaming is for playing games online together, like Splatoon or Smash or Mario Kart, and the Deals is for exactly that- non-amiibo related deals

@Tempestryke Shhh, don't give them more amiibo ideas

Glad I held off on those Yarn Yoshis. Mega Yarn Yoshi for the win!

@whodatninja

Falco for me (if I can find him upon release...).

Wow, my wallet is going to take a nosedive over the next few months, especially with that Godzilla Yoshi. It's so cute and cuddly, and could easily be a toy. Still, I'm loving this addiction and having a nice collection.

(arbitrary still waiting for Gold and Silver Mario in Europe comment)

@rjejr I know the retro pack was GS exclusive I was talking about the mii fighters pack...the one they are talking about in this article. I haven't seen that being exclusive yet.

@whodatninja My wallet jumped off a building like 8 months ago. Once I decided to import rather than just STOPPING with amiibo...Pretty sure the only reason I haven't spent as much as @JaxonH is because I think he buys multiples.

Game.co.uk have had the Mii, ROB, Duck Hunt and Game & Watch amiibo for pre-order (and those dates) for months. I feel like the period when it's a rush to pre-order or you'll miss out has passed now, at least in the UK. I haven't struggled to find a pre-order stock for the last few waves.

This is awesome news!

...For scalpers, that is.

@mariovslink62 @NintendoFan64

Haha, obviously my joke didn't land. I was talking about the ones listed in the article.

Mega Yarn Yoshi? As if my wallet hasn't suffered enough. I have too many amiibo as it is. If they ever release a Zelda specific line of amiibo, that will be my doom.

Want that Mewtwo man...

@amiiboacid - "It will take months"

amiibo also work w/ 3DS, there were abut 40 million of those when the amiibo launched. And it has been way more than a few months, 1 being way more then simply "months". If these things are hand painted and so hard to make than rather than compare them to the other toys-to-life products like they have done from the beginning then they should have talked about them as the hand painted limited availability collectibles that they are. That's all I ask, transparency and honesty, not miracles.

@Ryu_Niiyama Ah. Well then no, I didn't see that one as exclusive, I saw that 1 as a 3 pack in the US but singles in the EU. I like when companies offer their fans choices. .

@rjejr Amiibo don't work with the regular 3DS, only the new model, at least untill the portable NFC reader device comes out. But as I said before, they didn't think amiibo will sell well, so they didn't make that many. Plus they advertised them as giving you little extras, not something as big as unlocking whole characters. If they chose to go down that route, they would of probably made alot more amiibos.

One of the reasons I dislike the comment sections of this website so much is because of how negative everyone is towards amiibo. The situation honestly isn't nearly as bad as you guys make it out to be, and I'm sick of hearing people complain about how much they dislike them.

If you don't care about them, or flat-out hate them, fine, but don't try to spoil them for the people that actually do.

@amiiboacid - "If they chose to go down that route, they would of probably made alot more amiibos."

I spent a long time waiting for a full fledged toys to life game, maybe Pokepark 3 w/ playable Pokemon or Subspace Emmissary 2, a 2D side-scrolling platformer where we could use our SSB leveled up characters in a story driven game like Lego dimensions appears to be. But after several months of low to no stock I finally realized these were never meant to be playable toys, they are just limited collectibles, and that game is never coming. Well maybe it will come after more cards are released, but they just don't make enough "toys".

@rjejr If they do come out with a toys to life game, the amiibos used for the game will be more commen.

@amiiboacid Yeah, still plenty of Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser for everyone. Weird though they went w/ MP10 to hype amiibo, then AC:aF, another board game. Where's Nintendo Land 2 w/ playable characters? More of a minigame collection than a full blown game but Pikmin, Metroid and Zelda multiplayer parts were fun and had potential for expansion. Those are the only 3 we really ever play. Maybe a follow up to Wii Play and Wii Play Motion called Wii Play amiibo w/ 1 amiibo in the box rather than a Wiimote like the old games had? Wii Party had a sequel Wii Party U. amiibo: Greatest bits was such a lame demo set. SMM has an amiibo bundle in the EU but you don't play w/ Mario either. Why make toys-to-life if the toys are never actually brought to life? Even in Splatoon you only unlock challenges which could have easily been simply paid DLC. I really don't get it.

@rjejr The toys are brought to life at least in Smash and Splatoon. Cause once you scan them in Smash it will come alive in a wave of magic glitter and the things talking to you in Splatoon while its still in the box.

Amiibo tap was lame considering most people thought it would be a full game and not demos. I'm still trying to complete Nintendo Land and a sequel will be nice. But if they make a full Amiibo game, they would make a new series of figures and those would be more commen.