A Satoru Iwata Memorial Custom amiibo is Being Sold for Charity

I imagined the charity would be cancer research but I think this is good too,

Aww, the feels are real. I'd totally grab this if I had the money.

This is downright adorable. Today's gonna be one of my "today I'm proud to be a Nintendo fan" days.

Epic Amiibo with the Poke ball and Zelda (wind waker) shield underneath. Good cause, and a good reminder of Satoru Iwata. They should build a statue for him Ninty HQ just a suggestion.

Expect the pokemon company suing this person as it involves pokemon.

This is one amiibo id love to have.

I feel.....sad when seeing this. Why....why did we have to lose him so soon?
I need him for my dreams to come true which is to be a first party developer.

I can't help but still be sad about this. Have I shown him respect? Have I honored him. I can't help but feel that I haven't done anything good for him.

Very nicely done!

Oh man if I had the money I would totally try and win that bid. I hope it causes a bidding war so they can raise lots for charity! It looks so cool!

@deemdadim Shoot, you beat me to it.

Aww... This is both sweet and touching. The amiibo looks to be heavily based on Iwata's newer Mii from about a month before he passed, though, which always saddens me to see, as it sort of reflects his weaker state leading up to his passing. Part of me wishes they had based it closer to his original Mii design, from when he was in good health. It's still very nicely made, though, and I love all the little details on the base of the figure. It's also a great cause. I know it will never happen, but I kinda wish Nintendo would make an officially licensed Iwata memorial amiibo, with the proceeds being donated to a worthy cause. I'd pick one up in a heartbeat to express my undying love for the fun-loving, kind-hearted businessman who played a key role in shaping my childhood. When I really stop to think, Iwata has had such a monumental influence in my life. Where would any of us be without him?

Meh. I thought it was official.

Well this is a rather nice way to pay tribute to the man. Seriously, this is great.

@Not_Soos I never even knew he updated his Mii. I agree. They should've done his older one.

It's a sweet gesture though. Does it actually work?

Seems like a very nice and touching piece of memorabilia.

Beautiful. Wish I could have it.

So what is this exactly? A standard Mii amiibo that some random person painted Iwatas face on? If that's the case, maybe the $5,000 bid was withdrawn b/c the person mistaken ingle thoughtm, as I did, this was an official I was amino that would unlock Iwata with its NC chip. In fact, it's not really an amino at all, as every amino to date has done something in game, whereas this is a statue of Iwata. It's the combination of chip and toy that make it an amiibo. Same reason those software hacks aren't amino either. Don't see how this could really have any value at all as anybody can go to any store, buy a swordfighter amiibo, and then paint Iwatas face on it.

It is really well done, and the charity seems like a good cause, but after that it all starts to feel wrong.

Has anybody started 3D printing amiibo yet? We have Charizard, but I'd be willing to break the toy off the base and replace it with a Mega Evolution Charizard X.

Oh nevermind, I'll just get one of these:

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@DBPirate Yeah, I think it would've been better that way. Not long before E3, he made a statement saying he wouldn't attend this year's presentation, supposedly to take care of business in Japan, but that in lighter news, he had updated his Mii to reflect his recent weight loss. It's... heartbreaking.

That is like the coolest thing I have ever seen : O

Did they get the Iwata family ok for this? I would be hesitant to have a likeness of a recently lost family member floating around just because he was famous...even if it is for a good cause.

I actually know and follow GandaKris' page on Facebook and some jerk-off was giving her flak for doing this. She could have just as easily sold this off for herself, but she didn't. She makes a whole load of custom amiibos for a living, and I invite you all to check it out. She does really amazing work.

Expect the winner to be a scalper. It is an Amiibo, after all.

This was very sweet.

That's amazing.

It looks good and it's for a great cause but I would be extremely wary of handing over $1800+ to a brand new seller with zero feedback.Just because they say it's for charity,doesn't mean they will actually give it.

This is a well made Amiibo.

I would buy that but not at that price. It would be my 1 and only Amiibo

@Soren You beat me to getting beat to it.

I was outbid fast on that one

I would love an Iwata tribute amiibo, but it would need a suit and a fruit.

@kurtasbestos At least I beat someone to something.....

Really cool. Is it safe to assume that it's a custom figure on top of a Mii Swordfighter Amiibo base?

Yes, it will be just a standard Mii Swordfighter if you used it as an Amiibo but the top part has been custom modded to look like Iwata... a rather good job, too.

a nice tribute...