With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just around the corner, now's probably a good time to make sure you're all kitted out with every single amiibo you're hoping to secure for your collection. While getting your hands on your favourite is nowhere near as difficult as it used to be in the early days, some older figures are still pretty tricky to come by, but it would appear that Nintendo is preparing to fix that problem as we speak.
A new batch of child safety certificates has popped up over the last few months for older amiibo figures, with the latest set arriving just last week. While we wouldn't usually be particularly interested in Nintendo's day-to-day paperwork, these certificates reveal that a large number of the Super Smash Bros. collection figures have entered new manufacturing phases, signalling re-runs for each one in turn.
Interestingly, some of the figures are a little more common than others, perhaps meaning that generic restocks were needed anyway, but some - such as Cloud Player 2 - aren't as easy to find brand new from stores these days.
Going back through certificates for just the last couple of months reveals re-runs for the following (note that the months mentioned below indicate when the figures entered their latest manufacturing stages - at present, we don't know when these new batches will invade stores):
October:
Little Mac, Bowser, Rosalina & Luma, Shulk, Meta Knight, Wario, Roy, and Cloud Player 2, Lucina, Robin, Ike, Mewtwo, Greninja, Cloud, Ganondorf,
September:
Sonic, Sheik, Captain Falcon, Wii Fit Trainer, Marth, Jigglypuff, Charizard, Lucario, Zelda
Of course, we can also look forward to the brand new amiibo figures coming courtesy of the new fighters introduced to the series. We've gathered a handy list of links for some of these - such as Ridley, Wolf, King K. Rool, and more - in this amiibo buyers guide.
Are you after a complete collection? Do you prefer to buy just your favourite characters? Feel free to share your thoughts and collections in the comments below.
[source en-americas-support.nintendo.com, via nintendowire.com]
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It was about effing time. But I don't see Mega Man here. And maybe this isn't everywhere. In stores here the long lost ones are still lost. And scalpers sell them at absurd prices.
I hope to get both the Ryu and Ken amiibos. Street Fighter merchandise outside of those pop figures is basically impossible to find. On a side note, am I the only one who feels like retailers don't really care about amiibos? Every place I go they rarely have any and if they do it's mostly dusty Animal Crossing ones.
I threw the towel in on Amiibos, they started cranking out to many to keep up with and we all know they're not making enough of each one.
People need to tamp their euthanasia down a bit they are only releasing those in the SSB family anything beyond that isn't going to happen. You only choices if you want all the Amiibos made is eBay and Scalpers that are you choices.
@RandomNerds they all say that but you have to ask then why whine about it then? Most of Amiibos know the real reasons why.
They’re reprinting all the ones I still need! 😃
@AxeltheBuizel Well Toys R Us shut down, so there aren't any amiibo there. Gamestop sells so much merchandise it's probably hard to tell what's toys-to-life and what isn't, though they've always had a wall of amiibo. Target video game sections have been renovated and there isn't any place for toys-to-life that I can see. Even Starlink was limited to just a shelf next to some other general merchandise. So in the US at least people wont' find shelves overflowing with amiibo. Though in the US everyone shops online, so as long as Amazon, Walmart and Gamestop keep them stocked online they'll be available.
Come on Cloud - Player 2
My aim right now is to collect the N64 Smash crew and whatever characters I’m missing from the Zelda and Fire Emblem universe.
@SwitchForce I'm sorry I don't understand. I wasn't whining I was just sharing my stance on amiibo.
@rjejr I'm in Canada and Toys R Us is still lacking in amiibos. I think Amiibo Festival's poor sales burned out retailers. I got the game for $30 bucks and even though I enjoyed it the amiibos did not sell at all.
I suppose Charizard will work just like Pokemon Trainer for this smash then...
Well I'm impressed, I really thought they would bail on the toys and just make cards with the chips in them like AC and Mario Sports, so I was wrong.
On amiibo themselves, I'm assuming our old SSB amiibo will work in the game, but has there been any official word on how the save files work? The amiibo can only save 1 file per game. Will SSBU read our SSB4 save files, almost all of ours are at Level 50 at this point, or will they all have to be wiped and start over? I havent' seen this issue addressed anywhere.
@AxeltheBuizel Oh sorry, didn't realize you were in Canada, but I do know TRU still operates there. Amiibo must run you $19.99CND each up there, huh? All of these remakes will probably be $14.99 each when they were originally $11.99 or less.
I got AC:aF for $5 in the last days of the TRU bankruptcy, along with maybe 8 other AC amiibo for $2 each. (I'm hoping a Switch AC game uses them.) Those AC amiibo certainly hurt a lot of retailers, besides TRU having a literal cajillion of them Target had half an aisle of them for about 2 years collecting dust. I would wipe my finger across the top of a box every few months just to see how dusty they were. It's crazy how many of those they made for such a bad game meanwhile the ones for SSB4 were almost impossible to find except on eBay.
Good luck hunting. I may pick up a few for the kids if I come across them but there aren't too many we want so I'm not putting any effort into collecting them, just Ridley. We probably have about a dozen of the originals of the ones we wanted, not counting the discounted AC ones.
@RandomNerds semantics can say alot.
@rjejr "On amiibo themselves, I'm assuming our old SSB amiibo will work in the game"
AFAIK for most SSB I think they should work since they are part of the SSB family already. I don't recall but I think I did read the older SSB Amiibo will work. But sounds like each will have a specific action when used if I recall. And if so that would be great but most of my SSB are still in the boxes.
@SwitchForce k.
So, I'm not getting Miis or alts (although I do have Bayo 2 Bayo still sitting in a box) and opening the rest for display. These Echoes are going to kill me, man, but it's totally worth it to have the veterans.
continues F5'ing sites for North America pre orders
I still wanted player 2 corrin but sadly that went fast.
I am hoping for updated versions of Link, Zelda and Ganondorf. They’ve changed so much and make the old Smash 4 figures look out of place.
@rjejr Thanks! Prices vary here. The Smash ones are about 16 dollars where as the BOTW ones cost 22. I think the Guardian was 40 bucks.
My local stores are also absolutely filled with the Amiibo Festival figures. My local Best Buy only has Lottie and reissued Pac Man's. They have so many they are practically giving them away with systems for a while. I also experienced the same thing with the dust. It's a shame the Animal Crossing ones didn't seem well because as toys alone they look amazing on display.
My best deal would have had to have been a Palutena for 2 bucks from a closing down Toys R Us. Oddly enough it was the only Amiibo they had, and the shelves were loaded with them. I always find it odd that stores always have an abundance of less popular characters. As I stated earlier my Best Buy only has Pacman and no other Smash amiibos. They are all put in a bin in one corner with little attention. Come to think about it, my Best Buy is lacking in care to Nintendo in general! They barely have any new games, and the Switch display's TV is broken, with no one fixing it.
Don't mind me. Just looking for Pac-man and Villager to pop up again.
@AxeltheBuizel I get the feeling Sony and MS pay retailers to keep their stuff in order, or pay someone to go around to different stores making sure their stuff is in order, but Ntinedo just doesn't bother with that.
I think I got Paulentena on clearance for $2 as well.
@rjejr yeah I have a feeling that might be true. The Nintendo section always seems disorganized at my Best Buy, and it's game selection is somewhat lacking. I can't believe they have Mega Man 11 for Xbox One but not Switch. Surely that game would fit more with the types of people that own the Switch. I even remember them having a pre-order for Captian Toad for months after it was released with no physical copy on shelves.
Only ever bought one amiibo, Shulk, nothing else ever caught my interest, especially that they're quite expensive for their quality.
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I hope they re-release Cloud Player Two, that's my unicorn and I refuse to pay scalpers.
Would love to finally add Wii Fit Trainer to my collection.
@SwitchForce "most of my SSB are still in the boxes"
My kids are weird, they like to play with their toys, what can I say.
Did a little digging, looks like this was addressed back in June, I even commented on it, must have slipped my mind. Does seem positive though.
Wish they'd reissue the far superior Mario series Wario.
@AxeltheBuizel Me too. I live in Italy and it's almost impossible to find amiibos in stores. It's also difficult to find them online. I would totally like a bayonetta figure and really hope they reprint them. They are available online, on amazon, but with a very high price.
Meanwhile I'm just waiting for the Link Amiibos that came out back in June 2017. I was able to get the Majora Mask Link Amiibo but still no luck getting the Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess ones.
They are online like in eBay.
I still want to know if link and Zelda are getting new amiibo
No Corrin Player 2? That thing's like $80. And still no Robin Player 2 amiibo... FeelsBadMan
This is about the SSB lineup old and new nothing is said about other Amiibos. For those you have to go eBay.
I'm after a complete collection.. but I did skip variants of the same characters: Famicom R.O.B., Bayonetta 1, Cloud 2, and Female Corrin
What about the Bayonettas and Corrin - Player 2? They barely released them in the first place.
@AxeltheBuizel For the big chains like Toys R Us and Wal-Mart, there are huge central distribution outlets that decide what to send to each individual stores. And those central outlets are often really bad at ensuring that stock of things like toys are distributed evenly. So some stores will get huge supplies of a rare figure, and other stores will get none.
The reprinted amiibo now have the red Nintendo logo rather than the original grey one. Sucks a bit if you're trying to complete a boxed collection.
@gutsdozier That makes sense, especially since I'm pretty sure most people who run those centers probably see them as just toys with no idea about their value and demand.
No Bayonetta 1/2? Cool, that saves me a few bucks
I really hope they plan on restocking Kirby. I amazingly haven't been able to find one since launch.
Cool. I'm interested in Wario, Mac and all of the FE characters.
I got a dozen or so but it was way easier collecting all the Disney Infinity characters. I gave up on Amiibos but always looked when I was out shopping.
A few stores had old stock. I got Ryu and Samus for $9.98 each but it's for Wii U.
@Superzone13 so none are on eBay?
@SwitchForce Yes, but they're overpriced. Not paying a penny over the regular price unless I'm left with no other choice. Hoping for a restock soon.
@SwitchForce - Ebay is awful. Because everyone ask for more on there then the actual retail price...... and just pathetic overall with the prices......
Better off just getting the amiibo cards an en mass then getting an a figure
@IceEarthGuard @Superzone13 well you don't have a choice if neither retailers have them anymore. Where else are you going to go then. Your wishing isn't going to happen only SSB of old are the one that will most likely get made for release of SSB. They aren't going to revisit Amiibos no longer made that isn't part of SSB.
I am still dreaming of a game on Switch that acts like a sequel to Mii Plaza on 3DS, but uses Amiibo. ALL Amiibo and updates for each new one.
I just have to get DK. Want 'em all, got Pac-Man, Mario, Samus and Mega Man. Also gotta get that K. rool, Pokemon Trainer, Lil' Mac, Piranha Plant and Jr.
Have all SMB amiibos from a Wii U / 3DS era & some more from other series, have to stop collecting them but it's so hard..
Just want Young Link, but who knows when pre-orders will open for that.
Amazon Japan had the entire roster available for pre order not too long ago. Ordered a few of those rare ones like Cloud Player 2 and Corrin player 2 and they’re due in Jan/Feb. Megaman, Sonic, the lot we’re there.
To follow up on my last post, just got Young Link off of Amazon Japan. So I guess that was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.
As soon as a new game was announced, stores around me started selling the Smash Bros. series amiibo. Target started selling Mario and Pikachu, and GameStop started selling Link and Samus. Picked up Link soon after!
I'm happy that Sheik is getting a reprint even though I already have one. Scalpers have long had a field day with that particular amiibo, going for many times its MSRP before the reprint.
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