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I had every alert set up, email notifications from amazon, etc. Got alerts from BB the night before, but sold out fast. Missed the 3 am launch on Amazon, no email from them. The next day, tried to order when they went live from Target, removed from cart, GameStop, removed from cart, site crash, Walmart, no stock, sold out. Rolled to my local game stop after calling them, and I was able to pre order one of 10 they have in store to sell. There were three nerds behind me to get theirs. Nintendo failed...again.

I downloaded this on our wii that uses my son's NNID. I modified parental controls so that he cannot play the game without putting in a pin. I played it for about 30 minutes. It was ok. It was very very difficult, almost everything insta kills you, similar to games in the 80s. So you need mad skillz if you are going to tackle this game. The adult content was pretty entertaining.

Sure why not. Having homepass makes this worth a purchase.

Can we get Killer Instinct Gold or what....

Thanks for this. I got two for my kids and was going to get the new ones from my local GS, then come home, do the transfer, and bring back the old units for the $75 credit.

Bowser and Toon link were showing March 2nd last week. I preordered these from amazon. I just got notification that they are being shipped and should be here Friday. I preordered the same two amiibos from Walmart. I checked walmart's status, they said these Amiibos were scheduled to release Feb 1, but they were delayed to Feb 6, and will be shipping out on the 6th. The local TRU has similar signs. It's a distributor and supply issue, it's not retailers problem. I preordered all the Super Smash Bros Amiibos (game with Mario as well), and the release date, on Amazon, for those amiibos, is next year... LOL! Basically Amazon is like "we really don't know when they will be in stock and ready to ship".

To all the people complaining about me taking pictures of club codes on open box games at gamestop...Please control yourself. These are games that are never going to be sold and the reward program is ending in MARCH so chill the EFF out with your condemnation of me and what I am doing to get some extra coins. Not to mention most people dont even use these codes. I have bought used Nintendo games in the past, that had the NC code in the damn box, entered it, and got credit.

@SwaveSays You're welcome.

I went to my local game stop and snapped pics w/ my phone of codes for games i dont have...so I can get the puzzle

I pre-ordered the entire lot and the fuggin game with mario.

@JaredJ You can no longer register to get coins I thought. Never mind, move along.

If you are Elite, you choose the gift, and it is free.

Epic capacity fail. I take it the server side capacity planning engineer was probably for passing on second down last night, instead of running the ball.

I was able to preorder one, and its coming this week. What amazes me, is that I went to Target yesterday, after picking up my preorder of Lucario, and Bowser was on the display, probably about 6. TRU had some kind of sign up about the new wave of Amiibos, that the date was pushed. I had pre-ordered Bowser and Toon link from Walmart and Amazon. Amazon is saying March 2nd or before, while Walmart is saying they are releasing Feb 6, and I should get them after that. This Amiibo roll out has been a disaster. I paid 30 bux (15 for villager and 15 for shipping) to get villager from amazon Germany for my son. All of these unique amiibos appear to be available in other countries, so I think if you really want it you can get it, but you are looking to pay at least twice the amount.

Stuck at signing in for 30 min now.. Thanks for capacity planning Nintendo..NOT!

@JellySplat Ya it's a sign of our times.

@JellySplat Seriously? 3 Million...you're kidding right.

@Spade_the_prinny Nope. I agree. QQ Cachew. I don't understand the draw of people like him, but...then again I'm not 11 yo.

@TingLz What day tho, after Nintendo Direct like Game Stop?

I thought only GS had this, and it sold out in hours online after Nintendo Direct. When did BB advertise this unit? Not that it really matters anymore I guess.

@IceClimbers But you get the idea right. Don't you think this is where Nintendo is heading? From all that I have been seeing, it seems that they are trying to get to this stage, and perfect it before any of their competitors can. Sony has the PSP, but I am not really sure just how well that is selling or how well it's integrated into the playstation. Xbox isn't even trying to touch hand held gaming.

I was telling my son I think Nintendo, with what they have done with the Wii U and the 3DS are working on developing some kind of home system that is also portable. I suspect it will be some kind of 3DS XL that can doc into a home game pad station. Since the WII U we see how they are trying to bring both platforms to similar GUI's and user experience, as well as launching similar titles. The only down side to a system like this would mean that the portable system would have to be limited in the games it could play while detached, and you would have to have substantial storage space if a disc based game was to be played on the hand held (also means Nintendo would have to allow you to rip your disks to your system.

I really think this is where they are headed towards, but maybe it's too complicated to engineer.

@Godlygamer you can't pre-order wave 4 yet..at least I don't see any of the retailers offering them up for pre-order yet.

I watched the nintendo direct. At one point, talking about a new game for the 3ds, Steam something, you could use Marth, Ike, and Robin amiibos each round. Then the guy said, for those of you who didn't get Marth in the first wave, don't worry, we are going to be working to ensure plenty are in stock in time for this release (or something to that effect). Basically, as I told my son, when the Wii launched here in the US, and sold out, Nintendo focused on their EMEA launch for the Wii, they did not expect such a strong demand, but after they filled all of their orders in EMEA, they worked on ramping up stock back here in the US. All of these Amiibo's are going to be available again, and in years to come I suspect they will be collecting dust on shelves, as Nintendo over produces to meet demand. I see, on a daily basis, Villager available from Amazon Germany. I actually bought one from Germany for my son. With shipping, it cost a little over $30, cheaper than what most scalpers are going for and what is available on Amazon US.

WTF sold out to Least coasters... This is redickulous

Got mine and Capt Falcon. Can't get pit, nor villager... Annoying.

We need to locate the head of TRU online, stand him up, then FALCON PUNCH!

At 1PM Today I got an email from TRU about the canceled orders:

"We are reaching out today regarding the recent cancellation that has occurred with your online order, #. Unfortunately, there was a processing error that caused your order to erroneously cancel. However, we want you to know that your order has been reinstated.

We thank you for your patience as we work to remedy this situation.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Sincerely,

The Customer Service Team

Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com"

So it looks like your canceled orders are still valid.

@jahasnell at 1PM Today I got an email from TRU about the canceled orders:

"
We are reaching out today regarding the recent cancellation that has occurred with your online order, #. Unfortunately, there was a processing error that caused your order to erroneously cancel. However, we want you to know that your order has been reinstated.

We thank you for your patience as we work to remedy this situation.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Sincerely,
The Customer Service Team
Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com"

So it looks like your canceled orders are still valid.

@jahasnell Nothing yet. And I went online to check the orders, and they all show as Canceled.

I just went to TRU and spoke to a manager. He took a $1 from me to pre-order Lucario @ the store. He told me to be certain to get to the store when it arrives, which is Feb 1. Most of the other workers, who were temp, had no idea what I was talking about

Where is the "crafted" email from TRU about their accident? I guess they are too busy. Well I haven't checked on my official order, but I went ahead and pre-ordered Sonic and Megaman from GameStop so TRU lost my business. I may get Lucario, but I will avoid online orders with TRU (though I have to say I have not had this issue with them in the past).

That ebay listing....is out of stock now, after 631 sold. LOL TRU good god. #EpicFail

I'm skeptic of the Lucario ebay offering. I didn't even think it was out yet, and like most I thought it was going to be available end of the year early next.

WTF Toys R Us: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/19/toys-r-us-lucario-amiibo-pre-orders-not-being-canceled/?ncid=rss_truncated

Just saw this article on twitter:

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/12/19/those-toys-r-us-amiibo-cancellations-apparently-due-to-delays-and-constrained-supply/

Also thanks for the little mac link. ORDERED!

I got an email as well. Sonic, Megaman, and Lucario orders canceled. Earlier this week (this past Sunday actually) I got an email from Amazon telling me that Little Mac, Captian Falcon, and Pit were now available on their site, when I went, they were not to be found.. Some kind of glitch. And of course, as someone stated, Amazon posted a comment about those three Amiibos. This is irritating, as my son absolutely wants these, and I'm not the kind of dude who's going to check store inventories, I want to order it and have it shipped.