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So far, I've managed to get everyone I've wanted for MSRP, but drat, Ike is determined to break me. Edit: Yeah, I cracked. Won a cheapish ebay auction. So, I'll have an Ike sometime next week. TheMaskedChemist fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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redwalrus posted:Is Nintendo still claiming limited shelf space for lack of amiibo in NA? When was lack of shelf space ever cited as a concern ever?
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Feb 27, 2015 01:01
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jivjov posted:When was lack of shelf space ever cited as a concern ever? Yeah I think that was their "reason" (in quotes because it never came directly from Nintendo's mouth) the N3DS regular size wasn't coming over here. Not the amiibo thing. There's plenty of room for those fuckers, they just decided that 4 of the pegs on the wall should have Mario on them and another 4 should have Pikachu on them, that makes it look like there are more of them.
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Feb 27, 2015 01:29
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jivjov posted:When was lack of shelf space ever cited as a concern ever? the closest Wal-mart to where I live has dedicated the entirety of Amiibos to 8 pegs in the game accessory section, and it's only filled with Marios, peaches, Pikachus and a few Luigis. I have a hard time figuring out why they bothered getting a gold mario exclusive when they don't even dedicate the shelf space for them.
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Feb 27, 2015 01:44
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So, how long did the golden mario amiibos on walmart dot com last? I saw a post saying they were there and then they were just gone. Did they only last like 8 minutes or something? Why did it have to be Walmart? They are notorious for handling stuff like this poorly. I heard that "3000 Walmarts" will get this gold Mario in stores. Does that mean all Walmarts, or are only SOME Walmarts going to even get them!?
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Feb 27, 2015 01:47
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Pixeltendo posted:the closest Wal-mart to where I live has dedicated the entirety of Amiibos to 8 pegs in the game accessory section, and it's only filled with Marios, peaches, Pikachus and a few Luigis. To Make Money
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Feb 27, 2015 01:49
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Pixeltendo posted:the closest Wal-mart to where I live has dedicated the entirety of Amiibos to 8 pegs in the game accessory section, and it's only filled with Marios, peaches, Pikachus and a few Luigis. Every store in my area has a total of 10-12 pegs for amiibos. Compare Disney Infinity and Skylanders, being multiplat, get 20+ pegs. Of course, Nintendo stuff in general gets the shaft over here so its really no surprise.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:00
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Is it possible for Amiibos to go the way of the beanie baby? Didn't BBs fail because they made thousands of unique ones? Nintendo only has so many characters right? You think we'll ever see more than 100 uniques?
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Feb 27, 2015 02:13
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gay skull posted:The mystique of golden Nintendo poo poo. Aside from SNES and Game Boy, there's always been a handful of games, portables, controllers, etc that tend to either be limited edition or hard to find in some form or another that have a gold paint job. Zelda Skyward Sword Wii remotes go for like $80, gold nunchucks were club Nintendo exclusive and go for over a hundo, and I remember the golden N64 controller being a Nintendo Power exclusive giveaway for whoever got the best time on Mario Raceway in MK64. Imagine how much a complete set of every Nintendo functionally-identical-but-gold item would cost. drat. Prorat posted:Is it possible for Amiibos to go the way of the beanie baby? 
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Feb 27, 2015 02:18
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Gold Mario just went back in stock, who knows for how long http://www.walmart.com/ip/43814229?www=true&productRedirect=true
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Feb 27, 2015 02:19
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Gold Mario is available NOW NOW NOW
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Feb 27, 2015 02:21
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Well I haven't got a Mario amiibo yet...and I managed to get him this time.  Still rather have Silver Mario through.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:22
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I've found everything I've wanted so far except Mega Man. I almost got him the other day when I got Sonic, but the Wal Mart hadn't updated it's inventory and they refunded my money after doing site to store. If some kind goon comes across one in the wild I'd pay msrp+shipping for it. We seem to have a glut of Toon Links out here so I could maybe trade him if need be.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:23
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So the reason the Gold Mario came back in stock again was because walmart started cancelling orders out from under people who ordered above the quantity limits.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:29
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Just read that Walmart is canceling pre-orders for people that just kept ordering two at a time. Should be interesting for the ebay scalpers. EFB
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Feb 27, 2015 02:30
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gay skull posted:The mystique of golden Nintendo poo poo. Aside from SNES and Game Boy, there's always been a handful of games, portables, controllers, etc that tend to either be limited edition or hard to find in some form or another that have a gold paint job. Zelda Skyward Sword Wii remotes go for like $80, gold nunchucks were club Nintendo exclusive and go for over a hundo, and I remember the golden N64 controller being a Nintendo Power exclusive giveaway for whoever got the best time on Mario Raceway in MK64. It's me, I'm the guy that likes gold controllers (they're neat, and actually useable instead of sitting on a shelf). Incidentally, you missed the Gold Classic Controller Pro that came with Goldeneye on the Wii. The real money controller is the Starlight Gold Gamecube controller though. Japan-only, and only bundled with the matching console. I'm still hoping for a Gold Smash GCN controller  .
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Feb 27, 2015 02:31
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It's out of stock again.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:32
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jivjov posted:Gold Mario is available NOW NOW NOW Showed up in stock on the product page, but out of stock when I try to add it. Dang.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:33
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It'll be available in stores, so I'll probably just try to not die one day.
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Feb 27, 2015 02:35
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Nope not in stock. Thanks for dashing my hopes thread 
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Feb 27, 2015 02:53
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Not feeling too impressed with the Gold Mario. Now if they decided to make Metal Mario and have the Amiibo actually be made out of metal, that would be cool.
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Feb 27, 2015 03:07
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There's Silver Mario. I guess that's kind of Metal Mario?
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Feb 27, 2015 03:10
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-CHA posted:Not feeling too impressed with the Gold Mario. Now if they decided to make Metal Mario and have the Amiibo actually be made out of metal, that would be cool. I want Pink Gold Peach made out of pink gold
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Feb 27, 2015 03:36
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I love that one of the questions on the WalMart page is "Why so salty?"
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Feb 27, 2015 03:42
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It let me add to cart and then told me it was out of stock.... NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Feb 27, 2015 04:05
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Where's Game & Watch?
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Feb 27, 2015 04:30
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I looked and Gold Mario appears to be back in stock. Didn't order one though because I have to be strong and not let the urge beat me.
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Feb 27, 2015 04:37
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GenericMartini posted:I looked and Gold Mario appears to be back in stock. It's been "in stock" for a while, but once you add it to your cart it's out of stock and won't let you checkout unless you remove it.
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Feb 27, 2015 04:48
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Where's Game & Watch? Wave 6.
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Feb 27, 2015 05:00
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Butt Ghost posted:There's Silver Mario. I guess that's kind of Metal Mario? What? Where?
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Feb 27, 2015 05:07
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Heran Bago posted:Imagine how much a complete set of every Nintendo functionally-identical-but-gold item would cost. drat. Considering you'd need ultra rare promo poo poo like the gold version of NWC and a few contest giveaway carts from Japan like Rockman 4 and Punch-Out to complete it,  Neddy Seagoon posted:It's me, I'm the guy that likes gold controllers (they're neat, and actually useable instead of sitting on a shelf). Incidentally, you missed the Gold Classic Controller Pro that came with Goldeneye on the Wii. The real money controller is the Starlight Gold Gamecube controller though. Japan-only, and only bundled with the matching console. I'm still hoping for a Gold Smash GCN controller I thought about mentioning it but couldn't fit it in my post up there without dragging it out too much. That gold CCP is great, I love it, and I bought an extra one on clearance once because it was cheaper to buy the Goldeneye bundle instead of just a standalone controller. But, it was a Club Nintendo exclusive in Japan, so we lucked out on that one. Nintendo's gold stuff is all over the place in rarity, on one hand you have the LBW 3DS which is common and not really worth much more than any other 3DS XL; on the other hand, the hundred dollar nunchuk. By the way, if you ever play PS3, there's a nice official gold controller that's commonplace for that too.
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Feb 27, 2015 05:26
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Heran Bago posted:What? Where? It was announced alongside Gold Mario. It's not out anywhere yet, though. Who knows where it'll be an exclusive at, if Gold Mario is anything to go by.
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Feb 27, 2015 05:26
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They only announced the gold one. The silver one leaked alongside the gold one awhile ago though.
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Feb 27, 2015 05:29
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Trading my spare Meta Knight for a Villager tomorrow. Yeeees.
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Feb 27, 2015 05:31
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Can confirm. I bought four and two were cancelled.
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gay skull posted:By the way, if you ever play PS3, there's a nice official gold controller that's commonplace for that too. Got it and the Xbox 360 ones  . I'm actually only missing an N64 controller and a Gamecube controller (and the latter's a no-way-in-hell thing considering the price on the Starlight Gold's). I also have the LBW XL and the Majora's Mask nXL's, incidentally. Though those were just because I had the patience to wait them out (had a regular 3DS, so didn't need an XL at its launch and just waited for the first nice-looking special edition, ditto for the nXL).And no, I don't plan on grabbing a Gold Mario when they turn up down under. I just want a Shulk, and even then it's because it's the closest to any form of Xenoblade memorabilia we'll probably ever see.
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noirstronaut posted:It'll be available in stores, so I'll probably just try to not die one day. Every Amiibo hunter I've encountered in the wild is a smelly scalper. It's really awful. Please don't make me go to a store.
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Feb 27, 2015 10:34
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Agoat posted:Every Amiibo hunter I've encountered in the wild is a smelly scalper. It's really awful. Please don't make me go to a store. Man you just keep getting unlucky then. There's a group of about 6 of us that keep running into each other at Toys R Us and everyone is super chill, the most I've seen any of them buy is two of the same, and I know he's picking a couple up for a younger sibling, and it's just a fun little meetup every time.
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Feb 27, 2015 13:04
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jivjov posted:Man you just keep getting unlucky then. There's a group of about 6 of us that keep running into each other at Toys R Us and everyone is super chill, the most I've seen any of them buy is two of the same, and I know he's picking a couple up for a younger sibling, and it's just a fun little meetup every time. I've had the same experiences with Agoat. It's usually myself, people who either brag about being scalpers in line or obviously buy as many as possible at the register and then a few kids with their parents.
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I see gross, overwhelmingly overweight losers in the store all the time. Then I realize I'm in the mirror aisle, so I go to the amiibo section and see those people there too.
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