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Gamespot: Apparent Amiibo Manufacturing Error Gives Marth Two Swords

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Tripon

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A reader sent us an image of a Marth Amiibo with two swords and no sheath. Marth is only supposed to have one sword and one sheath, as you can see in the official, Nintendo-prepared image below.

We've seen multiple images and three videos that seem to suggest that this Marth Amiibo is a bonafide manufacturing blunder, and not someone trying to pull a fast one on us.

We're also told that the toy remains factory sealed, something we concluded was true after seeing videos that seemed to show the box had not been tampered with.

Of course, this is the Internet, and nothing is ever absolutely 100 percent.

This rumored Amiibo manufacturing error is particularly noteworthy because it's the first we've ever seen of this kind of mistake. As such, it could become a valuable collector's item, just like the legless Prince Peach Amiibo that sold for over $25,000 earlier this week.

If there's enough interest around the dual-wielding Marth Amiibo, expect it to show up for sale on eBay, the reader told us. Marth could end up proving to be a true rarity, as some reports are coming in that the character may have already been discontinued by Nintendo.
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http://www.gamespot.com/articles/apparent-amiibo-manufacturing-error-gives-marth-tw/1100-6424190/

The Marth amiibo is certainly one of the hardest to find.

Anyway, I find it interesting that while amiibo is a relative success, that there's a market for defects amiibos that I don't think you saw with Disney Infinity or Skylanders figures. Ebay speculation is always a thing, but nobody is paying thousands of dollars just because an DI Esla figure had two left arms.

The Marth in question.
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What the heck is going on. First Samus now Marth. Who's next?

Link pls
 
My gf actually contacted the person who was selling the infamous $25,000 legless peach out of curiosity. He said the person hadn't paid (yet) and he thinks that they were just trying to drive up the price so nobody bought it. Considering others are going for about $100...
 
Tripon said:
Anyway, I find it interesting that while amiibo is a relative success, that there's a market for defects amiibos that I don't think you saw with Disney Infinity or Skylanders figures. Ebay speculation is always a thing, but nobody is paying thousands of dollars just because an DI Esla figure had two left arms.
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I never much followed those figures, but were there ever widespread reports of mistakes like this?
 
Are both Swords bent? In any case is it like the Samus one of being two right arms?

Cloud Strife said:
25,000?!?!?!? For a legless Peach?!
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Except it is a non paying bidder.
Fourth Storm said:
My gf actually contacted the person who was selling the infamous $25,000 legless peach out of curiosity. He said the person hadn't paid (yet) and he thinks that they were just trying to drive up the price so nobody bought it. Considering others are going for about $100...
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Why Gamespot couldn't do as you did I do not know but it really peeves me when they perpetrate these lies because the following are too hard; using your head and knowing how an eBay auction works, actually talking to someone (...journalists talking to people, madness...). But hey people are assholes who ruin auctions for the luls doesn't make a good story.
 
I don't actually understand how this happens.

Like, wouldn't the Samus Ammibo be manufactured with distinct left and right arms?
How does it make sense that they'd be interchangeable and that a machine would put it together like that?
 
You Amiibo people are getting gamed like crazy.

"Super rare error" yet cool double weapon figures. Already discontinued series before the first Xmas. Whole thing smells like social engineering to me.
 
SoulUnison said:
I don't actually understand how this happens.

Like, wouldn't the Samus Ammibo be manufactured with distinct left and right arms?
How does it make sense that they'd be interchangeable and that a machine would put it together like that?
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Aren't these usually assembled and have details painted on by hand?
 
MrBadger said:
The faulty ones look really badass, actually. I ain't even mad

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Ooooh that one is so fucking cool. I'm not even one of those people that doesn't like to open things(I buy something, that shit is getten open as soon as I get home) but I would leave that baby sealed up
 
Daingurse said:
Jesus, didn't know Amiibo's were selling for such prices. Guess these are the new Beanie Babies, hell worth more it seems.
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I've been saying this for about a week now.

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/12/01/Billion-dollar-Babies-The-Story-of-Beanie-Babies/

Everything Nintendo is doing is deliberate and people are eating it up.

From their purposely confusing about stock of characters to randomly retiring some without saying a thing, to the random collectible defect.

All of it is designed to get people into the stores, buying all the ones that they can get, and looking through all of them for a golden egg. It creates mass hysteria and sells the shit out as fast as possible.

Look in the main Amiibo thread and you'll see people now buying all the Amiibos they weren't planning on getting in case they stop making them since Wave 2 went on sale early and already sold out, before the date they were supposed to go on sale.

And now we're going to get a new thread for every defect? It's crazy.
 
Quadraphonic said:
I've been saying this for about a week now.

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/12/01/Billion-dollar-Babies-The-Story-of-Beanie-Babies/

Everything Nintendo is doing is deliberate and people are eating it up.

From their purposely confusing about stock of characters to randomly retiring some without saying a thing, to the random collectible defect.

All of it is designed to get people into the stores, buying all the ones that they can get, and looking through all of them for a golden egg. It creates mass hysteria and sells the shit out as fast as possible.

Look in the main Amiibo thread and you'll see people now buying all the Amiibos they weren't planning on getting in case they stop making them since Wave 2 went on sale early and already sold out, before the date they were supposed to go on sale.

And now we're going to get a new thread for every defect? It's crazy.
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True, but I also think that Nintendo was caught unaware of how popular certain figures are as well.
 
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