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Gold Mario Amiibo Confirmed to be Walmart Exclusive
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balladofwindfishes
Member
Walmart has trouble even keeping any Amiibos in stock, let alone a rare exclusive lol
Anyone know when this will release? This is the only Amiibo I ever want or need. Mario 64 was my very first game back in the 90's. It would be an for nostalgia reasons keeping this Amiibo as something I own. And a piece of history for myself. To remind me that I started with Nintendo.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
I remember when I was trying to buy an eShop card from Walmart a few weeks ago and they had like an 85 year-old man working in the electronics section who didn't know how to scan the bar code. Thank you Jesus for blessing me with self control. I literally expect somebody to die over this. Just imagine a bunch of neckbeards swarming the night shift employees at 12:00 a.m., asking where the Gold Mario amiibos are. You think the scalping is bad now? Just wait.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Yep. Gonna grab wave 4 then cash out. Fuck this.
At least this is one Amiibo that won't have paint errors.
A limited edition Toy is limited and being sold at select few retailers. I honestly don't understand why people are upset by this. Limited items are by definition supposed to be hard to get. There's still a regular version of this same Amiibo coming out and being that it's Mario, the regular version should be easy to get *shrug*
Mockingbird
Member
It's called entitlement.
Amazon? I hope
That's my bet for the silver one.
bananafactory
Banned
Why are people mad about retailer exclusive Amiibo?
It's not like this is DLC or something
It's not like this is DLC or something
TheSlySoul
Member
It's one thing to do this worldwide and it is another to do it specifically in one region only.
Also not liking stupid practices is entitlement, sure!
Oh really?!? Seems like everyone is camping out trying to get these things EXACTLY as Nintendo wanted. They learned to do it more if nothing else.
Because the US is the only country doing this shit...
blankempathy
Member
While it can be a pain because once one store is sold out thats pretty much it. Good luck finding a Rosalina in the states. At least non exclusive ones give you another chance at other retailers so you're pretty much stuck importing. Anyways even after that it doesn't entirely bug me but what does bother me is that its walmart. A chain that is notorious for being a gigantic unorganized mess. All my walmart amiibos are still locked up behind glass where they store systems. People were finding WFT/marth/villager at walmart a month after release because they never put them out until then. And I can't entirely blame the employees because their problems are at an executive level.
Of course you SAY that.. but...
TheSlySoul
Member
Yep. In EU and Japan you can get any Amiibo right now. Wave 4 is open.
NA going to get Best Buy, K-Mart, Walmart, Target, TRU, Gamestop, Radio Shack, Blockbuster, Fry's, and some other store to get all of them.
It has gotten insane at this point.
Plus many Amiibo never hit retail at all like Pit and Little Mac. There is limited edition and then there is finding a leprechaun riding a unicorn.
Raven77
Member
Oddvintagechap
Member
I hate Amiibos but I want one.
A little trophy for 10 yearold me.
A little trophy for 10 yearold me.
TheSlySoul
Member
I will scout out my store when the time comes for peeps. My guess is since they say Easter it is releasing April?
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
I read the title as "God Mario".
I was wondering if Mario had some kind of ascended form that I didn't know about.
I was wondering if Mario had some kind of ascended form that I didn't know about.
TheSlySoul
Member
Yeah, pretty much cut out retailers. Sell it to the scalpers that post it online for $50+.
Also this reddit page is pretty amusing: http://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/2w9w5i/walmart_poster_is_likely_a_fake/
pete_clarf
Member
I was just going to post... is there anyone that doesn't actually live near a Wal-Mart? I guess there is at least one person.
I don't even think this is real anymore. The poster is likely fake.
None in San Francisco. There are Targets. Also, Walgreens everywhere.
Hours Left
Member
Retailer exclusive stuff is the worst. Just stop it.
Nintendo probably had exclusive deals lined up for months in advance with retailers. Plus, for the sake of retailer relationships, you wouldn't want to segregate anyone. It becomes a "me too" thing. All of Wal-Mart's competitors received exclusives, so it only makes sense that they, too, would want and expect the same.
Either way, I don't see the issue with it. It's no different than other limited edition items. Some will get it, some won't. Just have to hope you're one of the lucky ones
Either way, I don't see the issue with it. It's no different than other limited edition items. Some will get it, some won't. Just have to hope you're one of the lucky ones
RomanticHeroX
Member
I hate you, NoA. I fucking hate you so much.
Permanently A
Junior Member
Man, not caring about Amiibos has paid off in spades.
Tell that to Mr 100 Rosalina.
Deep hurting