I wish I could line-up for Amiibos. I'm ready to get up at 3AM, walk 6km and wait 5h in the rain if I need to get those.My Best Buy Meta Knight story:
3: the number of people in line
2: my place in the line
1: the number of Meta Knights available for non-preorders
The guy first in line said he felt like a jerk for taking the only Meta Knight. I didn't mind so much though -- he'd been standing outside in the cold for 2 hours and I only got there 15 mins before opening, so it was totally fair.
But unfortunately, there's no such thing as "release date" here. Just a luck game. You're either too early or too late.