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[IntelliHeath]

Imagine this!

47 characters Amiibo
46 Kirby Amibbo (That's right! EVERY KIRBY FIGURE WOULD COME WITH A CHARACTER HAT)
6 Alt Characters Amiibo (Male Wii Fit Trainer, Animal Crossers, Classic Wario)

 

[spyroflame0487]

The figures look like kids meal giveaways. But I'll probably still buy a few....blah.

You need to take a closer look at them. And also take a look at happy meal toys again lol.

Imagine this!

47 characters Amiibo
46 Kirby Amibbo (That's right! EVERY KIRBY FIGURE WOULD COME WITH A CHARACTER HAT)
6 Alt Characters Amiibo (Male Wii Fit Trainer, Animal Crossers, Classic Wario)

Oh god don't give them ideas! Actually, I was thinking they could always do variants and such with these. Skylanders has quite a few of them (both Chase figures and Alt Deco figures) and DI has crystal ones. Just as long as they don't stick em with one retailer, aka "Toys R Us Exclusive Fire Mario!"

Im still hoping the price over here will be about $9.99. That'd be perfect for me, but I guess the range they were saying would be ok. Maybe $13.99 would be pushing it.

 

[Breakdown Robot]

Amazon has a page set up for them. Their email notifications are hit and miss, but I went ahead and signed up as soon as the listing went up during E3 week.

EDIT: Also praying these things aren't blind boxed.

 

[entremet]

Those things must pure profit at those damn prices lol.

 

[Bsigg12]

£12.85 = $21.81

Yeowch!

They'll be $14.99 in the States. They'll be priced alongside the more expensive Skylanders.

 

[TomShoe]

Those things must pure profit at those damn prices lol.

It's an RFID chip inside a little figurine. Straight green right there.

 

[Exile20]

Fist game to use them will be Toad right?

 

[ChoklitCow]

Bowser? Bowser. Bowser? Bowser! ...Bowser

But hey, at least there is Villager.

 

[Currygan]

price's a bit too steep, sorry. Slash that or I'll import

 

[ChoklitCow]

Fist game to use them will be Toad right?

I think on Treehouse they said Smash.

 

[Poyunch]

That Kirby amiibo is adorable.

 

[Hours Left]

That Kirby amiibo is adorable.

Yeah, I love the pose they used for him.

Pretty much all the poses are great. Very dynamic.

 

[playingwithfire]

Kinda wish they weren't all based off the smash bros designs.

 

[Pelydr]

You need to take a closer look at them. And also take a look at happy meal toys again lol.

Ugh, no I don't. They look cheap as hell. They are boring and generic. They very well could be happy meal toys.

 

[Inferno313]

Kinda wish they weren't all based off the smash bros designs.

Well these are the figurines for Smash Bros. When MK8 adds support, or Yoshi's Wooly World, they'll have figurines in the style of those games.

 

[Hours Left]

Kinda wish they weren't all based off the smash bros designs.

If they were based off the Brawl designs, I'd totally agree with you, but I love the art direction of Smash WiiU/3DS. I think they've nailed pretty much every character so far.

But I'm sure there will be more lines down the road. Especially for the more mainstream characters.

Ugh, no I don't. They look cheap as hell. They are boring and generic. They very well could be happy meal toys.

Do you eat at the secret, expensive LeBron James McDonalds?

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

Ugh, no I don't. They look cheap as hell. They are boring and generic. They very well could be happy meal toys.

If the casting and painting is anywhere near the level of the E3 display you're nuts. I have Nintendo happy meal toys, and they sure as hell don't look anything like that.

 

[Jomjom]

The figures dont work for both 3ds and wii u? You have to get one for each platform??

 

[freakzilla3000]

I wonder when Gamestop is going to start preordering these bad boys...

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Ugh, no I don't. They look cheap as hell. They are boring and generic. They very well could be happy meal toys.

I'm pretty sure you're the only person who's said this.

 

[mattiewheels]

How much did Skylander and Infinity figures debut at?

 

[Kacho]

So damn expensive. Yikes.

 

[Usobuko]

Samus Amiibo the best Amiibo

 

[secretanchitman]

Will get the Sheik one whenever it comes out. $20 is a tad overpriced but it's only one so I don't mind too much.

 

[Hours Left]

I don't think anyone should get "attached" to this price. I imagine it's just an estimation.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Will wait for the Megaman figure and then I'll buy 20

 

[SamVonSam]

I'm honestly surprised that there's not a Zero Suit Samus figure.

Probably 2nd wave or something.

 

[Blues1990]

I'm honestly surprised that there's not a Zero Suit Samus figure.

Probably 2nd wave or something.

There are a number of characters that aren't available in the first wave, so it's inevitable that a second wave of SSBU/SSB3DS Amiibo's are in the planning stage.

 

[Hours Left]

I really hope they bring out some bundles too. Since I'm planning on buying a bunch (read: all), I would like to see some discounts for purchasing multiple Amiibos at a time.

 

[fedexpeon]

I need that Link, Kirby, Peach, Zelda, Samus Amiibos.

 

[AniHawk]

Ugh, no I don't. They look cheap as hell. They are boring and generic. They very well could be happy meal toys.

some pictures i took at e3

mario happy meal toys

 

[Exile20]

I think on Treehouse they said Smash.

So Smash is coming out before before Toad? Interesting.

 

[Rodney McKay]

When I was a kid the toys I liked the least were the static "action pose" figures like these.

No opposablility, stuck to a round base plate, and the pose they are in is either something generic and boring, or in the middle of an action that makes it a weird toy to play with.

I get that the hook of these is for their game compatibility, but as a fun toy for a kid to play with, I'd rather have spent that $15 (or however much they'll cost) on a cool Transformer /Beast Wars toy or saved up the cost of two of these figures and gotten a whole new GBA game.

 

[Jomjom]

When I was a kid the toys I liked the least were the static "action pose" figures like these.

No opposablility, stuck to a round base plate, and the pose they are in is either something generic and boring, or in the middle of an action that makes it a weird toy to play with.

I get that the hook of these is for their game compatibility, but as a fun toy for a kid to play with, I'd rather have spent that $15 (or however much they'll cost) on a cool Transformer /Beast Wars toy or saved up the cost of two of these figures and gotten a whole new GBA game.

These are not action figures. They are just statuettes for you to display.

 

[LiK]

$12 sounds about right. Day one.

 

[Kodaman]

some pictures i took at e3

shieet dat samus...

I keep telling myself that I'm not buying these things but now I don't know what will happen when I have them in front of me

 

[Rodney McKay]

These are not action figures. They are just statuettes for you to display.

Exactly, and when I was a kid I had no interest in buying or playing with toys like that. I feel like these might sell a lot better as actual fun toys kids would want to play with instead of statuettes that a collector would want. That's an area where I think they could actually set themselves apart from SKylanders, since those are basically just statuettes too.

I'm kinda surprised LEGO hasn't jumped into this area of game/toy hybrid market yet. They already come out with one or more games a year and have the toys already. Just put chips in some special blocks or minifigures and have them sync with some of the games they come out with. I'm sure that could be a marketing nightmare though, especially with so many licenses. I doubt you could put your Darth Vader in the Batman game or something, but it'd be a cool implementation to see.

 

[Zalman]

Those prices are too damn high. I'll be waiting for a sale.

 

[cw_sasuke]

I would buy the Villager and Link from this lineup i think.

 

[DICKS AHOY]

£12.85 = $21.81

Yeowch!

As cool as these look I'm only going to get a few if they wind up being $30+ Australian, sheesh.

 

[imjust1n]

20 bucks is very high I'd probably buy one maybe 2 at that price. If it was 10-15 that's a good range.

 

[Star Falcon]

Yeah probably only gonna get my faves - if the 48 characters thing from Smash is true then its £500+ for them all!

 

[HowZatOZ]

Sigh, goodbye food.

 

[Mellahan]

Still waiting to see what Mega Man will look like.

 

[vagabondarts]

Gonna get the Samus and Megaman one (when it comes out).
Only using them next to my desk though.

 

[Busaiku]

Aren't Skylanders like $20 for 3 packs?
This is way too high.

Of course, I'd buy them, but I'm not the audience they want.

 

[Mpl90]

Guys, exchange never represents a good way to guess US prices, starting from UK ones. Otherwise, The Last of Us Remaster US price would be over 71$.

Plus, it seems it's a placeholder.

 

[Hours Left]

Still waiting to see what Mega Man will look like.

Should look just like this...

 

[Currygan]

some pictures i took at e3



mario happy meal toys

well ok. Maybe I'll buy Samus' one. They need to be 7.99 tops, imho

 

[elektrixx]

I hope someone hacks or mods these things so they don't take up so much damn room. These are impractical and go against the goal of my disc-free present and future.