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[PumpkinSpice]

What are these cards for? Do you need them to play the game?

 

[Hagi]

Good luck Amiibo collectors, Pokemon cards were the bane of my existence when I was younger, lol

Least they weren't in packs of three and had useable function in a game

I really wish we had something similar to those trading card machines that are big in Japan would make collecting TCG worth a lot more.

 

[Tempy]

Thought we knew this info already tbh.

Unless people thought they'd deviate from Japan.

 

[ChrisD]

Lol, this will be the amiibo gimmick that falls flat. Honestly can't imagine anyone having the patience to really collect all 100 of them. Hope all the scalpers buy them and then realize nobody else is buying them.

Remember Kid Icarus AR cards?

Those sold in Europe and Japan, and the collecting aspect was even more hopeless than amiibo. I fully expect these cards to sell.

 

[JoeM86]

Good luck Amiibo collectors, Pokemon cards were the bane of my existence when I was younger, lol

Edit: It seems like $3 per 3 cards will be the case, not bad for those who don't care for specifics, but the blind packs still suck for those who are collectors

I dread the day Pokémon amiibo cards come. We all know it'll happen for one of the spin-offs (though I'm hoping Pokkén comes to Wii U or NXConsole and comes with an amiibo figure set of all the playable Pokémon. I'd buy the hell out of that). I will have to get them all.

 

[Hagi]

Actually, the "special" are actually the commons...

There's 17 special and 83 normal cards in the first series, so you'll get a full set of special far before having all the "normal" ones...

Surely that depends on if they are using a rarity ratio or not? I can imagine them doing like a special Suzie or something that is like 1 in 100 lol

 

[El Pescado]

Wait. Are they really 6 per pack in the U.S.? Do we have any confirmation on that? That's much more manageable.

As long as there's enough packs floating around for me to be able to get a complete set on my own I don't care how much I have to spend.

 

[Ridley327]

What are these cards for? Do you need them to play the game?

I don't think they're required to play the game, but I do think you will need them to complete certain requests.

 

[Ibuki]

At least I can save money on this. 3 in a pack is just robbery.

 

[AdanVC]

Phew, good thing I don't have interest on this amiibo cards, otherwise I would be already suffering on planning how to collect them all if they are gonna be in blind packs!

 

[krumble]

Yeah, I'm not collecting cards, they don't look pretty on my shelves.

THIS!

 

[giancarlo123x]

They are off their fucking rocker, 3 cards and it's a blind pack? Nope.

 

[shandy706]

I like Amiibos......I don't really care about these cards at all.

 

[Ushojax]

What are these cards for? Do you need them to play the game?

I think each the game concept is that you scan in a villager card, and then design a home that suits their taste. The more cards you have, the more homes you get to design.

 

[Tempy]

You don't need to collect all 100 btw...

 

[JoeM86]

I think each the game concept is that you scan in a villager card, and then design a home that suits their taste. The more cards you have, the more homes you get to design.

Not quite. These cards guarantee you get those characters to do homes for. You get to do many of them as standard, but random like the main game. It's just the cards guarantee it, and they also allow you to place them into scenes for photos etc.

They also unlock mini-games in Animal Crossing amiibo Festival

You don't need to collect all 100 btw...

Indeed. There is at least one more set coming (Series 2 comes out September 30th in Japan), likely with the same amount of cards.

 

[Shadow2222]

This reminds me of the (not nearly as valuable or collected) eReader Animal Crossing cards that came out so long ago. I still have a ton of them!

 

[-Horizon-]

Packs of 3 suck

 

[ohlawd]

IIRC it comes with a card. As in one.

I can't

dunno now. I have a preorder which makes the price come out to US parity. I know for sure I'd buy some packs to make up for the one card. it's gonna look like I won't be able to save money after all >_>

 

[kubus]

Three cards is kinda odd and especially the fact that there's a guaranteed "special" card in each pack makes it really hard to collect all the normal cards.

Wonder what the euro price will be. I fear it's gonna be like €5 for one pack while it should be €3 following the Japanese price.

 

[papercan55]

100 cards will launch alongside the game, each sold in blind packs of three.

 

[Koren]

If you were amazingly lucky enough to get a unique card in each pack, that'd be $102 for the set.

If you're lucky, you'll need at least 42 packs, since it's 1 out of 17 and 2 out of 83.

If it's pure luck, it's a bit more than 200 packs on average to complete the set, assuming that all couple of cards in each pack as the same probability. It's even worse if the probability differ for the cards.

Trading is a must to get the complete set.

 

[M3d10n]

Final stage before unleashing NFC Pokemon TCG.

Also, I'm shocked almost nobody considered that you can trade these cards. They are not DLC. Bunch of shut ins.

 

[Vena]

At 300‎¥ in Japan, that's ~3$ USD. Are the America's going to see 6 per 3$ or 6 per 6$?

These cards are thick and big, but I don't know why they are making them 3-packs. I'd have done a 5-pack at least for this price.

I think each the game concept is that you scan in a villager card, and then design a home that suits their taste. The more cards you have, the more homes you get to design.

The cards just let you use a specific house-needing guest whenever you want, otherwise they are random. You don't actually need them for any part of the game as far as we're aware.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Nintendo recognising their future isn't in expanding their userbase anymore, but flaying the skin of their diehard loyalists.

Really get that flesh peeling.

 

[malfcn]

Nintendo going back to its card roots.

 

[ffdgh]

For once it feels nice not to be a AC fan.

Best of luck collectors...You're going to need it.

 

[El-Suave]

This is the same as the power discs of Disney Infinity (blind packs of two). They'll probably do retailer exclusives, too - but then at least you know which rare card you'll be getting. Ebay really is your best bet if you want a full collection. After the initial frenzy has cooled off prizes should be reasonable unless Nintendo is really evil and does more than two rarity levels.

 

[nikos]

I don't need this.

Spoiler

I'm going to by them anyway.

 

[Stumpokapow]

My brain is groggy so it's way too early for me to work out the probability on this, so I did a Monte Carlo simulation to figure out how much it would cost to complete the set provided there are no duplicates in a pack:

Across my simulation, the mean number of packs you would need to buy to complete the set is 171; the minimum number of packs you would need to buy is 85, and the maximum 509. I'm guessing packs will be $3-5 a pack, so I'm sure you can all do multiplication.

Nintendo does DLC right.

Spoiler

How much do you think it would cost if they did allow duplicates in a pack? OMG LOL

 

[Jamix012]

if it's $4-$5 or less I won't whine too much but anything more is a disaster.

 

[NeonZ]

Do they really think Animal Crossing is that big? This just seems overall weird.

They're just cards, rather than figures, and due to the large number of them it's very unlikely they'll see support outside of the one game made for them. And it's just a spin off too, rather than a main game...

 

[Vena]

if it's $4-$5 or less I won't whine too much but anything more is a disaster.

Its 3$ if you use the Japanese price converted to USD, which was reliable for Amiibo figures.

Nintendo does DLC right.[/spoiler]

Would we even count this as DLC when it doesn't actually add any content or do much of anything at all?

 

[papercan55]

I'm guessing packs will be $3-5 a pack

guess again...
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4178299.htm?cmpid=COJUN&catalogId=10001&cjsurferid=878202912896323950%3A6wpPZgvQB15R&_%24ja=tsid%3A11674%7Cprd%3A6149513&storeId=10151&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fstatic%2FProduct%2FpartNumber%2F4178299.htm&referrer=COJUN

£19.99!!

 

[Outtrigger888]

Is happy home a free download? Or do you have to buy the game also?

 

[superNESjoe]

Yeah, I'm not buying any of these. Then again I'm not gonna buy home designer either.

I'll stick with the Smash amiibo for now.

 

[SerTapTap]

Across my simulation, the mean number of packs you would need to buy to complete the set is 171;

Jesus christ even at $3 that's more than a home console. Just let me buy a set of all 100 for $30 or something, I won't be buying this crazy crap

Is happy home a free download? Or do you have to buy the game also?

Best buy still has it at $40, though I'd be surprised it it weren't at most $35, it being more expensive than ACNL would be silly IMO.

 

[Tempy]

Would you really want all of them? I'd trade away the sheep for example.

 

[Amory]

what even are these things? they're not actual amiibos in the same way the figurines are, are they?

 

[megalowho]

Reminds me of the EA Ultimate Team virtual card games and their slot lever packs, but with even less value for your dollar and possibly less functionality as well. Do people actually want a feature like this in an Animal Crossing game or does it just appeal to that collectible, gotta catch em all mentality that Nintendo taps into so well?

 

[Vena]

Is happy home a free download? Or do you have to buy the game also?

Game is standard price, the cards don't add anything to the game.

 

[Madao]

seems like this is the perfect moment to get out of the Animal Crossing train.

 

[Robin64]

Do they really think Animal Crossing is that big? This just seems overall weird.

They're just cards, rather than figures, and due to the large number of them it's very unlikely they'll see support outside of the one game made for them. And it's just a spin off too, rather than a main game...

They work with two games already, Happy Home Designer and the Wii U amiibo party thing. Note they are branded as "Animal Crossing" with no subtitle, so they may also work with the next real AC.

 

[woopWOOP]

Three a pack, huh? Hope they aren't too expensive.

If I buy one pack and the Digby amiibo (which I'm probably gonna get anyway), I'll have enough ...stuff for that four player AC boardgame thing! BOOYA

 

[Ridley327]

Is happy home a free download? Or do you have to buy the game also?

I think you're confusing the game with the Wii U game, which does require Amiibos to be able to play it.

 

[Vital Tundra]

3? I thought it would b like any normal booster pack.

 

[El-Suave]

This kind of explains why they're bundling the NFC reader for free with the game (in Germany). A good dealer can afford to supply a free crack pipe I guess.

 

[SerTapTap]

Would you really want all of them? I'd trade away the sheep for example.

I don't see any particular reason to even buy these if you're not after either specific cards or a complete set.

Though watch how buying an Isabelle card for $50 on ebay probably ends up cheaper than buying random packs

 

[YianGaruga]

If you don't intend to collect them all this seems pretty cool. Buy 3-4 packs and trade with friends or on the internet for ones you want. Maybe buy another one every now and then.

For collectors: Good luck I guess

 

[Nori Chan]

Blind packs. Omg I'm crying

eBay should just dedicate a whole second site for Nintendo memorabilia.