frankie_baby
Member
I have just got the email as well
Why can Nintendo not just make more of the Squids amiibos & send them out later?
That would take months
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GAME UK: Truck carrying Splatoon limited editions stolen.
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That would take months
In quite a few European countries you were able to order the Special Edition up until a few days ago. Some stores even sold it for 45EUR only (32pounds).
My own order is even lower than that. It's 41EUR (+16EUR for the splatoon girl amiibo).
And atm it's still possible to order the SE from amazon.co.uk. I have no idea what your problem is. This is nothing like the Bayonetta 2 Limited Edition. And for that one Nintendo's estimate was actually well done. There were simply a few scalpers, who bought stock as soon as it showed up. You can still buy the LE right from those scalpers for almost "normal" prices. Because of those scalpers I had ordered 3 copies in total from 3 different shops. One got cancelled by one store. And in the end I got 2.
If they would have made 100.000 Bayonetta LEs, scalpers wouldn't have shown up and thus only a few of those copies would have sold. Which would have been pretty bad for Nintendo. I would even say that Bayonetta LE was overproduced. Without scalpers it wouldn't have sold out in the end.
EDIT: it's also available from nintendo.co.uk. And it's also available from thegamecollection.net for 38pounds. Shoppe2.net also has it, but for an overpriced 60pounds.
JimmyJones
Banned
Like the first Fast and the Furious movie but instead of video players it's amiibos and Splatoon.
Bart: Uh, say, are you guys crooks?
Fat Tony: Bart, is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family?
Bart: No.
Fat Tony: Well, suppose you got a large starving family. Is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them?
Bart: Uh uh.
Fat Tony: And, what if your family don't like bread? They like... Amiibos?
Bart: I guess that's okay.
Fat Tony: Now, what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime, Bart?
Fat Tony: Bart, is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family?
Bart: No.
Fat Tony: Well, suppose you got a large starving family. Is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them?
Bart: Uh uh.
Fat Tony: And, what if your family don't like bread? They like... Amiibos?
Bart: I guess that's okay.
Fat Tony: Now, what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime, Bart?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Are squids a slang for thieves?
APZonerunner
Member
Came in here to post a Brera joke and was very pleased to see several fastidious GAFers beat me to it
That Brown Guy
Member
Nintendo.co.uk still has the special edition in stock.
Nah, they ran out at least twenty minutes ago.
Meh, this is going to leave me at least £15 out of pocket if I want all three Amiibos, which isn't exactly the end of the world, but it sure it dam annoying. The delay on actually getting the game, particularly given some folks already have it, makes it doubly so.
LoveCake
Member
They are all sold out
http://store.nintendo.co.uk/games/wii-u/splatoon/all.list?autocomplete=searchsuggestion
I have just ordered the Squidling amiibo from Play-Asia it's going to take longer but the only choice i have.
As for the scum that took the truck i hope they get caught & severely punished!
Funyarinpa
Member
This amiibo craze started to get scary... Sucks to everyone involved.
But what if someone just wanted the truck? Imagine them opening the back, expecring some flashy tech and finding a truckload of squid figures instead
But what if someone just wanted the truck? Imagine them opening the back, expecring some flashy tech and finding a truckload of squid figures instead
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
I bet they can get a lot more money for the Amiibos than the truck.
LoveCake
Member
My thoughts exactly, a claim will be made to insurers, they could at least make more Squidling amiibos & ship them out separately later on.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
The edition just got harder to get which means more demand straight from Nintendo (hence it being OOS) they're probably seeing it as a good thing.
And if the thieves have any idea about what amiibos are, their reaction was "OMG, jackpot!!!"
What's worth more:
- a truck filled with Samsung TVs
- a truck filled with Shulk Amiibos
Because Nintendo don't just have several thousand spare Squid Amiibo's lying around, and retooling a factory back up to manufacture them again would likely take more than a little time, not to mention the whole manufacturing them and shipping them back into Europe again.
You're talking weeks at best case - who the heck is going to wait for that stock to be replaced?
That seems completely disrespectful to their customers. They should make more and delay the shipment, not cancel customer orders outright.
Bluekaveli
Member
I wonder which gaf member did this.
So sorry to hear.I was going to make a joke at this thread, then I read this and you hit me with reality. Sorry to hear. I hope game aren't twisting this tale
Just cancelled preorder and went with Amazon.
Supersecret tip, dont do what I did.
Why not? I hear you ask. Game are giving you £10 off the standalone meaning the price is £22 sans Amiibo, they also beat any trade in price by £1. CEX are trading in Splatoon for £24 so youd get £25 of store credit for £22.
Every little helps right?
Supersecret tip, dont do what I did.
Why not? I hear you ask. Game are giving you £10 off the standalone meaning the price is £22 sans Amiibo, they also beat any trade in price by £1. CEX are trading in Splatoon for £24 so youd get £25 of store credit for £22.
Every little helps right?
It's all good, already spoken to him and he's accepting it like a big boy. He's more interested in the hat than t shirt so I'll stick with the standard edition downgrade - I'll just get him something else to make up for it
Glad to see CEX do the right thing though, any stock they take in will likely be this stolen shipment.
Zomba13
Member
It's Nintendo and Amiibos. There are literally no more to replace the stock with. What is out there is all there will be.
Just imagine how that would look like
Disgusting. They better not have anything like this on their next console or I'm done with this company for good. Not even Pokemon will bring me back.
Diablohead
Member
Those saying about nintendo restocking game, they can't even restock their own stores with amiibo because they under produce them.
sadly that's probably true.
sadly that's probably true.
Linkstrikesback
Member
Stolen amiibo footage
I saw this gif and my first thought was to play this music to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Tid2htBlE
Now I can't stop laughing..
Funyarinpa
Member
Amazing!
I bet the Rosalina guy is currently banging his head against the wall because someone beat him to it
Damn, took four pages! haha
Finale Fireworker
Member
This is anarchy. Are no amiibos safe?
>rushes home
>flys through house
>plays special sequence on baby grand piano
>secret chamber opens
No!
>vault safe is blown open
>amiibos are gone
>at the last minute, witness the Zodiac Killer escaping into the emergency tunnel with a bag full of amiibos
>I can hear their fear
>Nintendoomed
>rushes home
>flys through house
>plays special sequence on baby grand piano
>secret chamber opens
No!
>vault safe is blown open
>amiibos are gone
>at the last minute, witness the Zodiac Killer escaping into the emergency tunnel with a bag full of amiibos
>I can hear their fear
>Nintendoomed
Cow Mengde
Banned
What if Nintendo planned this to drive up demand and hype for Splatoon? I mean, how many thieves do you know knows WTF is a Splatoon?
Someone in the UK stole a truck full of Wii U games...
I feel like that's one of the seven seals being broken or something. Really blows for the folks expecting this though.
I was trying so hard to read the rest of this thread before posting but goddamn it CV. :lol
I feel like that's one of the seven seals being broken or something. Really blows for the folks expecting this though.
I was trying so hard to read the rest of this thread before posting but goddamn it CV. :lol
uncredited male
Member
How many thieves do you know exactly?
Funyarinpa
Member
Tinfoil Hat Amiibo, now for only 20 USD!... Oh wait, I have a call.
Truck? What truck?... Oh, dammit... No trace of the thief, you say? Not a single Amiibo left?
*beep*
Sorry, apparently our stock of the Tinfoil Hat Amiibo got stolen. We will give you a Fedora Amiibo for 15 USD instead.
Omega Kirby
Member
Lmao, the thirst is real
For anyone affected by the GAME missing truck, TGC have the LE version with the Squid Amiibo in stock now for £39.
http://www.thegamecollection.net/all-products/?title=Splatoon&keywords=splatoon
http://www.thegamecollection.net/all-products/?title=Splatoon&keywords=splatoon
iNvid02
Member
maybe they read a newspaper article about the supply/demand situation for amibo and thought people would be frothing at the mouth to get this squid thing
ThePeoplesBureau
Member
Has any outlet said where exactly this happened? All reports are generic 'on the way to the UK from Nintendo Europe' with no specific location (or even country) mentioned. A lot of people have automatically assumed that it happened in the UK, but Nintendo Europe is based in Frankfurt, Germany - so this could have happened in several mainland European countries while in transit.
Edit: It's actually 'on the way from a Nintendo Europe warehouse' which could be anywhere, not just in Frankfurt (I think that's just the HQ of European operations).
Edit: It's actually 'on the way from a Nintendo Europe warehouse' which could be anywhere, not just in Frankfurt (I think that's just the HQ of European operations).
HahaBart: Uh, say, are you guys crooks?
Fat Tony: Bart, is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family?
Bart: No.
Fat Tony: Well, suppose you got a large starving family. Is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them?
Bart: Uh uh.
Fat Tony: And, what if your family don't like bread? They like... Amiibos?
Bart: I guess that's okay.
Fat Tony: Now, what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime, Bart?
Three weeks ago, a truck containing spare parts for the Rafale (french latest multirole fighter) has been stolen. The thefts may have been interested in the truck, because they probably can't get much for such parts. So I guess it happens.
If they indeed picked the truck at random, it'll be a surprise...
Sad for people with preorders cancelled. At least, it seems that the game (even LE) will not be impossible to find...
donkey show
Member
Out of stock.
Check Amazon
JetSetRadio
Banned
Congrats to the new ninty uk marketing guy.