Wii U should have been cheaper and been designed with Amiibo in mind at launch.
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Nintendo: Amiibo Sales Reach New Milestone - Over 2.5 Million Sold In NA
- Thread starter vinnygambini
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Wii U should have been cheaper and been designed with Amiibo in mind at launch.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
And he was wrong.
Also, one of the major sites put out an article recently showing at Nintendo had carved a large chunk out of this sales market when compared to Infinity/Skylanders.
gamergirly
Member
If nothing else, it will help them stay profitable.
But the amiibo could become a big factor for Wii U if they really start integrating it into almost every game
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Amiibos are gonna be nintendos next generation console. Hope you're all happy.
James Scott
Banned
So amiibo are at ~4 million world wide? That would be pretty insane. In less than a month and a half no less
(unless I misunderstood some people on twitter)
(unless I misunderstood some people on twitter)
Smash 3DS did 2 million, according to the same press release.
Blackstarhat
Member
They should make pokemon amiibos including shinys.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
After these numbers, I bet the orders to factories are already made.
well the nfc thing was built in at launch... so they obviously had it in mind
as far as being cheaper, i think it was the right price at launch
but i wish there was a price cut by now so that more people were tempted to buy into the system
Not bad so 3.3 million in NA alone for Smash. Any idea how Brawl did in comparison?
James Scott
Banned
I imagine pokemon will get NFC cards instead (nintendo already said they had plans on making other, cheaper amiibo alternative) if they were hoping to make 700 of them, cards is probably the only realistic way to go unless they make <$5 figures
The Red Wizard
Member
These things are attacking my wallet like a Steam sale. I may as well just start a joint account with Nintendo of Pokémon Amiibo become a thing.
Could those be used in conjunction with the AR functionality of the 3DS?
Or is my dream of Yugioh like setups with AR going to remain a dream.
Trevelyan9999
Banned
Amiibo's are bascially funding Nintendo game development. A good thing. I bet Star Fox Wii U will end up costing Nintendo about 13-15 million to make.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I really wish they used classic Wario for his Amiibo.
James Scott
Banned
Yeah, they could combine both (all you need is a picture for the AR thing to work)...would be neat to combine them, I guess
Oh, I dunno. I think Wario Ware Wario fits the whole concept of Amiibo. He'd love it!
The Amiibox.
If that is what is funding the next Star Fox game I will buy every amiibo in sight,
What is this site?
Between the launch of Disney Infinity and April 30 (8 months), they made $500 million in the US alone.
That $1 billion figure quoted by Reggie sounds very reasonable when factoring in for the entire year and Skylanders.
Just wait for Mario Party Amiibo wave 2. Finally a Waluigi Amiibo. (And maybe Boo?)
They probably will release another figure as part of the Super Mario Bros Amiibo series.
hindsight is 20/20 ...blah .... blah
Sakura
Member
Too late?
Should they just pull them off the shelves now then and give up on Amiibos because they've released them 'too late'?
Hindsight is 20/20. There are lots of things Nintendo should have done differently/better up to and for the Wii U's first year.
At least they are doing it now, and all things considered, the products are doing quite well in my opinion. Get more games, and 3DS compatibility out there, and I could easily see Amiibo selling 100 million+ world wide by the end of the Wii U.
Nintendo's ability to talk themselves out of making money sometimes is really impressive lol.
It will make me kinda hate Amiibo though. I can not Buy them all for sure.T~T
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
hahaha. So you're impressed? Or you're just saying this was a no-brainer?
SnakeSlashRO
Banned
Local TRU got a shipment of 6-8 falcon... That was it! 6 people in line at the opening of the store to grab him or pit. (Pit was a no show)
I think the drought is manufactured...
I think the drought is manufactured...
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
The link was posted on GAF numerous times. It even had its own thread. Vaguely remember it being Joystiq or Kotaku, maybe?
Diddy Kong
Banned
Absolutely amazing. I own 10 myself. More to come too :x
You will likely be able to get a Classic one in Wave 2 of the Super Mario line.
Seeing as classic Wario is just an alternate, that sadly wasn't gonna be the case.
2.6 million sold in a month and a crapload of shortages says you are full of it. They are selling these things by the caseload. An interesting outcome for being "too late".
But carry on.
I think what she means is it had the potential to sell even more if released earlier. It wouldn't have had the competition of DI if it launched in 2012 or so
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Not the one I was thinking of.
Regardless, does anyone have any recent numbers on Infinity/Skylanders figures. I haven't seen much this year in the way of PR.