Nintendo expecting first round of amiibo shipments to sell through “really quickly”

[Dunban67]

DrasticDracon said:

Dunban67 said:

DrasticDracon said:
I really wonder how high the demand actually is because I imagine Nintendo will sell out regardless of demand. Shipments will probably be low.

I agree - they seem to be testing the water and I. Et their initial shipments will be very low to ensure a sell out - if they are already projecting a sell out now they have time to ship more if they are inclined- I'll prob get the Smash brows w free Amibo deal at Toys r Us and see if my 8 year old is interested- since they are not specific to 1 game and the longer I wait the more I'll know how much use they will be beyond what has been announced so far, I don t see the hurry

Good idea. I can't imagine that most people want the figurines for their actual functionality though. It certainly isn't worth the price solely for their function.

I for one, only care because I'm a Nintendo fan who loves Nintendo collector's items.

I agree w you again- I think most initial sales will be Nintendo fans that want the figures to collect, display etc.  But to have longer term demand they need to gain traction sooner or later as "Nintendo version of Skylanders".