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Ouroboros24 said:
cfin2987@gmail.com said:

Here's an idea. Tell me what you think. $20 dollars. An a-MII-bo. They could have 3D printers at GameStop that print a customized amiibo with your Mii likeness. We all have a Mii and wouldn't it be cool to have him as an amiibo? Special abilities included and it zaps your Mii into certain games where the Mii is already a selection slot in MK8, smash etc. Bam, where's my million dollars?

 

This surely beats my Mario party board game idea?


I don't know.  First off, would Nintendo have to pioritize these 3D printers, or would they buy from companies that sell 3D printers to avoid lawsuits.  As well, how do they get these 3D printers into Walmart's hands, all walmarts or just super walmarts all across the United states and canada, then of all Europe or Asia markets and so on.  Also, how much does a quality 3D printer cost nowadays, I'm sure they're not cheap.  Not to mention nintendo having to rearrange their whole production business and contracts with suppliers and transporting new equipment from walmart or whatever contracted retailer.  How much exactly would the start of this undertaking need and how long will they wait to finally start making a profit? 

Too much factors.  It's like hoping Nintendo create smartphones, just too many factors.


They could avoid all of these factors just by selling custom amiibo online. I don't see any reason to make everything more difficult. I have also mentioned this idea a few times and I think it would work really well. There are only so many combinations, and essentially everything is just accessories on a base M/F body type so it shouldn't be very difficult to produce them in high quantities.