A Nintendo of America representative has reportedly debunkedrumours after reports came filtering in that select Nintendo Amiibo models – such as Marth, Wii Fit Trainer and Villager – would be discontinued. In a bid to quash those statements, NoA’s assistant PR manager David Young has sent notification to fans saying that Nintendo will not be discontinuing these figures and that more are on the way.

Amiibo are fast becoming popular in the US and UK gaming markets with GAME UK hiking up the price and Amazon saying they are currently in short supply. Whether or not this is the case of Nintendo underestimating demand during the Christmas season, or if it’s the case of retailers pulling stock back for select models is not yet known. Though not official confirmation from Nintendo of America itself, David Young’s email has been passed around social media, which you can see below.

“David from Nintendo jumping in here. We have not discontinued any of the amiibo figures. Naturally some are more popular than others, and stores will need to reorder these once they sell through. That said, I don’t know how long resupply will take, so I encourage people to pick up their favourite characters when they see them in this busy Holiday season.”

 

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/12/08/nintendo-of-america-rep-says-amiibo-first-wave-figures-wont-be-discontinued-more-stock-arriving-soon/

Oh good, each character should be on sale for at least 6 months.

Nice to see something from an official source.

I think that was pretty obvious. Why would they discontinue figures that are selling well and that have a high demand?

I think that was shit talk from some retailers in order to justify their criminal prices for Amiibos

Good news. This means the GC adapter being discontinued is most likley false. That said, I should buy asap just in case...

I would think majority of Nintendo characters should be on sale forever ie. Mario, as it would be sad for latecomers to get their hands on Nintendo's most iconic characters. Unless Nintendo decides to do like another Mario version 2 etc.

I found some in Brazil. For $70...

And there you have it gents, we should stop trusting third party twitter in situtions such as this even though we continue to do so

Why not also mention the GC Adapter? Unless...

If they are selling well, there is no reason why they should discontinue them. The same with the GC adapter.