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PwerlvlAmy on 08 May 2015

go go amiibo!



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vkaraujo on 08 May 2015
mZuzek said:
Metallox said:

Like being 25 times cheaper than a Wii U, correct. 

This is a really bad way to put it. Between getting a Wii U or 25 amiibo, I think most people would go for the console.

It depends. You could trade 3 Gold Mario for a Wii U and keep 22 amiibos... XD

Sorry, just joking.



pokoko on 08 May 2015

I can't help but wonder about the average buy rate per owner and how many unique owners we have. What kind of tie-ratio are we looking at? Did Nintendo have the foresight to allow them to track Amiibo usage? Wait, can Nintendo track unique accounts across different games and platforms?

I'd also like to know the sold-through numbers. If my local Walmart is any indication, stores carry a lot of stock. There are probably about 15 "Mario" on the shelves, alone, and maybe 40 or 50 in total. Supply has to be well over 1 million, perhaps closer to 2 million.

Actually, how are the evergreen figures selling compared to new and limited-production figures? How many "Mario" have you sold-through? How many Shulk? How many Captain Ahab? What are the current sales rates of each unique release?

Clumping everything together in a single number is kind of annoying.

Also, does anyone else wonder about the future of Amiibo when they run out of characters? Will they just release new "waves" of the same characters in different poses? Mario in Gravure Idol poses? Maybe some dark Batman style poses? Or, perhaps better for Nintendo fans, will Amiibo force Nintendo to develop new IP so that they have more characters to pimp?



Stefan.De.Machtige on 08 May 2015

I would think this would garantee some Amiibo hub game. With these sales, they would be a given, not?

Not so, nintendo $_*?



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outlawauron on 08 May 2015

It's pretty easy to see why they're so successful. Inexpensive, addicting RPG aspects with games like Smash, and the innate desire to collect the characters you like.



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tbone51 on 08 May 2015
outlawauron said:
It's pretty easy to see why they're so successful. Inexpensive, addicting RPG aspects with games like Smash, and the innate desire to collect the characters you like.


Just imagine this number if nintendo actually shipped the rare ones to retailers! (manufacturing more)

This number could easily triple. Out of all the Current SSB Line, about 50% of them are rare >_>



Jranation on 08 May 2015

YEAH BABY!!!! I have 6 right now! And i could easily got tonnes more since i saw meta knight, sonic, charizard, Link, Zelda, Marth and Ike Last week in JB HI FI! ( Australia ) Didnt know they stocked them =(



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Goodnightmoon on 08 May 2015

I will not fall on their evil web! ... well... that Yoshi amiibo... Ok I´m in U_u



generic-user-1 on 08 May 2015
Metallox said:
spemanig said:
People want Amiibo more than they want Wii U's.

And just so I don't get banned for that, I am saying it light heartedly. I understand that there are more factors at play.

Like being 25 times cheaper than a Wii U, correct. 

did you see some of the prices on ebay?