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Amiibo up for preorder. tops Amazon charts

[url=http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-video-games/zgbs/videogames/]$12.99 a pop.[/url]
Those Link figures sure are popular. I really want a Palutena one though. Should I buy amiibo figures or manga? I don't know!

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August 30, 2014

13 Comments • Newest first

ItsTripleH

I iwll pre order the Pikachu Amibo probably.

Reply September 2, 2014
Verkins

I want Kirby <3

Reply September 2, 2014
bluebomber24

@ox0Shad0w0xo @Avatar @strenling @mmorpg

Thanks for the info. I guess I am not a collector, because I am utterly amazed at the popularity and the price that ppl ware willing to pay.

@caeg

Yup.....I plan on getting a WiiU, Gamecube adapter, Smash, 3ds, ORAS, maybe 3ds Smash and who knows what else. Which is very telling as ever since I had two sexy Microsoft mentors that gave me a bunch of free stuff in high school, I usally am 300% loyal to Xbox. Yet, I have no idea, when I will be getting an Xbox One while I plan to buy nintendo stuff like crazy. I don't know who won e3, but I feel like it was Nintendo based on my current game goals.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
Caeg

Nintendo is taking so much money from me... First a WiiU for Mario Kart. Then Super Smash for WiiU and 3DS. Then a GameCube adapter.... Then the Super Smash GameCube controller. Then Pokemon ORAS. And now I may be considering buying one of those amiibos.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
ox0Shad0w0xo

@bluebomber24 Basically what @strenling said. Sounds like you can only use them against friends. Most people just want them as collectibles though, but it's also a great idea for people that have lots of friends nearby that plan on getting smash bros. Then you can have your amiibos compete and all that like Nintendo intended. Although I wouldn't call it personal character storage since it's an AI controlled character from the looks of it.

Doesn't appeal to me either though. 12.99 is kind of a lot for what they do in-game. Might be more appealing once we see more of what they can do in other games in the future, since I'd assume one Amiibo can be used in every amiibo compatible game.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
Avatar

[quote=bluebomber24][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVO4woYcZF0]Psh,[/url] Wii-Fit trainer should be number 1.

12.99....I don't get the amiibo appeal......can the buffs or w/e even be used in wifi battles?[/quote]

They can store data and communicate with games so they could do some cool stuff. I think it would be kinda cool if the figurines allow you to wear dlc costumes like dr.mario amiibo -> mario can have dr.mario costume or something like that.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
Sanic

I want a Sonic and Mega Man Amiibo.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
strenling

[quote=bluebomber24][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVO4woYcZF0]Psh,[/url] Wii-Fit trainer should be number 1.

12.99....I don't get the amiibo appeal......can the buffs or w/e even be used in wifi battles?[/quote]

From what Nintendo has said so far, it sounds like you can only use the buffs in battles with your friends. The Amiibos are pretty much just a personal character storage. It allows you to save a set-up of the character with the buffs/equips/whatever so you don't have to load that everytime.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
mmorpg

[quote=bluebomber24]12.99....I don't get the amiibo appeal......can the buffs or w/e even be used in wifi battles?[/quote]
They're collectible. As for gameplay, I dunno. I just want them.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
bluebomber24

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVO4woYcZF0]Psh,[/url] Wii-Fit trainer should be number 1.

12.99....I don't get the amiibo appeal......can the buffs or w/e even be used in wifi battles?

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
mmorpg

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[quote=battleox288]Rip Wii Fit Trainer doesn't make top 20[/quote]
She's 21st place.

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited
battleox288

Rip Wii Fit Trainer doesn't make top 20

Reply August 30, 2014 - edited