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[Amiibo] Chasing the Plastic Unicorn

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    I haven't seen Smash Yoshi, Kirby, or Donkey Kong in a long while. Most stores just have Mario, Luigi, SMB Yoshi, Bowser, Zelda, Peach, Pikachu, and maybe Link.

  • McFlynnMcFlynn Registered User regular
    edited June 2015
    Wii Fit Trainer reprints are starting to show up randomly in stores.

    She's largely the same as the original run. Just slightly better paint job.

    Oh and bigger boobs.
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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    Well... can't say they don't know their audience.

  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Well, shit. I noticed Wii Fit Trainer on Amazon earlier but I passed on it because I already have one...had I known she got some work done I would have been all over that shit.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    Haha... I have been soooo tempted with the Villager "fix" to try and get him again, but I have a Villager and no, fuck that. I am already spending way too much on these damn things :P Besides, I have the cool gimpy Villager that will be rarer :P

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    It's not a reprint, it's a reissue, people! Print refers to stuff like books or magazines.

  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Well, shit. I noticed Wii Fit Trainer on Amazon earlier but I passed on it because I already have one...had I known she got some work done I would have been all over that shit.

    What when?

  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited June 2015
    RockinX wrote: »
    It's not a reprint, it's a reissue, people! Print refers to stuff like books or magazines.

    But they print the molds with machines :P

    Edit:
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Well, shit. I noticed Wii Fit Trainer on Amazon earlier but I passed on it because I already have one...had I known she got some work done I would have been all over that shit.

    What when?
    Apparently she has been flickering on and off all day and yesterday or something. I dunno. But it's basically as ridiculous as Marth was I hear. Some people were saying they are seeing her in stores too.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Well, shit. I noticed Wii Fit Trainer on Amazon earlier but I passed on it because I already have one...had I known she got some work done I would have been all over that shit.

    What when?

    Probably around 3PM CST.

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  • SaraLunaSaraLuna Registered User regular
    the difference in those pictures is in the angle & lighting

    there's no fucking way they modified a pile of injection molds for a product they ran for maybe 2 weeks

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  • McFlynnMcFlynn Registered User regular
    edited June 2015
    the difference in those pictures is in the angle & lighting

    there's no fucking way they modified a pile of injection molds for a product they ran for maybe 2 weeks

    It makes even less since to originally to pay to cut steel molds for a plastic product that they only made like 3,000 of in the first place with no original plans to bring it back before people bitched on the internet for 6 months.

    Different, not really any more helpful angle:
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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    That shit looks exactly the same to me.

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  • fishfishmonkeyhatfishfishmonkeyhat Freelance Pin Man Newcastle, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2015
    The lighting and angles are COMPLETELY SLIGHTLY different!

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    That one's not fair either because it has freakin' circles of light and shadow accentuating the curvature!

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  • DirtyDirty Registered User regular
    I'm not seeing it.

  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Want to know why Amiibos are hard to find?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIPlQBQqRl0

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  • General_ArmchairGeneral_Armchair Registered User regular
    *Walks into room*
    Everyone is closely examining the breasts of a tiny plastic figurine of a Nintendo character.
    *Turns around and walks away *

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    *Walks into room*
    Everyone is closely examining the breasts of a tiny plastic figurine of a Nintendo character.
    *Turns around and walks away *

    they're doing it for SCIENCE

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    *Walks into room*
    Everyone is closely examining the breasts of a tiny plastic figurine of a Nintendo character.
    *Turns around and walks away *

    Fitness includes regular examination for lumps.

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    welp

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    That's amiibo #4 for me.

    She was surprisingly common, there were four Lucinas in total, plus two Robins, two Ikes and one Ness, plus a few others.

    M-maybe I'll go back to that store tomorrow. Y'know, just to check.
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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Which store was that?

    Interesting Nintendo's actually taking the time to tweak the molds, especially since Villager's definitely different.

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  • DirtyDirty Registered User regular
    edited June 2015
    *Walks into room*
    Everyone is closely examining the breasts of a tiny plastic figurine of a Nintendo character.
    *Turns around and walks away *

    In most of our defenses, we wouldn't have even looked if McFlynn hasn't said anything.

    Dirty on
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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Which store was that?

    Interesting Nintendo's actually taking the time to tweak the molds, especially since Villager's definitely different.

    Mediamarkt.
    skeldare wrote: »

    Man, I hope this doesn't affect me. The store I ordered from is located in Austria though, so hopefully it won't.

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  • McFlynnMcFlynn Registered User regular
    Dirty wrote: »
    *Walks into room*
    Everyone is closely examining the breasts of a tiny plastic figurine of a Nintendo character.
    *Turns around and walks away *

    In most of our defenses, we wouldn't have even looked if McFlynn hasn't said anything.

    In my defense, I thought everyone was going to chuckle at it like I did when I saw it on Reddit and move on.

    I'm more of a butt guy anyway.
    skeldare wrote: »

    One of the comments in that thread claims to be french and that the translation is off. Just simply sold out, not broken. I'm going to assume that for now because I don't think we could handle an anti-amiibo super villain.

  • MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    from what fuzzy information there is, "somebody destroyed them" seems like a less likely possibility than some fell off a boat or something.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Or a fire or flood or something, which can happen.

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Maz- wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Which store was that?

    Interesting Nintendo's actually taking the time to tweak the molds, especially since Villager's definitely different.

    Mediamarkt.

    I paid over 40 dollars for mine. Very jealous.

    Living in a city sucks re: amiibo :/ Don't get nearly enough for the corresponding increase in population vs middle of nowhere places. Don't even bother to go see whats on shelves since unless you're there at 10am whenever someone restocks you're not getting crap.

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Molybdenum wrote: »
    from what fuzzy information there is, "somebody destroyed them" seems like a less likely possibility than some fell off a boat or something.

    On the other hand, in the UK a truck of Splatoon Amiibo was stolen. ;P

    Oh brilliant
  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    I just ordered four amiibo

    >PICK UP GUN

    >PUT GUN IN MOUTH

  • Ivan HungerIvan Hunger Registered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »

    This is some Goldfinger-tier schemery right here.

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  • fishfishmonkeyhatfishfishmonkeyhat Freelance Pin Man Newcastle, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Interesting Nintendo's actually taking the time to tweak the molds, especially since Villager's definitely different.

    His paint job is different, not his mold.

    In fact it was their reluctance to tweak the mold and move the nose up that caused #foreheadgate2015.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited June 2015
    I wonder when Nintendo is going to start putting bundles up for Pre-Order. I definitely want the Super Mario Maker Amiibo bundle, the Chibi-Robo Amiibo bundle, the Yoshi's Wooly World Amiibo bundle(I keep wanting to call it "Yoshi's Epic Yarn") plus the Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival Bundle, and the Happy Home Designer "Amiibo Reader" bundle for my girlfriend, as she does not own a N3DSXL.

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    lol I love the comments on that link.

    JET FUEL CAN'T MELT YARN YOSHIS!

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    Maybe they destroyed them because as it turns out, making yarn Yoshi out of asbestos was a bad idea in hindsight. :)

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    edited June 2015
    Nonsense. The Lead paint would prevent the asbestos from being an issue.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    Someone on reddit posted this comparison image for the original vs. reprint Wii Fit Trainer:
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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    GAF delivers

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited June 2015
    So Bowser & DK skylanders/amiibos (Skymiibos?) officially only in the starter packs:
    http://mynintendonews.com/2015/06/19/bowser-donkey-kong-skylanders-superchargers-amiibo-are-only-obtainable-via-starter-packs/

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    Yarn Yoshi hopefully shouldn't be rare. Because instead of dedicating factories to fill plastic molds, they're made of knitted yarn and thus you can throw cheap chinese labor at them and make a million a day.

    I'm not being serious... but then again I'd be disappointed if its true. :(

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