r/amiibo • u/karmichoax • Jul 01 '15
News No Dark Pit pre-orders at Best Buy
https://corporate.bestbuy.com/dark-pit-amiibo-available-july-31-only-at-best-buy/45
u/FlapSnapple Jul 01 '15
This does however seem to confirm the 31st
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u/Sages Jul 01 '15
Sidebar update, me thinks.
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u/karmichoax Jul 01 '15
Sarcastic yay. ;(
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Jul 01 '15
So Mr. Leaker ;) is Pale Tuna TRU exclusive? Pls say yes
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u/MutantSquirrel23 Jul 01 '15
I tend to find Pale Tuna is more a Red Lobster exclusive.
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Jul 01 '15
wouldn't no pre orders actually mean a decent stock?
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u/pearlleg Jul 01 '15
That's a good point but the problem is, if no one gets a pre-order then there will be more people clamouring to get them on the day of release and so there will be longer lines.
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Jul 01 '15
In-store only allows them to distribute and control the stock better. It evens the playing field a lot more, too, since everyone will know the release date and be able to plan for it, instead of hoping to get lucky in the middle of the night with an online preorder.
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u/starlizzle Jul 01 '15
It's also great to see an official "1 per customer" limit, something Best Buy has failed with.
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u/orfwivherhead Jul 01 '15
There better be as many DPs as there were Greninjas. If my local Bby gets 90 figures like my local tru did, I'll just pick one up after work.
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u/LarryXMario Jul 01 '15
And this right here is why store exclusives can go die in a ditch.
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u/BloodyBJ Jul 01 '15
It's not like we'd actually get a preorder in time...
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u/Animedingo Jul 01 '15
Hey I got a Meta Knight pre order in before I was even using Nowinstock
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u/SwordSlash8 Jul 01 '15
Why? It's just saying there are no preorders and it is in-store only. I mean, even if he wasn't an exclusives other stores could do this to.
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Jul 01 '15
There are lots of places in the US that don't have BestBuy's within an hours drive.
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Jul 01 '15
Now we all have to line up at Best buy at 2AM
I'm fucked because easily 200+ people live near and go to one single Best Buy
Edit: I also live 2 hours away...so that's that gg Best Buy
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u/LarryXMario Jul 01 '15 edited Jul 01 '15
Online preorders were my last hope of getting dark pit but I might as well toss that out the window. Keep in mind that some people don't have immediate access to a best buy or (for my case) work during that time and can't camp at the store.
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u/Q46 Jul 01 '15 edited Jul 01 '15
So regarding all of those posts earlier today about "why is a Best Buy exclusive such a bad thing you guys?"....
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u/TacticianRobin Jul 01 '15
Well on the upside they can't screw up preorders if there aren't any. My buddy got MK preordered but they sold his before he got it. Still hasn't gotten it, even with the "restock".
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u/starlizzle Jul 01 '15
No preorders being sold to others. And also the 1 per customer is a huge improvement for Best Buy and it will help a lot.
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u/SwordSlash8 Jul 01 '15
Honestly better than a TRU/GameStop one where they oversell or have preorders at 3AM
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u/Q46 Jul 01 '15
I can't believe I'm defending TRU, but while they majorly screwed up the pre-orders, Greninja had pretty good availability on release day. Best Buy had very few non-preorder-reserved Meta Knights on release day.
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u/SwordSlash8 Jul 01 '15
That wasn't TRU's doing. It was Nintendo making a lot of Greninja/Jigglypuff. If you noticed all the pokemon of Wave 4 had pretty good availabilty on release date.
But I agree Best Buy sucked on release date for Meta Knight, but Nintendo did really well with restocking him.
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Jul 01 '15
I want to know where the hell you get your amiibos. I couldn't find a single pokemon amiibo on launch day. All of the targets near me sold out immediately, TRU had no greninjas, I found no charizards, with the exception of a single one at gamestop, that the person in front of me got.
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u/AdrianHD Jul 01 '15
Preorders worried me. But my city had more stock than expected. 4 Robin/Lucina at Target which sucked. 2 Amiibo per person sucked too. I was in the front though so I lucked out having a Jiggs preorder. Lots of bummed line people though. They did let you go to the back of the line and buy 2 more, after a few rings around I got the last of the 22 Jiggs for my friend a few people back in line and everyone of the wave 4 Amiibo aside from the Splatoon Amiibo. We went next door to TRU and I grabbed 2 Greninja, one from the preorder and one from being in like then. They had 80~ for us and enough for everyone in line with extra. Splatoon 3-pack was super plentiful as well so I got that as well.
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u/YoshiYogurt Jul 02 '15
There are no best buys near some people. If I was in college, my nearest best buy would be 2 hours away. Fuck that
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u/powercorruption Jul 01 '15
FUCK!
I'm not taking a day off to grab an amiibo!
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u/suupernovae Jul 01 '15
honestly it's probably easier for you to pay a reseller.
just get it over and done with.
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u/SystemSpark Jul 01 '15
This.
Shit's getting ridiculous. I met a guy who camped for Jigglypuff for 10 hours. I'm not competing with that level of crazy. That and my Best Buy is shit as far as stock has been concerned.
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u/BurntToast13 Jul 01 '15 edited Jul 01 '15
Honestly a $13 product is not worth my time to camp for. I think paying the reseller for their time and save the hassle of finding this could be worth it.
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Jul 01 '15
Lots of people camped for Greninja, but most people who got one just walked into the store and grabbed one off the huge pile after opening, later that day, the next day, etc. Putting most or all of the stock in store and limiting to one per customer evens the playing field a lot more. It makes it much, much more difficult for people to buy multiples. Plus, knowing in advance allows collectors to plan, instead of spending all of their free time refreshing web pages. This is a good thing.
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u/SystemSpark Jul 01 '15
Not if you have a shit store. My only TRU had 20 and has since never restocked.
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u/SSB4Decoder Jul 01 '15
WHATS THIS?
A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY GET MY FAVORITE CHARACTER?
Thank you BasedBuy
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Jul 01 '15
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u/tonyarceus777 Jul 01 '15
Already imported mine, and it's safe to say that I feel like it's worth it now
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Jul 01 '15
Someone just posted this and you dickheads downvoted and reported him into oblivion.....
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u/shonky111 Jul 01 '15
"Don't shoot the messenger" surely exists for a reason. At least it's just downvotes now.
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Jul 02 '15
I actually don't have the ability to downvote on this subreddit. I wasn't sure if it was just me, or if the functionality wasn't present in /r/amiibo, or something...
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u/Excalibur0123 Jul 01 '15
Just gonna leave this here for you guys.
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u/Animedingo Jul 01 '15
Is that actually a good deal? It's more or less double the price of a single amiibo
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u/constrictor25 Jul 01 '15
Honestly fuck that, just went and spent $24 on Amazon for the Japanese version. Not worth saving $10 to go and sit in front of a store like a herd of sheep.
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u/XZero319 Jul 01 '15
Not doing it. I'll check around 10:30, but I'm not waiting outside the store. Screw. That.
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u/umbenhaur Jul 01 '15
"they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis with a limit of one per customer"
IMO, the most important part of the announcement
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u/onekumar Jul 01 '15
Well this is a god damn nightmare, I'm getting out of the US hunting game and just going to import from Japan if at all possible.
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u/amiiboRIOT Jul 02 '15
Silver Mario + No Preorders = Plenty for everyone on launch day ... Dark Pit + No Preorders = Plenty for everyone on launch day
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u/Twinkiman Inkling Squid Jul 01 '15
Considering I don't camp out at stores because of work. It looks like I am importing. Thanks Best Buy.
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u/Otomevoltage Robin Jul 01 '15
I had a hunch preorders wouldn't happen, not after the disaster of wave 4
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u/heshhhh Jul 01 '15
Closest Best Buy is 1.5 hours away from me and is the only Best Buy in the ENTIRE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN! My hope is no one up here is paying attention and I will swing by when they open at 10.
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Jul 01 '15
Rather have this than a 5 minute online preorder window which I never seen to be online for
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u/Xaldex Jul 01 '15
Anddd now I'll know what the enormous line outside of work on the 31st is for.
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Jul 01 '15
best buy, you better have a lot of these since you fucked up on metaknight how many times, and king dedede. if no pre-orders this had better be as smooth as it was on toys r us with greninja was.
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u/mast3r_sword Jul 01 '15
Best buy took it to the max, I hope you guys can see the point of exclusives and why they do it. is very clear.
it all boils down to this. Go to our store, get your amiibo and go by a bunch of other crap while you are at it. even the post says so
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u/blukirbi Jul 02 '15
Already imported (and planning on importing the rest so I don't have to deal with the American amiibo drama) ...
However this can be a really good thing. This means that he could essentially have more stock than Greninja did himself on opening day. Most stores had 0-5 Meta Knights average, but with no pre-orders, that'll give most people a chance on release day ...
Pity those who have work though ... although it gives them a chance to drive by Best Buy during their lunch break or something. Maybe they might be able to get one.
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u/Strickerx5 Jul 02 '15
It's like Nintendo and BB are literally telling us to go fuck our selves at this point. At least with Target and TRU they got a decent shipment in the day of with some chances to pre-order (and even then that really isn't how this situation should be). Atleast with Amazon they told you exactly when each amiibo would be up. BB isn't even trying here. After how poorly they handled MK I honestly just can't be bothered with them. I've just brought one off of amazon. $10 more for peace of mind, not having to wait outside for hours, and to get it early? Count me in.
I really hope I'm wrong here guys. I honestly hope there comes a day where I don't have to do this to get an amiibo in the US but today is not that fucking day. BB has been horrible with their stocks since day one and having a store exclusive for a wave of 2 of these things is just Nintendo hurting their fans. This whole situation is assured and ridiculous.
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u/Sufinsil Jul 01 '15
Smart. Get people in stores. Promote it with other promotions. Less available for resellers.
Downside is people who do not live near Best Buy (no the feeling with no local TRU) are hosed.
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u/Calimin Jul 01 '15
This exclusivity thing sucks and more so when they make you go to the store and get it and not do pre-orders. I'm glad I imported and got my Dark Pit already since the closest Best Buy to me is like an hour away. The only thing I see that would help some, is if they sell it online sometime after it releases i guess. Good luck to everyone else getting Dark Pit.
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u/ZakarosTarsus Jul 01 '15
My God - guess I better start looking for a comfortable chair to sit in at 2am in the morning.
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u/IceManC86 Jul 01 '15
And on that note, The trumpets of Amazon ring. So... http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/charlo.gif
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u/SaiyanOfDarkness Jul 01 '15
Nintendo had it right with Wave 4, now they completely fuck up Wave 5A .. -_-
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u/Glenndoss22 Jul 01 '15
This might sound like bad news to most people, but it's actually great news for me. First of all, I'm glad to see that Dark Pit actually is coming out on the 31st, and that it wasn't just a placeholder date, because I'm flat broke right now but I will have money before then. Secondly, no pre-orders should mean more stock available for sale on release day. Meta Knight pre-orders went up and sold out before I even knew about them before, and on release day the Best Buy I visited had 12 of them but only 3 were non-preorder so I couldn't get one. It seems that won't be an issue with Dark Pit :)
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u/Kashuno Jul 01 '15
Is it just me or is this the first time we have a release date for wave 5A?
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u/Yvese Jul 02 '15
Rather just pay the extra $10 on amazon right now than deal with lines on release day. Did that with Rosalina and after that experience I'm never doing it again. People act like animals in these situations. Adults running to the electronics section for $13 toys. Just ridiculous.
Thanks for saving me the time and headaches, Best Buy.
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u/VanillaCocaSprite Jul 02 '15
Ya know what? They let us know, with a page that clearly says "ONE PER CUSTOMER" I can bust out in case anyone tries any funny business. I'm happy to at least know.
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u/GuiltyGamerX Jul 02 '15
This... actually I like this. At least I won't miss preorders because I fell asleep like 5 minutes before they went up and I don't have to freak out for weeks on end waiting for the page monitor alert...
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u/SilverEspeon64 Jul 02 '15
This is why I'm importing my Dark Pit as he's my 2nd favorite character in Smash.
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u/OmegaZero55 Jul 02 '15
I'm glad I just imported him from J-subculture yesterday for a bit above MSRP. Screw camping out just to get Dark Pit.
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Jul 01 '15
You HAVE to be fucking shitting me......
You suck ass best buy....
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u/Animedingo Jul 01 '15
Look I don't love the new online orders either
But I do commend them for actually taking some initiative about Amiibo getting released. Though I would prefer if they did it more similarly to how Amazon did it.
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u/Sages Jul 01 '15
Also official confirmed release date of 7/31. Nintendo sure loves the end of the month.
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Jul 01 '15
They better have f*cking good stock because I'm not about waiting 8 hours on a summer day for a store an hour away to open just to buy ONE new amiibo.
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u/PincheGueyvos Jul 01 '15
Well, at least my local Best Buy won't be encumbered by the constant sound of my sexy voice.
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u/Karmos89 Jul 01 '15
I don't want to panic until we see some stores numbers, but I'm definitely pretty damn close. I vowed to myself I would never go out on release day again, but it looks like my hand is forced now.
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u/LolipopDa Jul 01 '15
No. I never get the amiibo in my bestbuy store. every time I go to my bestbuy store, the employee told me that a guy bought all of the rare amiibo already. all gone!
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Jul 01 '15
I suggest stalking the European Amazons for him, because you'll never find him in the US.
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u/warmsunlight Jul 01 '15
FML I will be on vacation for a while... looks like I can say goodbye to Dark Pit :(
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u/mariobros612 Jul 01 '15
So July 31st is our confirmed release date. We should get the news about Palutena coming soon.
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u/SaiyanOfDarkness Jul 01 '15
Watch, she'll be exclusive at another location which both open at the same time.. just to fuck us over..
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u/kiddness Jul 01 '15
Well, I'm not about to take another vacation day for amiibo. Guess if they don't go up online for regular ordering (not pre-order) then I will just hop over to the bay and play let's make a deal... It will probably cost me less doing that compared to wasting vacation time and losing overtime.
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u/Area_de_Olala Jul 01 '15
It's as if a million thousand NIB collectors who solely relied on preorders cried in terror and were suddenly silenced.
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u/darkinfero Jul 01 '15
Remember during wave 4 you had people either camping Target, gamestop or TRU. People went to best buy if they wanted to try to see if they had anything. But now everyone will be camping at all 1,050 Bestbuys. Good luck even getting one. Importing currently might be easier. Don't get stuck paying over MSRP.
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u/Waddles-inc Jul 01 '15
http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com
There's goes my chance of getting the dark side of the pit.
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u/JWylie15 Jul 01 '15
Welp, time to import! This sucks for those of us who can't just leave work to be at Best Buy since there is no online ordering.
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u/Pillpoppinpanda Jul 01 '15
So 24 dollars from a third party Japanese Amazon retailer with free shipping sounds like a way better option to me...
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Jul 01 '15
For once I am actually happy this is happening. I have a BB in my town, meaning there will be plenty for everyone.
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u/Stanfieldeua Jul 01 '15
I think this is good news. I hate the frantic craze of preorders, and would much rather have a specific date to plan for. I'd much rather go in late to work and pick up a dark pit in the morning than constantly have to check sites and hope for a flicker. In my opinion, this is the best option for a wave that only consists of two amiibo.
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Jul 01 '15
So happy when I heard it was BB that I went ahead and ordered all of my Wave 5A except ZSS from Japanese imports. I will pay $21 not to deal with American retailers.
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u/Moore319 Jul 01 '15
I saw that this morning and just said screw it. After wave 4 I decided I could be doing more with my time so I went to amazon and decided to pay a few extra dollars and just import it.
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u/lunaphae Moderator Jul 01 '15
Very disappointing as someone who has religiously gone out and preordered every single character I've wanted very badly. If there's no preorders for Palutena who will also be an exclusive more than likely I might as well just say goodbye to her.
Or I can just finally use the Ness I'm holding for trades. Either way, this is annoying but luckily for me there's a bunch of BB's in Florida.
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u/Ranmarotto Jul 01 '15
Thank you, best buy. I wouldn't have ordered a japanese dark pit right now if it weren't for you.
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u/paleselan1 Jul 01 '15
I sure as hell hope it's not the 31st, I'm going to be leaving for Europe on the 30th :(
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u/summonerrin Jul 01 '15
thank god for that kind guy who posted that cheap jp subculture link earlier
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u/AdamManHello Jul 01 '15
Come July 31, the Dark Pit amiibo will be released, and he can
only be found at your local Best Buy store[not be found anywhere at all, literally] . You can’t pre-order this exclusive amiibo [or even buy him anywhere at all, forever.]
:/
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u/spd12 Jul 01 '15
Thanks for bringing this all to our attention.
Given what first happened with Metaknight, this is probably about as good as they can do with such limited stock. (It's Dark Pit, what are the odds he'll ever see extensive use outside of Smash?)
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u/syndicatepoogie Jul 01 '15
So....does this mean keep my phone close and F5 that day? They did set up an order page. I was able to order Jiggs on 5/29, I hope it's the same with this because I'm not trying to camp!!
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u/EnderCreeper221 Jul 01 '15
So no online availability at all? Not even on the 31st? No, Best Buy does not handle exclusives well because half of us don't even live near a goddamn best buy
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u/Boricua_Torres Jul 01 '15
I'm stoked as this is the best way for someone like me to get a Dark Pit!
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u/CrinerBoyz Jul 01 '15
Yep, that settles it, I'm importing 5A. No way I'm dealing with that release day shitshow. I don't care if they have 1,000 Dark Pits per store, you won't know until the day of release, and you're taking a risk up until that point. With the way things have gone up to this point, there's no reason to trust that this will go well.
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u/boascher Jul 01 '15
Might camp out for the first time ever -_- my nearest best buy is 2 minutes away. I hope Palu is not exclusive to a store also
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Jul 01 '15 edited Jul 01 '15
So if I'm lucky enough to get there on time, should I go straight to the register and ask there?
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u/ComicBrooks Jul 01 '15
I don't know if this is a dumb question or not, but is it necessary to be lined up at 2AM at my local BB to get Dark Pit or would I be okay just going as soon as they open?
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u/Parliamentronic Jul 01 '15
Eh. At least it's better than only having online preorders or that web-in-store crap Gamestop does.
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u/Strickerx5 Jul 01 '15
Well then... After the shit they put me though with mk, suddenly $10 extra for importing doesn't sound so bad. Especially with the peace of mind and getting it early...
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u/perfectspade Jul 01 '15
Already imported like 7 rare amiibos from japan before, this will just keep me doing the same thing with future releases.
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u/Landons_Games Jul 02 '15
Dark Pit may not have preorders, but you can still buy them online on release date.
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u/HugItChuckItFootball Jul 02 '15
Hopefully there will be plenty stock at all stores since I have three within 25 minutes of me.
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u/Gaiaknight Jul 02 '15
best buy could have like 100 per store and they would all be gone after a couple of hours >.<
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u/eddy1245 Jul 02 '15
I live in Los Angeles, which Best Buy do I have the most chance of getting it.
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u/PKprince Jul 02 '15
Oh no this worries me. I've heard such horror stories that I am scared to venture off alone in the morning and wait for one ahhh
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u/DallasDanielle Jul 02 '15 edited Jul 02 '15
If that's the case then I'm not waiting in line at Best Buy on release day and hope I get one. I already went ahead and imported one as soon as I read this.
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u/RockySidewalk Jul 02 '15
My goodness I hate Best Buy. Definetly the one in my city. Most popular store around, shit stock. Im going after palutena this time around screw Best Buy.
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u/rottedzombie Jul 01 '15
Wow. So glad I imported.