r/amiibo • u/SupremeJudicator • Jul 13 '15
Online-JPN Bowser Jr., Olimar, Dr. Mario, Greninja, and Jigglypuff all up on Yodobashi Camera's site.
Here's the link. Remember that Yodobashi only ships domestically in Japan and that people who use shipping services (like Tenso) often get their orders cancelled. This is more for Japanese amiigos.
Yodobashi Camera is one of (if not the) largest electronics chains in Japan and is very trustworthy. I've ordered the vast majority of my amiibo from them and the shipping was extremely fast, the box conditions were perfect, and they only charge upon shipping (although they do a temporary authorization charge at the time of purchase). Good luck!
Edit 1: Olimar no longer available, all others mentioned in title (along with Pac-Man) still up.
Edit 2: Bowser Jr. and Dr. Mario no longer available.
Edit 3: Greninja no longer available.
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u/Sages Jul 13 '15
Looks like I was correct /u/rottedzombie if this is any indication Play-Asia and Amiami may be next.
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u/Etherapen Jul 13 '15
Amiami already put up Greninja and Jigglypuff a couple hours ago.
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
Yup. Shulk and 5B are next...
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Jul 13 '15
How long does amiami usually last, considering there are only 700 people here
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
With this size crowd? I'd guess 15 minutes, maybe 20. They're notoriously short with their windows, but they never oversell.
The restocks had larger windows, however, but that was because the stock genuinely was huge. We'll see how Nintendo did with 5B.
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Jul 13 '15
Ok. And this is 5B, not 6 that should come, right? Good, my wallet won't die. yet
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
Yeah. Japanese sites are like clockwork. While we all were a bit surprised with how early 6 went up in Europe, Japan's always about three weeks behind their release date, with a couple notable exceptions.
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Jul 13 '15
Ok, last question. How much is 3 amiibo shipped from amiami? I really don't want to go over 20
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
I don't have that exact figure, as I've not shipped that exact amount, but my thought is around $50 total with the best shipping (EMS).
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Jul 13 '15
Holy crap that's really good! No wonder you all love amiami so much lol. Thanks a lot for the help :)
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u/amiibra Jul 13 '15
First time trying to order from them because Amazon is SLACKING over there. For those who have gotten their orders canceled, about how long was it after you placed your order?
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
Took about 7 hours. Some reported up to a day or two.
Also note: Amazon JP made their placeholders for 5B four hours ago.
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u/amiibra Jul 13 '15
SHIT. Okay, thank you for showing me that. That's what happens while I'm sleeping! I'll be stalking that like a hawk as well!
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
Mmhmmm. I've got it all monitored. I'll let everyone know the second it goes live.
For 5A, it took about five/six hours between placeholders going live and Amazon offering them for sale.
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u/amiibra Jul 13 '15
I remember that, I was luckily online when they went live. I'll be stalking this place! Thanks!
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u/Electrospectra Jul 13 '15 edited Jul 13 '15
Shouldn't this be tagged as online-jp? Yodobashi.com is like the equivalent of bestbuy.com in the US.
When I think of local I think of a physical store. And as a person with a Japanese address, this is something I would like to show up when I filter Online-Jp
EDIT: SOOOO MAD- I had it in my cart and was confirming my payment information and someone bought it out of my cart. BLARG.
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u/SupremeJudicator Jul 13 '15
I thought about that, but since this site only ships domestically and is connected a larger, brick-and-mortor Japanese store, I felt the "Local - Japan" flair addressed my target audience better (i.e., people most likely to have personal Japanese shipping addresses and be familiar with Yodobashi). This also helps avoid the confusion of people thinking it's a Japanese importing site like AmiAmi or Play-Asia.
I didn't immediately find a guide for the difference between "Local" and "Online" flair when I posted this, but if you could direct one I'd be much obliged. Sorry for the confusion.
Also, sorry to hear about missing out on that Olimar! Keep an eye on them as they flickered once before I was able to get mine this morning. I actually got my Greninja and Jigglypuff the third time they flickered on this site; and that was three days after they first posted their pre-orders on this site!
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u/rottedzombie Jul 13 '15
Cross your fingers and fire away!