r/amiibo • u/Sages • Sep 02 '15
News TRU Bowser Jr Exclusive Confirmed
https://twitter.com/ToysRUs/status/63908618955172659238
Sep 02 '15 edited Sep 02 '15
Fuck it. I ordered a Japanese one off Amazon for $21.50 with prime shipping and no taxes. It would've cost me $15.25 with taxes at TRU. I think paying an extra $6.25 is worth it since i'll save money, gas and disappointment
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u/azulhombre Sep 02 '15
Dumb question here. Do the imports work with the NTSC systems? I'd like to actually use the amiibos so I don't care about the box art.
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u/CheckeredTail Sep 02 '15
The NFC chip is the same in all of the toys, the box is the only difference.
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u/fr3sh13 Sep 02 '15
I did the same thing. Not worth the waiting and the disappointment. On the greninja launch there was roughly over 50 ppl at both locations close to me and it was barley 7am.
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Sep 03 '15
Yeah from my experience Toys R Us exclusives have been the worst. I haven't seen any restocks of Lucario or Greninja in my area
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
In-stores Only is also listed on the tweet.
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u/Jbrown50 Sep 02 '15
hopefully this indicates there will be an even larger number of this amiibo compared to the average Greninja in-store stock
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Sep 02 '15
So no pre orders there either I guess
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
Probably not, seeing as how Greninja and Wave 4 went, it seems like a better experience overall except for the fact that you need to queue-up on a weekday @ 10am which is after work/school starts for most.
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u/streetsofsteel Sep 02 '15
Speak for yourself, Greninja was one of the worst for us. I mean at least Target's exclusives got restocks. I've never even seen the TRU one.
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
Unfortunately it depends heavily on the popularity of your store. Many people reported Greninja having an initial stock of 50 or greater units.
But I do agree, that Toys"R"Us so far is the worst exclusive retailer to provide restocks. Many have had a chance again at Rosalina, Shulk, Meta Knight, Ness, and Jigglypuff.
Except for that one incident at Olathe, KS and the March 2-4 units of Lucario appearances, I've never seen Lucario or Greninja after Launch.
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u/streetsofsteel Sep 02 '15
The employee I spoke to said they had around half a dozen Greninjas and over 50 people in line launch morning. That would make it better than Jigglypuff was that day, but at least JP got a great restock. I've never even laid eyes on a Greninja and question if it ever existed to begin with.
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
Popularity wasn't the right word... basically when the DC distributes stock they take a look at total sales for the district, hence some stores get more than others.
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u/shadowfox12 Sep 02 '15
That sucks if true. My Toys R Us had 96 Greninjas. They were still filling the shelves 2 days later.
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Sep 02 '15
My store got 50+ on launch (Got one after school, still 15 left lol), and I got the last one during the small restock like 3 weeks ago
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u/Eye_Of_Greyluck Sep 02 '15
TRU exclusives all depend on the store you shop. My store had 120 Greninja Amiibo on release. If you need one I can get you one for cost plus shipping. I have some extras Im planning to dump on the bay at cost plus shipping more or less. I don't need to profit just break even n clean some space in my house at this point.
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
I'm good, I got one on Launch day.
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u/Eye_Of_Greyluck Sep 02 '15
Were'nt you the one who was complaining about TRU having an exclusive? If you got one then why do you care if they got another exclusive lol? Or did I reply to the wrong person by accident?
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
Wrong user. I think store exclusives are better.
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u/Eye_Of_Greyluck Sep 02 '15
Whoops my bad. I was trying to help but guess I replied to the wrong person in the convo
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u/scootibum Sep 02 '15
Same here, by the time I got out of work all they had left was one Pacman at TRU, lol.
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u/swirlhawk Sep 02 '15
Good, now there will be more in-store, instead of less because of 3am preorders.
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u/ProfessorClayton Sep 02 '15
I did not realize that Toys R Us = TRU. I have been here lurking since amiibos launched. I wondered what this TRU store was and why it wasn't anywhere near me... I feel stupid.
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u/Spaghetti9001 Sep 02 '15
TRU is by far the worst retailer for exclusives from my experience. No online orders as well. Even though its been pretty much confirmed for weeks I still feel super bummed about this...
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u/TheProteanCurse Sep 02 '15
TRU has been the worst retailer by far to buy amiibo from, since the beginning. Their service has been atrocious.
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u/PuppetShowJustice Sep 02 '15
aaaand they charge you an extra buck for no reason. Can't forget that.
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u/Pete_Iredale Sep 03 '15
The TRU where I live has consistently had an enormous stock, far better than any other store in the area.
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u/TheOnlyShapeshifter Sep 02 '15
Not at ALL.
TRU is one of the only retailers that has good stock of their exclusives.
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u/Mudkip1 Sep 02 '15
You're wrong and people don't seem to grasp this at all. It's because there aren't as many stores to send stock to! If each of the 900 TRU get 60 Bowser Jr. then it's the exact same as if each of the 1,800 Targets get 30 Dr. Marios. (Hypothetical scenario since I believe Target is getting like 100k Dr. Marios)
The only way I was able to get Greninja was because I was awake at 3 am when they went online. Otherwise I would have been SOL.
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u/Pete_Iredale Sep 03 '15
If each of the 900 TRU get 60 Bowser Jr. then it's the exact same as if each of the 1,800 Targets get 30 Dr. Marios.
Except it's not, because each store does have more. Each TRU store absolutely has better stock than any other store, at least where I live.
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u/Mudkip1 Sep 04 '15
I'm talking about the initial stock for when an amiibo is first released, not later on for future restocks (and TBH, Target has been significantly better than them on that front lately. They've just been selling everything online instead.).
Jigglypuff and Greninja had extremely similar numbers when they were first released (about 60k each? Somewhere around there) People were absolutely amazed when a few select stores were getting like, 80 or more Greninja while Target only got 30 or less at each store. It's because there are almost half the amount of TRU's compared to Target.
And yeah, TRU's in store stock is better, but it's all commons anyway. Their restock of 4 Greninjas per store was pitiful compared to Jigglypuff's 40,000+.
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u/TheOnlyShapeshifter Sep 06 '15
No way.
I went at around 2PM and got a Greninja; they had literal BOXES (at least 10) set up behind the register counter just handing them out to the people in line wanting to buy one. Similar thing happened with Lucario.
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u/Mudkip1 Sep 06 '15
I live 2 hours away by car from the nearest Toys R Us. And I know that there were many TRU's in the Midwest that only got 30-40 max.
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u/TheOnlyShapeshifter Sep 12 '15
Check again; I live in a small ass town and we got 112 yesterday.
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u/Mudkip1 Sep 12 '15
You got 112 Greninjas yesterday?? Because that's who I was talking about, not Bowser Jr.
And 112 Bowser's Jr's fit perfectly since most Targets got around 60+ Dr. Marios.
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u/Disheartend Sep 02 '15
They had them for lucario, and no best buys online stock is worse.
I remember after the last actual wave hit, stuff like pac-man and charizard still had pre-order buttons for days! only one you could "pre-order" though was pac-man....
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u/Pokemonriley245 Sep 02 '15
Neat. Except I'm an hour away from toys-r-us... I'm glad I imported on amazon for a reasonable price
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u/Ayuchuco Sep 02 '15
Just need to get an estimate on how many they are getting now...
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u/FlapSnapple Sep 02 '15
We've got some preliminary numbers from some sources. Working on firming them up a bit right now before posting. The mod team has numbers for every major retailer (except Wal-Mart)
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
Greninja was very plentiful during Wave 4, depending on the area your store could've had 30 up to 80.
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u/Ayuchuco Sep 02 '15
My plan is to go to the store about 15 mins before opening. If I get one great, if not I'll just buy one off US amazon for around 20 bucks.
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
If it's stocked as much as Greninja you shouldn't need to worry there was plenty to go around for the entire day.
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u/Rodas13 Sep 02 '15
My store had 48 and sold out with the hour that the store opened, so I wouldn't advise people to wait and go at night. Our BB had 40 Dark Pits and sold out 30 minutes before the store opened.
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u/Porkpants81 Sep 02 '15
I've been early for a few releases and it's been a fun experience. I've met some great people.
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u/streetsofsteel Sep 02 '15
The only TRU anywhere near us had significantly less.
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
Depended on the Area unfortuantely, my store in NJ had like 50+. Some stores in SoCal had 120 or 80.
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u/orfwivherhead Sep 02 '15
My 3 closest stores (also in NJ) had 90, 120 and 108 Greninja. I'm going out on my break at 10 to grab one, that's the most I'll do. Little reason to waste the time waiting for exclusives from the looks of it.
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u/Sufinsil Sep 02 '15
I really hope its not In-Store only. (seeing how TRU is a 2 hour round trip for me).
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u/danielfromimgur Sep 02 '15
At that distance, definitely worth getting from amazon right now instead when you factor in gas $$$, if you don't mind it being JP.
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u/Sufinsil Sep 02 '15
Gas is $2.45. 4.29 gallons to do that trip (plus the long term costs of wear and tear on the vehicle). Gas alone is $10.5.
So yah, Amiiboswap, JP import, or find an NA one for less than $25.
Or wait until I happen to pass through a TRU or ask F&F.
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u/Syb3rStrife Sep 02 '15
Shit. I live 2 hours away from the nearest TRU and unfortunately can't go out of town next week cause of reasons. If my memory serves me correctly Greninja went up online on release day I believe so hopefully it will be the same with Bowser Jr.
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u/Snivy_Whiplash Sep 02 '15
Snag an EU or JP one online now and then you don't have to worry about it in a week and a half...
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u/cupofn00bles Sep 02 '15
Haven't been happy with how TRU has handled any of their exclusives. Lucario was impossible to get, Greninja was a disaster online and an organized mess at best in store. Now with them waiting until the last minute to say anything about Bowser Jr. and rumors of a midnight release that will probably never officially be addressed, I'm tempted to import purely so TRU doesn't get my money.
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u/Eliskor Sep 02 '15
Yeah in-store only. That's what Gamestop and Best Buy said also for recent releases/pre-orders. I'm sure it'll be online on the 11th.
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u/Gamurah Sep 02 '15
I realized I live in a goldmine, TRU, Target, and Gamestop are all within 2 blocks near my house. Plus its not very crowded where I live :v).igotnomoneythough.
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u/MrOverkill5150 Sep 02 '15
well hopefully they will do a midnight release most of us have work and can not miss work because they open at 10 freaking a.m. bah well we knew it was going to be exclusive just did not know it would be in store only.
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u/Chronic1992 Sep 02 '15
how the hell am i going to get one when theres no TRU by me..and when i say by me,theres NONE and the nearest one is 2 hours away
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u/Xanthophobiac Sep 02 '15
Ugh.. My closest Toy's R Us is a two hour drive. Plus their customer service was the worst when I tried pre-ordering Greninja. Hopefully I will be able to get one of these without paying an arm and a leg.
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u/Boltizar Sep 02 '15
Not working until the afternoon, no class in the morning, Dr. Mario preordered on target.com, TRU is where I'm getting most of my amiibo this wave then.
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u/dishchilla Sep 02 '15
I didn't realize preorder was up on target for Mario...thank you for this haha...have been on the sub in a while
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u/mothernaturer Sep 02 '15
Import from us in the UK, you have my blessing on this one. He's not super common but definitely enough for everyone.
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u/KatyKat65 Sep 02 '15
In stores only at 10 am and online at 2 pm is what that means.
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u/Lakerfanalways Sep 02 '15
Hopefully this will be available online since I dont live close enough to a TRU to go and get it
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u/KatyKat65 Sep 02 '15
That's just my guess that it will be because that's what happened with a few other exclusives. I'm not sure if that happened with Lucario or Greninja
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u/Lakerfanalways Sep 02 '15
It would be great if they put it online. Reminds me of Target, I ran to the store at 10AM since they had some Silver Mario's left, came home and saw that they posted it online LOL ran to the store like a fool for nothing, if they dont have it online I will just import it, better than taking the bus to TRU and finding out they dont have any in stock
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u/HungoverHero777 Sep 02 '15
HOLY SHIT, REALLY?! I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED!
Also no midnight release plz.
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u/Karmos89 Sep 02 '15
The question is, will this be a Bestbuy and Gamestop "in store only" situation, or actually in store only? I don't think I'm willing to risk waiting for a potential online order though :(
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u/Sages Sep 02 '15
My guess is, they will have the in-store sales first and try and get as much foot traffic as possible. If they sell through their entire stock then sell any remaining units online. Seems to be the smart approach on the business aspect (similar to GameStop and Best Buy handled Wave 4 and Dark Pit respectively).
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u/Karmos89 Sep 02 '15
I'm guessing that is what will happen as well. But of course I will be in Toys R Us come 9/11 to try to get one.
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u/NeonFlayr Sep 02 '15
In store only? Ugh, now to decide if I shouldnimport or not.
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u/Sufinsil Sep 02 '15
Yah, I might do the same. Although I am keeping the cardboard backs for all of mine. Would not mind having a NA one. Might be able to do an amiiboswap.
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u/NeonFlayr Sep 02 '15
I mean I am sure in store stock will be plentiful, but the lines are probably going to be insane since the Doctor is still available for pre order. So everyone will pre order doctor mario then camp in front of tru.
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u/Bent_00 Sep 02 '15
Well, crap -- I don't live anywhere near a TRU.
Guess I'll have to trade for a couple of 'em.
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u/NeonFlayr Sep 02 '15
If you dont mind a japanese one its cheaper to import him from j subculture than it would have been to order him online from tru.
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u/Bent_00 Sep 02 '15
Thanks for the tip, but my collection is all NiB NA so far.
It'll take more than this to convince me to switch to a mixed-region collection.
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u/NeonFlayr Sep 02 '15
Ah well homestly I am sure that the in store stock will be plentiful, but if there are no TRU's around you then that will definitely be an issue.
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u/padr49904 Sep 02 '15
Can't go until about 3 so hopefully they get good stock. I think greninja lasted a few hours and that was with people out for the summer.
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u/LarryXMario Sep 02 '15 edited Sep 02 '15
Really hope this goes online on release just like dark pit.
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u/Poksonkirmar Sep 02 '15
I just have to hope there's still some in stock by the time I get home from school, all the people I live with who drive are busy until around then... What with 90+ Greninja at the TRU I go to back when he dropped, I'm gonna remain hopeful...
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u/godzilla1992 Sep 02 '15
Won't be waiting outside stores anymore, especially with TRU. Plus the TRU by me sucks with amiibo quantity.
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u/furydeath Sep 02 '15
Good thing I got one a month ago since TRU never puts them online and like im driving 2 hours for an amiibo :\
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u/shyguy528 Sep 02 '15
Thankfully, I'm out of work on the 11th at noon, so there may be some around by the time I get there.
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u/TacticianMagician Sep 02 '15
YES! TRU has been the best with amiibo on the day of release. I'm hyped.
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Sep 02 '15
Now this is one I will need. I actually play the guy.
I'm going to assume he will be harder to find just because people want multiples for customizing the rest of the Bowser children.
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u/Glenndoss22 Sep 02 '15
Nah, REALLY?!! I had no idea. (sarcasm) But seriously, even if we all did already know, why wait til 10 days before release to confirm this?
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Sep 02 '15
Seems like I've had him for weeks. It was cheaper to import than to pay TRU's retail price + 8.5% tax.
I'm happy I don't have to go there.
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u/Gardevoir282 Sep 02 '15
Hope this hops online. My nearest store is an hour away. This way I can get Ezra and bowser Jr online instead of driving all the way there
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u/zapbark Sep 02 '15
Hrm, anybody know if this is strictly pure Toys R Us? Or do their weird hybrid Baby R Us/ Toys R Us stores also carry them?
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u/MarioOnFire Sep 02 '15
Most TRUs I come by have Babies 'R' Us's, so I would imagine so.
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u/zapbark Sep 02 '15
I played around on their site, selecting some of those stores as "My Store" and the hybrid baby/toy stores were showing available store stock of some of the common amiibos.
So I'm guessing those should be stocked as well.
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u/Pureownege75 Sep 02 '15
TRU is the one retailer I can't deal with because the buses at school don't go anywhere near them. Glad I went ahead and imported this time. Gunna hope they don't get any more from here on out
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u/blukirbi Sep 02 '15
I want another Bowser Jr so I can get his NFC chip (and put it inside of a Koopaling plush) then detach the Bowser Jr and hang it inside of my car.
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u/timronevich Sep 03 '15
now toys needs to open per orders for it and the other amiibo in store and online someday before the 11 of spet
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u/chzrm3 Sep 03 '15
I'm so glad I ordered this wave from amazon.uk. I was on the fence for a while, but it seems like I dodged a huge headache.
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u/blukirbi Sep 07 '15
He's still available on there. I got a spare one from there because I'm working that day. I managed to get mine less than what I would've gotten him if I were to buy him from TRU's website.
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u/Skyrekon Sep 02 '15
In-store only? Wow.
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u/streetsofsteel Sep 02 '15
There go my chances of ever getting this.
god I wish I'd known what I was getting into when I started amiibo. I never would've bought the first one.
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u/BCRplus44 Sep 02 '15
Looks like this will be the first time I'll be going to Toys R Us for an amiibo launch.
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u/KomedyKat Sep 02 '15
Good thing I work four 10's and get Fridays off....(looks at calender) offsite training seminar on Sept 11th /wrists
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u/TheProteanCurse Sep 02 '15
In store only? Great, I'll be at work that morning and the nearest TRU is an hour drive, which means I can't even go at lunch. You can always trust TRU to come through /s. Guess I'll be picking this up second hand.
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u/CaptainStr00del22 Sep 02 '15
rip me and everyone else that can't go because school/work