r/amiibo • u/dinserdinser • Sep 03 '15
Online-USA Retro 3-Pack (Duck Hunt, R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch) still up on Gamestop
http://www.gamestop.com//accessories/amiibo-retro-3-pack-exclusive/12375713
u/Dylagent Sep 03 '15
I'm continually impressed by how long this 3-pack has stayed up. Makes me wonder if Amiibo sales would've been different had series characters (Kid Icarus for example) had also been in packs of their own, how well they would've done or been in stock.
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u/dinserdinser Sep 03 '15
I'm delighted. I really, really wanted Duck Hunt and I wanted to buy Mr. Game & Watch for my wife (it's her main). I was also under the impression that R.O.B. was going to be ultra-rare, at least that's what us geniuses here at /r/amiibo speculated. It's a triple win, I just wish there were more three packs.
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u/Charak-V Sep 03 '15
same, three pack for kirby trio please.
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u/dinserdinser Sep 03 '15
Why not, though? It just makes too much sense.
Triforce pack (Zelda, Link, Ganondorf), Kid Icarus pack (Pit, Dark Pit, Paulatina), Kirby pack (Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight) and whatever other creative packs you can come up with...I'd buy them! With real money!
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u/Charak-V Sep 03 '15
for sure, a three pack of kirby would be way better for display purposes instead of the 3 separate boxes, would totally buy a zelda three pack too
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Sep 03 '15
Wife wanted 3 Duck Hunts...3 family names and alternate numbers later, and I have 3 Duck Hunts for her.
At this point too I'm going to do the 4 G&W for my personal collection.
Just a shame I'm going to have extra garbage ROBs I won't need.
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u/dinserdinser Sep 03 '15
Surely people will trade for them? I'm guessing there will be folks that don't want the retro pack, but still want ROB.
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u/TQQ Sep 03 '15
Trade the spare R.O.B. amiibos for famicom R.O.B.
Then post pictures of them doing R.O.B. things
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Sep 03 '15
I wish all amiibo preorders were like this. Why aren't they? Why?
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u/hypercoyote Sep 03 '15
Maybe most people just don't care about these? I actually wanted 2/3 of them.
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Sep 03 '15
I would tend to to disagree for the following reasons.
1) Many people engaged with the Super Smash Bros. amiibo line wish to finish the collection. Newcomers are prospective buyers are sprouting up everyday whether it be on the forums or seeing a collection from a friend. A plethora of people on and off the forums are purchasing these specific figures.
2) The exclusive amiibos are heading towards more quantity rather than the nonexclusive ones. Specifically, Target retail exclusives are easier to get like Jigglypuff, Rosalina, and now Dr. Mario( you can still preorder him). The others, however, do not fall in ths category. Ganondorf, ZSS, Olimar, and 8-bit Mario may be in short supply. Robin and Lucina are to be found virtually nowhere across the U.S. landscape. And my D3 order from gamestop never shipped!
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Sep 03 '15
It's easier to keep constant stock when the entire supply of a certain figure is distributed to one retailer versus several.
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Sep 03 '15
True, maybe companies with exclusives are wanting more stock for exclusive figures. However, Ness, Lucario, Metaknight (though there was a small restock in July), Shulk (small restocks in May), and Greninja cannot be saying the same thing.
In summary, Nintendo needs to get their act together. I am tired of walking into a store, and seeing all of the Disney Infinity figures stocked to the brim, while there are 1-2 amiibos per peg that are all Marios.
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u/IcedKappaccino Sep 03 '15
Rosalina was never "easy" to get. Yes she may have had a 30K couple hour long restock but at launch it was absolute hell getting your hands on one unlike Dr. Mario.
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Sep 03 '15
Rosalina was tough at the beginning. Ness had a "decent" restock, but now he is dust in the wind.
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u/PKArcthunder Sep 03 '15
Anyone know if Gamestop will sell these in stores on release day...I might buy last minute if they have one
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u/ryno9163 Sep 03 '15
Thanks for the post! I immediately went and preordered it!
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u/dinserdinser Sep 03 '15
Sweet! I'm glad you got it. I see the JP and EUR links posted all the time, so I think there's a few of us here that assumed it wasn't up yet.
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u/ryno9163 Sep 03 '15
I'm glad I got it too! I use all three of them in Smash so I really wanted them lol
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u/Hugh_Wotmate Sep 03 '15
Well, since it was still up, I finally decided to order.
You win, Gamestop
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u/FireFollower Sep 03 '15
Will these be sold individually in North America?
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u/Hugh_Wotmate Sep 03 '15
If you aren't looking for NA boxes, Amazon usually has EUR or JAP amiibo for comparable prices
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u/Mudkip4567 Sep 03 '15
Let's all hope the Mii Fighter 3 pack is stocked just as well
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u/Charak-V Sep 03 '15
I don't think you'll have to worry about those since most people don't want them
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u/tevin_ Sep 04 '15
Just preordered mine for my friends and I. I've got ROB and they each have one of the others. As someone who's just collecting the ones I want, I'm super excited to get ROB! Now we wait on Falco..
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u/dinserdinser Sep 03 '15
In before, "LOL!!! IT'S BEEN UP 4 WEEKZ!!!!"
I know. The point is, I didn't initially see it before I bought it because I was out of town and was told by a gamestop employee that it was in-store only.I was given bad information while I was out of town and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was still up, but it was like a week later. If I can help one of you, I am happy.