James Wynne Writes: It’s not a particularly well made figure either, shoddy paint jobs and defective units aren’t terribly uncommon. True, Nintendo characters are popular, but did anybody expect them to drive people this wild?
A new amiibo has its release date from Nintendo, and pre-orders have started revealing the price and how it's the most expensive figure ever.
NE: "Nowadays, amiibo cost more than ever, and they don't offer many more in-game bonuses than before. Should Nintendo switch to cards instead?"
Everything Nintendo doesis expensive these days. This company loves to gouge pockets. What’s sad, people willing to pay for it.
I used to collect amiibos, especially the Smash Brothers ones. Ended up with nearly 100 of them. Eventually sold them all to a collector. I pick and choose which Amiibos to purchase nowadays, but usually it's the Zelda ones.
Upcoming amiibo figures from Nintendo appear to have received an official price cut - here are the new prices.
Nintendo gets away with murder when it comes to its game prices . They're still selling some of their last gen games for full price.
Not just full price, but $80 when last gen it was $60… and $70… which, don’t get me started on that.
£74.99 ($100) Switch 2 games didn't last long in the UK and games on key cards are annoying. Amiibo has been problematic from the start, prices a bit high, then the scalpers get hold of them, not forgetting stupid regional exclusives. On top of that, the content you get is fairly poor, then you have a figure gathering dust. For us poor gamers (me), Nintendo should've released Amiibo without the figures, just the bases showing who was who. I paid into a few of them during the Wii U era, but not Switch. With all of this, why would Nintendo be bothered?
Great article. I too find my self stopping into the gaming section when I go to the store *just* to see if by chance there might be a restocked rare amiibo. I also have been checking websites every so often to see if they have any stock.
When I go into the store I usually grab one that I don't have yet, and now have 8 amiibo, way more than I thought I would have at this point.
Being a collector of video games and a big Nintendo fan, it is hard for me not to get caught up in the amiibo need.