How Nintendo Can Solve The Amiibo Issue

Collectors have bashed Nintendo for their negative nature regarding the distribution of amiibos, this article takes a look at how the problem can be solved.

[Neonridr]

make more.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Also doesn't help when stores only carry 4-5 at a time, and none are in-store. They can't take in more stock and it blows hard.

[XisThatKid]

Yea all they have to do is stop withholding stock to make them rare and more interesting by creating demand.

[pcz]

maybe if they focused more on making video games and less on childrens toys, we would have zelda wiiu this year?

[Neonridr]

pretty sure it's a completely separate department making these games. I would rather them not rush Zelda on the Wii U.

Is it ok that ND has pushed back Uncharted to 2016 because you are biased to Sony studios? Or would you rather them rush that game too?

[themonado]

@pcz Do you honestly think they have Aonuma and all the other people who work on Zelda making these things instead of working on the game? Is that what you're trying to get at?

[Xof]

To the average person Nintendo is a small, indie team of about a half-dozen people based out of Aonuma's garage. In Seattle.

Those aren't just Amiibos, those are hand-crafted artisanal Amiibos.

[pcz]

firstly, i dont care one bit what sony or microsoft are doing. i know nothing about the new uncharted.

nintendo could be using those resources blown on amiibo to employ more staff on zelda wiiu.

amiibo are literally good for nothing. sure they make the company money, but im also sure given the choice between a Marth amiibo and zelda wiiu, most people would prefer nintendo make zelda wiiu a priority.

[Chevalier]

It's big money though if they release them in good quantities. Just look at Skylanders they've made over $3 billion in sales. If Nintendo made that kind of money or even a fraction it could easily fund the next 10 Zelda's.
http://www.gameinformer.com...

[Neonridr]

When has Nintendo ever rushed a Zelda game? They always come when they are ready, garnering GOTY nominations and/or awards.

I trust the teams behind the Zelda franchise because they wait until the game is actually ready before releasing.

I have enough Wii U games and PS4 games in my library and upcoming to be bothered that I won't have Zelda to play this holiday season.

Sure it's always nice for a game to release sooner than later, but not at the expense of the quality.

Amiibos are basically right up there with Skylanders and Disney Infinity. While they don't have their own game yet, so-to-speak, they are used in an almost identical way. And they generate tons of money for Nintendo so you can't fault them for pursuing it. If they had zero value, then people wouldn't be collecting them and buying them up in droves. Obviously there are people out there who see a value in them.

[deafdani]

I'm pretty sure the team developing the new Zelda must be very large already. There comes a point in development where you can't just throw more people in to speed said development. It doesn't work like that.

[N4g_null]

Pcz you would make a horrible business man. Actually I would rather have the marth amiibo. I have the zelda one. It's weird how you can have a prefference and still hate some thing LOL.

They are not a priority and nintendo doesn't make them some one else does. I'd love for nintendo to make newer versions of the same amiibo, which is what they will do. So you just wait. If the bubble doesn't pop then we just get cooler looking ones later. Also I would opt for the cards actually if it means game functionality.

[Neonridr]

@scissor - he said would you rather have the Marth Amiibo or Zelda Wii U. Not the Zelda amiibo. :P

I had to read that twice to understand what he said.

[Blank]

I would love it if they did direct sales and where you can preorder from them even if wait times are longer at least you can lock down that character you "mained" with this gen. We can also use more official nintendo stores also they should make the retailer specific ones more plentiful! Less marios please! Dont mind me its just that little mac amiibo : ( too quick man.

[GordonKnight]

It's a hard to collect Ammibos.

My best advice is purchase two of every Amiibo you can when released. Then you can trade other Amiibo collects.

I trade Little Mac for Shulk
I trade Rosalina for Meta Knight
I trade Captain Flacon for Lucario

that is the easiest way to side bar the scalpers.

[Blank]

I have been doing that buying multiples to trade but even then im not one of the fast ones like for this upcoming wave i couldnt even lock down a charizard which is bound to be common but I have no peace of mind thats its lovked down but thanks for the sound advice anyways : )

[Kidmyst]

Same issue with Pre-order bonuses for games and various retailers. Should be the same across the board, retailrs can add on incentives like reward points for buying from them instead.

[addictedtochaos]

Make more and no more retailer exclusives, let me buy them all at one store.

[lizard81288]

Agree. I haven't seen any exclusive amiibo in their said stores. I'd rather not hop on amazon and pay like $50 for a Ness amiibo with +$20 in shipping.

[Chevalier]

Activision got blindsided by Skylanders popularity and they rolled with it. Nintendo if they want to keep the first run special should keep the 1st costume ones limited then release a 2nd line of Amiibos based off of the alternate statues in Smash. For example Little Mac in his pink gear, the other 6 villagers and the 7 Bowser kids for example. Make them unlimited for say 6 months so everyone has a chance.

This way we get 3 benefits.

1) Kill scalping
2) Keep customers happy
3) Support long term amiibo use

[lizard81288]

I don't really go to stores to shop for amiibo. When I walk into a store, the Amiibo selection looks like this:

Mario (SSB4)
Mario (Mario Party 10)
Peach (SSB4)
Peach (Mario Party 10)
Zelda (SSB4)
Diddy Kong (SSB4)
Luigi (SSB4)
Luigi (Mario Party 10)

If there is still room, some others would be Pikachu, Donkey Kong, and Link. The Amiibo selection blows hard in stores. I also hate retail exclusives, since they are never sold in stores.

[Dunban67]

Pretty much what i see in stores too-
Does Mario, Peach etc for Mario Party 10 work for Smash bros and Vice versa?
So far it seems like most game play of any significance is limited to Smash Bros ( I don t know about game play for Mario party though)

Nintendo is intentionally creating short supply to stimulate demand because the game play demand is not there- It is short term thinking on their part imo and one more thing to aggravate their loyal fan base and alienate other cosumers

[lizard81288]

Yeah, they work Vice versa.

[Dunban67]

Thank you

[TuxedoMoon]

I thought Amiibos would be a fun thing to go out and collect, but it's a pain in the butt. You pretty much have to fight your way to get an amiibo these days or face paying double, triple, or even quadruple the original price to scalpers. I waited in line at gamestop for an hour just to find out that all the Lucina Amiibos were gone. It was a sheer miracle i managed to get Shulk.

I'd like to get more amiibos of characters I like, but I'm not paying scalpers. I'm not that desperate.

[TheDivine]

By making more DUH!!!

Make more and sell them on their store, one per customer address. Maybe club Nintendo accounts so the fans can actually buy them for less than triple the cost. Nintendo has made the worst decisions imaginable lately. Underproducing is the only way they can relevant and popular. I used to be a huge Nin fan but lately I despise the company. Its clear they only care for bubbles and creating quick trends at the expense of fans. Maybe I'm not the type of fan they want. They only care for people who will camp out for a 13 dollar toy and buy anything Nintendo. Fling Smash and Mario Party REALLY? Why would anyone buy this trash?

Answer is because its Nintendo...

This is what they ask. Blind brand loyalty. Consoles without online or a working store at launch. No voice chat. One circle pad. Then a new model. Then a new model. And if you don't preorder in store withing the first 5 minutes of whatever random time it goes live you can just ebay it for 10 times the cost and learn to drop everything for them next time. PAY ATTENTION AND MAYBE YOU CAN BUY AN AMIIBO IF YOUR LUCKY AND YOUR ORDER GOES THROUGH AND DOESNT GET CANCELLED.

F*** off Nintendo. Call me when Zelda returns to greatness and gives me what Souls games do. Your audience isn't children anymore. They all play COD and iPads. Your losing us faster than your gaining new fans.

Who am I kidding il buy a shitty scaled down Xenoblade port and a new rerelease system to play it on. Then I'm done.

No after Fire Emblem.

And Xenoblade WiiU.

And SMT x Fire Emblem.

Just give me more than one game a year please!!!

[Dunban67]

If more Nintendo fans thought the way you do and let Nintendo know about it via communications and buying habits then Nintendo would have to make better decisions toward its core fan base. Nintendo knows its market share is much smaller than ever and is still shrinking- So instead of investing to expand marketshare and bring in more gamers as well as non gamers they keep selling stuff to the same core group over and over again