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    Originally posted by Superman Falls View Post
    the cavalier approach to launching them.
    I think it's less cavalier and more HOLY **** WE'RE SELLING MORE THAN IN OUR HIGHEST PROJECTIONS GO GO GO BEFORE IT SLOWS DOWN

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      Too true, in store the shelves don't seem to clear out anymore unless it's a new release figure so they might be eager to keep fresh ones hitting the stands

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        Not really sure why...

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          Mine have shipped at the 11th hour which have saved me a morning trip to Toys R Us. Americans are going nuts over Rosalina so it's nice to be able to get one fairly easily, had to get Toon Link as well and my third and final one from this wave is Bowser... who looks awesome.

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            The first two waves have been in good supply here in Japan, it's only been in the last couple of weeks that stock for little Mac, pit, villager etc dried up. Wave 3 however is completely different. Went to two large stores today and already they have sold out of rosalina, Ike, lucario, meta knight and king dedede, in one day. I managed to grab a toon link (which was also low in stock) and the last Ike that they had in store. We asked the cashier if they would be getting any more in stock but they said they have no idea if they would be getting any more. I'm going to try akiba tomorrow but I'm not holding my breath. I don't know if this is a case of scalpers going in and buying up all of the stock or whether Nintendo underestimated the demand but you'd think that the way things are for Nintendo at the moment they would be pumping out as many of these things as possible to meet demand.
            Last edited by Ghost; 23-01-2015, 11:44.

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              Villager and Marth are back in stock on the Nintendo Online Store

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                A lot of GAME stores are only giving priority on Wave 4 to pre-orders with a deposit in advance. Same with Wave 3 for some of them - you'd only be given one in-store if you pre-ordered to begin with (GAME London Stratford Westfield), unless there was enough stock for them to put on shelves.

                That said, I managed to pick up Ike from GAME Hamley's this morning. Plenty of Toon Link and Bowser to go around, it would appear.

                Again, can't say I'm impressed with the quality but useful to have for Codename S.T.E.A.M. when that gets released.

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                  Does anyone know where I can get a Rosalina for RRP price? Did Hamley's have any Nu-Eclipse?

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                    Originally posted by Zaki Matar View Post
                    Does anyone know where I can get a Rosalina for RRP price? Did Hamley's have any Nu-Eclipse?
                    Nope. Rosalina is super-rare at this point, in-store AND online. Your best bet would be Amazon Japan (unless you care about keeping them boxed and don't want Japanese language on the packaging) - much cheaper. You'd probably have to "do an Importaku" and use a shipping service like Tenso.

                    In other news, I faffed around again and Pac-Man pre-orders have been taken up on Nintendo and GAME! :P

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                      Mostly getting these for my little cousin - they want them all to be UK versions - sucks that they didn't order this one in time.

                      Originally posted by Nu-Eclipse View Post
                      Nope. Rosalina is super-rare at this point, in-store AND online. Your best bet would be Amazon Japan (unless you care about keeping them boxed and don't want Japanese language on the packaging) - much cheaper. You'd probably have to "do an Importaku" and use a shipping service like Tenso.

                      In other news, I faffed around again and Pac-Man pre-orders have been taken up on Nintendo and GAME! :P

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                        I lucked out with Rosalina by the looks in getting an Amazon order in early, arrived todya. Bowser in hand is easily one of the best they've done. Toys R Us curiously didn't get any stock at all and didn't look like they had for a while either...

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                          The entire Amiibo thing is ridiculous at this point, I think I only want them because they're selling out, I haven't bought a single common (other than Kirby and my Mega Man and Toad preorders) but today I found myself jumping on Villager and pre-ordering Ness, I don't even like them, most look atrocious and are childish tat but it's "if I don't buy this now I may never get the choice at RRP again" mentality.
                          Last edited by Pikate; 23-01-2015, 19:13.

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                            Originally posted by Pikate View Post
                            The entire Amiibo thing is ridiculous at this point, I think I only want them because they're selling out, I haven't bought a single common (other than Kirby and my Mega Man and Toad preorders) but today I found myself jumping on Villager and pre-ordering Ness, I don't even like them, most look atrocious and are childish tat but it's "if I don't buy this now I may never get the choice at RRP again" mentality.
                            Pretty much how I feel about them at this point, although I definitely don't want all of them.

                            I've pre-ordered Sonic & Mega Man but I want Pac-Man and Toad (and possibly Bowser & Toon Link but they don't bother me - they'll clearly be widely available, still on Amazon UK at time of writing this). Barring the likes of Ganondorf and Dr. Mario getting released, that'll be it for me.

                            What bugs me is just how poor they look, especially when compared to the original prototypes. So inferior to Disney Infinity and even Skylanders in this respect. A true missed opportunity by Nintendo here.

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                              Any way I can be alerted somehow when a Zero Suit Samus becomes available? She's by far my most played character in Smash so she'll be the only one I expect to get.

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                                Originally posted by Pikate View Post
                                The entire Amiibo thing is ridiculous at this point, I think I only want them because they're selling out, I haven't bought a single common (other than Kirby and my Mega Man and Toad preorders) but today I found myself jumping on Villager and pre-ordering Ness, I don't even like them, most look atrocious and are childish tat but it's "if I don't buy this now I may never get the choice at RRP again" mentality.
                                Yes, that is why I own 0 of them.

                                Proof people will buy anything.

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