Out of the big three games in the Toys To Life genre, I think Nintendo may just have the best quality figures overall. That’s not to say that Disney Infinity and Skylanders have bad figures, but the Nintendo Amiibos have made an Amiibro out of me. Great poses, fresh colours that pop and a funky design aesthetic that plans to murder what remaining cash I have left in my wallet. And now, if you’re addicted to collecting Amiibos, things are about to get a lot worse.
Because Nintendo is about to start releasing variant versions of their numerous mascots. Much like Skylanders limited editon figures and Disney Infinity’s crystal characters, Amiibos will now also pop up in metallic gold and silver paint schemes:
The first batch will be resculpts of a certain popular Italian plumber, Mario, for Mario Party 10. Nintendo hasn’t officially announced these figures yet, but a NeoGAF thread picked up on them from a a pair of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) certificates posted to Nintendo’s website, that were then shortly removed.
Naturally, collectors are going to be beside themselves with either delight or anger at this news, as certain Amiibos are rather hard to find in the US of A. Some figures are retailer exclusives and can demand a hefty price, provided that you can even find them there, as an Amiibo supply scare a few months ago saw the prices of figures such as Marth, the Wii Fit trainer and an Animal Crossing Villager soar on eBay.
Naturally, expect these variants to follow suit, while Nintendo laughs from up on high on their gigantic mountain of money. Completionists need to also prepare themselves, as the new Super Mario line of Amiibos will also include new Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi and Toad figures in March.
Last Updated: February 5, 2015
Hammersteyn
February 5, 2015 at 10:40
Header of the year! even though it’s only February.
Ceyber, The Metal Rabbit
February 5, 2015 at 10:56
Reminds me of a trivia tidbit I stumbled on the other day:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/CS_Banana.jpg
First President of Zimbabwe Canaan Banana!
It’s been illegal to make fun of his name since 1982 o_O
Hammersteyn
February 5, 2015 at 11:01
Piesang piesang popo
Ceyber, The Metal Rabbit
February 5, 2015 at 11:08
Okay I’ll do it, but only if I get a t-shirt and some KFC.
Hammersteyn
February 5, 2015 at 11:12
hahahaha
AceZero911
February 5, 2015 at 10:43
My question is, does the amiibo variant also give a similar variant in the games?
So Hard (Umar)
February 5, 2015 at 10:45
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv132/doomsdayforte/2vbs9wz.gif
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 5, 2015 at 10:48
Suddenly Steam sales don’t look so bad anymore 😉
Ghost In The Rift
February 5, 2015 at 10:49
Uhm…..Yeah(refresh)
Captain JJ the crafter
February 5, 2015 at 11:01
I’m loving today’s “where’s wally”
Admiral Chief
February 5, 2015 at 11:02
HE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT
Guild
February 5, 2015 at 11:13
Special ultra rare collectors edition AMUUGABI! Where can I find it?
Captain JJ the crafter
February 5, 2015 at 11:15
It’s the Dictator Edition too.
Only costs 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
zim dollars
Or R4.50