Amiibo collectors rejoice, preorders are now live for Simon Belmont from Castlevania, Incineroar from Pokémon, Chrom from Fire Emblem Awakening, and Shovel Knight from his own series of games!
Like other rare amiibos, these are sure to see some quick sales, and orders can be placed on Amazon here. Of the bunch, Simon Belmont may end up being the most difficult to acquire as the most anticipated since the series first launched. The detail of the figure is outstanding, and the competition to find these may drive up the price quickly in third-party sales.
Those who are considering purchasing one or all of these amiibos would do well to either act fast to secure them or consider passing entirely for now. These amiibos are sure to be popular and hard to obtain; though, perhaps not as much as some of the rarest in the world.
That distinction goes to what is affectionately referred to as Legless Princess Peach, a figurine that has no legs due to a manufacturing error. These have been spotted on eBay for as high as $25,000. A more reasonably priced rare amiibo can be found in the mega Yarn Yoshi for between $60 and $80. This figuring is far larger than any normal amiibo and was rare due to being a Toys R’ Us exclusive.
Another valuable amiibo with a manufacturing defect is Luigi without his left hand, which sells for varying amounts, most recently confirmed on eBay for $500. Beyond this, there are many more to find with a broad range in pricing, including Dual Cannon Samus, the Wii Fit Trainer, Robin, Gold Mario, Little Mac, Greninja, and others. Of course, some prefer to purchase amiibos not for their collectability, but for their utility on the Nintendo Switch. To date, this means that Super Smash Bros. Zelda and Wolf Link offer the most varied utility in a number of games.
The pre-order of these new amiibos should also proceed smoothly, since Amazon has not had any catastrophic incidents in the past. Other pre-order events have been awful in their implementation and treatment of customers, as seen with the Lucario release which was limited to Toys ‘R Us, but that did not properly limited orders to available stock. Customers were receiving cancellation notices all the way up to the day before the launch of the amiibo.
Gamestop too had a massive issue with the announcement that Ness was an exclusive to their stores, and that pre-orders would only be available from a certain time onward, which resulted in a flood of consumers crashing their systems. Hours later, the systems were hardly working, orders took up to an hour to fulfill, while others would simply be denied over and over despite stock being available.
Source: Ign.com