SuperGooey
Member
I'm not buying it, and I'm allowed to point out how bad these microtransactions are.
You know what doesn't help? Blaming the consumer over corporations who consistently get more brazen with anti-consumer practices.
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You know what doesn't help? Blaming the consumer over corporations who consistently get more brazen with anti-consumer practices.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Pretty much. Collecting any kind of figures can cost you hundreds of dollars per figure. Amiibo are dirt cheap if you're after just a physical collectible.
Putting the toy on your controller to fast travel is probably something I wont ever even bother with, even owning the figure. It's a tiny little bonus that I could see kids using.
I'm fine with people who criticize microtransactions and all that. But the figure itself is actually pretty cheap when compared to basically any other video game collectible figures. It just has a tiny little digital element, like amiibo always do. I never used the amiibo functionality in Twilight Princess HD either.
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Twinguistics
Member
Why do adults buy this trash landfill fodder? Same with funko pops. It's a pointless dust trap in your house that will end up in the bin. Waste of everything, including money and the environment.
Hardensoul
Member
I pre ordered 2, don’t care about what it does! The Amiibo looks good!
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Where'd you pre-order? I looked at best buy but it's not quite up yet.
Hardensoul
Member
Best Buy, few post up about an hour ago
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Hmm, guess we'll see if it opens up again soon. Says its "coming soon."
PleaseDontBanMe
Banned
i saw Z and Loft in the thread title and my brain immediately thought this thread was about Zoloft
Hardensoul
Member
Ahh, too bad hope you able to get one!
I never owned a Wii and I also preordered Skyward Sword! Looking forward to playing it!
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Seriously lol. Guess I need to be on the look out!
I'm excited for the game as well. Only played it once when it actually came out.
Ikutachi
Member
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Another shit move with a Zelda game. Didn't they lock content with TP behind that wolf amibo.
Twinguistics
Member
6 months on the front of a shelf --> 3 years on the back of a shelf --> 30 years in a box in a garage --> 2000 years in a landfill.
Krappadizzle
Gold Member
It's not a win by default. They offer the software/"convenience"/experiences that other companies aren't. They busted there ass trying to make the Wii U work and made some of the best games of there respective genre's that went undersold/underappreciated and it payed dividend hard when they were rereleased for Switch. Nintendo offers unique things that make it stand out even with their hardware's lack of power. Portable gaming at affordable pricing(Gameboy), analog sticks, motion sensing/gyro gaming, glasses-free 3d, transitional screens.. What they lack in VERY basic ass features(which boggles the mind) they make up for in other areas in big ways. They've cornered a market that nobody else wants to play in and have managed to hold a death-grip on the casuals while also having a handshake with the hardcore.
Hardensoul
Member
GameStop preorder is up!! Go go
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Got it. Thank you!
Soodanim
Gold Member
Even when they made hardware mistakes, they were still Nintendo who have an undeniably strong set of IPs. Wii U might not have set the world on fire, but it was still the only place to get Mario and the rest of them. They stopped trying to get exclusives (no more Capcom 4 after the GC days) and just did their own thing. A failure in terms of hardware probably still translated to a win in the sense that the software made up for it. Nintendo always seem to turn a profit, and they do it their own way. That's a win for them, or at the very least it's not a loss.
th4tguy
Member
So I missed the preorder for both this and the controllers and will be trying my luck at getting them through my local target via store pickup. I can't find any information about when the target site goes live with these items though. Does anyone have any experience with this? I plan to camp the site so I can get my order in as soon as it's available.
Hardensoul
Member
Unfortunately there seems to be some shipment delays from Nintendo. I just got my shipment noticed from Best Buy and I just received my Joycons.
th4tguy
Member
Good info, thanks. I'm also trying for the controllers though. Anyone know when items usually go live on the Target site?
Hardensoul
Member
Good luck, I'm you are able to get them.
Hardensoul
Member
I had to resort to Amazon Japan for the Metroid Amiibo, hope I'm able to get it. I've never ordered through Amazon in another country before.
Codes 208
Member
It’s Nintendo, just about everything they make gets scalped to death. I felt like I had to fight for my life just to get a pre-order for the new OLED
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