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I'm still not quite sure how these things work (in the context of Smash). Can you save your customization builds on these figures, or are they just AI partners that you can use in battles?

They are AI partners.

Customisation of Amiibo fighters is a little different to regular player fighters. Instead of being limited to just three pieces of equipment per Amiibo, you can "Feed" them equipment, making their stats shift according to that equipment's specifications. You can do this as many times as you want to adjust your Amiibo's stats whenever you want.

Also, they improve based on what you actually teach them. The highest Level for Amiibo is Lv. 50, but they can still learn from beyond that. And even a Lv. 50 Amiibo will not excel at every technique in the game unless you teach them techniques. For example, if you train your Amiibo up to Lv. 50 without ever doing a match with items in that time, then that Lv. 50 Amiibo still will not understand how to use items until you start teaching it to.

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They are AI partners.

Customisation of Amiibo fighters is a little different to regular player fighters. Instead of being limited to just three pieces of equipment per Amiibo, you can "Feed" them equipment, making their stats shift according to that equipment's specifications. You can do this as many times as you want to adjust your Amiibo's stats whenever you want.

Also, they improve based on what you actually teach them. The highest Level for Amiibo is Lv. 50, but they can still learn from beyond that. And even a Lv. 50 Amiibo will not excel at every technique in the game unless you teach them techniques. For example, if you train your Amiibo up to Lv. 50 without ever doing a match with items in that time, then that Lv. 50 Amiibo still will not understand how to use items until you start teaching it to.

We complain all the time about $8 Skylanders that we're often forced to buy in order to complete the game 100%. But at least they're characters you can actually use and store your leveled stats in. But $13 for an AI partner toy that you can't even control, and in game modes that I (and others) may personally not use nearly often enough to justify that purchase? There is no way I'm buying into that.

I would've vastly preferred it if they were like Skylanders, in that you can save your customized characters onto the figure and take it with you should you go to a friend's house.

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And before someone mentions how they can be used in titles other than Smash, I'm highly doubtful that a Pac Man or Falco figure will have much use in future titles (unless Star Fox intends to have ship upgrades).

went to nintendo world, and saw wave 1 on display. (glass case)
wish i got a closer look, since i was leaving.

I went to Nintendo World earlier today and they had the first wave of amiibo in a glass casing. Having seen them up in person, I feel like I should retract some of my statements. They actually look good for a first attempt. Link, Marth, and other humanized characters have the potential to have derped faces, but the others look pretty damn solid. Worth noting though that all amiibo have that yellow base similar to Link (at least the first wave), not the silver like we were first shown.

Fox and Samus looked the best to me, looking almost like tiny collector's figures. Fox looks to have had a fair bit of effort put into getting the details of his outfit right, and Samus' armor has a nice finish that makes it look more like just a simple McDs toy like they could've gotten away with. My only complaint would be that Fox has a blue thingy holding up his left foot (similar to Link's pee-colored stick, or the clear plastic of some others), which clashes with the yellow base.

They looked presentable. Not sure if they're the actual production figures or just really nice prototypes made specifically for show, but I'm reasonably impressed. Still not quite sure if it's worth $13, however, given the current uses they have. Some photos are here. Please excuse any bad shots.

wave 4 is super tiny its just 3 AMIIBOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When does wave 2 come out?

You know, they look quite good. I saw a few at a local Target, and the only one I batted an eye at is Marth. I plan to get quite a few. On topic, the 3ds adapter looks cool.

You know, they look quite good. I saw a few at a local Target, and the only one I batted an eye at is Marth. I plan to get quite a few. On topic, the 3ds adapter looks cool.

Any news on Marth restocks?

When I went to GameStop the other day the guy there said that some characters sold out as he only got enough stock of said people to fill pre-orders. IIRC these were Marth, WFT, & Villager. To those of you looking for those ones, good luck.

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When I went to GameStop the other day the guy there said that some characters sold out as he only got enough stock of said people to fill pre-orders. IIRC these were Marth, WFT, & Villager. To those of you looking for those ones, good luck.

Seems these three are already discontinued.

http://www.nintendolife.com/ne...bo_discontinued

I just got a Samus amiibo and the detail is great! I have almost no errors on it. If only I could get a copy of SSB4 Wii U so I can can use it. Do you guys have any creative names for my Samus?

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When I went to GameStop the other day the guy there said that some characters sold out as he only got enough stock of said people to fill pre-orders. IIRC these were Marth, WFT, & Villager. To those of you looking for those ones, good luck.

Seems these three are already discontinued.

http://www.nintendolife.com/ne...bo_discontinued

*Rumor*

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Seems these three are already discontinued.

http://www.nintendolife.com/ne...bo_discontinued

*Rumor*

Rumor has been debunked by Nintendo officials.

I just got a Samus amiibo and the detail is great! I have almost no errors on it. If only I could get a copy of SSB4 Wii U so I can can use it. Do you guys have any creative names for my Samus?

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*Rumor*

Rumor has been debunked by Nintendo officials.

I believe that Nintendo never said they were being discontinued. But they also didn't say they weren't. It could go either way.

The Rosalina Target exclusive amiibo sold out it's pre-orders in 35 minutes.

http://www.gameranx.com/update...in-record-time/

Luckily, I pre-ordered Shulk for GameStop and I'll see if they have any in store pre-orders for Lucario at TRU. Some of these amiibo are becoming insanely hard to find. Little Mac, Pit and Captain Falcon seem gone before they even officially ship.