Amiibo

Re: What amiibos do you own?

First scalpers, now counterfeits? People love to ruin other people's amiibo experience.
 
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None of this would have happened if Nintendo produced enough quantites of each amiibo.
 
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Lyn said:
http://nintendoinquirer.com/2015/06/counterfeit-amiibo-appear-in-the-wild/

Figures.
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How is that a bad thing?

I actually find counterfeit production GOOD news because it's bad economically for Nintendo. It lowers amiibo value and directs its profit away. No corporate toy producers like counterfeits. If the counterfeits become numerous enough (especially on those like Little Mac, Villager, Captain Falcon, and stuff, but also on the common ones), Nintendo would have to produce real ones.

I wouldn't have done this otherwise, but I could consider it a protest to buy counterfeits instead.

But I'm hoping there will be more counterfeits for Robin and Lucina to make up for the lack of real ones that will drive down their value. The scalpers now have competition.

Cirdec said:
None of this would have happened if Nintendo produced enough quantites of each amiibo.
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Counterfeits will always happen. San-ei has counterfeits, and their plushies are never hard to find (except for the Super Mario Galaxy ones, but those are old plushies just out of print). My hope is if counterfeits are made to address the shortage and it might be a kick in the butt for Nintendo to start producing more amiibo if it's serious enough.
 
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iirc i read that those counterfeits dont have nfc chips tho so you cant use them
 
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Well, a lot of people collect amiibos for the statuettes themselves, but I have to agree that the lack of an NFC chip would be the biggest downer. But, I've seen a video on someone triggering the game to activate Mr. Game & Watch so that may be obsolete in Smash Bros. at least.
 
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this is one of the only times where i'm glad counterfeit products are propping up. nintendo really deserved it. i hope counterfeits become popular enough.
 
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If I get a counterfeit Robin or Lucina I would be pissed because now I can't use it for Fire Emblem If. So I wouldn't support counterfeits and hope they're popular because not everyone keeps them in their boxes. Scalpers were bad enough now I have to worry about blowing my money on something that doesn't even work.
 
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I'm still waiting for my Ness :'( :'( :'(