In Japan
When I chose the above picture of the amiibo “Holy Trinity” (Marth, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer) the memories came rushing in.
The thrill of the hunt, the first day of the launch of amiibo, and finding out “damn, these things are actually desirable.” It set the tone for the entire amiibo affair for three long years, and it still isn’t letting up. As a bit of a respite Nintendo has announced that they’re reprinting the entire Smash line, including the “unicorns” (read: ultra-rare), later this year. Now we have dates.
According to Nintendo Soup, they’ll actually be spread out in two waves in December 2018 and January 2019. Get a good look at the list below and start getting your import trigger-finger ready, as some of these will be going very quickly. Before that happens we’ll keep you updated!
As a recap all amiibo work worldwide — there’s no region lock. But since boxes from different areas have different languages on them they drive up the price for collectors (new in box US amiibo are generally more than anywhere else).
Super Smash Bros. [Japanese Nintendo via Nintendo Soup]
December 7, 2018
Mario
Peach
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Samus
Wii Fit Trainer
Pikachu
Marth
Little Mac
Lucario
Captain Falcon
Rosalina and Luma
Bowser
Bowser Jr
Ike
Wario
Falco
Olimar and Pikmin
Mii Fighter
Mii Swordsman
Mii Gunner
Charizard
Greninja
Jigglypuff
Meta Knight
Robin
Shulk
Duck Hunt
Sonic
Mega Man
Pac-Man
Mewtwo
Lucas
Roy
Ryu
Link
Zelda
Toon Link
Sheik
Ganondorf
Lucina
Cloud Player 1
Bayonetta Player 1
Cloud Player 2
Bayonetta Player 2
Mid January 2019
Fox
Villager
Kirby
Luigi
Diddy Kong
Pit
King Dedede
Ness
Zero Suit Samus
Palutena
Dark Pit
Dr. Mario
Robot (R.O.B.)
Mr. Game & Watch
Corrin Player 1
Corrin Player 2
