Bulbagarden Conversational Chat Thread Vol.5

[Princess Viola]

I remember back when Amiibo first came out, people in a group chat I was in at the time where aghast at how different the actual Amiibo looked vs the stock photos and I kept trying to explain that was how all toylines are (and I collect Transformers, I'm very much used to this).

 

[Mythra]

I had a slightly defective Inkling amiibo that leaned foward too much. I sold if for $15 so I guess it wasn't defective enough. Lack of uniformity doesn't seem to be mucg of an issue with amiibo.

Are amiibo even profitable anymore? I don't hear anyone talk about them nowadays.

There is more to life than profit.

 

[Princess Viola]

Yeah but when you're a business like Nintendo is, that's kind of the main reason why they exist. I get what you're saying but Nintendo very much produces these things to make a profit off them.

And they very likely do still make profit hence why they keep making them, even if the Amiibo craze has itself passed.

 

[Mythra]

I don't think the amiibo craze has passed considering I was able to make $200 off my 12 Splatoon amiibo. Profitable or not, nobody collects anything because they want to make money. I don't consider an art dealer and an art collector the same.

 

[Princess Viola]

I would say the craze has passed but it's also like Pokémon. Both things are still very popular but the time when they were the huge thing that everyone and their mother knew about or was obsessed with has long passed.

 

[Salmancer]

I hope it hasn't died off, I don't have all the figures I need* yet! I'm still waiting on a Yoshi reprint so that I can pay normal prices for it.

*Technically speaking, no one "needs" toys. It's a figure of speech.

 

[Lapidot Matoi]

I still want the squid sisters and deep cut amiibos. It's just going to be hard to get them

 

[Princess Viola]

I have a handful of Amiibo and I honestly don't know what to even do with them, I don't think I have any games that support them.

 

[impervious_gakko42]

when I was younger, I used to steal my brothers' Amiibos and play with them like dolls

 

[Princess Viola]

Younger?

Amiibo haven´t been around that young, have they?

 

[Juliyet]

I mean, this year will mark 10 years since they first launched...

Ahaha I feel old...

 

[Princess Viola]

No, no, no. That can't be right.

 

[impervious_gakko42]

I was a primary schooler when they came out, I did not grow out of playing with dolls for a long time

 

[Greninjaman]

I used to play with Littlest Pet Shop with a friend of mine. Granted, it was less running a little pet shop and more crazy, wacky adventures. I have not done that in years.

 

[Princess Viola]

I was a primary schooler when they came out, I did not grow out of playing with dolls for a long time

I was literally an adult, Amiibo launched in November 2014 and I turned 18 that June.

 

[Mythra]

I have a handful of Amiibo and I honestly don't know what to even do with them, I don't think I have any games that support them.

Which ones? I have 53 (after selling my 12 Splatoon amiibo).

 

[Princess Viola]

Which ones? I have 53 (after selling my 12 Splatoon amiibo).

Palutena, Inkling Girl (from OG Splatoon), and three Animal Crossing ones.

 

[Mythra]

Palutena, Inkling Girl (from OG Splatoon), and three Animal Crossing ones.

I found Palutena after years at a gaming and comic book show. $20 for an opened one.

 

[Princess Viola]

I found Palutena after years at a gaming and comic book show. $20 for an opened one.

See I just got mine for free cuz someone in that group chat I mentioned ended up getting two and asked if I wanted the second one.

 

[Mythra]

I was honestly (and pleasantly) surprised by the demand. I expected someone to buy all twelve for $100 like I initially offered. The sales went so well that I gave away the last two that didn't sell.

I'm always glad when someone else can cherish things I no longer want.