Nintendo’s recently revealed lineup for 2015 includes a wealth of rare figurines. In Europe six are listed for Jan. 23rd and another five for Feb. 20th, while in North America they’ve simply been given a ‘February’ window so far. In the latter region it’s been suggested that some of these newer figures would be exclusive to particular retailers. Now we seem to have gotten wind of the first for North America.
The game retailer lists the Shulk amiibo for Feb. 1st in the US – possibly a placeholder – and as an exclusive nationwide. GameStop has a track record with Shulk of sorts when it brought criticism for selling and allegedly re-printing Xenoblade Chronicles for $90 and abusing its exclusivity of that game in the US. While the reprinting allegation wasn’t proven, but the title was expensive for a time. The title is now down to $54.99 pre-owned from the retailer, thought still a premium price (for a second-hand Wii game) due to its relative rarity.
We’ll let you know in the coming weeks just how many amiibos follow Shulk’s precedent as retailer exclusives, while we haven’t seen any equivalent deals in Europe as yet. Tell us: Will you be picking up any Amiibos this year or next – and if so, will you be wielding the mini-monado too?
Via Gamestop
