Amiibo are easily among the coolest looking NFC toys, only because I'd much rather have Marth or Link displayed on my desk, rather than Tree Rex. Well… Tree Rex is cool too I guess. The point being, Amiibo are a hot commodity, and just on the very first day, it was getting near impossible to find Marth from Fire Emblem for instance, selling on Amazon for twice the asking price.
A tweet that went out over the weekend from retailer Video Games Plus, states that a few Amiibo have been officially discontinued by Nintendo.
Nintendo has officially discontinued Marth, Wii Fit Trainer & Villager amibos. Sorry folks these are gone forever #Amibo #Nintendo #soldout
— VGP Video Games Plus (@VideoGamesPlus_) December 6, 2014
Of course fans started freaking out, while some dismissed it as a joke post. Either way, it was concerning that something that released so quickly, would have such a short shelf life.
Kotaku reached out to Nintendo for a comment, and while they didn't comment directly on those three figures, they responded with this:
We will aim for certain amiibo to always be available. These will be for our most popular characters like Mario and Link. Due to shelf space constraints, other figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment.
Curiously enough though, the very first comment on that article leads to a TAY post which shows an email response from David Young, Nintendo's Assistant PR Manager.
The response states:
David from Nintendo jumping in here. We have not discontinued any of the amiibo figures. Naturally some are more popular than others, and stores will need to reorder these once they sell through. That said, I don't know how long resupply will take, so I encourage people to pick up their favorite characters when the [sic] see them in this busy Holiday season.
It's strange that Nintendo wouldn't offer that same response to inquiring websites while David Young states pretty much the opposite, but it's worth noting that there really no concrete details on it. My advice? If you're a collector, get them at the off chance they might be discontinued. If you're the risky type, wait and see whether the hard to get Amiibo resurface.
