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Stuff That Sucks: Amiibo Hunting Redux

You'd think that Nintendo would have its Amiibo act together, given that they're releasing more figures by the week. You'd think that and you would be wrong, as Greg explains in this week's Stuff That Sucks.

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April 13, 2015 3:30 PM

It's been mentioned quite a few times on this site. Nintendo has had trouble meeting the demand for Amiibo. Ozzie mentioned it. Greg mentioned it, more than once, in fact.

So for this week's Stuff That Sucks, Greg is back to lamenting the lack of Amiibo availability, an epidemic that is only growing more absurd, given that there only seem to be more Amiibo to keep up with every other week. Check out the full video below.

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- the man with the briefcase
  
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  April 13, 2015 3:40 PM
  
  Jeff Burke and his Amiibos are back!
  - Zollington
    
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    April 13, 2015 9:07 PM
    
    I think you mean Jeff and his Skylanders.
- fire00f1y
  
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  April 13, 2015 3:51 PM
  
  I have yet to want one of these things. I have a Wii U and games that have Amiibo functionality, but noooo desire at all to buy one. Am I broken?
  
  Also, no kids.
  - one random winner
    
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    April 13, 2015 4:06 PM
    
    Nah, the best functionality is in smash, rest are kind of meh.
- the man with the briefcase
  
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  April 13, 2015 3:55 PM
  
  THREADJACK
  
  Photoshop WO/MENZ, do you worst!
  
  http://chattypics.com/files/image_mmpff28ljn.jpg
  
  http://chattypics.com/files/image_15mb91uk5q.jpg
  - badkitty64
    
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    April 13, 2015 4:10 PM
    
    stop being mean to Greg!
    - the man with the briefcase
      
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      April 13, 2015 5:30 PM
      
      Fine, I will be mean to Jeff instead :P
      - badkitty64
        
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        April 13, 2015 5:45 PM
        
        That's fine. Lol!
  - GBurke59
    
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    April 13, 2015 9:04 PM
    
    Do it!!!
  - ArB
    
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    April 14, 2015 12:53 AM
    
    I did the worst that I could muster http://chattypics.com/files/gurkebreg_s1p2rsrs0y.jpg
    - Zollington
      
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      April 14, 2015 1:20 AM
      
      Amazing.
      - ArB
        
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        April 14, 2015 3:20 AM
        
        Once I removed the side boxes, the temptation to add dongs faded away, and the truth was revealed.
    - the man with the briefcase
      
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      April 14, 2015 2:38 AM
      
      +1
- badkitty64
  
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  April 13, 2015 4:02 PM
  
  Greg, have you read the Game Informer or Game spot article about Nintendo's CS stance on the amiibo shortages?
  - one random winner
    
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    April 13, 2015 4:06 PM
    
    Link?
  - GBurke59
    
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    April 13, 2015 9:04 PM
    
    I dont believe it..
    - badkitty64
      
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      April 13, 2015 9:59 PM
      
      Ikr?
- badkitty64
  
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  April 13, 2015 4:09 PM
  
  sorry here's the link - http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/04/09/nintendo-service-agent-pins-blame-for-amiibo-shortage-solely-on-retailers
  - badkitty64
    
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    April 13, 2015 4:09 PM
    
    apparently it's the retailer's fault and nothing is discontinued.
    - senor135
      
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      April 14, 2015 2:39 AM
      
      sounds ilke the rep says different amiibos will be availabel at different times of of the year? meaning they temporarily stop production (or maybe hold back inventory briefly) for some amiibos before sending them out again? i dunno why.
- lolpatrol
  
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  April 14, 2015 4:58 AM
  
  Thank god I found someone to buy all these amiibo that I bought, only losing something like thirty bucks. Now if only I hadn't preordered the ones from Play Asia that were being reprinted, because they don't let you cancel.