RegularGuyGamer | 2,042 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Last year around this time, I put my amiibos on a tub and stashed them in the basement. I remember just recently that they existed and haven't had the desire to fish them out yet. For awhile, I was really into amiibos but I think the quality of figures in that price range ($15 - $20) has come such a long way that amiibos don't do it for me anymore. Anyone still collect them? Display them proudly? It seems like the craziest dropped off a cliff from my perspective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,129 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I put mine in a bin many years ago and forgot about them. I might take them out in 20 years when they're worth selling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,606 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 5 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said: Last year around this time, I put my amiibos on a tub and stashed them in the basement. I remember just recently that they existed and haven't had the desire to fish them out yet. For awhile, I was really into amiibos but I think the quality of figures in that price range ($15 - $20) has come such a long way that amiibos don't do it for me anymore. Anyone still collect them? Display them proudly? It seems like the craziest dropped off a cliff from my perspective. I prefer them to funko pops. I have 20 or so I've collected, mostly characters I like. I don't buy them unless cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,120 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I only buy the ones that are related to the NES, and then display them around the CRT; I've never actually used one for its intended in-game purpose in my life... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 918 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 i still think amiibos are pretty cool and easily my favorite of the "toys to life" figures. i have them all "displayed" (if you can call it that) in an old china cabinet. But they're all pretty much crammed in there, so it's certainly not a very professional looking presentation. not sure how many i have. 30ish? [edit: 44!] all are opened. i have all of the ones that i want, so i don't see myself buying any more unless they release some characters that interest me (Bomberman, Knuckles, or the rest of the Starfox team mainly). i feel they were pretty underutilized as far as in-game perks and would have liked to see that expanded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,723 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I have a shoebox of them, but I didn't buy many to begin with. I have the 3D pixel Mario one and a couple BOTW ones displayed around the game room. I'm happy I didn't go overboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleck586 | 328 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I went overboard on them LOL! I think I'm only missing 4 or 5 that were released Stateside. I like their functionality and I think they are a cool part of Nintendo history. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 348 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Quote All of mine have been in storage for a few years, and they were always a display piece for me. I never once opened an Amiibo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,129 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I stopped buying them the day I spoke with Nintendo and they told me I needed to buy them to get inaccessible game content for which I already paid $80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 5,005 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I always thought they looked neat, but didn't have a use for them so I never bought any. Really glad I didn't get sucked down that rabbit hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 858 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 never bought a single one. so they are paid dlc embodied in a piece of plastic with a nfc chippo inside? cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikk | 565 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I recently finished the Smash Bros set. They're nice figures that give a small bonus in some games, sounds good to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,206 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I have one Samus Amiibo I got from the box swap that we do about 1-2 times a year. I never used it but it’s on display. When I got BotW and learned that you could get item crate drops with them, some having really cool items and gear, I bought a China-direct set of about 40, Zelda-related NFC cards for $10. It came with a fake-leather case to hold them all too. It was always useful to get you out of a real health pickle plus there was some outfits and gear that I think might have been exclusive to Amiibos. I saw no reason to acquire a library of toys I didn’t have room for so I had no moral issue buying the cards. Oh, and of course the work with TotK too, and any other game that can take an Amiibo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,918 Editorials Team · Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I have one Amiibo that was in the box train, and I basically took it because it was taking up so much space, and gave it to one of my kids. It's Zelda and some bird, possibly from Skyward Sword. I think we've remembered to use it in Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom. And it barely did much of anything. Sometimes my kids see different ones in GameStop and ask for them. When I tell them they cost as much as a new game - which they could have instead - their interest dies off real fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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