News

Nintendo’s Amiibo Characters in Short Supply – Nintendo Vows to Meet Demand

Nintendo have never been the best at ensuring that the supply for their products stays above or relative to the demand – like the shortage of Gamecube controller adapters when Super Smash Bros. came out for the Wii U. But now it seems that Nintendo’s Amiibo’s are becoming in short supply, with rarer characters being damn near impossible to find.

The news came after a post on the companies Facebook page, admitting that they had not anticipated the level of demand the small plastic figures would bring and they even acknowledge the fact that some figures are harder to find than others. However, they are claiming that they will be upping the number of units that are produced and shipped to retail with hopes to keep up with the unexpected demand.

Launched in 2014, the small plastic figures allow users to enhance their in-game experience using near field communication with the Wii U and New 3DS, very much similar to DLC except in a physical form. Aside from just improving the gameplay of supported games, it also brings in a very “gotta catch ’em all” vibe, with users trying to get their hands on the most scarce of characters, sometimes paying premium prices.

Unfortunately this popularity has caused increased prices and unhappy customers but with Nintendo promising to improve, we should see stability once again restored in the near future.

Harry Down

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 Possible Price Revealed

According to a new report, the GeForce RTX 5090 GPU will be very expensive. It…

11 hours ago

AMD Krackan Processor with 6 Zen 5 and Zen 5c Cores for Budget AI Laptops Leaked

A new AMD processor in the form of an engineering model has been leaked in…

11 hours ago

SK Hynix Begins Production of First 321-Layer NAND Chips

SK Hynix has claimed to be the first company to mass-produce 321-layer NAND memory chips.…

11 hours ago

Trust Gaming GXT 609 Zoxa 2.0 PC Speakers

SOUNDS GREAT – Full stereo sound (12W peak power) gives your setup a booming audio…

16 hours ago

PowerA Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch

Special Edition Yoshi design Ergonomic controller shape with Nintendo Switch button layout Detachable 10ft (3m)…

16 hours ago

Logitech G Saitek PRO Flight Rudder Pedals

Fluid Motion: These flight rudder pedals are smooth and accurate that enable precise control over…

16 hours ago