Oh dear, those looking to purchase the recently announced Shulk Amiibo from somewhere like Amazon will be in for a shock as the figure will be exclusive to GameStop in the United States. Nintendo has previously said that some of the Amiibo will be retailer exclusive so it looks as though Shulk will be the first one with more to follow.
Shulk Amiibo Will Be A Gamestop Exclusive
so the fear first was that amiibo’s would be locking away content in games.
now the fear is that amiibos aren’t locked away by retailers -_-
are locked away*
And be very overpriced XD Though if you buy him used you get it 5% off the regular price!
Haha and if you sell it you get 10% of the money back you bought it with… Fucking cheap-asses
Can’t trade in figures, most (or all) GameStops don’t take Disney Infinity characters, so they won’t take used characters.
Still better than that shiny nickel they give you for games.
What retail store doesn’t do this? And why sell your stuff in the first place?
That Shulk amiibo looks awesome! So well detailed! I would do it of had my own money!
Gross.
:'(
Lol stop crying! hahaha
Is everything alright?
Yes… *sob*
Are you sure?
Aaand the ‘Bullshit of the Day’ award goes to…
Gamestop! For an incredible 23 millionth time!
import from japan on da way
I assume that is not permanent?
Ugh gamestop needs to go and eat an ass. Damn I hate them.
Funny how Shulk is GameStop exclusive like Xenoblade Chronicles was, at least I don’t live in the US so I won’t have to worry about this hopefully though if they do a similar thing over here it’ll proabley be exclusive to GAME or something.
Or they aren’t going to be making certain amiibo available everywhere. Maybe that’s why there is no region lock so if someone wants a certain figure exclusive to U.S or the U.k they can order over seas? Just a thought.
Well. That is one that I will never be getting.
Why not? There are GameStop retailers everywhere, and you can order online even if it’s more convenient for you.
Of course.
Everywhere.
Except in Europe.
Thanks.
Lol
Because Game stop ducks and doesn’t care about gamers.
Everywhere
America is everywhere
Except not.
OH GOD NO. IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN!!!
Glad Mexico doesn’t follow that “US retailer exclusive” -remembers how we officially got all 3 Link and Zelda Hyrule Warriors DLC with the purchase of the game, Diancie, shiny Gengar and now this-.
HD SSB looks great, but this amibo probably will be a limited edition amibo.
Lol. I guess GameStop really wants anything Xenoblade related to themselves.
These heathens are obsessed with Xenoblade. They’d better not be getting Xenoblade Chronicles X as an exclusive or so help me. I WILL UPROOT EVERY PIRANHA PLANT IN THE VICINITY! And replace them with those fire breathing ones from SMB3.
Though, we do have to thank GameStop for at least helping localize the original Wii title. The specifics of how they obtained exclusivity aren’t public, but it’s safe to assume they helped bring over the Europe/PAL version of the game when NoA didn’t want to anymore.
Hence the British accents…
Oh, god help me if those people get their hands on Xenoblade Chronicles X!!!!
God dang it. Now I have to pre-order from two different places. Lol.
This is so fucking stupid.
I’m french And we dont have gamestop in Europe.
What do i do?
Nothing.
I’ll Not have shulk amiibo.
http://www.micromania.fr/magasins.html
If you live in Paris, you have a fair chance to find a gamestop.
I live in the Netherlands, and the closest gamestop for me is in Germany! >:0
oh, for some reason the link l posted wasn’t for gamestop stores.
l used this link http://www.gamestop.eu/ maybe you can use it to find a store closer to you
The article says it will be a Gamestop exclusive in the US, so there’s still a chance it will be available at other retailers in Europe, especially when considering that Gamestop is much larger in the States than it is in Europe. (:
I guess the only thing you can do when it’s released is to import them since they are not region locked.
There is no region locking, so you can import from an American Gamestop website.
Actually, I don’t know if they ship overseas, but it’s worth checking.
Maybe it’s only a GameStop exclusive in America? I dunno…
There are Gamestops all over Sweden, why wouldn’t there be in France?…
Maybe you live so far away…
Why is everyone triping. At least Game stop is stepping up. More stores should do this.
Stepping up? They only do these things to get people to buy from their pathetic store exclusively.
And demanding your DNA in the process…
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Too bad I wasn’t feeling it anyways.
well just a few hours ago I took a survey on club Nintendo and one of the questions were “would you like special edition amiibo to be available for purchase through special retaillers
I’m happy with this. I feared that Shulk was gonna be exclusive to that Loot Crate deal.
Also, I’m curious… why do so many people hate on GameStop? I know they don’t give a ton for your used games, but nothing is forcing you to sell your games to them. I know you get asked about pre-ordering games, but that’s there job and there’s nothing preventing you from saying no. I honestly don’t get why there’s so much hate for GS.
Because they shit on gamers.
I don’t understand how. They sell games.
Because of the crop price you get for used games selling pre orders to people who didn’t pre order and screwing people who did. Treating their employees like trash the list goes on l. It is more then just selling games.
Because of the countless hoaxes they’ve pulled off including the one that happened recently with Smash Bros. They are a desperate company doing anything possible to stay alive and they are failing at it miserably by pissing off everyone.
You mean pissing everyone off?
I don’t quite get it either. I walk in, pick something up, check out. Done. Or when shopping online, I choose what I want, login, and check out. Done.
They’re no different from any other retailer, really.
But then again… I’m a teen with a job so I have more money than I need… So I’ve never really needed to return games or such, so I’ve never experienced that… Though I have seen one time a mother bring in a HUGE sack of games across multiple gens and in the end (after I waited behind her for like 15 minutes because their staff was painfully underemployed), they got back less credit that would be able to even pay for a single game… If I had cash on me instead of just a debit card, I would’ve offered her more money than what she got for all those games, but meh.
PFFT. Hahaha. That’s just sad.
i traded my 3DSXL in and got $85 e-shop credit for Smash and Captian Toad. i just use my original 3DS because the resolution is easier on my eyes and i have the circle pad pro which is great for monster hunter. Also… trading in my original when the New 3DS comes out. so it’s not always about the money. especially if you really hate the game, like Paper Mario Sticker Star you can trade it in towards something you like. i’ve tried ebay. right now you can sell your 3DSXL for about $100. but then you have the hassle of answering endless emails, taking photos, building the item page, packaging and shipping and my time is more valuable than that extra $15.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/report-gamestop-opening-deus-ex-copies-removing-free-game-code/
There’s a tip-of-the-iceburg example of their bad behavior.
Sickr, could you please, from now on, start every “bad news” article with “Oh dear”?
(The girl who was paied at gamestop article had “Oh dear” at the beginning.)
Lol that’s such a silly request.
Silly, but fun.
I know. xD
That kinda sucks but it makes sense since Xenoblade was a Gamestop exclusive. Guess I’ll have to go to Gamestop, or order it from their website. The next thing we need is that Xenoblade Chronicles X will also be exclusive.
No it is retard ed. You lose sales that way.
Anytime something is exclusive, the producer (Nintendo) loses sales but the retailer (GameStop) gains sales.
Usually the dedicated audience would be able to find the product anyway, good for both the producer and the retailer, but a more casual audience who wasn’t looking for the product wouldn’t be able to randomly come across the product and buy it elsewhere. Luckily for the case of Amiibo, that random encounter could encounter with a different character rather than just Shulk.
Yup. Considering how 90% of Nintendo fans hate Gamestop this won’t sell :P
Y’know… I’m starting to considering how profitable it’d be to buy a bunch of Shulk amiibos from GameStop and then sell them on eBay/wherever for $25-ish. See if people’s hate for GameStop is really THAT powerful. It’d be hilarious if someone actually did this. XD
Why does GameStop have Shulk by the balls?
Gamestop is really feeling it.
Nintendo really doesn’t want Americans to be able to get their hands on Xenoblade stuff do they? First the game itself was exclusive to Gamestop, then the game was reprinted by Gamestop and sold exclusively again, now the Shulk amiibo is exclusive…
Does is count for EB Games in Canada too?
i went to EB Games November 11 and they told me they are no longer taking pre-orders for Amiibos
Uhh… no you’re not getting my money Gamestop. I’m importing this from overseas. Screw you.
Why?
People are obviously not informed on what Gamestop does to make people so mad. I’ve already explained enough in this comment section. If you need more explanation, research it yourself.
I believe some how Gamestop managed to get the rights to exclusively sell Xenoblade, and everything related to it. I believe that is why this figure is exclusive to Gamestop. Which is no big deal, I planned on buying most of my Amibos from them anyways.
ahhh derr, i told you yesterday dude, gamestop is the only reason that faggot reggie even brought it to the states, the game wasn’t even available through amazon lmao, EVERY GAME EVEN IF NOT A BIG RELEASE GOES ON AMAZON!!!! If gamestop didn’t exist, xenoblade would probably have never been brought to america. Gamestop saw the demand, went to nintendo and asked that faggot bastard reggie for it to be store exclusive. If not the game would have at least sold at amazon as well but it didn’t. So still sucking reggies cock huh?
Gamestop is better than reggie at his job lmao. Reggie is a failure. If anything that piece os shit said “well you want this shulk amiibo gamestop exclusive, i can’t risk it, it probably won’t sell”
Also xenoblade chronicles x will not be a gamestop exclusive BECAUSE THIS TIME NINTENDO AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NOA IS ACTUALLY PUBLISHING THE GAME!!!! Gamestop would probably love to do that again but now faggot reggie knows to release it.
So whole point is i was right the other day and how much of a fail reggie is, i hope you know how much he sucks at his job now.
I forgot, who were you planning to replace him with? That was the whole point in defending him. Your not going to find anyone better, and Reggie is not bad at his job. He has very little pull to begin with. He does what headquarters tells him to do. He’s more P.R. and spokeman than anything else. And with all do respect, it was the fan made petition and the online support that convinced Nintendo to bring Xenoblade to The U.S… Gamestop got exclusive rights to the game, but had nothing to do with the decision of bringing the game over to the West. That was all Nintendo. I’m not even convinced it was Reggie’s decision. I believe that decision was made in Japan. I believe you hate on Reggie for reasons that were probably out of his control.
“yawn” they can keep him… fuck amiibo.
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No, no, no NO FUCKING WAAAAAY! why the heck it has to be exclusive?!!! I do purchase from Gamestop, but whyyyyyy?!!!
Fuck shulk
Do you think that Shulk will have it uses on other games (for example Xenoblade Chronicles new 3ds edition, X)?
Just pre-ordered. Sure isn’t an amiibo I would have bought normally. At least not right away. I sure wish Gamestop’s shipping was free. But whatever. Better not get damaged in shipping!
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Too bad i refuse to buy anything from gamestop (for their unethical actions).
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Ugh! If Xenoblade Chronicles for New 3DS & Xenoblade Chronicles X ends up being Gamestop exclusive, I’ll be annoyed. The last time something was exclusive to those bastards, there weren’t enough copies to go around & they ended up being expensive online. I was able to get the game, but that’s not the point. Many others that wanted the game missed out. If history repeats itself with the 3DS port, I’m going to be really pissed not for myself but for the poor gamers that will miss out on the game. Since I don’t have much choice, I’ll have to be sure to preorder it first chance I get so I don’t end up like the ones that missed out on Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.
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:O She’s hot. XD
It’s weird reading this because I picture you as a little girl.
Of course she is. She’s supposed to be all natural, after all. ;3