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Super Mario Maker

According to Bulbapedia, "All currently released Pokémon amiibo have been confirmed to be compatible with Super Mario Maker." 84.26.240.80 13:58, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

Other wikis are not source enough. I'd like to see something from a Nintendo source. Miles (talk) 14:51, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

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Mario amiibo

The amiibo webiste was updated this morning, and the Super Smash Bros. series Mario amiibo is under the figures that unlock new costumes, so listing it under there as "Gives a new mode would be inaccurate. Only the 30th anniversary Mario makes you big CRT Mario. --NintendoNinjaCarson (talk) 18:11, 12 August 2015 (EDT)

Bowser Jr. IS exclusive to Toys R Us, Dr. Mario is most likely exclusive to Target, Duck Hunt/Game & Watch/R.O.B. are exclusive to Gamestop in a 3-pack

Buuuuuut we don't have "official" confirmation yet. The Bowser Jr. info comes from an incredibly reputable Toys R Us employee, who also told us about Greninja exclusivity, gave us the link to pre-orders early on ToysRUs.com, gave us info about which Wave 4 amiibo weren't in the Toys R Us system (allowing us to deduce that there were three exclusives), and gave us info about the Splatoon three-pack before anyone else. I think it's safe to say that they're pretty reputable.

That said, they're still not an official source, so I don't really think it's worth noting, yet. Dr. Mario is not in the Toys R Us system, whereas he is at Target, so he's also most likely an exclusive. Several Gamestop employees have discreetly leaked the three-pack exclusivity to a mod of /r/amiibo, again, none of those amiibo show up in the Toys R Us system, nor the Target system. Once again, none of this comes from official sources, but it's most likely true. Laikue (talk | contribs) 21:23, 2 August 2015 (EDT)

"Most likely true" is not good enough. Better to report it accurately when it's confirmed for real. Miles (talk) 21:48, 2 August 2015 (EDT)

That said, they're still not an official source, so I don't really think it's worth noting, yet I know, that's why I said this. I'm just letting you know since you said you couldn't find any reason why he'd edit that in. Laikue (talk | contribs) 01:04, 3 August 2015 (EDT)

Here's a source. Aidan, Master of Speed and Aura 23:22, 3 August 2015 (EDT)

Source is reddit, so we're back to square one. The legitimacy of that sheet of paper was called into question by the leakers as well, as no one was told to do those and there are no "official" Gamestop markings on it. Laikue (talk | contribs) 23:27, 3 August 2015 (EDT)

Link I have says the preorder event is this Saturday, so I guess we wait until then? Idk Aidan, Master of Speed and Aura 23:29, 3 August 2015 (EDT)

Shovel Knight?

I know something like this would normally go over here, but I figured it'd be appropriate to being this up here. Discuss. Aidan, Master of Speed and Aura 12:41, 22 August 2015 (EDT)

Shovel Knight devs said it's fake, the image comes from a reddit user named /u/getmeoutofcleveland using ArtsyOmni's art (Guy who did the Rayman leak) (link), and the date is WAY too soon if it IS Smash related.

Now, of course the devs could be lying to cover the leak, and the artwork could be used as a placeholder. Additionally, it may not even be Smash related and may instead be for the upcoming physical release of Shovel Knight. And also the Greninja, Jigglypuff, and Splatoon amiibo were leaked by a Spanish site, so it isn't entirely out of the realm of possibilities. However, everything is assuming at this point, so I think we should wait until we get more info before doing anything about it. Here's a collection of the info btw. Laikue (talk | contribs) 15:06, 22 August 2015 (EDT)

Unless we have conclusive evidence otherwise, we should take Yacht Club at their word. Miles (talk) 15:13, 22 August 2015 (EDT)

I know that it was Artsy Omni's image. I was just pointing the information out. Aidan, Master of Speed and Aura 15:49, 22 August 2015 (EDT)

The box style doesn't match the most recent amiibo box style. It seems to match the original lineup style. Most recent ones have the number and name of the character and translations on the right and "Super Smash Bros. Collection" under the logo. 86.155.132.18 15:51, 22 August 2015 (EDT)

Welp, this happened. Seems to confirm the existence of a Shovel Knight amiibo, but it doesn't look like part of the Smash series. Zyrac (talk) 13:07, 27 August 2015 (EDT)

From what I heard, it actually unlocks content in the Wii U and 3DS versions of SK. Aidan, Master of Speed and Aura 13:09, 27 August 2015 (EDT)

Assuming that this is legit (probably, since it's reported by UK retailer GAME) it's probably going to be formally announced at the PAX event tonight in about 10 hours. Doesn't appear to be Smash-related unless there's more going on here than what was in the deleted tweet. Miles (talk) 13:11, 27 August 2015 (EDT)

Can you still call Miis "Wave 6"?

With the Miis coming out much closer to Mewtwo and Falco in North America than the "rest" of Wave 6, is it really right to continue to call them Wave 6? They might have been intended that way originally, but they sure don't look that way any more. --131.107.147.30 19:46, 24 August 2015 (EDT)

Well, back in June they were announced as coming in September alongside the wave 6 amiibo. The complication is that the "wave" terms have been pretty much dropped from official usage, so we kinda have to ad-lib their usage regardless. Miles (talk) 20:23, 24 August 2015 (EDT)

Considering that it's been dropped all together, I don't see why we shouldn't list them with Wave 7. Laikue (talk | contribs) 21:04, 24 August 2015 (EDT)

^ ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe Nutta. 14:39, 25 August 2015 (EDT)

amiibo scalping

Considering it's become a huge issue in the amiibo world and even Nintendo is aware of it, don't it you think there should be something about it in the article? User:Torts