Kirby Amiibo - Japan Import (Super Smash Bros Series)

Fact: 1:Overpriced, but that is nintendos fault for being plain stupid. 2:The japanese amiibo DOES work with the american Wii U. 3:Her neck is a little fragile Nintendo could have done better. 4.Beautiful just perfectly, wonderfully, detailed.(No let down there.) My opinion: I am satisfied with most of it but I am a BIG fan of her. Nintendo could have done better but in their defence, they were making her while the sales of the amiibos (Wave 1 and 2.) were still coming in.They could have made a poll asking fans who THEY want to know which ones to remake. Even then nintendo is a game maker NOT a toy manufacture-er so it does get difficult for them, but I am still agravated at them.

I bought this figure online because I figure it will be impossible to get when it releases in the U.S. Even though it would retail at $12.99, I thought around $30 isnt THAT unreasonable for an imported product, and I know these will skyrocket in price once the U.S shipments are gone. The figure itself is very nice, better than I thought it would be actually. Zero Suit Samus is one of my favorite characters so I had to have this amiibo even if it did come at a higher price than usual. If you dont mind paying more for this figure, then I would suggest doing it as soon as possible, because especially with fan favorite characters, the price only goes up from here.

I recently reviewed the Shulk Amiibo from the Series 2 release. Much of what follows relates to both Amiibo’s in general, though I’ll specify below when I speak of Marth exclusively (or at least make the comparative notes obviously stated). Simply to share, as my bias surely affects my best intentions of a helpful review, I avoided purchasing any Amiibo figures until very shortly after the most present release of Series 4. That shared, due to a New 3DS mishap at a big box retailer, I was given store credit and with it, brought home my first 4 Amiibo (Series 1 Link and Zelda; Series 2 Toon Link and Sheik). After having these 4 Amiibo to experiment with, it was only after I truly made my first two Amiibo purchases (dare I say, invested), Series 2 Shulk and this figure, Series 1 Marth. I could not find the U.S. release of Marth at a price that competed with the Japanese release. After reading another review elsewhere, and realizing it doesn’t matter whether one has the U.S. or Japanese Amiibo release in terms of being able to port into Wii U and New 3DS XL games, I jumped at the opportunity to purchase Marth. My purchase of this Amiibo was wholly due to the excitement I have had in experiencing the gameplay of Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. for the New 3DS. I played the demo and while it was just so-so, still I remained quite expectant of what could be a great game experience due to the reviews I read by those fortunate enough to have more access beforehand. I have not been let down, neither by the game, nor with this particular Amiibo figure. As this is a review of Marth, the Amiibo figure, let me focus there on a number of points I hope will help you, the potential buyer of this out-of-print and increasingly hard to find figurine: As other reviewers before me have stated, comparatively this is a very well sculpted Amiibo figurine, though I must state this Amiibo is not quite at the level of Shulk, the most nicely sculpted Amiibo figure I have yet to own. Overall, Marth’s Amiibo presence is very much that of his game presence in Fire Emblem: a bit hesitant at first, but then comes into his own. Marth’s clothing and wardrobe in general is detailed and nicely painted (between the lines!), and his hair looks (just about) as good as it does in the game (LOL), but in some of the finer details of the figurine, there is a bit of a lack of detail…just enough to not quite be at the quality of Shulk (the high-water mark of Amiibo figures that I’ve seen thus far, admittedly, only about 6 or so). In terms of the actual sculpted figure, as with the other sword-wielding Amiibo I have, Marth’s Falchion divine sword is not perfectly straight, but bows slightly downward. Why is this? I do not know. Perhaps it has something to do with the heating and cooling process of manufacturing? Regardless, the materials (plastics) this Amiibo is cast in allows for the sword to be slightly misshaped. While this doesn’t bother me or affect my enjoyment of the figure, I can see more scrutinizing collectors of toys and figures to be irked by this oversight in the perfecting of manufacturing. Some Amiibo have colored or clear plastic supports extending from the base to the figure itself. Thankfully, Marth stands on his own two feet, so to speak (the base, however, like other Amiibo, has a strikingly similar “X” pattern as seen in contemporary X-Men comics, films, and the like). Rough dimensions for this Marth figure, from base to top of his head, is nearly 4-inches; from widest point to widest point (downward pointed sword tip to extended cape at the opposite side) is 3.5-inches. Regarding gameplay, the Japanese import has ported just as any other Amiibo has on my New 3DS. I would expect the same from others, especially with so many reports consistently claiming this is in fact the case. If it is not clear by now, I’m a collector of things, especially that which relates to Nintendo. Most of us seemingly having missed out on the U.S. release, is it worth it to purchase this Marth Amiibo for 2x-6x the MSRP? I cannot answer that for you, obviously, but having ported Marth into Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., if you decide to make the purchase, I hope your experience is as much fun as mine has been! Happy gaming and happy collecting!

It arrived on time and most amazing of all was that I did not pay that much over retail price, after shipping she only cost me 21 dollars. Which is more than fine, seeing as how Im sure the scalpers will be shafting us for way more for her once they get their claws on her. If you are looking for her or any other amiibo, I would import from Japan at this point. They are not too expensive and arrive generally on time, so far I have ordered the Yarn Yoshis and Zero Suit Samus, all for way cheaper than the European scalpers are asking, and especially cheaper than the American scalpers will be asking for.

I bought this for my daughter as a Christmas gift. I was concerned that it wouldnt work because it was a Japanese import but it worked perfectly! The only thing different was the box had Japanese writing on it. My daughter tore the box open so fast she didnt even realize it! She scanned it on the Nintendo Switch with no problem at all. She used it to get extra coins and lives on Mario Odessey. Very happy with this purchase.

It worked great I got it for my brother and he loved it

I like how the figure was made. Im going to train Palutena in my game and make her a strong figure fighter (seeing as someone at a tournament did a deadly combo on me I assume she might give me some trouble as her levels increase).

Well built amiibo. My boys were thrilled. Shipping is always fast.

Very nice! My son loved it and is very happy with it. He displays it on his desk at work and has gotten a lot of compliments on it. Brings back childhood memories. The quality is really nice. Great for adults that are into the POKEMON GO or for someone younger. Highly recommend this as a gift or for yourself.

Anybody remember that guy who bought up a ton of Rosalina Amiibos because he didnt like her? Remember how people were charging up to 100 dollars for this little bit of plastic? Well this guy failed, because I finally got my hands on one! Reasonably priced for an import, and arrived earlier than expected with no damage to the figure or package. I love fighting against my Rosalina Amiibo i n Smash bros or simply displaying her on my shelf with the rest of my Amiibo collection! Take that Mariotehplumber!