saiiko

~~This journal is still active, but I will be gone starting April 19th through beginning of May, with little/slow internet access. I'll resume upon my return. ~~

Hi all,

I know it's dumb to come back after disappearing again with this kind of journal, ^-^;; but here goes. 

I have quite a number of extra amiibo that I'm looking to salvage/give them new homes. They are taking way too much space and I'm drowning, pfff. <___> Though it'd be nice to make it a deal for you, this is more to make it really worth my effort to package up and send out as opposed to just bringing it to my local shop and call it a day.

So, I'm considering extending this opportunity to those who just started collecting amiibo (mainly Smash Series) or those who are perhaps just missing that ooooooooooone amiibo or two. Heck, maybe just in time before Smash comes out on Switch, right?

About the amiibo:

• ALL listed amiibo are still boxed
• Some amiibo cardboards/packaging do have existing bends, crease, damage etc from original shipment.
• Various amiibo are NA, JP, and EU versions
• In many cases I have more than 1 of a character
  

Shipping:

• Shipping address must be Continental US (Lower 48 States, no PO Boxes nor business addresses)
  
• *Internationals* I'm sorry to exclude everyone outside the USA. The range in shipping costs alone is essentially the price of another amiibo or more. It really wouldn't help me nor you to carry these charges.
  

[August 31, 2015]

Yeah...this...this was absolutely inevitable.....haha. Had to happen. I have no excuse! XD;;;


He is a very nice contrast to her last commission piece with a different height, body weight and overall expression as well! This (afjlgdjfa adorable) Olimar is a sweet complimentary piece to her Louie.
Courtesy of Alejandra Larios , again.  I've always wanted a Yellow Pikmin, and now I fear I may run into a money problem, pff!

Thanks again Alejandra!

My two favorite Hocotatians have been given justice in fan craft plush form! 8D
_{(My garbage DIY plush ones are still special to my cousin and I regardless. I keep everything!)}

[August 3, 2015]

Been murking around with stressful days, then I finally had time to sit down a bit over the weekend and open a special package that arrived. It was nice mini-Christmas in Summer:


Again, NOT MADE BY ME, haha.

Courtesy of Alejandra Larios , another gifted and talented crochet artist from Etsy whom I commissioned to create this ASFJDlkjl adorable crochet of Louie! Red Pikmin is just one of the many types she currently already sells in her shop, but her design of crafting Louie for the first time is just... ridiculously CUTE! O__O He's pretty big (and squeezable >u<) too which is nice. Ahhh, gamer-nerd gasm! Certainly swing by her site and check out her other works, (Eeveelutions, Anime, and such) and perhaps you might find something to your liking? C:

People are so talented! D:


[July 6, 2015]

.....Super Mario Sunshine Lingo, lol

After stressful and busy days it's nice to see what I got in the mail:


THIS WAS NOT MADE BY ME!

Courtesy of Sophia McClellan, a gifted and talented 12-year old whom I commissioned on Etsy to create this awesome crochet of Olimar and Winged Pikmin. >u<

He's a plump little guy. A pleasing surprise was the inclusion of this bubbly space helmet, which at first was understandably going to be left out, but she found a way to include it! It's awesome!

Check out what other characters she's created (most of which are Smash characters)! Some are still available for direct purchase, and if you perhaps want a character she's willing to hear. However, do bear in mind that she may have other characters in queue/be pretty busy and should enjoy summer vacation as all students do. Part of me feels guilty for possibly causing an influx of requests, but I really wanted to share her talent and work by spreading the word. Some of her works were purchased by staff from Nintendo of America after all.   

Additional Honorable Mentions to her Marth, Kirby and Falco (and even Ness....and Robin, and just...GO THERE!) ones too which are ridiculously CUTE!

_{(Sophia's lovely crochet creations puts my poor-excuse of a DIY plushies to utter shame, haha! ....they're ugly, but they are still my ugly creations. *le cries*)} 

It's less than 24 hours before wave 4 of amiibo will be out in local stores and....I need to rant.  

I'm incredibly worried. Local stores either have four(4) Robin/Lucina or NONE!! There will be no ticket systems, it's FCFS or run like the damn dickens and get to the desk! My Targets are even worse! You are only allowed to purchase a total of TWO(2) (some only ONE (1) !) amiibo. You have literally 10 different characters to choose, and only two to purchase.....So, if you want them drive around stores, and just TRY to pick them all up. Da faq, man...

I've been doing research these last days, trying to gauge local stock count and estimating the probability of hopefully buying one of each (and help a friend who needs Jigglypuff and others), but unless you are literally among the first 4 people in line, you won't be getting Robin or Lucina (forbid if the store even HAS THEM!). *sigh*

I still need Greninja too since my bro lined up for the preorder and was 18th in line (store only had 10...) last month, and then Amazon.fr completely shut my friend and myself off by cancelling our order entirely in the last minute. Walmart and Toys R Us put up their online orders at freaking 3AM EST in the damn morning!!! >.<;;; Nintendo....WHY?! You're reserved, but stuck on the same limited production resource. I know it makes sense that there is a low count of certain characters (FE duo) due to details, while Pac-Man's simpler shape allows him to be produced more, all to keep the costs averaged out, but augh-fighting these nightowls, bots and scalpers lining up 5+hours overnight isn't fair.

Tomorrow is going to be a rough and disappointing day, and I even requested time off work....just to get stressed like this. '^'

Oh well, there's one positive note. _{At the very least I was able to get a jump on pre-ordering an amiibo of Pikmin & Olimar, my most important of ALL choices! HUZZAH! C:}


Edit: Oh, and add on top of getting ridiculed by family for taking off work and heading out early for this...I'm just a one-man person.

www.gonintendo.com/s/250233-ni…

Let's see, time for the personal run-down highlights for me, (yay for some debunked stuff from the leak!)

Smash Updates - Mewtwo, Mewtwo. Esh, there's going to be tons of people playing him online like people did with Link in MK8. So us Clubbers get him 2 weeks before the public. XD;;

.....Newcomer......oh....my...flippping...Lucas....LUCAS IS BACK! YES!!!  One of my mains is returning. So happy he's returning! ;u; And a ballot? Sweet~ Haha, so many people are going to vote Snake and Ridley. Time to throw and watch what characters will be considered! VOTE HERE Think it through, they'd like only one vote per person, haha.

amiibo amiibo, holy crap there's a LOT of amiibo coming.

Smash Line - So those two mystery amiibo were Jigglypuff and Greninja. I don't know if the fact that adding two more amiibo in wave 4 is a good thing or something to fear in making it even faster to obtain the wave. Oh and btw, Ness is GameStop exclusive in the States...good luck, like you did with Shulk.

Yoshi Wooly World - What a cute game~ Those soft amiibo....omg, those will be RIDICULOUS hard to get. Just LOOK at how adorable they are! I can hear wallets crying and scalpers just leering....*sob*

Mii Plaza Games - I'll be honest, I finished all 4 games a long time ago, so now there's two more to mess around with, haha. XD;;

Splatoon - To be honest I wasn't aware that the game was coming out so soon. Am psyched for it, and the amiibo bundle looks sweet too. *u*

AC Amiibo cards - Here are the cards. I think I can say I feel bad for people who were hoping for actual figurine amiibo of Animal Crossing. But hey, there's still the very cute nendoroid of Isabelle if you still want a nice figure of her. It makes sense to me to have AC as cards, for the obvious functionality. Not sure if I'll bite on this and the decor game.

Fire Emblem - I haven't played Awakening, besides trying the demo, but I have to say the new game looks pretty nice.

MK8 - 200 CCHoly shit that looks fast! XD;; It's almost a new feel just watching the clip. Nintendo is really trying to keep the game fresh! Yay! Olimar gets usability in MK8 as a costume. XD;; WOOP!

Wait a minute....GW and R.O.B are missing in the line-up?! Well, look at that. Nintendo did figure to split up Palutena and ZS Samus. Good going there, and Wave 6 does have popular characters now. (Looking at you ZS Samus and Ganondorf)

Wave 4 (May) with 8: Robin, Lucina, Ness, Wario, Charizard, Pac-Man, Jigglypuff, Greninja
 Wave 5 (July) with 2: Palutena, Dark Pit
 Wave 6 (September) with 5: ZS Samus, Ganondorf, Pikming & Olimar, Dr. Mario, Bowser Jr.
 Wave 7 (???) with 4+: R.O.B., Game & Watch, Duck Hunt, Falco, and probably later Mewtwo and Lucas

...Why is wave 4 so freaking heavy (it's even getting Splatoon too) and 5 is so tiny (then again it's getting Yarn Yoshi...unless that is in Fall. I forgot)?!

Okay....too much to cover on an empty stomach.

So....September. In hindsight, it was real that Pikmin and Olimar wouldn't come sooner. 5 Months from now, with a possible delay (since Nintendo has to CRANK OUT so many amiibo!) *sigh* At least there's light in the tunnel. >u<

Cheers~

Cruels Fool's Day?! (Pre-Nintendo Direct)

_{I'll save my flack away from public forum space and just cry here in my personal journal instead.}

To those who don't know, we've got a Nintendo Direct for April 1st. Yes, tomorrow on Fool's Day, but it's real! That's not the bad news. The catch is that this leak came from this and if at least the DATE is true, what else from the rumor mill is true? Particularly concerning wave 5? Yes, this is ALL ABOUT amiibo talk only for now.

SPOILERS?! SPOILERS?! SPOILERS?! 

See, if the character selection for Wave 5 is true, it's YET AGAIN STILL no sign of the ONE amiibo I've yeared since last year. Seriously? You'd mash together Palutena AND ZS Samus (the remaining two of the most coveted ladies in the roster) in ONE wave (AND Duck Hunt?!), and leave the supposedly not-so-too interesting cast for later? That just leaves Bowser Jr, Dr. Mario, GW, ROB, Dark Pit, Greninja, and Olimar. (Maybe Miis and Mewtwo but that's uncertain) Wave 5 has more than 80% of popular characters. The rest is a measely 25%+ or so, at least distribute Palutena and ZS Samus in different waves if you want more bait. If true, wave 5 does have characters I do want, but argh Olimar! Still so far away until August probably now. TT____TT;;;

.....

I'm jumping ahead. Watch it (hopefully!) get blown over~

Granted, if the leak turns upside down, I'd be in for a pleasant surprise, but let me just cry here for now. I felt like this back in the January Direct when wave 4 was announced and none of the line-up had something for me. (I rectify this now though since I've grown towards Robin, so hooray for now having a supposed unicorn to hunt now....boo. XD;; ) Now....I dread feeling a relapse after tomorrow's Direct. Pfff booo!

I'm okay, just need to speak out loudly now and then.
Although, a Paper Mario in the spirit of the first two games would be awesome!


_{Thanks for putting up with my Pikmin-garbage.}