Robinigo Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) According to pictures taken at the Smash Wii U event on October 24th, the quality of the Amiibos is not quite what it was originally promised to be, a couple of examples: Link Promised quality at announcement Quality as of 10/24 Peach I'm a little disappointed, but I'm still thinking of getting the Robin one when it inevitably gets released, it's sad to see such a promising project not be the highest quality it could be Edited October 26, 2014 by Spiky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Isn't it possible that the "recent" images you're showing are bootlegs or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingddd Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) As someone who collects a lot of figures this does not surprise me one bit.They never said promised quality. The description on those prototype figures always says that the "prototype may look different from the final design". The issue with the Smash Bros Amiibos designs is that they took the official art and slapped it on to a figure hoping that the molds they set will look good. Unfortunately that's not the case here. The reason why the Disney Infinite or Skylanders looks so good is because they abstracted the designs to the point where even bad quality control will make the figure look good. They did a really good job at researching and quality controlling these kind of designs. Human characters are going to be the hardest one to reproduce. Which is why human characters will look god awful compared to the non-human characters like kirby and donkey kong since the molds aren't going to be completely perfect. With these mass productions Nintendo will obviously go for the cheaper route rather than paying fewer more millions for quality control. Don't get me started on Marth's bent falchion and ugly face.The funniest part is when the Peach prototype allowed you to see her panties and in the final product, it's been voided.I'm only gonna pick up Mario since it's the only one that actually looks good. Isn't it possible that the "recent" images you're showing are bootlegs or something? They aren't they are the final ones that they are gonna mass distribute. Those photos are from the smash wii u event held two or so days ago. Edited October 26, 2014 by kingddd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Oh. Well then, I guess I won't want the Ike figure after all. :( He has to be one of the hardest to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 OH NO! That Peach one is so horribly ugly! I'll have to rely on Zelda now! I'm not expecting anything good from ZSS, since her flying ponytail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Poor, poor Marth. (Dammit Marth, did you bend Falchion when you stabbed Medeus with it? >.>) Edited October 26, 2014 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Marth doesn't look that bad to me... Maybe Ike will look decent enough after all. :o I don't think Peach looks bad either. But that Link, ugh, why his head facing down now? And what's that yellow thing? o.O Edited October 26, 2014 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingddd Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I don't think Peach looks bad either. But that Link, ugh, why his head facing down now? And what's that yellow thing? o.O he's pouring a nice yellow stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) No, I mean that big yellow cylinder thing that looks like a Jolly Rancher. :/ Edited October 26, 2014 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Yeah, link got really messed up. I'm guessing they regretted the jumping pose, as they tilted him so his foot is touching the base now. Though the yellow support is incredibly baffling. A clear one would be perfectly acceptable? No, I mean that big yellow cylinder thing that looks like a Jolly Rancher. ;/ They were making a joke that it is piss. Edited October 26, 2014 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Wait, that's the support stand? Wtf, I assumed it was a Jolly Rancher for size comparison. The base for Link's figure looks different than the others too. He's the one that's truly messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Nope, not a jolly rancher.... the stand is seen in the amiibo commercial they made too. Edited October 26, 2014 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricaofRenais Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I'm just going to wait and see these in person at the store before I buy one, and I think that the Peach one is fine it just has poor lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alertcircuit Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 For $13 it's not like awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nah, it isn't I still will be a little sad though :p Though, the Lucina Figma will be a thing.... eventually. So I'll get some sort of nice FE figure eventually heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) welcome to 13 dollar figures (marth doesn't actually look too bad, it's just his damn sword) Edited October 26, 2014 by AstraLunaSol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blyegg Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) None of these look /too/ bad to me besides Link. Which is fine by me, since Tink>Link anyway imo. How about I only buy my mains and let hackers figure out how to recreate an amiibo and use that for the rest! Edited October 26, 2014 by Blyvern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Ouch, I shouldn't have expected so much, but it's hard when Nintendo and the press keep shoving the superior prototypes in our face. Man, I should have robbed a prototype Amiibo when they were on display. Oh, but I didn't have a hammer with me... Edited October 26, 2014 by VincentASM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiseki Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Clearly so many superior quality ones can't be mass produced all at once. I was a bit concerned that the prototypes weren't sturdy, but I'm actually surprised they took the time to do just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fengaridotdll Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Poor, poor Marth. (Dammit Marth, did you bend Falchion when you stabbed Medeus with it? >.>) Wow, not even Naga's fang could survive smashing away everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alertcircuit Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 At least the packages are seethrough, so you can cherrypick at the store, sucks for the people left with all the copies with offcentered eyes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookofholsety Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) after seeing how marth's falchion is molded without the sticking-out points individually in the prototype images from e3, i figured they were making a point of sacrificing form and detail in favour of ensuring resilience and that they don't break anywhere near as easily. even so, between this and the inability of amiibo to act as a quick and easy way of carrying character settings for one to play on other consoles, i can't say things are looking bright for the amiibo line who am i kidding i'm doomed to end up buying the ness, greninja, marth and falcon ones anyway Edited October 26, 2014 by bookofholsety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Good point with the durability factor. It seems like Nintendo is marketing this as something you want to take places with you, so they probably designed them to take a beating. That being said, I don't think the quality is bad at all for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'll probably end up just having my amiibos sitting on a shelf, acting as my collection, rather than what they're supposed to be used for. After looking back at the Peach amiibo, it really isn't all TOO bad, but the face could be better. The dress looks boxy, but that was also the case in the "perfect" version, so THAT I'm okay with. When the Zelda amiibo is to be released, I'll make sure to get my hands on it as soon as possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I also can't wait to get my hands on Ike and Luigi! Imo, it's pretty hard to screw up RD Ike's sexiness, so I'm going to think he'll look decent enough. Luigi can't be that hard to screw up either what with his bro looking pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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