It seems like you may still have a chance to get your hands on some of the Amiibo in wave 2 and 3 of the Smash Bros. line!

According to a Nintendo rep that recently spoke with NeoGAF user “D” at a GameStop store, Nintendo was in fact directly impacted by the port strike on the American west coast; she stated that there are still Amiibo in the shipping crates from January and February that are waiting to be unloaded. This means that, at some point, these figures should start to be restocked at retailers.

The representative also stated that the only reason that certain figures were available in America at launch was because Nintendo shipped them by air; this is much more expensive than sending them by boat, so Nintendo was not able to send as many of the figures as they would have liked. She also said that the pre-orders and release date for the release of the wave 4 Amiibo have not been announced because Nintendo wants to ensure that they will be able to provide adequate stock.

While this does sound like good news, please take it with a grain of salt. Hopefully this is the end of the Amiibo shortages, but probably not. What do you guys think?

Source: NeoGAF

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