In Japan

When I chose the above picture of the amiibo "Holy Trinity" (Marth, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer) the memories came rushing in.

The thrill of the hunt, the first day of the launch of amiibo, and finding out "damn, these things are actually desirable." It set the tone for the entire amiibo affair for three long years, and it still isn't letting up. As a bit of a respite Nintendo has announced that they're reprinting the entire Smash line, including the "unicorns" (read: ultra-rare), later this year. Now we have dates.

According to Nintendo Soup, they'll actually be spread out in two waves in December 2018 and January 2019. Get a good look at the list below and start getting your import trigger-finger ready, as some of these will be going very quickly. Before that happens we'll keep you updated!

As a recap all amiibo work worldwide -- there's no region lock. But since boxes from different areas have different languages on them they drive up the price for collectors (new in box US amiibo are generally more than anywhere else).

Super Smash Bros. [Japanese Nintendo via Nintendo Soup]

December 7, 2018 Mario Peach Yoshi Donkey Kong Samus Wii Fit Trainer Pikachu Marth Little Mac Lucario Captain Falcon Rosalina and Luma Bowser Bowser Jr Ike Wario Falco Olimar and Pikmin Mii Fighter Mii Swordsman Mii Gunner Charizard Greninja Jigglypuff Meta Knight Robin Shulk Duck Hunt Sonic Mega Man Pac-Man Mewtwo Lucas Roy Ryu Link Zelda Toon Link Sheik Ganondorf Lucina Cloud Player 1 Bayonetta Player 1 Cloud Player 2 Bayonetta Player 2