Zelda amiibo - Japan Import (Super Smash Bros Series)

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 1 Marth and this figure, Series 2 Shulk. I could not find the U.S. release of Shulk 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 Shulk. My purchase of this Amiibo was wholly due to the excitement I have had in experiencing the gameplay of Xenoblade Chronicles for the New 3DS. I missed the game first time ‘round (on the Wii), and have been quite expectant of a great game experience. I have not been let down, neither by the game, nor with this particular Amiibo figure. As this is a review of Shulk, 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: Shulk’s face is expressive, his 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)! In terms of the actual sculpted figure, as with the other sword-wielding Amiibo I have, Shulk’s Monado sword is not perfectly straight, but bows slightly. 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. Such is the case with Shulk and at first, from my perspective, it looks a bit odd, but after having ported Shulk into the new Xenoblade Chronicles for the New 3DS, I don’t mind as much. This is hugely subjective and the photographs supplied by Amazon and myself (along with other reviewers) will hopefully aid in clarifying for you if this is something you care about or not. Rough dimensions for this Shulk figure, from base to top of his head, is nearly 4-inches; from widest point to widest point (sword tip to extended opposite hand) is 3-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 Shulk Amiibo for 2x-6x the MSRP? I cannot answer that for you, obviously, but having ported Shulk into Xenoblade Chronicles, if you decide to make the purchase, I hope your experience is as much fun as mine has been! Happy gaming and happy collecting!

Excelente producto

This Zelda Super Smash Brothers amiibo yields very useful materials for playing Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch. Of primary interest to me is the Twilight Bow, akin to the Bow of Light that Link can only obtain from Zelda for the final battle with Ganon. Attack power 30, durability 100, range 8,000 meters!!! (but the light arrows do not travel at the speed of light - you can miss a moving target even though the arrows do not drop under gravity!). The Twilight Bow is great for sniping bad guys from far away! Also rarely, one can obtain star fragments and diamonds, which are difficult to come by in BOTW itself. More commonly, one can obtain Royal Bows and lesser weapons and as you progress in the game, the weapons dropped will come with perk upgrades like increased attack power or durability, as for finds in the game itself. The Twilight Bow is obtained on roughly 1 in 50 uses of the amiibo (after you have liberated at least one Divine Beast) but if you're persistent with Game Save and Reload, you can try your luck as many times a day as you want as long as you discard all the previous drops you don't want. Since I got a Twilight Bow from Zelda on my fifth try, I'm very happy with my luck and the amiibo! One or two points about the product delivered - although an Amazon label was pasted over the UPC code identifying the product as "Japan import," it was clearly produced for the European market as there seemd to be 7 or 8 European languages on the Nintendo packaging-no Japanese, AFAIK. The coloration of the amiibo is not quite as light and radiant as depicted in the marketing images on the Amazon web page, either, unless you put it under very intense light. But still, it's a beautiful and memorable figurine that drops lots of rare and useful stuff when playing BOTW on the Switch. You can get the same functionality much cheaper with NFC cards or discs, also available on Amazon, but I wanted a beautiful memento, expensive though it may be, for all the fun I'm having with BOTW. It would be nice, too, if the figurine were a bit larger and Zelda's face were a bit fuller to correspond to her BOTW appearance but then for an amiibo from the Super Smash Brothers game, one can't complain too much about resemblance to Zelda in BOTW, who's also a blonde, unlike the brunette SSB figurine.

I got Rosetta/Roselina for a friend's birthday. She's a huge fan of Roselina, and she's been searching for this one for ages. I understand the whole controversy with Amiibo scalpers and re-sellers, but my review is only for the item sold. And I couldn't be happier with this. Especially when searching for the English release of Roselina, I could be expected to pay at least twice the amount I paid for her here... (as you might know, these are not "region-locked" so while they come from Japan, they're just as compatible with the English games, should you desire, the only difference is the writing on the box is in Japanese). The box is in great condition, especially for an import item, and I can't really see any scuffs on it as well. While I'm not taking her out of the box, as this is a gift, I can't notice anything wrong with the figure itself. No bending in her wand (which honestly I was a little worried about seeing some other reviewed on figures with delicate-looking pieces like wands/swords). She's in great shape. The details on the figurine are really nice. I like the extra touches, like the metallic surfaces on her wand/crown are actually in metallic paint that has some shine to it, rather than just yellow/grey to represent gold/silver. Little touches like that make this look like a much higher quality model. I'm really impressed with the details on her face, namely her showing eye (since the other is covered by her bangs). There's even a little gradient in the blues on her pupil, which is really impressive for a figure that's only a few inches high! The only real nitpick I can find is that I wish they showed that same attention to detail on her fingernails (painted purple). Its a little inconsistent in the size of the dots, some are larger than others. But I can't complain too much on that, its just a small detail I noticed. I'm also super pleased with how fast the shipping was on this! Thanks a lot for an easy transaction. And thanks for helping me find the perfect gift for a friend!

This product is beautiful! (If you want to skip my excessive rambling about the price skip to the next section below). It is definitely worth $12.99, not this insane $38.00. The reason I gave it 5 stars is because it is a product review and not a retailer or price review. If you want to go on the internet and diss someone then go to the retailers site, if hey have one, and leave a review or something. Also, people seem to think Nintendo is stupid or they have a very poor policy when it comes to merchandise, not the case. Nintendo is a company first, its main goal will always be to make money. This is definitely not the only time this has happened. Look at the gamecube adapter for the new Smash Bros, it went from $20 TO $80! It's simple supply and demand. How many people do you know are just frothing at the mouth to get an Amiibo, specifically the rarer ones like Captain Falcon and Little Mac. Of course the ones who have the new Smash Bros. or the other compatible games are but not a huge number. Nintendo is trying to build up demand for this product and when they release the next bunch they'll go out like hot cakes. I was lucky that I ordered this on amazon really early but it definitely sucks now that I'm trying to get another one for a gift. Alrighty then, time for he actual product review and not my rambling. The detail on this product is quite impressive, everything from the knee guards to the pistol and the holster are done with meticulous precision. The colors are very nice and vibrant, especially the gold. I honestly don't mind it just sitting on a shelf as a collectable but that's only the first half! My Captain Falcon Amiibo has grown digitally to quite some degree. It just destroys me in a fight and it's a wonderful training partner if you don't play against others often. I haven't tried using it in other games such as Hyrule Warriors or Mario Kart 8 but it has been great in Smash Bros. I also really love the whole concept of giving it gear and feeding it items to boost it's stats. Great buy, you just have to have some patience and research a lot if you're trying to find it at a good price. Make sure to check the dates of the upcoming Amiibo releases if you're interested in the other ones, I certainly can't wait to pre-order a Toon Link one soon! :D

Es un producto muy bueno, tiene buenas terminaciones

If you’re looking to collect the amiibo and keep it in the box, I’d suggest looking elsewhere. The packaging was completely smashed. I only cared about the figure itself, so it wasn’t a big deal for me - but just be aware!

Bought to use with breath of the wild. Looks and works well.