I honestly think these are infact just rumour,why would Nintendo discontinue 3 Amiibos just two weeks after launch and Two weeks before Christmas? makes no sense whatsoever,I think its really just a case of seriously underestimating supply and demand.

D: I wanted to get the villager...

This doesn't make any sense to me, either, because there were misinformed retail people saying the GCN controller adapter was discontinued as well. It's just not possible that they'd only make about a million or so, not after all the hype they put into Smash.

Well thats actually put the nail in the coffin for me. I was going to get a Marth one, oh well Smash bros has let itself down.

Thank you for those investor briefing references; that makes me a little less hot-headed in disbelief than I was when I saw the 3DS News post. The additional mention from EB Games makes this seem more legit, but SSBU has been out in NA for just 2 weeks; they couldn't have possibly run out of their stock in 2 weeks and decided to discontinue them now. People are going to want these amiibo later…

…and certainly people are going to want GC adapters later; I didn't get Brawl until this past April, and had my Wii not had those GC ports, that would have been disappointing. I may not get a Wii U until even later, and who knows when I'll get SSB4 if at all, but I'd still like to be able to get a GC adapter when the time comes, even if it's a year+ out.

Wow, honestly I didn't think amiibo would be so popular.

Didn't you already said this with 3DS News?

I mainly used the Gamepad for playing SSBWii U, it's like using playing the 3DS version, then I used the Wii U Pro Controller, which I like better than the Gamepad for Smash. Also I don't think the GC adapter is worth the money if it can only be used for one game.

Dang it. I've opened my villager amiibo already :(

It honestly wouldn't surprise me if they did discontinue amiibo's like Marth, Nintendo seems almost afraid to make merchandise for anything that isn't a big money maker like Zelda or Mario, and that kinda works against the point of having a big crossover game like Smash.

they've been increasing the prices on certain amiibo like it's a rare collectable.

There have been cases where a manufacturer cuts back on products, or will release a limited supply of merchandise, when overall sales of other products are very low. The last two years have been terrible for Nintendo. I'm beginning to believe games like Hyrule Warriors and Bayonetta 2 had a limited release because Nintendo didn't want to get stuck with unsold disks. I know they've cut back....

manufacturing of the Wii U considerably. My guess is that they produce just enough of something to make a small product, and then shut it down and move on to something else. They don't want to spend more money than they have to on costs of goods sold. This is just a guess though.

Correction: They make just enough of something to make a small PROFIT, then shut it down to move on to something else.

@Santa V, where are my two front teeth I asked for last year? These dentures are killing me!

You should create another account called "Wii U Rumours" lol. I'm sure you'd have enough things to post.

I'm going to hurry up getting one of the last Marths before it's too late.

Good job i got marth when i did o_o

@Wii U News I saw you comment on the Nintendo Life article about the rumor of SMTxFE being cancelled. I can confirm this is untrue. I recently asked Ryo, who works at Atlus about this, and he says it is still in development, and going smoothly in his department.

His NNID is Ryo_Hazuki-san

Well rumors are rumors. Why would they discontinue an amiibo this eraly on? It doesn't make sense.

Separate rumor out there that the GC adapter may be discontinued too. T.T

ive seen loads of fit trainer and marth amiibo's but villager, Yoshi and Kirby are sold out unless you wanna pay double for them. ive pre ordered all of wave 2,3,4 to save any upset with my kids. must amit im surprised kirby and yoshi are soldout thought they would not be limited as i thought marth and fit trainer would be ??? this ordeal has caused panic in my house.

Wow... I still hope the GC adapter is going to be available sometime soon.

Villager surprises me. The others... nah. It makes sense to not produce long enough to hike up demand. GC adapter demand will rise. Nintendo won't have happy customers if that is discontinued.

@Mista-B-UK want them? I could buy 8 of each at local freddies stores. I wannt to get a Fox and do a custom and non-custom one. :D

except villager

Oh god. Please make the amiibo I want avalible for a longer time, Nintendo. I Don't wanna suffer from not getting an amiibo I want.

@ReeMaaRee Smash Wii U is a brilliant game with or without amiibo.

@Satter Sorry but Im not on good terms with the Tooth Fairy these days,she was spreading malicious gossip about myself and Rudolph!

all completely untrue I hasten to add!

I seriously doubt that the GC adapter will be discontinued. pretty sure they'll raise the price of it since alot of people still wants it :/

@Santa V, oh don't get me started on the Tooth Fairy. A messily dollar for a set of wisdom teeth? COME ON!!

lol

@Satter really? I would get a quarter or a Nickle! @Folkloner I posted something on 3DS News you may want to repeat for Wii U News @Everyone I too agree that Nintendo will not discontinue the adapter. That was expected to sell out but Nintendo wasn't sure because of the original GCN sales figures. More reason I expect more adapters will be because Hori is doing a full line of GCN battle pads

Plus worse case there may end up being a 3rd party that can and will develop GCN adapters to help with the supply issue. Only thing is Nintendo will miss out on the funds. As for the amiibo, this is only going to be worse because of the exclusives on wave 3. The stores that stock them with the exception of Target and Toys R Us just don't stock enough.

I wouldn't believe the rumor is true. I think it wouldn't make sense to have those 3 specific amiibo discontinued after they were sold out, unless Nintendo would actually have a reason for why they would discontinue those amiibo. Also I do hope they have the GC adapters in stock soon since those also can't be discontinued.

Say what I thought the 3rd wave of Amiibo will release February 28

I don't believe that because why would they stop making some amiibos?! Yes if those amiibos are unpopular then I understand but they wouldn't discontinue them after two weeks.

So more than likely Shulk will become ultra rare, Meta Knight rare, Rosalina rare, and Lucario semi rare followed by all the other amiibo The ones that will still be in stores will be the popular characters like Mario

@Javier and Richard honestly if they had as much stock of Marth as Mario does more than likely there would be so many Marths on the store shelves. Only people who really want Marth would have picked him up while the others would still be there. With a limited stock and no guarentee of a restock demand shoots up. Suddenly people who wouldn't have thought twice about buying Marty are trying to

Find one. It has to do with the whole economic laws of supply and demand.

Nintendo has mastered the art of holiday hysteria...they have a long track record of making just enough. I can't remember a launch where it wasn't hard to find one of their consoles, including Wii U. N is primed to make a killing. People/parents will buy any amiibo they see on shelves because they know they are scarce. Same with GCN adapters. Cabbage patch Marth is already pushing $70 on amazon!

Summary of my above comment: The scarcity of some amiibos causes other less desirable amiibos to sell better.

Just thought of something. What if it's the store that's starting the rumor in order to charge more? It's happened before.

According to the French Nintendo president, at least the GCN Adapters are being restocked. Whether this will be regoinal or apply to the 3 amiibo remains to be seen.

BREAKING: Ralph Baer, the inventor of the videogame, has passed away. He was 92. RIP and thank you for giving us an incredibe gift.

Huh, maybe these rumors ARE a conspiracy against Nintendo...

I might get Shulk just because Gamestop will xeno-chron him. Stupid Gamestop...

@Folkloner heard the news? Nintendo is gonna make big news about Animal Crossing next year!

Remember, stay wary until Nintendo makes a further statement. For all we know, this could be conclusions based on observation, possibly misconstrued for sensationalism.

Wow. Just wow. If that's true, which I'm still wary about, that just seems sad. Not only is that somewhat-wasted money for consumers, that seems like a waste of money, resources, and effort from Nintendo. A third-party adapter seems like it could be weird to implement, but hey, people were probably already developing them anyway. Still, all of this stuff just seems to un-real to be true. Groan.

Hey Forkloner,Is there any news of Destiny coming to Wii U?

@folkloner Is there any news about the date of mario maker?

There a petition of a Wii U version.Got over 2.230 signature.

Hopefully the Gamecube adapter being discontinued is just a rumor because I was planning on getting it later, still can't even find them everywhere.

Hey Forkloner,could we get Fez on Wii U?

@Ben seeing that the developer of Fez really doesn't like Nintendo I say it is quite unlikely

Oh god... Now I'm regretting not getting the Smash U GC bundle...

@WiiU News, Bloomberg is reporting Nintendo heads for best holiday in years as profit seen tripling! NCL has forecasted it could see one bilion dollars in sales of amiibos ALONE!

Do you like making me sad, Folkloner? Because this is how you make me sad.

Why?

satter, you need to pull you butt out of your hole, that is utter rubbish.

how long does it take you to make one of these posts?

@ReeMaaRee, here's the whole quote and link "With Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8 gaining popularity, the Kyoto-based company projects it will sell 3.6 million Wii U consoles this year and take in $1 billion from Amiibo sales in the U.S. alone. " http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-07/nintendo-heads-for-best-holiday-in-years-as-profit-seen-tripling.html

@Folkloner Nintendo of France President, Phillipe Lavoué, mentions that they're trying to restock GCN adapters quickly. What's your take on this? (Interview is in French. Find a good translator.) http://www.gamekult.com/actu/toy-games-ou-consoles-nintendo-part-en-reconquete-A141333.html

I'm thinking that has to be a misprint. At $10 a piece Nintendo would have to sell 100,000,000 amiibos. I think they meant to say 1 billion yen.

French: "Nous avons été assez agréablement surpris du succès de l’accessoire, mais que les fans se rassurent, nous faisons tout ce qui est possible pour refournir les magasins rapidement." English: "We were quite pleasantly surprised by the success of the accessory, but fans can rest assured, we are doing all that is possible to resupply the stores quickly."

Guys, don't be sad because of this post. There is a chance that they WON'T be discontinued.

paper mario rumor?

I don't believe it. What reason could they have to discontinue those 3? It doesn't make any sense.

Wouldn't surprise me if u can get 3rd party GameCube adapters soon! You get 3rd party controllers, mics, chargers etc. Maybe even 3rd party amiibo....but they wouldn't be allowed to use Nintendo characters so would be a little odd.

I hope this isn't true. Otherwise I better run to the store and buy these three right now.

David Young from NOA has sent a message saying that NO amiibos have been discontinued.

Gcn adapter are discontinued?

I was going to get Villager/Wii Fit Trainer for my little sister on Christmas...

I actually got today Villager

I had to drive far from town to get Marth im glad i did!

My friend got a villager amiibo 1 week ago

I think that part of it is true. I recently went to Amazon and found out that Marth cost $67.00 and Villager amiibo costs $42.00, but Wii fit Trainer is the same price.

This is sell under pressure ! C'est de la vente sous pression !

Thank God it turned out not to be true.

It's a good thing i already got a marth amiibo at toys r us

Funny, wii u sales were low, and now all this wii u merchandise is going out of stock. Move over xbox!

oh my goodness... to anyone that wanted to buy the Marth Amiibo in Game (Banbury), then i'm truly sorry, because i bought the last one in stock... Sorry..?

They supposedly discontinued the Gamecube controller adapter?! Seems very unlikely.

Indeed. I look forward to it when I wake up :)