I hadn't had any luck finding amiibos. I decided to check on Best Buy everyday since it's across from where I work. I was totally surprised to see someone carrying a Mega Man amiibo when I walked in there yesterday. I rushed to the back and was happy to see Sonic and Mega Man amiibos. Of course, I can probably give up the idea of finding a Meta Knight amiibo, which would be nice to have for my Kirby and the Rainbow Curse game, but these will do for Smash Bros. Nintendo blames a shipping embargo on the lack of amiibos here in the U.S. Europe seems to have plenty of them; someone posted a picture of a store which had dozens and dozens of even the rare ones here in the States. I'm not out to sell them on ebay. I actually want to use them for their intended purpose. Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8 are their main uses right now but Nintendo is adding more amiibo functionality to existing and future games, including soon on the 3DS. The New 3DS already has a built in NFC reader for amiibo support; the regular 3DS will get an adaptor in the future. Mega Man is definitely one of the better looking amiibos, if you're more into collecting them than actually using them. His design is perfect and looks just like the character in the game. Smash Bros. may be the last time we see Mega Man in a new game, too. With his creator, Keiji Inafune, having left Capcom and now working on a spiritual sequel, Mighty No. 9, our best memories of Mega Man during the NES and SNES days are behind us. Keep the memory alive with this excellent amiibo.

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