Many of the members that make Nerd Bacon possible boast large and impressive collections of video gaming material, including games, consoles, accessories, even toys and other memorabilia. In fact, the collections were a large part of the impetus behind Nerd Bacon’s foundation. We have photos of our collections peppered around the site, but Flickr provides an excellent platform for us to more quickly and easily share pictures of our amazing stuff.
The people that make up Nerd Bacon occupy a wide range of interests; some of us are casual gamers, some of us consider it a worthwhile hobby, and a few of us have taken our passion to nigh obsessive lengths. Whichever the case, we’re inviting all of our members to contribute to our showcase on Flickr, and we want all of our readers to take a few minutes to gander at what we have lying around.
So, whether you’re a member or a reader, we invite you to head over to our page on Flickr to take a look at impressive collections, hard to find consoles, and even a few bona fide rarities! We’ve just recently started putting this collection of photographs together, so be sure to check back often – new pictures are being added on a regular basis.
All I know is that I will get a Ness Amiibo somehow, someway. Devils may cry. Cities may burn.
Cool stuff. I guess now that I have a Wii U I should invest in some amiibos. So far, it’s just seemed like a gimmick and one hell of a task to find some of them so I’ve just avoided the whole thing.
I mean…ugh I don’t even know where to start. I have extremely mixed feelings on the Amiibo. Yeah, it’s nice to have a collectible, but it sort of sucks that it’s become such an adult endeavor. Maybe Amiibo never really were “for the kids,” but they should be. And by creating such a crazy demand for these things, it’s really been taken away from the kids.
What I don’t understand is why Nintendo is continuing to allow this to happen. It’s not making Nintendo rich, it’s making the damn scalpers rich. A similar thing is happening with a lot of the Skylanders stuff, albeit on a smaller scale.
And by confirming that certain Amiibo probably won’t ever be produced again, Nintendo is really fueling the scalpers. And the exclusives – Meta Knight = Best Buy exclusive, Gold Mario = Walmart exclusive, Rosalina = Target exclusive. My hope is that eventually MOST of these figures will continue to be produced and the supply will gradually catch up with the demand. Then all these scalpers who buy up a store’s entire shipment will be left with hordes of toys worth no more than retail.
Here is something I’ve found out though. If you’re not fixated on the collectibility – i.e. if you plan to actually open and use the Amiibo, you can buy the Japanese versions off the internet for at least a little bit cheaper. Still not retail, but it’s better. For example Meta Knight US is up to $50 or $60, but if you opt for the Japanese version, it’s $35 or $40. There’s no difference in functionality between the two versions, JUST the packaging. So there is a slightly cheaper albeit imperfect alternative.
Yeah, that’s one of my reasons for avoiding them at the moment. Personally, I’d probably want two of each. One to use and play games with and the other to keep boxed up as a collector’s item. that’s just not a financially good decision right now.
I’ve always been intrigued as to why Nintendo limits how much they produce of their products. For example I heard they have ceased production on both Ocarina of time for the 3DS and Pikimin 3. Why would they do that? I can see lowering production on older games/amiibos after time, but to just flat out quit?
All that does, as you mentioned, is increase the wallet’s of scalpers. It’s also a reason, if I can, that I try to buy all first party games from Nintendo close to launch. Otherwise, I might have to pay a crazy price later for a game that is rare, but less than mediocre.