ACNH × Sanrio Crossover Discussion + Question Thread 💗

[nightglow]

I just got an email from EB Games.

They tried to secure more stock from nintendo, and nintendo said NO.


NO is exactly what I'll be saying to nintendo when they ask me to renew my subscription.

I won't be purchasing anything from nintendo, or anything further to do with AC.

This is the last straw.

Money hungry, devious little people.
They can shove those cards.

and... that is why I have been seriously thinking about my future with nintendo because of things (multiple) like that. and steam exists that nintendo tries to compete with.
Sorry to hear about that email

 

[kemdi]

Honestly Nintendo just...doesnt know how to read a room. Going super conservative on AC amiibo stock this time around because of a bad experience...Sure, ac amiibo stuff didnt do so well the first time they were released. But really, a spinoff game and a bad excuse Mario party clone aren't exactly going to get people excited for amiibos. Smash amiibo stuff are popular because it was done right. AC amiibo, much like Smash, should have been introduced with a mainline game, like NH. Now they're super skeptical with Sanrio stocks because they want to be cautious they dont over print and undersell like they did last time...even though NH had almost outsold all the other main AC games combined.

 

[nightglow]

Honestly Nintendo just...doesnt know how to read a room. Going super conservative on AC amiibo stock this time around because of a bad experience...Sure, ac amiibo stuff didnt do so well the first time they were released. But really, a spinoff game and a bad excuse Mario party clone aren't exactly going to get people excited for amiibos. Smash amiibo stuff are popular because it was done right. AC amiibo, much like Smash, should have been introduced with a mainline game, like NH. Now they're super skeptical with Sanrio stocks because they want to be cautious they dont over print and undersell like they did last time...even though NH had almost outsold all the other main AC games combined.

Well I kinda wonder if this is more about the Nintendo Online thing than being afraid of making too much stock. Like, New Horizons had a TON of sales, and plenty of people are still having to spend time at home. I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt to Nintendo about being afraid of making too much stock, but if what EB games said is true, it makes me think it is about the Nintendo Online.
I mean, a request from people wanting to give money for more product being told no does not make any business sense otherwise.

With the Sanrio Amiibos being available to some people but not others even though they want them, they will have to trade for them. Amiibo is a one time purchase of $6 dollars vs $30 for a year sub. You can even say $36 if a person does both because they could trade for in game profit or just to have an easier time in game or to just share what they got with their friends.
I mean, considering the dream addresses, and custom designs, I would find it odd for an animal crossing player not to have nintendo online anyway but, the amiibo furniture does support the idea of getting a subscription.

 

[tajikey]

Well I kinda wonder if this is more about the Nintendo Online thing than being afraid of making too much stock. Like, New Horizons had a TON of sales, and plenty of people are still having to spend time at home. I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt to Nintendo about being afraid of making too much stock, but if what EB games said is true, it makes me think it is about the Nintendo Online.
I mean, a request from people wanting to give money for more product being told no does not make any business sense otherwise.

With the Sanrio Amiibos being available to some people but not others even though they want them, they will have to trade for them. Amiibo is a one time purchase of $6 dollars vs $30 for a year sub. You can even say $36 if a person does both because they could trade for in game profit or just to have an easier time in game or to just share what they got with their friends.
I mean, considering the dream addresses, and custom designs, I would find it odd for an animal crossing player not to have nintendo online anyway but, the amiibo furniture does support the idea of getting a subscription.

I've seen plenty of people complain about having to have Nintendo Online just to get other Nook Miles variations. At the end of the day, 100% of players won't be satisfied, and it's the ones who aren't that make the loudest noises.

I'll keep refreshing the Target to page to see if they will take pre-orders, but I'm starting to believe they will not, leaving people to wait until the day of to either drive to the store, or purchase online to pick up in store or ship to home. Either way, I will do my darndest to acquire at least one pack for myself, then a few for folks here that may miss out.

 

[azurill]

Well I kinda wonder if this is more about the Nintendo Online thing than being afraid of making too much stock. Like, New Horizons had a TON of sales, and plenty of people are still having to spend time at home. I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt to Nintendo about being afraid of making too much stock, but if what EB games said is true, it makes me think it is about the Nintendo Online.
I mean, a request from people wanting to give money for more product being told no does not make any business sense otherwise.

With the Sanrio Amiibos being available to some people but not others even though they want them, they will have to trade for them. Amiibo is a one time purchase of $6 dollars vs $30 for a year sub. You can even say $36 if a person does both because they could trade for in game profit or just to have an easier time in game or to just share what they got with their friends.
I mean, considering the dream addresses, and custom designs, I would find it odd for an animal crossing player not to have nintendo online anyway but, the amiibo furniture does support the idea of getting a subscription.

I’m been thinking about this and think your right about it being tied to Nintendo Subscriptions. They really want to push online trading which to me is crazy. Most people would rather get items themselves then be forced to trade for them. If they really wanted to push people to play online why not just bring back mini games and Tortimers island. It would give people more of a reason to play online for more then just a few minutes.

 

[Bcat]

Ugh. I ordered what I thought was a set of the official cards on eBay only to find that they’re actually homemade once they got here. Pretty sure the seller changed the description to specify that they were homemade AFTER I bought them. Someone is getting a crappy review

 

[Mu~]

Ugh. I ordered what I thought was a set of the official cards on eBay only to find that they’re actually homemade once they got here. Pretty sure the seller changed the description to specify that they were homemade AFTER I bought them. Someone is getting a crappy review

Report them too.

 

[kemdi]

Well I kinda wonder if this is more about the Nintendo Online thing than being afraid of making too much stock. Like, New Horizons had a TON of sales, and plenty of people are still having to spend time at home. I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt to Nintendo about being afraid of making too much stock, but if what EB games said is true, it makes me think it is about the Nintendo Online.
I mean, a request from people wanting to give money for more product being told no does not make any business sense otherwise.

With the Sanrio Amiibos being available to some people but not others even though they want them, they will have to trade for them. Amiibo is a one time purchase of $6 dollars vs $30 for a year sub. You can even say $36 if a person does both because they could trade for in game profit or just to have an easier time in game or to just share what they got with their friends.
I mean, considering the dream addresses, and custom designs, I would find it odd for an animal crossing player not to have nintendo online anyway but, the amiibo furniture does support the idea of getting a subscription.

But Nintendo began cutting back on all ac amiibo stock well before nintendo online was even a thing. I dont think its realized just how badly the ac amiibo line did when it was first introduced back in 2015. Like, just talking from my own experience from back then, I was able to get complete sets of authentic Japanese boosters of series 2 and 3 wholesale for buy one set half-price, get the second for free. That's how terrible it was doing. Nintendo overprinted a ton of cards and amiibo figures, but because they only worked with HHD and Amiibo Festival at first, almost nobody wanted them, unless you were like a super fan of Animal Crossing. The AC amiibo stuff only started to get fan recognition when they became compatible with New Leaf along with the Welcome Amiibo update for NL, but by then it was already too late, and New Leaf was already 4 years old by then, so a lot of what would have been the core audience had already moved on from the game. Nintendo cut their losses relatively early, with the Welcome Amiibo line of AC cards stopping production very early. They were out for I think, like 3 or 4 months before they stopped production, making them the rarest set of the AC amiibo line, at least for now.

Retailers at the time were trying to dump stocks of the cards with extremely heavy discounts on buying them because they weren't selling. Just speaking personally, that's how I was able to complete all the AC amiibo sets because they were so cheap and easy to get. And by the time they did start to sell somewhat decently with the WA update for NL it was pretty meh, because NL was already relatively old by then. Not sure, but I think if you look online for like an AC amiibo figurine of any character, you can still find some places selling them for $5 USD, whereas Smash amiibo stuff rarely ever drops below $15 USD. AC amiibo at the time, were literally the bottom of the barrel for all the amiibo lines, esp. compared to Smash.

Now NH is selling like hotcakes and Nintendo is still on the conservative side of AC amiibo, which is understandable, because they miscalculated the first time and lost a lot of money. I'm not saying they have to increase production by 10000%, I'm jsut saying that unlike the first time, they actually have an active and interested audience for AC amiibo. NH is the most recent game, and it's technically not even a year old. It's popular, everyone is still talking about it. Unlike the first time, with HHD or Amiibo Festival, or 4+ year old New Leaf, they have an active and interested audience. And while I get why they're hesitant, they should at least try to make some reasonable changes to reflect that.

 

[Mu~]

But Nintendo began cutting back on all ac amiibo stock well before nintendo online was even a thing. I dont think its realized just how badly the ac amiibo line did when it was first introduced back in 2015. Like, just talking from my own experience from back then, I was able to get complete sets of authentic Japanese boosters of series 2 and 3 wholesale for buy one set half-price, get the second for free. That's how terrible it was doing. Nintendo overprinted a ton of cards and amiibo figures, but because they only worked with HHD and Amiibo Festival at first, almost nobody wanted them, unless you were like a super fan of Animal Crossing. The AC amiibo stuff only started to get fan recognition when they became compatible with New Leaf along with the Welcome Amiibo update for NL, but by then it was already too late, and New Leaf was already 4 years old by then, so a lot of what would have been the core audience had already moved on from the game. Nintendo cut their losses relatively early, with the Welcome Amiibo line of AC cards stopping production very early. They were out for I think, like 3 or 4 months before they stopped production, making them the rarest set of the AC amiibo line, at least for now.

Retailers at the time were trying to dump stocks of the cards with extremely heavy discounts on buying them because they weren't selling. Just speaking personally, that's how I was able to complete all the AC amiibo sets because they were so cheap and easy to get. And by the time they did start to sell somewhat decently with the WA update for NL it was pretty meh, because NL was already relatively old by then. Not sure, but I think if you look online for like an AC amiibo figurine of any character, you can still find some places selling them for $5 USD, whereas Smash amiibo stuff rarely ever drops below $15 USD. AC amiibo at the time, were literally the bottom of the barrel for all the amiibo lines, esp. compared to Smash.

Now NH is selling like hotcakes and Nintendo is still on the conservative side of AC amiibo, which is understandable, because they miscalculated the first time and lost a lot of money. I'm not saying they have to increase production by 10000%, I'm jsut saying that unlike the first time, they actually have an active and interested audience for AC amiibo. NH is the most recent game, and it's technically not even a year old. It's popular, everyone is still talking about it. Unlike the first time, with HHD or Amiibo Festival, or 4+ year old New Leaf, they have an active and interested audience. And while I get why they're hesitant, they should at least try to make some reasonable changes to reflect that.

They could just let people preorder for like 10 days and then close the preorder. Then print enough for everyone who reserved.

 

[tajikey]

Ugh. I ordered what I thought was a set of the official cards on eBay only to find that they’re actually homemade once they got here. Pretty sure the seller changed the description to specify that they were homemade AFTER I bought them. Someone is getting a crappy review

You should have the option to select "Item Not as Described." They'll get dinged as a seller, and you should get your money back. eBay has a great consumer protection policy.

They could just let people preorder for like 10 days and then close the preorder. Then print enough for everyone who reserved.

How do you coordinate this, though? Nintendo isn't interested in shipping individual packs to those that pre-ordered. The only way Nintendo could do this is the way that they are. As consumers, we have no idea, none, how many packs they plan on distributing. No sense in offering different ideas when we don't know if the first one didn't work.

 

[CylieDanny]

I don't plan on getting the villagers, but I wanna visit an island that has them just to meet them. My favorite is Chelsea, but I still wouldn't get her.

But would like to maybe meet them to at least see them.

 

[Silkfawn]

I don't know if this has been answered, but since the update is going to be on the 18th, can those who have the amiibos get the villagers/items on that date instead of on the 26th?

 

[tajikey]

I don't know if this has been answered, but since the update is going to be on the 18th, can those who have the amiibos get the villagers/items on that date instead of on the 26th?

As long as Nintendo doesn't date/time lock the characters, then yes, I don't see why not.

 

[bebebese]

As long as Nintendo doesn't date/time lock the characters, then yes, I don't see why not.

I was getting myself through the week by telling myself I could use the cards on the 18th, hadn't considered this lmao it would be so nintendo of them to time lock it like everything else let's hope we haven't jinxed it

 

[Chris]

The standard work day is over for half of the world so I doubt we'll be hearing anything new before Monday. Fingers-crossed for more preorders going up next week!

 

[John Wick]

Well I kinda wonder if this is more about the Nintendo Online thing than being afraid of making too much stock. Like, New Horizons had a TON of sales, and plenty of people are still having to spend time at home. I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt to Nintendo about being afraid of making too much stock, but if what EB games said is true, it makes me think it is about the Nintendo Online.
I mean, a request from people wanting to give money for more product being told no does not make any business sense otherwise.

With the Sanrio Amiibos being available to some people but not others even though they want them, they will have to trade for them. Amiibo is a one time purchase of $6 dollars vs $30 for a year sub. You can even say $36 if a person does both because they could trade for in game profit or just to have an easier time in game or to just share what they got with their friends.
I mean, considering the dream addresses, and custom designs, I would find it odd for an animal crossing player not to have nintendo online anyway but, the amiibo furniture does support the idea of getting a subscription.

This is exactly what I posted about a week ago.

I said it was a new kind of evil, the false scarcity of the cards, forcing people to pay $30 a year for nintendo online to trade for the Sanrio items.

It's greed.

Pure and simple.

They told my game store who told them the online stock sold out in Australia in less than two weeks, and so many people called because they missed out and wanted a restock, that they weren't going to get that restock that EB Games tried to secure.

They gave a flat out NO to a game store.

 

[-Blue-]

Things like this are the reason I hate scalpers.

 

[tiffanistarr]

I can't believe I'm going I spend the day before my birthday going to target after target trying to find these things. ugh.

 

[Moritz]

I can't believe I'm going I spend the day before my birthday going to target after target trying to find these things. ugh.

You might not tbf
You might walk in the door, pick up a pack and walk straight out without any hassle (I suppose and pay for them too)

 

[tiffanistarr]

You might not tbf
You might walk in the door, pick up a pack and walk straight out without any hassle (I suppose and pay for them too)

lmao, I just snatch and run! no of course I'd pay. Hopefully not! I can never find AC stuff in my closest targets so I hope I won't have to run around at all, but I guess the day could be worse right? I kinda want to wait and try getting them online or even pick up because ya know the covid of it all