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Rumour: Toys 'R' Us to Stock Custom amiibo

By Jorge Ba-oh 19.02.2015 3

Rumour: Reports suggest that Toys 'R' Us will be stocking custom amiibo figures online.

Initially found on the retailer's website, it seems that an amiibo modder who goes by the name "Evilos" has been pitching his creations to the mammoth toy retailer. He notes how the campaign is in the "final negotiating phases."

It's not certain whether this would actually go through, or whether Nintendo would have potential issues with a retailer selling modified merchandise.

Would you buy custom amiibo creations from Toys 'R' Us?

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crackedthesky 19.02.2015#1

No way it happens without Nintendo's involvement. That said, it could be possible that Nintendo is on board (I mean why not? They'd presumably make a second commission on a product, and if it isn't harming their copyright or image they don't stand to lose anything).

I still don't see it happening, though. Plus this would be harmful to the modding scene; as soon as Nintendo or Toys 'R Us or any corporate entity gets the rights to sell modified Amiibo, that could potentially be grounds to shut down other people doing the same through Etsy and eBay since ti then directly competes with them.

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Sonic_13 19.02.2015#2

How would this one amiibo modder be able to handle the scale of supplying to a major site like Toys R Us?
I assume the price would be somewhat jacked up, but still.

Great for this guy if he was actually able to make such a deal though!