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"Certain sold-out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/amiibo/">Amiibo</a> may return" to store shelves at some point, according to a new Nintendo of America statement provided to Joystiq last night. That may offer hope to those hunting down the rarest toys, but it doesn't necessarily run counter to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/">earlier statements</a> indicating "other [less popular] figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment."<br />
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Nintendo of America's full statement reads:
<blockquote class="bq-standard">"Some Amiibo were very popular at launch, and it is possible that some Amiibo in the United States, Canada and Latin America may not be available right now due to high demand and our efforts to manage shelf space during the launch period. Certain sold-out Amiibo may return to these markets at a later stage. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of Amiibo in the marketplace and there are many waves of Amiibo to come."</blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/11/nintendo-issues-further-statement-on-amiibo-shortage/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nintendo issues further statement on Amiibo shortage</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/11/nintendo-issues-further-statement-on-amiibo-shortage/">Nintendo issues further statement on Amiibo shortage</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/11/nintendo-issues-further-statement-on-amiibo-shortage/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/21114794/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/11/nintendo-issues-further-statement-on-amiibo-shortage/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amiibo</category><category>discontinued</category><category>marth</category><category>nintendo</category><category>Nintendo-of-America</category><category>north-america</category><category>villager</category><category>wii-fit-trainer</category><category>wii-u</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo: We'll 'likely' phase out some Amiibo after first run]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run"><img alt="" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f78439750699f0b481dc28709988ed1d/201076698/amiibo.jpg" /></a></div>
Nintendo of America confirmed this week some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/amiibo/">Amiibo</a> toys "likely will not return to market," following a retailer's claim that the publisher had officially discontinued the Marth, Wii Fit Trainer and Villager figures. In a statement provided to several sites including <a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/12/amiibo-discontinued/">Wired</a>, <a href="http://kotaku.com/nintendo-warns-not-all-amiibos-will-get-a-second-run-1668352067">Kotaku</a> and <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-reportedly-discontinues-marth-wii-fit-trainer-villager-amiibo-284688.phtml?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Destructoid+%28Destructoid%29">Destructoid</a>, Nintendo said it'll aim to keep the "most popular" figures available, but that there's only so much shelf space to go around.<br />
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"We will aim for certain Amiibo to always be available," reads the statement. "These will be for our most popular characters like Mario and Link. Due to shelf space constraints, other figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment."<br />
<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nintendo: We'll 'likely' phase out some Amiibo after first run</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/">Nintendo: We'll 'likely' phase out some Amiibo after first run</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/21004860/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/09/nintendo-well-likely-phase-out-some-amiibo-after-first-run/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amiibo</category><category>discontinued</category><category>gamecube</category><category>gamecube-adapter</category><category>gamecube-controller</category><category>marth</category><category>nintendo</category><category>north-america</category><category>stock</category><category>super-smash-bros-for-wii-u</category><category>villager</category><category>wii-fit-trainer</category><category>wii-u</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>