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Nintendomight not be ready to admit it officially, but it’s clearly up to something. As theSwitchprepares to celebrate its seventh birthday, an announcement regarding what’s next on the hardware front is expected sometime soon. That might mean the final newamiiboreleased is the Sora figure arriving on February 16, one that has been extremely hard to pin down a pre-order for. There are some still available, you’re just going to have to settle for it arriving from further afield.
Despite Sora amiibo pre-orders selling out pretty much everywhere, it seems there are still some available through Amazon Japan, and yes, you can get the item shipped to the US. The only caveat is that even though the items appear to cost about the same as when buying in the US, ordering it through Amazon Japan will cost you a lot more after shipping costs have been accounted for. It will also arrive a little later than release day - February 19 at the earliest.
Shipping costs on amiibo from Amazon Japan vary, but the listing suggests buying Sora this way will add more than 3,000 yen ($21) to the price of your order. You do get a Mario sticker with it, though.
Nintendoconfirmed Sora will get his own amiiboduring a Nintendo Direct in 2023. There were fears that due to the tangled web that is licensing a toy for a character owned by Disney andSquare Enix, Sora would be the onlySmash Ultimatecharacter to not get an amiibo. Thankfully, Nintendo figured it out, and after February 16, every single character on the latest Smash game’s roster will have their own amiibo.
Sora Amiibo
Sora’s amiibo is real and coming in 2024. The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character to get his own figure, something that wasn’t a sure thing due to Kingdom Hearts' Disney connection.
Before arriving at Sora’s release date, potentially the final amiibo ever released,Noah and Mio’s Xenoblade two-pack is still to come. Launching on January 19, you can alsograb a reprint of the previously released Shulk amiibo, re-releasing on the same day. A few of the characters added to Smash Ultimate as a part of the Fighters Passes are also being reprinted and re-released alongside Sora next month,Joker and Terry among them.
Even though the future of amiibo remains shrouded in mystery, now is the best time to fill any gaps in your collection before we move onto the next stage of figures or they’re left behind for good.Amazon also has a couple of amiibo dioramas available right now, indisputably the best way to showcase your figures. A backdrop based on Smash’s Battlefield and a diorama modeled after Kirby’s Planet Popstar are in stock.
