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The Samus and squishy Metroid amiibo are nearly pre-sold in Australia

With locked content, you'll have no other way to unlock certain modes.

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If you haven’t preordered the two upcoming Metroid amiibo that will release alongside Metroid: Samus Returns in September and want them. You might need to look into that.

This week we were informed that EB Game is no longer taking preorders for them, and the amiibo have disappeared from the website. They’ve also been removed (or were never on) the JB Hi-Fi site either. With Big W and Target no guarantee to stock amiibo anymore, that leaves only a couple of choices left.

Nintendo has confirmed that the two new amiibo (and the Super Smash Bros series Samus and Zero Suit Samus) lock content behind an amiibo ‘DLC’ gate. While most amiibo unlocks are just cosmetic, the different Samus and Metroid amiibo lock a harder difficulty mode, exclusive artwork and a soundtrack in the game.

Don’t worry! All hope is not lost as The Gamesmen have stock, as do Base.com and Beat the Bomb – for now. International retailers will also be an option, but we’re finding as time goes on the willingness for stores to stock amiibo is decreasing and shipments are smaller. With Nintendo now choosing to actively lock modes and content behind the amiibo that are more than just cosmetic, it’s a little bit of a worry.

Daniel Vuckovic

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