- Link – 6th
- Samus – 10th
- Mario – 13th
- Pikachu – 17th
- Fox – 19th
- Kirby – 20th
- Princess Peach – 21st
- Yoshi – 22nd
- Donkey Kong – 26th
This leaves Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer as the worst selling so far. Not too surprising considering how little these characters appear in games outside of their series and Super Smash Bros. Link being the most popular is actually pretty surprising considering that Mario is in more games and will likely be a more useful figure. However, Zelda fans are not to be deterred and seem to be buying Link’s figure in droves. Samus as well is a surprising entry to take second, although her figure is extremely well-designed, possibly leading many to choose it for decoration if nothing else.
Of course, there was a lot of anticipation built up around Nintendo’s first entry into the playable figure genre. The immediate success they are seeing isn’t an indication that they will do well in the long run. Still, with all of the trouble the Wii U has had lately this is a good sign for Nintendo that Amiibo will be a profit generator for a while.
- This article was updated on March 8th, 2018
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