A sharp-eyed collector has nabbed a yet-to-be-released silver Mario amiibo from a Chinese auction site, and it appears to be the real deal.
Considering its non-branded packaging, the figure looks fake at first glance. However, the collector has verified it not only works with Mario Party 8, it gives Mario a silver base and comes with a silver token, just like the gold Mario does.
The gold and silver Marios are variants of the classic Super Mario amiibo, which launched March 20. The gold amiibo was released into the wild last month as a Wal-Mart exclusive in the United States, but there's no word yet as to how Nintendo plans to distribute the silver figurines. Which is, naturally, just how the company likes it.
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Considering its non-branded packaging, the figure looks fake at first glance. However, the collector has verified it not only works with Mario Party 8, it gives Mario a silver base and comes with a silver token, just like the gold Mario does.
The gold and silver Marios are variants of the classic Super Mario amiibo, which launched March 20. The gold amiibo was released into the wild last month as a Wal-Mart exclusive in the United States, but there's no word yet as to how Nintendo plans to distribute the silver figurines. Which is, naturally, just how the company likes it.
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