I FINALLY GOT IT! The one amiibo that was missing from my collection is finally in my possession.  It’s a large version of the Yarn Yoshi amiibo.  Click here for pics and stuff.

The reason why Mega Yarn Yoshi was so hard to find was that it was a Toys R Us exclusive. And by the time I found that out, it was too late.  I never saw it in stores, not even an empty tag hook.  I started to wonder if it was just a rumor.  But I finally found one in the wild at PAX South this past January, but the vendor wanted 70 bucks for it.  Luckily with a little patience, I was able to find one online recently for less than half that price.  So I took the plunge and bought it.  You only live once, right?

Anyway, here is a picture of the front of the box. I always open my amiibo figures out of the package because I want to actually USE them. And while I opened this one, too, I’ll keep the box to store it in because it is a pretty nice box and doesn’t take up that much more room.

Here is a shot of the back of the box. The packaging really is nice.

Here is a shot of it in my hand so you can see how big it is.

And this is the whole Yarn Yoshi family. Another good shot to show you the scale.

When you take Mega Yarn Yoshi out of the package, you have to take a sticker off his left foot. That’s how you can tell where to scan it as an amiibo.  I guess they also do that to keep people from scanning it in the box.  Mega Yarn Yoshi actually works in Super Mario Maker, giving you a slightly bigger and chubbier Yoshi sprite.  It just acts like a regular Yarn Yoshi in Yoshi’s Woolly World, unfortunately.  Would be cool if it gave you a Mega one!  Anyway, here is a pic of the bottom so you can see where the amiibo scan is on his foot.

And that’s all for now! The next batch of amiibo figures come out later in June, and include four Kirby ones and Isabelle in her summer outfit.  Once I get those, I’ll be sure to post them here!  –Cary

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