By this point, it's abundantly clear that Amiibo have gotten rather expensive over the years. Between general price hikes from Nintendo, along with bigger, better and more detailed figures joining the line, those once cost-effective figurines that Super Smash Bros. fans collected en masse during the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS era no longer exist.
Perhaps the biggest example of this change in strategy is with the Amiibo line dedicated to next month's release of Kirby Air Riders. Previously, during a Nintendo Direct dedicated to the GameCube sequel, it was revealed that Kirby and Waddle-Dee would be getting Amiibo, which were later revealed to be $49.99 each, making them the most expensive Amiibo on record.
Flash forward to today, and there's been another Nintendo Direct dedicated to Air Riders, and three more Amiibo announced — Meta Knight, King Dedede and Chef Kawaski, bringing the total number of Amiibo up to five.
Right now, only Meta Knight is up for pre-order, and just like the other two Amiibo, it costs $49.99. It's doubtful that King Dedede or Chew Kawaski will be any cheaper, meaning if you want all five of the Air Riders Amiibo, you'll need to cough up...
