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 $250 ($49.99 x 5).
For reference, you can get a Switch Lite for $199.99 and use the extra $50 on a brand-new game, or you could put that $250 toward a Switch 2 and only have to come up with the other $200, give or take. Either way, it’s a pretty radical price jump.
Given How Previous Expensive Amiibo Have Fared, You Might Be Better Off Waiting
Now, we won’t be the ones to tell you what to do with your money, but if these Amiibo are on your wishlist, patience might actually be the best thing for your wallet.
That’s because, the last “most expensive” Amiibo, AKA the ones dedicated to Street Fighter, eventually found themselves in clearance bins, bringing the prices to a way more palatable state. Other Amiibo dedicated to Metroid Dread or even Zelda titles have also similarly gone on deep discount after there were no takers.
In other words, it’s highly likely Meta Knight will be cheaper within a few months. At least, that’s what I’m telling myself so I don’t smash that pre-order button.
- Released
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November 20, 2025
- ESRB
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Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
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HAL Laboratory
- Publisher(s)
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Nintendo
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
