Mario - Gold Edition Amiibo

Mario Gold Edition is a gold-painted Mario amiibo, and his entire reason for existing is that Best Buy won the 2015 retailer-exclusive war. The 2014-2015 amiibo shortage was severe enough that Nintendo couldn't keep stock on the shelves, so they handed out exclusive variants to specific retailers to drive store traffic. Best Buy got gold. Walmart got silver. Released May 29, 2015.

The figure: standard Mario Series pose with the gold-painted finish replacing the standard red-and-blue color scheme. Mario's face is gold. His gloves are gold. His mustache is somehow gold. Looks more like a trophy than a character.

He pairs with Mario Silver Edition and the standard Mario Series Mario as the 2015 retailer-exclusive trio. The 2015 shortage produced a small handful of variants whose limited runs have aged into significant secondary-market premiums. Mario Gold sits among the most recognized variants alongside Mario Silver, Mega Man Gold, and a few others