Nintendo today confirmed that certain Amiibo figurines from the company's first roll out of the NFC-powered figurines are to be discontinued, with Nintendo focusing on the big sellers instead.

"We will aim for certain amiibo to always be available. These will be for our most popular characters like Mario and Link," offered a spokesperson in a statement sent to Wired. "Due to shelf space constraints, other figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment."

Nintendo has not confirmed which figurines will be facing the chopping block, though we can probably expect the less popular ones like Marth from Fire Emblem, Wii Fit Trainer and Villager from Animal Crossing to feel the shelf wrath. Of course, Nintendo hasn't specifically ruled out any future iterations of those cut back in production, so we may just see demand push the company.

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