FAQ

Where are the production numbers on Amiibo, and how do I use these numbers to determine if my Amiibo is 1st print?

Locate the indented number on the backcard of your NIB Amiibo, and compare the listed production number to yours. If your amiibo was produced around the same time or the number is the same, then you have a 1st print Amiibo.

 

"X" Amiibo has a different production number than my "X" Amiibo, and I know it's 1st print.

If you are absolutely certain you have a 1st print Amiibo with a different number listed, refer to Nintendo's CPSIA page here. There you can see a list showing all production runs of each Amiibo. Look at the earlist production date/dates before each amiibo was released, compare them to the numbers listed here, and the numbers on your Amiibo.

 

How do I compare the numbers, and dates? What do the production numbers mean?

The production numbers are literally the date that Amiibo was manufactored.

Ex.: Mario's production number listed here is 324W2. The first two numbers, 32, represent the week it was made, while the third number represents the year. The letter, and the last number represent the factory it was made in. So this Mario was produced in week 32 of 2014.

From there, you check what week that was. The 32nd week of 2014 was August 4th-August 10th.

Lastly, compare that month with the earliest months on the CPSIA page. August 2014 is the first month of production for Mario Amiibo. Therefore that Mario was literally one of the first produced, and is a 1st print Amiibo.