King K. Rool Donkey Kong Amiibo Returns After Being Sold Out For Years Amiibo figure is up for preorder for $20 at Best Buy
King K Rool's Super Smash Bros
Fresh off of the release of Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo is bringing back the long out-of-print King K. Rool Amiibo. The reprint of the original Donkey Kong villain--unless you count DK, of course--launches September 11 and is available to preorder at Best Buy. King K. Rool is the first reprint since Nintendo increased original Switch Amiibo prices from $16 to $20.
You can pair King K. Rool with the Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo, which launched alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive in July for $30.
The King K. Rool Amiibo originally released in 2019 as part of the Super Smash Bros. line of figures. The Donkey Kong villain is one of many Amiibo figures that has been out of print for years. Resellers on Amazon often price King K. Rool above $50, and listings on eBay are trending around $40. So even though the upcoming reprint has the newly adjusted $20 pricing--it originally cost $16--it's still far cheaper than many people have paid for the figure over the past few years.
If you're interested in adding King K. Rool to your Amiibo collection, it'd be wise to preorder. It's unclear if other retailers beyond Best Buy will carry the reprint, but we will update this story if more listings pop up.
Let's hope Nintendo reprints some of the other Donkey Kong Amiibo soon, too.
Preorder at Best BuyAll Donkey Kong Amiibo Figures
Only a handful of Donkey Kong Amiibo figures have been made over the years, and unfortunately most remain out of print. The Nintendo Store recently restocked the 2016 Diddy Kong Amiibo for $20. Only DK, King K. Rool, Diddy, and Pauline have been turned into Amiibo figures, and the Bananza Amiibo was the first new DK Amiibo since King K. Rool debuted six years ago.
Reseller prices for a few of the out-of-print Donkey Kong Amiibo figures aren't bad when you consider each one would retail for $20 if reprinted today.
- In print today
- Donkey Kong and Pauline -- $30
- King K. Rool -- $20 | September 11
- Diddy Kong (2016) -- $20
- Out of print (reseller prices)
- Donkey Kong (2014) -- $26
- Donkey Kong (2016) -- $20
- Diddy Kong (2014) -- $25.49
- Donkey Kong (Skylanders)
Heads up: Retired Donkey Kong Lego Sets are in stock
All Donkey Kong Lego Sets at Amazon:
- Donkey Kong's Tree House (555 pieces) -- $60
- Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride (1,157 pieces) -- $87 (
$110) - Dixie Kong's Jungle Jam (174 pieces) -- $18 ($
27) - Rambi the Rhino Expansion Set (106 pieces) -- $11
- Mario Kart: Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo (387 pieces) -- $29.49 (
$35)
Just like Amiibo, Donkey Kong and his crew have only been featured in a handful of Lego sets. Five retail building sets, to be exact. Lego retired all four of the DK-themed sets from the Lego Super Mario lineup late last year, but Amazon restocked all of them ahead of Donkey Kong Bananza's release. A couple of the sets are discounted, too. Donkey Kong is also part of the Lego Mario Kart line, which debuted earlier this year and is very much still in print. Fans can get Donkey Kong and his DK Jumbo barrel kart for $29.49 (was $35) at Amazon.
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