>>52641775The raymond economy was born specifically because he didn't have an amiibo card when the game launched, Because Nintendo seem to hate making money they didn't bother to release Amiibo cards for the 8 new villagers until way later in the game's life cycle. The only way to get one was adopting or trying your luck at the island slot machine, which is why people would pay thousands of tickets for him (or IRL money).
Also you can just make your own cards for even cheaper than $5 if you have an android phone. You can buy a pack of blank NFC cards from amazon for like <£1 per card, find the amiibo bin data online and then make DIY amiibos, which is what I did to enhance my NH experience.
