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[Koppai]

I dont even have my car and i dont get off work until 2. Ugh. Fucking Nintendo. It was easier to get Switch.

 

[tapedeck]

I seriously do not understand why they can't just make a fuckton of these things?

Nintendo must really really hate money.

 

[sixteen-bit]

The thirst for this seems to be even higher than NES classic which is weird since NES outsold SNES back in the day.

 

[brutes]

called my buddy that works at gamestop and preordered 1.

 

[Boylamite]

Microplay comes through again! After checking amazon.ca, bestbuy.ca and ebgames.ca.... I called my local microplay and they took my pre order over the phone.

 

[OnPoint]

Got my preorder in store now

Thank jeebus

 

[Tom Nook]

UGH

So much for all the alerts, I set up.......

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Yeah I think I've given up hope on getting a US version. The Target experience was soul crushing.

Happened to me at both Wal-Mart and Target today. I was literally there within seconds of both pre-orders going live and got nothing. I've never been this frustrated about buying something ever.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

Inept like a FOX...like someone else said earlier they care more about the Hype than the number of units sold.

Nintendo must be paying attention to how Nike releases shoes.

 

[ShabbadooJr]

Got 2 on Best Buy last night. Slept through Amazon. Struck out on Target and Wal-Mart. Sped to Gamestop to get my 3rd reserved. Phone was going crazy while I was there.

 

[Cartoonic]

Just wanted to drop in and say I love my gamestop.

But their systems are all jacked and taking forever to load the preorders in.

 

[Allan Holdsworth]

Apparently everyone forgot that play-Asia is supposedly going to have pre-orders as well. I don’t have high hopes for that going well, but keep an eye out just in case.

Play-asia is gonna scalp you to hell and back. Plus, their shipping isn't exactly cheap. Still, better than ebay probably.

 

[zarnold56]

Got lucky, I work 2 blocks from a Gamestop. Stopped in on my lunch and secured one. They said they didn't have many.

 

[aspiegamer]

UGH

So much for all the alerts, I set up.......

No alert was going to be the literal 15 seconds at Walmart or Target.

 

[cordy]

At least there are plenty of Sega Genesis Classics.

 

[BasedKiliK]

The thirst for this seems to be even higher than NES classic which is weird since NES outsold SNES back in the day.

The SNES games were on a whole different level though.

 

[Lone Dragon]

Had 2 in my cart at Target. Only meant to put in 1, but I wasn't about to chance correcting it. Went to checkout, and I was signed out. Went to sign in and it didn't recognize my email. Went to create an account, and my email was already attached. By the time my account loaded, both were pulled from my cart and it was sold out. Absolutely infuriating.

 

[muteki]

The thirst for this seems to be even higher than NES classic which is weird since NES outsold SNES back in the day.

Majority of the thirst is coming from people that never bought the original one.

 

[wildmike85]

Why, Nintendo? Why?

 

[Balb]

Inept like a FOX...like someone else said earlier they care more about the Hype than the number of units sold.

Hype only makes sense when you end up selling more units in the end. They completely fucked up the NES Classic and left a lot of money on the table.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Inept like a FOX...like someone else said earlier they care more about the Hype than the number of units sold.

In a supply demand equation, you want to have just enough supply to be slightly lower than the demand, to keep demand up. In Nintendo's case, they have demand through the roof, and supply for 15 people.

That's how you leave millions on the table.

 

[TheSuperSakura]

Got 2 on Best Buy last night. Slept through Amazon. Struck out on Target and Wal-Mart. Sped to Gamestop to get my 3rd reserved. Phone was going crazy while I was there.

Can I buy one? >:

 

[Barry Burton]

Lol let’s do preorders during the work day in store. Thanks GameStop.

And Amazon and Best Buy go up in the middle of the night.

Man, fuck all this.

 

[MechaX]

I have a GameStop close to home, but I am at work.

Sometimes I wonder if Nintendo is just the living personification of spite.

 

[Altered Juice]

The thirst for this seems to be even higher than NES classic which is weird since NES outsold SNES back in the day.

Not surprised...that lineup blows nes mini out of the water.

 

[alr1ght]

The thirst for this seems to be even higher than NES classic which is weird since NES outsold SNES back in the day.

People realize now how inept Nintendo is. Scalpers and even people with a passing interest are trying to get them now.

 

[Zakkath]

Just called my local EB Games in Quebec and this is gonna suck for everyone living here. From the store manager himself :

"It will not be possible to buy the SNES Mini in the Quebec province because some games were originally available in french, but the SNES Mini only contains the english version of those, thus preventing the console to be sold in Qc."

FUCK !

 

[UCBooties]

The thirst for this seems to be even higher than NES classic which is weird since NES outsold SNES back in the day.

I missed out on the original SNES but SNES games have aged better than original NES at this point.

 

[CrowdChant]

Ok, got one in-store. First of nine available. Thankfully I'm in a small town.

 

[-MD-]

Well... glad I could get one from BB when they went up last night as today was an absolute shit show.

 

[outunderthestars]

Fuck you Nintendo. Seriously. Why on Earth is it so damn hard to simply buy something from you?

 

[The Elite]

Just called my local EB Games in Quebec and this is gonna suck for everyone living here. From the store manager himself :

"It will not be possible to buy the SNES Mini in the Quebec province because some games were originally available in french, but the SNES Mini only contains the english version of those, thus preventing the console to be sold in Qc."

FUCK !

That's harsh.

 

[mindatlarge]

Nah manager is decent. He keeps refreshing over and over. Also is restarting his console now to see if that resolves it.

The manager at my store had to reboot his system in order for the preorders to show up.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

If Switch had a VC and they released Star Fox 2 on it, I'd just let this one go.

But nope.

It's going to be awesome if Switch never has a robust VC and Nintendo's reasoning is because their Classic consoles are meant to fill that void.

 

[The Ummah]

Goddamnit, why not just make enough for everybody to purchase one and be happy? All this extra shit is unnecessary. Should've learned my lesson last year. About to go through my post history and laugh at myself right now for falling for this again.

Edit: At work, so I can't go to a GameStop near me to pre-order. So smad. Sad and mad.

 

[robotzombie]

Oh man, got one in store at gamestop, I can finally relax

 

[Agent_Carnage]

The Walmart near me is open 24 hours time to get ready to camp out there for an entire day :/

 

[Madame M]

Just called my local EB Games in Quebec and this is gonna suck for everyone living here. From the store manager himself :

"It will not be possible to buy the SNES Mini in the Quebec province because some games were originally available in french, but the SNES Mini only contains the english version of those, thus preventing the console to be sold in Qc."

FUCK !

This is hilarious

 

[shandy706]

Microsoft should have allowed those emulator apps through on Xbox One.

 

[DrStiles]

Got the 2nd to last one at my GameStop. People were literally running through the mall into the store to a pre order in. This whole ordeal is madness

 

[ChrisD]

local Gamestop's computer hasn't updated yet
other Gamestop won't answer their phone
mall Gamestop is saying I'm flat out calling the wrong number

I got mine through Best Buy last night, but my Uncle left his card here this morning so I could lock one in for him if possible, since he'll be at work all day.

This is annoying me. Calling people shouldn't be difficult. :/

 

[Doc Holliday]

if I people knew Nintendo wouldn't just discontinue snes classic llike the NES classic, we wouldn't be having this problem.

Shit company

 

[DigitalScrap]

I played this game the last time with the NES Classic, and while I got one, it frustrated the hell out of me. I'm not even trying this time. I'm just going to do a RetroPie and say fuck it.

 

[BIG_V-G-V]

Got a pre-order in store at Gamestop as well. Dude was reading the memo on his cpu about it when I asked lol.

 

[a916]

Goddamnit, why not just make enough for everybody to purchase one and be happy? All this extra shit is unnecessary. Should've learned my lesson last year. About to go through my post history and laugh at myself right now for falling for this again.

Nintendo doesn't think like that

 

[Barry Burton]

I'd gladly go over to Gamestop now if I didn't spend my fucking lunch hour trying to order from Target and Wal-Mart. What a shitshow..

 

[pablito]

Nintendo must enjoy this

 

[friskykillface]

They said 4 max for extra systems / non pre orders here
Ouch

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Inept like a FOX...like someone else said earlier they care more about the Hype than the number of units sold.

the argument for them intentionally understocking these things is that it creates hype around the Nintendo brand, that they can then somehow translate over to Switch/3DS. I'm not entirely sure that's true (though this SNES debacle is testing that), I mean, if that were the case wouldn't it make sense to then do a 2nd run like in Feb/March after the Xmas hype? I think it's possible they are just wholly and stubbornly incompetent regarding these mini consoles and have no desire to actually meet demand. They stubbornly see these as limited edition items and that's it.

 

[JacksUsername]

In line at GameStop Copley Place in Boston. Line is at capacity (around 10 people); turning people away. Systems haven't been refreshed in store yet so we're all just waiting for the computers to update. This is ridiculous.