Switch 2 Frenzy: Shortages Hit as Nintendo Sets Special Store Hours
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Kacho
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It's possible but I'm waiting for official confirmation. Surely Mat Pascal can give us a nugget here.
Topher
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I tried 36116 but nothing there. That's where I grew up.
Target is shipping the non-bundled version in my area. Would arrive next week.
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Kacho
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I'm in the DMV area and it's sold out everywhere except Stafford where they have one unit.
Topher
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MayauMiao
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I don't understand this. How is a hybrid a "novelty"?
LordOcidax
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For this year alone (Six months) A New Mario Kart game, A New Donkey Kong, A new Metroid Prime, A New Kirby and a New Pokemon game, that's almost a new exclusive game every month… Its going to be massive.
Giallo Corsa
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Kacho
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My guess is most retailers got 10-20 units in addition to their preorder inventory/Looks like they do have a few in the B'Ham area.
MMaRsu
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I mean no? Not really? Both are pathetic.I mean, they're still better than this :
phant0m
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I still feel like they should have held launch until more was ready. MKW and ports/patches for 3+ year old games really isn't a super hype Day 1.
- DK should've been ready for Day 1
- Upgrades for Kirby and Mario Party should've been ready Day 1
- Metroid should've been ready for Day 1
- No upgrade for Smash?
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GoldenEye98
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I mean I'm sure Nintendo produced a lot of these... and sold a lot yesterday....but the fact that there is even stock available is.... interesting.
Seems like a demand ceiling was hit on the first day. So demand is lower than whatever it was for PS5...possibly quite a bit.
Seems like a demand ceiling was hit on the first day. So demand is lower than whatever it was for PS5...possibly quite a bit.
Giallo Corsa
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I mean, there's just that something that feels off when it comes to the X cult in that...it really gives that cult-ish, shill-ish and completely obnoxious vibe...
I hate Nintendo for all their shitty practices but, at the very least, they've been cultivating this type of fandom and culture for decades by having good /stellar games, MS/Xbox though ? It just feels like an infinite PR spin based on (literal) hardcore shills, it's pretty strange that they've always been the new kid on the block (and always being last) and yet, their fanbase has always been the most vocal and aggressive one if you think about it.
MMaRsu
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Sure, I find both weird
LordOcidax
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Spreading one game per month is a better strategy to maintain the momentum. Worked for the Switch 1. Also Mario Kart is their biggest game by a big margin.
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I mean my small rural GameStop had 70 switch 2s. It only had 20 switches at launch.
Wilhelm_85
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Picked up my two pre-orders at Best Buy yesterday afternoon and they had a big "SOLD OUT" sign at the entrance, but still had hundreds of pre-ordered units on the shelves of the pick up area. The guy who helped me to told me they had a few hundred people lined up in the morning and this is after they did a midnight launch for pre-order customers.
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spookyfish
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Agent Smith -- "It's the SMELL. If there is such a thing ..."Good for Nintendo that they're moving units on launch day. Hope everyone are enjoying their new purchases.
But with that said...even if I were a ultra-mega lifelong Mario/Sonic fan I'd rather eat glass then suffer through queues like that.
There's literally no way of knowing this without knowing shipment numbers. We do know Switch 2 was in mass production for much longer than Switch 1 before launch.
GoldenEye98
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The fact that there is even stock available is noteworthy imo.
Again the problem with trying to extrapolate launch sales to overall success is that launch sales get skewed by the core fanbase and doesn't necessarily tell you about more mainstream consumers.
Even if Nintendo has sold 5M(which would be very good) they could hit a wall soon after imo.
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Dooooooooooomed
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There is no real hype for the Switch 2 online. Nintendo's marketing has been ass. But the straw that broke the camel's back was Nintendo's game software price increase to 90 dollars as well as the huge price increase for peripherals like extra SW2 Pro Controllers and such (90 dollars as well).
Ain't nobody gonna buy a gaming console with software and hardware prices that high in this dire financial climate climate we're in now. I already smell a Wii U situation. I think Nintendo fucked up (again).
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Topher
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That was the line used on PS5 Pro as well. In either case, it doesn't make much sense to me.
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GoldenEye98
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I mean I think Nintendo fans/core gamers are going to pay the prices...the question is will more mainstream consumers. I am skeptical.
My guess is Nintendo will have to have actual discounts on the hardware this time around. Like around BF and whatnot.
hououinkyouma00
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The only store I can even see stock in (as in see if they have it versus it just saying in store only) is Target and there isn't a store within the 50 mile range of me with stock of either console.
I even have to go over 40 miles out to find a Pro controller.
Redneckerz
Those long posts don't cover that red neck boy
As pathetic as these queues are, equally pathetic are all your friends/and acquaintances who pre-ordered one and now have to show it on their social media like they just won an achievement in living.
Bonfires Down
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The Series S should be setting the world on fire with its low price and ability to rent first party games then, right?
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AJUMP23
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Are you the guy with the stapler?
saintjules
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Gambit2483
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They are easily going to break records.
Hypothetically, if they were able to put out 10 Million units and sold through 8 Million in 24hrs, leaving 2 Million sitting on shelves the next day...that's not exactly a picture of "low demand".
It's all relative to how many they had available and it sounds like they had the biggest launch supply in years, if not "ever".
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hemo memo
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Ftfy
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drotahorror
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***I wrote all this bullshit and forgot about Air Riders. Hell yeah that's a day 1 as well. Disregard my ramblings below but I'm leaving it.
Does that really count? Unless I'm mistaken, Kirby is just the Switch 1 version with some added stuff? Similar to 3D World with the bowsers fury addon. I didn't consider 3D world a whole new entry for Switch.
But yeah, I'm 100% buying Kirby. One of the few Switch games I didn't purchase (because it was 30fps). So I'm glad to be getting a better version with added content.
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GoldenEye98
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You think they put out 10M? So 75% of what they expect in the entire first year....available for launch day? That means they would anticipate anemic holiday sales...which doesn't make sense.
My guess is that they produced more like 5M. Which is still impressive for an initial wave.
LordOcidax
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Is a new game. Not remake or remaster.
LordOcidax
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Is they sell all the available stock in the first month is going to be a nightmare to find a Switch 2. They have months stockpiling for launch date.
Same ol G
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Why are you lying, i just came from Mediamarkt to pick up cyberpunk, they had 2 whole units in a bundle with accessoires, toychamp and other toystores are sold out.
Bol.com is out of stock, nedgame doesn't have units so where do you see plenty of stock?
LordOcidax
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That's how cultural phenomenons works, same happens with the phones, expensive sneakers and clothes, cars etc etc. And that's the goal of a good marketing campaign.
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MMaRsu
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These are photos from yesterday.
Kataploom
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Nintendo isn't giving a bunch of games day one anymore, they're spreading then through it the year, that worked great with Switch 1 so I think they rather make us wait a little in order to have a full cadence of content. Don't hurry, just go play something else somewhere else. I personally will be playing some PC games meanwhile, I bought the console for the Switch 1 upgrades and to be ready for whenever there release something new I care about, so far it's only Metroid and Kirby.
Baemono
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I'm pretty sure Nintendo produced more than 4.5 million Switch 2 (PS5 launch) for its launch.
When I got mine in a store nearby someone was saying to his colleague (we just got a new delivery now so we have more), which I found surprising, but I guess they keep flooding stores with Switch 2 to make sure no one has to wait 7 days in front of a store
Jack Videogames
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My local store had a queue of around 100 for the midnight launch. Keep in mind I live in a small city in Ireland. The main two stores in town are completely OOS but accesories are still plentiful. I got mine delivered because I'm not 20 anymore to go to midnight shindig but I bet it had to be fun.
LordOcidax
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Imagine Nintendo launching all the games day 1… For the next 6 months you are going to have the gaming media and fanboys saying that the Switch 2 doesn't have games. Nintendo opted for the better strategy, like the Switch 1… And i think this is more packed when it comes to first party exclusives.
hououinkyouma00
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I get what you are saying. Nintendo has consistently put out amazing products with maybe a few missteps (fuck you (though not you in particular) I liked the WiiU) so it's understandable that they have "super fans" even if it's cringe but Xbox doesn't really have that history.
I've owned and greatly enjoyed every single Xbox console but they really only have one truly great console being the Xbox 360. As great as I think the OG Xbox is most people really only remember Halo and maybe a couple other games, the Xbox One well we all know how badly they fucked that up despite the last few years really starting to turn everything around, and the Series consoles just sort of exist. The Xbox 360 however was great. I personally like the PS3 more but the 360 was THE console for that generation at least here in the States.
This isn't exactly new for Nintendo though. The N64 launched with 3 games total in Japan and really only had I think 7 in the States with I think 2 being 1st party. GameCube had 2 first party titles as well and if I remember correctly only had 3 games total again in Japan at launch. Switch launched with 3 1st party titles but it really just came down to BOTW as who gives the fuck about 1-2 Switch and Snipperclips.