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[Craig Majaski]

Store email came in: traffic is 85x Black Friday.

Of course it is. Black Friday the stores opened at staggered times - from east coast to west coast. Plus, some opened at midnight, some at 5 AM, etc. Here you have the entire company trying to access a single internet portal. It was doomed from the start.

 

[The Shogun]

When it comes to highly allocated product like this - the smart thing would be to assign each store a set number of reservations. They did this back with the Wii and PS3 launches and it worked great. Having been a manager for GameStop for 12 years (no longer at the moment) I can say this web in store stuff is a huge inconvenience for the customers. Plus they have to have the item shipped to their home - and if they want release date guarantee they have to pay extra shipping charges. Completely ridiculous.

Spoiler

In a lot of ways I agree with you.

 

[petethepanda]

Good luck to those waiting in line. Shit situation.

 

[RootCause]

If that's true.... Wow.
Get out of making games, and start making them toys.

 

[EroticSushi]

Worker here had to put a sign in front of the door saying they can't do any other transaction until they care of everyone in line for Amiibo.

 

[hawk2025]

Wait, did Robin and Lucina go up for preorder too?

-Jigllypuff went up at Target: Gone
- Lucina, Robin, Wario, Pac-Man, Charizard went up at Best Buy: Gone
- Above + Ness are currently in-store only at Gamestop: Hammered servers

 

[dodgeme]

Wait, did Robin and Lucina go up for preorder too?

Yeah everybody was up on Bestbuy for a short time from like 1:30-1:35. Sold out immediately though. Managed to get em all.

 

[volgihn]

Workers at Gamestop just received a corporate call. Apparently WIS is down everywhere.

 

[DryvBy]

eBay madness: Ness pipe Video game, detailed handmade original! Based on Amiibo Earthbound

 

[friskykillface]

They could have staggered this by releasing them at different times in each time zone, and then set a certain amount to each timezone. But that would have been too intelligent.

I was thinking of that but logic x common sense doesn't make any sense

 

[Toki767]

Practically everyone at Nintendo of America seriously deserves to be fired over this mess.

 

[Frogstep]

Yeah, I'm fifth in line at mine. Being patient. But fuck all ya'll that talk about your 3DS but didn't bring it. >.>

I brought mine! I'm actually monster hunting with this dude and his girl while we wait!

 

[rjinaz]

it's their own damn faults really (gamestop's)! they told everyone that ness would be available online at 2pm and then sent an internal memo saying he wouldn't but then didn't tell people. so now everyone is hitting their website hard which is causing the stores to not be able to place WIS orders.

this is what happens when you change shit at the last second and don't inform people.

Bingo. They sent out the wrong info.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

I stood in a Gamestop for an hour. Was there early, was #16 in line. They managed to get one person checked out when I finally figured that I couldn't afford any more time out of the office.

Good work, Gamestop. Good work, Nintendo. A+ job all around.

 

[LiK]

Workers at Gamestop just received a corporate call. Apparently WIS is down everywhere.

pathetic

 

[eudaemonic]

I brought mine! I'm actually monster hunting with this dude and his girl while we wait!

<3

 

[AdanVC]

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW Nintendo of America?????!!!!

 

[Speedwagon]

Please put him on Gamestop.com already!

 

[PadWarrior]

Their advice was "keep trying". Lol

lol oh man I can't stop laughing

 

[JazzmanZ]

I stood in a Gamestop for an hour. Was there early, was #16 in line. They managed to get one person checked out when I finally figured that I couldn't afford any more time out of the office.

Good work, Gamestop. Good work, Nintendo. A+ job all around.

not Nintendos fault there were people lined up dude

 

[hawk2025]

Practically everyone at Nintendo of America seriously deserves to be fired over this mess.

They are somehow managing to squander their most successful product launch since the Wii.

It's incredibly incompetent.

 

[backlot]

Looks like Gamestop.com is back up. No new amiibo yet though.

 

[SimpleCRIPPLE]

They could have staggered this by releasing them at different times in each time zone, and then set a certain amount to each timezone. But that would have been too intelligent.

This would have just repeated the same scenario three times instead of once then since there would be nothing to stop the people in other time zones.

Unless they're prepared to stagger based on IP geolocation or something, this stuff is just going to happen.

Really, the only way to prevent this is to NOT MAKE THEM LIMITED. If people know that they will be able to get it eventually, the frenzy will die. As it stands, if you miss out on the 20 minute window, you're stuck trading or looking on eBay.

 

[Christopher]

I got 2 Nesses from Amazon.uk I can help you guys out with.

I can't believe Jigglypuff is gone already at Target that is fucking unbelievable....thank god Im not Amiibo crazy no more but that's just so lame

 

[TheSlySoul]

Good work, Gamestop. Good work, Nintendo. A+ job all around.

The Nintendo White Knights have been pretty quiet.
I guess this was their breaking point.

 

[Warrior_Keoni]

Y'all need to put up pics and say Fuzzy Pickles!

 

[Alex Anderson]

I'm so glad I didn't go to a store right now. I'm disabled and would've tried to stand and wait it out and would've gotten miserable after 15-20 mins.

I can't believe they were stupid enough to announce a specific time. I mean, I *can* believe it, but how did they not see this happening?

 

[Maengun1]

This is NUTS! I have to be at work *2 hours* after the preorders started, got here early, and may not get a Ness. Unacceptable.

 

[rjinaz]

not Nintendos fault there were people lined up dude

It's not that he was 16th in line that is the problem when they only get to one person. It's because of the servers. And because of doing exclusive crap again.

 

[-Horizon-]

I stood in a Gamestop for an hour. Was there early, was #16 in line. They managed to get one person checked out when I finally figured that I couldn't afford any more time out of the office.

Good work, Gamestop. Good work, Nintendo. A+ job all around.

Time to light some fireworks.

 

[jmizzal]

Did they go up online yet?

 

[Calamari41]

BREAKING: NESS AMIIBO DEMAND UNEXPECTEDLY FAR OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY.

How could NoA have ever predicted this??

 

[sonto340]

I managed to get my ness, and both FE characters.
Corporate guy just came in telling them the WIS is having issues and they are NOT sold out.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Man, can easily order Ness from the Canadian GS site but I can't actually order it due to Canada only addresses.

 

[ekgrey]

it's their own damn faults really (gamestop's)! they told everyone that ness would be available online at 2pm and then sent an internal memo saying he wouldn't but then didn't tell people. so now everyone is hitting their website hard which is causing the stores to not be able to place WIS orders.

this is what happens when you change shit at the last second and don't inform people.

Oh good lord. I was wondering what the hell was going on. I got home from an appointment and realized it was right on time so I decided to jump online and see if there was any chance I could grab one. *sigh*

Bad form, Gamestop.

 

[Fox Mulder]

NoA is so fucking dumb.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Eh forget it. If I luck into a Lucina amiibo, cool but I have better things to do with my time than sit in line for who knows how long.

 

[TheSlySoul]

BREAKING: NESS AMIIBO DEMAND UNEXPECTEDLY FAR OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY.

How could NoA have ever predicted this??

NoA's Solution: Make more Pac-Man shipments.

 

[Alex]

I remember when NoA picked Magical Starsign to localize over Mother 3.

Good times.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

EBGames servers are fried...

 

[spyroflame0487]

Took 32 minutes for online in store, got Ness, Robin, Lucina, and Splatoon 3 pack. Thankfully I was like the first guy in line and he started a few minutes before 3. There was about 5 other people, RIP to them.

This is insanity. The other cashier said 6 pm for regular online orders at home so good luck everyone.

 

[Onaco]

BREAKING: NESS AMIIBO DEMAND UNEXPECTEDLY FAR OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY.

How could NoA have ever predicted this??

What's the point in releasing Mother 3? Clearly there is no demand/

 

[prateeko]

NoA is so fucking dumb.

It's remarkable. Can we start a letter campaign to let them know they're missing a LOT Of our money and pissing us off?

 

[Jailer of Hope]

Everyone is freaking out about being late for work lol. My boss is being cool about it fortunately.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

Really, the only way to prevent this is to NOT MAKE THEM LIMITED. If people know that they will be able to get it eventually, the frenzy will die. As it stands, if you miss out on the 20 minute window, you're stuck trading or looking on eBay.

That's a level of foresight that Nintendo doesn't currently have.

 

[JohnTinker]

 

[Durock]

Great!!! Wife first person in line and they just informed her that Ness is sold out. Servers ruined it!!

 

[sonto340]

If this doesn't convince NoA to do more with earthbound.

 

[Tabasco]

Goes to gamestop.com and searches for "ness amiibo"

0 Results for "ness amiibo"

 

[mjc]

It's remarkable. Can we start a letter campaign to let them know they're missing a LOT Of our money and pissing us off?

They'll just throw up their hands and say whoops. This is how they've carried themselves for years now. Won't make it any better.