-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
- Status
What's the timezone for that 6pm?
Halp!
JimJamJones
Member
"Ness amiibo sells gangbusters? Let's take him out of Smash!"
TheSlySoul
Member
6 pm CDT? I need to know!
ShockingAlberto
Member
I don't want more Earthbound without Itoi.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I'd say GameStop mismanaged everything.
Gamestop announcement : 3:00pm EST Ness is on sale.
Internal memo sent nope not true, only in-store pre-orders.
Online pre-orders will be available shortly after.
A fucking mess.
Macho Madness
Member
I knew there'd be one eventually lol
AdmiralMikey
Member
And I'm just here refreshing http://www.gamestop.com/amiibo all day, seeing if something new pops up. Maybe if Gamestop wasn't so hellbent on their stodgy in-store retail model, some of us who are not able to go to a physical store could get our orders in, and those who are currently stuck in physical stores wouldn't be wasting their time there.
But overall, I still believe Nintendo is the most to blame. If they just manufactured and released appropriate stock, us customers wouldn't need to live in fear that we can't get the figures we want unless we preorder instantly, none of this mania would be happening.
But overall, I still believe Nintendo is the most to blame. If they just manufactured and released appropriate stock, us customers wouldn't need to live in fear that we can't get the figures we want unless we preorder instantly, none of this mania would be happening.
Would be less of an issue if they hadn't agreed to exclusives. Then at least a lot of people can just wait patiently for any store to carry them.
Nathan_Drake
Member
My favorite part is GS is losing more revenue than they will make off the few Amiibos they sell haha. The site is screwed. The stores can't help regular customers, and who knows what other business implications there are like extra IT help and whatnot. ha
Owningrampage
Banned
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ness-Amiibo...r-Gamestop-Exclusive-/151638186642?rmvSB=true
well it didnt take that long
well it didnt take that long
Stairwaytoheaven40
Member
In store?
The Shogun
Banned
friskykillface
Banned
Site is churging and struggling here
They are trying lol
They are trying lol
ZiggyPalffyLA
Member
I left the Pasadena, CA Gamestop after 20 mins or so even though I was 4th in line. Had to get back to work :-/
If anyone there reads this, good luck! I'm going to take my chances with online ordering.
If anyone there reads this, good luck! I'm going to take my chances with online ordering.
TheSlySoul
Member
What is with that auction picture? ha ha ha
Calamari41
41 > 38
Let me buy your fifteen cent piece of molded plastic for thirteen dollars.
No, really, let me.
No, really, let me.
JimJamJones
Member
Proof he is pre-ordering one maybe?
I want a localized Mother Trilogy. Or at least Mother 3 on Wii U VC.
My take:
Gamestop did the in-store thing today because:
1) There isn't enough Ness supply, and the margins are not high enough to justify the hit to their systems by just having people placing online orders right away.
2) Given that, get people in stores so they buy more stuff along with the pre-orders. It's pay-on-order, so there's no risk. Postpone online preorders.
Gamestop did the in-store thing today because:
1) There isn't enough Ness supply, and the margins are not high enough to justify the hit to their systems by just having people placing online orders right away.
2) Given that, get people in stores so they buy more stuff along with the pre-orders. It's pay-on-order, so there's no risk. Postpone online preorders.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
GameStop guy says corporate is restarting the entire network. Lol.
Someone in line joked that they should download some more RAM.
Someone in line joked that they should download some more RAM.
Nathan_Drake
Member
Not right now
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
How could you say that without a timezone? What's wrong with you?
TheSlySoul
Member
They gave me a receipt when I pre-ordered.
You think that would make the most sense. Just block out your info.
Effigenius
Member
I left. Damn it.
what the fuck is that? gamestop, what the fuck? you advertised preorders starting in store at 2pm CDT, come on over -- and the FIRST person in line at a location can't get one?
you done fucked up.
Mookie1515
Member
Gamestop.com down again.
It feels like I've been going out of my way to support Nintendo for years, and Nintendo has been going out of their way for the same amount of time trying to convince me not to. This is too much of a hassle to be even remotely enjoyable or worth the time and effort for anyone other than scalpers.
Speedwagon
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. Yabuki turned off voice chat in Mario Kart races. True artists of their time.
Ness has been gone from Amazon JP for a while now. And yeah, we both missed out on Best Buy.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I'm afraid to even go get something from the fridge in case I miss Amazon preorders.
spookyfish
Member
This right here reminds me of trying to buy concert tickets at Turtle's when I was in college. First in line. "Sold out."
WHa????
They should buy some of that cloud.
How does someone sleep at night knowing they make you pay for an amiibo 6x over?
A fucking PAYMENT plan.
- Status