It's cold!
Well there goes my dream of going 5 am to walmart or 7-730ish to EBGames to try and get one. I rally hate this. Calling sick tomorrow too. Damn Nintendo.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 9: Looking for a Switch in Deals
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Well there goes my dream of going 5 am to walmart or 7-730ish to EBGames to try and get one. I rally hate this. Calling sick tomorrow too. Damn Nintendo.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Local EB Games getting "over 50" units for folks that didn't preorder SNES Classic. Said to show up at 5am to be able to get it at 9am.
Wait seriously? LOL. The store near me didn't have people line up for the switch till like 430.
BigJonsson
Member
You think scalpers don't have prime?
Some do, probably not all of them. But then, I might be underestimating, it wouldn't surprise me considering how dedicated they can be...
UberTag
Member
Look at the size of that EB. They've got signage on two distinct sides of a building. Don't see that every day.
It's cold!
Next thing you'll be telling me something crazy like they have actual games on their shelves and it's not just Funko Pop! figures, strategy guides and licensed merch.
They'd better all be playing Golf Story on their Switches while they're huddled together for warmth.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Still no charge, still no email. Dream is as dead as I expected.
Not just that, but the games there are probably sealed inside their original shrinkwrap.
WHAT MADNESS IS THIS!?
Terrible_Majesty
Member
F sleep I'm gonna head there at Walmart at 4
HamsterPackage
Member
Im going to getup at 6am and head over to surrey central. Walmart got 54 and toysrus got 50. I have no idea what bestbuy got. Wish me luck !
I wonder if 6am is early enough...
I wonder if 6am is early enough...
Terrible_Majesty
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You're better off showing up at least 2 hours early
HamsterPackage
Member
Youre probably right. I have a neighbor i need to wake up to grab one also.
Hey look, a crazy guy in Brandon Manitoba.
https://twitter.com/sundaysociology/status/913636081056305154
https://twitter.com/sundaysociology/status/913636081056305154
Goldenroad
Member
OT10?
ReddishGUI
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How many units are they getting and how big is the lineup now?
HamsterPackage
Member
Anyone up waiting for Amazon?
Lineup is around 30ppl now, I don't know how many units this EB has, as they wouldn't give numbers but it's apparently more than 50.
DJ_Lae
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I'm up anyway playing Forza 7 so I'm just refreshing it periodically out of morbid curiousity.
I did notice that London Drugs' page went from Out of Stock to In-Store Only, although there is no option to check store stock or do an in store pickup.
ReddishGUI
Member
Alright thanks.
ReddishGUI
Member
10 persons or so in front of the Saint-Bruno TRU.
Same for Wal-Mart and EB
Same for Wal-Mart and EB
BlueBadger
Banned
Did it go up on Amazon? I don't think I saw it go up.
Nope.
I have mine coming from EB (hopefully, hasn't shipped yet), but I'm trying to grab one for my sister now (I managed to get her an NES Classic way back, too). Here's hoping I can manage it.
Edit: I just checked, I've been charged for my SNES Classic from EB, so I guess that's a good sign that it'll be shipping soon.
BlueBadger
Banned
Nope.
I have mine coming from EB (hopefully, hasn't shipped yet), but I'm trying to grab one for my sister now (I managed to get her an NES Classic way back, too). Here's hoping I can manage it.
Oh, did an EB preorder go up? I checked at 9pm PST, but didn't see one up..
Define "go up", it was a mess.
Basically, it DID go live (at 9PM PT), but not everyone could see the "Add to Cart" button. Some got it right away, others over the span of several minutes. Apparently you needed to use the specialized URL present in the EB tweet to get to the correct item listing page (I guess this was to defer scalpers who had the previous listing on F5), but they didn't say any of this so everyone assumed it wasn't available. Even then, the URL didn't always show the item as available, it took many tries for people. If you got lucky, you could buy it. Stock lasted something like 20 minutes (mostly because the website was glitch, even with the tweet URL) before it officially sold out. Some people here (myself included) got lucky, but yeah it was a headache.
Sorry you missed out. I wish you luck with other places.
BlueBadger
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Sorry you missed out. I wish you luck with other places.
Thanks. I'll be pretty bummed if I miss out on this one like i did with the NES classic..
Yeah, this console is special for a lot of people (myself included).
If it helps, it does seem like stock already is MUCH better than the NES Classic ever was, so assuming they keep up with it (and don't slow down the restocks), it hopefully shouldn't be too difficult to grab. With something like this, I want it to be in the hands of as many gamers as possible. Here's hoping Nintendo feels the same.
You are the best!
I start work at 7am, so hopefully I can order one online. Finger crossed.
Terrible_Majesty
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Lined up at 5. There was 2 people camping outside EB and less than 10 outside Walmart. As of now (0620), there are 30-40 people in line.
ReddishGUI
Member
Hey, I live nearby
Are you in a line somewhere?
TRU and you still have time to come in imo.
Man, I wish I could but fatherhood stops me from doing so
I'll be trying my luck online I guess. Unless you can get one more, I'd give you 60$ for the trouble.Oracle Dragon
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Apparently wal mart in fernbank road in stittsville handed out tickets at 6 am and they are already all gone
TheQueen'sOwn
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Finally got my shipping notice from BestBuy. Now the wait for it to arrive in Limoges. 😒
CaptainSmirnov
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First one i went to had all its tickets gone at 6:30. Now I grabbed a ticket at another one id say about 20-30 left at Brampton North
Terrible_Majesty
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My local Walmart sold out was able to snag one!
Black Republican
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Kiiji laughs at us
TheInternetNomad
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Does anyone know how good Shopper's drugmart is for new releases like the snes?
PROh1bited
Banned
Thats where Im currently outside of. Please Shoppers, Save Us.
crimzonflame
Member
Looks like my plan of going to the Wal-Mart in rexdale worked. Opens at 7 got there at 6:40 and was about 44th in line. The store got around 50 units. Was worried while in line at checkout cause it looked like they were gonna run out by the time it was my turn but an employee brought another box from the back so that was a huge relief. A lot of people came after 7am. Also there was an even bigger line up at EB across the street and that doesnt open till 9. They should have just waited in line at Wal-Mart.
PROh1bited
Banned
And before I went to this shoppers, I tried a walmart that opened at 8. When I got there 10 minutes ago, the tickets had already been given. Yay Nintendo.
The thirst is real for games over 20 years old.
The thirst is real for games over 20 years old.
Black Republican
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which snes games you guys most excited about?
PROh1bited
Banned
None. I just wanna get mine and scalp it away.
In seriousness, probably Super Mario World, or LTTP.
civilstrife
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Got a ticket around 7:45 outside my local EBGames. I'm #59. Some guy just offered people $100 each for their tickets. The scalper thirst is real.
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