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[killroy87]

I know this is probably known at this point, but I just want to point out how fucking hilarious it it that the standalone Switch dock doesn't come with an AC adapter or HDMI cord.

Just fucking hilarious.

 

[BigJonsson]

I'll sell my NES Classic........for 1,000 dollars

 

[sj00]

I know this is probably known at this point, but I just want to point out how fucking hilarious it it that the standalone Switch dock doesn't come with an AC adapter or HDMI cord.

Just fucking hilarious.

Kinda like how New 3DS XL consoles also came without adapters. Pretty dumb.

 

[soultron]

I'll sell my NES Classic........for 1,000 dollars

So $100 USD, then? Deal.

 

[Lexxism]

I know this is probably known at this point, but I just want to point out how fucking hilarious it it that the standalone Switch dock doesn't come with an AC adapter or HDMI cord.

Just fucking hilarious.

That's why it's called standalone. There's 2 SKU on it. The standalone and the one that comes with HDMI and power adapter.

 

[killroy87]

Kinda like how New 3DS XL consoles also came without adapters. Pretty dumb.

Yup, that's dumb too. For some reason this bugs me even more. Like, it's an incomplete accessory of an incomplete product. They are selling the piecemeal parts as piecemeal parts! It would surprise me if the next step is to make the AC adapter two products; the piece that plugs into the wall, and the USB-C cord.

That's why it's called standalone. There's 2 SKU on it. The standalone and the one that comes with HDMI and power adapter.

That's an incredibly literal definition of the term standalone.

 

[SwipeLeftHoney]

Luckily for me, never really cared for the NES Classic.

If they came out with an SNES Classic though...

I almost wanna grab one now and keep if for collector purposes.

 

[ReddishGUI]

ebay listings are already showing up with "DISCONTINUED"

 

[Socreges]

Wow, I got my NES Classic last night. It's still in the box.

I actually texted the IGN article to my gf and her response was, "Nice! Can't wait to play it this weekend!"

...she doesn't get it.

If I'm keeping it I'm definitely getting a Wii Classic Controller so we can actually play together. Are those actually out in the wild anymore?

 

[DeathByBacklog]

Now I can sell my sealed NES mini and pay for my Pong Coffee Table!!!

 

[HubbaBubba]

They won't.

They want to get the NES Classic out of the market so that they can start selling virtual console games.

doubtful. they want it out cause people were hacking it and putting all the games on it.

 

[ReddishGUI]

doubtful. they want it out cause people were hacking it and putting all the games on it.

One more reason to take it away.

 

[beta_fuse]

Great, here I was thinking if I waited long enough the craze would die down so I can buy one. Now I'm going to have to be on the ball every minute of every day...dammit Nintendo.

 

[Lexxism]

Yup, that's dumb too. For some reason this bugs me even more. Like, it's an incomplete accessory of an incomplete product. They are selling the piecemeal parts as piecemeal parts! It would surprise me if the next step is to make the AC adapter two products; the piece that plugs into the wall, and the USB-C cord.

That's an incredibly literal definition of the term standalone.

It is meant to replace your dock. If you want an extra, buy the other SKU. It doesn't seem like it's available yet on their site.

 

[SwipeLeftHoney]

doubtful. they want it out cause people were hacking it and putting all the games on it.

It was stupid to only limit it to 30 preselected games to begin with.

 

[chrominance]

doubtful. they want it out cause people were hacking it and putting all the games on it.

Surely this will close the door on NES piracy, despite the widespread availability of cheap Raspberry Pis and instructions on how to put as many NES games on them as you can cram onto an SD card.

 

[kevin1025]

That Nier Automata 1-3 month shipping thing on Amazon... just a guess, right? That seems like a good long while to wait.

 

[MikeRahl]

It was stupid to only limit it to 30 preselected games to begin with.

I wonder what the licensing situation was like for the non-Nintendo games, or did Nintendo's draconian policies back in the day foresee this possibility and they don't need to pay anyone anything!

"Well it's still being sold on the Nintendo Entertainment System so...."

 

[Fuzzy]

6 months of scarcity then shitbinned. Sounds about right.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Time to buy whatever stock Amazon has. Fuck the rest, I hate this bait by Nintendo.

 

[frequency]

I hate that it's announced too, making it even harder to get one now. As if it wasn't hard enough already with restocks only ever happening at random times during the day and lasting for like 2 seconds.

I've put in as reasonable an effort as I possibly could without putting my life on hold but was never able to get one. To heck with Nintendo!

 

[Sniffynose]

Switch Pro controller is in stock at bestbuy.ca

 

[leeman]

NES Classic @ BestBuy.ca in about 45 Mins (3pm PST)

https://twitter.com/BBYC_GamersClub/status/852630360781463552

 

[Sylwest]

Has anyone been able to log on to the BestBuy Rewards site? It's been a couple weeks and I can't seem to get on to use my points. Is it just my account or is everyone having a problem?

I had this issue a few weeks ago. You have to call support to get it fixed. Apparently, I was locked out because someone tried to sign into my account on another computer or from another location.

 

[soultron]

NES Classic @ BestBuy.ca in about 45 Mins

https://twitter.com/BBYC_GamersClub/status/852630360781463552

BB is going to crash so hard that it will be deleted from internet.exe

 

[Socreges]

NES Classic @ BestBuy.ca in about 45 Mins (3pm PST)

https://twitter.com/BBYC_GamersClub/status/852630360781463552

Damn I'm gonna be in a meeting from 230-3 that will definitely go long. Want to get one for my brother

 

[Firestorm]

I picked a dumb time to leave the office for Tim Hortons

 

[Ventara]

I picked a dumb time to leave the office for Tim Hortons

Run back now! Your boss will think you're that motivated to get back to work, so it's win-win.

 

[leeman]

NES Classic up @ BestBuy.ca

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...8665.aspx?lang=en-ca&pcname=&sku=10488665&l=1

 

[Returners]

NES Classic up @ BestBuy.ca

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...8665.aspx?lang=en-ca&pcname=&sku=10488665&l=1

lol. Gone

 

[Grimsen]

Got one. Sold out.

 

[Anth0ny]

sold out

 

[tiijj]

lasted a minute

 

[lilty]

Gone. Had it in my cart, gone by the time I clicked submit order.

 

[OrionsNebula]

NES Classic up @ BestBuy.ca

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...8665.aspx?lang=en-ca&pcname=&sku=10488665&l=1

Gone in like 15 seconds max lol... wow this is a hot commodity

 

[beta_fuse]

There's no way! Literally 1 second.

 

[leeman]

Nintendo Switch up @ BestBuy.ca

Bundle w/ Zelda

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...eath-of-the-wild-switch-bundle/b0008226.aspx?

Grey

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...-switch-with-gray-joy-con-misc/10381161.aspx?

 

[CuthbertAllgoodz]

"Please enter an address in the Billing Address section. (0075)"

Yea sure, fuck you.

 

[Sylwest]

Wow, that went FAST. I saw it up for a few seconds and then it just sold out.

 

[Ventara]

Wow, I was keeping an eye on it and yeah, it was under a minute.

 

[Anth0ny]

i got it in my cart, error by the time I tried to finish transaction.

 

[soultron]

Gone. Had it in my cart, gone by the time I clicked submit order.

Same

 

[trebbble]

the thirst is real

 

[OrionsNebula]

Apparently they had 240 of them this time 'round. That is amazing that so many can go so fast.

 

[leeman]

Apparently they had 240 of them this time 'round. That is amazing that so many can go so fast.

Holy smokes, how do you know that?

 

[soultron]

Apparently they had 240 of them this time 'round. That is amazing that so many can go so fast.

You can guarantee that the news today has probably spurred a lot of resellers into using bots. Now moreso than ever, I bet.

 

[timnich]

Same

Same thing for me. I give up.

 

[OrionsNebula]

Holy smokes, how do you know that?

The website sends stock information with an AJAX request (JavaScript).

 

[i-Jest]

So? Did everyone get one?

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/04/13/nintendo-discontinues-the-nes-classic-edition

I don't know how definite this news is, but how many of you guys remember when Nintendo said they'd discontinue the 1st Smash wave after everyone was hunting down the trinity? We still got restocks in the end. Production maynot be priority for now, but I won't put it past Nintendo to revisit Nes Classic, maybe just in time for SNES Classic in the future.

 

[CuthbertAllgoodz]

I can live with missing out on it but when I lost 10 seconds from the Geek Squad warranty popup and then you tell me that my Postal Code does not exist and that I did not enter a shipping address instead of telling me that you sold out, that makes me angry.