There were probably 10 at most.
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NES Classic Edition Thread: Now You're Playing With Power* *Sold Separately in Europe
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There were probably 10 at most.
Illusive_Juan
Member
IT WAS IN MY FUCKING CART GOD DAMN IT
I'll be so mad if they pull this shit with the Switch. I'm just trying to get the NES Classic for my girlfriend for Christmas... if I can't get it, I'm sure it'll be fine.
With the Switch however... that's mine. I need to get that thing.
They'll go third party before ever smoothly launching a product like a new console.
Illusive_Juan
Member
It's fine if they have limited quantities. What's not fine is putting it up 20 minutes after you said you would and having the cart glitch out.
Lasthope106
Member
If 27 years of buying consoles have thought me anything is to not expect to get your hands on one on release day, unless you are willing to wait for a few hours in line.
Lasthope106
Member
Yeah people are saying they kept trying once it was on their cart and eventually went through. FUCK. I had one!
Tomorrow is another day, I guess.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
bots dude, bots
Lucent
Member
Betting those people have no intention of keeping them either. I need to learn how to use bots...lol.
Also, get to work on dat Sunset Overdrive 2. =P
At least they'll allow preorders for Switch. They should be able to fulfill for anyone who wants one.
But even for this. I don't get why the didn't allow preorders and just make a bunch of them. This shit can't take long to make.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
The mania has set in, and everybody knows about it. Even if Nintendo is able to double or triple the amount of NES Classics they released so far between now and Christmas, it's going to be hard to get one because every eBay scalper and opportunist is going to be going after these things and many have tools at their disposal that normal people won't have.
Yeah, It's extremely difficult for an unaided human to score one at this point.
After Christmas, you'll be able to pick them up easily because many scalpers will return all their unsold stock at that point. Then you'll be able to pay normal MSRP for a unit that's already been bought and returned once.
Yeah, It's extremely difficult for an unaided human to score one at this point.
After Christmas, you'll be able to pick them up easily because many scalpers will return all their unsold stock at that point. Then you'll be able to pay normal MSRP for a unit that's already been bought and returned once.
Lasthope106
Member
Any Wal-Mart bros know when stores get their re-stocks?
I'm not in the know but I bet, all najor retailers will have a few for Black Friday
Lasthope106
Member
I already have one. I need a 2nd controller.
Lucent
Member
I'm a Walmart bro, but we don't know exact dates. We order stuff and it gets in when it gets in. My managers put in for a big order, but I dunno when it'll be fullfilled. Hopefully soon.
I was able to snag one from Walmart. Pro-tip for those of you trying the rest of the week: Try to get it in your cart when it goes up and then go to your cart and just keep clicking "check out" even after you get the message "not currently available."
It kept going in and out of stock, as the site was getting slammed. It took me a few times in the cart clicking checkout, but I was able to get it to go through.
They said that they will restock every day this week at 2pm pt (online), so I assume that means controllers too?
It kept going in and out of stock, as the site was getting slammed. It took me a few times in the cart clicking checkout, but I was able to get it to go through.
They said that they will restock every day this week at 2pm pt (online), so I assume that means controllers too?
noonespecial
Member
What I don't get is that we are pretty knowledgeable and have been following this launch since last Friday... how the hell are normal people supposed to ever get their hands on this before Christmas - especially when they may not even have heard of it before these last couple of days? And what if they haven't seen it on the news - would this not make the perfect impulse buy for 30 or 40 year olds who played the NES "back in the day" but perhaps haven't kept up with video gaming since?
Doesn't make ANY sense to me. But what do I know? I don't run a major video game company. I just want to play old NES games on my HDTV legally without having to fool with an emulator device and play a bunch of old pirated ROMS I got off the internet.
Help me to help you Nintendo!
Charles Brandon
Member
Tbh if you've got the cash you'd be better off with an Everdrive and an AVS anyway
CrashPrime
Member
As cool as those products are, I think the vast majority of people will be better off with an NES classic and an extra $240.
Ya, it's what I have. But also wanted this guy for collection purposes.
It's cute as a button!
I've got a ton of my own NES carts, an original NES, and an Analogue NT mini preordered, but I'm still buying an NES Classic for myself (and one for a family member).
BorntoPlay
Member
You could use it with a Wiimote for Wii/WiiU virtual console...
//ARCANUM
Member
I've got a bad case of "crap why did I do a good deed?"
I bought this when it dropped on bestbuy the first night, not because I wanted it, but in case I knew anyone who wanted it for MSRP. A friend took me up on it and already gave me PayPal for it. Today it shows up and dammit, now I want it LOLOL. Of course I'm not gonna go back on him, but I've got one of these darn things staring me in the face and I can't get my hands on another. *facepalm*
I bought this when it dropped on bestbuy the first night, not because I wanted it, but in case I knew anyone who wanted it for MSRP. A friend took me up on it and already gave me PayPal for it. Today it shows up and dammit, now I want it LOLOL. Of course I'm not gonna go back on him, but I've got one of these darn things staring me in the face and I can't get my hands on another. *facepalm*
Shoebox
Member
This. Don't back out, just keep clicking. If you get it in your cart, you're halfway there. Rinse and repeat That's how it worked for me anyways. Probably clicked "check out" then "back to cart" 100 times-then boom, the checkout process continued and went through.
Same here. Starting to suspect it's like someone said earlier in the thread and they're just going to cancel it.
If that happens, I'm going to raise holy hell with them, though it probably won't make much difference: in my experience Best Buy gives less than a shit about customer service issues either at the store or the corporate level.
Hours Left
Member
The one I ordered from Best Buy (Canada) arrived today.
LegendOfFalcon
Member
When it went up at Walmart I refreshed a ton of times and I got it into my cart but couldn't get passed that. Every time I clicked checkout it said out of stock. It's still sitting in my cart though! Hoping next time it goes up I'll be able to continue with it already in my cart and make it through checkout.
reelbigtink
Member
My Target preorder finally arrived so I thought I'd head to Walmart to see if maybe they had a controller for sale (very small town).
No first party ones but they did have this third party piece of garbage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYYGBQM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I figured I'd bite the bullet and get it, just in case if worked. When I went to check out it rung up as "DO NOT SELL" and was apparently recalled. So if you happened to buy this piece of crap maybe you can get your money back?
No first party ones but they did have this third party piece of garbage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYYGBQM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I figured I'd bite the bullet and get it, just in case if worked. When I went to check out it rung up as "DO NOT SELL" and was apparently recalled. So if you happened to buy this piece of crap maybe you can get your money back?
sixteen-bit
Member
what;s the deal with that? I remember hearing it works on Wii but not on Nes Mini?
reelbigtink
Member
Amazon reviews stated that it either a) worked for 5 minutes on NES mini and quit or b) didn't work at all.