Booker.DeWitt
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MyEpitomeCliché;225742795 said:
3 units will sell out before get to the store lol
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NES Classic Edition Thread: Now You're Playing With Power* *Sold Separately in Europe
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3 units will sell out before get to the store lol
Thanks, holy cow there is one at a target not to far from me, does this mean its sitting out or do I have to ask for it?
Dont know if I should try this or try Gamestop in the morning
KojiKnight
Member
It is most likely either not really there, or was stolen and they haven't updated their inventory.
If you don't hit these stores at least an hour before opening, you won't even see a box for one.
Guardian Monkey
Member
MyEpitomeCliché;225742795 said:
Yeah what's stopping employees from buying this before the doors open?
I was able to pick one up today thanks to this thread. I called a few game stops in my area since people were finding them today. The 3rd one I called said they were still going through their shipment. So I ran up there and they checked for me. Low and behold there were 3 of them. I had gotten through on a Walmart web order but they back ordered it due to taking too many orders. I finally have one after 3 weeks of trying. Thanks GAF. Hope to meet some if you fine people at PSX Experience this weekend.
I called that target and she said they did get some this morning, but they get another truck tomorrow, and I should call them tomorrow around 8 am
So I will be calling 3 Targets and 2 gamestops tomorrow morning lol
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Don't bother calling. By the time you finish the phone call they'll be sold out, if not before you even start talking, and they can't hold them anyway. If you want one, line up early and you might have a chance.
where did you get it from?
Target, Bestbuy and gamestop didnt get any in near my job, I checked all three
Oh well should mention work near Nintendo World
So first and third, NWS, 2nd from Best Buy
Target near me got 6 units in according to brickseek. Went to Target at about 755am they open at 8am. There were 3 people in line. I thought man I got a chance on this one. Start talking to the folks and they asked me if I had a ticket. I said no. They said oh the manager came out and handed out tickets to people waiting in line. So there were none left. DAMN IT!
Pilgrimzero
Member
Walked into GameStop. The employee was enthusiastic that stores were getting a restock. Like he got in TWO, which had immediately sold out.
I told him I wouldn't call 2 a restock.
I told him I wouldn't call 2 a restock.
kunonabi
Member
Can somebody do this with the controller instead? I can't find the dpci number for it.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Just use a Wii Classic Controller
kunonabi
Member
Awesome, thanks. My area is all out but at least I can check for it now.
noonespecial
Member
LOL!
No worries - he probably was the person who grabbed the last one anyway!
Got one during lunch? Wow that's lucky.
sixteen-bit
Member
Coury from My Life In Gaming said it felt more responsive in pixel-perfect mode, but they don't have a method to test in quantitatively.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxek9ZD3Njw
friskykillface
Banned
Some game stops got a tiny af shipment yesterday
Like 3-4 per store
Lol oh Nintendo
Like 3-4 per store
Lol oh Nintendo
Huggers
Member
Anecdotally I agree with him. Be interesting to see if someone finds a method of testing properly. It's still very noticeable to me
friskykillface
Banned
They used to let people who camped out come in and buy stuff early if it was cold X the winter
Or they could be pulling a Wii and holding back stock until it's advertised in their flyer to get more people to come into their store , say a week or two before Christmas
Or the employees just bought it
Seems like toys R Us will have some on Sunday
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/01/toys-r-us-to-stock-hatchimal-nintendo-classic-toys-on-december-4.html
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/01/toys-r-us-to-stock-hatchimal-nintendo-classic-toys-on-december-4.html
Just saw a lone one in Sainsburys in my home town in the UK. Might be worth a look as they have tiny Nintendo sections other people might have ignored. There was another bloke about my age there with his son and they looked so happy to see it, so I figure I'll pick one up next year.
They are putting it straight on eBay, aren't they
The Omega Man
Member
lol
this is why nobody can find one fair and square, very limited quantities + people connections + unethical employees make it next to impossible.
I have mine since launch day but I'd love to find an extra controller.
World SkiFree
Member
I would want to know this too. It would be neat to see a Digital Foundry-esque breakdown of the different modes/input lag, etc., compared to the original NES on CRTs. I'm having trouble finding any detailed info related to the tech aspects of the Classic in terms of proper emulation.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Such is life. It's not what you know, it's who you know.
sixteen-bit
Member
what?
KojiKnight
Member
-_- I get off work at 7am... they'll be sold out before I even get there.
SumptuousLemur
Banned
Haven't been checking here in a bit but to see restocks at stores range from 2-6 units is ridiculous.
MrPressStart
Member
Struck out again today.
Celcius
°Temp. member
I think I'm going to get up early Sunday morning and make an attempt!
MrPressStart
Member
Wonder what time? With Hatchimals coming in as well people are going to get there early!
Ahahaha god.
This nintendo shit. I'm a huge nintendo fan. But this stuff never ceases to make me laugh.
I really am to the point where, unless I can waltz into a store and comfortably buy something, I don't even want it.
Shouldn't need to go on epic quests to be a consumer whore.
This nintendo shit. I'm a huge nintendo fan. But this stuff never ceases to make me laugh.
I really am to the point where, unless I can waltz into a store and comfortably buy something, I don't even want it.
Shouldn't need to go on epic quests to be a consumer whore.
The Sum of Zero
Member
Huh, BrickSeek says there's one left at a Target in Florence (as I type this, anyway). But that's a bit out of my way, especially since I'm going to meet a friend in Birmingham (the opposite direction) today. So, yeah, heads up for AlabamaGAF if you live in the northern part of the state.
I really hope these are more widely available after Christmas.
Couldn't have said it better, myself.
Besides, epic quests for items are more fun when you know there's a decent chance you'll find what you're looking for. In this case, the chances are unfathomably and frustratingly low.
I really hope these are more widely available after Christmas.
Couldn't have said it better, myself.
Besides, epic quests for items are more fun when you know there's a decent chance you'll find what you're looking for. In this case, the chances are unfathomably and frustratingly low.