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Nintendo Classic Mini - NES Coming on November 11th (30 NES games)
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Just spoke to Amazon UK.
My order is "dispatching now" and it's almost 9pm. According to the dude on the chat, due to "limited stock" it is taking time to enter the dispatch process but apparently I will receive mine tomorrow.
I preordered this the minute it went live in July. What the fuck is this lol
My order is "dispatching now" and it's almost 9pm. According to the dude on the chat, due to "limited stock" it is taking time to enter the dispatch process but apparently I will receive mine tomorrow.
I preordered this the minute it went live in July. What the fuck is this lol
My experince with amazon is that with games it seems the earlir I preorder the later it comes and when i preorder the day before release i get it release day. It's weird. It's like they go through the top of the list instead of the bottom where it started.
Shin Johnpv
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Nope. Mine still just says "Item(s) on hold until release date" So it looks like TRU won't be shipping these till the 11th, which is a holiday he USPS closes for, so they won't actually ship till Saturday.
It better turn up. I had it ordered the minute it came up, it's a joke.
AtomicPumpkin
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Thanks for the link - it was a great read (love his mini-review of Legend of Zelda).
It will. Just not by tommorrow
But it says arriving tomorrow and I preordered waaaaaay ahead of the masses, hell it sold out almost a month and a bit ago.
What the fuck, talk about an actual disappointment.
But it says arriving tomorrow and I preordered waaaaaay ahead of the masses, hell it sold out almost a month and a bit ago.
What the fuck, talk about an actual disappointment.
Oh I thought you said amazon hadn't sent it yet. But i guess even if they hadn't it could still get there tommorrow dpending on where they shipped it from.
No, it hasn't been sent. It says it's supposed to arrive tomorrow but still is on 'dispatching now'.
sixteen-bit
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Jane Mansfield
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My mall picked the wrong day (today) to give out $15 gift cards to people who subscribed to their newsletter. Unless they put out a sign saying they're not accepting the gift cards, Gamestop at the mall is gonna be pissed.
I wish they'd give us a time that these are going up for order.
I am not liking the sound of this. Live in small town with a walmart and plan is to go to gym at 5 tomorrow, lift, then drive up and check....to be disappointed I'm sure.
Petrae
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Clickbaity list is clickbaity.
I've read some shitty lists in the Internet Age, which is saturated with shitty lists, but this one takes the cake.
Ice Climbers better than Ninja Gaiden? Excitebike is an awful game? Holy shit.
Yeah, I think I'm not even gonna bother. Nintendo doesn't want my $60, that's fine. I'm not 20 anymore, with limitless time to chase down a toy. I'd buy what you're selling, Nintendo, but you don't want to sell it to me.
So fuck you.
Got mine yesterday (Australia), no issues getting it either, being able to preorder.
Cool little machine, interesting for me considering I haven't used an original NES before. Can't really comment on the Controller itseld in comparison to the old as a result.
The lack of an AC plug through me off at first, but plugging the standard USB cord into my Computer Monitor and the HDMI also into it provided it with enough power to run, so that's pretty awesome.
I'd imagine that treating it almost like a desktop console is the way to go, seeing as the cables are really short. It's small enough to just sit under my Monitor, so I guess I'll treat it as a quick-play machine or something, as the suspend/resume feature works nicely in that regard.
Cool little machine, interesting for me considering I haven't used an original NES before. Can't really comment on the Controller itseld in comparison to the old as a result.
The lack of an AC plug through me off at first, but plugging the standard USB cord into my Computer Monitor and the HDMI also into it provided it with enough power to run, so that's pretty awesome.
I'd imagine that treating it almost like a desktop console is the way to go, seeing as the cables are really short. It's small enough to just sit under my Monitor, so I guess I'll treat it as a quick-play machine or something, as the suspend/resume feature works nicely in that regard.
Turnbl
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Ordered 18 Jul.
Currently: Arriving Saturday / Dispatching now / 10 Nov Will dispatch / 12 Nov Arriving Saturday
as @19:15 Thursday
The £49 did turn into a pending transaction on my bank account today though.
So ¯_(ツ
Just got my dispatched notification at 22:20 Thursday
Still waiting on mine. Another Amazon rep says it'll be sent tonight but i'm not entirely hopeful.
Judging from their history and how they like to utilise artificial demand, not even a PS4 was this rare on launch.
I'm counting on Amazon, I imagine midnight?
Same boat here :/ Hopefully it will still arrive.
Edit: Annnnd just got the email there. Yesssss.
Whoever's job it is at Nintendo to gauge the market demand for new products should have been fired a long time ago. They've had the problem for years and by all accounts the NES Classic is going to be just as bad if not worse. Hopefully they have additional shipments coming in short order.
The irony of all this is them not accepting preorders, which would have indicated the immense demand for the product sooner than the day it actually releases...
Ordered mine from Target [US] when the pre-orders went up in August. Never got a shipping email from them, but I checked my order on their website and it looks like it should be here next week. Kinda annoying that it's coming late, but also relieved that it is actually coming! Now in search of that extra controller.
Petrae
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Visited a local independent game store yesterday. The manager told me that his original allocation was 50, just after the item was announced. Then it got cut to 32. Manager told customers, looked like he would sell out.
Two weeks ago, he got a phone call. His allocation got cut to 3. THREE.
This whole thing has been a clusterfuck of the highest magnitude. But Nintendo excels at this kind of buffoonery. Should have expected it.
bodyboarder
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I still remember the debacle over the GameCube adapters for the wiiu. They have an aversion to easy money it seems.
Don't stress. These things will become very easy to obtain with further shipments, and a large percentage of owners buying into the hype. Once they sit down and realise that only Mario 1-3 have aged okay, people will start selling them back in the droves: "I'll just get an emulator" will be the catchcry.
While Super Mario Bros 1-3 are great, they are by no means the only worthwhile games among the 30 available.
friskykillface
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I just remembered that I've never beaten every single level in Mario bros 3 , I've always used the warp ladder every single time I've played it lol
Think I'll finally complete every level in the game
Think I'll finally complete every level in the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUz_xskqzyM
If you use the Wii Classic Controller with the NES then you can access the menu with its Home button. So that controller plus the cord extender is the way to go for maximum convenience.
If you use the Wii Classic Controller with the NES then you can access the menu with its Home button. So that controller plus the cord extender is the way to go for maximum convenience.
Stabby McSter
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i kinda want to go searching for these in the morning and go to work later
but that's an irresponsible idea
but that's an irresponsible idea
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
There's no shortcut like pressing start and select at the same time? Either way i'll be bound so close to the console it wont be that bad.
goldenpp72
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Why not wait a week to see if it's easy to find instead of needing it day one like a child then?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
well i could try it but with the freakish short controller cable that would be stupid
Cornbread78
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Already a line here for midnight... kinda pissed because my wife wants one (she hates games, go figure) and there won't be enough
Holy crap! Five hours early?!
I really hope nobody is at my local WM before they open at 6 AM tomorrow. I just called back and they said electronics closes at 10 and store closes at midnight, they won't even have them out at 6 AM but someone will definitely be able to go into the back and get me one.
NeoGold123
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Oh man, I was gong to drop by my local 24hr Wal-Mart around midnight. Hope there's not a similar situation.
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