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SNES Classic Preorder Shitshow Discussion (Please Read Rules in OP)
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brickarts295
Member
ScaryShark
Banned
I had a lot going on yesterday so I wasn't on the Internet at all hours of the day, guess I'm just SOL from ever getting a product I actually wanted to play and enjoy. Thanks Nintendo.
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
This is by far the best post of the thread.
opticalmace
Member
You mean you weren't online at 4am? I dunno how you expect to ever find a console.
..yeah, this whole thing sucks. Why can't they just announce a preorder time so everyone has a chance?
hydragonwarrior
Member
If they're willing to risk their cash for scalping then they were never worried about feeding their families to begin with.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Word yea I get that. I'm just wondering if the listing was legit. Doesn't even have a picture and now when u try to go on it you see that Amazon Dog page
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
Cue in Kirsten Bell laughing than crying gif. Poor Xbox can't catch a break :'(
The SNES is my favorite gaming console ever and the fact I would not be able to get one either because they sold out or are gonna be extremely expensive makes me salty, I'll admit. Right now I'm just hoping for a miracle once preorders go live here in Mexico D:
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
Nice. Very nice lol
ScaryShark
Banned
No, the 'real problem' is the company producing the product and how they go about distributing. Nintendo emboldens all of the scalpers and the fallout from their all important scarcity.
Earthbound64
Banned
You mean so all the bots can be ready?
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
Jesus lol
BouncyFrag
Member
Decoy trucks will also hit the streets too.
Unknown Soldier
Member
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
This level of savagery should be a felony. Goddamn.
JayBabay
Member
Yeah, I'll never understand this. Everyone sees what happens when they tell you exactly when it will go live, it sells out in 1-2 minutes instead of 15-20 minutes. Just set up alerts and follow Wario64 on Twitter as many, many people here have suggested and you give yourself a way better chance than going up against the chaos the ensues when everyone is trying at once, bots included.
DigitalScrap
Member
This has finally motivated me to get my RetroPie going. Going to put it in a "SNES" case. I really wanted to get a SNES Classic, but this is ridiculous, and the NES Classic experience was bad enough the last go round.
Good luck to all who are going to continue trying to get one.
Good luck to all who are going to continue trying to get one.
OriginalPoe
Banned
This has finally motivated me to get my RetroPie going. Going to put it in a "SNES" case. I really wanted to get a SNES Classic, but this is ridiculous, and the NES Classic experience was bad enough the last go round.
Good luck to all who are going to continue trying to get one.
Ha I already ordered a regular case for my Pi 3, but I saw that one.. let me know how it is please.
JayBabay
Member
Make sure you add a power button to it, because that's one annoying thing about most of the Raspberry Pi cases, they usually don't have one with it.
DigitalScrap
Member
Will do. The few reviews I have seen have been good, so here's hoping I like it.
Unknown Soldier
Member
This has finally motivated me to get my RetroPie going. Going to put it in a "SNES" case. I really wanted to get a SNES Classic, but this is ridiculous, and the NES Classic experience was bad enough the last go round.
Good luck to all who are going to continue trying to get one.
What exactly is that little fan for? The Raspberry Pi doesn't really get hot.
DigitalScrap
Member
Yeah, it could get by with just the little heatsinks on the Pi, but the airflow won't hurt. A friend has a Pi 3 in a case with a fan, and the heat sinks don't even get warm (granted, they only get slightly warm in a case with no fan).
Hah I thought the same thing. Air holes on the bottom which will be blocked by whatever the unit is sitting on so even if it did get hot there's nowhere for the airflow to go. Poor design.
Numerous reps have confirmed the orders will be fulfilled, what I could see them changing tho is adding a limited number of units per customer (i.e. 1 or 2)
matrixman92
Member
when I went to gamestop today, a guy jumped out of his car and left it parked in the middle of the street in the parking lot in order to beat me into the store.(we all got one anyway). This person was willing to risk a several hundred dollar ticket for one of these lol
DigitalScrap
Member
There's feet on the bottom corners of the unit so the holes won't be sitting flush on whatever surface it is on. That said, I have a feeling that little fan will make an annoying noise and I will take it out anyway - it definitely isn't needed.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Hmmm I didn't know scalpers didn't pay for the items they're scalping.
There's pretty much zero risk with the return policies all US retailers have. Even less than zero risk when we're talking about the SNES classic which will undoubtedly fetch a profit.
Fair enough!
Username1198
Member
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
Lmao
Seriously though, man I'm crushed I didn't get one
Japanmanx3
Member
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
pixelpatr0n
Banned
OriginalPoe
Banned
I love this gif... never seen the movie its from but thank you.
Agent_J
Member
What do you call a three-humped camel?
Pregnant
Zootopia was fun to watch, check it out on Netflix!
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
dragonyeuw
Member
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
#dead
Yeah I talked to an Amazon rep about my order and they confirmed that it's legit, I'll get it on release date and I'll be fine. They said the reason the page is down is because they're out of the product. So yeah this is a bit different from Walmart. Then again like stated we gotta wait until it's in our hands lol.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Don't worry you barely had a chance without the call
Neff
Member
More (if not all) stores should be doing this. People who genuinely want it will go out of their way to get it. Scalpers aren't going to drive to a store and possibly wait in line for a one-off entrepreneurial opportunity.
You underestimate them, they are a mysterious breed. :/
Hahahaha
They'll build robots so that they can wait in line for them
From reddit thread about the scalper prices
Straight savage lol
blankempathy
Member
A few hours wait to flip something at 2x+ the cost is still enticing. Especially knowing how in demand the nes classic was/is. The SNES classic is probably like a scalpers dream at the moment.
dragonyeuw
Member
I wonder if for every wave of Minis they get, they'll be creating a different order page to counteract bot programs. That's going to be a complete crapshoot ordering one off amazon if that's the case.
