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SNES Classic Preorder Shitshow Discussion (Please Read Rules in OP)
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WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
I mean, I know 95% of games journalism hardly qualifies as journalism, but what's the point of even trying if you can't ever ask one real question when it's warranted? I'm not talking about "stirring shit" for the sake of it or just being an asshole, just you know, pretending to be an actual journalist for a second, lol.
yes, I know the point
silverhick
Member
Got the email. Preorder is still active though, not cancelled yet. Hopefully they forget about me.
LightJak007
Neo Member
There actually is a policy around pre-sale items getting sold on eBay: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Selling/Pre-order-Scam/m-p/17247803#M82387
All of these pre-sale items would have broken the policy being around 60 days out from the release. But overall, I think you are right, they are out listing fees and they likely risk getting a bad rating from the buyer. There are systems in place to protect the buyer, as long as they work to get their money back.
Lasthope106
Member
Wouldn't bet on it. After this I have 0 hope I'll get one.
Evoker1995
Member
I got the cancellation email, but the order is still processing on my account.
As you can imagine, I am quite confuse. Hopefully that email means nothing.
As you can imagine, I am quite confuse. Hopefully that email means nothing.
Kadin
Member
I'd like to hear someone ask him, "What can you say to the fans that were unable to get an NES Classic, that this time will be different.? What have you guys done to prevent this from happening again?"
And just cross my fingers he actually answers it.
//ARCANUM
Member
FTFY
Conkerkid11
Member
I feel like Walmart owes me something.
Kind of bullshit on their end.
Edit: Order is still processing, but I doubt these are gonna stick.
Kind of bullshit on their end.
Edit: Order is still processing, but I doubt these are gonna stick.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
European orders placed by Europeans should be fine. NOE is not NOA. Import orders placed by Americans (particularly from Amazon) were always at risk, but this situation has nothing to do with that.
Simply Sami
Member
Good.
You shouldn't be allowed to preorder from UK or German Amazon if you aren't from those countries. Priority should go to the people who actually live in those countries. So I do hope they cancel outsiders preorders. Especially people who have got greedy and ordered with both. Yet don't live in one of those countries.
Same, then quickly after that another email told me it was cancelled.
To what end, though? Even if someone grilled Reggie in an interview, do you actually think it would change anything? Would it just help you sleep better knowing that someone got Reggie to admit that they are idiots sometimes and that this holiday season they look forward to bringing joy to as many people as possible or whatever smilespeak he goes with? They've been doing crap like this for 30 years, man
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
At this point I'm basically just posting hecantkeepgettingawaywithit.gif in text form.
I know it wouldn't actually amount to anything being some extremely brief satisfaction from seeing Reggie actually vaguely uncomfortable for once.Free headlines for them too, they don't need to do a damned thing.
They can say all that want that they'll have more supplies to go around this time, I don't believe a single word. Even if they did, thanks to the NES Classic and the hell people had to go through for that, I'm fully-confident that demand will far out-pace supply with the SNES Classic, and with no pre-orders available trying to F5 these on a website in-between crashes when it launches is going to be nigh impossible, especially with the scalpers and bots hitting it.
So yeah, thanks NoA.
xmajinjoshx
Member
In the words of Skwisgaar... "Wal-Mart ams dildos." Mine was canceled as well you guys. 😔
digitalrelic
Banned
Lol what the fuck is this shit
LocknessMobster
Member
Fuckers. Knew it was too easy to snag one of these.
Lupin the Third
Member
ShockingAlberto's tweet made me chuckle:
Because I'm not allowed to buy anything, ever, from countries outside of mine? Fuck importing anything, including food.
Fuck me for pre-ordering the Splatoon 2 joycons from Amazon Japan because NoA didn't release them and I am greedy and the WORST.
Brb I'm going to sit in time out.
You're order will be canceled and you'll get a refund. They don't owe you anything.
YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME, I AM AN AMERICAN
I understand why they won't honor their commitment to these preorders. An honest broker and business would keep the preorders and allocate them accordingly.
Walmart wants the big pop from whenever the pre-order actually goes live so they can have us scrambling and posting links to their website on the sanctioned date.
For the NES Classic, sites like Amazon sold out before they were officially listed and up on the site. Their site crashed. I'm not sure how it worked for Wal-Mart.
Preorders for stuff like this are never fair and organized. It's always a mad rush and is often unannounced. I don't think Friday night's preorders were any different.
Walmart wants the big pop from whenever the pre-order actually goes live so they can have us scrambling and posting links to their website on the sanctioned date.
For the NES Classic, sites like Amazon sold out before they were officially listed and up on the site. Their site crashed. I'm not sure how it worked for Wal-Mart.
Preorders for stuff like this are never fair and organized. It's always a mad rush and is often unannounced. I don't think Friday night's preorders were any different.
Spauldingxx
Member
This is great news. It slightly increases my chances of getting one now. Thank you Walmart.
Just wait for the SNES Classic to sell out instantly and then the comment from NoA that they "under-estimated demand for it and are trying hard to manufacture more for the holidays", only for it to get a one more (extremely small) shipment before Christmas, at which point it's discontinued to make way for the N64 Classic where everything will repeat all over again.
I want to be wrong, I really do.
It's normal. When they cancelled Tekken Collector's pre-order, it still said processing but was eventually changed to cancelled.
lifetimeofnot
Member
I mean, 95% of people in games press don't identify as journalist so whats the point in asking them to be journalist when it's clearly not there job? Just because you want them to be journalist doesn't mean they are. You should probably stop shit talking a career you clearly know very little about.
Lasthope106
Member
What are you even talking about?
AlexFlame116
Member
Dang. I'm really sorry that you guys had your orders cancelled! No one who actually wanted one or who was trying to genuinely help others deserves to get theirs cancelled.
Nintendo of America really needs to address this situation. At least tell us if there are gonna be no preorders period.
Nintendo of America really needs to address this situation. At least tell us if there are gonna be no preorders period.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
If NoA was a halfway competent regional branch, we would have preorders across the web. This is 99% on them, and 1% on Walmart for fucking up and making it available.