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SNES Classic Preorder Shitshow Discussion (Please Read Rules in OP)
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Tawney Bomb
Member
Nintendo is forever on their bullshit
moltonasty
Member
5 more.
Username1198
Member
They literally made 10 more. Smh Nintendo
reelbigtink
Member
Amazon is dunzo friend
Nintendo is peddling that crap since way back
WhupTroyGAF
Member
I think I finally understand...
1. Ninty releases small batches to drive up demand.
2. Ninty sells the withheld systems on eBay under false user profiles for $600 a pop.
#Profit.
1. Ninty releases small batches to drive up demand.
2. Ninty sells the withheld systems on eBay under false user profiles for $600 a pop.
#Profit.
I never expected Nintendo to "learn"
But this is absolute horse shit. I was lucky I was awake last night when the BB order went up, but many people here in the US were asleep.
Nintendo should have taken preorders when they announced the thing to gauge how much they should make. Then do another round of preorders closer to release and then put the remaining stock in stores etc.
They do this shit on purpose.
But this is absolute horse shit. I was lucky I was awake last night when the BB order went up, but many people here in the US were asleep.
Nintendo should have taken preorders when they announced the thing to gauge how much they should make. Then do another round of preorders closer to release and then put the remaining stock in stores etc.
They do this shit on purpose.
SwordStruck
Member
What a shit show. It's 2017 and online retailers still don't have any type of bot protection. At this point I'll just stick with the import.
Nintendon't care.
Yeah with how cheap these things are to make, anyone that says it isn't artificial is lying and they know it.
The Switch we at least have a logical explanation.
secretanchitman
Member
I actually managed to get one from Wal-Mart!
No luck with Target though...
No luck with Target though...
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
I know I have no hope but Amazon please do one more pre-order.
What's the point of driving up demand if you never satisfy what people want? I would still like an NES Classic Mini, but can't get one without paying an outrageous price.
friskykillface
Banned
In store, not up yet lol
I PRAY that the Amazon GameTrust link was real and these are really SNES Classics because if not I'm fucked. I stayed up late hoping they've pop up, for 4hrs of sleep for work and now this happens. If it goes through then I'm good but if not then my chances are over.
Please come through for your boy Amazon.
Please come through for your boy Amazon.
That's 100% more!! Quit being so greedy. /s
Ninja Scooter
Member
Can't figure out how to meet demand with NES/SNES Classics, Yet if you want a fucking Animal Crossing amiibo every Target has those coming out their assholes.
FIFY
molnizzle
Member
This isn't artificial scarcity, that implies they are purposely not making more when they could be. It sounds more like Nintendo is making small amount of these with extra contracts or something it might have with their factories. The real problem is they are waaaay under pricing these for the amount they can actual build.
I don't think a company can frustrate me any more than Nintendo does at this current point in time. Their lack of preparedness for the demand on their products is unparalleled. You would think they don't want to make money. And to those that would argue that they over produced the Wii U so now everything has to be underproduced, fuck you, they saw the demand for the NES Classic and they learned nothing from it.
Oh no no, it's just that they don't have the capacity to make more. It's not like they are a multi-billion dollar company who has been manufacturing consoles for decades.
Fox Mulder
Member
NoA was replacing feelings of nostalgia and decades of fun with hatred. It's amazing really that I tolerated their shit for so long. I was even hooked on dozens of amiibos like crack and fretted about the NES Classic.
I have had zero interest in the switch and have been selling off my retro collection and my amiibo shit for decent money. I'm just over them really. I'd like a snes classic, but I'm not going out of my way for one.
Common Knowledge
Member
I'm honestly surprised that "Several people killed in attempt to get newest Nintendo product" hasn't been a story that has happened yet.
superNESjoe
Member
This is just another example of Nintendo's supply constraint strategy. If at this point you somehow still don't understand that they do this on purpose, you're delusional.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Fuck my Walmart order is for store pick up. I had no idea I went through everything so fast. I wonder if I'll ever actually see it...
Booker.DeWitt
Member
lol
Marty Chinn
Member
You don't know how many were sold nor how the demand has increased since then. They very well could have had way more stock and it still sold out.
gutterboy44
Member
This fucking sucks. Had one in cart in both Walmart and Target, during check out, someone how they both failed and it said it no longer existed in my cart. Awesome stuff.
gamestop pre-ordering is in-store apparently
no online for them?
https://twitter.com/GameStop/status/900043899208687617
lol!!
PrioritySe7en
Banned
What a shitshow, as expected.
SealedSeven
Neo Member
UK will send it. Had the same warning for Amiibos and other items. They all shipped at release.