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[Erekiddo]

How's Best Buy's tendency to cancel preorders in the past? Managed to get one last night, but after being unable to secure another this afternoon, I'm weary.

 

[Coketruck]

I managed to get one, but holy crap this is ridiculous. At least with the NES Classic, people didn't realize how limited it would be, so I and others were able to get one by showing up at stores the moment they opened on release day... No chance of that happening this time.

Nintendo really needs to get their shit together.

 

[Cess007]

It's at times like this that it's really hard to love you Nintendo

 

[OrbitalBeard]

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.

There's a very easy way NoA could handle this, but they'll never do it, because reasons.

Open up pre-orders on their website for 24 hours 3-4 months in advance. Limit 1 per customer. You must put down a $100 deposit immediately (heck, make it larger if need be). You'll get $20 of it back a week after the item ships. Don't stop taking pre-orders until the 24 hour period is over. Send any remaining stock to retailers on the day of launch.

They won't do this, because they don't actually care.

 

[maxcriden]

UK will send it. Had the same warning for Amiibos and other items. They all shipped at release.

That is comforting. Thank you.

 

[shandy706]

Yep same. Fuck Nintendo. If 100 units per store was the allotment each retailer got, that means they shipped less than 1000 of these to the US. How can you be so fucking dense?

Uhhhh....

There are 1,789 Targets in the US.

There are 3,273 Walmarts in the US...

There are 4,434 Gamestops in the US..

etc...etc..

Math??

 

[Nydius]

AAFES is taking preorders instore at Navy and Marine Corps exchanges. Doubt it is usable by the majority here but if you know anyone in the Navy or USMC they might be able to help you out.

Or any military dependent really. So long as someone has dependent level access to the BX/PX, they can use AAFES stores on nearly any military installation (or online).

 

[jonjonaug]

How's Best Buy's tendency to cancel preorders in the past? Managed to get one last night, but after being unable to secure another this afternoon, I'm weary.

I got my Switch from them, but my Zelda 3DS preorder was canceled.

 

[BigPete]

Target got really buggy and made me re-enter a bunch of stuff that was already on file in my acct. it let me get to review order and then removed it from my cart and sent me to the home page.

Couldn't even get GameStop to load.

Walmart was gone instantly

No SNES for me.

 

[Lionheart1827]

lol!!

Haha never thought I'd see a Saved by the Bell reference today

 

[CrowdChant]

So my GameStop knows they are allocated 9, but it won't let them preorder it yet.

Are they doing something wrong? They have the SKU in their system now but it won't let them preorder it. Any suggestions from anyone that has had success in store?

 

[BriGuy]

Well, like I said earlier, I have all of these games except Starfox 2, and I'd bet dollars to donuts it gets ripped and thrown up on an emulator site within about two weeks of launch. I don't condone stealing, but I'm at the point where I think Nintendo owes us for putting us through this shit.

 

[Irishonion]

How's Best Buy's tendency to cancel preorders in the past? Managed to get one last night, but after being unable to secure another this afternoon, I'm weary.

I'd say they are one of the better ones to not cancel on you.

 

[Omegasquash]

Everything confirmed with Wal-Mart, and then poof.

Gone. GS site is fucked/nothing when you do get in.

TRU doesn't have a listing (yet).

Amazon and BB were last night.

Good god. It's like they value the hype over the money.

 

[IgotElbows]

In store, not up yet lol

My Gamestop is like a 5 minute drive.
I don't really even want the Snes classic really. But I want it because it's so rare.

I don't know if I should try or not. lol

 

[Quonny]

Called my local GameStop.

I know the guy that works there. He just laughed and said there's already a line.

 

[jviggy43]

Alright guys time to march on NoA. Grab your pitchforks lol

 

[OmegaFax]

Guys, I thought Nintendo learned from the NES Classic and would have way more stock!?

They turned a deaf ear and padded their initial announcement of the SNES Classic with "we're making more" as a throwaway line. Nintendo is just doing business as usual.

 

[VeryGooster]

I don't live THAT far from a Gamestop but it's too hot and I'm not going to waste an hour of my time on an uncertainty.

 

[BumRush]

I wonder what happened to Amazon

 

[pablito]

Uhhhh....

There are 1,789 Targets in the US.

There are 3,273 Walmarts in the US...

etc...etc..

Math??

Probably thinking online retailer, not the stores

 

[JakeD]

local gamestop has 7. im 25 mins away. i have better odds sitting here unfortunately

 

[Pontiaction]

UK will send it. Had the same warning for Amiibos and other items. They all shipped at release.

Awesome, thanks. I'll keep my fingers crossed then.

 

[dragonyeuw]

They claim there will be higher supply but the potential problems with that is that A) AFAIK we have no idea what that means. How much more? and B) it's possible the demand for hte SNES will be even higher. Even though the NES sold more in it's prime, the SNES seems to hit the nostalgia spot of current consumers even more so. It's like right in the millennial childhood wheelhouse.

That, and scalpers are acutely aware of the resell potential even moreso than with the NES classic.

 

[Nelo Ice]

God damn glad I got a surprise preorder before the floodgates opened and everyone knew to start preordering.

 

[Saint Gregory]

It's at times lie this that it's really hard to love you Nintendo

There's no other company that I can think of that so consistently shows this kind of contempt to it's fans.

 

[moltonasty]

Everything confirmed with Wal-Mart, and then poof.

Gone. GS site is fucked/nothing when you do get in.

TRU doesn't have a listing (yet).

Amazon and BB were last night.

Good god. It's like they value the hype over the money.

BINGO

 

[Boke1879]

I wonder what happened to Amazon

Amazon US went up overnight.

 

[Balb]

NoA continuing to treat all of its hardware like a first edition Charizard from 1999.

 

[DownWithTheShip]

How's Best Buy's tendency to cancel preorders in the past? Managed to get one last night, but after being unable to secure another this afternoon, I'm weary.

They came through when I preordered the Switch, so I have high hopes.

I'll probably pick it up at midnight, assuming my BB has a midnight launch

 

[Glass Shark]

.

 

[shandy706]

Probably thinking online retailer, not the stores

Hope so...lol.

 

[Banjotanooki]

At Ganestop now and they know nothing about preorders.

 

[Living the Dream]

Go to GameStop store NOW!!!!

 

[TheMadMan007]

Walmart and Target both yanked mine out of my cart at payment... multiple times. Screw Nintendo. I'm done with this crap. I shouldn't have live on twitter refreshing over and over again at work.

 

[Interface23]

Yep not getting one of these either, an remember this is probs why Switch doesn't have a VC yet

 

[RowdyReverb]

Driving my ass to GS. This is so retarded

 

[alr1ght]

Man, it must suck to be Nintendo only fans. They treat you guys like dogshit.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

So my GameStop knows they are allocated 9, but it won't let them preorder it yet.

Are they doing something wrong? They have the SKU in their system now but it won't let them preorder it. Any suggestions from anyone that has had success in store?

If it's anything like when I worked there, they are waiting for other employees or friends to preorder first. I worked the Wii launch and if you weren't an employee or friend you didn't preorder a Wii.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Glad I didn't really want one

 

[DarkConfidant]

Yep same. Fuck Nintendo. If 100 units per store was the allotment each retailer got, that means they shipped less than 1000 of these to the US. How can you be so fucking dense?

What?

 

[Altered Juice]

Guess I'm pinning my hopes now on Amazon actually shipping my UK SNES Classic despite their product page claiming they couldn't. I apologize for having to jack an order from our friends across the pond, but NoA and U.S. retailers are dicks.

Pretty sure the same thing happens when you try to buy amiibos from amazon UK

Edit: covered

 

[VetrexKnight]

Did the official amazon us pre orders go up or was it gametrust?

 

[mebizzle]

Went to GameStop and they're already out of allocations 10 minutes after preorders go up. Love it.

 

[molnizzle]

I wonder what happened to Amazon

Went up (and quickly sold out) while most of the U.S. was asleep.

 

[Dalto11]

Yay let's do in store preorders during regular work hours across the US ._.

Fucking fantastic. I had my 2 removed during the checkout time on target. And the other two went up while I was asleep this morning. What a fucking mess.

 

[XenoRaven]

So my GameStop knows they are allocated 9, but it won't let them preorder it yet.

Are they doing something wrong? They have the SKU in their system now but it won't let them preorder it. Any suggestions from anyone that has had success in store?

I was told the same thing at mine.

 

[guyssorry]

Would it be reasonable to expect stores to have some non-preorder stock available on release day? I might just try that instead of this constant waiting and failing.

 

[SkyTurnsRed]

Yep same. Fuck Nintendo. If 100 units per store was the allotment each retailer got, that means they shipped less than 1000 of these to the US. How can you be so fucking dense?

...

 

[smokeymicpot]

Went to GameStop and they're already out of allocations 10 minutes after preorders go up. Love it.

Staff and friends got them first.