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[Kawngi]

I'm so naive for believing Nintendo.

 

[mindatlarge]

Got one pre-ordered in-store at Game Stop. My store had 4 available.

 

[CrowdChant]

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.

Nah manager is decent. He keeps refreshing over and over. Also is restarting his console now to see if that resolves it.

 

[shandy706]

At Ganestop now and they know nothing about preorders.

The manager/employees are keeping their allotment to themselves.

Shame

Spoiler

Possible that store got none, but a friend that worked at GS had a manager that kept and basically scalped rare items for themselves.

Nah manager is decent. He keeps refreshing over and over. Also is restarting his console now to see if that resolves it.

Hopefully true.

 

[Timeaisis]

Some people have to work...

 

[MrMephistoX]

Apparently everyone forgot that play-Asia is supposedly going to have pre-orders as well. I don’t have high hopes for that going well, but keep an eye out just in case.

Yeah I'm refreshing for the Famicom mini...and praying my Best Buy order doesn't get cancelled. Is Paypal a recurring issue with them? Would it be worth calling and just switching to my CC/Debit?

 

[Koobion]

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.

This is what I'm thinking too. I'd do it lol. Done it plenty of times before.

 

[Brinbe]

lol even in-store gamestop is a clusterfuck. Wonder if they're playing dumb so they can snatch it for themselves.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

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.

Each store should have a handful of units.

Bring a sleeping bag. You'll be waiting in line for at least 12 hours.

 

[SealedSeven]

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

Amazon has been using gamestrust to sell their stock. It's a way to make the bots checking the URL not detect its up. Problem is Scalpers don't sleep so they all got them anyway.

 

[Sanjuro]

At least there are plenty of Sega Genesis Classics.

 

[Irishonion]

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.

Probably better odds at winning the lottery.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

Nah manager is decent. He keeps refreshing over and over. Also is restarting his console now to see if that resolves it.

Glad you have better people than teenage me working there lol

 

[spookyfish]

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

Do Bots Dream of Electronic Games?

 

[Dinokill]

Was able to preorder in store at GameStop. They only have 5 and me and my cousin were 2nd and 3rd

 

[cordy]

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

We actually saw Charizards.

 

[Tom Nook]

Amazon US went up overnight.

I'm confused on what's going on.

So Amazon pre-orders are gone?

 

[AlanzTalon]

welp Target went up, i had the page ready. added to cart. Sold out.

fuck this.

 

[Baha]

Bestbuy finally confirmed my order, nearly 40 mins after placing it.

 

[Doc Holliday]

What a joke lol

 

[bmadger]

Wow Gamestop came through for me in store. What a weird world.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Gamestop at the mall near my work said they preordered the preorders and asked if I had talked to him about getting on a "list"

I was like "wat"

 

[Tavernacle12]

I gave up on getting one to begin with, but it still didn't feel great to suddenly see it on Target, get it in my cart, and then have it disappear and sell out as I signed in.

 

[Kusagari]

Each store will probably get 10 or less on the 29th and there's going to be people camped out the night before.

 

[smokeymicpot]

I'm confused on what's going on.

So Amazon pre-orders are gone?

As far as we know of yes and Best Buy too.

 

[jacobeid]

I'm confused on what's going on.

So Amazon pre-orders are gone?

Yup.

 

[friskykillface]

Still waiting lol
Welp

 

[a916]

Nintendo really is inept...

 

[Kildrek]

The people at Gamestop had no idea they were live.

They said "I mean I can look but we have nothing in emails" and then the store manager said "holy shit! It's live!"

 

[charpunk]

Lol let’s do preorders during the work day in store. Thanks GameStop.

 

[Altered Juice]

I wonder what happened to Amazon

It went up on another page, crossing the shit out of those who used stock tracking services like nowinstock.

 

[RetroHazard]

EB let me get so far as to add one to my cart, but then the server would die anytime I tried to load my cart.

Called my EB to try and get my local manager to hook me up since they usually help me out, but they're on vacation.

Rando guy says "Yeah, I can help you out if you come to the store"

Ok buddy, i'm sure there will be any left by the time I drive over there.

RIP

 

[BumRush]

Amazon US went up overnight.

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

Yeah, I was hoping that wasn't it...

 

[CrowdChant]

Glad you have better people than teenage me working there lol

I actually worked their when they were still Babbages. Yeah I'm old. We actually were decent then.

 

[moltonasty]

I'm confused on what's going on.

So Amazon pre-orders are gone?

Yes

 

[RobFox64tm]

Took my shower at the wrong time. I was lucky enough to get one from Best Buy, but I wanted to get another for my nephew as a Christmas present. He's at the age now when he's starting to play games decently, and this thing has some of the best ever made. Hopefully Nintendo keeps their word and restocks throughout the rest of the year.

 

[Banjotanooki]

Just two guys here at gamestop and they said they haven't gotten word of it yet.

 

[Instro]

I'm confused on what's going on.

So Amazon pre-orders are gone?

Unclear if they were actually official Amazon stock or not.

 

[BiggNife]

Yeah I think I've given up hope on getting a US version. The Target experience was soul crushing.

 

[Boke1879]

I'm confused on what's going on.

So Amazon pre-orders are gone?

For now yes. Best Buy and Amazon US went up literally in the middle of the night.

There MAY be more as I'm sure they will cancel people who ordered multiple.

 

[lantus]

This is nuts, at least with the NES classic, the hype overload wasn't until after launch. People are already foaming at the mouth for one of these already. I'm glad I got mine in last night, but I feel for all of you who are left waiting and empty-handed.

 

[Justinh]

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.

I've always thought it was more... Ninty makes just a few because they're scared they won't sell them all (lol), despite a clear demand for the thing. So... "stupid," not "crazy."

Eh... I refreshed Amazon twice (apparently that was the wrong place to go? lol), I guess I can say I tried. I'm still pissed off at not getting an NES classic, so I kinda wrote this thing off long ago (plus, I wasn't as attached to Super Nintendo).

 

[Sanchito]

My stores computers are down. Glad I left work for this.

 

[MrMephistoX]

Nintendo really is inept...

Inept like a FOX...like someone else said earlier they care more about the Hype than the number of units sold.

 

[Type2]

I tried to help my friend snag one at every site that went up today and failed. I got a best buy order in for myself but some pages like walmart lasted like 15 seconds?

 

[cordy]

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

Yeah apparently it's the GameTrust.

 

[Madame M]

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

Can't even get through to gamestop on the phone to see how many they have, I'm 20 minutes away. I don't think I'm going to bother going either.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

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

in the time you've spent thinking about it I guarantee more than 10 people have gone to that GS and grabbed them.

 

[Juraash]

I'm not sure what's more sad at this point. Nintendo's handling of this or my mad dash to try and lock down an order when I already own most of these games as working carts. Probably the latter, especially given how gutted I feel for not locking down a US one today.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

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.

I mean, there will likely be some available, but no way it will be a reasonable amount