Switch 2 Frenzy: Shortages Hit as Nintendo Sets Special Store Hours

Kataploom said:
Nintendo isn't giving a bunch of games day one anymore, they're spreading then through it the year, that worked great with Switch 1 so I think they rather make us wait a little in order to have a full cadence of content. Don't hurry, just go play something else somewhere else. I personally will be playing some PC games meanwhile, I bought the console for the Switch 1 upgrades and to be ready for whenever there release something new I care about, so far it's only Metroid and Kirby.
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I am (no worries got plenty to play), but still think having only one actual new experience to offer on launch day for your new console is pretty weak.

Even PS5, which got blasted here repeatedly for a weka set of launch games, had Miles Morales, DeS Remake, Sackboy, Astro's Playroom (free, btw), Bugsnax, Godfall

hououinkyouma00 said:
Switch launched with 3 1st party titles but it really just came down to BOTW as who gives the fuck about 1-2 Switch and Snipperclips.
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That's fair, but also Tour should be free when you only have a single new 1P title
 
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Rat Rage said:
There is no real hype for the Switch 2 online. Nintendo's marketing has been ass. But the straw that broke the camel's back was Nintendo's game software price increase to 90 dollars as well as the huge price increase for peripherals like extra SW2 Pro Controllers and such (90 dollars as well).

Ain't nobody gonna buy a gaming console with software and hardware prices that high in this dire financial climate climate we're in now. I already smell a Wii U situation. I think Nintendo fucked up (again).
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This post is Gold 😂.
 
hououinkyouma00 said:
I get what you are saying. Nintendo has consistently put out amazing products with maybe a few missteps (fuck you (though not you in particular) I liked the WiiU) so it's understandable that they have "super fans" even if it's cringe but Xbox doesn't really have that history.

I've owned and greatly enjoyed every single Xbox console but they really only have one truly great console being the Xbox 360. As great as I think the OG Xbox is most people really only remember Halo and maybe a couple other games, the Xbox One well we all know how badly they fucked that up despite the last few years really starting to turn everything around, and the Series consoles just sort of exist. The Xbox 360 however was great. I personally like the PS3 more but the 360 was THE console for that generation at least here in the States.


This isn't exactly new for Nintendo though. The N64 launched with 3 games total in Japan and really only had I think 7 in the States with I think 2 being 1st party. GameCube had 2 first party titles as well and if I remember correctly only had 3 games total again in Japan at launch. Switch launched with 3 1st party titles but it really just came down to BOTW as who gives the fuck about 1-2 Switch and Snipperclips.
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Switch 2 has by far the biggest game on a launch date in the Nintendo story or for other console, nothing comes close.
 
phant0m said:
I am (no worries got plenty to play), but still think having only one actual new experience to offer on launch day for your new console is pretty weak.

Even PS5, which got blasted here repeatedly for a weka set of launch games, had Miles Morales, DeS Remake, Sackboy, Astro's Playroom (free, btw), Bugsnax, Godfall
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I don't think it's weak at all having MKW at launch, but I would have preferred Zelda o 3D Mario tbh, yet I can see why they picked MKW and it definitely worked great for them
 
Kataploom said:
I don't think it's weak at all having MKW at launch, but I would have preferred Zelda o 3D Mario tbh, yet I can see why they picked MKW and it definitely worked great for them
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I didn't say MKW was bad, my complaint was having ONLY MKW. DK should've been a Day 1 title too.

And again, I'm not sure why a 1P studi couldn't get a patch out for a 3 year old Kirby game for launch.
 
phant0m said:
I didn't say MKW was bad, my complaint was having ONLY MKW. DK should've been a Day 1 title too.

And again, I'm not sure why a 1P studi couldn't get a patch out for a 3 year old Kirby game for launch.
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Yeah, that what I told you, it's not that they don't have the games on time, they just preferred to spread them across all year. Another game than MKW would be great tho, but not DKB... Metroid Prime 4 would have been better since it has another tone and atmosphere, so they'd have something for two different audiences.
 
I'm from Belgium. My Mediamarkt got 120 units in stock + 33 for preorders. Even today there were still available. I'm surprised. I guess they sell out in the weekend though.
 
Some tidbits:

- S2 launch wasn't what a blind fanboy was expecting.
- S2 launch was way better than blind haters who realize.
- Absolute week launch lineup, only Mario Kart ?!
- This device is absolutely elegant.
 
I went to go pick up my switch 2 pre order from Best Buy at lunch yesterday and they had non-bundle units available

The bundle was sold out though

This was West Hollywood fwiw and it did seem like this store got a ton of units so ymmv
 
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Can you really go in and get one? Target is sold out for online.
Best buy says in store only and it is set to my local store at the top. Does that mean they have it?
I don't want to waste my time and go and find out they don't.
 
Shadowstar39 said:
Can you really go in and get one? Target is sold out for online.
Best buy says in store only and it is set to my local store at the top. Does that mean they have it?
I don't want to waste my time and go and find out they don't.
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Yes, some places have it in stock without a reservation.
My bro was able to get one while visiting family in Texas. He did say there were quite a few people in store that were picking up preorders, but they had enough stock to supply people that didn't have one.

It probably depends in the area you're at though.
 
There was stock at my local Targets all throughout the day yesterday. Could have walked up to GameStop or some other stores at launch and got one. Not really a 'frenzy."
 
GoldenEye98 said:
You think they put out 10M? So 75% of what they expect in the entire first year....available for launch day? That means they would anticipate anemic holiday sales...which doesn't make sense.

My guess is that they produced more like 5M. Which is still impressive for an initial wave.
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I used a hypothetical. The exact number I used wasn't the point. The point is it's a HIGH number to begin with, so if there are high leftovers from an even HIGHER shipment amount, that doesn't mean it's "failure" or there's "disinterest".
 
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I collect VHS tapes said:
I went to go pick up my switch 2 pre order from Best Buy at lunch yesterday and they had non-bundle units available

The bundle was sold out though

This was West Hollywood fwiw and it did seem like this store got a ton of units so ymmv
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I'm in the South Bay every unit within a 13 mile radius was sold out at around 2:00 PM yesterday.
Which includes about 14 Targets that all opened the stores with roughly ~100 units available (on average).

I think the final numbers are going to be "big".
 
Seems to have sold out in Argos and Amazon (UK), but I've also noticed there's a lot of units available through Amazon at a significant mark-up, so it's possible scalpers have been cleaning up remaining stock.
 
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saintjules said:
Not everywhere

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Target is a bit misleading since theyre not allowing online pickup until sunday.

Its potentially one of those "no but actually yes" situations
 
I only reserved the Mario Kart bundle and a Pro Controller for launch day, but I hunted around and got the carrying case, camera, and charging grip today. These things might be sold out for weeks. Maybe not though.

I have an irrational weakness for first-party console cameras. I've owned damn near every single one since the EyeToy. I don't think I've used any of them ever. They're always a weird snapshot of what the console was in its heydays.
 
Gambit2483 said:
I used a hypothetical. The exact number I used wasn't the point. The point is it's a HIGH number to begin with, so if there are high leftovers from an even HIGHER shipment amount, that doesn't mean it's "failure" or there's "disinterest".
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Apparently my estimate is closer to the truth:



Seems like they hit a demand ceiling at 3M units.
 
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Edwinp said:
I'm from Belgium. My Mediamarkt got 120 units in stock + 33 for preorders. Even today there were still available. I'm surprised. I guess they sell out in the weekend though.
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If it's in Walloon, I'm not even sure they have internet there

JK, I love Belgium, nicest people ever
 
GoldenEye98 said:
Seems like they hit a demand ceiling at 3M units.
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This is an absolutely wild way to spin the fact that it sold three times as much on launch day as the previous best-selling console.

We only know that the demand existed to move 3 million units, and absolutely nothing about whenever demand for the console has been satiated or not. All we can do otherwise is compare anecdotal evidence (consoles in stock at Retailer X vs. empty shelves and long lines at Retailer Y). If we want to know about its long-term sales trajectory, all we can do is wait for concrete data.
 
kinda of funny that some people thought that being available in stores means it wasn't selling well..... oopsies.
 
fallingdove said:
I saw a stack of them at Costco myself. Zero interest in picking one up right now.
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fallingdove said:
Yeah, you've made that prediction a dozen times now. This is getting to be a little pathetic.
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fallingdove

Post in thread 'Nintendo confirms - No VRR for Switch 2 in TV mode'

DonkeyPunchJr said:
I'm actually kinda encouraged by this thread.

I half expected Nintendo fanboys to tell us that actually VRR kinda sucks and we're wrong for wanting it, and anyway VRR TVs are too expensive and not mainstream yet.
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Instead you are getting Nintendo fanboys trying to justify it because PS5 didn't have it when it launched 5 years ago + the standard GigaBowser nonsense.

There really is no excuse for the Switch 2 launching without it, and now it makes sense why people are complaining about low/inconsistent frame rates in docked mode.

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Get em while u can during the slow trickle out for the next few months cuz u ain't seeing them after october till mid febuary next year.
 
blacktout said:
This is an absolutely wild way to spin the fact that it sold three times as much on launch day as the previous best-selling console.

We only know that the demand existed to move 3 million units, and absolutely nothing about whenever demand for the console has been satiated or not. All we can do otherwise is compare anecdotal evidence (consoles in stock at Retailer X vs. empty shelves and long lines at Retailer Y). If we want to know about its long-term sales trajectory, all we can do is wait for concrete data.
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Stock is available...it's not even a question whether demand has been satiated.
 
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GigaBowser said:
beened one day the fomo is coming the fomo is coming ahaha
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Core demand has been met imo. It's going to be tough to convince casuals and parents to shell out $450+ dollars when many quite literally "already have Mario Kart at home".
 
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GoldenEye98 said:
Stock is available...it's not even a question whether demand has been satiated.
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Do you have evidence that stock is widely available aside from the anecdotal "I saw a few at my local Walmart" accounts that I already addressed in my post? I've also seen people posting screenshots showing it out of stock in all of their local retailers, but that doesn't tell us anything either, because isolated regions tell us nothing about global demand.
 
blacktout said:
Do you have evidence that stock is widely available aside from the anecdotal "I saw a few at my local Walmart" accounts that I already addressed in my post? I've also seen people posting screenshots showing it out of stock in all of their local retailers, but that doesn't tell us anything either, because isolated regions tell us nothing about global demand.
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At least in Canada...stock seems to be still widely available.

It's possible Canada got a disportionate amount of supply relative to local demand I dunno.
 
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