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Shortage of Neon Switch Imminent?
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E_Darkness
Member
I have a preorder on both colours definitely on March 3rd. So glad I got in, sorta.
They sell a pair with one of each if i'm not mistaken. So 80.
The gray one is better anyway and likely to be more popular. If you're "stuck" with a gray one, just get a pair of neons if/when you can.
At least you have the option to 'fix' the problem down the line instead of waiting or buying another system altogether.
WonkyPanda
Member
Does it really matter in the grand scheme? It's not the color of the console, like a 3DS. It's the controller. Easily changeable in the future.
But I was planning on getting the opposite set with the Neon, to have a red and a blue.
Velocity:Design:Comfort
Banned
I was up at 10 AM on the day preorders released to try to get a Neon set. But the only ones available were gray. So I'd say for sure there will be a shortage of those. I guess the two color set is a good substitute even if its opposite.
I imagine it'll be like the Wii for about 4/5 monthsn then be avalaible... most gamers core and hardcore are not interested at all in the switch. So we will see what happens I suppose... imo a lack of a good launch line up of games (that aren't Zelda) makes alotmofmpeople want to wait, and pushed me from interested to "I'll get it in 2/3 years"
Balmung421
Member
Even for the neons?!
More like: "fork over $80 if you want colored joycons". Nintendo knows what they're doing.
Sure but then if you buy that mixed pair you can't complete the sets with the currently available options.
The way things are set up right now, the neon SKU comes with left blue and right red.
The mixed joycon pack comes with left red and right blue, which would complete both sets if you bought a neon SKU.
You cannot buy individual red and blue joy-cons at the moment, only the mixed set and full sets. So if you buy the mixed set and decide you want to actually complete the blue and red sets, you're boned.
ToysAndMoreClub
Member
This is my sentiments exactly. I am glad you can do a combination of all three colors if depending on what colored Joy-Con you get. So I wouldn't worry too much about Neo Switch availability unless I was someone who gamed alone and didn't need extra controllers.
It depends on if he cares if it matches with the Neon Switch. The neon joycons sold separately are the opposite color that you get in the Switch box. That way people who buy a Neon switch can then buy the neon joycons and end up with 2 blue and 2 red controllers.
Totally
Sure but that is expensive.
You think? If I was Nintendo I'd expect more people to want the more "mature" non-Fisher Price looking set in the west than the Neon one. I've heard those descriptors used in several threads here, and I 100% believe more people think like that than not.
And I'm getting a Neon.
Had not realized they were 'reversed' but also does it really matter they're reversed?
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Nintendo knows exactly what they're doing.
Having worked at Target HQ (business analyst-ordering product), you can't take the situation at one store and apply it broadly. The methods for distributing product by store is not as scientific as you might think, and you can't really extrapolate anything from your sample size of one.
It will cost you $180 to get the blue (left) and red (right) neons. I'll probably just hold off in any LE of joycons.
SinCityAssassin
Member
As much as I love Neon (and regret not getting it when able), a lot more people will just go for the standard gray because it looks sleeker.
JigglesBunny
Banned
So much for buying a Neon at launch without a pre-order. Guess I'll be waiting until after launch after all.
Flying Toaster
Member
I have been going back and forth on the neon versus the non neon switch. Glad I got the grey but I will pick up a set of neon joycons for sure.
Ah, that makes sense. I hope you're right!
lifetimeofnot
Member
Neon is definitely the "rare" sku. We've known this since preorders first opened but I guess they could have balanced it out more.
Good luck to everybody who didn't get a preorder.
Good luck to everybody who didn't get a preorder.
Okami Haundo
Member
Shhh... Gaf is the land of anecdotal evidence. The Switch is also going to fail miserably because 2 out of the 4 people I talk to on a regular basis don't want one.
That being said, we've seen other evidence that suggests Neon will be hard to find. It was the first option to "sell out" for just about every store that did pre-orders.
lifetimeofnot
Member
If you buy the extra neon joycons all of a sudden you have an ice blue switch or a flaming red switch. Very slick too.
Diablohead
Member
I would expect a plain flat colour to be a lot more popular which is why the neon is shipped less, doesn't mean there will be a shortage exactly.
neon is certainly in less demand than grey in my area, that much is certain.
could just be ordering based on preorders.
i mean its fairly obvious a majority would go for the less toyish look on a portable they expect to play out in the open, and im saying this as a dude who has wild colors on everything pretty much.
also as mentioned, you can just buy neon joy cons easily.
could just be ordering based on preorders.
i mean its fairly obvious a majority would go for the less toyish look on a portable they expect to play out in the open, and im saying this as a dude who has wild colors on everything pretty much.
also as mentioned, you can just buy neon joy cons easily.
Inferno313
Banned
NEON BOYZ 4 LYFE
sleepnaught
Member
Glad I ordered a pair of Neon Joycons. Best of both.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
This seems like the biggest nonissue ever. The only thing that's different are the attached controllers, which you can easily buy separately.
lol this, I worked logistics for Target and a store could end up not receiving replenishments for a particular product for weeks on end based on something as stupid as a team member punching in the wrong quantity when they back stocked the initial shipment.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
I'm so fucking torn. The more I see it, the more I want to cancel my Grey Switch pre-order and bite. But I fear it's too late now. We're just over a week away from launch.
bobbychalkers
Member
I wanted to preorder the Neon but I'm not even stressing about it. I'll just pick up some colored joycons down the line.
xKilltheMx
Member
Jeez 2 extra neons?
My Best Buy order better be safe
My Best Buy order better be safe