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[entremet]

Seriously, I can't find this game anywhere.

I tried 3 Gamestops and 2 Best Buys. And it seems people in the main OT are having the same problem. Guess I should've pre-order as GS reminded me lol.

I'd buy it digitally if it wasn't for Nintendo's wacky account system.

Is anyone having trouble finding this game?

 

[PMS341]

Don't reserve it, don't deserve it.

 

[Venfayth]

Don't reserve it, don't deserve it.

Do you run a Gamestop by any chance?

 

[Silky]

Maybe this is why pre-orders are good

I thought Nintendo's account thing online was actually better with recovering digital games considering how NN/Club-Nintendo works? Sure not as good as PSN/XBL

 

[FrsDvl]

What a shock. Nintendo games are the only games I usually pre order. Otherwise you won't get them for a while.

 

[Wario64]

Don't reserve it, don't deserve it.

I guess they shouldn't make any more copies then.

 

[Porcile]

Should've pre-ordered, might be different in America, but Nintendo only ships to retailers to cover preorders.

 

[Persona7]

I remember several people being turned away because Nintendo didn't bother to send more than a few copies of tomodachi.

 

[Seik]

Maybe this is why pre-orders are good

I thought Nintendo's account thing online was actually better with recovering digital games

Yep, I took no chances and made my pre-order in June 2013. :lol

 

[darkside31337]

Do you run a Gamestop by any chance?

In all seriousness if nobody preorders the game then they aren't going to carry a ton of copies. That makes plenty of sense.

 

[entremet]

What a shock. Nintendo games are the only games I usually pre order. Otherwise you won't get them for a while.

This is a recent thing this generation. (Wanna pimp the eShop perhaps)

Nintendo has always shipped adequate copies of games before.

 

[AkelisRain]

Nintendo might have produced less, though isn't Nintendo always running short on copies?

 

[Vitor711]

What a shock. Nintendo games are the only games I usually pre order. Otherwise you won't get them for a while.

I pre-ordered from Amazon and my copy won't be here until Monday. Never had them miss a launch day delivery before.

 

[hughesta]

I guess Nintendo can claim that Bayonetta 2 sold out, and still sell less than 100k.

 

[DeaviL]

I'm pretty sure they expected very low sales, pre-ordering ain't great but you'll be sure to get what you need.
You can always go digital if needed.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

This is a recent thing this generation. (Wanna pimp the eShop perhaps)

Nintendo has always shipped adequate copies of games before.

Isn't it up to how many copies the stores order?

EDIT: Is Amazon not an option?

 

[JKBii]

I guess they shouldn't make any more copies then.

The entire point of the reserve system is that you are guaranteed the game as soon as it comes out. If you don't make a reservation you're saying you don't want that guarantee.

 

[Maintenance]

The feel of selling all your stock.

 

[entremet]

Isn't it up to how many copies the stores order?

EDIT: Is Amazon not an option?

No idea. Never worked retail.

 

[evanmisha]

Is it really Nintendo that decides how many copies stores get, though? Or is it stores under ordering out of fear of getting stuck with a bunch of leftovers that don't move? Certainly Bayonetta 2 would move, but my experience in retail says most buyers really couldn't see the difference between Bayonetta 2 and My Babyz Horses or some shit.

 

[Mephala]

Bought it digitally. Having a blast, I would have bought a physical copy but I kind of wanted the games on my account.

 

[dragonlife]

Man, I lucked out so much at Target, then, I guess. I got the last copy and the guy who got it for me was cute.

Win.

Er, yeah, that sucks about the low shipments. I was hoping that wouldn't happen, since they even advertised the game with a commercial and everything. Though they did the same with Awakening...

 

[jblank83]

Buy it on Amazon. It's in stock.

Is it really Nintendo that decides how many copies stores get, though? Or is it stores under ordering out of fear of getting stuck with a bunch of leftovers that don't move?

Both. Bayonetta 1 sold less than 1.5 million lifetime and that was after massive price drops. It only sold a couple hundred thousand at launch.

So Nintendo wasn't going to print 10 million copies to flood retail stores with stock. Nor were retail stores going to reserve 100 copies per store just to have them sit around waiting for a price drop, not when the Wii U user base is so small and with Bayonetta 1's sales history.

 

[James Scott]

I bought it digitally so i haven't had that problem.

 

[Mark5130]

Nintendo has always run short on physical copies since Luigi's Mansion on 3DS. Reserving first party Nintendo games is usually a good idea.

 

[BashNasty]

I didn't preorder, because I never preorder, and I still picked my copy up just fine from my nearest GameStop. I would have preferred to pick it up at a local place called The Exchange, but they hadn't gotten their shipment in yet. Everything went fine, and the GS employee was really annoyed that I hadn't preordered, so it was a win-win.

 

[Mpl90]

I see it available on Amazon.com. From what I can remember, it was one of the first places to be hit with sever undershipments last year, right after Fire Emblem: Awakening launched.

Available also on Gamestop.com, Best Buy.com and Walmart.com.

 

[Mupod]

Well, in their defense the internet wouldn't stop saying the game would only sell 3 copies.

 

[Zeyphersan]

My GameStop has enough to just walk in and pick it up. Don't know how long that'll last though

 

[entremet]

I see it available on Amazon.com. From what I can remember, it was one of the first places to be hit with sever undershipments last year, right after Fire Emblem: Awakening launched.

Available also on Gamestop.com, Best Buy.com and Walmart.com.

I just wanted to play on release day :/

 

[Ouroboros]

bountiful at my local target in PA

 

[Jinfash]

This better not be happening. I was planning on picking up a discounted copy during the holidays.

 

[Eolz]

Just like Fire Emblem and Tomodachi, they didn't expect this game to sell a lot.

 

[Bisonian]

There are 8 Gamestops and 3 Best Buys within 10 miles of here that have it in stock. Maybe it's just sample size? Granted I'm in an area with a lot of commerce, but we've seen the Nintendo shortages hit on things like Fire Emblem and Tomodachi Life before. You couldn't get Fire Emblem for weeks after launch.

 

[Phanservice]

Kmart had to cancel all their preorders bc they got very little shipment from nintendo. I'm guessing nintendo had no faith in this game.

 

[schaft0620]

Gamestop.com has it in stock but no stores within 100 mile radius. Best Buy has it stock at all stores within 2 hours of me. Amazon has it in stock with Monday delivery. Toys R Us, in stock. Target, in stock. Walmart, in stock.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Well, in their defense the internet wouldn't stop saying the game would only sell 3 copies.

This is the unfortunate truth.

My question though, is did those stores sell out? Or just not have any to begin with?

 

[Scrawnton]

bountiful at my local target in PA

Bought mine yesterday at a PA best buy and they still had ten copies.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I just wanted to play on release day :/

Doesn't Amazon deliver on release day? (no idea, I'm not in the US. I know they did in the UK)

Your best bet in future might well be the eShop.

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

It's a pretty good idea to reserve Wii U games, especially ones like Bayo2, considering the retailers probably aren't ordering too much surplus.

 

[Vanillalite]

It's a pretty good idea to reserve Wii U games, especially ones like Bayo2, considering the retailers probably aren't ordering too much surplus.

Sucks but it's my feeling as well if it isn't named say Mario Kart or Smash.

Preordered at GS ans grabbed my copy late yesterday afternoon. No clue how many they had left.

 

[ConradCervantes]

Gamestop I reserved it from only had two copies beyond what was reserved, both of which were gutted for display.

 

[Haunted]

Honestly can't blame them for not producing a huge shipment. And yeah, retailers probably aren't too keen to order WiiU games in huge quantities right now, either.

Thank goodness for endless digital supply.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

My Walmart didn't even have it on the shelves yesterday. So their incompetence worked out as I was able to get a copy that was fresh out of a UPS box.

 

[bender]

Don't reserve it, don't deserve it.

I reserved and Gamestop didn't get enough copies in to cover their reserves.

 

[schaft0620]

I just wanted to play on release day :/

Well why didn't you pre-order? All the big .coms have it in stock you could of had it delivered to you twice now. Gamestop and BB would of gotten your pre-order in even if you pre-ordered Thursday.

 

[entremet]

Well why didn't you pre-order? All the big .coms have it in stock you could of had it delivered to you twice now. Gamestop and BB would of gotten your pre-order in even if you pre-ordered Thursday.

I never pre-order honestly. Never felt the need.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I imagine it's far more likely that stores didn't order a ton of copies of a sequel to Bayonetta on the Wii U.

 

[schaft0620]

I never pre-order honestly. Never felt the need.

You could of ordered it online and gotten it today

 

[darkazcura]

There were like 10 copies at my local Best Buy last night, heh. Pretty easy to pick up for me. I was actually kinda sad to see so many copies still sitting there.