klownboots
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Well, bought my amFilm screen protectors on Amazon, and the RDS travel case on Nintendo.com.
Now all I need is my damn Switch!!!!!
Build that shrine, it will come!
Well, bought my amFilm screen protectors on Amazon, and the RDS travel case on Nintendo.com.
Now all I need is my damn Switch!!!!!
Well, bought my amFilm screen protectors on Amazon, and the RDS travel case on Nintendo.com.
Now all I need is my damn Switch!!!!!
I live in Perth Amboy. The TRU was in Iselin and the PC Richards was in Woodbridge. Theyre more lowkey than the Best Buys and department stores.Where in central NJ?
Has there ever been a stocking situation worse than this? Jesus Christ Nintendo.
Has there ever been a stocking situation worse than this? Jesus Christ Nintendo.
Has there ever been a stocking situation worse than this? Jesus Christ Nintendo.
AirPods are still shipping 6+ weeks out.
I just got mine this afternoon in Malaysia, just walked by a store and they were selling it. I really just got lucky though, the stock situation is pretty touch-and-go here. Couple of other shops I know of are taking pre-orders for the mid April batch.
Yes, much worse. Do you remember the Wii? or DS Lite situations? Was months before they were on shelves (for more than minutes). I wanted to get a Pink DS Lite as a gift months after it released and only was able to score one via a GameStop manager I knew who held one for me.
Did my big box store loop yesterday looking for a Switch carry case and saw the same barren landscape as last weekend. Only thing in stock are grey joycons and rubber condoms. Even the amiibo stocks are sad right now. But I am sure this will all be resolved in the next 60 days... well maybe not on the amiibo front. Dont see the OoT Link coming back anytime soon
The problem is that those devices were getting constant shipments. The Switch got one shipment for launch and nothing for three+ weeks.
I ordered my Wii in december and got it early march. Constant shipments my ass.
Gamestop never surprises me. I went into today to trade in a ipod and a lady came in to return her switch because she needed the cash back. Keep in mind the lady opened and used the system and they still let her get her full refund. I might be wrong but i thought gs return policy did not allow you to return consoles.
Anyway i asked if they would sell it, they said yeah. I said how much is the pre owned price for the switch. They said that they are going to sell in as new.. I said but its open. They said that she only used it for a little while....
I started to press the issue but I'll wait until the system matures a little bit.
Moral of the story is that when you buy from gs as new, you never know if its really new. Another reason why i hate to shop there but trade ins keep me coming back.
It's the same with any store though. Nintendo doesn't seal their hardware so anyone can buy something and play it for 29 days and then clean it up and return it without any issues. Then it goes back on the shelf and someone else buys it and might never know it was used. GS is not supposed to take it in though if they know it's been opened so that is weird.
During the return process most retailers will ask you questions that are specifically aimed to determine which "inventory bucket" that product ends up in, sellable (sold as new), return to warehouse, open box ect.It's the same with any store though. Nintendo doesn't seal their hardware so anyone can buy something and play it for 29 days and then clean it up and return it without any issues. Then it goes back on the shelf and someone else buys it and might never know it was used. GS is not supposed to take it in though if they know it's been opened so that is weird.
Sorry but the Switch launch and Wii craze phenomenon are nothing alike. Nintendo could have certainly kept up with demand if they had wanted to. Three weeks+ without a single restock in most major retailers for what is almost certainly managable demand is ridiculous.I ordered my Wii in december and got it early march. Constant shipments my ass.
What do you mean 3+ weeks? lol. The Switch has been out for 16 days. It came out on Friday, March 3. Now GS is getting restocks this week on Wednesday.The problem is that those devices were getting constant shipments. The Switch got one shipment for launch and nothing for three+ weeks.
What do you mean 3+ weeks? lol. The Switch has been out for 16 days. It came out on Friday, March 3. Now GS is getting restocks this week on Wednesday.
Sorry but the Switch launch and Wii craze phenomenon are nothing alike. Nintendo could have certainly kept up with demand if they had wanted to. Three weeks+ without a single restock in most major retailers for what is almost certainly managable demand is ridiculous.
Sorry but the Switch launch and Wii craze phenomenon are nothing alike. Nintendo could have certainly kept up with demand if they had wanted to. Three weeks+ without a single restock in most major retailers for what is almost certainly managable demand is ridiculous.
The Wii was unique because the demand actually grew over time as people saw the console in action and tried Wii sports over people's houses etc.I got my wii about three weeks after it came out only because I was in the store when UPS dropped the shipment off. I missed the previous weekly shipment.
Any idea how big this second shipment will be? I have a bunch of people interested, but no idea when it'll be in shelves. I know GameStop is getting more on the 22nd, but will it just be that retailer?
This guy gets it. Sorry if I offended anyone else, that wasn't my intention. It's just that life gets in the way and I haven't been able to enjoy my own birthday present in over two weeks. The gf felt bad because I had to sell off my old Nintendo games to pay the bills and now that we're a little better off, she saw this as a great opportunity to treat me. I finally just got through the first shrine. Oh, and if anyone is looking for 3DS XL systems, the Lake Geneva WI store had one Pikachu and one red the other day as well as Blue joy cons (poster above). That was earlier in the week however, they could be gone at this point.I know how you feel friend, I have to maintain a full time job and go to school full time, actually the most play time I get is probably at work during down time.
The Wii was unique because the demand actually grew over time as people saw the console in action and tried Wii sports over people's houses etc.
Nintendo NYC is the place to go for Switch accessories, apparently.
Nintendo NYC is the place to go for Switch accessories, apparently.
Sorry but the Switch launch and Wii craze phenomenon are nothing alike. Nintendo could have certainly kept up with demand if they had wanted to. Three weeks+ without a single restock in most major retailers for what is almost certainly managable demand is ridiculous.
I feel like a lot of people don't grasp the fact that manufacturing of something, especially a piece of tech like the Switch, doesn't occur over night and they're not able to ship across the world in a few days. It's been less than a month since the console launched and they obviously underestimated how popular it would be (rightfully so after the abysmal 3DS and Wii U launches). Give it a couple more weeks and we'll have another shipment. Get some perspective into how manufacturing actually work before whining that you can't get a hot ticket item.
For sure. Too bad they have no consoles since launch. Jesus.
I feel like a lot of people don't grasp the fact that manufacturing of something, especially a piece of tech like the Switch, doesn't occur over night and they're not able to ship across the world in a few days. It's been less than a month since the console launched and they obviously underestimated how popular it would be (rightfully so after the abysmal 3DS and Wii U launches). Give it a couple more weeks and we'll have another shipment. Get some perspective into how manufacturing actually work before whining that you can't get a hot ticket item.
If they don't get shipments settled down by May then Nintendo truly is crap at distribution. Is it even easy to find the NES classic in stores now?
Where are you located? Best Buy and GameStop have been getting weekly (low) shipments in NYC. They last about 10 minutes, but it's restocked.
Lol I would say the NES Classic is harder to find in my experience
Say what? I'm in NYC and haven't seen new inventory in either Best Buy or GameStop since launch. Hoping that changes this week!
Yes, if in 2 months after launch they don't have a better supply situation than now, then definitely it's right to question what the hell Nintendo is doing. But it hasn't even been 3 weeks since the thing launched, so I feel like it's still premature to judge the situation.If they don't get shipments settled down by May then Nintendo truly is crap at distribution. Is it even easy to find the NES classic in stores now?
I feel like a lot of people don't grasp the fact that manufacturing of something, especially a piece of tech like the Switch, doesn't occur over night and they're not able to ship across the world in a few days. It's been less than a month since the console launched and they obviously underestimated how popular it would be (rightfully so after the abysmal 3DS and Wii U launches). Give it a couple more weeks and we'll have another shipment. Get some perspective into how manufacturing actually work before whining that you can't get a hot ticket item.
Anyone know the stock situation in Paris? Going to be there next week and hoping to pick one up.
Hey, I never claimed to know anything of the manufacturing process. Like I said in my previous post, no one here actually knows what's going on, I just know what's realistic to expect from Nintendo.Yet your post doesn't shine an iota of a light on the manufacturing process.
Not really sure how you plan 1 shipment for launch and leave it at that for 3 weeks. Then again Nintendo is obviously new to the hardware business as it's a reoccurring theme for them.