eb games in Toronto had them for aprox 30 min today sadly
Im not too worried about the games, i imagine ill be able to walk in and buy most games i want. Getting the console to play those games, well, thats going to be the hard part.
You asked them to check in the back?
Wii was a horror show because demand far outstripped any projection they had.
It's not their fault they planned for a moderate success/failure instead of the biggest phenomenon they ever created.
That would account for maybe the first few months. A year later that's no excuse. They new the sales numbers by then and had plenty of time to adjust
Usually you have a lull or something where you can replenish stock and everything.
They were sold out for 3 years!
They couldn't ramp up production so much because they were not enough plants around to produce enough ships anyway (remember how the GC was a failure after all and since they share a lot of internals after all).
They increased production as much as they could without being left with half the plants to do nothing once demand is met.
My point is that it wasn't something one could account for especially since usually most stock is sent for Xmas where the demand would kick into overdrive.
They basically were selling a product with Xmas demand all year, it's the kind of problem you want to have but then you have to meet the demand and that's not easy even for a big company (not so big at the time they were not even 7000 employees).
Heck how do you explain the explosive sales in 2007 when the biggest title they had was Mario Galaxy that didn't all that much and was released near Xmas?
in 2008 they released the big hitters with Wiifit and MKWii so you could anticipate the demand.
But january 2007->October 2007?
Demand didn't cool down till late 2008 when they had basically nothing interesting to sell.
And STILL they managed to sell less than DS which had no stock problem!
So I'd say the issue is more on the manufacturing of the Wii that they had an issue they couldn't easily solve.
My point is the more you look into the actual problem the more it seems like a comment similar to "lazy devs".
Oh fuck, I'm getting Wii flashbacks...
People were actually listing Nintendo's shipment data and extrapolate from that...
I'm still going to disagree. You could find a PS2 pretty easily within the first year. Same with an Xbox 360. The PS2 sold more than the Wii and the 360 wasn't far off. You could find a PS4 pretty easily after a few months despite it selling incredibly well.
Even still how do you explain the other stuff I mentioned? How many game cube adapters did they make 6? The NES classic not being readily available by Holiday is laughable, no way they couldn't meet that demand. It's not like it sold 10 million units, they just always under supply.
The only games that seem to be in short supply are 1, 2 switch and bomberman. Every store locally has 4-5 instead of 20+ like Zelda.
There were more Wiis available than any near-launch home console ever.The Wii was a horror show to find for well over a year
Do you know what short supply means? lol
More like there is no demand for those games.
The only games that seem to be in short supply are 1, 2 switch and bomberman. Every store locally has 4-5 instead of 20+ like Zelda.
I'm not even sure what your trying to say. But the Wii was not easily and readily available for well over a year after launch.There were more Wiis available than any near-launch home console ever.
Well Best Buy just restocked pro controllers online. So now I have my pro controller, my case, my SD card, screen protector and Zelda. Just waiting on you Switch.
This is silly.That would account for maybe the first few months. A year later that's no excuse. They new the sales numbers by then and had plenty of time to adjust
Yes, but it wasn't for Nintendo holding back supply. They were selling more than any home console had before and kept increasing production, but things still didn't even out for about 3 years.I'm not even sure what your trying to say. But the Wii was not easily and readily available for well over a year after launch.
uhhh..something that is only available in small amounts.
Unless you are hardcore dedicated to find a Switch no matter what, it is best just to wait till it can be much easier to get one. That is what I am doing since it will be at least around summer before I may try to get a Switch.Welp, so far this morning I've tried 2 Targets, a Walmart, and Costco with no luck. Hitting up a Best Buy on the way home and if they don't have it then I'm done searching for this thing. Will just wait until it's sitting on shelves, whenever that is.
Welp, so far this morning I've tried 2 Targets, a Walmart, and Costco with no luck. Hitting up a Best Buy on the way home and if they don't have it then I'm done searching for this thing. Will just wait until it's sitting on shelves, whenever that is.
Welp, so far this morning I've tried 2 Targets, a Walmart, and Costco with no luck. Hitting up a Best Buy on the way home and if they don't have it then I'm done searching for this thing. Will just wait until it's sitting on shelves, whenever that is.
There were more Wiis available than any near-launch home console ever.
Yeah going store to store is tough. I wish those in stock trackers were a little more reliable. I'm hoping for an Amazon restockI've given up on randomly showing up at stores. I just check iStockNow with New Arrival's filter on and have online alerts. I don't have the patience to run around to every single store.
Yeah going store to store is tough. I wish those in stock trackers were a little more reliable. I'm hoping for an Amazon restock
Holy shit, I finally got one from Amazon Prime Now in NYC.
My Switch arrived yesterday from Spain in tip-top shape. I was really worried that it would have some sort of defect and I'd have to send it back right away, but all is well. Spent some time with Zelda on both docked and handheld mode and the system is great. Really looking forward to more games, things are a bit sparse right now... but at the pace I'm playing Zelda I imagine I'll be chipping away at it for weeks, if not months.
Since my endless nightmare of refreshing is over, this is where I leave you all. Best of luck to those of you still searching for your Switches. All I can say at this point is buying from an international Amazon site was a boon for me with no major hiccups, so if it's an option, you should go for it!
Yep. Still nothing in my area. Seems like a lot of people on this thread have been slowly getting them the past few days. Hopefully that bodes well for me in the next few days.according to iStockNow Gamestops across the country are poppin off with Switches right now
Damn I've been checking today too and all I see are classic controllers and a few games.Holy shit, I finally got one from Amazon Prime Now in NYC.
Yep. Still nothing in my area. Seems like a lot of people on this thread have been slowly getting them the past few days. Hopefully that bodes well for me in the next few days.
Same, although there's a lone Gamestop up above Boston MA that claims to have gotten stock two hours ago lol. That's like a three hour drive for me. I'm hoping it's a sign that stock is about to hit most of southern MA tomorrow though.
Yeah I'm just outside Boston but it looks like the one that got stock was Peabody. If I wasn't at work I would have called and headed over. I assume they are probably gone at this point, but I'll give them a call when I get off just to be sure.
Damn I've been checking today too and all I see are classic controllers and a few games.
I wish I could just put my name on a fucking list and get an email when mine comes in. This calling and checking stock websites is fucking horseshit. This is 2017 why the fuck isn't this more streamlined.
I wish I could just put my name on a fucking list and get an email when mine comes in. This calling and checking stock websites is fucking horseshit. This is 2017 why the fuck isn't this more streamlined.