PunjabiPlaya
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So with today's SNES classic pre order events and the NES classic last year, it's obvious that there's a lot of malice and discontent with Nintendo and retailers handling of pre orders and selling of the consoles. It's obvious that bots are the ones buying up a majority of stock for scalpers, but what do you honestly do to combat that in a free market? Nintendo could ask retailers to limit to 1 per customer, but that's ultimately the retailers choice, Nintendo can't force them to make a decision like that (if Nintendo did force that stipulation, a retailer could simply refuse and not stock the item since it's more effort for possibly less profits). Should there be some vetting process that the person buying the product is someone that actually wants it, like some are suggesting (which also isn't legal in a free market). Should Nintendo invest in more factories and make these consoles for years and allocate money and resources for something that honestly won't sell for more than a year or two and won't net very much profits in the long run? Honestly, at this point it would've been better if Nintendo just never created these things since it's not possible to logically (in a business sense) or legally meet demand. But the main reason these things are so sought after is because scalpers. I mean you look already on gaf, I feel like at least half of the people who bought them are never going to open or play their consoles. Why should a company mass produce a product that is more sought after for its value rather than its intended use. Half the reason these things are so rare is because they're limited run items and scalpers know they can exploit that, this isn't a new concept. If they did just make millions and millions of units just to defeat the scalpers, what business sense does that make when consoles are eventually just sitting on shelves with no more demand (see all the similar Atari and Sega classic consoles). Retailers are gonna make their money off scalpers and they don't really care that gamers couldn't get the product since they already made their profit. It's just frustrating to see people getting ulcers from the stress of not getting a pre order (we still have no idea how available these will be at launch and subsequent shipments). I understand that people are rightfully mad and it's that period of venting for a lot of folks, but let's get real and look at this situation from a business perspective. Because that's what Nintendo and any corporation is, a business, not your friend.
I'm guessing this thread might be locked due to tensions still being high, but please read the OP before responding try and have a logical discussion, people.
I'm guessing this thread might be locked due to tensions still being high, but please read the OP before responding try and have a logical discussion, people.
Also please don't talk shit about OP for not responding to whatever argument you have and me not defending my case. It's past 3am where I am and I'm going to bed now, just needed to get this out there.