Make more
First post.
You don't see bots going after amiibos anymore cuz they made more. It's simple.
Make more
Nintendo is not in the business of making retro products, and they want to focus on the Nintendo Switch and 3DS.
They can't just simply "make more". Its not a viable option manufacturing wise.
First post.
You don't see bots going after amiibos anymore cuz they made more. It's simple.
And honestly it's not smart business. This is a one off item that they're probably making $40? Profit on. There are no more games for it, just the console. Nintendo makes their money on software sales. They want to sell switches and 3ds's so the owners can buy games for each which will give them the same profit margin on the item, but many times over per customer.
This whole thing is a spectacle for Nintendo to create hype and get their brand in the news. They are purposely making a limited number to make the demand for these things reach a boiling point. "Can't get your kid a classic SNES? Well they'll probably like the Switch!"
Some Japanese stores do the "you cant cancel pre-orders" thing already. Amiami comes to mind
They gotta make the Gameboy classic tho.I love that Nintendo has some people convinced that the SNES classic is so special that they can't simply make MORE. They HAVE to stop making them. They cost too much to produce, or they're made of rare earth minerals or or or or
Make more
It's actually very simple. You're the one making it out to be complicated. You act like Nintendo needs to sell every single one on release day which is just straight up stupid. They'd sell for months and right through the holiday
The flaw with this is Nintendo can't dictate preorder rules and just about every retailer has a non commitment pre-order policy. Pre-orders aren't a guaranteed sale because of that so there is still risk of overstocking.
Make more
Allow direct sales through nintendo.com for a specified period of time with no limits, just pushing delivery dates back. Allocate units to all of your regular retailers so they are happy. Use a 3rd party logistics partner to handle the shipping of individual consoles to people so you don't have to build out a huge warehouse and hire people. As others have said..no returns, and charge immediately for the pre-orders.
Allowing direct sales through Nintendo.com would probably not please retailers because everyone would go there, especially if guaranteed which means they would be taking significant sales away from them. It's the same principle as to why the PS Store sells digital games at the same price as retail games so that there isn't an unfair advantage which would cause harm to their retail distribution.
Allow direct sales through nintendo.com for a specified period of time with no limits, just pushing delivery dates back. Allocate units to all of your regular retailers so they are happy. Use a 3rd party logistics partner to handle the shipping of individual consoles to people so you don't have to build out a huge warehouse and hire people. As others have said..no returns, and charge immediately for the pre-orders.
And honestly it's not smart business. This is a one off item that they're probably making $40? Profit on. There are no more games for it, just the console. Nintendo makes their money on software sales. They want to sell switches and 3ds's so the owners can buy games for each which will give them the same profit margin on the item, but many times over per customer.
This whole thing is a spectacle for Nintendo to create hype and get their brand in the news. They are purposely making a limited number to make the demand for these things reach a boiling point. "Can't get your kid a classic SNES? Well they'll probably like the Switch!"
I would support legislation making it illegal to resell consumer electronics less than six months old, sealed in original packaging above MSRP. This would be in place to protect consumers from scalpers.
Nintendo has two easy solutions.
1) Make more. They don't seem willing to do that so.
2) Raise MSRP and price this as an actual collectors item. Scalpers disappear if MSRP is 150 or 200.
You're not wrong. The fact that they're underselling what it's actually worth and then artificially restricting supply shows this is functioning by design the way Nintendo of Japan wishes it to.I think they're underselling it at $80. Make it $99, shit make it $119. If people are willing to buy $250 bundles with think geek shit thrown in just to get their hands on one, as was previously demonstrated with the NES mini the market is obviously capable and willing to pay more than Nintendo's asking price for these things.
I would support legislation making it illegal to resell consumer electronics less than six months old, sealed in original packaging above MSRP. This would be in place to protect consumers from scalpers.
Everyone lolThey just have to come out and say these magic words
"Be patience, we are going to make enough until everyone who wants it gets it"
I guarantee you, no scalper will touch it.
But ya fuck Nintendo
They just have to come out and say these magic words
"Be patience, we are going to make enough until everyone who wants it gets it"
I guarantee you, no scalper will touch it.
But ya fuck Nintendo
1: Do pre-orders and do not close pre-orders for at least a few weeks. Make the dates of the pre-order period clear to consumers.
2: Produce the number of consoles that were pre-ordered, plus however many you want to stock the shelves.
3: ???
4: Profit.
I love that Nintendo has some people convinced that the SNES classic is so special that they can't simply make MORE. They HAVE to stop making them. They cost too much to produce, or they're made of rare earth minerals or or or or
Let's cut Nintendo some slack here people. It's not like they could simply analyse what happened with the NES Classic and plan their strategy better this year. It's not like they have preferred status at manufacturers who'd be able to give them all the capacity they needed.
I guarantee you, no scalper will touch it.
Except for the fact that there is a way to estimate demand. And if they can't then they can at least head off excessive demand peaks by assuaging people by communicating their future manufacturing plans.
These aren't complicated devices, they''re just a low budget SoC on a PCB placed inside a cheap injection moulded plastic box. Their production pipelines aren't nearly as complicated as those of a 3ds or WiiU.
The Wii U was actually their solution to Wii demand issues.One way would be to make really bad products so no one wants them
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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.
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1 per ship to address. Pay in full in advance. Plenty of order time. Done.
Take pre-orders on Nintendo's website (for limited products) 6+ months before release, limited to one or two per household. If you cancel the pre-order you're banned from pre-ordering future items for a year.
Some Japanese stores do the "you cant cancel pre-orders" thing already. Amiami comes to mind
You're not wrong. The fact that they're underselling what it's actually worth and then artificially restricting supply shows this is functioning by design the way Nintendo of Japan wishes it to.
I don't know how much of the NES or SNES classics is about making money directly for Nintendo.
I really feel this whole effort is about branding, nostalgia and marketing. If I look at it like that....their behavior makes much more sense.
GameStop literally did just this with ThinkGeek. Load it up with cheap merchandise that nobody wants, add in an SNES Classic, inflate the price to $160 or more, and boom. GameStop themselves are scalping SNES Classics.