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Kotaku: Gamestop has sold out preorder deluxe Wii U stock nationwide
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H3rTz DoNuT
Member
What about Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge? Shouldn't that be out on 18th as well?
GiantEnemyGoomba
Member
For sure getting the bold, still debating on the underlined.
No release date was given and there is nothing about the date on Nintendo's website. It won't be a launch title, but will still be out by the end of the year I bet
NintendoGal
Member
God, now this crap starts up again. I seriously doubt Nintendo ENJOYS shortages and selling less than what they'd want to.
BluePigGanon
Member
If this turns out to be the list, then the bold ones are probably the ones I'll snap up.
I hope/assume I'll get mine at or close to launch - when I was at my local Gamestop yesterday, the guy said I was #4 on that store's list.
Add Scribblenauts and NintendoLand (and maybe get rid of EM2) to the 'underline for Christmas' list and this is exactly the list of games I want
crackhead_bob
Member
This is such crap. I'm convinced that they deliberately send shortages to retailers to fan the hype. There was none of this shit when the Playstation 2 and regular XBox was released. I remember being able to pick up the XBox in early December 2001. It seems like this trend began to seriously take hold with the current generation consoles.
I am kind of surprised given the economy, changes in the market, etc. I thought that it would be fairly easy to get ahold of a Wii U. I didn't think it would be a flop, just that it would be readily available.
I guess we'll see how quickly retailers are able to restock.
Either way I'm glad I didn't hesitate on pre-ordering one. This will be my first Nintendo console since the SNES.
It was next to impossible to find a PS2 for months after launch in the states.
I guess we'll see how quickly retailers are able to restock.
Either way I'm glad I didn't hesitate on pre-ordering one. This will be my first Nintendo console since the SNES.
It was next to impossible to find a PS2 for months after launch in the states.
ChosenPredator
Banned
thats hypothetically assuming those people have the actual money to pay their preorders off.
Aaron Strife
Banned
I'm pretty sure it was announced a launch title.
It is for Europe, anyway.
I'm not sure if you're insinuating something about Wii U pre-orderers.ChosenPredator said:
I still remember this madness for the Wii...
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129812
Not this time - first at my local GameStop.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129812
Not this time - first at my local GameStop.
Reallink
Member
Huh? Selling PS2's for $500 on ebay was a meme back in the day. Even with Xbox 1 being a totally unproven new comer, there were all night lines 50+ people deep at small town Best Buys. Don't get me wrong, I agree with you that there has been a lot of inventory manipulation across console launches, but it's not a new development. IIRC, N64 was tough as shit to get to get at launch and its first Christmas.
I'm going to guess it's because the Wii has become iconic akin to the iPad/iPhone.
It may not live up to everyone's expectations, but the social association of owning one is an appealing aspect for a lot.
For those people, I expect the idea of a Nintendo tablet akin to Apple's is an extremely enticing thought. (although we know that isn't exactly correct.)
This in turn will create the initial demand for it this holiday season.
How much do you have to put down for a pre-order? 50$?
Jaded Alyx
Member
And yet, the Wii is still the fastest selling console ever.
Simple explanation is more people are buying consoles than ever before which is supported by the sales figures for the current systems.
best buy retail: $5 (I believe)
best buy online: temporary charge for the full amount which is then returned in 3-5 days.
gamestop retail: $50 w/o rewards card $25 w/
gamestop online: you're not charged until shipped.
I'm just curious as how old you were back when the PS2 launched. Not for any real reason, but to try and work out why you've forgotten that the PS2 was so short in supply at launch that even the pre-orders had pre-orders themselves. It was INCREDIBLY hard to get hold of for months, and was a big thing especially over here in the UK (I remember watchdog reports on the TV about how hard it was to find one).
And of course the Xbox was easy to get at launch. It wasn't the successor to the best selling console OF ALL TIME. The PS2 was. So is the Wii U.
The crazy thing is not only all of that, but the fact that Black Friday is only 5 days after the launch.
I'm curious how much they'll be able to ramp up production now, because i'm seriously expecting Wii-like shortages for a while.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
PS2 shortages at launch were so iconic that there was a whole run of scams where people sold PS2 BOXES on eBay for a thousand dollars and then laughed about it openly.
Hahahaha, where the hell do you live when the PS2 was released. Shit was crazy when it went on sell. I thought it was a big disaster till the Wii was released.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I was not expecting this.
Hopefully, we won't suffer the same thing in the UK - I want the prices to lower a bit first.
Hopefully, we won't suffer the same thing in the UK - I want the prices to lower a bit first.
If I were you, I'd pre-order sooner rather than later.
I'm only associated with two companies in the UK games retail space, but both are pre-selling a large amount. Give it a few weeks, and it'll be at the same level as the US in terms of percentage of total allocation. And the prices don't look set to reduce by much whatsoever. Amazon is usually the trend-setter, and they've priced themselves equivalent to everyone else, even increasing since their initial price. Tesco is at the same level, and ASDA/Sainsburys are too. And due to the possible low stock/repeat of the Wii situation, they're probably going to keep those prices locked.
Hellsing321
Member
Wish I lived in your reality where the PS2 was plentiful at launch. Shit took months to find for me. There were constant news repots of shortages and sell outs well after launch.
Jawmuncher
Member
Means nothing to me.
Since the Deluxe bundle personally is pretty pointless if you don't want nintendo land or a black console.
Since the Deluxe bundle personally is pretty pointless if you don't want nintendo land or a black console.
Reallink
Member
Like I alluded to earlier, I don't think this has anything to do with that. The market Gamestop and the rest of these early preorders are satisfying is a super core. A guaranteed base at least 500k to 1 million strong that would buy any major console, any time of the year, at any price. In other words, this is almost definitely not soccer moms and retirement homes being counted here, it's gaffers. The people you're referring to will come out of the wood work (if they come out of the word work) surrounding the actual launch. Most of them don't even know what a preorder is.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
If there's at least 6000 stores in the GameStop chain, and each store was allotted 20 units between both basic and deluxe, that's 120,000 units right there.
It's not like a million deluxe models just got pre-ordered. Seems pretty believable that there'd be 50-60k people aware of Wii U's launch window before mainstream advertising set in, that'd account for the deluxes going so soon.
So yeah, this isn't that unbelievable or "rigged". 120,000+ units for GameStop at launch, the rest split between the other launch day retailers.
It's not like a million deluxe models just got pre-ordered. Seems pretty believable that there'd be 50-60k people aware of Wii U's launch window before mainstream advertising set in, that'd account for the deluxes going so soon.
So yeah, this isn't that unbelievable or "rigged". 120,000+ units for GameStop at launch, the rest split between the other launch day retailers.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Thanks for the advice - preordered.
brokenbeans
Banned
Overpriced or not, it's new it was always going to shift units and max prw-orders.
Amazon already notified people today they wont be carrying it anytime soon so yea, they won't have it during launch at least.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Yup, the #1 reason I never reserve with them. They will take your pre-order before they know how many they will recieve.
DigitalRicket
Member
Why oh why did I have to throw down a $2000 down payment on a car when I could've laid at least $50 for a pre-order of deluxe Wii U.
Oh, that's right. Marriage and being poor.
*sigh*
Well, here's hoping we get news of more availability via retail stores or what have you. I don't care, I'll camp out all evening for that mess. I want some New Super Mario Bros. U!
Oh, that's right. Marriage and being poor.
*sigh*
Well, here's hoping we get news of more availability via retail stores or what have you. I don't care, I'll camp out all evening for that mess. I want some New Super Mario Bros. U!
yeah that's why i'm not too concerned. two days and still some left? i might at least get a little lucky in finding it if i look in the right places.
I remember this and it was very crazy to say the least
FrankNitty
Member
fuck yes lol I pre ordered 3 deluxe at 3 different locations. going to make some $ on this
lazybones18
Banned
I love that Target has some of the titles dated for 12/31/2025
you are absolutely despicable though I can't knock your hustle.
13 year plan