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Amazon Cancelling Master Edition's of Zelda: BotW Orders
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randomengine
Banned
If indeed these are stolen copies of the game, would that explain the assets from the game also making their way out into the web?
xVaalbarAx
Member
How big is BOTW? My local Best Buy. Walmart, GameStop and Target are sold out of standards editions. This fucking sucks mannnn. 
If that were the case, we would be seeing videos and takedowns of said videos.
How big is BOTW? My local Best Buy. Walmart, GameStop and Target are sold out of standards editions. This fucking sucks mannnn.
Size wise? 13.3gb I believe.
I'd like to know though if Amazon is done canceling orders.
There's been a ton. Doesn't seem to be any pattern.
randomengine
Banned
Maybe they don't have the systems yet, only the means to read and decode the rom from the cartridge....
Could be wrong but I think it was supposedly from the Wii U version.
Oh wow, didn't see that. Damn that sucks.
But why not just delay the eta/ship date? Or will Nintendo not be making any more?
Twenty7KVN
Member
I mean the whole thing sounds a bit wacky to me. But stranger things have happened, if it's true i hope the can recover most if not all the stock and people can get their orders.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Yeah, I'd blame Nintendo before blaming Amazon, they probably got significantly less than expected or agreed upon.
EDIT: Oh the shipment was stolen? WTF?
EDIT: Oh the shipment was stolen? WTF?
My order is intact for now.
At least this, I agree.
Wait, really?
DrDomVonDoom
Member
I got some weird information, check your cancelled orders.
Guy said that his order dissapeared altogether as if he never ordered it at all. Can any who got cancelled confirm?
Guy said that his order dissapeared altogether as if he never ordered it at all. Can any who got cancelled confirm?
According to Amazon chat support:
From Reddit, according to this user they 'lost' a shipment?
Get ready for a bunch to randomly show up on Ebay.
Time to go break some legs boys.
Twenty7KVN
Member
Nothing is official yet.
SHAFT MASTER
Banned
I'd be willing to bet the cost of a preorder that there were more than 25,000 people that did exactly the same thing that you did. So no, you weren't fast enough. Nor was anyone else who got their shit cancelled
Edit: well shit, someone else jacked a shipment. Allegedly.
It's in a different category. Have to click "cancelled orders"
Mine is showing up in cancelled orders
Crazyorloco
Member
Amazon has a history of messing up preorders on limited edition items.
Edit: the hype is real. These things are getting stolen. Wtf.
Sorry amazon for thinking it was you. This is crazy.
Edit: the hype is real. These things are getting stolen. Wtf.
Sorry amazon for thinking it was you. This is crazy.
No those assets are from the Wii U version.
hiphoptherobot will be posting his unboxing video soon.
That's complete speculation and a customer service rep is NOT going to tell a customer "we lost the shipment."
Lol, what? For not having to pay for a game they didn't receive they should get the game digitally for free?
The $10 credit is more than generous.
Yeah I want to know this too and if this just a one time wave.
whitemex88
Member
God mother fucking dammit! I got the email too. I placed the order within seconds of it going live.
DanielJr82
Member
How are there not enough copies of a game in 20fucking17??!!
TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
Customer support is not gonna tell someone they lost a shipment lmfao this is plain incompetence.
Mine shows up in cancelled orders but it's not listed by the most recent cancellation - rather the order date.
xVaalbarAx
Member
Okay cool, so it literally won't eat the whole damn HD, I'll just get it digitally now.
goldenpp72
Member
Not at all, people who could have ordered it elsewhere but did not because of Amazon, or people who would have ordered the other SE without the sword, who did not because of Amazon, are now screwed. In fact, you can't even buy it physically from Amazon at all anymore.
This isn't the same as having a random cancellation of a normal item. If Amazon stated 'may fuck you later' I would have ordered from BB or somewhere else as well.
Subpar Scrub
Banned
By more likely, you mean 99% chance of that being the case, right? Yeah, have no doubts that's how it went down.
Usually it occurs when a company prints less copies of a game than the amount of copies that are pre-ordered.
But being serious for a moment, look what happened with the Wii U sales. Nintendo is being overly cautious, and although it's irritating, I honestly can't blame them.
No doubt Amazon will receive more stock in the first few weeks after launch.
Chie Satonaka
Member
Having spent about eight or so years in Customer Service, you'd be surprised at some of the stuff that slips...
That said, a stolen shipment? Of THAT many master editions? I'm not sure if I believe that.