This is where I am at.
I'm pretty disappointed and upset
I work for a company that does millions in revenue on Amazon each month, they are extremely strict about their sellers managing listings and inventory as diligently as possible. Amazon does not provide flexibility if you need to make quick changes that can impact pre sold items. Based on what I'm reading here this is definitely Nintendo fucking up and making last minute changes to their inventory and listings. I wouldn't blame Amazon for this.
Its a wonder I still put up with Nintendo's wishy washy bullshit.
Where is the logic in this?
What I find weird is, take an item like Zelda: Master Edition. Nintendo could easily sell probably 500,000 of these at full price and yet they made probably less then 10,000 copies. That is a LOT of money just on this one item that they decided to skip out on.
Sadly they do this with just about every one of their popular products now. I would estimate the lost in potential revenue to be in the billions range over the last few years.
Where is the logic in this?
Nintendo is fulfilling a promise to realize the game on WiiU.
They don't actually want to sell lots and lots of Zelda on the discontinued system; they want to drive consumers to purchase their new system + Zelda, more.
So, if they can limit Zelda for WiiU - they can drive a more lucrative endeavor with Switch.
They promised to release the game to WiiU owners. They are.
They didn't promise to release lots of the game to WiiU owners.
End tin foil hat.
Dunno how NOA can fuck up this bad.
Do they not see any incentive to establish a decent relationship to pretty much the biggest online retailer?
I work for a company that does millions in revenue on Amazon each month, they are extremely strict about their sellers managing listings and inventory as diligently as possible. Amazon does not provide flexibility if you need to make quick changes that can impact pre sold items. Based on what I'm reading here this is definitely Nintendo fucking up and making last minute changes to their inventory and listings. I wouldn't blame Amazon for this.
It's a limited edition collectable and they manufactured it as such.
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Seeing so many people on here worrying about their online Zelda orders really confuses the hell out of me. Do you all really not have stores in your area? I'll be getting my Switch and Zelda around 8am Friday morning. I'll wait outside Walmart for an hour or 2, then head to Gamestop where I have Zelda pre-ordered and paid in full. I'll be in Hyrule by 10am with a hot latte in hand . Can't wait. Sorry ya'll stressin.
I've checked the details and see that the order has not released yet. In this case, upon further research I see that the order will be released and shipped on the release date which is March 3, 2017.
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Be doesn't charge right away but they do a pending charge that goes away after a few days and then actually charge you when it ships. I know because with the visa checkout deal, I preordered like 8 games, saw the pending charges on my card for a few days then they dissapeared.I just cancelled my amazon zelda wii u preorder. I do not like preordering from best buy because they charge my bank right away I should have a best buy $5 rewards coupon to stack with my gcu so I will wait until the coupon shows in my account to place my order.
14 days if youre a regular member, 30 if you are silver and 45 if you are silver plus I believe.I really don't buy enough games to make it worthwhile. This is the last new game I buy for the foreseeable future. It's a good deal if you buy a lot of games.
That's a good plan. What is Best Buy's return policy?
Nintendo is fulfilling a promise to realize the game on WiiU.
They don't actually want to sell lots and lots of Zelda on the discontinued system; they want to drive consumers to purchase their new system + Zelda, more.
So, if they can limit Zelda for WiiU - they can drive a more lucrative endeavor with Switch.
They promised to release the game to WiiU owners. They are.
They didn't promise to release lots of the game to WiiU owners.
End tin foil hat.
It's weird how I've never had problems with the other console manufacturers, though. Surely it's just that Amazon is incompetent with a single company's products, right? NoA is almost 100% to blame for any problem.Wow, this really sucks for everyone who preordered on Amazon. It was because of Amazon's sketchy history with Nintendo that I specifically DIDN'T order any of my Switch stuff through them. I don't trust Amazon when it comes to Nintendo.
What I find weird is, take an item like Zelda: Master Edition. Nintendo could easily sell probably 500,000 of these at full price and yet they made probably less then 10,000 copies. That is a LOT of money just on this one item that they decided to skip out on.
Sadly they do this with just about every one of their popular products now. I would estimate the lost in potential revenue to be in the billions range over the last few years.
Where is the logic in this?
It's crazy my Switch copy doesn't have an estimated delivery date, although support says it'll come out March 3rd. They better not have supply constrained the Switch version being its heir only killer appGot the Amazon email as well. The date for delivery is still pending. Why does Nintendo always have to be all over the place when it comes to online quantities of their products? I'm betting it won't even get it delivered next Friday. It's looking like I'll end up buying it at retail and cancel the Amazon preorder.
Wow, this really sucks for everyone who preordered on Amazon. It was because of Amazon's sketchy history with Nintendo that I specifically DIDN'T order any of my Switch stuff through them. I don't trust Amazon when it comes to Nintendo.
Bwahahahaha... Fuck You Gamestop.
Just cancelled my Amazon preorder as well, preordered from Best Buy yesterday. After this, Amazon is no longer getting business from me for my gaming needs. Even if it's all Nintendo's fault, it's Amazon's fault for improper communication.
Amazon also started playing games with Disney Blu-Rays recently. You can't preorder Doctor Strange or Moana, just sign up to be alerted when it's available. Amazon is heavily pushing their digital version. Amazon will be losing that business from me as well. Wondering if Amazon is partially to blame.
I'm confused. Are people having issues with their BOTW Switch preorders or is this WiiU specific? My Zelda Switch pre-order still shows arriving Friday. My PDP case on the other hand says
I'm confused. Are people having issues with their BOTW Switch preorders or is this WiiU specific? My Zelda Switch pre-order still shows arriving Friday. My PDP case on the other hand says
"We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date."
It's right there in the title...
Amazon US Removes Zelda Wii U Search Listings
The only issue with this is that Nintendo has failed yet again to produce enough systems and copies of the game to satisfy demand on launch. The only reason I'm buying the game on WiiU and not on Switch is because it is now impossible to find a Switch - and I refuse to wait weeks or months to finally get my hands on a Switch console to play it.
Same here. I got the Best Buy Gamer's Club yesterday, I'll be using that more then Amazon for the future.
I see the title. Just seems like the Switch version is mentioned by some in this thread.