Starwolf_UK
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I only wanted the controller and apparently those were harder to find than the actual console itself.
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Eurogamer: Nintendo discontinues NES Mini in Europe, too
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Falco_Lombardi
Neo Member
Really Nintendo, please explain me why......
I wanted this system so much.... I will not pay 200$ for it....
I wanted this system so much.... I will not pay 200$ for it....
I just got an adapter off Amazon and use real 80s controllers for way cheaper. No short cords, either
Nocturnowl
Member
I genuinely had no idea it even came out here in the UK, in retrospect I should've because I now remember it being announced and going up for preorders but I never saw hide nor hair of the thing in shops or advertised.
sixteen-bit
Member
Can't have supply issues if you discontinue the product.
Same here. Make a SNES with an HDMI cable and I'd be all over it.
This! How many did they sell? 50? 100? I'll survive but I was definitely hoping to get one eventually.
MontyBrown
Banned
6 unopened. And one opened that I use.
It was obvious they were going to be rare. It's an investment innit.
Has this ever happened in the history of business?
--Company releases a product.
--Product sells out worldwide, is barely seen on shelves
--restocks sell out as soon as they hit shelves
--Company out of the blue says, 'fuck it, we quit'
--Customers ask why, company says, 'because reasons, that's fucking why'.
--Company releases a product.
--Product sells out worldwide, is barely seen on shelves
--restocks sell out as soon as they hit shelves
--Company out of the blue says, 'fuck it, we quit'
--Customers ask why, company says, 'because reasons, that's fucking why'.
Lots of consumer products have limited editions that often sell out quickly and are never seen again.
It's not as uncommon as you may think, doesn't make this any less painful however.
i think i know how a lot of companies do things - benefit of working in business for years
Geno Breaker
Banned
Can't wait for Switch VC with dark blurry filters and input lag.
why make it easy when you can buy a VC copy that you purchased on VC on 4 Nintendo Consoles already plus the orginal version
Taliban Stan
Member
Every mediocre mall in America has some stand where they sell what looks like an old school system or controller that plugs directly into your TV and is loaded with pirated games. And not new games. No no no, we're talking like exclusively 1980s games. There is a market of people paying good money to play ancient ROMs in hardware form.
By all accounts Nintendo had a bonafide smash hit for how much consoles sell and for this specific market. Then they cancel it and give it all back to being exclusively ran by sketchy dudes at the mall clearly selling bootlegs. I just don't get it unless having to legally fill this thing with ROMs or something in manufacturing made them take a loss on every unit sold.
By all accounts Nintendo had a bonafide smash hit for how much consoles sell and for this specific market. Then they cancel it and give it all back to being exclusively ran by sketchy dudes at the mall clearly selling bootlegs. I just don't get it unless having to legally fill this thing with ROMs or something in manufacturing made them take a loss on every unit sold.
dragonyeuw
Member
This wasn't really marketed as a limited edition though, and Nintendo as recently as 6 weeks ago said production will continue. So either they were bsing then, or something since has basically led to them saying 'fuck it'. I think it would be less annoying if the thing were readily available upon release and the holidays. But people generally did not have a reasonable opportunity to acquire one, and now what's left of stock is being swept up by scalpers and interested parties are now at their mercy. It's one thing to underestimate demand( though preorders and the obvious pre-release buzz would have clued them in, but I digress), but the months afterwards they never really course-corrected to met the obvious demand.
Unfortunate situation all-around...
Mr. Pointy
Member
Yeah this is happening.
But also they need to crank out more Switches in time for Chrimbus.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
I still don't understand this decision. Was the manufacturing + shipment too costly for them or what?
Were you not mostly positive about it in the DF video when you were reviewing it? Anyway there is one on Croatian site for 900HRk which is around 130Euros if anyone is interested
https://www.svijet-medija.hr/art/igraca-konzola-nintendo-classic-mini-nes/76231
Nitpicker_Red
Member
At least, they should have said it before discontinuing it, since it was their plan all along.
Quote from "A Nintendo representative" in the US discontinuation IGN report: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/13/nintendo-discontinues-the-nes-classic-edition
Saw them on shelve several times in Germany. They have been gone pretty fast but at least in my location it was not that hard to get one actually. Even received my two preorders (one a day prior to release) without any hassle and my guess is they will use the same hardware for a SNES classic that will be more expensive and will profit from higher demand partly due to the run on the NES Classic (one can dream, right ;D).
Yep.
On release I was very much in a 'I'll pick one up if I see one readily available' mood but the constant invisibility of stock both in stores and online meant that faded very quickly.
I feel bad for the people who spent their time camped out for this thing, they have far more patience with a company that constantly can't ship enough of their products than I do.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
I'm guessing Nintendo will trickle these out every few years like Disney used to do with their "vault" of DVD releases.
kunonabi
Member
that doesn't really help those of us trying to get a complete wii classic controller collection. I paid less for the monster hunter, samurai warriors 3, and club nintendo super famicom classic controllers than i did for the nes one. That is a complete farce.
The only thing that killed the Famicom, in the mid-2000s, was them no longer being able to source the Famicom CPU.
So yeah, the parts just aren't there.
Common Knowledge
Member
I don't understand how people can even entertain the idea of being excited for such a thing after this. 99% of the people who want it won't get it.
Yeah after seeing this worldwide debacle firsthand, I don't have any hopes or excitement over a SNES Mini.
Lupin the Third
Member
The issue most have with this is that this is their FIRST mention of it being a limited item. They never said anything of the sort going into this before that statement.
And?
No ones except Nintendo knows what was Nintendo intention for NES Classic.
What is assured is that it was short lived project (basically from holiday 2016 to Switch launch in March 2017) from the beginning and the still big demand for the item didn't make them change their idea.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Why is it that I keep seeing people say that this doesn't matter because Virtual Console is coming to Switch, as if everyone who was interested in a
$50 NES that comes with 30 games will readily splash put £300 on a device that will almost assuredly have them paying $5-10 on each game they want to play.
The shortsightedness is astounding.
$50 NES that comes with 30 games will readily splash put £300 on a device that will almost assuredly have them paying $5-10 on each game they want to play.
The shortsightedness is astounding.
Lupin the Third
Member
I'm pretty sure that's what they were asking when they asked for a link. Not to the article where they finally admit "yeah okay this was gonna be limited so just be grateful we kept making it as long as we did" that we already know about.
xxRONN1Nxx
Member
I wonder if Nintendo will address this in any way at E3. Or just say it's for the VC
No ones except Nintendo knows what Nintendo's goal was for NES Classic.
What is assured is that it was from the beginning a short lived project (basically from holiday 2016 to Switch launch in March 2017) and the still big demand for the item didn't make them change their plan.
So whatever purpose NES Classic had for Nintendo was exhausted in the span of 5 months.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Nintendo stands to make more money off of each Switch sold, so it's unsurprising that they're shifting focus to the Switch instead.
What's there to address? The NES Classic wasn't ever meant to be a long-running platform of any kind. It was a holiday gift item they used to plug the hole left by the Wii U's failure and do a bit of Nintendo brand marketing prior to the Switch's launch.
Screamapillar
Member
I've never seen one at a store, or online. Apparently, now i never will!
Lupin the Third
Member
Why didn't they just say that upon announcement? This release has been inconsiderate of their customers on a variety of levels.
And I don't know why you're moving the goalposts here. My response was defending the claim that his question was the result of some "fanboy delusion". Your defense of Nintendo's business choices in this case come of as plenty more delusional than his asking for a link to a previous statement about its limited nature (a statement they never gave, I might add).
I saw a grand total of one of these in the wild (in a Sainsburys) and it was gone within a few minutes.
What I don't understand is why they don't open pre-orders early, guarantee that anyone that pre-orders will get one at the listed price, then sell off any excess following shipping to stores via their own website? Surely if making a limited run product, anything that indicates how many you should map is useful. Having a shrinking number of NES classics still being sold at £70 would do little to impact Switch sales at £280.
What I don't understand is why they don't open pre-orders early, guarantee that anyone that pre-orders will get one at the listed price, then sell off any excess following shipping to stores via their own website? Surely if making a limited run product, anything that indicates how many you should map is useful. Having a shrinking number of NES classics still being sold at £70 would do little to impact Switch sales at £280.