Well you have better odds than just walking to a store, and lucking out.
Can you imagine a wave of cancellations the night before Switchmas? Woof! D=
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Amazon Cancelling Master Edition's of Zelda: BotW Orders
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Well you have better odds than just walking to a store, and lucking out.
Can you imagine a wave of cancellations the night before Switchmas? Woof! D=
Kadin
Member
I have to believe they still make a steady profit on these limited editions so why they produce so few of them doesn't really make sense to me. Are they saying it's more important for people to have a really limited item rather than making more of them which would bring in more money? I just can't logically see what their belief is here.
There's no truth to this is there?
ViolentP
Member
You're taking quite the leap in logic here. What would Amazon have to gain from selling more than they had only to pay out of pocket when they couldn't fulfill? Makes zero sense. The only reasonable conclusion I can come up with is they were told a certain amount would come in, they took enough orders based on that number, but the final amount was much lower.
Marty Chinn
Member
Have you seen what happens to most "limited" editions?
I'm basing it on the info that was given here. If what was said is true, that's all on Amazon. That quote sounds like overselling beyond their allocation rather than selling their allocation and then being shorted.
MadChapelier
Member
To be honest I never saw any logic coming from Nintendo, but that's just my opinion.
Kadin
Member
Yeah but Nintendo continues to underdeliver. But like I said, they probably know better than me. All I know is they'd have two more purchases of the NES Mini from me and my dad if they weren't so hard to find.
ViolentP
Member
Unless I missed something, I think we are all still speculating. Has Amazon gone on the record yet?
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
You'd think PSF at Kotaku would be all over this.
There's no truth to this is there?
Timeline wise it makes the most sense. Individual orders were cancelled like 11 hours before email saying multi orders reduced went out
ViolentP
Member
I don't read Kotaku. Who dat?
sorijealut
Member
You're giving me visions of the mailman dropping the thing on my porch when I am not home.
Well guess it doesn't matter too much since I for one am not selling it and package conditon is whatever.
Mutanthands
Member
Reminds me of the time I got the limited edition of Deus Ex for PC through Amazon. It was in a bubble mailer, and somehow there was a friction burn all the way through the packaging, and into the side of the box. Which was partially crushed on top of it.
For god's sake, I've gotten pens in a big ass box from Amazon, they can't throw my fragile collectors edition in a box?
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
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I made damn sure to request March 3rd off from work. Straight up told my boss it was for the Nintendo Switch.
Going to Midnight and somehow be awake all day waiting for Zelda. Till then I will maybe only have Snipperclips to play (it better be launch)
sorijealut
Member
Smart man.. I thought it was a Saturday for some reason. I get off at 5... RIP
Or you could receive a bubble mailer with a big hole and nothing inside.
(That happened to me once from Amazon. In fairness, they did send another copy of the game and all was well.)
Reptars Revenge
Member
Your porch you say? Where do you live good sir?
nobody is ever safe!
Here's a post I came across on /r/nintendoswitch from someone who had theirs cancelled 5 days ago. The numbers are roughly close to those Kolma posted. Not that it makes it true but thought I'd share.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...elda_master_edition_preorder/#bottom-comments
Amazon cancelled Zelda Master Edition preorder 2/15 never sent notification. Just got done chatting they had 1700 to sell and customers ordered over 3k. Check your order if you got one in.
AlexFlame116
Member
Well you have better odds than just walking to a store, and lucking out.
Lol, fair
sorijealut
Member
:') ha.. haha
Also, these numbers are ridiculous whichever may be true. It's like feeding crumbs to an elephant. Even LE artbook order was 10,000 copies and is sold out.
Logic thinking. Cancel a bunch of 1 quantities first, THEN cancel the extra copies.
Dude, my first TLG LE just had shipping stickers posted ON the box and sent out!
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Their CS Reps have a book based answer for situations like this regardless of how much sense the answers make. If they can help you, they're all over it, when there's something they can't do, they use the book answer.
So, you order 1 and they don't have it. Part of the statement says they can't meet demand. OK, that part is right, the other part is just a blanket statement regardless of your quantity.
akidnamededdy
Banned
Well you have better odds than just walking to a store, and lucking out.
I dunno, doesn't really sound like it considering the thread we're in.
Chie Satonaka
Member
I got an email saying they're cancelling my "additional copies" of the Master edition.
...I didn't have any additional copies. I only ordered one.
My order is currently still intact.
What the fuck are they doing over there?
...I didn't have any additional copies. I only ordered one.
My order is currently still intact.
What the fuck are they doing over there?
Makes sense, figured it was just kind of a blanket e-mail to try n cover their asses
See the previous 50+ posts on this for more info. Ignore the email.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Future Order Prevention Unit. Just couldn't resist getting a second copy after the people with bad credit cards batch came back in stock, could you?
Updated the OP.
Why not limit to 1 in the first place? Common sense isn't quite common.
I also ordered as soon as it went live, so I'm pretty confident the cancellation order is bullshit. I managed to get an NES Classic from Amazon, and those sold out even quicker, so I know my finger game is strong.
Why not limit to 1 in the first place? Common sense isn't quite common.
I also ordered as soon as it went live, so I'm pretty confident the cancellation order is bullshit. I managed to get an NES Classic from Amazon, and those sold out even quicker, so I know my finger game is strong.
Chie Satonaka
Member
I was shopping for some 3DS games and saw a Skyward Sword collector's edition at Kmart a week or two after launch.
meanspartan
Member
Or, you know, Nintendo good be thrilled to have the best problem a company could hope to have (too much demand), and do what they can to make more. People could have the option of downgrading to a regular edition, or waiting to get a special as they became available.
Not that this being Amazon's fault is necessarily true btw. Fuck Nintendo, their track record makes me just assume it is their fault.
I didn't even think about this but you're right, the remaining concern for those who ordered it is in what shape it will arrive. How has Amazon been for things like this of late? I know an amiibo we got a few months back was a bit bended at the top.
Sorry, not sure I follow - Zelda won't be available at midnight?
Naked Snake
Member
I was pissed at them for shipping the Black Friday New 3DS in bubble mailers, boxes got dinged.
Ugh. Sorry to hear it.
I think I remember hearing problems with some other limited items last year as well.Ugh. Sorry to hear it.
yeah unfortunately the people in the warehouse can be real crappy. ordered a plunger a few weeks back. Obviously not a big or expensive thing but they literally just placed the shipping label on the plunger box itself and shipped it that way. No tape on the flaps to keep them shut or anything.
Best Buy
Blegh, that's annoying, sorry. Kudos on the pun, though!