RoadHazard
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That's all? You guys are getting off cheap. It's around 165 here in Sweden.
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Reggie: Don't pay more than $80 for SNES Classic, supply won't be an issue.
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That's all? You guys are getting off cheap. It's around 165 here in Sweden.
LegendofLex
Member
I think it's obvious that they're trying to ship as many units during the actual holidays as possible, and extending some units for the couple months leading up to Black Friday so early adopters can get an early run at it. Only reason I can think of as to why they changed the release timetable from last year's.
Really, Reggie? Well, I guess I will not buy this thing then since here in Mexico the SNES Classic will probably cost more than $110 bucks just like the NES Classic a year ago simply because distributors don't give a damn about pricing Nintendo products right. Thanks for the heads up, Reggie!
Mutanthands
Member
I've got no reason at this point to give Reggie the benefit of the doubt. The NES Classic situation and the preorder fiasco for the SNES classic has seen to that.
I'm open to being pleasantly surprised, but I don't see a flood of unreserved systems arriving for launch.
I'm open to being pleasantly surprised, but I don't see a flood of unreserved systems arriving for launch.
Prototype Viktor
Member
"Give us money. We didn't know you'd pay over $80 on this and the extra you spend could also be to us"
Frost Walrus
Member
I'll believe it when I see it. Or, in this case, don't see it.
someone probably already said this
I ll post a video on neogaf.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
dude is like a pathological liar
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
DO IT!
lord_of_flood
Member
If they can put a lot more units in-store after launch, then good on them. Putting more supply in-store after launch does, to a certain extent, combat scalpers, simply due to the amount of effort required to obtain them. Online pre-orders get quickly snatched up by scalpers and their bots so it does little good to continually supply pre-orders online that just get scalped in minutes anyway.
That being said, supply is still a worry since it is ultimately a limited edition item at the end of the day, so scalpers will still be a problem.
That being said, supply is still a worry since it is ultimately a limited edition item at the end of the day, so scalpers will still be a problem.
I don't know wether to believe him! If he is telling the truth I want to cancel my 2nd pre-order.
Oh ok Reggie is a liar. My 2nd pre-order stays(not to scalp but to have something to barter for the n64 classic).
dragonyeuw
Member
The increased supply will be neutered by scalpers being forewarned that this is a limited product. The NES mini only started being scalped once it became clear that Nintendo wasn't meeting demand, and after they abruptly announced discontinuation a month or two after they declared they would continue to produce them. There's countless people for the SNES release that more or less see $$$ and that's the extent of their interest in the product. I don't see how this won't be a circus come September 29th but, I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
Marty Chinn
Member
I'll take this challenge =) Heck, I was able to walk into a store and buy a Switch on launch day even and we know how hard those are to come by shortly after launch. I've got nothing to lose but everything to gain if I can do this =)
family_guy
Member
Nintendo has their own online store right? Why not do it like Dell and do build to order? There's no reason for them not being able to make these based on actual demand vs predicted demand.
ahkdigital
Neo Member
Nintendo: Hey, here's the SNES Classic.
Consumers: Argh, supply has run out already and I didn't get one. Nintendo, you're awful.
Nintendo: Everybody, there's supply.
Consumers: Argh, Nintendo you're awful.
Careful living your life for the general population's approval, kids.
Consumers: Argh, supply has run out already and I didn't get one. Nintendo, you're awful.
Nintendo: Everybody, there's supply.
Consumers: Argh, Nintendo you're awful.
Careful living your life for the general population's approval, kids.
Marty Chinn
Member
I bet their infrastructure just isn't setup for something of that scale and it would be a dumb idea to ramp up your infrastructure for just a single product or even a handful of products. Having an online retail presence doesn't mean the capabilities are the same. Someone selling something on Etsy doesn't have the same capacity to handle selling like Amazon does.
I'm pretty sure he said the same exact thing about the NES Classic so this seems like total bullshit from Reggie and Nintendo once again. If it's not bullshit then let us pre-order these SNES Classics that they're making so many of.
They just want us to keep waiting and waiting until we're able to buy one from them, not from ebay. Gotta maximize those sales and all that.
They just want us to keep waiting and waiting until we're able to buy one from them, not from ebay. Gotta maximize those sales and all that.
sums up my feelings there... this thing is going to harder to get than the NES classic was now people are more aware of these things.
SparksterMeta0
Member
You say that...
But Supply vs. Demand can change things.
But Supply vs. Demand can change things.
Naked Snake
Member
I don't know, the article says "He added that for the SNES Classic, supply is not the issue." Although this might be referring only to the pre-orders situation (i.e. passing the buck onto the retailers)
Can't access the original Financial Times interview since it's behind a paywal, so going by what GameSpot said.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Fuck you Morty. You ain't going to a different universe to grab a SNES CLASSIC!
civilstrife
Member
Yeah... something tells me Nintendo thinks scalpers are the only reason the SNES classic oversold its preorder allotment. They've underestimated demand again, but don't know it yet.
Amory
Member
Scaplers are the ones who spurred ridiculously high demand, though.
Even people who had no interest in ever playing the NES bought them to resell because of how high prices got. The more expensive they got on ebay, the more people wanted to buy them to cut themselves in on the profit
Its not like everyone decided "oh my god i need to play these old nintendo games again". Probably most people who bought one to actually use it played it twice and now it sits on their shelf as a trophy.
Theyre niche products with a relatively low price barrier to pay up front and then sell at 2 or 3 times the cost.
UserNotFound
Member
I guess camping out at Nintendo World is an option.
tiebreaker
Member
No chance when you put scalpers and people who preorder for their friends, families, and their dogs into the mix.
Fast Forward
Member
Yep.
I wanted the NES CE, but no way in hell I was gonna pay 4-5 times the MSRP for it.
Taliban Stan
Member
I've no doubt that it will be well stocked for the 2-3 months they're willing to sell it.
Naked Snake
Member
Wait:
I would really like to read the original interview to see his exact words in full context so I can maybe get a better understanding of his message. I know subscribers to FT can share an article with a number of people, so if someone can share it with me I'd appreciate it.
Yeah but what if this increased production only started after the preorders and because of how they went (selling in seconds/minutes or crashing sites for many hours). And they can't put those new units up for pre-order yet since they don't know when exactly they will be hitting shelves (they will be coming in weekly batches for 3 months anyway).
Could this mean that Nintendo has recently re-decided to dramatically increased production based on the response to the initial wave of pre-orders? If so then the product will most likely be very hard to get at launch and for a while after, but when the newly produced extra units go through the supply chain then it'll flood the market?
I would really like to read the original interview to see his exact words in full context so I can maybe get a better understanding of his message. I know subscribers to FT can share an article with a number of people, so if someone can share it with me I'd appreciate it.
Yeah but what if this increased production only started after the preorders and because of how they went (selling in seconds/minutes or crashing sites for many hours). And they can't put those new units up for pre-order yet since they don't know when exactly they will be hitting shelves (they will be coming in weekly batches for 3 months anyway).
TheWeaponeer
Banned
Hah, right. Pull the other one Reggie, it plays Mozart.
I wanted an NES Classic - could not find one.
I was interested in the Switch - could not find one.
NOT interested in this because I won't find one here in the Windy City at retail.
Sorry Nintendo, burned me one too many times. I REALLY wanted an NES Classic and since you guys could not be bothered to get up off the money pile and make more of those, I cannot be bothered with a company that cannot manage expectations of supply for anything else you might want to sell. Nintendo had its shot with me and blew it.
Die in a burning dumpster full of screaming scalpers Reggie.
I wanted an NES Classic - could not find one.
I was interested in the Switch - could not find one.
NOT interested in this because I won't find one here in the Windy City at retail.
Sorry Nintendo, burned me one too many times. I REALLY wanted an NES Classic and since you guys could not be bothered to get up off the money pile and make more of those, I cannot be bothered with a company that cannot manage expectations of supply for anything else you might want to sell. Nintendo had its shot with me and blew it.
Die in a burning dumpster full of screaming scalpers Reggie.
Shifty1897
Member
Reggie: Don't worry about that time we screwed you over last year, we won't do it again.
Me:
Me:
Naked Snake
Member
Europe ain't Reggie land, and it's a markedly different SKU.
Didn't know he was talking about America only
Juke Joint Jezebel
Member
Didn't Reg say something similar about the NES classic as well? Not falling for that PR bullshit again.
Naked Snake
Member
NES Classic was much easier to buy in Europe than US. I managed to buy two NES Minis from Europe, and sold them because I wanted the American box, only to never be able to get one and then I regretted not keeping one of the EU ones for myself.
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