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SNES Classic Preorder Shitshow Discussion (Please Read Rules in OP)

Would anyone in US with a Japanese Classic with the postcards be willing to trade for my unopened US Classic? I'll even make up the difference in what you paid from amazon to what retail is here so around $25? Just let me know I really want one of the ones with postcards so bad!!
 
After my 8/25 order from Walmart was in flux forever, I finally FINALLY received it. Wow, still in shock. Nary a scratch on it as well.

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Godspeed friends! To the other thread I go :)
 

Peagles

Member
So out of curiosity do we know when the next waves are coming? I assume there will be more waves although I could see Nintendo trying to keep more stock for Black Friday and December

In NZ our next shipment is 20th of October.

So is there any indication of any more of these coming to the UK ever? Or do I just get to enjoy post after post after post of people thousands of miles away who somehow managed to get them from the UK when I had multiple orders summarily cancelled from every vendor I tried?

Since UK is also PAL I’d expect a restock to be similar in the UK.
 

NeOak

Member
Would anyone in US with a Japanese Classic with the postcards be willing to trade for my unopened US Classic? I'll even make up the difference in what you paid from amazon to what retail is here so around $25? Just let me know I really want one of the ones with postcards so bad!!
Sorry man, but you're going to have a tough time getting the cards for MSRP difference, when the main idea of getting the Amazon JP exclusive one was to get the postcards. Those were the first ones to go when they went up.
 

Kintaco

Member
Were the postcards only available with the Super Famicom and Power Adapter combo? I got an order for the regular one earlier from Amazon jp. I had an order for the bundle bit cancelled because there was like a $30 difference in price.
 

BorntoPlay

Member
My order of sfc mini just shipped too and will be delivered by friday... but i still want the american version, why amazon fuck up this so bad??....
 

dgco86

Member
Were the postcards only available with the Super Famicom and Power Adapter combo? I got an order for the regular one earlier from Amazon jp. I had an order for the bundle bit cancelled because there was like a $30 difference in price.

There was a 3rd Amazon listing for the SFC and postcards for 8618JPY (7980JPY before Japan sales tax). I don't believe it was restocked today.
 

Skeletron

Member
So I've been playing the euro SNES I got from Amazon UK today but my Amazon US order is trapped in pre-order purgatory. Sadly, the US SNES has all the nostalgia for me. I'll have a tough first-world decision to face in a few weeks when I assume my US model will finally arrive. Do I switch to the US model or just stick with the euro version that has all my save games? Hmm...
 

BorntoPlay

Member
So I've been playing the euro SNES I got from Amazon UK today but my Amazon US order is trapped in pre-order purgatory. Sadly, the US SNES has all the nostalgia for me. I'll have a tough first-world decision to face in a few weeks when I assume my US model will finally arrive. Do I switch to the US model or just stick with the euro version that has all my save games? Hmm...

keep your euro version, this what a rep from amazon told me a moment ago....

11:46 PM PDT 11:43 PM PDT Atul: Yeah borntoplaygjff .

But suddenly the the inventory from where the products were received went wrong and hence we needed to stop the production
11:44 PM PDT borntoplaygjff: went wrong? please explain
11:46 PM PDT Atul: The exact information has not yet been highlighted. We have received only the information regarding the inventory that it was lost
 

//DEVIL//

Member
I work in Saudi Arabia ( not from there ) and the local stores all have them . I just went to a store and grabbed a US version of the system. Some stores also have the Japanese version but I don't like the Japanese / UK look of the system and I find the US more unique ( happens that u also have the original from US as well ) and I don't know Japanese language to play the game .

But the price I think it's Abit expensive here. Around 120$. Considering the import fees from out side plus the price of the console I think it's very reasonable price
 

hateradio

The Most Dangerous Yes Man
Aaaaaaaaammmmmaaaaazzzzzzzoooooooooooonnnnn!!!!!


They're just trying to kill my spirit at this point. 😢😢😢

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This was supposed to be shipped to the US. :/


Edit: Seems like my order was reviewed at customs or something and was rejected, so they returned it to Amazon. At this point it seems like all hope is lost.

I feel so unnerved. :/
 

Sir Doom

Member
From the videos i have seen i couldn't see a language boot up screen like the western one so it's probably just in Japanese.
Yeah just played it. Instant Japanese

At least Metroid has English option and Street Fighter New Challenger is English (horrible voices)
 
Aaaaaaaaammmmmaaaaazzzzzzzoooooooooooonnnnn!!!!!


They're just trying to kill my spirit at this point. 😢😢😢

MPnQ47Q.png


This was supposed to be shipped to the US. :/


Edit: Seems like my order was reviewed at customs or something and was rejected, so they returned it to Amazon. At this point it seems like all hope is lost.

I feel so unnerved. :/
WTF
 
i ordered a PAL unit and have a US preorder. i'm tempted to finish the set but the Euro and JP versions look the same so i'm not too convinced yet.
Not 100% the same. The logos are different (and the games and the box of course). But yeah, I thought about it too but then dropped the JP one.
 

BorntoPlay

Member
Aaaaaaaaammmmmaaaaazzzzzzzoooooooooooonnnnn!!!!!


They're just trying to kill my spirit at this point. 😢😢😢

MPnQ47Q.png


This was supposed to be shipped to the US. :/


Edit: Seems like my order was reviewed at customs or something and was rejected, so they returned it to Amazon. At this point it seems like all hope is lost.

I feel so unnerved. :/

The same think happens to me...lol, now im back to zero....
 
It's pretty shitty UK retailers allowed orders outside the UK in the first place. Can't say I have much sympathy for those orders that fell through.
 

SKINNER!

Banned
It's pretty shitty UK retailers allowed orders outside the UK in the first place. Can't say I have much sympathy for those orders that fell through.

Did it not apply the other way round too? USA retailers allowed to ship abroad? Japan retailers shipping abroad?

Also, why are some people buying 3 versions of the SNES classic?
 

hayejin

Member
Aaaaaaaaammmmmaaaaazzzzzzzoooooooooooonnnnn!!!!!


They're just trying to kill my spirit at this point. 😢😢😢

MPnQ47Q.png


This was supposed to be shipped to the US. :/


Edit: Seems like my order was reviewed at customs or something and was rejected, so they returned it to Amazon. At this point it seems like all hope is lost.

I feel so unnerved. :/


Same happened to me.

DHL says it was returned at sellers request. Amazon says shipper returned it.
 
Did it not apply the other way round too? USA retailers allowed to ship abroad? Japan retailers shipping abroad?

Also, why are some people buying 3 versions of the SNES classic?

He has a point though. They should first sell the stock to the people that actually live in those countries before letting people abroad order too.
 

Theodran

Member
Although I was contemplating buying the Japanese version, the lack of Earthbound was just too much for me to bear. I've never played the game but heard so much about it, and it was never available in Europe.

So I ended up phoning my dad back home today and having him pick up the European version, which they had in abundance at a local retailer. He's sending it this week.

I'm so happy!
 

NeOak

Member
lol at the people dissing the US design but bitching about people from other countries ordering EU and JP units while they can't get one.

People from outside not wanting it means more stock for the locals. So joke is on you: we could actually buy one.
 

Wubby

Member
I missed out on the Amazon Japan pre-order and figured I wouldn't be able to get one. Was at the mall today around 1PM in the afternoon and strolled into Toys R Us for something completely different. Was surprised to see this there. They had lots of tickets left too. The controller is so much better than the one on the Famicom mini. Real sized, removable unlike the hardwired ones on the Famicom and bit longer cable.

 

Dr Thor

Neo Member
He has a point though. They should first sell the stock to the people that actually live in those countries before letting people abroad order too.

Yeah, this. I live in the UK and had orders cancelled by three different vendors, while others were so swamped I couldn't get anything in my cart before the preorders were already sold out. Meanwhile there's people here with multiple UK preorders shipping to Canada and the US and wherever the hell. Thanks guys :(
 

SKINNER!

Banned
Nobody outside the US wants that 'only nostalgia could love' design.

No one in the UK wants a US SNES :p

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I wouldn't mind an inferior US snes classic sitting next to my OG PAL Super Nintendo console

There's a reason only the American one comes with a poster, it's so you can drape it over the console so you don't have to look at it LOL.

Holy shit hahahahaha. #dead
 

Impotaku

Member
There's a reason only the American one comes with a poster, it's so you can drape it over the console so you don't have to look at it LOL.
 
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