sixteen-bit
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Missed it. RIP.
I feel so bad for people who are asleep right now, but My GOD that was painless. Thank the fucking Lord.
If other people are correct, you got one more cancellation coming.
It's 2 per account max. If you have 3, DO NOT TOUCH THE ORDERS.
Man, seriously fuck Nintendo. 1 fucking 15 in the morning on a weekday.
I don't think this one is on Nintendo.
If the pre-orders are set to go up everywhere today, I think Best Buy jumped the gun.
I don't think this one is on Nintendo.
It's still on Nintendo for making a product in high demand for only 3 months and will not come anywhere close with having enough supply. We shouldn't have to have the mindset of "if I don't get a preorder I probably won't get one at all". It is most definitely on Nintendo.
Absolutely.
They could manufacturer 10 million of these through the next year and they'd sell every single one of them.
20 min up time is pretty long all things considered.
Absolutely.
They could manufacturer 10 million of these through the next year and they'd sell every single one of them.
I'm not even sure what the purpose of these things are at this point. I mean, at $80 the cost to get this to store shelves must not leave them with much profit on each sold unit. You'd think they'd want to sell as many as possible to maximize the money made off them.
I mean, is this being done in lieu of traditional marketing? Because all it's doing is pissing people off. This should be an item which drives conversation about the system itself and the games contained within, not pissing people off and having every discussion be about Nintendo's inept supply management.
This and the NES Classic exist solely to increase brand awareness for the holiday season. If this wasn't the reasoning, Nintendo would make both this and the NES Classic long term products that could be purchased throughout the year. Nintendo could manufacture 5 million new NES Classics today and they would sell each and every one of them, but actually selling these things isn't the primary goal.
I'm not even sure why they would need that now. The Switch is generating its own buzz and it's going to be the exclusive home of one of the surefire hits of the year in Mario Odyssey. I could see that idea applying last year because the Wii U was a non-factor at retail, but I don't see why that strategy would be needed this year. I know one thing, it increases annoyance and ill-will but I suppose as long as fans cling to these things like moths to a flame, they don't care and they'll continue to do it. I'm not a fan of the carrot-dangling approach, but who cares what I think.
I'm not even sure why they would need that now. The Switch is generating its own buzz and it's going to be the exclusive home of one of the surefire hits of the year in Mario Odyssey.
Man, seriously fuck Nintendo. 1 fucking 15 in the morning on a weekday.
I think there's two reasons it's happening this year, despite the success of Switch.
1. This was greenlit before Nintendo knew the Switch was going to be as successful as it has been.
2. The SNES Classic is aimed at lapsed players who currently have little interest in Switch.
I'm not defending Nintendo, by the way. I think these products have been handled horribly. They should be long term items that can be purchased for years to come.
3D Mario is far from universally appealing to longtime/lapsed Nintendo fans.
Nintendo wants to put themselves on the radar for people who loved their old games. I'm hoping they back that idea up with goodwill toward those customers with Switch's actual lineup of games in Year 2. So far the third-party stuff has been better catered to the NES/SNES-era Nintendo fan than the first-party stuff has, Zelda and Mario Kart aside.