I think demand was higher than expected (the Gamestop guy said he'd gotten a ton of calls about it), but I think NoA and their inability to properly supply their products is also to blame.
So, anyone have experience with ordering online from Best Buy? Actually I never order stuff online, sort of nervous about something going wrong.
Any true Nintendo fan preorders his/her stuff as soon as it's announced and not later.
Yeah, NoA's incompetence is something else. Does NoJ know that NoA is screwing up product launches this bad? Do stakeholders?
Nintendo loves to create artificial supply constraints.
I'm in Fresno ca and I went to best buy, wal mart, and target this morning to look for a major as mask ce game. And there was a ton of new 3ds available in all places
I'm really surprised Nintendo didn't actually try to meet any demand, this artificial supply constraint thing is stupid, just as it's always been.
I'm not feeling it, though. My 3DS has a cracked hinge, but it works just fine, and I don't really want this alleged upgrade because I need my CPP to play Monster Hunter 4 without losing my mind.
The sad excuse for a launch...
Also apparently the SKU price lowering rumor was right. Regular XL is now $175.