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So how bad is the Switch stock situation?
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Dreamwriter
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The Switch stock situation is pretty grim, their stock is selling at a lower value than before they revealed the Switch.
Rats Off To Ya
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I can only speak for my own store (BBY), but our inventory says we have a few in stock and those units are just pre-orders that haven't been picked up. Usually that stuff doesn't show up in our system but for whatever reason those ones do. Weird computer issue, I dunno.
I was at Target last night to buy some kitchen stuff and I swung by the game's section, the Switch area was stripped clean to the point of actually being rather hard to find if not for the Switch Just Dance logo and three left over JoyCon pairs.
Guy working their said it had vanished before his shift had even started.
Fantastapotamus
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Walked around Vienna today, no chance to get one. Funnily enough it was also completely impossible to get copies of Zelda. 12whatever and Just Dance? Everywhere.
Glass Shark
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Just a heads up, I went to a Walmart earlier where BrickSeek said there were 24 (!) in stock, and they said they didn't have any. You should call ahead and not trust their stock numbers right now.
In DFW it seems that a few Targets have the system, but their inventory tracking is suspect at best. Walmarts and BB are all sold out. Gray consoles are much more plentiful with Neons being very difficult to find. Everywhere I have been the accessories sections have been stripped clean. Grabbed the last AC Adapter at my location.
CreepingFear
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I went into a Target last night to pick up the deluxe travel case. A mother was wanting to buy a Switch, but they were out. A stock person said to try back on Sunday.
400-500K was normal console launch range. It wasn't until the PS4/XBO where they finally decided to make as many as they can.
That said Toys R Us and such claim they have a second wave coming in for Sunday. So people could keep an eye out then
What are you talking about? All scalpers do is increase the purchase price for people who without said scalpers could have purchased the product for msrp. They add absolutely no value whatsoever.
MarkRenton
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BabyFaceKillah
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i see a bunch of them being sold on offer up
I gotta just hunt one down through gamestop as I have in-store credit. I can't find store availability online, so I assume I have to just call? Most retailers have a tracker for stores, but I guess they don't want that convenience for Switch? Target showed all in-stock last night, but alas, I only have money within GS.
popsicle_sundays
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In NYC it's been rough. I checked Walmart's stock via the brickseek or whatever it is and some said 100+ but when I called they had none. Tried every Walmart in Long Island (I'm in Rego Park Queens) and nothing. Tried every Best Buy / Targer around me and nothing.
Don't trust Target's "In Stock" on their site, every one I called / walked into that said that did not have any.
Don't trust Target's "In Stock" on their site, every one I called / walked into that said that did not have any.
Noticed the same thing at a NH walmart. Only games they had left where 3 copies of zelda and 1 copy of just dance. Friend I know who worked there told me they sold out of systems and most other switch stuff around 10am. Also stock seems to be scare across NH on the whole.
I got mine from wal mart at midnight on launch. They got in 20 units for non-pre-orders, had to turn away some people that showed up too late.
Went to target for other stuff today and stopped by the game section to check it out. Seems like they had plenty of games, but no consoles and the accessories were pretty wiped out.
This is in Maine.
Went to target for other stuff today and stopped by the game section to check it out. Seems like they had plenty of games, but no consoles and the accessories were pretty wiped out.
This is in Maine.
The Gorby Congressmanz
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Theres still some stock in my area. Northern VA.
aggienader
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It's really bad for stores like Gamestop. They got a laughable amount of stock. I guess what do you expect from a store that thrives on preordering?
Definite more wiiu than wii around here.
EBay prices are probably the best indicator of demand vs supply and at this point expect a lot of store returns in the next few days since we're talking about less than 5 percent return on a lot of these sales. Not worth the risk of a scam chargeback.
So expect a surge of stock the comings days.
EBay prices are probably the best indicator of demand vs supply and at this point expect a lot of store returns in the next few days since we're talking about less than 5 percent return on a lot of these sales. Not worth the risk of a scam chargeback.
So expect a surge of stock the comings days.
Sapiens
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If you sold those all on eBay, after fees, you'd be up a dollar
Drillary Clinton
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I'm hoping it's just overblown and there are just a very vocal group of outliers having issues. It doesn't seem that way since even if these are mostly isolated, there are a LOT of isolated issues.
Glass Shark
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Hoping to head out tomorrow morning to pick one up. Sounds like word on the street is lots of retailers are going to restock tomorrow.
Anyone know how long until retailers release pre-orders that haven't been picked up?
Anyone know how long until retailers release pre-orders that haven't been picked up?
CAAAAAAAAAAAW
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One of the gamestops near me said (all?) their stores are selling unclaimed ones tonight at 9. I'm assuming they're getting more shipped in for tomorrow if they're doing that.
Where!
They always split their stock up into even thirds for launch. Demand aftward is best determined after launch.
Maximus.
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I don't think taking the negative reactions from gaf should be your measurement of unhappy Wii U owners.
Roufianos
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I'd say 2 or 3 weeks.
Divus
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Checked all the local stores Friday afternoon and Saturday with no luck. Don't live in a very large city (1/4m pop) or anything, but it seems to have completely sold out. The Targets and Walmart's websites all say they have stock, but non of them actually do. Walmart said they would definitely not have any units available in the next week and didn't know of any more being on order even though they sold 49 of them. Target said they will early next so keep checking back. A Best Buy employee said there was no such thing as a Sunday hold on the Switch. Local Gamestops said they had no idea when they were getting more. I even checked all the surrounding cities stores by phone and got nothing.
Didn't actually plan on getting one at launch, but the last/only time I preordered a system was the N64 and have yet to have a problem getting one launch day although I did get lucky on the Wii and Xbox.
Didn't actually plan on getting one at launch, but the last/only time I preordered a system was the N64 and have yet to have a problem getting one launch day although I did get lucky on the Wii and Xbox.
CertifiedFP
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Cmon, let's at least put this stuff in /email tags. The less people know, the better for the rest of us.
butman
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There's a lot of stock in Chile. Just see specialized store facebook fanpages and retail stores. They scream for people to buy them.
"Pre-order now there's limited units" has always been a well-known marketing strategy.
There's a lot of people that know that buying a console at launch is the worst decision ever. In my case i'm looking for a Wii U to play Zelda. Last year of a console is the best moment buy one.
LegalEagleMike
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local walmart had about a dozen still today. I'm in southern Ohio.
andrerobot
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Well, people are probably waiting for the prices to go down, as the Switch is over US $500 over there.
butman
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Yeah. $540 with Zelda. The problem is that Wii U still at $430 here.
Nintendo prices here in Latin America never goes down. Different story are Sony and Microsoft.
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