That makes a lot more sense than the people saying it's unclaimed preorders. Which as I said upthread seemed like crazy talk.
So I bought a used switch from amazon warehouse should I keep it or try my luck tomorrow for a new one?
So I bought a used switch from amazon warehouse should I keep it or try my luck tomorrow for a new one?
Huh?Got some deets on the Amazon restock. Hooooo bay bee
And they are?Got some deets on the Amazon restock. Hooooo bay bee
Got some deets on the Amazon restock from an insider friend. Hooooo bay bee
Got some deets on the Amazon restock from an insider friend. Hooooo bay bee
Got some deets on the Amazon restock from an insider friend. Hooooo bay bee
I hope you PMing us members so we can hopefully get one.
I feel bald spots forming from anxiety about not finding a Switch until next year.
That NYC store picture from today just makes it worse.
Yeah, like 200 units.I'm sorry, did Nintendo suddenly get a restock or something?
Yeah, like 200 units.
Fine, friend who runs reviews for a moderately popular site said, via "Emails and press releases," that Amazon will be getting them back in stock tomorrow. Not tryna be Wario64 here (which is why I assumed not sharing would increase my chances; I'm pretty sure NeoGAF isn't changing that too much either way). I trust the dude enough as a buddy that he came to me as someone who wants a Switch asap with this.
Good luck and g'night!
Haha, nah you're good. I realized what I did was pretty sophomoric and couldn't really understand why other than me wanting more chances for myself. All I ask is no one jump down my throat if it's incorrect, but I'm certainly gonna be checking all day tomorrow.Cool beans. Didn't expect you to step up with the info, sorry for jumping down your throat like that.
Amazon's situation is pretty ridiculous. It never gets stock and at the same time shamelessly endorse scalpers.
Is there a way to turn off 3rd party sellers? I just want to be able to click buy when they have stock and just have it be as fast as possible.
That literally makes no sense.
The main driver for Switch adoption is Zelda BotW which is also present on WiiU.
Do WiiU owners like buying hardware that much or something?
Hmmm, e3 2006 tells a really different story.
People were plenty excited for Wiisports.
I'll dig up gaf we shoudl have enough to show
I'm sorry, did Nintendo suddenly get a restock or something?
Nintendo to become the Apple of the electronics world?
Fine, friend who runs reviews for a moderately popular site said, via "Emails and press releases," that Amazon will be getting them back in stock tomorrow. Not tryna be Wario64 here (which is why I assumed not sharing would increase my chances; I'm pretty sure NeoGAF isn't changing that too much either way). I trust the dude enough as a buddy that he came to me as someone who wants a Switch asap with this.
Good luck and g'night!
Man, Wii Sports was not a 1-2 Switch. It was beloved right away. The Wii was hot fire right away. It didn't take weeks or even days. There was heaps of hype and heaps of naysayers pre-launch like most systems, but the mainstream press were alllllll over Wii and Wii Sports. The comparison to 1-2 Switch is very weak. 1-2 Switch had, has, and will always have no hype. Its parallel is Wii Play if anything.People called Wii Sports a glorified tech demo and a N64 game. The motion controls got praised, but outside of that, it was called a tech demo, not a real game by many online users.
Are there any further details on Gamestop's tweet about more stock on 3/22? I called two local stores each on the 20th and 21st. both were polite but had no idea about the tweet other than what people like myself were saying.
I said that must be frustrating and they both laughed. But ya, all they said was sorry, there's nothing i can say since there's nothing I know. Just call back, basically.
They did make it sound like they didn't expect any kind of large shipment. more NES Classic like...just a handful per store.
Uh, this thing it going to blow past the Wii U. And no, I actually don't necessarily figure that most of the current Switch buyers or would-be buyers are Wii U owners. I'm not.
I can't believe people are still acting like the Switch selling more than the Wii U is still in doubt.
That literally makes no sense.
The main driver for Switch adoption is Zelda BotW which is also present on WiiU.
Do WiiU owners like buying hardware that much or something?
Sweet tapdancing Jesus...
Have you ever worked in production of any kind? Then you should know that there i no such thing as increasing production over night.
For example : you want to produce more switches, then you need to produce more plastic parts. You need moulds, so that is 8-12 weeks at best. And since no factory worth its name has machines standing empty , waiting for Nintendo to call, you either wait until the factory/ies has production time to sell or you invest in a machine. That is 3 months if the machine is anything customized.
So at the three month mark you have produced 0 extra parts for switches.
You have to do a Production Part Approval Process , so that is another week.
All this is for increasing the production of just the plastic parts.
Now i imagine that Nintendo is faster than this, but anything close to 1 month is amazing.
How do i know this? I manage a plant that is producing plastic parts.
And for the "open more factories" crowd : call any quality machine producer for injection molding and say you want 6-8 Big customized machines "fast" and watch as their fast is in a diffrent dimension than your.
And i bet that noone that uses the artificial scarcity argument has ever worked in a sales position. Demand is there now, maybe not next week or month, so any product that is not on shelves right now is a potentially lost sale.
Nintendo did not run a successful company for more than 100 years by gambling.
Uh, I know that. That's why I said see "how long it will take" rather than "if it will" pass the WiiU.
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Uh my experience is pretty different, just look at the review scores for Wii Sports to see how nobody really got it. There was some interest from the mainstream press, but they only got all over it later, when researchers started implementing it in nursing homes and especially around Wii fit. Sure it was much more hype than 1-2 Switch, but the first half year to a year the Wii sold to core gamers.Man, Wii Sports was not a 1-2 Switch. It was beloved right away. The Wii was hot fire right away. It didn't take weeks or even days. There was heaps of hype and heaps of naysayers pre-launch like most systems, but the mainstream press were alllllll over Wii and Wii Sports. The comparison to 1-2 Switch is very weak. 1-2 Switch had, has, and will always have no hype. Its parallel is Wii Play if anything.
Uh my experience is pretty different, just look at the review scores for Wii Sports to see how nobody really got it. There was some interest from the mainstream press, but they only got all over it later, when researchers started implementing it in nursing homes and especially around Wii fit. Sure it was much more hype than 1-2 Switch, but the first half year to a year the Wii sold to core gamers.
If nothing else, your post serves as another example of how stupid that name was.