Jesus, you must live in a big city like Denver or Phoenix. Where I live there's only one Gamestop, one Wal-Mart (two if you count the one on the res, but we don't go out there), one Target, and one Best Buy. We had a Toys R Us, but that went out of business almost 20 years ago.
Lansing like Lansing Michigan? I ask be the rest of you locales are on the west side. But man you must like being a Hermit if Lansing is too big for you.Yea.... no. That's way too populated for my taste. I've been to Phoenix, Houston, Denver, and a few other places (San Diego, Lansing, etc.) and I couldn't stand it. There were just too many people. I prefer the smaller towns.
They had like 4 at my local Best Buy after 6:00 PM.
Yea.... no. That's way too populated for my taste. I've been to Phoenix, Houston, Denver, and a few other places (San Diego, Lansing, etc.) and I couldn't stand it. There were just too many people. I prefer the smaller towns.
I checked two best buys near me and they are all sold out too. Not like I would use the system much but I do miss some Zelda. Amazon had one for well over $400.
I actually appreciate what Nintendo does despite not being the strongest console. They know how to make something that will sell well, even if there are not many games out for the system yet.
Nintendo just isn't making enough of them. It's easy to sell out when you only make a very limited number.
Also the Amazon sellers are mostly scams. Seen too many that are hacked or fake accounts that give false tracking numbers etc. I never buy from Amazon marketplace, worse than eBay.
But we can't act like Nintendo is Sony. Besides not having the buying power of Sony. They are competing with everyone on parts as no of them are bespoke with the Switch. They have had to roll back manufacturing for several years due to lack of sales. It's not like they can flip a switch and all of a sudden have the capacity people want. I mentioned earlier that the work Nintendo did to increase Wii production numbers nearly killed them when the Wii started to dip and the U flopped.You missed my point. I'm taking about it being sold out. If they made enough it would not be sold out. They sold 1.2million in the first month. Sony sold 2.1million ps4s in their first month. I think Nintendo could have sold 2 million but they didn't produce that many. I mean if we want to compare, Sony sold as many PS4s in 24hours as Nintendo sold switches in a month. In my view the deciding factor is how many were available to actually sell to people.
Incorrect. The Switch sold 2.4 million in March alone. It also continues to sell faster than the PS4 did in major markets.You missed my point. I'm taking about it being sold out. If they made enough it would not be sold out. They sold 1.2million in the first month. Sony sold 2.1million ps4s in their first month. I think Nintendo could have sold 2 million but they didn't produce that many. I mean if we want to compare, Sony sold as many PS4s in 24hours as Nintendo sold switches in a month. In my view the deciding factor is how many were available to actually sell to people.
But we can't act like Nintendo is Sony. Besides not having the buying power of Sony. They are competing with everyone on parts as no of them are bespoke with the Switch. They have had to roll back manufacturing for several years due to lack of sales. It's not like they can flip a switch and all of a sudden have the capacity people want. I mentioned earlier that the work Nintendo did to increase Wii production numbers nearly killed them when the Wii started to dip and the U flopped.
Also we don't know how much of the PS4 original sales were stock built up before launch.
I'm not going to give Nintendo any slack on this. If they made more they could sell more. The fact that they don't last more than 24hours on the store shelves at the current rate proves it in my mind.
Incorrect. The Switch sold 2.4 million in March alone. It also continues to sell faster than the PS4 did in major markets.
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1660460/nintendo-switch-sales-just-broke-a-record
I pre-ordered my N64 at Toys-R-Us, but they wouldn’t take my mother’s check due to a mix-up in their system. I stopped at K-mart that evening and bought mine.I still have not found one local. I have not looked really hard to be honest, casually whenever I am out and in a store that carries them. Made a few calls. Even stopping by Gamestop a several times. I have 4 close by. Went on a road trip last weekend, went to a Wal Mart, and I hate Wal Mart. It was in the middle of nowhere, thinking maybe they have one since it was a small town. Nope. I have tried to go to several websites, Bestbuy, Target, Walmart, they all show not in stock, and no ship to store. I refuse to buy at an increased price online again. I imported a N64 with Pilot Wings and Mario 64 before it was released in the US, beat Mario with all 120 stars in a week, which wasn't easy because I could read the damn signs. Then bought one in the US once they launched, paying upwards of $100 for a game, when that was a lot of money to me back then, hell of a lot. There was HUGE shortages of them at the time, games and consoles going for crazy prices. People selling them at the mall on the sidewalk at ridiculous prices, because they knew the stores were out. Catching people on the way in. I remember seeing signs on cars as they drove around saying that they had one to sell.
I refuse to do again for Nintendo. This isn't the first time this has happened. Its been months. I can wait until they stop playing their games. But I can be pretty stubborn and petty when I want to be, they keep this up and I'll just forgo the console all together. Im not playing this game of searching for them, driving up demand just because its scarce. Fuck them. Sure I will miss a few good games, but whatever. They'll miss many sales from me.
I’ve seen Switch available many places and I’ve spent 0 effort looking.
I go to those places fairly often to pick up various things throughout the week. I always walk through the electronics section to see if there's anything cool with a clearance price.Serious question. How do you see them available at many places without any effort looking or do you mean seeing them on a tracking website? I rarely go to a Walmart, Target or Best Buy and even more rare that I visit a Frys or Gamestop so I have yet to see one sitting on the shelves. However, if I watch istocknow I know which store in the area have them and went out of my way at lunch a few weeks ago to actually find four sitting on the shelf at a Target.
I go to those places fairly often to pick up various things throughout the week. I always walk through the electronics section to see if there's anything cool with a clearance price.