esmith08734
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I wish I knew the method to the madness but I can only speculate.
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Nintendo is Discontinuing the NES Classic in North America
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I wish I knew the method to the madness but I can only speculate.
Best Buy in Augusta GA. SMH.
Look, some people got there two hours before opening. We stood in line in the rain ffs. Employees walking in and out, passing by in store, looking at us.
They open the store, and we go to the game section. Guy there said go to CS counter. We get there and they ask if we had our tickets.
Wtf! No one gave any tickets. She said, we did around 7:30 this morning. So, around a half hour before getting there, they gave out the 16 tickets. We stood out there for two hours and no one even came to let us know.
I'm not upset that I didn't get one. It happens. I'm a little ticked that they just didn't let anyone know they didn't have any tickets or they were all claimed, something.
Rant over lol.
Look, some people got there two hours before opening. We stood in line in the rain ffs. Employees walking in and out, passing by in store, looking at us.
They open the store, and we go to the game section. Guy there said go to CS counter. We get there and they ask if we had our tickets.
Wtf! No one gave any tickets. She said, we did around 7:30 this morning. So, around a half hour before getting there, they gave out the 16 tickets. We stood out there for two hours and no one even came to let us know.
I'm not upset that I didn't get one. It happens. I'm a little ticked that they just didn't let anyone know they didn't have any tickets or they were all claimed, something.
Rant over lol.
ShroudOfFate
Member
Gresham, OR. About 15 people were already in line when I got there at 7:15. A few people came after me and they handed out the guarantee tickets at around 8. Myself and two people after me were able to get our tickets but everyone after us didn't. Several other lines formed since then but were always dispersed after the manager said they didn't have anymore.
Now I'm just waiting for BB to open.
Now I'm just waiting for BB to open.
big black woman
Member
Pulled up 15 mins before open. 35 people in line. They gave out around 18 tickets. Drove home. This thing was a myth as far as I'm concerned.
SparksterMeta0
Member
I already had a Classic when online orders were up last month, so I didn't bother getting out of bed. Was lucky I even managed to get one at all.
I did consider heading out this morning for a spare controller, but I wasn't sure they even have any.
EDIT: Anyone have any links where I get order a controller? If possible.
I did consider heading out this morning for a spare controller, but I wasn't sure they even have any.
EDIT: Anyone have any links where I get order a controller? If possible.
Alter_Fridge
Member
Don't want to brag, but I've had 3 now
Australia FTW
Australia FTW
reelbigtink
Member
Auburn, AL Best Buy didn't get any and the employees claim it was false advertisement and they actually only got Switches in. There was almost a riot out front.
So either they didn't get any at all (doubtful) or some employees are doing some under-the-table eBay dealings. Either way it's pretty infuriating.
So either they didn't get any at all (doubtful) or some employees are doing some under-the-table eBay dealings. Either way it's pretty infuriating.
baxter2231
Member
Scalpers probably have made more money off the thing then Nintendo have.
AlexFlame116
Member
I am never going to sell my NES Classic now. It's become way too precious even though I don't use it as much as others.
Discontinued stuff really makes things seem like they are worth three times what you payed for.
I did manage to snag an extension cable for my controller though at Best Buy today since they were on discount!
Discontinued stuff really makes things seem like they are worth three times what you payed for.
I did manage to snag an extension cable for my controller though at Best Buy today since they were on discount!
Common Knowledge
Member
Honestly I'm surprised giant mob fist fights over Nintendo products at retail stores hasn't been a headline news story yet.
Got to Best Buy in Missouri at 6 AM. Hung out, by about 8:30 they give out the five tickets they had, told the other five people in line to head home. I head back home until 9:45, then come back to wait for the store to open.
There were like 30 people in line. They came out and told everyone they gave out tickets over an hour ago. Everyone but the five of us left.
There were like 30 people in line. They came out and told everyone they gave out tickets over an hour ago. Everyone but the five of us left.
ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
Is it even worth me checking out random BBs? Sounds like every place had a big line and word has been out for awhile
BFIB
Member
If you didnt get one by now, I think you are SoL.
Cybernetic Empire
Neo Member
Managed to get third in line at BB at around 8:30 this morning, after initially going to work and realizing that I had intended to try and get one, after seeing a random image of an NES on Facebook... They had 12 tickets total at ours.
RoninChaos
Member
Are you fucking serious? How does that even excuse the cluster fuck that has happened with this product? The only people who have had a great time with this is scalpers. Everybody else who legit wanted one couldn't get one because Nintendo is fucking stupid. Stop making excuses for them.
moltonasty
Member
FTFY
Poor taste man.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Really dude? I mean... Really!?
Common Knowledge
Member
Had three? Hmmm....
Reptars Revenge
Member
Hope you get eaten by one of those giant spiders.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Hahaha.
SF Bay Area here
Was originally thinking of showing up at 8am but woke up around 7 and got myself there around 7:30. I told myself if there was at least 20 people in line I'd give up as I didn't think they'd have more than that. But there was 17, so I got in line. By 9am, there was an additional 15 people or so behind me. They started handing out the tickets and I was getting nervous because the manager was getting close to my spot in line and it looked like he was running out. He got to me and he had one last ticket and told me I got the last one. I felt realllllly relieved and bad for the people who came after me.
I'm lucky to have gotten one but I'm still pretty ticked at Nintendo for even having people go through this. It's a real shame there's such a demand and they're leaving people out in the cold on this.
Was originally thinking of showing up at 8am but woke up around 7 and got myself there around 7:30. I told myself if there was at least 20 people in line I'd give up as I didn't think they'd have more than that. But there was 17, so I got in line. By 9am, there was an additional 15 people or so behind me. They started handing out the tickets and I was getting nervous because the manager was getting close to my spot in line and it looked like he was running out. He got to me and he had one last ticket and told me I got the last one. I felt realllllly relieved and bad for the people who came after me.
I'm lucky to have gotten one but I'm still pretty ticked at Nintendo for even having people go through this. It's a real shame there's such a demand and they're leaving people out in the cold on this.
YearoftheWooster
Member
Got one! I got the 15th ticket out of 16. I have a slight sunburn now lol. I felt bad for the people behind me
Exact same position as you! Mount Laurel, NJ over here.
My dad was the 16th out of 16, but he had some work to do and headed off to a Barnes and Noble to get settled. The guy behind us stuck around even though he knew he was #17, and ended up very happy.
I feel bad for my friend who asked me to grab one for him though.
eternalthree
Member
Which BB? harrison? i'll assume same for all BB's in the area. hahaha
Quadraphonic
Member
It seems most of those fights, obviously on Black Friday, are panicked people during Christmastime trying to get something at the last minute with few options left.
Right now, there's 8 months until Christmas, to at least buy it for a stupid price.
I got there at 4am, the first BB employee, a supervisor came in around 6am, came back outside around 7am to confirm with us that they have 16 tickets (we only had 13 in line at the time) and to tell anyone after 16 that there will be none left. And that tickets will be given out at 9:30am.
Between that time, an employee went out twice and make sure the people that arrived after knew the magic number.
East Bay (Union City)
Yeah, that would've been nice had they done that for us. People after me waited at least an hour+ and came away with nothing.
Only 2-3 people leave after they knew it was 16. The rest of the 17 people without tickets waited for 2 hours for nothing. Guess they were really banking on hoping someone slip and can't pay.
One guy tried to pay $100 for someone ticket. I was thinking, "bro you're lowballing it."
It's utterly amazing how the most feelgood nostalgia product in years can end on such a sour note.
Guess I'm just spoiled by digital media as I've been away from anything physical for years. But man, this scarcity is just sad.
I'm not even into console gaming anymore, but the NES Classic was an insta-buy for me 'cause I've such fond memories of the source material. And I can even get behind demand outpacing supply. That's cool, just wait for one to eventually show up on the store shelf.
But to just turn off manufacturing altogether while people are still willing to line up for hours for a chance to get one?
Wowzers.
And then seeing eBay flooded with this crap is just salt in the wound at this point.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for the Nintendo board meeting debating this issue.
Guess I'm just spoiled by digital media as I've been away from anything physical for years. But man, this scarcity is just sad.
I'm not even into console gaming anymore, but the NES Classic was an insta-buy for me 'cause I've such fond memories of the source material. And I can even get behind demand outpacing supply. That's cool, just wait for one to eventually show up on the store shelf.
But to just turn off manufacturing altogether while people are still willing to line up for hours for a chance to get one?
Wowzers.
And then seeing eBay flooded with this crap is just salt in the wound at this point.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for the Nintendo board meeting debating this issue.
Almost same thing happened to me in SD. I set my alarm for 7:30 but I woke up early and got there by 7:30 instead. I counted 8 in front of me making me the 9th. After waiting an hour they came out with tickets and I got #10 which was the last, which means someone was holding a spot. The 10 or so people who arrived after me were outta luck.
Triforce141
Member
JFC, and I thought early amiibo craze with $100 OoB Wii Fit Trainer was the worst thing scalpers can do
PSFan
Member
And then seeing eBay flooded with this crap is just salt in the wound at this point.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for the Nintendo board meeting debating this issue.
I really don't get how people are willing to pay $400 for this thing. Almost 7 times the retail price. It just doesn't seem worth that price at all.
I just can't believe he actually sold 85 at that price, when I thought the Classic was overpriced at $60 to begin with.
scalpers are a big part of the problem. if Nintendo overproduces to get rid of the appeal to scalpers, they run the risk of products left warehouses. The best consumers can do is not support or purchases from resales over retail price.
I can't believe he actually had 85 to sell. That's some big ass syndicate level of scalping.
PSFan
Member
I know, it kinda seems fishy to me. How is that number sold controlled? Is it entered by the seller, or does the seller set a quantity to sell for the auction?
Even if he can't change the number himself, couldn't he "sell" to fake accounts he controls, to artificially inflate the number, thus trying to inflate the selling price?
SonicMegaDrive
Member
You could buy an original NES and all 30 carts for less than that.
cartman414
Member
I just said "Might as well download the roms now" to the clerk as I left without a ticket.
CJY
Banned
That's disgusting.
Just speaking for myself, it'd say it's easily nostalgia combined with brilliant form factor.
Sure, I could just easily emulate all those games on PC. But it really isn't the same.
I could also go all retro and buy an original NES and collect the cartridges but that's not the same either as I don't have the time or space to collect and store all that stuff.
NES Classic was the perfect middle ground between feeling like you're playing the classics via that cool NES controller, combined with modern QoL enhancements like HDMI connectors, instant save states, etc.
As I said, the product is brilliant for anyone who owned the original some 30 years ago. And if you do the math, if you were playing a NES 30 years ago then you're likely an adult today with an adult income. Which is why those scalpers know they can get away with a 7X markup. It's despicable, but nostalgia is a strong drug.
I'm sure Nintendo has their reasons for cutting production. But man, this is one of the bigger bungles in recent memory.
Absolutely they have.
But, lets put aside the buying frenzy that has blinded us as consumers. Do you really want a console with so much scarcity that you can't even replace a controller if it dies? We need to call companies on this BS and pass on products like this.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
How can you pass when you haven't been given the stock to pass on? 😏
And Nintendo has their fair share of bad business decisions.
But somehow they're still around. I swear, if Nintendo didn't have the big names series and sometimes they hit it out of the park. They would have been the Circuit City of gaming a while ago.
They either gotta be smarter and become like Best Buy or sooner or later all these bad decisions will catch up to them.
But somehow they're still around. I swear, if Nintendo didn't have the big names series and sometimes they hit it out of the park. They would have been the Circuit City of gaming a while ago.
They either gotta be smarter and become like Best Buy or sooner or later all these bad decisions will catch up to them.
You can use real NES controllers. You just need an adapter.
I have real NES and SNES controllers working on mine, the cords are way longer too.
moltonasty
Member
Quoting myself from the other NESC thread. You may not like it, but Nintendo's probably not as dumb as you think.
We were in the same line! I talked to one of your friends who told me that story. That's crazy! I can't believe that happened to Reston. Awesome to know I was in the company of a fellow Gaffer.