godslabrat Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I want one of these, but clearly 007 wants one way more than I do. Gotta hand it to him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 If I didn't have to get the kids up and to school in the morning I would go stand and line for 0078265317. I would only charge what I paid plus shipping. Many others here have expressed finding one difficult. So I was just sharing. I am not waiting in line. I have the originals (not all 30 but quite a few) and a game genie to tide me over. I will stand in line for the super mini but not this. I only want this for the save states. I can do with out if I have to. Plus the lag in punchout and sound issues in certain games might be enough to annoy me. You barely notice others say. But for me I might. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadsilverfox Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Many others here have expressed finding one difficult. So I was just sharing. I am not waiting in line. I have the originals (not all 30 but quite a few) and a game genie to tide me over. I will stand in line for the super mini but not this. I only want this for the save states. I can do with out if I have to. Plus the lag in punchout and sound issues in certain games might be enough to annoy me. You barely notice others say. But for me I might. Well I wasn't going to actually stand in line. I would have brought my folding chair and an iPod to pass the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I don't see the big issue with standing in line for one. I did it...only waited 30 minutes, but was lucky enough to get a voucher. That's the kick in the pants; waiting but still not getting one due to short supply. If I knew what day my Walmart got these in, I'd have waited again if only to get another controller. But by then the jackals had found out about the machine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On November 11th I went to bestbuy like 10 minutes before they opened. There were already 30 people waitng there. I was not sure for what but surely it could not of been for the classic edition mini nintendo I told my self. Well it actually was. Or well at least half was. They said sold out right away and they gave out gold tickets last night. They did not mention that before. I hhad no idea. Later when they got more next time they said no ticket needed they will just give them out first come first serve. That day he said they gave out yellow tickets last night. He lied and said they were not doing tickets this time. But they clearly were. Every gamestop I went to sold out within 10 minutes. My local gamestop got some in at 11am one day (I forget which day). And 30 minutes later they were gone. Another location in 10 minutes after store opening. I even got up early once and 2 hours before and there were already 2 people there. And then drove to antoehr gamestop and there already was a guy there who called the night before to ask. So did I but I did not have time to argue. So lines are waste of time. I would happily go tomorrow. But popularity and low supply make it a no deal for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 007, Fair enough, I was just trying to help. It sounds to me like you've already seen lines short enough that you probably would have gotten one by now if you really wanted it. I also think it sucks if the store hands out vouchers the night before, without telling anyone. Maybe there were people camping out and they wanted to save them a cold night....Just an optimistic guess. But any store doing that should post a sign or tell their employees. I actually had more fun than I thought I would waiting in line, we were nearly on a first name basis at the end of it, and our WalMart instantly told all newcomers that all Minis were already accounted for...It really wasn't so bad. Atarilovesyou, I wouldn't mind getting another controller too...But I think I'm going to get on eBay and get an Emio Edge (BestBuy on Ebay has the best price). The build quality of those looks amazing, (like a microswitched NES Advantage), plus you could get 2 of them for the price of one more Nintendo Branded controller (assuming they are about $60 right now)...Personally I'm going to be looking at third party controllers too...I'm liking the deal where you can get a case, 2 extension cables, and a controller (3rd party but maybe decent enough) for less than $30...Also I know 3rd party controllers may vary in quality, just like they do for a real NES. But then again I've gotten controllers I like for the real NES that were brand new and only ran me about $8. I wish that exact brand made controllers for the Mini. I may have to research that...Still I also understand wanting what you want. I'd rather have a Nintendo Branded controller too, but not at $60, personally I'd go as high as $20...Last time I spent $60, I got 2 Brand New Nintendo controllers, sealed in the box for NES... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Heading to best buy today to see if I can snag one....fat chance I think but why not give it one last try? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'm standing in line now with 15 people ahead of me. Half excited, half worried, all late to work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadsilverfox Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Heading to best buy today to see if I can snag one....fat chance I think but why not give it one last try? You might get lucky today. My intel tells me that there were less than 10 people in line at 6 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'm standing in line now with 15 people ahead of me. Half excited, half worried, all late to work. WHY wouldn't they say how many they have? Ugh I hate scarcity for things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadsilverfox Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 WHY wouldn't they say how many they have? Ugh I hate scarcity for things like this. Who knows why but in my area it was the exact same thing. They wouldn't divulge that information over the phone but it sounded like it was gonna be more than 15 of them so he probably has a good chance of getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Who knows why but in my area it was the exact same thing. They wouldn't divulge that information over the phone but it sounded like it was gonna be more than 15 of them so he probably has a good chance of getting one. That sucks. I suppose from the store's perspective, it's nice to get you in the door so you can buy something else if you can't get what you came for. Not my scene but I hope you got what you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadsilverfox Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) That sucks. I suppose from the store's perspective, it's nice to get you in the door so you can buy something else if you can't get what you came for. Not my scene but I hope you got what you wanted. Although I could be wrong because my other sources are claiming only 7 units per store. But there are posts of some stores getting 20. Edited April 24, 2017 by thadsilverfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 See that sucks. Every time I have gotten in front of Target, someone would come out and tell the people how many they had in stock and whether the vouchers were all gone or not. So the people that missed out didn't waste their time standing in front of the store with their hopes up. Best Buy I guess likes to keep people in the dark so hopefully they can come in anyway and buy something else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 They had 16. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 They had 12 at the Best Buy near me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Nope...hahaha. The Best Buy guy told me "good luck" when he said they were out of tickets. Good luck getting a product we just got the last shipment of...LOL. Would Never pay scalper prices for one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadsilverfox Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 14 at the Best Buy near my house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 To everyone who got one, yay! For eveyone else: reminder: this is better, anyway https://howchoo.com/g/n2qyzdk5zdm/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-retro-gaming-rig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 To everyone who got one, yay! For eveyone else: reminder: this is better, anyway https://howchoo.com/g/n2qyzdk5zdm/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-retro-gaming-rig I'm so tired of hearing about the RPi, I want to use something else just out of spite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I probably should of asked last night if they were giving tickets. He said all gone. Nobody 250 miles radius has any. They are all gone. That's all right I will wait for super mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I probably should of asked last night if they were giving tickets. He said all gone. Nobody 250 miles radius has any. They are all gone. That's all right I will wait for super mini. If it helps any (because I'm in the same boat) I'm thinking the next time around, Nintendo will have the supply issues covered, if only because they want to avoid looking totally stupid. Fake scarcity is a possibility, but it only works if eventually you provide enough product to sell. SMB2 was scarce at once time, now you can trip over stacks of them, same with the original Wii. And if I find one before you do, I'll PM you and you can have it for cost plus shipping. Pact, brother. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks but not going to find one. Would they maybe consider sell the floor display model? 2 near me have displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks but not going to find one. Would they maybe consider sell the floor display model? 2 near me have displays. I'm sure they've been asked that a jillion times. It's one of the most annoying things you can ask a retail worker. But hey, no harm in asking all the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'm so tired of hearing about the RPi, I want to use something else just out of spite. Exactly.. for most of us here the NES classic is not about getting and playing the games.. come on man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.