I went to my local GameStop and was told they had 5 Switches coming in tomorrow. Since I have no interest in getting up early and standing in line, I purchased a bundle that's set to be delivered to my door next week. Includes the console, R/B joy cons, Zelda, the Zelda strategy guide, Zelda DLC pass, Snipperclips, and Shovel Knight Treasure Trove. Most of the bundles I've seen up to this point have had crappy games, so I was happy with that deal. Only thing I don't care for is the Zelda strategy guide.
I tried getting a Nintendo Classic mini after the release date and had no luck finding one anywhere. I finally got one months later. When the Switch was announced and pre-orders were live, I wasn't about to go through what I went through with the classic mini. However, folks saying "buy day one next time" or "preorder in the future", not everyone has the money to do so at the time. Game systems can be expensive. Amazon is listing some of the accessories will be in stock soon so that may be a place to check by the end of the month.
I wanted to get a Switch when I travelled to the US, since its cheaper there, but with the situation as it is, I'm thinking of just waiting til Christmas, or till a special edition comes along. I get that demand has been far more than everyone expected, but having to hunt down one like this is annoying.
I find it funny how people freak out during launches. As if getting a console on day-1 or 30 days later made such a big difference. Luckly it's just a console, it's not heart medications.
Haha. I hear ya. We are all different I guess. Some people freak out over these things and end up needing that heart medication you mentioned if they don't "get a Switch at launch". That's how marketing program their brains I suppose.
I bought a Switch, sold it to someone who "couldn't wait" and will get another in my own sweet time.
Like I said we are all different and that's what makes the world interesting.
I cannot believe what ended up happening with gamestops across the US.
Obviously they tried to get people into their stores under mostly false pretenses to then end up buying a bundle instead of going home without a switch at all. I mean they received 5 at most, almost all received none.
I am happy I didn't get up to go to one of my local stores, because when I called in the morning NONE of the 4 surrounding game stops within a 45 minute drive in new haven county Connecticut had received a shipment at all that day, and apparently haven't since.
I have been checking at my local Walmart at restocking time a 12 am for the past few days and still not seeing any available.
I would have pre ordered most likely if I payed attention to the launch date, but I am an adult who works and I neglected to research more until the night I made my first post here.
I am literally becoming the crazy Nintendo switch lady troll at all these stores, I swear they know who I am when I come in and call.
I am about to resort to flirting with male workers at this point, as this usually works very well for me in other facets of my life....
I cannot believe it is becoming this difficult.
I am getting the damn switch and Zelda and not paying double the price on Ebay or amazon. I will keep checking in and complaining here and elsewhere until I do.
Looks like Amazon US has some with the gray Joy Cons in stock.
Not everyone wants to buy online (I certainly don't). Usually in my case every single time I order online it comes in damaged in some shape form or fashion. Honestly there should be no reason for a shortage like this. When the ps4 and xbone came out yeah it sold out but new stock continued to come in on a weekly basis unlike this. Instead of 3 to a store why not 20-30 but only have 3 out at a time and restock as needed. I'm interested in the switch but as time goes on my interest will wane this is the time they need to strike to get consumers. I remember the problems with the Wii stock, literally one per store was really all I remember seeing and then it would be months before they would get another one in. This is a bad way to do business.
It is. They want to sell out. They do it every time. You only have yourself to blame. If you snooze, you lose. Buy Day 1 next time.
Why would they sacrifice immediate profit to sell out though?
They wouldn't. The 'Manufactured Demand' myth is popular among gamers because its a great sounding story that vindicates their frusterations....
But its just not applicable to reality, logistics, or economics. Leaving millions of dollars on the table is never smart business. Many people who have the money and want the console now, may not be in such a position to buy when stock is available again.
Nintendo is just incredibly conservative when it comes to manufacturing and production costs, storage costs, and retail space cost. They got burned REALLY bad with the wii u, and have been erring on the side of caution ever since.... Much to the infuriation of their fans.
I don't have the switch yet either.... Though I am not actively trying. Nintendo spent their 'library potential' credit with me on the wii u, which never materialized many of the experiences I buy nintendo systems for, as they are lacking on other systems.... So I wont be buying a switch until it delivers on that front for me.
On the bright side, by then i imagine all the troubles like joycon connectivity and dock screen scratching will be ironed out
Many people who have the money and want the console now, may not be in such a position to buy when stock is available again.
Nintendo doesn't care. Their goal with these "shortages" is to create buzz and desiderability.
A console selling out in a few days is better news than a console selling moderately well for a long period of time. And for every potential buyer who will be turned off by the unavailability on release, 10 more people will be tickled by this new and desiderable product that has been flying off the shelves.
Something selling out is automatically more attractive that something that you can have anytime anywhere. That's how people work.
People who want a Switch shouldn't panic. There's probably enough systems to fill a small european country sitting in some garage in Kyoto, waiting to be dispatched in small waves. If you didn't get it by now, you'll get it in two weeks. Or three weeks. Don't worry, you're not going to die in the meantime (unless you kill yourself because you can't get a Switch).
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Many people who have the money and want the console now, may not be in such a position to buy when stock is available again.
Nintendo doesn't care. Their goal with these "shortages" is to create buzz and desiderability.
A console selling out in a few days is better news than a console selling moderately well for a long period of time. And for every potential buyer who will be turned off by the unavailability on release, 10 more people will be tickled by this new and desiderable product that has been flying off the shelves.
Something selling out is automatically more attractive that something that you can have anytime anywhere. That's how people work.
People who want a Switch shouldn't panic. There's probably enough systems to fill a small european country sitting in some garage in Kyoto, waiting to be dispatched in small waves. If you didn't get it by now, you'll get it in two weeks. Or three weeks. Don't worry, you're not going to die in the meantime (unless you kill yourself because you can't get a Switch).
That's the cute little story gamers came up with. But as I already said, it doesn't hold any water with reality. Its, not coincidentally, more based non the Hollywood idea of the sleazy salesman, than on the reality of actual economics.
The reason its a great look to be sold out is because you are making a lot of money, and the promise that there is more where that came from. However, that is an aspect meant not for consumer clients who want to by the product, but business clients who would be interested in some venture capitalism. Hey guys, we just can't keep up with demand, invest a couple million to increase our production throughput and it will pay you back in spades! Of course, with manufactured demand that lie is made apparent the second the potential business partner looks at the hard data. An oversimplified hollywoodified take on business flipping.
In reality manufactured demand would have little to no effect on the end consumer other than the same frustration found with being unable to meet demand. The upmarket (hardcore) consumers would voraciously seek out the product they already know they want... Up to dealing with scalpers, who are the only people who profit from Nintendo being unable to meet demand. Those 2-3-4x the asking price is revenue the scalpers make that Nintendo never sees.
As the data regularly shows, down market consumers (people who, well, in this context who don't post on forums like these and are just interested in something with buzz) with disposable income won't ride up the market if they can't get the thing in their hands. To those kinds of customers, the switch isn't just competing with other game systems or similar devices, but literally everything and anything that they could spend that money on while they feel like spending.
Once that initial impulse moment is past, the likelihood of getting a close on one of those drops 80%.
Nintendo isn't playing some savvy marketing game, they are just screwing up demand projections.
^If you have followed Nintendo throughout the years, you know this is how they operate. Amiibo, NES Mini, Limited Edition games and now the Switch. It's a strategy that has paid off pretty well.
It generates interest - look at Amiibo: now that people can easily find them anywhere, nobody seems to be interested in them anymore (and I don't believe Nintendo needed support from business partners to produce plastic toys worth 10 cents a piece). If people register on this forum just to express their frustration for not getting the thing, it means it's working.
Of course none of us has the knowledge to really know the reason behind these shortages - if we had that knowledge, we would be running our own multi-billion dollar company instead of posting on a forum - but it's much more likely this is a conscious strategy by Nintendo rather than a mistake that they keep repeating over and over. Sometimes basic human psychology is much more powerful than Wall Street theories.
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It is a possibility, but I'm just not sold on the theory.
Because it's not just Nintendo systems that this happens for. I couldn't get a 360 for months. A PS4 was even worse. But do we jump and point at Microsoft and Sony for evilly plotting scarcity? I don't really recall that happening.
If the company has decided to employ "artificial scarcity" or whatever, it's gotta be after some VERY calculated risks. Basically they are risking the entire product's future for a CHANCE in the short-term at creating a bit more buzz and, hopefully, more sales longer-term.
And after the Wii U? I don't know. Logically, I just don't know if that's a chance they wanted to take with the Switch. My gut tells me they really, truly want to blitz the market with this thing and sell gangbusters by the end of 2017. I mean, think about it: selling ludicrous numbers by this Holiday system will look AMAZING to both potential customers and third-party devs when held up against the struggling numbers from the Wii U's launch. And if you keep up with articles from all ends of the earth, it does seem like restocks are happening fairly frequently. It may only be a dozen or so units here and there throughout the week, but they ARE happening. It's not just radio silence like it was with the NES Classic.
So I think Nintendo choosing to put an artificial cap on the number they can reach this year just sounds, well...kinda stupid.
Its ridiculous. Nobody can find the thing.
My local Toys R Us released ten on Saturday morning... people were camped out 13 hours before they open. I considered camping, but I have to be able to function on a job. Normal consumers need not apply.
A few days ago I was finally able to order the Gamestop Zelda Pack from their store... only to learn that it won't ship to me for 2 weeks.
I suppose N is trying to build consumer desire, but I think all that's happening in reality is building frustration.
I was lucky enough to pick up a 2nd Switch on Saturday. I think I showed up just when they got their next shipment in. I asked if they had any, he opened up the UPS box and said he has 4 units.
Its ridiculous. Nobody can find the thing.
My local Toys R Us released ten on Saturday morning... people were camped out 13 hours before they open. I considered camping, but I have to be able to function on a job. Normal consumers need not apply.
A few days ago I was finally able to order the Gamestop Zelda Pack from their store... only to learn that it won't ship to me for 2 weeks.
I suppose N is trying to build consumer desire, but I think all that's happening in reality is building frustration.
Keep an eye on nowinstock.net and set up alerts on Istocknow.com, that was the way I was able to order mine on Friday, on nowinstock someone announced Amazon just released some and I was able to place an order within a 20 minute window and received my Switch last night. There is also a rumor of another Amazon restock coming March 31st, no idea if that is accurate or not though.
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