Yooka-Laylee Physical Editions Sell Out In Minutes, One Last Chance To Pre-Order Later Today

Got my Collectors Edition, The Collectation Edition is just stupid money.

Bought an NES Classic last night instead. I think I made the right choice. The price for even just the standard edition of this is a bit too much in my opinion. I’ll just download it some day if there’s ever a good sale... and if not I really don’t feel like I’m missing out on all too much.

Nintendo needs to pay whatever it will take to buy the rights to Banjo and Kazooie from Microsoft. I miss them and sorry, but no pale imitation can compare.

Got my collector's edition. Looking forward to that 64 inspired cart in November!

@BensonUii It said that you may edit your order after the fact to combine shipments if I remember correctly.

So Playtonic has to recognise the popularity of this game on Switch. Hope they make a sequel.

I hate how limited these things are. I really do.

Same thing with night trap, tried both times and failed, sold out in 1minute and on the second attempt 3 mins.
The promblem lies with not only being able to add to basket, but to fully pay and checkout within that time period.

50 dollars? lol

@RetiredR What missing features?

@Yosher The standard edition is an open pre-order. Which is great because I would be gutted missing a physical version. The limited edition is...yeah...limited. At least they understand what limited means.

But it's mental that not many companies are twigging physical has a big market on Switch, after all, when the DX was announced, one of it's most anticipated features was going back to carts!!!

@BensonUii Here's a snippet of info from my confirmation email. I hope this helps

"If you would like to combine multiple orders from the same release date, fill out this form"

@BensonUii If you want both copies of MegaMan X to be on cart you need to buy the two separate games from Japan. Their 1+2 box is the same as the one released in the the US (you get one on cart and 2 comes as a digital code)

Standard Edition will do just fine, thanks. Seems kind of silly to pay extra money for a mock N64 cartridge that does absolutely nothing.

Collector editions are brilliant. Just add some useless crap like a plastic toy, ugly poster and some stickers and gamers pay four times the price.

Is the game that good or is this hype all about a small demand that wound up still being bigger than supply?

But why?
It’s an rather “okish” platformer.

That's surprising. I found the game to be very mediocre, nothing compared to the classic Rare 3D platformers and far below many of the other higher profile Indie titles too.

Did I miss something? Did Yooka-Laylee become a good game suddenly?

Probably one of my most wanted games I will never play because of the limited physical stock.
Why hasn't Team17 released a regular physical version, like with Yoku's Island Express?
I'm disappointed.

After taking exactly (or close to) one minute to order the collectors edition I was out of luck. Absolutely insane.

Wasn't this a terrible failed Kickstarter game? Skip.

@tseliot Nah the games pretty average as a 3D platformer, especially after Mario spoilt us. It has its crowd and a lot of people were probably holding out for a physical copy to try it though. It's playable and all, but very far from great.

3,000 copies for the collectors edition for a system that has shifted 20 million copies in the end of the day is nothing, especially given whats sold out so far is only a portion of those 3,000. The demand probably isn't that high but given the very low stock levels it's going to sell out instantly anyway. Other releases via Limited Run Collectors Editions that had much less media attention sold out very quickly as well so it's largely a function of low stock. Unsure why they don't do larger order sizes, it can still be limited but not piss everyone off by selling out of these editions in a matter of minutes.

But why, it's not even that good. I felt like it had no character, and was pretty poor.

@sanderev @halljames @steventonysmith
Contrary to popular belief, there are people like me who absolutely adores this game. I normally don't 100% games, but damn this game was a treat. Odyssey might be a better game, but as a collectathon Yooka Laylee is superior.

I bought this for PS4 when it first came out and returned it the same day.

30fps and floaty controls do not play nicely with the level of accurate platforming required in this game.

Yea it looks nice, but trust me, it plays like a bag of wet sand.

@NathanVS
This is contrary to my beliefs and the thousands of let down backers from the Kickstarter. I am a huge fan of Banjo Kazooie and the other Rare classics, so I personally couldn't wait for this to come out. But it lacks polish and good level design. Mario Odyssey is better in every way, and even has 999 moons, and a poop ton of purple currency to collect to scratch that itch.

@mist
Trust me. It's been fixed.

@steventonysmith
Great level design and polish can't save the copius amount of repetitive padding ever to have graced a collectathon. SMO has an excellent main game, but this here is no evolution to the genre. It's bigger step back than DK64 in terms of collecting.

It helps my expectations were low with Yooka Laylee which was developed in a span of 2 years with a small team. YL was consistent whereas Odyssey pulled the rug right out from under me.

Considering this is Limited Run Games, I was just happy when I saw the standard edition was still available to buy.

@BigKing And you know none of those posters, stickers, etc. are ever going to see the light of day. They'll stay in the box forever because collectors won't want to actually use them.

The 'N64 box' looks more like an oversized cardboard Switch box. Obviously they can't use any of the Nintendo 64 trademarks, so why bother if it can't be done properly?

Probably on eBay already for 3 times the price!

@NathanVS
We do not live on the same planet. Enjoy your delusions while I work on some more moons on Odyssey

@steventonysmith
As alien as it might be, it's the truth. My truth.

Say if I was disappointed in YL, I still wouldn't have regretted supporting the fellow developers who for the most part are responsible for one of my favorite games ever. They have already started out better than when RARE (Ultimate Play the Game) first started out.

@NathanVS
You are totally allowed to believe that as I am totally allowed to think you are taking crazy pills

@steventonysmith
Fair enough, human.

But yet Austin-Games and other companies will have plenty to sell on Amazon for triple the price. I like LRG but they really need to re-evaluate how they do the limited editions.

You have to wonder. Do people buy these Limited Run, Strictly Limited or whatever games because they are great games, the absolute pinnacle of their genres? Or because they are limited? I think the latter.

Whilst I much prefer physical over digital releases, and rarely buy digital only games, I will never jump through hoops like these just to buy a game, or spend a million pounds for them when they inflate in price on eBay after selling out. I just don’t end up buying them full stop, unless they are truly amazing games.

I still don’t understand the business model for these. Surely if there’s the demand, make more, sell more, make more money?

@GravyThief I'm somewhat with you. Like you, I prefer physical. I will only buy games I think I will enjoy, I won't buy just because it is limited. However, I'm not willing to jump through a ton of hoops or pay out the nose for special/limited editions. In the case of Yooka Laylee, I just placed my order for the standard version. A bit more expensive than I would have liked, but otherwise, it wasn't difficult to get that version. I also think Yooka Laylee is a really good game. It's reputation is tarnished in part by ridiculous amounts of pre-release hype, and since being completely overshadowed by Super Mario Odyssey - otherwise, I think it's still a solid 7-8/10 game.

Omg this game will be $150 on eBay watch!

Daaaaamn, didn't think it would sell that fast. Physical copies of games are a hell of a thing for the Switch.

I don't understand. I thought the game was just ok...?

@GravyThief there are people that buy every game in a system's library just as a thing to do.

I honestly don't understand what all the hype is about.

This game shouldn't of been limited physical editions anyway. It's just the developer being lazy as hell with Nintendo physical releases but they released it physically on Xbox one and PS4 and you can pick that up for around £10 now days. For everyone who has missed out on the physical release is better off buying a second hand PS4 or PS4 pro and picking this up dirt cheap. Don't get me wrong I love Nintendo and the consoles they make it's just these developers that annoys me. Same as capcom with Megaman and re revelations in the UK.

I haven't played it, but i thought this game got 7's, unless it got lower scores elsewhere.

6 is average, 7 is good. And then you have to account that taste differs from player to player just like films. So you can't really trust scores too much, i learnt that with IMDB film ratings.

@Yosher i really don't understand all this fuss and hype over this game on switch, i can walk into any game store in the UK and get a physical copy on ps4 without much effort for 70% cheaper, why pay the nintendo tax and buy it on switch anyway? madness.

@huyi I don't have a PS4. I'm a Nintendo gamer. Hence why I'm on Nintendo Life and not on Push Square.

@Yosher i'm a nintendo gamer and a sony gamer and own both consoles which means i have choices, a bit unfortunate for you i guess.

@huyi Good for you. I'm sure I'll live without a PS4.

Just ordered the standard game and separate CD soundtrack. Don't want the other crap in the other editions anyhow.

Boy, complete collecting for this system is sure going to be fun 10 years from now... XD

I got this game downloaded on my Switch; I’ll wait for the soundtrack to hit a digital format and grab that as well. I love Limited Run games but this set is too rich for my blood right now.

Second batch lasted about 5 mins

@Orwellianson You can actually already buy the same exact album digitally from Laced Records (which is the same people producing the CD for the collectors editions). See here: https://www.lacedrecords.com/collections/yooka-laylee/products/yooka-laylee-digital-download

@huyi the reason people want this (mainly collectors) is because everythings on the cartridge. While on ps4 and xbone the full game with patches isnt on the disk.

@Ultgamer221 it still doesn't justify the high asking price though does it?

@Angelic_Lapras_King complete collections for the switch will be impossible because there is not a lot of physical games and they have been outsourced and scalped to companies like this (good luck finding those carts on ebay in 10 years time) and majority of the games require a download anyway, they carry no value, none of modern gaming does.

Well that's what makes them special limited editions.

I got into the Limited Run thing for a few months last year, nabbing several physical copies of what were really some of the more mediocre PS Vita titles ever released. And for what? I paid too much for no reason. Of the entire lot, only Y’s Origins is even a worthwhile game as it turns out. Sure, this one comes with a non-functional (WTF?!) N64 cartridge - which is mildly cool I guess - but it’s still the same slightly-below-average platformer in new clothing. Who profits from any of this? Are we really protecting our gaming heritage into future decades, or are we just lining the pockets of some rather clever chaps with decent marketing? I suspect the latter. Count me out. I feel like I could’ve spent the $300 I “invested” in my Limited Run games on much, much better things.

@huyi Amen. I have all the current gen consoles and it makes me laugh how many Xbox One and PS4 discs contain about 100MB of data and download the entire game from the internet anyway. Preservation? More like scam.

@gangsterswedish hahaha rofl, dam right it's a scam, the discs might as well be paper weights at this point.

@gangsterswedish $300? holy crap, limited run games made a packet out of you for sure.

I'll get it for PS4

I backed this for Wii U and got a code for Switch. I also bought on PS4, so I'm good with not grabbing this one. If it was more available I would definitely consider it, but it's probably for the better that I don't buy this considering the rest of the games I plan on buying this year.

I got one pretty easily. I mean. They have a count down timer for a reason.

@wazlon It's Playtonic the former guys that ran Rare when they were a Nintendo second party developer. The game is great and I'm glad I backed the Kickstarter way back in 2015. But I'm really interested to see what else this studio can push out, hopefully it's not a one hit wonder. As for the physical edition of Yooka Laylee on Switch it's a limited edition physical print of a game that will likely gain value as time goes on. I really don't see it gaining much value, but who knows? Personally if I bought one it would be a cool collectible for my Game Room, but none of us really need it and it's sold out anyway. It's currently $39.99 on the Switch eShop but is much cheaper in physical form on other platforms with likely the same patches by now. When it first launched on Switch earlier this year it had many updates included that fixed what was otherwise a semi broken game on other platforms.

@JoeyJoey95 Yeah the title should be changed. The non collectors edition has a made to order one month window. Based on some comments above some people seem to have concluded the physical copies unavailable, where it’s only the collectors editions you can’t get. If you just wanted the game on a cart then you have plenty of time to order.

Can't wait to get my copy!

@roadrunner343 LRG does open preorders for all the standard edition releases for the Switch. Usually its 2 weeks, but for Yooka-Laylee it'll be open for a month (until October 7th).

@huyi its a high asking price for sure. But its mainly due to the switch cartridge. When looking into the price it really depends on the person. Some people just like playing games and dont care much for collecting or preservation so they will want to find the game the cheapest they can and thats completely fine imo. Personally im very happy i preordered the yooka laylee ce. When it comes to physical copies i personally am willing to pay a premium to save storage space, own, and have the full game on the cartridge instead of wasting storage space on my switch. At the end of the day physical copies from companies like LRG are expensive to manufacture and its services mostly cater to collectors that are willing pay a premium for physical copies and such.

If it’s not made plentifully available to me, I’m afraid I’ll miss it. I hate to, because I’m one of those who clamored for a physical release but the way stuff sells out nowadays. Wish I could get it.

I missed out on the morning collector's edition but I was able to snag one in the afternoon. I kick started the game and it turned out about as good as I expected. I always wanted this physical and was super bummed that they never had a tier for physical. Thankfully Limited Run picked it up and they made a pretty sweet collector's edition. I wasn't going to splurge but the fake N64 cart really got me.

Why do they not make more now as demand has not surprisingly exceeded their initial projection.

I could only catch the collectathon edition in the first batch, not realizing I would get another chance with the second batch. I had to sell 1 kidney for it in the afternoon.

Pretty dumb because I forgot about the second batch, which they seem to do all the time, right?

Well, in the evening (Europe) I managed then to get the relatively affordable C.E. and now I am thinking whether I should try to cancel the Collectathon version or make someone else happy with it but also whether I will regret that in the future.

And In the meantime I am realizing that it is all a very selfish act.

@stiligFox niiiiiice. Thanks.

I tried to get the classic edition but lost out at checkout. I think once you have it in your cart it should be guaranteed for a limited amount of time. Just hope they may put more on if not all the Kickstarter people claim theirs etc. Or maybe Playtonic make it available in the UK for sale like they did during kickstarter (but not for Switch as that was a late addition after kickstarter finished I think)

@BensonUii the shiping cost will be shared up to 3 normal boxes. I usually wait till the last day the pre order is up to see what else comes out before then and bundle em. It costs 15€ to ship to EU wether u order 3 or less.

These Limited Physical thingies is stupid. The collector variants like with the N64 cart is fine, but normal physical? Totally against it. Only reason I bought Night Trap was for the novelty of it regarding its history with Nintendo. This is just trying to populate the rarity of videogames for the future and unfair to those that want a physical copy, but cant dish out the cash for the limited time it goes on sale.

@Kriven
It "lacking charm" contort from critics will always baffle me. Rextro himself is the most charming character of the decade. It could use some polishing not going to lie. With that said, if people can forgive the misgivings of countless glitchy open world RPGs than I'm not sure why they can't do the same with a small indie-developed 3D platformer.

The game is clearly a victim of hype and, to this day and age, is the most determining factor for a game's success. If A Hat in Time, a great game BTW, had the hype rested on its shoulders as the "savior" of 3D platformers then it would've been received as unfairly as YL did.

Granted, YL had a higher budget than AHiT (which I have a hunch they used a lot of that money for the bulk of their own infrastructure), but no one takes into account how long AHiT was in development for compared to YL. Not that excuses Playtonic or anything. They definitely should've left it in the oven a bit more, but the fact they made the game as good as it was shows this team still has talent. And they are already on their next game. I'm hyped for whatever they have next, and I can only hope they can knock it out of the park once again.

Picked up the standard edition. Just having a physical copy will be worth it alone.

Wouldn't mind picking up a copy, but I'm not looking forward to the online shopping war games needed to secure one of these and I'm not big on eBay scalpers. Wish it was a standard physical release, Playtonic!

Stuff like this is why I hate the way they are releasing this game. It's just some overpriced collectors novelty as opposed to the accessible physical release it should have been.

@Ravio Have been viewing Nintendolife every day for over a year now, just never got around to actually creating an account. Think it was because was so put off by how buggy the IGN user experience has been.

Selling 10 of the limited run classic edition of Yooka- Laylee. Backed the project back in the day

*Currently selling them for the cheapest listing on Ebay btw.