When the New Nintendo 3DS and XL launched on 13th February in Europe and North America, it's fair to say that the Majora's Mask limited edition model was the hardest to find. Pre-orders sold-out rapidly and they fetched a pretty price on eBay, with many having to opt for alternative models. GameStop Italy, however, seems to be indicating that a fresh batch of stock is on the way.
This product page has opened pre-orders for the limited edition model, providing a release date of 27th March; that certainly indicates that demand may be met with a re-stock. At the time of writing, however, only this store has opened orders in a listing - GameStop in the US and UK is still listing this model as sold out, and the Official Nintendo UK store is doing likewise. There's always a possibility that GameStop Italy has posted this in error and will retract the listing and cancel pre-orders, or it's perhaps jumped the gun on stock that it expects in around a month's time.
We shall see, but if you're still desperate to grab a Majora's Mask New Nintendo 3DS XL, it may be worth keeping an eye on retailer's websites in the coming days.
Thanks to Benson for the heads up.
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Scalpers will be ready!
Hmm, since I doubt I'll constantly refresh the page until the if/when of preorders showing up here in America, I'm sure I'll miss out again. It sells out far too fast, but for some who really want to get one for the retail price, maybe that's something they'd be interested in doing. xD
If there's anyone on here from Italy who doesn't have New 3DS/had to stick with a different version because MM3D Edition was sold out, I hope you guys legitimately can get these before any scalpers do.
Honestly I'm not sure what to think of those preorders, it's a week they are open with no problem while the original preorders for the launch closed in less than a day.
I admit I made my order in case the listing is true, but I start to have doubts about it >.>;;;
would be much if ganestop Italy
restock amiibo shulk, for those who had booked!
in Italy can not be found!
A Finnish webstore Verkkokauppa had a few yesterday, but seems those are sold out now - besides, wouldn' t matter since they only deliver inside the country. (I was pretty annoyed since I thought they were already sold out in pre-order so I went with basic 3ds)
There seems to be one on Finnish online store called VPD, price 329 :/ (I guess you can order from other country, you just have to contact them beforehand)
@Finntendo Remember region locking
@Ryno - Whats a red Wii Mini go for on eBay? Target still had 2 in store yesterday, maybe I should start hoarding them.
@Ryno it's capitalism just not the best flavor, it'd be even worse if they did a fraudulent listing.
Actually, a few Swedish e-shops have it listed for restock by the end of March as well.
http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/spel/nintendo_3ds/212216-new_nintendo_3ds_xl-majoras_mask_edition
and
http://cdon.se/spel/new_nintendo_3ds_xl_zelda_majora%27s_mask_3d_edition-31757273
@rjejr: -$49.95 plus a $12.99 Target certificate good for a Rosalina amiibo.
This would be perfect for anyone living in PAL. However, this is as useful as any other PAL or JP New 3DS which I could find for $250 or less. I want one that works in NA!
@Chubblings I live in Italy, but I am from the US, so I ordered my new 3DS XL from the States. I tried to get a Majora's Mask edition, and even saw them when they first came online, but neglected to order right away and they sold out. So now I have a black one. I wish they weren't region locked and I could pick up one here in Italy, but then I wouldn't be able to play the US games.
The Gamestop I bought mine in still has a few left, actually.
I wonder how much money Nintendo is losing due to low stock issues. Smh!
@Ryno they should send links for these items to club nintendo members first. Let them,us, get first dibs. But you know that's too logical.
I got mine at launch because I was lucky enough to see the Direct while I was supposed to be working. Got to pre-order that day, glad to see others will get to enjoy this wonderful system.
@Acein210 That's kind of unknowable, since there are people who might have been unaware about the product in general. Still lost money, of course.
I don't know why this is selling so fast. The smash bros. XL and pokemon XL both had preorders open until release. What's with Nintendo crap being so hard to find lately?
@exegesis48 Ah yes, perhaps the most valid reason to bring region free to Nintendo systems...region lock is simply too inconvenient for those who move between regions. I live in the UK and was able to get the MM3D XL, but I can imagine in the hypothetical situation that I moved to the US, it would be extremely inconvenient (due to all my Nintendo systems and games being PAL region).
@NinjaWaddleDee I'd have a feeling it has something to do with the Zelda name. I recall the Limited Edition Zelda 3DS that came with Ocarina of Time, and that sold out relatively quickly (if I recall). Nevertheless, the plausible explanation is likely that Nintendo produced so few of them (Iwata did mention a possibility of stock shortages of the "New" systems in general), and couple that with the growing factor of scalpers, and voila, there it sells out quickly.
Economically speaking, it is a very safe strategy of what they're doing by producing not as much, that's a guaranteed sellout, as opposed to a huge amount of stock and it still being there (that's also why the "New" systems did not grace the West in the Winter, because Nintendo were trying to finish off as many of their old XL models as possible).
Just sayin, I was able to get a MM 3DS XL on launch and the built quality is worse than the Old 3DS XL. The top screen wiggles both horizontally and vertically and makes a loud click noise. Both screens have a yellow tint while my Old 3DS XL has a perfectly white screen. The golden cover plates are very cheap, thin plastic that can break or bend if you are not careful enough. The area in which the Circle Pad is embedded is sharp and not rounded like on the Old 3DS XL. Also if you press the Cirlce Pad too much and move it, it goes a bit down the hole it is embedded in and there you can feel a resistence if you move it. The stylus is crap compared to the previous one. It's smaller and more edgier at the root. Not sure if the standard New 3DS XLs have those issues as well.
If what I've been hearing is true, then the port strikes are to blame for the supply shortage. I'm hoping either Nintendo will make more of these units or the protesters will calm down.
Nothing will stop me from getting this. I'll trade my GameCube controller adapter for it if I have to.
The scalper phenomenon is very limited here in Italy, especially when it comes to expensive stuff - we don't have "that" many collectors willing to pay double the price for a system. I have seen SOME people trying to sell those things for €350 but they're still unsold - this is not America.
I don't know who's to blame for the supply shortage, but one store manager in a GameStop told me they had "just enough copies for us staff members", implying that a) they really had a handful of copies for pre-order and b) that doesn't matter if you stand in the queue for hours, people who work at GameStop will always be one step ahead of you (reason enough for GameStop to hire people who don't care much about games).
I'm not going to get a New 3DS as my Old 3DS still works like a charm, and for that price I can get Yoshi's Yarn + Kirby Rainbow + Codename Steam + Majora's Mask + Monster Hunter 4
Cool! I hope other people are able to enjoy this device's beauty as much as I have! Good luck Italians!
I finished MM so my desire for a New 3ds has waned. I'll wait for a new special edition of some sort to hit NA perhaps before I get one.
@Setery10
Finland is in Europe so it has the same region than Italy
Of course console rsing in Europe doesn't really help those in US.
@NicolausCamp
I thought CDON uses same stock for all the countries, but doesn't seem so. Finnish site has no that console left.Webhallen shows the same thing (that it can be ordered) ...Webhallens website is so funny..it basicly is in Finnish but, there is still Swedish mixed and some odd translations.
I kind of like that Limited Edition is limited, but why we start to be out of stock with everything ...? Well games are still there, but everything else. Doesn't Ninty believe that they sell or do they just create anger and fuss so their items would get more desirable...?
Just to let you know, the official UK Nintendo store says it's also being restocked in March, although it says sold out. Not sure if it means the original wave has sold out, or they've already sold out of the new wave.
@rjejr Scalping Wii Minis would help people make the common sense decision to get a Wii U instead!
@Moon Think it indicates both waves sold out - I've got an order in on the 2nd wave... sadly another months wait but guess thats better than most!
they're restocking these in several stores in Belgium as well. So yeah, i think that's a good sign!
@Grumblevolcano - IDK, some day people may be talking about Wii Mini like we talk about Virtual Boy today.
You know, I think they're both the same color red. Coincidence?
Will never pre order anything from gamestop. I've pre ordered the shulk amiibo to only have GameStop sell my copy. Now they don't have a copy no where for me.
Hope this is the same for the U.S., since March 27th is my cake day!
they already had preorders up and now all sold out for a second batch in march here in australia back in january
i could keep buying it for days in here (thats actually sad)
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