Scalpers Set Their Sights On Metroid Prime Remastered Physical Release

If companies are engaging in artificial scarcity to earn more money, the copyrights and patents used for that should be void, sharing the stuff on the internet should be classified as fair use.

Thankfully, limited physical copies + infinite digital copies is not artificial scarcity.

Just buy it from Amazon Japan people, don’t feed the scalpers. This problem exists because people keep buying from them.

Just order it from Smyth's toy store for £35. Literally no reason for anyone to pay more when the game isn't even rare.

People are the worst. I saw scumbags trying to sell copies on FB Marketplace between $60-80.

My GameStop didn’t get any copies and wasn’t even showing any in transit. After running around town for a few hours I was able to grab the last one at a Walmart.

People can hate the scalpers all they want, but I think that the people buying from them are worse.

Here my preorder is delayed and I haven't seen it in the wild. Why did they release it like this instead of as a typical mass release?

I know people want it Day 1, but it is not a limited release. I will find a copy eventually.

Scalpers are about to shoot themselves in the foot. Physical video games restock very quickly.

This is the first time in a while that we've witnessed the game sell out in a day, but that's largely because of Nintendo's decision to shadow-drop the digital version, in an attempt to maintain secrecy.

This slows down logistics, but it does not stop it completely. Metroid Prime Remastered WILL restock, it's just slower because of Nintendo's experiment with this new strategy.

Not out till the 3rd of Mar in the UK, but I'm still able to find stores to order from. US got low stock for some reason.

That's absolutely insane. It's literally just a base physical copy of the game. Nintendo needs to send out more copies ASAP. Fortunately, I was able to secure my physical copy yesterday.

Go pound sand scalpers!!

@victordamazio It's not artifical scarity tho lmao. It's digitally available and Nintendo is going to restock this game in like a couple of weeks probably. 3d all Stars is an example of artifical scarity as it was annouced from the start that it would be unavailable March 31st.

@NinjaNicky maybe not rare where you are but that does not apply to everyone everywhere

Hard to feel bad for anyone with that little of patience and restraint who bites for this. It's not a limited release and it just came out. That stock will replenish.

@Coalescence
Plus you could just get it digitally, if you MUST have it NOW

Ah I remember when the Metroid Prime Trilogy was also super scalped and would sell for $80+ used at Gamestop.

peoplewhoknewthiswouldhappensotheyboughtthedigitalversionriseup

@Obito_Sigma It’s even worse now. People are selling the disc alone for hundreds

The scalpers and people buying from them will look really silly when more copies come in.

@HammerKirby Thankfully, you are right, limited physical copies + infinite digital copies is not artificial scarcity.

Sounds like a botched launch where the big N is trying to gauge the demand for the Prime series.

Just...why? There haven't been any reports that this is a limited run a la Super Mario 3D All-Stars, plus it's easily available digital. While scalpers are definitely in the wrong here - as usual - I also have little sympathy for any fool who actually falls for it in this case....

I received my copy from Walmart, but it was damaged so I returned it. They didn't have any more, so I am just going to wait for a restock.

Unfortunately, even Nintendo is trying to encourage digital purchases through physical game scarcity. They could have more than met the demand.

Good ole Nintendo not putting out enough copies…. They seem to be blundering more and more these days.

I started gaming on the nes and will always buy physical when possible. You little stinkers that prefer digital do have the perk of accessing your game library anywhere.

@somnambulance had the same happen to me and then got the call today it had come in.

Nintendo rep was there yesterday and said they had under estimated how popular the physical edition would be. Another shipment due around march 1st

People are wild. Just buy it digitally.

I preordered on Amazon and am waiting til the end of next month is all. Oh, and I also bought it digitally. I went for the sip sip double dip.

Got a Japanese copy from PA. It's multi-language so I'm good.

@TheBigBlue got both. Do I riseup ornah?

@roy130390 *worse

Man, my Best Buy preorder has been showing "shipped" for the past few days, but nothing until 9pm when it finally shows it's picked up by the carrier. It's freakin' sold out everywhere here now. That's crazy.

I do wonder if it also lead to a bump in switch sales.

I’m going to check my stores tomorrow for any copies of the game, but I highly doubt there will be any. Hopefully I won’t have to wait too long for a copy, though it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I do have to.

@somnambulance wow guess that is good of walmart lol. Think i would go to gamestop and move that preorder to something you want though. I have to drive back to town and pick up Kirby tomorrow, gonna be a good time as i missed the will game

@Nambit
Mine as well. However now it's delayed due to winter weather issues. sigh. Had to get it physically, though, just like with Mario All-Stars. Digital ain't cuttin' it here.

@LikelySatan If anything, that’s even more impressive that you not only got the digital version, but the physical version as well, even with the scalping situation!

@victordamazio That's not how copyright law works at all. If it bothers you that much, pirate it and be done with it - your idea is foolish and wouldn't fly anywhere.

Screw scalper scumbags! May they all be sick on opening day!

@somnambulance yeah sometimes it is lol. I still enjoy going and buying/seeing stuff in person. Cistomer service is so much better that way. Gonna miss those days when they are gone.

LMFAO! We would anybody buy from them when you can get a digital copy that never goes out of stock for MSRP?

@victordamazio As I stated right after that, physical copies are not limited. Stock is likely poor due to this being a strange physical release for Nintendo with the digital shadow drop. They will obviously re-stock the game and eventually everybody will forget this ever happened lmao.

"In other news, water is wet."

@adh56 Bro, I live in Buffalo and couldn't find any copy in GameStop or anywhere else except for digital copies.

While Amazon originally gave me an End-of-March/Beginning-of-April shipping date, they recently changed it to March 5th. It could happen to you. Just be patient. Don't be one of those suckers that also buys the digital version.

@TheBigBlue I just got the Japanese cart. English option.

@Joker1234 yeah. I put $5 down at a GameStop but they didn’t get any in. Best Buy you can check online (none anywhere) but Target and Walmart I checked in person because they’re websites good like that. Got lucky at the second Walmart I went to.

OH FOR THE LOVE OF MARIO AGAIN?!?

As someone who wants a physical but doesn't have one, I'm still okay with this. I really want Metroid to finally breakthrough commercially, and anything that adds to its hype I'm down with. Hopefully MP4 will be the FF7 of the series.

Preordered from Best Buy and picked it up on release. I played through Prime on GC and on Wii, but this version is giving me serious motion sickness. Not sure if I’ve changed or it has.

This story makes me feel great relief to not care at all for physical media anymore. With the Switch I've gone full digital and am never looking back. Let the scalpers, and the people who enable them, do their dance with one another while I spend my time enjoying a great game.

If folk buy a game for $80 from scalpers, it sends a signal to developers that they are prepared to pay that day one of a release. It's a problem with our system that's rife in other sectors too, not just gaming. No idea how to reasonably curb it

Stir the pot with another scalper article!

@somnambulance Play Asia.

@Ogre84 Different strokes. I like that I can lend my games and pass them down and resell them. I have zero faith that my Switch digital library will be available on future consoles.

@Jimmy_G_Buckets I doubt it's rare anywhere. They've never said there's a limited amount and anyone paying over the RRP have more money than sense

Yeah, screw this. I cancelled my pre-order and just bought it digitally. Amazon was saying my package wasn't going to arrive until the end of March.

@SonOfDracula Goooooood. I can feel your anger. It gives you focus. Makes you stronger.

At this point, any physical copy Nintendo releases can be scalped easily considering how little copies Nintendo has been with printed physical copies lately...

I don't think this is a "limited release" situation, but the fact that the game releases this late in the Switch's lifetime combined with the early digital release probably means that this will be a rarity in a few years time. So I don't think this can be called "scalping".

If you've waited 20 years to play this game it won't be hard to wait for a restock.

@Ogre84 I think digital is the way to go but not when the prices are massively different. A new game for £50 for digital or go to the local toy shop and get a physical copy for £35-£40. I've bought a few big games and taken them back because they either sucked or wasn't for me but with digital, I can't do that. I almost made that mistake with Pokémon Scarlet. I paid £39.99, found out it was such a crap game, sold it for £40 about a week later. If I'd got digital, I'd be £50 out of pocket

I managed to snag a copy late yesterday from Walmart. Its strange seeing this level of demand for a Metroid game but it’s deserved exposure. It’s ironic seeing such demand for physical when they released that report claiming physical is now a niche market 😆

Glad i preordered at my local store. It is not out here yet though gotta wait till March but at least I know my copy is safe.

UK still seems ok for pre orders but as expected the UK isn't the prime market for this release. Nintendo has faired a lot better in the UK in the Switch era but it is still predominantly a Sony market.

Ngl. My copy is sitting on the side still sealed. Tempted to sell it and buy again when it's restocked. If mugs are willing to pay double price who am I to stop them.

@Thief I know. It's gibberish.

Why do people assume that the game will be scarce?

If it sells like hot cakes, then Nintendo will just issue more copies.

Let the idiot scalpers get stuck with them.

There's loads of stock available at RRP?! This is just people trying their luck because 1. It's only just released and 2. Historically Metroid games do increase in value (but not from day one!)

Due to the amount of Switch consoles that have been sold, this game is unlikely to increase in value compared to previous titles, I'd argue.

Oh I thought it was out already since I've seen tons of posts online of it being available in stores..odd people would try and scalp it. But losers will be losers.

I pre-ordered my physical copy just fine. Am hoping nobody buys from the scalpers, you might as well buy it digitally first and have the physical copy later which would still be cheaper.

I haven’t had a single problem getting mine, and I hope others can get their’s without resorting to the scalpers. Also, this is my first time playing, and it’s so legendary! I’m loving it.😍

Scalpers are just scum. Plain and simple.

I somehow managed to get the trilogy collection on Wii years ago in great condition for about £35-40. I'll just stick with that.

Ok, I am nervous. Hopefully, theyll have the game ready for me on 3rd..

Wow that’s sad. Just wait for a restock or buy it digitally. Scalpers are horrible people, don’t line their pockets.

my copy better show up on March 3rd I've had to wait almost a full month to play Prime Remastered

I’ve got 2 ordered, one from Nintendo and other from game collection. Really wanting to play by next Friday (I’m in UK) and have held off so much buying digital. I’ve had some bad luck getting games delivered on time, even some preorders cancelled due to stock issues so I had to make sure I got this one

@somnambulance
I received the same message. Hopefully it ships soon.

@adh56 Same. And my copy from Gamestop was a pre-order. Wal-Mart had like four copies.

American here. I think it's time to write my representative and senators in Congress and ask them to sponsor legislation that bans all forms of scalping (not just for tickets to sports events or shows) at the federal level, and updates the Criminal Code to reflect such. I call it the Scalping Criminalization, Limitation and Prevention Act, or SCALP Act. Alternatively, it could be titled the Scalping of Collectibles and Limited Products Act, also shortened to SCALP Act.

Anyone caught scalping would be subject to hefty fines, and repeated violations would include jail time. On top of that, online storefronts that feature scalped items would be required to delist the scalped item or face fines themselves. Refusal to delist scalped items incurs even more fines until they take down the listing.

Furthermore, it would also ban the creation, sale, distribution, and use of purchasing bots that the scalpers have increasingly been reliant upon in recent years to purchase items like video games. It would also require online storefronts to implement CAPTCHAs to their sites when customers go to purchase items, in order to prove that they are human.

Basically, the goal of this legislation is to make scalping so painful for scalpers and online retail companies that allow it that it makes them think twice about doing it in the future. It may not stop all scalping, but it would hopefully drastically reduce it.

Game publishers need to ramp up production massively when this happens, make it clear to scalpers that reselling new games is not a viable investment. Earn a lot of goodwill from fans at the same time.

@Joekun you were able to preorder and pick up a copy from Best Buy? It would only let me choose shipping. Thanks to UPS screwing up and sending it to the wrong place, I am sadly still waiting.

I just cancelled the physical copy and went digital.

Would have loved to have it physically, but meh. I'll still be playing it this weekend.

@Yosher yeah i love how everyone universally agrees on how awful scalpers are. literally no one defends them.

@DogDetective Yes. I preordered it right away after I saw the direct. I always do in store pickup because I live a few blocks from a Best Buy. I wonder if the options vary by location. Maybe your store was already out of their allocation when you ordered. Hope you get it soon. Sadly after playing about 2 hours on Wednesday I had motion sickness all day yesterday. Not sure I’m going to be able to play anymore…

@Horace Well, that made my day! I wonder why $40 for shipping? Bunch of limp-carrot peddling scalpers!

@Joekun hopefully you feel better today and are able to play it without issue. Is there something about this particular remaster that is causing it or is that not uncommon for you?

@Vegeta937 yeah mine was a preorder too. Went back and slid my $5 over to Kirby.

I lucked out and somehow got the only copy at any Best Buy near me. I don't understand why Target isn't selling it!

@DogDetective There are some games that give me motion sickness, but it isn’t a given thing. For some reason Lego Star Wars did (but that seems to be a common issue when I look online). Games like Splatoon are just fine though. I thought MPR would have a dual stick/gyro option like Splatoon, but it doesn’t. I think it’s the control scheme, but I can’t be sure of that.

It's not even a limited release! It'll be available for months and years to come. What's the reason behind the US getting it a week before the rest of us anyway? Distribution issue?

Literally walked into a store and bought the physical edition with no issue. Seems some stores didn’t get it until today.

"Digital distribution will make games so cheap!!"

years later

Digital versions are full price and physical versions get super expensive. Hooray progress!!

Two days ago, the Wal-Mart in my small town had a ton of copies of Metroid Prime. I looked again this morning and every single one is sold out. Definitely looks to be the work of scalpers.

Unless you per-ordered you have to check stores in person or online. I wish we could just order something that's not in stock and wait. Retailers don't do back order anymore?

I cancelled my preorder just because I'm done buying games out of fomo. I just have too many games sitting on my backlog that I have no time to play.

If I catch up, and find the game at a decent price, then great. If I don't, that's fine.

Link’s Awakening HD should have been $40 too.

I was worried about this, so preordered as quick as I could. I initially wanted to on Amazon, but was no longer an option, so did so elsewhere. Considering Amazon had issues, glad I did.

Anyway, scalpers suck.

And this is for a normal non-limited edition release? I'm tired of Nintendo never putting out enough supply to meet the obvious demand. Snag this one however you can folks, I don't even feel bad.

@ZealMajin
Being able to order doesn’t mean that you will get it at release day the third of may. In the Netherlands you can still order it anywhere online, no word about shortage.

Just dont buy them from scalpers, let them lose money on it.

My Amazon pre-order was delayed until the end of March so I got the game digitally but was able to score a physical copy at Walmart this week

Just got my physical version this afternoon, can't wait to play it tonight

@NinjaNicky 1. This is US. 2. That’s £5 more expensive than other UK outlets.

Absolutely ridiculous. I’m glad I called and went over to GameStop to pick up a copy the other day. Figured they’d be all sold out.

Was lucky enough to get mine at around 4pm ET Wednesday from Nintendo online store (don’t know how long the window was open). Unfortunately had to also pay $7 shipping 😕.

Getting mine physical for the same price as digital. Turns up next Friday.

@Yosher It’s honestly disgusting that you would suggest violence against another person over the most petty thing possible, either in jest or if you really mean it.

@SonOfDracula I'm usually not the kind to promote violence, honestly, I'm just so flipping tired of scalpers hogging things just for a profit and I just want them to stop already. :/ Sorry if my comment seemed harsh.

scalpers should have their hands removed or banned from any computers and phones for life.

@LikelySatan Thanks, I didn't notice the typo.

@roy130390 Exactly, scalping requires people to buy into it.

According to my sources (My sources are the guy behind the Gamestop counter, so grain of salt) Nintendo accidentally shipped out some game that was supposed to come out at the beginning of March in the cases that were supposed to have Metroid Prime, and Metroid Prime is expected to come in at the start of March.

@Yosher I get you, I overreacted too. Scalpers are people, too. At least in this case, they are just nabbing a video game and not some necessary commodity like food/water. Then I'd agree with you lol

@SonOfDracula Of course they're people too, I wouldn't actually want them to get hurt or anything. But they do deserve a slap on the wrist somehow to make them stop doing this kind of stuff, and after hearing about this stuff time and time again, I just get annoyed and.. well. You know. You tend to say things you don't really mean.

@Yosher I fall for that trap too sometimes. Yeah, slapping them around is better LOL

@Yosher

I would say somewhere else, but I need to be careful with my choice of words. 👀😄

@Midna The reason why Nintendo isn't making that many Metroid Prime remastered physical copies is because unlike Zelda and Mario, Metroid physical games usually don't sell that many after the hype. Just look at Metroid Dread right now, that game sold out day one and was selling good a few months after but once the hype died, you could literally find several copies of it anywhere. Company doesn't fear that physical games would sell out, company fears that no one is buying those physical games otherwise we'll get a situation like what Atari did back in the 1983. If the scalpers are buying the physical copies then they are just doing Nintendo a big favor, it moves units, doesn't take up space at store shelves for too long, and made profits for Nintendo.

@ATaco This only happens during the launch period of a game, once the hype died you could literally find a copy with no issue. Metroid Dread is in the same situation. If you had not gotten a copy yet, just wait a bit longer or get the digital version while you wait.

@Rainz My local Walmart had 6 copies in. For a moment "that" thought crossed my mind, but I decided to do better. Maybe I'm a sucker, dunno, but I don't like the practice of re-selling.

@NinjaNicky I hear ya, that aspect of digital has led to less risk-taking. If it's not absolutely certain I would enjoy a game, that's when I might consider a loose physical copy as a means of testing it out.. yeah it's a bit of work for sure, but better than spending $60 on a dud.

But for something like Metroid Prime Remake, there is no doubt it's something I will enjoy and so a digital copy to bypass all the scalping is an easy decision.

I’m struggling to understand why anybody would pay a scalper $80 or more. Even if you MUST play it now, and you MUST own it physically, just download it now then buy a physical copy when it’s back in stock. Are they really selling at these prices?

@Krambo42 The reason the scalpers are selling at that price is because they know not many copies are available not to mention the game's hype is still hot. Once the hype died down you could slowly see the price drop overtime. Even scalpers will be pressure to drop their eBay prices on the game when that happens. If the game or product they list doesn't sell then they are losing money as well plus paying their eBay listing fee. If they don't want their eBay seller fee to rack up, then they too had to find ways to persuade customers to buy them games asap such as dropping the list price by 10%-20%, offer free shipping, add ads promotion for the product (which the seller had to pay eBay for that), and/or bundle the game with their other products. Either way trying to scalp copies of Metroid Prime Remastered is a bad idea anyways.

@Serpenterror I get why they are listing them that high, I don’t get why anybody would pay it. It makes no sense, you could save money and get more in the end, while still being able to play now and own a physical copy.

Thankfully I've secured meself a preorder, I hope the situation gets resolved on the other side of the pond. This is a great one to have in physical version.

I was able to snag a physical copy at a local Walmart so I was lucky in my case. I don't expect the scarcity to last for long. I would think that Nintendo would announce in advance if this was a limited release though.

The sales for this game are still unbelievably strong; there’s no way Nintendo doesn’t push the Metroid franchise to the moon after this!

@AstroTheGamosian That would be an utter waste of tax-payer dollars, time, and effort. They're scalping games, not food. Jesus Christ, look how dramatic articles like this can make people feel...

That mini essay he wrote is still hilarious, you can’t lie to me

Nintendo to the general public: "We will restock the supply shortly; avoid the scalpers."

Nintendo to scalpers: "Thank you for your contribution."

My local Walmart has a bunch of physical copies. Just saw them today.

Nintendo didn't even stock pre-orders. I am still waiting for my copy from Amazon.

They don't get to understock and then play innocent

Shocker!

This seems to be the way things are nowadays.

I'm not fussed as I am digital but sucks for genuine physical gamers.

Yeah I’d suggest anyone wanting this to be patient, this shouldn’t be an issue but it is. There will be a restock eventually. My Walmart had two when I got mine on release day.

This was to be expected. I hope enough people will realize this.

All 100 copies Nintendo made were picked up scalpers to be sold. That is rough.

@SonOfDracula It's not just games, though. It's trading cards, toys, collectibles, technology, tickets to sporting events, live shows, music concerts, etc. Basically, anything that is in demand, they will corner the market and sell it for many times the MSRP.

Heck, in the wake of natural disasters, they'll even scalp food and water, such as in the aftermath of hurricanes. A case of water, for example, could sell for over $40 in an area that was hit by a hurricane, when that same case of water is only about $4 normally.

And it's a problem that's only getting worse. Scalpers are even beginning to resort to theft, either stealing products off the shelves to flip, or even stealing from legitimate customers who already bought them in broad daylight.

So legislation is absolutely needed in order to combat scalping, if you ask me.

@AstroTheGamosian So buckle down on the food and water, and don't worry about the other meaningless stuff. Remember, it takes another person to buy from a scalper for them to even matter. When a person becomes overcome by impatience or greed, they'll pay any price for that thing they want. Can't really legislate that!

Received my copy in the mail today. Couldn't order it from any of the big box stores, but randomly found a small gaming store based out of Delaware that had it in stock, so I snagged it while I could.

@victordamazio Artificial Scarcity makes no sense.
How are you meant to increase sales by setting a hard limit.
Lets say that you set the limit to a hundred units, that's all you can sell.
Even if customers want to by 500 units say, you can't sell 500 units because you produced only 100 meaning you are losing out on sales of 400 units & those people who are unable to buy those 400 units are less likely to buy from you.

So really, Artificial Scarcity as a a business tactic makes no sense as you are losing out on sales in the end.

@HammerKirby even that game I wouldn’t even call it that due to the sheer amount of physcial copies in the wild. My local Best Buy still has like four copies at least still and wouldn’t be surprised if the Wall Mart across the street has several copies too. That is an example of Nintendo making a ton of physcial copies that exceeded the actual consumer demand since All Stars came out quite awhile ago.

Scalpers can’t even make money off that game unlike Metroid Prime Remaster ironically.

My physical copy just arrived:

I got a multi language one in Hong Kong for 228hkd. Thats about 29usd or just under 25 pounds. Has some Chinese words on the box, plays in English. Actually, the box looks cool.

@Krambo42 maybe since everybody complained about Metroid Dread pricing? 😂

@ModdedInkling not sure how this slows down logistics considering the physical release date is later then the shadow drop.

Sorry but I call BS on this story.

Yes physical stock appears a little light, but people can simply wait. We've already waited a couple of years since the rumours of this game first aired!

And if you can't wait? Then buy the digital download. You don't need to obsess with physical.

How many of these scalper copies are actually selling anyway? You can filter eBay search results to just view sold items. I suspect next to none are selling above RRP.

@nocdaes you suspect?!? You just said it’s easy to check.

You don’t need to suspect you could check and given your post some substance, otherwise you are just as guilty as what you are accusing others of.

I can “suspect” a lot about you, the way you vote and the way you live by your one single post. It doesn’t make it fact.

https://youtu.be/3sVCcPqOI58 The song's title sums up my intentions, here. As with Super Mario 3D All-Stars, I'm Going Digital, Completely Digital! Now I'm invincible, let's all Get Digital!

Maybe we need the next generation system to be completely digital, so we won't have cumbersome cases taking up too much room, and that the only bonuses you'd get is either DLC Discounts or NFTs. I mean, isn't Digimon BUILT on the Digital World, or something?

This is not a limited time product. Nintendo have already said that new stock is coming. If people a stupid enough to buy it at those prices then there's no hope for them.
You can download it digitally. There's no shortage. Wait for it to be restocked and get a physical version then. I'm surprised scalpers get away with this stuff nowadays, most consumers should already know that if its not been officially said otherwise, then there will be more stock coming.

@echoplex Pretty sure they print more than that this time, the scalpers aren't just a group of people, it's literally millions of customers as well. Whatever millions is available at launch, 70% of those are in the scalpers hands, the other 20% are the pre-order people, and the 10% are the few rare ones that made it to store shelves and were lucky enough to be purchase by actual customers. Like I said as long as the physical game is selling, Nintendo doesn't care what happen to the physical copies, it's really the retailers job to set limitations for the product so to prevent scalping but no retailers did that either due to fear of overstocking. Overstocking means if the product doesn't sell, it will take up shelf space in the long run and may even clutter the warehouse with unwanted junk. Luckily eBay had listing fees so scalpers can't just list an item with a high price forever on the site. If the item doesn't sell the listing period will become limited over time and the seller will had to pay a relisting fee (also call an insertion fee) if they want to keep the item back up. This also may encourage them to dropped the item price sometimes to persuade customers to finally buy the item.

I just a quick look online.... Ebay (UK). There are plenty of copies on there ranging from £33 - £64. There are a few chancers on there trying it on at £89. Is there really a scalper problem here?

@Scrubicius
It's because Nintendo usually spends more time sending out the game to retailers. This is a shortened window of time to send out copies.

My copy showed up yesterday, I ordered it day one but there was a delay in availability,

@Liam_Doolan
How about a write up exploring the real issue with Scalpers….the Buyers! Seems like a messed up bunch no? The real mystery group led by their not so mysterious leader FOMO! It’d be interesting to get a better understanding of why these ppl continually choose to feed Scalpers when they clearly don’t have to, such as the case here. This seems like an episode for an Ace Attorney game. Also..Mr Doolan…I’m assuming your preferred Splatoon weapon are the “Doolies” ha!

I snagged the digital edition right away because I didn't want to wait to play it. I figured I'd just snag a physical copy down the road, did not expect this to get scalped like Amiibos or collectors editions. I really wish the major retailers would limit new releases to two or three copiers per user.

@ModdedInkling but we have no source when Nintendo did this correct?

@Scrubicius
No official source, but speculation based on previous games and former Nintendo employees.

Not good on happening for this game at least I preoreded so I was able to pickup the game.

@ModdedInkling then in that case I wouldn’t blame the supply chain. Since we don’t have a confirm date when they were produced.

But I can confirm from my experience, that sometimes people are able to grab items from the pre-order stock.
Which has happened to me a while back where a store gave up the on hold Amiibos to one buyer. And receiving a later date of delivery from Amazon isn’t that uncommon.
Just saying Nintendo might not be the one to blame. Or they are just being sustainable?

Yes would be good to see the sales numbers on this one!

eStarland had copies in stock yesterday evening. I got mine.

I hope Nintendo sees how wildly successful this proper remaster was and they bring us Prime 2 and 3 soon.

Here in the Netherlands i ordered it for €40 thats about $42. No scalpers here. Its already on its way

@Scrubicius
I'm not blaming Nintendo. I'm only making observations that ended up probably being true. I actually support this new strategy they are doing, because the amount of leaks and rumours we are getting are really becoming very excessive.

Just like the rumored Zelda specimen edition Switch 🙈

Sure they are. 🙄