w-what did they mean by this? >console sell out within 30

>>381480554
amazon my friend.

That's it, no more Switches

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>>381480554

Target won't even show the product page either. This is the link from Nintendo's website: https://www.target.com/p/-/A-52189185

>>381480554
Nintendo either
1) Didn't plan a console launch with enough parts and/or contingency plans in which case they are retarded as fuck
Or
2) Are not trying very hard to find alternate sources of parts to artificially inflate demand which is anti-consumer as fuck.

Either way, this is a goddamn clusterfuck of a launch. Your think after such an abject failure they'd make sure to maximize market penetration.

False scarcity to increase demand.

>>381481493
I mean, it's still outselling the Wii U by a healthy margin, and I think it might've actually beaten Wii numbers. I don't think it's fair to get mad at Nintendo for not predicting the Switch would be their best selling console ever. It's a level of demand nobody could've predicted

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>>381480909
>SOLD OUT
>Scalpers charging almost double

No thanks

This is the RX refresh launch all over again.

>>381481493
They put themselves into a corner when using the same parts manufacturers as apple, Samsung and who knows what else. So it's all a competition to see who gets the highest priority.

I went to my local backwater (Spring Hill, TN) GameStop earlier (first time ever) just to ask if they had any. The cashier was such an amazing numale faggot with dyed blonde flock-of-seagulls hair and holes all in his face that I'm never going back due to trauma.

I pull up, and there's a sign on the door saying "ask attendant about Switch availability". So I go in and say "Switch?" and he just stares at me vacantly. So I follow up with "Console." Then he says in the most flamboyant way possible "I have noooooooo idea what you're talking about" with a little hand flourish. And he really didn't.

I am thinking "And you little shits are demanding $15 an hour minimum wage? This is a store that sells nothing but video games, I say the name of the #2 selling console in the world, follow it up by saying it's a console, after the sign on the door told me to ask you about it, and you still have no fucking idea what I'm asking about?"

So naturally, I clarified my request in detail, he said they sold out yesterday, so I thanked him and left politely. Because I'm not the kind'a faggot that goes off on wageslaves. But god dammit that kid was stupid.

They probably are hoarding stock for Splatoon 2 release. No one really gave a shit about ARMS and it still sold a lot. Splatoon will be even bigger. It's one month away. Gotta hoard all the inventory since there's barely any Switches in existence.

Uh, I just walked into my local best buy and the whole store was overflowing with them, literally. Couldnt even open the door, they had to barricade it to prevent an avalanche of shitches.

>>381481493
>which is anti-consumer as fuck
Could you elaborate on this? To me, it's a valid bussiness and marketing strategy.

>>381481656
>I don't think it's fair to get mad at Nintendo for not predicting the Switch would be their best selling console ever.

This is a bullshit excuse. You know why? Even if the produce 20x what they have up until now, and sold at Wii U's numbers, they would still easily sell all 20x of those consoles over the years. The only penalty Nintendo would suffer for over-estimating is paying for extra warehouse space. This is ALL NINTENDO'S FAULT. And it's the THIRD TIME they've done it. There are no excuses.

It could be Nintendo artifical scarcity to create hype, like with the NES classics.

>>381481493
>>381482018
Yeah the shortage of NAND memory is industry-wide and something I don't think Nintendo could have gotten around. They NEED it for a portable, and I don't think they can compete with Apple and other phone manufacturers.

>>381482787
and the Wii. They do this with a lot of stuff. I read a paper about it, and apparently it works. It makes them more money to do it this way

>>381482708
Nintendo would have to pay for the warehouse space, and they'd have to pay upfront for all the Switches they wouldn't sell for years, and they'd have to delay the Switch launch to wait for that stock to build up.

You're real fucking dumb, dude

>>381482351
kek

>>381482787
The NES Classic wasn't artificial scarcity. Artificial scarcity only works if there's an eventual larger release. They build up demand, and then let everyone buy it.

But there was no big NES classic release. They just didn't make many. Learn what words mean, dude

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what on earth is this meme? I went to a couple of retail shops and they had plenty available, besides how many do you need? what a bunch of rat kids you are, you probably dont have anything else to worry in life i guess

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no problems here

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>It's an "artificial scarcity" episode

>>381483179
I could sell my RX 480 and buy three of those.

>>381482970


"Strike when the iron's hot". Not "Tap while the iron is hot, and plan to hit it really hard later if it's still hot then"

Everything you said is minor, where as the problem with not overestimating is major. They should have overestimated like every single other company does. All the time. It's industry standard to over-estimate because if, by chance, demand is higher than you expected, there's no guarantee it will be that high in a month. So you want product in the aisles while it's popular.

>>381482787
>It could be Nintendo artifical scarcity to create hype

I-its not real demand guys

>>381483278
And then scalp two and buy a new RX480.

>>381481767
that's the normal mexican price for the console.

:(

>>381483368
Or a Vega card.

>>381483179
I saw 8 of them in my local walmart.
This shitty little town in Texas has 8 switches and all the accoutrements.
Even had color matching joycon comfort grips.

>>381483250
Can you clarify that? Are you saying Nintendo is doing artificial scarcity or people think Nintendo is doing artificial scarcity?

>>381483174
>>381483179
>live in the middle of nowhere
>two switches in stock

WHAT SUPPLY PROBLEMS THERE'S TONS EVERYWHERE HURR DURR

>>381483331
This. I want a Switch, and I haven't wanted a console in a long long time. If Nintendo can't sort its shit out, that's $300 that'll be going into a different fund. I've got rifles to feed and shit.

I work at BB and my store gets like ten every week. Dunno what's happening with the website though.

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It's because they are fighting apple over parts. They should really just produce a switch variant that is just a home console so they wouldn't have to fight over mobile parts t b h

>>381483425
Indeed.
>>381483451
Name the town, friendo.

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>went to three different stores today
>Arms and Splatoon 2 displays adorning empty cases
I think I'm just going to give up on getting one this year.

>>381483331
There's not a button that says "MAKE A BILLION SWITCHES RIGHT NOW" they have to plan months in advance. And the fact that the Switch is Nintendo's fastest selling console means that they did plan for high demand. They're making more Switches than they sold Wiis in it's first three or four months of life. But the Switches get all bought up because demand is even higher than that.

bought on release day by walking into a store

Black Friday is going to be hell.

>>381483615
Huntsville

based Apple denying toddlers their toys.

>>381483624
how the fuck are people legit having this issue
my friend just ordered one off of amazon.
like it's not fucking hard to set it up to order one automatically when it's available

>>381482708
No business would do this. In addition to warehouse costs, paying upfront for things that won't be sold until way later, and the need to delay the product to build up that big idiotic stockpile, they would lose out on reductions in manufacturing costs down the line, making future price drops impossible. That's one reason the Wii U didn't get big price drops.

>>381483535
What the fuck is anyone suppose to do with 10 a week? If you live in a big city that's gone in 5 minutes. And it's probably ONE scalper loser buying them all at once.

>>381483690
Ohh, no. I'll have one by then or I'll quash the idea and move the fuck on with life. I'm not asking 5-6 friends to meet me at our local Best Buy at 5AM with their rifles slung so I don't get buried under a horde of frantic obese soccer moms and street apes to get a new fun box. fuck that idea entirely.

>>381483669
Same

>>381483724
>Huntsville
lol you live in Huntsville. Good thing you got Switches, anything to make your life a little less unberable

>>381483513
then just go and buy one, how many more do you need?

Why is the US so cucked in regards to the switch. Here in central Europe you can just get em in any store. Surely importing would be cheaper that paying a scalper.

There's plenty in Europe but that's because it's ridiculously expensive here. I have no idea why anyone would pay what they're asking for.

>>381483724
Agh. 4.5 hours through at east 3 construction zones. Fuck. Thanks anyways, man.

The only reason they're having trouble is because the fucking iphone 8 is in full production and there isn't a single manufacturer on the planet that would tell Apple to wait in line.

>>381480554
>/v/ shits on the nintendo switch for months before release
>now /v/ suddenly wants one with metroid on the horizon
Reminder that you had EVERY oppurtunity to get a switch while it was in stock and YOU choose not to.

>tfw near a mall that has some switches
>don't know wether to buy it or wait
I like how the games look, but I'm afraid of making the wrong choice.

>>381483792
Did he pay retail or scalper price?

>>381483669
Feels good to already own one, right? The hype over the announced games is just making them harder to find now.

>already own one
>can just preorder all the games and not worry about hunting a switch down and paying double the price

>>381483887
Have raising cane's too.
Already have one myself.
Probably out of here soonish, finished with my degree.
It's quiet though, I will miss that.

>>381483724
No shit. Im in Decatur. I might head that way tonight

>>381484069
They were full up when I was in grocery shopping yesterday.

Apparently Apple's using a shitload of components that Nintendo needs to manufacture the Switch, and Apple gets the lion's share because iPhone. I'm kind of pissed because it means that there won't be any good deals for Switches in the fall, not even a game bundle, because there will still be people who are buying it in droves.

>>381483912
It's scalpers trying to charge double the price to profit off the hype

>>381484035
You might as well buy two. Keep one and sell the other on eBay for a profit.

>>381484164
>yesterday
Yeah their probably gone by now.

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I got this text message earlier today...

>>381483912
>Surely importing would be cheaper that paying a scalper.
Importing from amazon spain was cheaper, but then they stopped letting you do that.

Unfortunately the EU countries where the switch is most plentiful are often the countries where it's more overpriced.

>>381483912
Europe is Nintendo's least popular market so its not selling out. There's a good chance Nintendo will start reducing stock to send to Japan and America.

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>>381484280
I have a job for that and I don't feel like taking one from some small kid that might of wanted it.

>>381483547
This.
Sure it defeats the purpose of the very "Switch" name but at least some people would be able to grab and play their games and it would be cheaper, too.

Basically a Vita TV, but include a joycon charger grip to compensate for not being portable. No screen or battery. Add HDD compatibility for storage.

>>381483656
>And the fact that the Switch is Nintendo's fastest selling console means that they did plan for high demand

Before it released, they were predicting at LEAST 5 million units sold by the end of the fiscal year. They've doubled that after a month and now they've nearly doubled it again to 18 million.

>>381484398
If that's your problem then just grab it now before you take a kid's possible switch for Christmas.

>>381484383
>First 1000

Are there even 1000 Nintendo Switch™ consoles in existence?

>>381482568
A single document showing they are purposely not finding alternate means of production while publicly stating there is nothing they can do would be a PR nightmare and after the Wii U debacle I doubt they could weather another blow to consumer confidence.

They better fucking make sure they keep every single employee in the know very, very happy.

>>381480554
There's an industry wide shortage of parts. The people calling it artificial scarcity are literally retarded.

>>381482117
autism

>>381484291
Bored as hell, I could probably go check again.
Do need to buy more rice and veg.

>>381484398
Like faggot scalpers aren't swiping the entire stock anyway. Soccer moms are going to be paying $600+ for a Switch anyway for their spoiled brats.

>>381484524
Gamestop is getting in on the Japanese style of doing things where they have lotteries to determine who even gets to buy one.

>>381483410
Wait. So you're saying i could go to mexico and buy a switch for 30 USD?

Holy Shit.

>>381484636
But stores are starting to remove the product page all together and won't let you view it. Like they aren't getting restocked any time soon. Which will completely fuck Nintendo over if that's what they're doing.

>>381484636
I'd like to get a source on that. The shortage part.

>>381484930
They probably can't because if it comes to a tug of war, Apple and Google are going to win that every time.

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>Switch Preorders were sold out by time I got my tax returns
>Give up hope of getting one
>Friend messages me at work when Best Buy orders go up
>Manage to snag a Neon Switch with Zelda
>MFW all my friends bitch and moan about not having a switch and I'm at working shitposting while playing Zelda

>memory manufacturers teaming up to artificially raise ddr4 prices
Oy vey.

>>381483547
One of the parts they fighting over is the flash memory. People complained 32Gb wasn't enough, how will they feel about 0?

>>381480554
Why are Americans so obsessed with Switches anyways? I don't think it's ever once been outsold in my country.

>>381483535
We get them twice a month in my BBY, but we'll get around 30+ at a time. Don't you guys have to release them with Sunday ad, though?

>>381485172
America is four times the size of your shithole.

>>381485172
Bigger market for them in the US.
More demand.

>>381484994
http://searchsolidstatestorage.techtarget.com/news/450413672/NAND-flash-shortage-has-SSD-supply-pricing-impact

http://searchsolidstatestorage.techtarget.com/opinion/Why-the-NAND-flash-shortage-exists-and-what-to-do-about-it

http://www.zdnet.com/article/nand-flash-shortage-leads-to-higher-ssd-prices-fewer-drive-shipments/

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/taking-apart-the-global-nand-memory-shortage/

http://www.simms.co.uk/tech-talk-2/nand-flash-shortage-overview/

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450402179/Nand-flash-shortage-to-push-up-solid-state-drive-prices

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/31/nintendo-fights-parts-shortage-for-switch-wsj.html

https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/30/nintendo-switch-components-apple/

It's the biggest issue in the tech world right now. It might also have a big impact on the price of the Switch. It's less Nintendo being jews and them having to pay a premium due to shortages.

>>381485245
(((shortages)))

>>381483179
>>381483451
So do you guys just do nothing when you see them sitting there? That's an easy $100 profit, just by flipping them on Amazon.

>>381482117
I mean, you don't sound very smart yourself if all you can think of saying is "Switch", "Console" like an autistic caveman.

>>381485245
thanks, anon.

>>381484512
>Before it released, they were predicting at LEAST 5 million units sold by the end of the fiscal year. They've doubled that after a month and now they've nearly doubled it again to 18 million.
IIRC 10m is the only official sales target they've given. 18m was a production target rumored by the Financial Times (WSJ said 16m earlier).

It could be one reason their sales target is so much lower than 18m is that they're not sure they'll be able to actually acquire the components to produce that many. Another reason, of course, is so they can raise sales estimates every quarter to make shareholders happy.

But I'm not surprised Nintendo has difficulty estimating demand. They went from the bomba GCN, to the fastest-selling console ever, to their worst-selling console ever, to the Switch. Also remember that before they launched, tons of people expected the Wii and Switch to bomb.

>>381485245
>It might also have a big impact on the price of the Switch.
Oh good point. I remember TONS of $250 predictions before launch.

>>381481643
More like actual scarcity due to Apple computer parts monopoly

>>381485208
And most likley they get 4 times the amount of consoles on the market.

>>381485490
>Also remember that before they launched, tons of people expected the Wii and Switch to bomb.

Nobody could anticipate the absurd amount that console sold.

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>Splatoon 2 already has 700k preorders in Japan

That game is going to cause the next earthquake over there.

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Should've got it day one, you have one to blame but yourself.

>>381484383
>switch bundle
those gamespot bundles are fuckin' shit. they keep trying to throw in overpriced memory cards and other accessories that you don't fucking need. before a $20 shipping fee, you're paying like $40+ more than you would normally, especially if you have gcu at best buy.

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>>381480554

>tfw your country is sony land so there are millions of unsold switches

what is hard to find is a copy of disgaea 5, god damn

>>381480554
It was a foreign concept to me as well, but try actually leaving your house. I decided to drive to Gamestop for the first time in ages and they had three in stock, so I bought one.

>>381485490
I still don't know why the hell the Switch is selling, especially with it at the moment more or less just being a Wii U slapped into a tablet, same games and all.

Then again you could say the same about the PS4 for like the first 2 years it was on the market.

>>381482117
The fuck was the point of that story? You could've just said you went to GameStop and they were sold out. Retarded cashiers there are already implied.

>>381485413
I'm not a piece of shit (well, at least not that kind of a piece of shit) and after paying tax and stuff I'd only end up making $40 or something per switch. I got mine so I'm happy, and I hope everyone else who wants one is able to get one soon.

Don't buy from scalpers or retailers that force you to buy them in a bundle with a bunch of horseshit.

>>381485172
The important question for people whose countries have plenty of switch stock is always, "how much does the switch cost in your country in USD?"

For example in Europe, Nintendo isn't allowed to set an RRP, and in some countries they use a different distributor. So the price can vary wildly there.

The countries where the Switch is most sold out are 1) Japan 2) USA/Canada 3) certain EU countries. This also matches the price, with the switch only costing $260 in Japan.

>>381485729
Source? That's an insane number, considering it hasn't passed the 1m mark there yet.

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>>381485943
>Not buying all 3 and reselling them

Sweetie.... it's like you hate money or something

>>381485996
You could account for taxes and shipping, and still make a $100 profit. You would also be filling a demand that will otherwise go unfulfilled. If people in your area don't want it, and people in another area do, there's literally nothing wrong with being the middleman between the two.

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>Mfw Apple forces Nintendo to hold the world record for quickest hardware revision
Imagine how 3DS early adoption went, but times 10000, and that's how Switch early adoption is going to go.

>>381485970

once you are playing the latest mainline 3D zelda in a giant open world with physics everywhere and amazing anime graphics while slouched in your bed you'll realize

>>381485587
If it was $250 before launch, and the price hike due to shortages increased the price by 30-49 dollars, I could understand it becoming 300.
I expect a price drop once the shortage ends.

>>381485970
I don't see how you could be confused by Switch selling.

>Great marketing
>Catchy unique name
>Actually has a steady stream of big games since release, with the system itself releasing with arguably one of the greatest game of all time
>Basically the next Nintendo handheld which has always sold well

Nintendo did it right this time, outside of some retarded decisions with the hardware itself.

>>381483513
I live in Las Vegas and have no issues. Where the fuck are you?

>>381486172

>what are export taxes

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>>381483179
>Everything you want for the full Wii U experience
>Two Switch's and a bunch of 3DS's

>>381480554
A Best Buy near me has had 3 or 4 on a shelf for a few weeks now, I'm honestly surprised they've been there so long. At least they were still there as of like 3 days ago.

>>381485970
I think you said it in your post. "Tablet". Remember before the iPad launched, everyone (including myself) saying it was a stupid piece of shit nobody would want? Not as portable as a phone, not as powerful as a laptop? Much like the iPad, I think the Switch's appeal is coming from the hybrid form factor, which hasn't really been done competently before. Or at least, hasn't been marketed well before.

>>381482929
It's less about competing and more Apple being a scummy asshole. They're hoarding all the NANDs to ensure only they will have enough stock, even if they don't actually need them. People have been calling them out for shit like this for years.

Feels good to have preordered one at launch because I knew shortages would happen just like the nes classic.

>>381486057
>Source? That's an insane number, considering it hasn't passed the 1m mark there yet.
Whoops, meant for >>381485736

>>381484398
Just buy one. It's not like you won't be able to return it or sell it off easily in the next year or so.

>>381486172
Why would I become that which I despise? I hope whoever gets the other two enjoy their purchase(s).

>>381486057
>"how much does the switch cost in your country in USD?"
Fair enough. It's about 350 burgerbucks now. Though I seem to remember it costing around 420 on launch though. But then pretty much all electronics is fucking expensive as fuck compared to America in my country. When I checked last I could get a 256 GB SDD on NewEgg for the same price as a 128 GB SDD in my own country.

>>381486646
Because if there is surplus in your region the moral thing to do is make it available to places with deficit

I guess I should be happy I got a switch on launch, but there were plenty of issues with it. And the Pro Controller's D pad is fucking shit. Not to mention I found BotW boring. Here's hoping Splatoon 2 makes me happy I got it at launch.

>>381486686
Then clearly the Switch not selling isn't a problem on Nintendo's side. It's with your countries.

>>381486509
May I?

>>381486628
http://www.comgnet.com/ranking/

#2 is Dragon Quest

>>381484512
but the Vita TV was a flop

>>381486220
Which you know, is on the Wii U.

>>381486275
>Great marketing
Was it? I remember it more or less just being your average PSP style "show off the console in fake situations that will never happen" type stuff.
>Catchy unique name
Fair enough, it is pretty catchy.
>
>Actually has a steady stream of big games since release, with the system itself releasing with arguably one of the greatest game of all time
So did the Wii U but they never sold any systems with those.
>>Basically the next Nintendo handheld which has always sold well
That's another fair point.

Still think the success is pretty insane though.

>>381484675
just fucking call first faggot

>>381485245
Bought a 500g SSD a month ago. Price just went up by $40. MicroCenter left the old price tag on though so I got the price I was expecting to pay.

>>381486910
The vita itself was a flop. I think if they can release a budget option for a Switch they'd sell fine. Sorta like how there is a 2DS.

>>381486958
Why do people keep bringing up Wii U breath of the Wild? NO ONE bought a Wii U outside of Nintendo hardcore and Nintendo hardcore are already guaranteed to day 1 the Switch and play Zelda on that.

Also

>Wii U
>Steady stream of games

Lmfao.

>>381486596
this. if you didn't preorder immeadiately after the january presentation you are retarded

>>381486273
I don't expect a pricedrop until people aren't willing to pay $300 for it any more. I'd be amazed if it happened before holiday 2018.

>>381486805
Well, one thing Nintendo could do in those countries to lower the price would be distributing the system themselves. IIRC they've always had some distribution issues in Europe. I think one reason Nintendo never got as big in EU was because they partnered with Mattel for the NES.

>>381486902
Anon, a comgnet point doesn't represent 100k preorders. But regardless, yeah, Spla2n is gonna be huge there.

>>381486174
Why would they do a hardware revision? That doesn't make any sense. The 3DS launch went poorly because not many people bought it, the Switch launch has too many people buying it. You're not making any sense, anon. Are you having a stroke?

I'm so glad I decided to grab one on MK8 release. BB had a few left in stock when I called, and I went in and grabbed it. I was going to wait to buy it, but look at this mess now.

>>381485775
I'm near a big city and my BB had 120 on launch.

>>381487131
A budget Switch would just be selling the Switch without the dock.

Selling a Switch that can't Switch would be retarded, anon

>>381487203
There will probably be some kind of sale or new bundle sometime towards the end of the fall, probably with Mario Odyssey

>>381486275
What would you change as far as hardware?

>>381487203
A comgnet point represents 1k sales. It has 701 points = 700k sales.

>>381480554
One of the major retailers in the UK got a total of just four units in the last batch. They were meant to get more in June but they did not turn up. Now it's penned as late July. But from what I'm hearing from a friend that works in stock for that retailer is that it's going to be a much smaller batch than they were meant to get to cover their stores.

>>381485905
Why do yuropoors love Sony so much?

My walmart is full of switches, should i pick them up and just mark them up 50 each? Or am i going to be sitting on them awhile. In west canada.

>>381487460
no way dude, that's something companies do to drive up sales. Nintendo literally can't make enough Switches to meet demand,they don't need anything else this yeas

>>381486805
Well I mean people are used to paying a lot for electronics. Nobody really batted an eye even though the PS4 cost an arm and a leg at launch as well.
> think one reason Nintendo never got as big in EU was because they partnered with Mattel for the NES.
That and playing games on PC's just being a lot more prominent. Why buy an expensive console that can only play games when you can buy an expensive computer that can play games and do taxes?

Also, their illegal price fixing cartel they had going from like the NES era to the GC era that upped the prices in some countries by like 67% probably didn't help a lot either.

>>381487712
fifa

>>381481643
>le false scarcity meme

It's not real scarcity. It's not like Nintendo isn't doubling production, shipping units by air to get them out faster, etc. It's not like Nintendo has to compete with Apple for parts. Nah, it's just Nintendo purposely not making enough of them :^)

You're a fucking retard, man.

>>381480554
Go to a brick and mortar store.

>>381487827
>Illegal price fixing cartel
what

>>381487157
Well I'm just saying. If the normies want to play Zelda they could just get the cheaper version. It's not like they have ever really cared about getting the best looking version before.
>Steady stream of games
I guess you have me there.

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>tfw just found the last one at my local Target and bought it

>>381486958
>So did the Wii U

The Wii U went without releases for MONTHS after launch. Not just small releases either, actually nothing released.

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>go to store to get switch
>no stock
>buy ps4 instead
feels great

>>381487984
Normies don't even know what a Wii U is. To them, Nintendo hasn't made a console since the Wii. At most they think the Wii U is a 250$ Wii add-on.

>>381487972
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/31/business/europe-fines-nintendo-147-million-for-price-fixing.html

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-02-1584_en.htm?locale=en

I wonder why so few people know about it.

>>381482117
Is this new pasta?

Once iphone 8 production slows down after launch in Oct, think we might get a surge of switches just in time for the holiday season?

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They should have prepared better for this

I know people who gave up and just brought a PS4

>>381488116
Also. My bad. I miss-remembered. Thought it went on since the NES era but I was wrong, it was since 1991.

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>>381488112
>>381488294

>>381488116
because it happened 15 fucking years ago.

>>381488294
There's no real alternative though. People were sperging out at ONLY 16 GIGS DED CONSOLE but what are they supposed to do? Add on another 50 bux? Try to fight Apple and Google? Delay the switch until October?

>>381481656

>Wii numbers

No it's not.

>>381487460
I doubt it, it's still doing too well. At least, not a $300 game+switch bundle.

>>381487501
Oh yeah. But still, a comgnet point doesn't represent 1k sales. Comgnet is still just a single retailer, you don't really think they have 700 thousand preorders on their own, do you?

>>381488294
PS4 and Switch have almost zero overlap right now. If they bought a PS4, then they were never looking for a Switch. PS4 has been out for 4 years, why was it competing against the Switch for their money?

>>381488282
Trouble there is all the hype and excitement people might have for things like Arms, splatoon2 and others will have faded. And people will feel they missed out. This is why the scarcity idea is total shit. It may work for amibos, but the Switch is the business. With out the base Switch there is no business and people will start to lose interest.

>>381488410
And 9/11 happened 16 years ago but Americans still won't shut up about it.

It just strikes me as a bit odd that on /v/, a site that is more or less 70% politics 29% console war shitposting, and 1% video game discussion, people wouldn't it up more when wanting to call out Nintendo for whatever reason they feel like.

>>381488462
>Add on another 50 bux?
The PS4 Slim, more powerful hardware, is being sold for $250 with a game and 500GB.

>>381487747
I'm in Vancouver and they're nowhere. Guess it's easier to find them outside cities.

I bet you could make at least $30 each.

>>381488741

>my parents bought me this console when I was a little kid so I am now obligated to defend its manufacturer to my dying breath because nostalgia goggles

>>381488462
Look yeah

This isn't the first or second time they did this so they should have timed the release in a manner where they could have had far more stock or work out a deal beforhand. How many times do they want customers travelling round cities for a console? It's always them that have this problem.

>>381488648
Past data shows that they generally account for a little under 1/1000 of Japan's pre-orders. It's not an exact ratio, but it surely reflects a very high total.

>>381488868
yes, and its not a fucking portable console using NAND for storage

>>381488741
How about the fact that round the time switch released a bunch of PS4 games were dropping from January-April. For all those people who waited to for the PS4 to get games before they buy it could have brought it instead when they didn't wanna go with the hassle of the switch. Even look at the NPD, PS4 outsold it and this is because switch stock was low and people just got the available console instead

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Mine looks normal...

There are about 4 major fucking things that happened with the switch that should have prevented it from shipping but Nintendo disregarded them. They are now in the position of being forced to deal with those issues, but post launch where doing so makes them look goofy as fuck rather than pre-launch where no one would have been the wiser.

in short, everyone who got a switch is going to get burned. Nintendo launched it in the virtual alpha stage of the engineering plan.

>>381483513
>live in a large city like a retard

Your fault

>>381482117
>be a disgusting fedora neckbeard /v/irgin that wants a switch
>go to gamestop
>walk up to faggot cashier
>decide to just say "switch" with an autistic blank stare
>faggot is confused
Fucking GameStop

Why was the Switch release in March anyway? Why wasn't it announced at E3 and released holiday 2017? They could have manufactured more consoles and released a bunch of games at once.

My cousin said they just got a decent supply of switches for the first time. They had only like 10 in total in past

>>381489483
muh blue ocean

what works, works

>>381488282
I don't know. Keep in mind there's going to be at least 2 months (probably 3) in between more parts becoming available and more product showing up on store shelves.

>>381488896
>It's always them that have this problem.
The PS4 and 360 were supply-constrained at launch (albeit not as badly as the Switch). PSVR is STILL sold out and it launched last holiday. The PS2 had such bad shortages in holiday 2004 that the xbox actually outsold it for a few months in the US. Mobile phones are also sold out all the time.

Estimation, production, and distribution are HARD, man. It's far from a Nintend-only thing.

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>>381481767
>he is a leaf

get cucked son

>>381489483
Then they'd be missing out on eight months of market time and millions of sales.

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>>381487239
>why would they do a hardware revision
>why would they want more money

I'm not even the guy you replied to but how fucking retarded are you that you think they wont do a hardware revision within two years? Just look at their past and look at what other companies are doing.

>>381489483
Probably because they were hemorrhaging money.

Though it really feels like it was what they were aiming at but stockholders or some shit forced them to release it ahead of schedule, warts and all. Not only are games being released to early these days, consoles as well. What a time to be alive.

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>>381489157
>portable console
Not very impressive when its barely more powerful than a Wii U, and if you're playing your Switch in public, you probably look like this.

>>381488868
Not portable. Hopefully they release Vita 2 and don't fuck it up.

>>381482117
>$15/hr
>Gamestop

Nice pasta, faggot.

>>381489092
Ah, I thought you were saying comgnet had 700k preorders just on their own. This make more sense.

But I believe comgnet was the only retailer accepting Spla2n preorders for a few months, which may have inflated their preorder numbers relative to other retailers.

>>381489790
The point is that the the two are completely different. The PS4 doesn't use the NAND memory that's currently in a shortage. Are you retarded or something?

>>381484793
The retail price here in Mexico is $550.

>>381487239
Many basic reasons that should never have been there in the first place. USB connector on the bottom. Units bending due to pressure on the back while pressing the controllers at the end. Dock scratching screen.

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>Managed to import one from Spain on launch month
>Works perfectly
>Play BOTW, Puyo Puyo, MK8D, and ARMS while I'm waiting on Splatoon 2
>Watching people rage as they realize how hard it is to get their hands on one.

Niggas should have been more crafty. Region-free means you can get one from anywhere, just have a power adapter. Too bad most countries stopped offering International shipping on Switches.

>>381486553
Yeah that's called capitalism. Cry some more you commie fuck

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>tfw all the scalpers got BTFO since it never sold out here
>there are only three consoles on sale on the biggest auction site in my country since they are so easy to find

Feels slick mang .

>>381489983
Then they should have produced a normal console instead of an underpowered tablet. Then Zelda could actually run at a decent resolution and framerate

>>381489178
>PS4 outsold it and this is because switch stock was low and people just got the available console instead
That would imply low Switch stock had a positive impact on PS4 sales, but I don't think PS4 actually sold more this month than last.

The PS4 and Switch are pretty darn different, not just in hardware, but in libraries too. I'm sure there's a little bit of overlap, but I don't believe it's that significant. At least, I haven't seen any data to suggest it is.

Not that guy btw

>>381489628
Come on the PS2/4 and X360 were literally holiday releases, it was expected for those to be sold out for a bit and even then they got their shit together after a few months unlike this situation. This is having issues because of some apple shit they should have expected beforehand. Sony and Microsoft atleast get their shit restocked by this stage especially when they have their own exclusives releasing soon, you bring up the PS2 and that was ages ago, PS4 was never that bad by now. Nintendo literally always have this bad issue where it take forever for them to sort this out and this didn't even release in a holiday season to boot.

>>381490297
So they should have started production, seen that there's a NAND Memory shortage, gone back to the drawing board and spent another 2 years in R&D?

>>381490297
Just play the PC version for that.

>>381489178
Or, people bought a PS4 for the games that released earlier this year. Really makes you think, huh?

Bought my easily for my birthday some weeks back (got the last one), shit is cash, bought BoTW and Mario Kart 8

>>381483457
it's fucking obvious

>>381490297
So you're saying they should've produced a Wii U 2 and had another flop so there would be no shortages. Got it.

>>381486958
It was over a year before the Wii U got a single respectable game, and the releases following were slow and inconsistent. Switch launched with an outstanding game on day one, and has been getting at least one big first party release every month since.

>>381481493
Nintendo is competing with Apple for parts. There's nothing they can do. They couldn't make the console without those parts anyways.

>>381490427
They should have never made the Switch in the first place. They should go back to actually producing consoles that are on par with their competitors. Zelda looks like ass yet runs at 30 FPS with drops.

>>381486173
When I got mine, they were going for about $400 online from scalpers. With sales tax, the consoles come out to about $330. I'm sure where ever I list them is going to take a healthy cut as well. It's not worth the time/hassle, and nintendo isn't paying me to to sort out their distribution issues.

>>381481643
It's a horrible strategy considering the Switch probably would have sold 8-10 million by now. The longer people have to wait the more chance you have to fuck up and dissuade them from buying a Switch.

>>381482117
Holy shit you are autistic too bro!

>>381480554
>tfw found out some random shady internet shop that still had few switches in stock 2 days before release
feels good, playing BOTW day1

>>381483912
Nintendo has never really been big in Europe, it goes back to the early European version of the NES being a piece of shit so SEGA had much more pull over there.

>>381490384
>but I don't think PS4 actually sold more this month than last.

There's no news for this month but for last month there's a NPD report out right now on google if you wanna check and the PS4 returned to No.1 and its obvious because switch stock is low. Why would the PS4 sales be randomly higher despite the switch being in the same situation since release?

>>381490684
But when they made consoles that were on par or superior to their competitors, they flopped horribly. See the N64 and the Gamecube. On the other hand, their Handhelds always do great.

Why would they go for a losing strategy?

>>381490684
>t. falseflagging sonybro
Yeah, no thanks. Only asshurt retards who want Nintendo to fail want them to try and play the "power" game.

>>381490552
>Wii U
>Normal Console
It had a huge fisher price tablet that inflated the price, and hardware the was weaker than the 360 and PS3 in some aspects. Wii U bombed because it had no marketing, and people thought it was a Wii U add on due to its horrible name.

>>381490463
They would have got it when the game released then.

There was no major releases in May

I just bought mine today at toys R us in Hickory, N.C. They had about 4 left. Just call different stores around your town every couple days until you find one that got a shipment in that night.

>>381491016
I mean, I'm not a normie and hang out here, and even I thought the Wii U was just a Wii add on at first. I thought it was just the pad, not a whole new system. The marketing was such shit. I remember when the debuted it they even focused on just the pad. They never showed the actual console.

>>381489483
I think it was so it could get all the attention instead of having to share it with Sony and Microsoft. Also, Nintendo's fiscal year ends in March, and high sales from a big launch looks really good on reports.

>>381482708
How often do businesses mass produce and ship products that severely overestimate demands?

I've never heard of it. All those businesses are bankrupt. Especially for consoles where they either sell it for a loss or for a slim margin. If Nintendo overestimated the demand of the Switch by twofold they'd be done with making consoles forever and probably declare bankruptcy.

>>381491265
>Also, Nintendo's fiscal year ends in March
Oh, that's probably the main reason then. The release did seem rushed, though. Probably had to make sure stock holders were happy. The first big release was a Wii U port. They couldn't even launch with an exclusive.

>>381490972
Because they had some horrific flaw. The N64 used carts and the gamecube those mini discs instead using standard ones like the PS2. The SNES was successful because it didn't have those problems.

>>381489483
I think they were just really confident in Zelda being able to carry the console. So launching in March would allow them to sell a few million units to the hardcore Nintendo fans, then built up steam for a huge holiday season. I mean just picture it, a new system with a lot of hype behind it that has Zelda and Mario available.

>>381481767
>CDN
the regular retail price here is $420. That's not that high of a markup honestly. I'm actually really surprised at how low they are. In april-may you could buy them for only like 30-60 above sticker price.

>>381491692
Why did Minidisks matter? Is it because it didn't have a gimmick like a DVD player?

>>381487404
>selling a 3DS without 3D would be retarded

>>381492130
I paid $399. When did it increase to $420?

>>381488776
>people wouldn't it up more when wanting to call out Nintendo
That's because the only people on /v/ "calling out Nintendo" are Nintendo fans falseflagging as Sony fans.

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>>381491609
Technically they did have an exclusive for it.

>>381492194
The reason people usually give is because they hold less data, but that really didn't matter for 90% of the games during the era.

>>381492194
If the average consumer is looking to get a game console, why would they not get the one that can play DVDs as well? A big part of the reason the PS2 was so popular is because of its DVD function.

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>>381481493
>>381481643
>Are not trying very hard to find alternate sources of parts to artificially inflate demand which is anti-consumer as fuck.
>False scarcity to increase demand.
Please go take ECON 101 before posting again. Nintendo isn't making console money from scarcity, the scalpers are making the additional money. If Nintendo upped the MSRP to deal with demand (*wink*) they would reap the rewards of the scarcity.

The reality of it is that Nintendo is run by conservative old men who got burned as fuck on the WiiU launch and lost a bunch of money overproducing and warehousing unbought units.

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>>381483179
My local game store ran out but say they're getting some more by next week, so they're contacting me when they do. Not to mention I got 90 dollars in store credit for trading in some 3DS and Wii U games I already beat and completed. Man, local game stores are fucking rad.

>>381490389
>Come on the PS2/4 and X360 were literally holiday releases, it was expected for those to be sold out for a bit
...but then doesn't that make it more understandable that Nintendo wouldn't expect the switch to sell out completely? Since it's not a holiday release?

And I wasn't talking about the PS2's launch, I was talking about 3 years after it launched.

>This is having issues because of some apple shit they should have expected beforehand.
I wouldn't be surprised if they HAD expected it. But even if they had, what exactly could they do? There's no real way to circumvent the Switch's need for NAND memory, and they can't compete with phone manufacturers, either in volume or price.

>you bring up the PS2 and that was ages ago
And PSVR was last holiday.

>PS4 was never that bad by now
PS4 was still supply constrained the June after it launched. If the Switch is still constrained by September, then you can say that.

>Nintendo literally always have this bad issue
They didn't for the Wii U or 3DS. Their overproduction of the Wii U in particular was quite expensive for them.

There's no magical "make more units" button, anon. Like I said, shit's complicated, and shortages of popular products is absolutely not a Nintendo-only thing.

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>>381492284
Recently I think. I paid $399 too but nintendo recently made the decision to jack their prices up an arbitrary $20 in canada for some reason. All Switch games from september onwards are slated at $99.99 here and the switch was put up to $419.99 recently too.

>>381490971
>Why would the PS4 sales be randomly higher despite the switch being in the same situation since release?
Because the switch wasn't in the same situation this month; stock was lower (perhaps due to stockpiling for months with bigger releases).

The Switch sold less this month, the PS4 didn't sell more.

>>381492527
dvds are dying. just deal with that.

>>381494263
Nintendo didn't jack up anything, that's on your country.

>>381494263
They will drop, is this your first pre-order for a game that's still months away or what?

>>381494263
The Candia dollar just got weaker. I forget why. All prices will be going up.

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>>381494463
But that's not true. No xbox or ps4 or PC games are $100.

>>381494505
..?

>>381494569
Do you not see the graph on the side? It's not equal to $60. The dollar went down 0.03 cents the other day. That's not enough to shift prices.

>>381494450
Never said they weren't. Were talking about the PS2, which came out in 2000.

>>381494263
>>381494463
>>381494505

Manufacturers set the price. They're going by MSRP. Amazon doesn't adjust because of the dollar.

$99 is just the placeholder price though. It'll drop to $79.99 (hopefully).

>>381482708
>Even if the produce 20x what they have up until now, and sold at Wii U's numbers, they would still easily sell all 20x of those consoles over the years.
That's kind of what they did with the Wii U. Not 20x, but they really overproduced it. That lead to the infamous quarter where they actually had negative sales in Europe as they had to buy systems back from retailers. Overproducing is really, really risky.

>>381494263
Nah those $99 games are placeholders anon, don't worry. Our dollar isn't THAT bad.

they are deliberately reducing the stock to increase the sales they been doing this in recent years.

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>>381494793
It's only Switch games that have this so called "place holder" price.

It's 100% intentional. They always do this detestable shit.

>>381494875
I know our dollar isn't that bad. That's why I said nintendo is adding an arbitrary $20 to their prices here.

>>381494657
The Switch is region free, so you could import them if you're worried about cost.

>>381495084
Import fees apply, as well as a more expensive shipping. It evens out to the same thing when you import, though you can just change the Switch e-shop to american so you get the prices with no tax or import fees at all on digital games.

>>381492223
The biggest obstacle to a Switch TV is consumer confusion. Nintendo's biggest issue with the Wii U might've been that people didn't know what the fuck it was. They've been very careful with their messaging for the Switch, and I don't think they'd want to muddy the waters by releasing a Switch TV in the near future. Remember, Nintendo waited several years before releasing the 2DS.

I think a Switch TV is possible, but we won't see it soon. Certainly not soon enough to be a viable solution to the NAND shortages.

>>381495084
america and canada are the same region. you could do that anyway.

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>>381494898
Best Buy states it's a placeholder price. Games with set release dates on Amazon are the regular price of $79.99.

>>381495370
>Best Buy states it's a placeholder price. Games with set release dates on Amazon are the regular price of $79.99.
but super mario odyssey has a set release date, and so does pokken. both are $99.99. Looks like the price hike is starting in September.

>>381494974
>That's why I said nintendo is adding an arbitrary $20 to their prices here.
I know, but like I said, I'm pretty sure that's a placeholder from retailers. It wouldn't make sense for Nintendo to add 15 USD to game prices when we can import so easily or just buy from murkan e-shop.

>muh Apple boogeyman
Nintendo refusing to pay higher for parts is mistake #3. Nintendo choosing to use the same parts that Apple used is mistake #2. Nintendo having a record of artificial scarcity and causing lack of trust to consumers is mistake #1

Nintendo doesn't give a shit and fans suffer. And those same fans defend them like Christ. What a crazy world we live in

>in b4 Sonybro, Appletard, etc
I hate video games and tech, fuck you

>Preorder switch at local gamestop 7pm
>Completly sold out everywhere in my area since inital release

Thank god I did and didn't fall for this shitposting saying not to get it.

>>381495654
>I know, but like I said, I'm pretty sure that's a placeholder from retailers. It wouldn't make sense for Nintendo to add 15 USD to game prices when we can import so easily or just buy from murkan e-shop.
A lot of people won't know/take the time to switch their e-shop. Importing is going to cost the same regardless, except you'll have to wait for shipping. They very easily could just charge the extra money for no reason.

>>381495771
>Nintendo having a record of artificial scarcity
I've yet to see any proof of this meme in the past 5 years of people parroting it.
And it's not like they have much of a choice to not use anything but SSDs in a fucking mobile device you dumbfuck, unless you want 0GB of memory on there.

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>>381495654
Paying $75USD for games

>>381488585
yeah it is

>>381495887
Then why haven't they arbitrarily done it before? Just about every vidya manufacturer does a straight USD->CDN conversion.

It's also clearly not coming from Nintendo themselves, since then EVERY retailer would be bumping up their prices.

>>381491692
N64 absolutely, but GCN minidiscs weren't on the same scale.

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>>381496406
every retailer is bumping up their prices bud

>Pay $400 for console
>Pay $100 for every new game

It's like Nintendo Canada wants to fail

>bought a WiiU
>bought Pokken at launch
>need to buy a Switch and DX if I want to play the new characters

Well.

>>381497339
Yeah that's how new editions of games work

switch owner here

where the fuck are the red/blue joycons ? i bought the grey switch with plans to order the red/blue joycons but now they're not fucking anywhere for less than $90

>>381480554
Yeah, Nintendo confirmed that it is stopping shipments of Switch to Canada and rerouting supply to Mexico because drugs are worth more than Canuck bucks. No more Switch for Canada ever.

>>381497669
that's how much they cost fuck head

>>381496813
londondrugs.ca has MP4 and XBC2 preorders at $80. Although Pokken is $100.

EBgames prices are also confirmed as placeholders.

Why exactly retailers are using a $99 placeholder price I have no idea, but I just can't see that being the actual MSRP. It just doesn't make sense. The only idea I can think of is that they're covering their butts in case the Canadian dollar tanks even harder. If it does, $99 games. Otherwise they go back to $80.

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>>381482929
this. All portable makers are in a pinch now, Nintendo included.

>The problem is an industrywide capacity shortage for components used in smartphones, computer servers and other digital devices. These include the NAND flash-memory chips that store data, liquid-crystal displays and the tiny motors that enable the Switch’s hand-held controllers to imitate the feel of an ice cube shaking in a glass.
>Nintendo’s component struggles suggest the Switch, a hybrid device designed for use both in the living room and on the go, is likely to remain hard to find for consumers throughout this year.

>>381480554
I got a switch, a pro controller, Snipper Clips(on console) and Master Blaster Zero off ebay for 330.

Just have my luck dude! Worked for me.

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>>381485905

Give them the boot.

>>381497776
Actually, they're $80.

>>381498073
The EB games that are placeholders are marked clearly in the title. Pokken isn't one.

>>381498504
Apparently this guy phoned them
https://gbatemp.net/threads/canadian-gamers-100-for-mario-odyssey-what.474310/

>>381480554
>>sold out 99% of the time
Over here it's quite the opposite. In stock 99% of the time, even at launch.

>>381480554
DOA

>>381485245
Why don't they just invest in a new factory and make more?

>>381482134

Why didn't they switch (no pun intended) the release dates of Arms and Splatoon 2? I don't even know why I bought this piece of shit game. Literally got bored of it after ONE day, which has never happened to me with any other game.

The Splatfest they had a while back only made waiting for Splatoon 2 even harder as I know how much fun it'll be, not to mention I can play online almost anywhere as long as my phone is charged.How am I gonna hack my clothing if the Switch has no browser? I don't wanna go back to dealing with Spike's RNG anymore for three power slots. Also, anyone else think the new specials pale in comparison to the originals? And the nerfed the rainmaker hard.

>>381499175
The Switch would cost $1999 if they did that.

>>381482708
>extra warehouse space
yeah because Switches just get magically fucking made by Mario jumping up and hitting a block. And a Switch comes out.

By no means do they have to invest in a fucking factory to assemble them and the production quota is tightly regulated and cannot be forced to "just make more" because some dumb bitch on 4chan said so.

God you're such a virgin.

>>381498703
That doesn't mean it's going to change though. Why don't you understand that? Odyssey is a "placeholder" price, and is clearly marked as one on EB Games' website.

Pokken isn't a placeholder and it isn't marked as one on their site. It's still $99

>>381480554
>sold out
>shipped 30 units
Wahooo bing bing

>>381482787
To conduct artificial scarcity for this long could backfire as people might just get fed up and buy the competition's hardware, which is why I find the whole artificial scarcity thing as pants on head retarded.

>>381499221
no one would have bought arms retard

>>381499221
I fell for the Arms meme too and ordered it on release day. I'm bored of it too. It should have been a $20 digital release. It's legit a mini game.

>>381494263
>>381495464
>$99 + tax + tip

Glad I grew out of 99% of games and buy like 1 a year at most.

>>381499407
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pokken-tournament-dx-switch
Pokken cost $59.99 as per their offical website. If other places lists it as anything but that, it's not Nintendo's fault.

>>381499568
>Glad I grew out of 99% of games
>but he owns a switch
nani

If I own Minecraft on PC or Xbone do I still have to buy a new version for Switch?

>>381499879
That's not even the canadian site you fucking retard

>SWITCH
>GAMES

LOL

>>381499407
Why don't you understand that they are placeholders prices betting on the dollar falling? If the dollar doesn't fall, they will be correct on release.


Nintendo may be retarded at times, but not retarded enough to price $20 over conversion.

>>381489790
Nigga has a qt sitting next to him. He's doing something right.

>>381499879
http://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/games/detail/pokken-tournament-dx-switch
>$TBD*

it's going to be 99.99. no reason not to put a pirce if it's just the standard $79.99

>>381500102
The fucking dollar isn't going to fall 20 cents in the next 2 months retard

>>381500240
M-m-maybe Nintendo and the Nips know something we don't

>yfw they're preparing for Canada's collapse

>>381480554
You're a fucking Nintendo salesman, aren't you?

>>381500082
Because Pokken DX isn't even listed on that. If it's not listed and no price is shown, then using placeholder price for Pokken on other sites is the correct choice.

>>381500313
That's why I said BETTING you autistic neanderthal. It has fallen at a fast rate before.

>>381500495
Fuck my editting, just combine the words price and listing together and ignore the stuff in between.

>>381500240
Is there an import tax in Canda that we don't know about? Or perhaps Canda got fucked over from Brexit somehow?

>>381501034
No. Again, it's only Nintendo games doing this. No Sony/Microsoft/PC games are upping the price. It's not a Canada thing, it's a Nintendo thing.

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>>381483624
>friend sends me a text message
>he and another get went a little further than I did and found them some systems

>>381480554
Nintendo just announced the other day they'll be putting a bunch out in the months of July and August. So, if you're not shitposting and genuinely want one, check websites atleast once a day between July and August is all I can say, or have some sort of alert thing tell you when they're available.

>>381501303
You know there's a Nintendo Canada localized company, right? I don't think Sony and Microsoft have that? Or at least they're too busy worrying about the other divisions to up video game prices. Nintendo Canada is probably upping the price for some reason. Maybe it's to offset no consoles.

>>381482970
>You're real fucking dumb, dude
>>381499391
>God you're such a virgin.

Why are Nintendo fans always so triggered when people critique legitimate problems. Even if he is wrong, you guys could cool your Fag jets for a few seconds and get that some people aren't happy with Nintendo and for pretty good reason.

Buy one from GameStop's website when they get them in stock. Since you're going to buy a game anyway just get the bundle.

>>381500028
Is this a real question?

When has Nintendo ever let you get something without paying out the asshole for it?

>>381501698
July and August aka Splatoon 2 release. So the theory they're hoarding inventory is right.

>>381501698
But those will 100% be grays and some people want colors.

This whole situation is pretty lame to most people with a brain.

>>381501861
Or they're trying to get some made before Splatoon 2 releases because they know people that want the game haven't been able to buy the Switch?

Honestly people who say Nintendo don't do this on purpose, are you literally blind?

EVERY product that isn't software is ALWAYS sold out if it even has the slightest bit of demand

Go and try to find the new BOTW Link Amiibo on Amazon. Hell you can't even pre-order the new Amiibos that were literally just announced.

Nintendo produces like 10,000 units of something and then say they're sold out. Every. Single. Fucking. Time.

>>381501968
Have you been reading the thread? The problem is they can't make as many consoles as they need because of a parts shortage. They aren't ramping up production. They're hoarding inventory to make sure Splatoon 2 freaks can buy a console and actually play the game. Splatoon will flop if no one can fucking play it.

On launch day you should be able to walk into a fucking store and purchase your choice of color and game.

I know that's a perfect world thing but seriously it feels like this is achievable and just purposefully not pursued to make products seem "premium". Things in life shouldn't be this difficult, especially to get a little entertainment.

>>381501754
Regardless, Nintendo are the only ones doing it.

>>381502082
You are arguing with one the blindest consumer bases in entertainment. Arguing reality means little when most of these fans are wealthy to begin with. They look down on you when you try to discuss these situations.

Is there Canada specific Switch numbers? Maybe it's underperforming by a ton in Canada. It's doing ok in the USA.

>>381501945
>This whole situation is pretty lame to most people with a brain
Is this supposed to be some form of insult? Or am I reading too much into it?

>>381502280
>Maybe it's underperforming by a ton in Canada.

Maybe, but it's literally not even listed on my local best buy website.

Has said "not available" since after 2 or 3 days after launch.

It's also pretty much 500 fucking dollars and most people really aren't willing to spend that cash. I know I'm not.

>>381502113
>Have you been reading the thread filled with conspiracy theorists
No. I haven't. Because that's retarded. If you unironically believe in artificial scarcity, you're deluded. No offense.

>>381502440
>Or am I reading too much into it?

you are.

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>>381502574
>If you unironically believe in artificial scarcity, you're deluded. No offense.

Companies will do anything to make money, including things comm

>>381502280
Can't speak for every province, but mine was sold out of switches for a month and a half after launch, even then I got lucky in late April and got the last one in the store. It's still hard to find one here, though it's getting a tad easier I guess as more people are getting their orders fulfilled.

>>381501303
Eh, I'll wait until we see the actual price before I start bitching. If it really is just a placeholder, I'll be sure to remind /v/ every day about this.

>>381502678
damn was cut off

- including things common people think are delusional ideas.

>>381502590
Okay, my bad. So used to people on here throwing around insults for no reason that it has become hard to tell sometimes.

>>381502731
>No one in Canada owns a Switch because they got 1% of the stock the US did
>start a one month hoard of all consoles for Splatoon 2 so that people can actually buy and play the game

>>381502140
Doing what? Until we actually see the price, we don't know what they are doing. This is pure speculations right now.

>>381502780
I just shouldn't have said with a brain.

I am perturbed about the idea of having to check websites or set up an alert I have to be ready for just to get a toy for myself though. But I guess lots of people have to deal with that shit regularly nowadays

>>381502678
>>381502762
Well even if by some chance they are holding onto consoles to sell later, people wanting said consoles will be able to get them once they're finally being sold anyway. Sure they have to wait but if they're gonna be spending money on it, it shouldn't really matter WHEN that money is spent. Best thing about waiting is they'll have more games to play at once, once they finally have one. Having to be patient sucks, but it still works out in the end.

>>381502858
Could be. Dunno. Wouldn't explain price gouging to "make up" for the switch not doing as well here though.

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>>381485031
>Work at a retail for a second job
>ask my manger if she could hold two for me
>tfw I didn't have to preorder

>>381502884
>Doing what?
listing unreleased games with a placeholder price of $100
>This is pure speculation
based on them listing their games at a price of $100 when no other company is doing that

>>381502884
I think this thread is more for just venting about the prices in general really.

>100 dollar joycons
>400 dollar console
>80 dollar Zelda
>potentially 100 dollar Mario

Like fuck this shit. I don't want to go back to the 80s when every game was 150 bucks or whatever.

>>381502280
I don't think there are Canada-specific numbers, but Nintendo's reports say that in March, 1.2 million units sold in "the Americas", and NPD reports say 906,000 units sold in the US specifically. So somewhere around 300,000 units in non-US America in March.

>>381503160
How the hell would retailers know what price it is if even Nintendo hasn't post a price on their website yet? This is pure speculations and you know it.

>going to the store to take pictures of switches/lack of switches to share with your anonymous internet friends

>>381503114
You should at least do that shit for your buddies if they ask otherwise your sorta a cog in the fag machine.

I'd be happy too though

>>381503114
Oh wow you work a second job because your first job is so shitty you have to get another one to pay the bills and just barely at that and even then it's nothing but fucking retail which any retail could do. But, hey, you can get Switchs easily with your meagre salary after saving up for 2 years. Yup, we sure are envious of you champion. Living the dream.

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>>381480554

Post yfw you got a Switch

Can't wait for Spla2oon, sucks for the rest of you

>>381503281
>This is pure speculations and you know it.

I'd say the chances are better than nil though. If they are willing to sell joycons for 100 bucks.

>>381503271
>yfw Mexico sold 290,000 and Canada 10,000

Amazon Canada has barely had any in stock. I saw it in stock like... twice. And of course it was gone in 10 minutes. Best Buy has been the one getting stock in regularly.

>>381503236
But most of that is how much it would cost in Canada at the proper exchange rate. Unless you mean the cost for the console itself, no one is forcing you to buy it.