Switch lottery lines

Is this more artificial shortage shit or is it really that popular?

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>>384263502
>One person on Twitter said his number was around 2,600 when he was there at 8:27 AM. He speculates that the general number would be more than 5,000 and it might reach 10,000.

It's crazy how much they fucked up supplies.

Over here in Europe they seem to be everywhere.

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>More than 3,000 people lined up in hopes of securing their own Switch system.
Not surprising considering Splatoon 2 launches on Friday.

>>384263502
Japs just love standing in line.
Seriously, if you go there you'll realize that waiting for things is their national pastime.

>>384263659
It uses some parts that Apple also uses for their shit, and Apple has priority.

>>384263659
>artificial shortage shit
the hottest meme among Denials

>>384263787
they can not take stock from suppliers already anon

>>384263963
It's dumb brand preference for NAND flash.
They want Samsung, but Apple uses most of the Samsung stock.

They should switch to Toshiba or Hynix.
Toshiba has 250,000 units in stock, Hynix has even more (Hynix is sketchy though, but for a game console, it should be fine.)

>>384263502
Japs fucking love their lottery system, even getting a concert tickets requires going through a fucking lottery

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>>384263761
The craziness wasn’t just one store by the way. Here’s a look at Yodobashi in Osaka:

>>384264247
>but for a game console, it should be fine
They don't allow exporting saves off of the system NAND. There's no cloud backup, no copying to an SD card, nada. This shit needs to work or people will bitch really hard about their pokemans being irrecoverably deleted due to shitty flash memory

>>384263924
I think the Brits have them beat on that only difference is British people don't love standing in line

>>384264354
its the way to "make fair", at least means people wont kill each other when its a 1st come 1st serve basis like Black Friday

>>384264446
>There's no cloud backup, no copying to an SD card, nada.
you can thank you based hacker and poor fag for shit cause this the 2nd easiest exploding after web browser,
and if the shit is about pokemon, enjoy you 3$ a year for pokemon bank

>>384264098
>Denials
>Wii
>Amiibos
>NES classic

Sounds like you're the one in denial

>>384264612
>>Wii
Ultra popular

>>Amiibos
not wanting to over stock teh market and have huge looses like Disney Infinity

>>NES classic
was intended since day 1 to be a season thing alone, Yuo dont see people crying to Starbuck about the Unicorn Frappucino, dont ya?

yes kid, artificial shortage is just a meme by denials to undermine the popularity of something

>>384264385
>>384263761
so getting japanese games on switch is now a given? I mean you can´t actually tell me that jap devs won´t support this console.

>>384265041
depends, japan alone Sony still has the edge and likely some contracts in place

when it comes to animu games too Sony also have the advantage of having its dick in the industry thru Aniplex

>>384264769
>Ultra popular
Not for that fucking long. Sony never did that shit with the PS2

>not wanting to over stock teh market and have huge looses like Disney Infinity

Bullshit. I worked at Toys R US and saw that they were more than happy to overstock the market with normie tier amiibos that nobody wanted.

>was intended since day 1 to be a season thing alone, Yuo dont see people crying to Starbuck about the Unicorn Frappucino, dont ya?

You really believe everything you're told, don't you? There is absolutely no fucking reason for it to be meant as a one time thing, and even if it were, any semi-competent company would've upped production to meet demand. Instead they discontinue it as way to create a fever for the SNES classic because now everyone's scared they'll pull the same shit again


Nintendo is either doing it on purpose or are run by the stupidest people on the planet. Based n their profits, I'm going with the former.

I don't know. Princes don't seem to align with how difficult it's supposedly to get your hands on a Switch in Japan.

Currently you can get a Switch for 50,800 JPY (450 USD) at Amazon Japan.
That appears cheap considering the images.

>>384264582
So wait, Nintendo is doing this presumably because of the 3DS having scene?

>>384265297
Look up nand shortages retard.

>>384265412
What does that have to do with any of the points I already made there? Nintendo has an established pattern of this scummy behavior. Why should I believe anything they say now?

>>384265297
>Not for that fucking long
Wii sales only declined on the last stretch fagget

>>384263502
>Nintendo can't fix supply before Splatoon 2 drops
Ded console.

>>384265337
You'd have to be a retard to be fine with paying 50% more just because you are an impatient child

>there are retards waiting days in lines instead of shopping around the world using TEH INTERWEBS in this day and age
Don't reply with retarded bullshit like 'it's sold out everywhere else too'.
No it isn't.
Just checked 2 gaming webshops that also happen to have a brick and mortar stores in my city, both have grey and neon versions available, one of the stores listing 10+ neons and 5+ greys.

>>384265270
Yeah but they have contracts for now, I don´t think japanese devs wants to not support something that is easy to port over and have much much much more installbase.

>>384265403
>Having an scene
is good if only modding were part of it but we both know the mean aim is piracy no home brew, and cause Nintendo hardware is the hot shit among hackers wanting E-celeb points or patreon (see CEMU) while system that are objectively easier to crack open (PXone poor man PC edition has 0 interest)
so yes, cause there is "an scene"

>>384265506
>Nintendo has an established pattern of this scummy behavior
they have a patter of selling ultra popular shit

you have a patter of autism claiming they some how cut their own sales for no reason cause they dont shuffle up their prices you imbecile

>>384263924

This is an Asian thing,

The logic is if there's a line, it must be good.

>>384265654
I have experience with that situation man. Actually go to the store and you'll find it sold out.

>>384265506
>Why should I believe anything every phone manufacturer on the planet other than Apple is saying

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>>384264385

Osaka is the best Japanese city. It's just so damn comfy. Also immaccuately clean at all times.

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>Dragon Quest at the end of the month
>Splatoon this week
>Switch in general

People are gonna get stabbed for video games in Japan before the end of the month.

>>384265514
I'm talking about Nintendo's inability to meet demand. There was no excuse for them not to realize how big the Wii was getting and upping production to match them demand

>>384265750
>you have a patter of autism claiming they some how cut their own sales for no reason cause they don't shuffle up their prices you imbecile

It hurts their sales in the short term, but helps their sales in the long term. When people see the frenzies for shit like the Wii and Switch it compels people to buy them on impulse because it's the next big thing and they have no clue when they'll have another chance to get one. It also encourages scalpers to buy their shit in bulk

>>384266161
>There was no excuse for them not to realize how big the Wii was getting
>coming after the N64
look at this fucking clown

>>384265982
>doesn't know about golden week chink turists

>>384266161

Considering how the Wii U was overstocked for monthsd, they probably produced a reasonable amount and demand was just above and beyond what they expected.

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>>384266161
>fat neckbeard thinks he knows better than one of the most successful companies in the entire world

Wow, to think I got a switch by lazily buying one off Amazon when a friend told me some went up on a prime only deal.

>>384265679
>the mean aim is piracy no home brew

Well, back during the DS' days a modded DS was a great device to have around.
But then came the smartphones and they did everything a modded handheld console did better. Moonshell was fucking awesome, but the DS' CPU was too weak.
So naturally the main aim for hacking on the 3DS would be piracy and not homebrew. It still feels great to run your self-written code on a device that wasn't intended to run your code.

>>384265778
I went to 3 different stores roughly a week ago (2 of the B&M stores I mentioned and one electronics store not focusing on video games and consoles), they all had Switches on the shelves I could take with me that moment (which I'm going to do probably when Xenoblade 2 hits).
From my earlier experience the webshops also don't lie about the stock even if they sometimes mess up the release dates.
Probably helps this is EU, not Japan or US but as I said, lot of shops ships anywhere and even shops that only ship locally can be used with reshipping services.

Can the NA system be switched to Japanese?

We've got a fuckton up here in A Fucking Leaf.

I'll gladly sell to a Japanese guy I know if he could sell that shit over in Moonland.

>>384266328
>Nintendo doesn't realize that games sell consoles and were stunned to see that launching with a game like Breath of the Wild helps sell a system rather than shit like NSMB

>>384266335
What are you talking about? I'm explaining to you the sales tactics that make them successful. I don't think they're stupid for doing what works. It just sucks to deal with it as a consumer The stupid ones are those like you who can't see through marketing gimmicks.

>>384263502
>>384263761
Jeez.
I bet they wish they had a Switch, so they would have something to pass the time...

>>384266527
>600 Canadian Dollar equals 472.80 US Dollar
Yeah no wonder you have a fuck ton

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>>384266629
>I'm explaining to you the sales tactics that make them successful.

>>384266527
The Switch is region-free, but I guess you will run into trouble with the power plugs.

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>>384266779
>Successful companies never use marketing tricks to help push their products. Especially not my beloved Nintendo

>>384266629
Anon, NSMB sells more than Zelda.

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>>384267007
>he thinks I'm a Nintendo fan

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>>384267007
>not selling stock is a marketing trick
>not selling stock for 4 months is a marketing trick

>>384267014
It sells more copies, not consoles. Zelda is a system seller. NSMB is not

>>384267085
Then I don't see what reasons you would have to deny Nintendo's track record of deliberately choking supply to increase demand.

>>384267121
>Selling out every shipment you make isn't what companies want to do

They're going to sell gangbusters during the holidays

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>>384267281
>deliberately choking supply to increase demand
We already know the reason is because of Apple, retard

>>384265337
This argument is so retarded. You are basically just saying "Just overpay if you want it so bad"

A switch isn't worth 450 usd and fuck scalpers

>>384267390
Apple had nothing to do with the NES classic

>>384267281

"Look at how successful we are, we sold every one of the 200 pieces of product we made! Good thing we didn't produce 20.000, we might have run out of customers after the first 19.000 sold!"

>>384267432
NES classic was intented to be a time run thing you stupid inbreed

if you are mad about it go bitch to Starbucks or Coke or any other company ever that makes a limited run of anything you sack of shit

>>384267432
>hurr durr, the NES classic is artificial shortage
>They literally stopped making them

>>384266057
>poverty version of DQ

>>384263502
>be first in line, wait for hours
>dont get the console
>some lazy cunt turns up 3127th
>gets one and is gone in 30 minutes

who thought this shit was a god idea?

>>384263502
You know what though?
Wouldn't it be a lot more fair if some pre-orders operated this way?
It not being who pre-ordered with 5 minutes of receiving an email that pre-orders opened, but whoever applied for a pre-order?

Would've saved a fuckload of grief with the SNES Classic.

>>384267501
>>384267559
That's the definition of artificial shortage

>We know the NES is still in high demand but we're ending production just in time for us to release another pulg and play system. You better line up at your local Toy R US at 4 am on launch day if you want one before we cut you off like we did with the NES

>>384265676
You don't know what installbase means anon.

>>384267685
To make it "fair" by not rewarding the NEETs who camp outside the store for a week.

>>384267649

Don't be a faggot. Switch DQ hasn't even gotten details or a release date. He was just saying videogame releases in general for Japan but you have to go and start with some consolewar faggotry shitposting.

>>384267768
Nice short sightedness. Then what will they do the third time if the second time they don't do shortages? Because if they do shortages, they won't get the profit they could have done by doing the same thing they did before, and if they don't do shortages, then nobody will believe them the third time.
Companies don't think only about tomorrow.

>>384265654
And if i may ask good sir, do you live in fucking Japan?

>>384267685
>who thought this shit was a god idea?
so people wont trample each other like mukins do on black friday

>>384267702
Americans company dont care who buys it as long as someone does, that why they dont have stock control to hinder scalpers

>>384267974
You're arguing for taking a risk but Nintendo never takes financial risks and only acts to ensure that they're guaranteed a profit of some kind. It's why for years they would never sell hardware at a loss unlike playstation and xbox.

>>384267768
>That's the definition of artificial shortage
its not you stupid cunt

AS is only used when the artificial demand it creates allows em to increase the price of the goods, see Diamonds

Shortcutting your own sales without increasing the price per unit is just loosing money you inbreed baboon

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Creating artificial scarcity only works if you plan to jack up the price of the console. If Nintendo wanted to manufacture demand, they would've significantly raised the retail price of the Switch, but they didn't. Second, reports and even images came out stating that Nintendo had to resort to an expensive and risky air freight method of shipping, just to get more Switches out in time for Mario Kart. Now if Nintendo was artificially creating demand, why would they use such a costly method of shipping to get more to stores in time for their next big release? If they were holding back units, wouldn't it make more sense to just release them conventionally? Surely all Nintendo had to do to meet this demand they're supposedly faking would be to just release those Switches they're keeping hostage right? Another reason this theory makes no sense is because of other reports of industry wide NAND shortages, and other parts commonly used in things like smartphones. Because the Switch is made with off-the-shelf mobile parts, Nintendo has to fight with other companies, including most prominently Apple, to get those parts in order to meet the incredibly high demand.

>>384268258
>AS is only used when the artificial demand it creates allows em to increase the price of the goods, see Diamonds

see

>>384268193

They sold every single NES Classic they made. That was the goal, and now they're ensuring the SNES classic will sell out too by showing their willingness to end production without rhyme or reason.

The thing is not region locked. Why not pay for extra shipping to get one from Europe or some shit? Why stand in line week after week for a slim CHANCE of getting one? Is this just something they like to do rather than actually wanting one?

I can't even imagine when Pokemon gets released.

>>384268731
Because that's scalper prices.

>>384268731
cause most online retailers that do sell overseas are out of stock or are just resellers from scalpers

many of the "I see stock in my X or Y store" some anon claims likely only deliver locally no world wide

>walk into best buy on launch day
>get Switch and Breath of the Wild
All of you fuckers laughed at me for living in a flyover state, but now I'm laughing at all of you faggots who can't find a fucking switch

>>384268731
>>384269115

Payin 100-200 more for something rather than literally wasting time in line every week seems a good trade off.

they're stocked in my third world shithole. should I buy one and scalp or is this craziness gookland exclusive

>>384269165
You appear like the type of guy who'd pay to get his data decrypted after getting hit by an encryption trojan.
Thanks for making it a worthwhile investment to do that kind of shit.

Without you, scalping wouldn't be a thing.

>>384266796
It's USB-C power cord.

All you'd have to say on the page is "It will not come with a working power cord, you need to buy your own."

>>384269656

Never bought a second hand item, ever. But I sure as hell wouldn't be one of the 3k+ people lining up week after week either. Buying from a scalper and standing in line week after week are both stupid options but one is CLEARLY the shittier one.

>>384265041
>>384265676
Not happening. Sony pays 3rd parties to not put games on Nintendo also most 3rd parties hate Nintendo and would rather support a dead system like Vita instead of a Nintendo console. Look at the Ys games.

>>384263502
dumb gooks I got mine at walmart on launch day and I didn't even pre-order it. It's even the nice red and blue one too!

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>mfw no inclination to own a brick you can take on the shuttle

>>384269115
>many of the "I see stock in my X or Y store" some anon claims likely only deliver locally no world wide
That's what reshipping services are for. Companies like Skybox have US and EU covered so if you find some shit you want, you pay some extra shipping and handling but overall much less than what a scalper would ask.
My only worry would be warranty.

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>>384265982
>walking through Dotonbori after playing Yakuza

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>>384266673
Nice

>fucking retards knew Splatoon 2 was coming
>buy a Switch a week before it comes out

They deserve it. I wonder why they don't import though

>>384272175
They've been doing this for the past few months. They didn't start just now.

>>384272175
because there's fuckign none anywhere.

No, a random shop in fuckign turkey is not a good example of worldwide stock

>>384272316
>>384272535
Is it really doing that well with the Japs? Damn

>>384263963
>It uses some parts that Apple also uses for their shit, and Apple has priority.

I thought they used nvidia shield shit?

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>>384263898
>splatoon
>autism

>>384263502
but i can buy a switch right now if i want to.

why is it so hard to get one in japan
?

>~5000 people lined up waiting for the CHANCE to buy a Switch
>SONYFAGS WILL STILL SAY IT'S ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY

>>384272764
What country do you live in?

They're permanently sold out in western Europe, NA, and Japan.

>>384264769
You fell for the shortage scam I see

>>384272764
>why is it so hard to get one in japan?
There are more people in Japan that want the Switch than Switches available.

>>384272891
netherlands.

>>384265041

There's a reason Sony is locking down as many japanese games as possible.

>>384272891
There's stock here on Mexico, though, although it is $510, but as far as I'm aware of people are paying even more to scalpers.

>>384263502
What the fuck is Nintendo doing? Find new providers, put 64gb chips in if you have to, but fucking do something. Every weekend they fail to meet demand, they're losing tons of money, for crying out loud,

>>384272891
It´s available in Germany. Even Amazon has stock right now.

>>384273020
Netherlands is a pretty developed country, so I don't really have any explanation as to why your country specifically has stock when it's in such high demand everywhere else.

It's just a popular console, that a lot of people want to buy, and on top of that, there's a material shortage since Apple's iPhone 8 uses a lot of the same parts. Apple counteracted that by making their phone cost like 1500 dollars and producing fewer units (which is ridiculous to pay for a phone), but Nintendo can't really do that. Nintendo knows that their market isn't going to pay much more than 300 dollars for a gaming console, and so they have to work with what they can get.

>>384263502
No one fucking cares, the console is dead as fuck and has no games.

>>384263659
my local TRUS had 4 in stock that sat on the shelf for almost two days so no way I'd say it's a shortage if anything people just make excuses for not leaving their house.

>>384265654
>store has mortar
I really want to live in your town, seriously

>>384273720
>selling out every weekend for the past 4 months
>even though it's the middle of fucking July
>Splatoon 2 comes out this Friday
A lot of people care, stop being retarded.

>>384273224
Scalper prices are generally around $410 USD, while the standard price is $300 USD. $510 is very high.

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Is nintendo fandom a mental illness at this point?
Funny how Japan, the country with the most amount of neets and hikikomoris also has the highest amount of nintenbabies per sq feet

>>384273720
>Been permanently out of stock for 4 months since release
>Nobody cares
>Sonyfags will claim this is artificial scarcity

>>384274029
One thing you can't argue is that neets know how to have fun better than anyone. Neets are trained in the art of maximizing fun per hour on a level unlike anyone in history.

>>384263502
I just went on Amazon seen when they'd get restocked and ordered one. I suppose winning a lottery to have the right to buy one might be more fun especially in a country where cash prize gambling is illegal. I should go to Ladbrokes and bet against number 16 not winning.

>>384274029
A Japanese company is more popular in Japan??

NO WAY
retard

>>384263659
>or is it really that popular
Just in Japan.

>>384273720
>console
It's a handheld with a dock, sweetie.
>dead as fuck
Oh sugar you are soooo ignorant it's embarrassing at this point, cupcake.

ITT: Everyone on /v/ is a professional market analyst

>>384274295
An autistic company is more popular among autists woah

>>384274505
keep using that buzzword anon

>>384274161
>do literally nothing all day
>fun

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>>384274470
>tfw I actually am a professional market analyst
>mfw seeing threads like these

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>>384274505
>autistic
>company

>>384274619
>can't respond
>muh buzzwurd
The mind of a nintenbaby

Why does Nintendo seem to only really care about the Switch in Japan? Why aren't they pushing it nearly as hard in other regions?

>>384274161
Nope, I actually know a few NEETs and it's more about apathy than it is having fun. They'll be bored out of their minds playing stupid shit but won't do anything else because they're too lazy to change.

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>>384274694
Don't forget to stream.

>>384273443
They don't really lose the money though. Eventually new Switches will be produced and sold and the people that want one will buy it then. They are a unique product right now. No one is going to say "I can't get a Switch, I guess I'll go buy X instead" until Christmas time when normies have to buy a video game for their children who don't know any better.

thursday is going to be an absolute bloodbath

>>384274743
They have no stock.
And they will push Switch really hard with the release of Mario.

>>384274881
>"I can't get a Switch, I guess I'll go buy X instead"
Maybe not, but if they can't get a Switch, they'll go buy games elsewhere so they have something to play in the meantime, and that's money Nintendo is losing.

>>384274716
>autism is not a buzzword
>especially when used in conjecture with non-biological entities
get a grip, man.

>>384265654
nice, in europe where it retails for 400 to 500 USD its in stock
if you were to ship that in itd probably end up costing more than if you were to buy from a scalper

>>384274743
Because Splatoon is huge in Japan.

Obviously Nintendo has been holding in stock for the Splatoon wave.

>>384275049
They're buying a Switch because it has Nintendo games, you fucking idiot. They can't get that anywhere else. Basically every major franchise that sells a lot in Japan is owned by Nintendo

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>yfw you play splatoon 2 this weekend while nips wait in a lottery line

>>384275324
>you fucking idiot.
Was that really necessary? We were having a conversation here, Anon. And now you've ruined it. Good job.

>>384275106
EU lists prices with VATs though, which often confuses some people.

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>a company that has been around for 127 years still doesn't understand 'supply and demand'

>>384263502
In Australia the Switch is pretty much in stock at every electronics and gaming store I've been to.

>>384275873
>Australia
>Mattering
Pick one and only one

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I am in Japan due to business stuff and this shit is absolutely retarded.Nintendo should've been better perpared for Apple fucking them raw over chips.My friends has little boy who has birthday two weeks from now, and he said he doesn't have the time to play these dumb lotteries so he will get him either PS4 with DQXI or gorillion Dokkan Battle summoning stones.

You CANNOT buy Switch outside these raffles and scalpers online, it is impossible.

>>384274409
fuck off gaf shitposter

>>384274635
>Being a worker bee for 50% of your hours on earth

Keep paying your taxes and funding my benefits, bitch

>>384263502
I'd be pretty mad if I was person #1 who'd been there all night.

>>384264247
Hynix is more than fine, they literally invented HBM. They just don't have brand recognition. Micron is the one you have to worry about.

>>384276385
Its a lottery they knew what they were getting into.

>>384275784
>still doesn't understand 'supply and demand'
They understand all right. They just were cautious this time and didn't want to end up with shitload of unsold units on their hand like when Wii U happened.
Too bad they had to compete for component supplies with Apple.
Can't win that one.

>>384276403
Also, found this.

>Looking to buy RX 470 or 480 for your mining rig? As everyone knows now that the best memory type is the Hynix (31 Mh/s) then comes Elpida (31 Mh/s), Samsung (28-29 Mh/s) and Micron (bios cannot be modded, maybe 22.xx Mh/s and that’s it, send it back).

Sometimes they have good info, but fuck miners overall.

>>384263659
Shortages.

Apple bought all of the workdwide supplies of NAND chips for their iPhone 8.There are no Switches because Nintendo can't make them.

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>>384275784
You know, a business that can move 100% stock, even if its 1 item, looks great at the share holders meeting

Nintendo has not been in a great place, they struggle to get any support for their consoles. Selling out on 1 game is fine but its not fixing the problem.

>>384269834
This.

>>384263502
This is like that south park episode where cartman doesn't let anyone into his park so everyone wants in.

Fucking artificial scarcity.

>>384267768
>That's the definition of artificial shortage
That's called a limited run anon.

Was watching 90s news reports on youtube because it was 3am and saw mothers complaining about snes shortages saying the demand was artificial. Same shit different decade. I think it's demand outstripping supply but it's easier to say a company is evil and doesn't want little Timmy to have his snes on christmas.

>>384275262
Bloggers from retail chains say that estimated shipment for S2 week is ~60k, while they say they could push even 500k in salesif Nintendo met demand.

it's a tragedy.

>>384277157
How many Nintendo consoles have ever met demand? N64, GC and Wii U presumably?

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>>384277056
Aka artificial scarcity.

Anybody who doesn't get a $50 board and emulate any game for any system up to and including PS1/n64 for free is a retard anyway.

>>384277645
>Aka artificial scarcity.
No, a limited run.
If they decide to make only 100 and sell 100 then there's no "artificial scarcity" they just didn't make any more

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>>384277645
>Anybody who doesn't get a $50 board
>for free

>>384277382
N64 definitely did not. Took over a year before it did. The Wii U was the opposite. They had too many consoles and not enough people wanting to buy them. Not sure about the GameCube.

>>384273151
>There's a reason Sony is locking down as many japanese games as possible.
after 4 years Sony has little over 5M PS4 in japan, if Switch keeps selling at this rate they can take over that number is less than 2 years

>>384277889
You know what I meant, dipshit.

>>>384277862
>Conciously make less of a mass product than you could
>Lol not artificial scarcity here loyal consumer, this is a hand made artisan collectable, shit for brains, eat it up
You would have thought rare been babies were a good investment back in the day.

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Woah they made 250 Nintendo Switch? That many?

>>384277157
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt4KG9ib8S4
Same shit here
It´s always Nintendo and their artificial shortage

>>384263502
250 winning lottery numbers is way more than when I was there in May! Back then there were only like 15-25 units and I actually won after 3 weeks of looking for one...

>>384278287
That's the video I watched. Time is a circle.

>>384263502
>being this excited for a console with no games.

Just play Zelda on the Wii U. Anyone this pathetic and desperate for a switch probably already has a Wii U anyway.

>>384263761
if youve been to japan you know theres like a million people in every direction, and lines like that happen for all events, its not relevant to gaming, its just relevant to an extremely densely populated country, that really doesnt accommodate the numbers real well

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Kek I have a Switch I hardly even use and people are probably crying because they can't find one for themselves or their children

>>384278668
Can't wait to play splatoon 2 on my Wii U

>>384278287
"If you're a grown up you don't have time to do this! You have work to do!"

....

>>384278923
source please?

>>384275784
> "There was no demand for our last system, let's scale down production."
> "oh shit there's a lot of demand for this one, but we no longer have parts available"

It's a Nintendo curse. They went off the Gamecube that sold little to the Wii and there's a shitton of demand, then go from the Wii to the Wii U and there's no demand. Now the Switch.

They can't even put a bigger NAND 'cause it would fuck those who have bought already. We all can only weather the storm till the iPhone 8 is released.

>>384278923

Is there even a source for this?

>>384279943
Aoi Shirosaki is the girl, just found that.

Help me finding that specific video, its uncensored apparently

>>384267649
It will sell more than the PS4 version.

>>384278087
>You know what I meant, dipshit.
Yeah, that's not free

>>384267649
The 3DS version is the definitive version, you fucking retard.

>>384280383
DQ is big on japan, but if they don't really solve the issues till Pokemon hits them something is going be fucked up.

>>384263659
Legiitimate shortage. The NAND that the switch uses is also used in flagship smartphones like the iPhone and Galaxy S8, so Applel and Samsung's chokehold on the supply means that Nintendo comes up shorthanded on production.

Expect supply to increase following the announcement of the next iPhone (when the phones are produced and early demand is met) and choke up just prior to the next announcement of a new iPhone or Galaxy.

>>384277157
There's no artificial demand you fucking denial.
Even sony brony central proved it.
It's a shortage of components due to apple.

>Sent my Switch in for repair today
>Service person on the phone told me it was more than likely severe enough to need to replace the entire unit
>Probably won't get it for a good month or two because of this NAND shortage bullshit
>My copy of Splatoon 2 will be here friday

No image will accurately explain how fucking mad I am

>>384263659

Artificial shortage coupled with the fact that dumb nips actually still like Nintendo despite all their horrific crimes.

>>384281415
Nips also love their portables, and the switch is enough of one to tote with your other stuff on your train assuming you're more interested in playing some vidya instead of trying to grope someone.

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>>384263761
>you will never be a japanese mom taking her son to buy videogames

>>384272793
thats literally the definition

>>384283646
No, it's not. You're literally retarded though.

>>384281843
What a corndog!

Where the fuck are the fucking games?

IM starting to get annoyed.

>>384284747
Splatoon 2. 4 days. 3 if you get the Japanese edition.

Nintendo could sell 100k Switches every week for the next 3 years in Japan without a problem

That's how big the demand is.

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>>384283853
it is. they could do a design change, keep it within the same performance range and NOT use apple components allowing them to mass produce this instead of squabbling with a company that every single manufacturer would side with. instead, they dont because the publicity is good and makes the switch seem super fucking diserable while fucking over all the customers who want it being forced to resort to scalpers.

3000 people lined up? how many of them are scalpers? 50% more? many, MANY other gadgets and gizmos did this shit if demand became an issue, but nintendo dosent give a fuck

>t-the switch LITERALLY wont work in any other configuration

>>384278287

goddamn I miss actual journalism

>>384285252
>actual journalism
>any year
wew lad

>>384278287

those guys at 5:30 are probably the oldest guys on /v/

>Changing architecture without vastly superior specs

>Implying there isn't a global NAND shortage anyway

You're objectively retarded.

>>384286726
Sorry, meant to reply to

>>384285208


Feel free to crosspost to /g/ if you want, they'll laugh at you for being retarded. If you had a rig and tried to buy a SSD recently, you'd feel the shortage on a similar level in terms of a price increase.

>>384281293
What was wrong with it?

>>384288130
with launch units general failures are expected to be a small but significant percentage, so he may be one of those if it warrants total replacement.