Cornbread78
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Yeah, it has a few pages for a few of the games and larger spreads with maps/strats for Zelda, Mario, Star Tropics, Punch-Out, Metroid, Ice Climber, and Kid Icarus after quickly going through it.
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Nintendo Classic Mini - NES Coming on November 11th (30 NES games)
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Yeah, it has a few pages for a few of the games and larger spreads with maps/strats for Zelda, Mario, Star Tropics, Punch-Out, Metroid, Ice Climber, and Kid Icarus after quickly going through it.
Is that just US only?
Joei
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Thanks a lot guys. I wasn't even going to get one right away but the wife wants one. I'll try Amazon later then. If no luck we'll just have to a few months, oh well.
friskykillface
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Lol some guy talked about buying VR day one and being mad at how it's available everywhere
When resellers take an L
When resellers take an L
yo_soy_el_topo
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Local gamestop had 10 in stock.. no controllers. Was 1st in line and all 10 taken an hour before store opened.
Cornbread78
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yo_soy_el_topo
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One bad thing about this item is that even if they become plentiful it's still a great price and a great gift for friends so even I, who think scalping is terrible, planned to buy two just in-case for a gift or a little extra spending money if no one I know would want it.
HammerOfThor
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So is Amazon the only online source we're waiting for right now?
Jailer of Hope
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Best Buy, please pull through with my order. I can't handle this. ; ;
Spukc
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brightsons
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Fry's canceled my instore pickup, I knew I should've went to target or gamestop this morning. Guess I'll try amazon this afternoon.
I guess there is a hardcover version of it, as well. I just bought it from Amazon. Even though probably won't have the Mini for awhile, I like to collect guides so this was a quick buy for me. It's also a good price on Amazon, $27.
Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/074401767X/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Edit: Oh wait, sounds like you aren't in US.
Here is the link for Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/074401767X/
UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/074401767X/
GET2DAACHOPPAAAA
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Already seeing them on Craigslist. $500
Aaron Strife
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Got one from Target. They had three consoles and one controller. Let one of the families behind me take the controller (have Wii classic controllers, I can wait)
rackham
Banned
Very seriously considering boycotting Nintendo. That includes apparel and any gifts I was going to get for my nephews.
There is literally NO reason other than Nintendo's small swinging dick ego, to have a shortage of units. Literally none other than Nintendo trying to make themselves sound relevant again.
Right now, fuck em.
There is literally NO reason other than Nintendo's small swinging dick ego, to have a shortage of units. Literally none other than Nintendo trying to make themselves sound relevant again.
Right now, fuck em.
GET2DAACHOPPAAAA
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Watch them pull this shit with the Switch...Does anyone know if they are going to do preorders?
The Elite
BOSS
Just buy a regular NES and pick the games you want.
They won't understock the Switch, don't worry.
And no, we won't know anything until January 12th.
Funny/Shitty Wal-Mart story that I'll try to be brief about:
- Go to Wal-Mart A at 12 .a.m, I'm #12 with only #11 units. Fuck.
- Hop over to Wal-Mart B with two others. Employees can't find item. Search for like 30 minutes, give up, then take our names. I'm #1, talked to #2 a bit in the process. They'll call when they find them, if not come back at 7 a.m.
- No call, back at 7 a.m. New employee says they took 6 reservations, only actually had 5 and sold them all. I don't believe him.
- Head to Target right after, lots of cars nobody standing in line. I stand at the door and everyone pops out of their car to get in line behind me.
- I see #2 in line (way in the back) and he asked me if I got it from Wal-Mart. I say no and then he says they told him they took 6 reservations and only had 5, and the other 5 already picked it up, validating that he's a fucking liar.
- Clearly Wal Mart employees bought them, the bastards.
I was first in line with a ticket at Target and got the classic NES with the only extra controller they had. I am happy.
#2 still without the classic NES. I wish him luck.
- Go to Wal-Mart A at 12 .a.m, I'm #12 with only #11 units. Fuck.
- Hop over to Wal-Mart B with two others. Employees can't find item. Search for like 30 minutes, give up, then take our names. I'm #1, talked to #2 a bit in the process. They'll call when they find them, if not come back at 7 a.m.
- No call, back at 7 a.m. New employee says they took 6 reservations, only actually had 5 and sold them all. I don't believe him.
- Head to Target right after, lots of cars nobody standing in line. I stand at the door and everyone pops out of their car to get in line behind me.
- I see #2 in line (way in the back) and he asked me if I got it from Wal-Mart. I say no and then he says they told him they took 6 reservations and only had 5, and the other 5 already picked it up, validating that he's a fucking liar.
- Clearly Wal Mart employees bought them, the bastards.
I was first in line with a ticket at Target and got the classic NES with the only extra controller they had. I am happy.
#2 still without the classic NES. I wish him luck.
friskykillface
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It's amiibos all over again lol
These are planned shortages
Now the news will report it and that's what Nintendo wants
To generate more hype
We are two weeks away from Black Friday and all of December to get them in
Voysa Reezun
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I decided to try going by my Gamestop 90 minutes early. First one here. They have 18 consoles, 3 (!!!) controllers.
sixteen-bit
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are they selling at that price?
Cornbread78
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Easiest way to get yourself fired. Totally against company policy or else I would have grabbed on last night and would not have been late into the office this morning. The douche could get in big trouble if they were "short stocking" or "Shopping on the clock" either way...
Im not too concerned about not getting it now. Where I agree it is annoying that Nintendo shorted stock availability (and that is what happened, this was no mistake), I will just wait until it becomes more widely available. And I do feel that will happen, much like with Amiibos.
So I just picked up my NES Mini, connected everything and..... it doesn't work as expected.
Whenever I press the reset button it just shuts down and you can't really turn it on anymore. Pressing the on button just flashes the light and then it's off again. Sometimes it helps removing the HDMI or power cable, reconnecting and then booting again. But this is not ideal. Did anyone encounter this? If yes, is there a solution?
Also, the controller cable.... I expected it to be short but I was still surprised how short it actually is. Big design mistake imo.
The games look great and it's great for nostalgia but the first impression of the hardware is quite disappointing
Whenever I press the reset button it just shuts down and you can't really turn it on anymore. Pressing the on button just flashes the light and then it's off again. Sometimes it helps removing the HDMI or power cable, reconnecting and then booting again. But this is not ideal. Did anyone encounter this? If yes, is there a solution?
Also, the controller cable.... I expected it to be short but I was still surprised how short it actually is. Big design mistake imo.
The games look great and it's great for nostalgia but the first impression of the hardware is quite disappointing
Spent some time speaking with the manager of the EB Games (Gamestop) here. Who knows how much she knows, but according to her, they aren't expecting more until after Christmas and it is likely to be another small batch.
I was with Nintendo from the Gameboy through to the Wii. While I still use my 3DS regularly, it seems they are doing everything they can to sour me on them as a company.
I was with Nintendo from the Gameboy through to the Wii. While I still use my 3DS regularly, it seems they are doing everything they can to sour me on them as a company.
March of the Crabs
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Yup. I could have easily hid one for myself at work and got one but I'm not a dick. Now I don't have one but at least I have my conscience haha.
So I just picked up my NES Mini, connected everything and..... it doesn't work as expected.
Whenever I press the reset button it just shuts down and you can't really turn it on anymore. Pressing the on button just flashes the light and then it's off again. Sometimes it helps removing the HDMI or power cable, reconnecting and then booting again. But this is not ideal. Did anyone encounter this? If yes, is there a solution?
Also, the controller cable.... I expected it to be short but I was still surprised how short it actually is. Big design mistake imo.
The games look great and it's great for nostalgia but the first impression of the hardware is quite disappointing
Try plugging the USB end into something else? Maybe it isn't receiving enough power or something.
GET2DAACHOPPAAAA
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The Elite
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We've heard from other managers there will be regular shipments. There are always regular shipments. Nintendo will drip feed the stock.
Nintendo has been around far too long for them to make that mistake. And considering this has happened more than once with different products, I anticipate this was done deliberately.
But hey, what do I know?
yo_soy_el_topo
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I saw one locally for $85 .. .seemed a bit to good to be true but I'd start looking on that 'let go' app or craigslist. Sometimes paying a little extra more is worth being denied after waiting in line-- just a thought for some out there!
Did anyone else order from Dell.com earlier when Wario linked it? Curious what the chances of that being real were.
Did anyone else order from Dell.com earlier when Wario linked it? Curious what the chances of that being real were.
noonespecial
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Actually, I'm happy that Nintendo are such idiots. Giving into the hype, I went to a Target this morning as they said they had them in stock according to their website and I figured maybe I would luck out and get one (as there is a Target, a Best Buy, a Gamestop, and a Best Buy literally within one mile of my house so I figured they may actually still have a couple left) but no - they were cpmpletely out. They had 21 of them and people were lining up before they even had opened who bought them all.
So I should thank Nintendo for helping me resist spending money I really didn't have on something I really didn't need.
They really do know what's best for their consumers, after all, and knew I would just go back to playing Super Mario games on an emulator for free instead of blowing $60.
Thanks for watching my back, Nintendo!
Edit: And fuck you if you are a scalper or someone who buys scalped shit. Come on. You're just like those people who buy Viagra off of spam email articles - you ruin things for the rest of us by buying stuff that then legitimizes the practice. Please stop.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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I'm sitting at Best Buy two and a half hours early cause I'm worried about not getting one. There's nobody else here. Now I'm worried that they have already sold out and everybody knows but me.
SonicMegaDrive
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No, but they are currently selling in the $200 range. Still extreme.
Spent my evening with the mini yesterday, it's a really nice machine. My GF and I played through most of Bubble Bobble in two player, and I dabbled in a bunch of games.
The short cables are a big problem, but so long as you have a HDMI cable near your couch you'll be fine. We have a loose HDMI cable that is sucked beneath the couch, but even putting it on the coffee table was too uncomfortable for multiplayer (my GF likes to like backwards quite a bit). Gamepad is excellent, though!
I think I prefer the CRT mode to the regular 4:3 sharp view! Games like Castlevania really seem like the graphics look more natural if they're blended a little. I wish the CRT mode was better, but it's a good option to switch on sometimes.
NOLA_Gaffer
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Slept in this morning and didn't make it to Best Buy when they opened. Assumed they were long gone and didn't bother stopping in.
Anything over MSRP is extreme for me.
Just better to wait, even if its next year. But thats just me.
Bought a USB adapter with and tried several power sockets. It seems to be connected to the HDMI. When I unplug the HDMI, press reset, plug HDMI back in it works. When I keep the HDMI connected, press reset, the system shuts down and won't turn back on. Weird....
Drilbit777
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Target here has 12 consoles in stock but no controllers. Guess I'll have to wait at GameStop then till it opens so I can grab one
SoldierOfLight
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This target has 30, handed out #s. Only about 20 people so far.
I hope hope hope to get an extra controller.
Also announced 1 per person.
I hope hope hope to get an extra controller.
Also announced 1 per person.
There are 6 extension cords for the controllers.
Here is the link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N90WMQW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
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