Nintendo Exec on NES Classic Shortages, Nintendo Switch Supply

@deathwish026: The NES Classic or literally the NES decades ago before console pre-orders were a thing? I (and countless others) tried to pre-order a NES Classic the day it was announced but had no luck.

@uncle5555: THIS JUST IN, Supplies are still limited on the New 3DS and the NES Classic Edition. Scalpers are still jacking the prices way above MSRP on many retailer sites still, even after the holiday season. Talks about the Nintendo Switch having a short supply are also flooding in. Can Nintendo keep up with peoples demands even after showing no signs of improvement over the 2016 holiday? More at 11. Back to you @uncle5555

@Masterchief5525: Always count on the scalpers. Nintendo is particularly targeted by them. The Wii U, Amiibos, the NES Classic Edition... it's guaranteed that they'll be coming out of the woodwork to scalp the Switch especially if it's launching with a fucking Zelda game on the shelves. That's prime material to prey upon the weak. You think the imbecile man-children that actually give them money are going to hold out while the next big Zelda game is just sitting there waiting to be played? I don't think so.

@nyrulez: Now that is more like it. The parent company is the one behind it all. Reggie isn't bull shitting. The people at Nintendo Japan don't use Social media for the most part, and probably read nothing on the momentum the NES classic had going into release to up production. Reggie is very good at what he does. He loves Nintendo and probably has more sleepless nights at bad decisions made than any lot here.

@cagedisciple: Reggie is usually full of hot air... but this is one of the rare moments where what he says actually makes a lot of sense... so I'm not sure why you assume it's a lie. They didn't want to overproduce something they wouldn't be able to sell, pretty simple and logical.

@alaskancrab: Did you ever think that maybe they want to have some surprises for E3 that will happen a few months after launch?

@alaskancrab: I dont get this.

People dont buy nintendo consoles for 3rd party software. Maybe during the NES and SNES but not now. Seriously, most people already have other consoles and way of playing those third party games.

@alaskancrab: No dude. They have 3rd party support. For 18 months. Like it's been since the later years of the Gamecube (Iwata age) then it will drop off. Real question:

Why should WE invest millions when they can't even deliver on the hardware?

@aross2004: I do not think everyone is saying the Switch is a piece of crap and even some of the folks that want a Switch are discontent at the possibility of not getting one at launch and are aware of Nintendo practices. You can say they should have preordered but you still may not be able to get one if the request for an preorder is greater than supply and now that person is at the mercy of Nintendo hoping they will release more in a timely manner. You are generalizing and lumping everybody into one pot when the problem is more one.

@aross2004: Just ignore them. I got mine pre ordered and can't wait to play.

@aross2004: Got mine preordered too.... I feel bad for the haters.

@aross2004: I take it you have a great gaming PC, PS4, or Xbox One??? So when the Switch is disappointing in one facet or the other you have something to fall back on so it doesn't sting so much?

Just saying if you're buying any Nintendo hardware at launch you are pretty much the beta tester. You'll find out one digital game will fill it's memory and the only thing worth playing on it are the two first-party games it gets per year, provided it's a in a genre of interest to you.

It's technical shortcomings and criticism will pave the way for the New Nintendo Switch in a year or two. By then the cream will have risen to the top of the library of Switch games and you can cherry pick what you want. Also by that time (two years in) the next Nintendo console will be well into development for launch in 2021 and we can do this all over again.

@frank_castle: I would buy Nintendo products if I could find them and afford them but Nintendo isnt interested in what the seller is doing for the buyer. The western market is used to that and Nintnedo hasn't caught on that yet.

It's about communicating WHY the Switch is worth $300 and the games $59.99 not just because "It's Nintendo and they make quality products." Why is the Switch better than its competition? Tell me, Nintendo! Sell to me like almost literally the rest of world, Europe, Asia, and North America do. We love value.

Nintendo products need to be plentiful, and go down in price over time. They don't.

@frank_castle:

Having two million consoles worldwide for the launch of a product is a vert reasonable amount. The PS4 sold around 2 million during its launch. They are tempering their expectations for demand without lowering the available quantity by significant amounts.

Unless, of course, you think that the Nintendo Switch will outsell the PS4...2 million should be fine.

@Blade_Runner_07:

It does sound like you are spoiled, no offense.

Game production costs a lot. The fact that you refuse to purchase a game until it is 30$ is part of the reason why many studios are shutting down. By taking inflation into account (not even the higher cost of production either), games would cost almost 135$...but 60$ is too much for you?

This is why a game has to sell millions to be considered a success, why Microsoft and Sony have closed 10 studios in the last 10 years, and why we suffer from microtransactions and expensive DLC.