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Rad Valtar posted:Another day without a switch anywhere to be found. My life is meaningless until they ship more of this non-existent product. Nintendo not making enough of something? Man that's weird.
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Did they ever say if they are going to have some sort of emulation or backporting of Wii/u games? Probably not?
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Mar 9, 2017 21:05
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Target still claims "limited stock" by me. They may have underestimated demand in some places but this launch overall was a hell of a lot better than their last couple of estimates. e: Mr. Crow posted:Did they ever say if they are going to have some sort of emulation or backporting of Wii/u games? Given how many wiiu games make use of the pad, I'm going to guess of "probably not" with a side of "maybe some will get remakes but you'll still need to buy them again".
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Mar 9, 2017 21:05
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GreatGreen posted:Nintendo not making enough of something? They made a shitload. They just sold a shitload too.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:07
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Nolgthorn posted:When I was a kid I thought glasses were cool so I lied on my eye exam to get my parents to buy me a pair. It wasn't until I had them that I realised they weren't a fashion accessory and I couldn't wear them. There's two cool pairs of glasses in the world: Duane Wayne's from A Different World and Bret the Hitman Hart's.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:09
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Bombadilillo posted:They made a shitload. They just sold a shitload too. Nintendo not making enough of something? Man that's weird.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:10
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I'd rather Nintendo make enough to sell out rather than make too much and lose tons of money like what happened with the Wii U
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Mar 9, 2017 21:13
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GreatGreen posted:Nintendo not making enough of something? If only they had known it would be their best fastest console of all time. Must be more of their artificial scarcity.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:17
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GreatGreen posted:Nintendo not making enough of something? I think it's a bit different when this ended up being the highest selling console launch in the company's history.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:20
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Yeah I don't think nintendo treats the console and it's games the same as it does its toys, aka amiibo and the lovely nes classic, which is a plug and play toy. They seem pretty much in panic production mode if anything and happy their japanese shareholders aren't commiting seppuku over a bad launch.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:23
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The problem is Nintendo only makes as many as ordered. So it takes a little while for the next wave. The PS4 is the fastest selling console ever and didn't have problems keeping stocked so that argument doesn't really work.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:30
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SilverSupernova posted:I think it's a bit different when this ended up being the highest selling console launch in the company's history. Bombadilillo posted:If only they had known it would be their best fastest console of all time. Must be more of their artificial scarcity. Fair enough. Guess I'm just still burned over the NES classic fiasco.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:30
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GreatGreen posted:Fair enough. Did they ever make more of those?
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Mar 9, 2017 21:31
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Just playing Fast RMX on regular settings, I got a little over 3 hours of battery life. Not bad considering its graphics, framerate, and the fact that the controllers are vibrating almost nonstop. Also my little Anker Powercore 1000 was able to fully recharge the Switch, and its still at 50% capacity and looks like it can fully recharge it again.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:31
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TheScott2K posted:Did they ever make more of those? Not that I know of, which is annoying. I'd really like to give Nintendo money for this thing but I guess they already have enough.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:32
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Rad Valtar posted:The problem is Nintendo only makes as many as ordered. So it takes a little while for the next wave. The PS4 is the fastest selling console ever and didn't have problems keeping stocked so that argument doesn't really work. I've never heard that, do you have a link that calls out they only produce what's ordered? My understanding is that their ability to produce units has always been handicapped by factory output. The Wii was so limiting that Nintendo had to build a whole new factory to keep up with demand.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:33
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Nolgthorn posted:When I was a kid I thought glasses were cool so I lied on my eye exam to get my parents to buy me a pair. It wasn't until I had them that I realised they weren't a fashion accessory and I couldn't wear them. Are you Dan Ryckert?
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Mar 9, 2017 21:34
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Louisgod posted:I've never heard that, do you have a link that calls out they only produce what's ordered? My understanding is that their ability to produce units has always been handicapped by factory output. The Wii was so limiting that Nintendo had to build a whole new factory to keep up with demand. Just something I've heard in the past that they don't like stock sitting in a warehouse. I should have not said it as though it's a fact sorry.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:36
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Just saw a Switch, BotW, and a 256GB card go for $490 shipped on ebay. That guy just lost money didn't he?
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Mar 9, 2017 21:41
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Just saw a Switch, BotW, and a 256GB card go for $490 shipped on ebay. That guy just lost money didn't he? He probably made a little bit. $300 plus $60 plus $90 (conservative guess), nets you a $40 profit.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:44
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300 + 60 + ~70 so he probably made some money though maybe not on a great margin
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Mar 9, 2017 21:45
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Just saw a Switch, BotW, and a 256GB card go for $490 shipped on ebay. That guy just lost money didn't he? Does that include shipping costs?
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Mar 9, 2017 21:45
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It was a Samsung Evo 256GB card. Aren't those like $200?
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Mar 9, 2017 21:45
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But he has to pay taxes on his initial purchase and then on his sale, minus eBay fees.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:45
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GreatGreen posted:NES classic fiasco. Nintendo's corporate philosophy has always been that it's better to sell out than sell more but have unsold leftovers. The scarcity inherent in this approach also creates urgency which overstocked shelves do not. I never got one either, and I would have if they were just sitting on the shelves week 1, but I'm not sure "fiasco" is the right word.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:46
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No business is going to follow up a disaster by making millions upon millions of their next thing expecting that this time they blindly got it right, that's just bad practice. Sony sold an insane amount of PS3s so they could be more confident of selling through 5-10million units of the PS4 or however many they made. edit: plus they could be double plus confident after seeing how bad Microsoft shot themselves in the foot.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:49
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Commissar Ken posted:Are you Dan Ryckert? Does he have a switch? Because I don't have one yet and damned if I'm going to let him beat me.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:56
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Ursine Catastrophe posted:Target still claims "limited stock" by me. I'm not convinced Target's system is accurate. My local store went from "out of stock" to "limited stock" on the Neon Switch today. I went over to check and the electronics department guy said they don't have any and that he's had to call Corporate to ask them to change the stock listing for their store. He claimed something must have triggered the in stock algorithm again. Who knows though, he could have been BSing me if stores are going to have them in their Sunday ads and they have to hold onto stock. He did say they had a truck coming in tomorrow but there is no guarantee there would be any on the truck and to call and check. Hoping they will become available online again soon. Gamestop is doing a second batch of pre-orders but requiring you to buy some ridiculous bundle. Even those won't be available until around Easter.
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Mar 9, 2017 21:57
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Nolgthorn posted:Does he have a switch? Because I don't have one yet and damned if I'm going to let him beat me. he works for a video game focused site and does in fact own a Switch.
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Mar 9, 2017 22:00
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Ursine Catastrophe posted:Target still claims "limited stock" by me. They may have underestimated demand in some places but this launch overall was a hell of a lot better than their last couple of estimates. Use this site to check Target's inventory in real time: https://www.brickpicker.com/target-inventory/index.cfm - DPCI 207-30-7017 Best to check a little before opening but I've used this site for numerous other things to great success.
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Mar 9, 2017 22:00
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blaster master zero is a lot of fun, but you cant play it with your pro controller.  on the upside, the joycons rumble when poo poo explodes so thats fun!
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Mar 9, 2017 22:03
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Blazing Zero posted:blaster master zero is a lot of fun, but you cant play it with your pro controller. Thankfully they already sent a update to get Pro Controller support in next week. Might wait until then to get it and Binding of Isaac if next week is when that is due.
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Mar 9, 2017 22:09
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:I think I've come to grips with the fact that I both like the Switch and Zelda, and want to keep them. Me too! And Grips is the operative word, because all it took was the Pro Controller.
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Mar 9, 2017 22:16
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I already have Binding of Issac preorderd, I have it on my Vita, PS4, and PC but after I realized that the Switch physical copy was only $25 + tax after the GCU discount and $5 reward credit I got from buying the Switch I figured I might as well pick it up. Means I'll have to start from the beginning again but I only had a couple Mom's heart kills on the PC anyway, plus this means I get the Afterbirth+ stuff as well!
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Mar 9, 2017 22:22
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I ordered a tri wing screwdriver and I'm gonna do the surgery to make my joycon better
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Mar 9, 2017 22:28
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Thom P. Tiers posted:It was a Samsung Evo 256GB card. Aren't those like $200? For a real one, yes. Fake cards are all over the place on Ebay though.
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Mar 9, 2017 22:31
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I don't know if I want to get BoI. On one hand I'm pretty close to 100% on Steam. On the other it is a portable BoI with all the dlc.
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Mar 9, 2017 22:35
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Nolgthorn posted:Does he have a switch? Because I don't have one yet and damned if I'm going to let him beat me. He both HAS a switch and has played a poo poo ton of zelda. You got some catching up to do.
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Chernabog posted:I don't know if I want to get BoI. On one hand I'm pretty close to 100% on Steam. On the other it is a portable BoI with all the dlc. Same. I keep waffling. I haven't seen everything in the game but I've seen most. It's a perfect time waster but... Zelda, man.
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Man I wish Fast RMX had a demo. It looks cool, but those kinds of games live or die based on ~feel~ for me. I love F-Zero but didn't care for any of the Wipeout games for whatever reason. Videos don't really help either.
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