The employee lied to you. Only speak to managers, then have them confirm stock for you using the computer or scanners they have. Brickseek updates every 15-30 minutes. If it still says there is 2 in stock after 2 hours. Its because that employee is hiding them from customers and lying to them. I would go back if I were you and directly speak to the manager.
I went back to the store and went to customer service. They had like 2 managers there and I just heard the same story. I asked them if they could look it up on the computer and they kept telling me "Why should we look it up if we have none left?" and they were telling me they were supposed to get 5 but they only got 3 and that's why it says 2 are available. I'm like "So if you were supposed to get 5, couldn't someone have hid those other 2?" and they just keep telling me they only got 3. What a joke. How hard is it for the stocking employees to hide two and then say they only got 3? I doubt they're all in on it and going to have a NES Classic party after work, but that seems suspicious that this is the only store within 50 miles that was shorted on their shipment.
So it's Okay for VC emulation quality to have dull, muted colors, poor sound quality, and no aspect ratio options, when a cheap little plug in console made by the same company has much higher quality emulation in every way? Keep drinking that Nintendo koolaide, you're the perfect target market for their products. SMH.
Wow that sucks. The fact that a manager would say "Why should we look it up if we have none left?" Is very suspicious. It takes less then 20 seconds to dig up the DPCI code to check the inventory. You will know the truth by checking Brickseek around the time the store closes. It if says out of stock by then, its clear a manager was saving the last two for themselves.
I'm going to email the corporate and let them know what happened. Then they could monitor the situation and see if those last two mysteriously end up selling today.
I noticed the first time I tried those Ambassador games, that they where trash and well below what these games looked like under normal play conditions from eons ago. The only VC games I have, I got for free, as I refused to pay a dime for 20 year old games, that look 10x better on any other devices I own, than on the ones from the company that originally made these games.
We used to live in rocklin before we moved to Elk Grove, always avoided that target. I got lucky, missed out on the targets in Elk Grove but the gf and younger sister were heading out to the bay and stopped by a target off 80 and grabbed the last one.That Roseville store off 65 is so damn busy and of course thats the closest to me. I never even bother going there for anything like that because i know that there will be dozens of people in line and stuff sells out the fastest than any other store in Nor Cal.
Thanks for the heads up! My sister was able to pick me up one at a Walmart by her. They too had 3 in stock on BrickSeek. It looks like they were delivered shortly before she got there (they were still in the back and she had to ask for it).
Actually, after the NES classics run out, we will probably see an endless supply of controllers making their way to market....jk
I've seen that in a few areas far away from me. I think it means they somehow sold them before they even added them to stock, probably so employees can buy them before people see them on brickseek. Or else they are able to manipulate stock numbers easily.
Nintendo seal seems like it would hold the better long-term value, but you never know with how fickle the collector's market is these days. The ESRB E could well become indicative of the limited production "final run." I haven't heard about any hardware differences, but you might want to keep an ear out for those too.
Check Brickseek after midnight when they close, 99% sure it will say Out of Stock because a manager bought it themselves. There is literally no reason for them to hold 2 NES Classics for the next day. And they're not even supposed to be holding them in the first place.
what location is the store? There's a store in my area showing 2 instock but apparently they don't have them lol
I'm sure the employees have those 2 covered, typical of how this product has been supplied. At this point I hope Nintendo fails soon, which is very likely based on the poor job they did on the Switch.
Excuse me ... I believe that you have my stapler?
my thoughts exactly. An employee holding them.
I can't figure out your end game. You never defend your supposed opinion just spit out a bullet point with every partially related topic. Are you Palmer Lucky and are simply shit posting? At this point I hope this simple explanation is the answer.
Yeah, it is kind of fun to read about it. I can't blame Walmart employees for their shady hide and seek. If they're able to stash them and buy them without getting fired, that's a nice caper, lol.
I'm soooo doing this!!!Someone should post a Craigslist ad with this photo. Ask for an absurd amount of money or trade for a year of Slickdeals Premium.
I should forward that image to the idiot on Craigslist around my area selling his NES Classic for $2500. LOL Meanwhile there are many others selling them for the usual $200, $250, $300. Like who would be stupid to spend $2500 on it? Especially on Craigslist. Yeah I'm going to show up with $2500 cash at some random part of NYC for an item that costs $59.99. smh
My "end game" is to see Nintendo fail, after all the bullshit they have inflicted on the gaming community over the last decade or so. The NES Classic Edition is just one more example of a company completely out of touch with what gamers want. It's disgusting that Nintendo has throttled the supply for this product, leaving regular gamers unable to get one due to scalping. There's no excuse for that, and a lot of people are through with this shit-sorry company after all the garbage they've pulled.
He lists it because people react like you.
So do you just want them totally gone? Not even make games anymore? Why does it even bother you?
Nah, they just need to stop making garbage gaming hardware with bad gimmicks, poor specs, missing features, and cheap materials. They can't even port their own classic retro games to their own Virtual Console, as shown by their own cheap plug and play console, the NES Classic. They're just a joke in the gaming community and industry now, a sad shell compared to what they used to be.
Hey, one of the actual perks of working retail. Credit card = paid off thanks to these stupid things!
That last part makes no sense. You're selling your retro stuff because you vemonally hate what they make now? Did the switch Wii u etc suddenly make those old games and system terrible?
Yes, yes it is because Nintendo thrives on your hatred and confusion of what they do and demand arguments that go no where. More they say! MORE FOR DARK LORD NINTENDO!
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