-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
Nintendo Switch games shortage worsen in Japan, retailers cant place new orders
- Thread starter Arthands
- Start date
Artificial scarcity reaching software too. You know Nintendo has a winner when it goes this far. /s
I can't believe even Nintendo ran out of stock though...
I can't believe even Nintendo ran out of stock though...
We're sorry, but our products are currently in fuckin' beast mode and we will have trouble filling orders for the foreseeable future. Please understand.
Japan is parched for software. Consumer are forced to "pre-order" their game long after release. Nothing short of crazy situation.
Considering the software sales in Japan for Switch last week has been above all expectations I think it was just simply over Nintendo's expectations as well.
Day 1 I walked into the largest electronics retailer in Akihabara and got the Super Mario Odyssey bundle without pre order.
P.s. I saw all these games instock yesterday at Akihabara also.
- Launch day
- Akihabara
- No pre order
- Limited edition Mario Switch bundle
P.s. I saw all these games instock yesterday at Akihabara also.
Well thankfully all games are also available digitally now ... though for Japan and it's used game market i can see how that's not a good alternative.
I wonder if this was due to Nintendo being conservative with production, more physical software distribution for the western regions or completely unusual over-the-top demand.
I wonder if this was due to Nintendo being conservative with production, more physical software distribution for the western regions or completely unusual over-the-top demand.
They sold much better than expected during holidays. This created shortages. Curiously, stock issues were also for less popular and niche games.
Typical Nintendo, Don't think we don't see this artificial shortage of cartridges to increase hype among retailers.
They were expecting sales to dip far more in january and it didn't really worked out as intended it seems.
Yeah I don't think they expected niche stuff like Xenoblade to have such legs.
There's really no excuse for ever greens like MK8D or BotW though.
The mistakes made in December continue to haunt them in 2018.
It's traditionally Sony week. I don't think they expected to do so well.
I would guess Switch game cards need a longer lead time to manufacturer than blu ray disks so if a game sells out it will likely take longer to restock.
I have noticed most big games shops in the UK are out of stock for a lot of games, or at least have none in store and have to be ordered instead.
Was looking to get Mario but nowhere had it Nd ended up getting zelda from an independent store since they were the only place that had it. Except for CEX but they have upped the price of pre owned versions to £52 which is ridiculous.
Was looking to get Mario but nowhere had it Nd ended up getting zelda from an independent store since they were the only place that had it. Except for CEX but they have upped the price of pre owned versions to £52 which is ridiculous.
I finally decided after finally seeing them online for sale at a major retailer to buy a Switch this week, and I was worried about the game shortage situation. Thankfully in my area of Japan the games are for the most part in stock and I was able to get what I wanted this week with no issues. But ordering online at many places, especially amazon, is a pain. Thankfully the alternatives are there if people look.
The Mario bundle wasn't a "limited edition". It was sold for many weeks and accounted for a good chunk of Switch sales during those weeks.
Also, big cities and big chains typically receive more stock.
Given the wastelands that are some European Amazons (Spain, France ...) regarding software (Xenoblade, Just Dance...), I don't think that Europe is not facing some troubles too.
Huh.
Pretty sure they don't send shipments to europe very often outside the big sellers.
