It sounds like the PC Engine Mini is being sold exclusively through Amazon and no other retailers.
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PC Engine Mini/TurboGrafx-16 Mini to be sold exclusively through Amazon
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Well, I guess I'm never getting this, lol. It's gonna sell out in preorders before anyone has a chance to review it and never go back in stock.
How is it that only Nintendo can make one of these mini consoles without screwing up?
1) Nintendo massively undershipped the NES Classic at launch and then announced they were discontinuing it. Also that thing has 3 foot controller cables.
2) The Genesis Mini seems almost too good to be true?
When it comes to (initial) shipments and scarcity, I wouldn't exactly say that Nintendo has handled their mini consoles (or Amiibo) flawlessly.
Yeah, supply issues are a classic Nintendo failure. But they eventually fixed it (it's not too hard to find a NES/SNES Classic at MSRP these days); and the actual product is immaculate.
I don't trust the Genesis Mini yet, lol. The reviews may prove me wrong, but SEGA have literally never gotten their emulation just right. There's always some hiccup (typically audio iirc).
OH COME ON.
I was going to buy a Japanese one exclusively for the looks, guess I'm out of luck.
Very, very shitty move.
I was going to buy a Japanese one exclusively for the looks, guess I'm out of luck.
Very, very shitty move.
Amazon Prime exclusive pre-order period means stock will likely be over before non-Prime members have a chance to preorder.
Since I had to make a new account to buy on Amazon JP I'm assuming that my Euro Prime subscription isn't going to work on the JP site, and I'm not keen on subscribing just for this one purchase.
I did buy a Famicom Mini on Amazon Jp, but there was no Prime pre-order exclusivity in that case.
I'm going to be sore as all hell if Amazon Prime's bullshit prevents me from buying one of these.
Well, M2 is doing the emulation for the Genesis Mini so I have some hope.
I was personally hoping for an $80 price tag, but this was the upper limit of what I'm willing to spend.
Time to set a reminder to pre-order this thing on Monday. Is there a typical time Amazon starts taking preorders? Midnight Pacific?
They have 8 months to adjust production based on ore order volume. I cannot imagine they will limit preorders.
This is patently false. When Sega teamed up with M2 in the past games were flawless.
Only the Digital Eclipse garbage was, well, garbage
Plus they've shown off the Genesis Mini at E3 and Digital Foundry said it's basically perfect.
That kind of negativity is unwarranted.
And just like that, my excitement for this product is gone.
Nope. You need an active Prime subscription when the product ships (someone correct me if I'm wrong on this). And regardless, I'm not paying $12.99 for the privilege of pre-ordering something.
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Or use the free trial if you're sitting on one (mine is sitting there in case of emergency).
This was never true in the past. Prime advantages are applied when you place the order, not when it ships. It was true for the 20% peorder promotion on games anyway.
It's probably specifically to prevent this.
Please don't buy supply limited Japanese gaming stuff purely as decoration.
It said « select european amazon stores » so my guess would be the 3 main ones at the very least (uk/de/fre)
Meaning that if you have prime when you order, and cancel the prime subscription before the order has shipped, you'll still get your order, that right?
It's zany that they are leaving the list of games to be the same between both PC-Engine Mini (JP) and Turbografx-16 Mini (US) systems. While I'm sure die-hard fans will be pleased that the PCE-CD version of Snatcher will be included, I'm not sure many will be able to actually play it. However, putting Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is very welcome. Hopefully this thing sells well, but I believe all of the games included are way too niche for anyone outside of Japan. It is not like this thing had much staying power stateside to begin with.
Since the preorder is this monday and it doesn't ship until next year, can I sign up for a free Prime Trial, preorder the TG16 Mini, and cancel the Prime trial and still get my item?
This is how prime worked in Canada yes.
I don't see why it would be different for Japan. Once your order is in, it's in
Cool. I'm gonna preorder, and then if anything happens, I'll cancel it.
Amazon of Japan lets you cancel, right? Because I've read other people complaining something about Amazon of Japan not letting you cancel or something like that.
Most cases you are fine, but some products have a warning on the product page that the orders cannot be canceled once made.
Ooh I'm so in. Never had a turbografx 16 and always wanted one. Was there ever a Snatcher English version outside of Sega CD?
wait a sec.... Konami is selling this in all regions' Amazon storefronts, correct? Not just Amazon Japan, right?
Right
White is japan exclusive
Ugly us model is us exclusive
Core model is europe exclusive
Why are people thinking this will sale out? It is the TurboGrafx. I mean, it's a great console, but so was the PlayStation and you can easily find those mini consoles for under 30 bucks now.
Additionally, the Genesis Mini is still available to preorder. The NEOGEO Mini can still be found online. I don't think this will be as big of a deal to get a hold on one of these.
Additionally, the Genesis Mini is still available to preorder. The NEOGEO Mini can still be found online. I don't think this will be as big of a deal to get a hold on one of these.