my guess is that they don't really care, given how hard it is to keep Switch in stock right now anyway.Betagam7 wrote:I wonder if Nintendo has ever given any thought as to how many Switches it would sell if it came with a Virtual Console with this many (or more) games offered as free-to-play from the get-go.
Because no one gets in line and buys multiple copies of something to then resell later. It's only people who can preorder who do that.Tanooki wrote:I do as well, but I think given the abuses now perpetrated around jerks abusing pre-sells to keep stuff out of peoples hands to scalp it for profit it's a price worth paying. If you want it bad enough not to overpay, show up. I don't like it, but don't see an out since people won't police their shit from manipulators.
My experiences have confirmed this. Resellers may stop by when people who did line up are getting their systems to offer you cash.MrPopo wrote:Because no one gets in line and buys multiple copies of something to then resell later. It's only people who can preorder who do that.Tanooki wrote:I do as well, but I think given the abuses now perpetrated around jerks abusing pre-sells to keep stuff out of peoples hands to scalp it for profit it's a price worth paying. If you want it bad enough not to overpay, show up. I don't like it, but don't see an out since people won't police their shit from manipulators.
-I am the idiot that likes to have fun and be happy.Ack wrote:I don't know, chief, the haunting feeling of lust I feel whenever I look at your avatar makes me think it's real.
When I was working retail in a big superstore we had guys who would try and buy all of an in demand Nintendo product and we would have it limited to 1 or 2 per customer depending on the product (2 for amiibo, 1 for systems).Reprise wrote:Right. Most retailers, whether they be online or highstreet ones, have rules on the number of any one item a customer can purchase. It's usually stricter and enforced more for sought after products like the SNES Classic.
That's actually a rule that applies to nearly all retailers in the UK and most people don't know about it. There was controversy here recently in the media because some charity workers who were buying food for a homeless shelter were turned away from a major supermarket, because of that very rule (they were purchasing food in bulk).
-I am the idiot that likes to have fun and be happy.Ack wrote:I don't know, chief, the haunting feeling of lust I feel whenever I look at your avatar makes me think it's real.
I think they already did. Remember a couple things. Someone hacked into the Switch recently saw it has a built in NES emulator already with some weird name to it. And also originally it was supposed to be like a monthly free NES rental swap out, canned to now have an entire library to choose from day one that doesn't expire as part of your $20 fee for the year. Seem they likely were thinking just that, definitely if they toss the SNES in there too.Betagam7 wrote: I wonder if Nintendo has ever given any thought as to how many Switches it would sell if it came with a Virtual Console with this many (or more) games offered as free-to-play from the get-go.
Yeah, the only one I know of that makes you pay anything up front is Gamestop, and even they on charge a $5 deposit.Reprise wrote:lol wut? CRTGAMER, what decade or country are you living in? No one pays any up front costs to pre-order anything any more. The only exception is Kickstarter or similar indie projects.
Yes!!! I happily await an all digital world!!!!!MrPopo wrote:You know what really reigns in scalping? Switching to all digital.
-I am the idiot that likes to have fun and be happy.Ack wrote:I don't know, chief, the haunting feeling of lust I feel whenever I look at your avatar makes me think it's real.
