SNES Classic Edition on preorder

hems79 shared a link said Fri, Jul 21st 2017 at 11:59pm ET

For those interested, SNES is up for preorder on Wally World’s website:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-Classic-Edition/55791858

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cinoclav said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:09am ET:

And gone…

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- @cinoclav lol
  
  communist said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:10am ET
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- @communist That’s what she said. I swear it was because of the cheap beer.
  
  cinoclav said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:12am ET
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- @cinoclav I had one in my cart just before I closed that tab to come post here. Maybe I should have gotten one just to sell on eBay before Christmas.
  
  djslack said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:13am ET
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- @cinoclav you cant blame the beer EVERY TIME
  
  communist said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:14am ET
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- @djslack or you could’ve bought and sold it here to one of us
  
  communist said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:14am ET
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- @communist I can, even when sober. As long as she’s not…
  
  cinoclav said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:43am ET
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djslack said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 12:12am ET:

Meh. When i couldn’t get my hands on an NES Classic I built a RetroPie. It already has SNES games.

If Nintendo had properly supplied the market last year I would have spent $150 on that one and this one together. Instead I gave Raspberry Pi some money.

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- @djslack I was going to bring up Star Fox 2, but I’m sure it won’t be long until someone rips it from the SNES Classic and makes it available as a ROM.
  
  SpocKirk said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 9:00am ET
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- @djslack Same. Good experiment for me, too, since I learned I almost never use it. It was super-fun to build and play with for a while, but it’s pretty much dormant now.
  
  In other news I did get my hands on a Switch Neon, which I will likely resell on ebay for $100 profit.
  
  ACraigL said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 9:22am ET
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PocketBrain said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 11:45am ET:

Blame Nintendo. Apparently, they are tired of money. They keep engineering new consoles and then building like 2,000 of the damn things. Pi3 retro for the win.

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- @PocketBrain the worst part is that they already announced that the snes classic will only be manufactured until 12/31/2017 . which means scalpers will be out in force even more than usual
  
  communistjack said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 1:51pm ET
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- @communistjack that’s too bad. I was planning to buy one of these. Just like I was planning to buy one of the NES Classic ones, that also never became available.
  
  Guess it’s for the best. I don’t lack for videogames, and already have too much clutter.
  
  InnocuousFarmer said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 7:53pm ET
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PooltoyWolf said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 11:46am ET:

And now begins the grueling (and probably fruitless) task of trying to get one before the scalpers swipe them all. Wish me luck!

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Seeds said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 1:17pm ET:

emulator, hdmi cable, and usb controller?

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AttyVette said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 1:42pm ET:

all gone

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whistlingwilly said Sat, Jul 22nd 2017 at 5:25pm ET:

managed to get one. I was at the movies seeing dunkirk. thankfully the emailed popped up on my watch.

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nalesean said Sun, Jul 23rd 2017 at 7:28pm ET:

Did anyone have their order cancelled, and then refunded citing: “payment error”

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communist said Wed, Jul 26th 2017 at 4:50pm ET:

FALSE ALARM everyone go back to being pissed at walmart

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/26/16040506/walmart-nintendo-snes-classic-mini-console-preorder-cancellations?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Walmart confirmed today that it will in fact be canceling all of those SNES Classic preorders it accidentally accepted last week when the product page was mistakenly put live. The company is notifying preorder holders via email — some of whom are game journalists who’ve posted the note to Twitter — saying, “We know that this is incredibly disappointing to you, and we’re truly sorry for this mistake.” Well, there you have it, folks: the SNES Classic preorder party is over, at least for now.

“Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the Super Nintendo Classic Edition was mistakenly made available last Friday evening ahead of the official release date,” Deserie Dulaney, the senior director for customer care at Walmart, writes in the email. “We, regrettably, will have to cancel this item on your order.” Walmart did not charge those who purchased via credit card — the retailer, like many others, only does so when the item ships — and those who did pay via PayPal or with a gift card and had the amount withdrawn from their account are getting refunds.

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JT954 said Wed, Jul 26th 2017 at 5:52pm ET:

Now that my order is cancelled, I have a sudden craving for pie.

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- @JT954
  /giphy I see what you did there.
  
  hems79 said Wed, Jul 26th 2017 at 7:49pm ET
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hems79 said Wed, Jul 26th 2017 at 7:47pm ET:

Yup, got the cancellation e-mail as well.
/giphy I hate Walmart

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