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GameStop Has Switches, But Good Luck Buying One

GameStop has a new policy regarding the sales of Nintendo Switch systems. You may have to spend much more than anticipated.

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RedPill862568d ago

Rich? Try going out of business. These ass hats couldn't pay minimum wage for a decent amount of hours every week for the last 10 years. These guys are dying.

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Gridknac2568d ago

Its nintendoes fault, don't launch a product without enough supply to meet demand.

Summons752568d ago

Gamestop does this with any wanted product. I remember around Christmas they were "Sold out" of PSVRs but conveniently had the bundles with 2 games for twice the price...
Gamestop are scumbags...moral of the story.

Seraphim2568d ago

no doubt, Gamestop has a history for bundling up HOT consoles. They bundle it up with an extra controller, a few games, and some other random items to reap the rewards. Still, Nintendo should have known to bring more console to market at launch. Especially but not limited to the fact a hot new Zelda title launched with the console. Regardless, it's unfortunate profiteers short supply then to boot retailer/s force bundles on those who want just the console & a game.

CorndogBurglar2568d ago

No console launches with enough supply to meet demand. It isn't only Nintendo.

This has been a thing since PS2. Consoles sell out on launch day and then you have to wait to get one if you didn't get it at launch.

They do this because it is impossible to know how many will sell. So they launch, see how well it sells, then go from there. The last thing they want is to spend all that money building consoles only for it to not sell. Then they are stucm with expensive consoles and wasted money.

Nintendo had an even better reason. Wii U sold terribly. They didn't know how well the Switch would do. So it only makes sense to be cautious.

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo will NEVER launch a system with enough supply to meet demand. Its to protect themselves from losing money.

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davand1142567d ago

What are you talking about? Nintendo doesn't have any say over what gamestop chooses to do with some of the stock that they get. Gamestop buys the console from Nintendo and they can sell it however they want. This has nothing to do with Nintendo.

Gridknac2563d ago

It has everything to do with the big N. If there were consoles available at every retailer to buy, Gamestop would not be able to pull a stunt like this. Simply because you could go some where else and get one. But because the hand held is in short supply, Gamestop can do what ever they want, you will either buy it or do without.

davand1142562d ago

@Gridknac
Gamestop always does this, they did it with the ps4 too.

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NotoriousWhiz2568d ago

If their intent was really to stop scalpers, why not have a "build your own bundle" option so consumers can get the games / accessories they want? Because Gamestop is pro Gamestop and anti consumer, very similar to United Airlines at this point.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.

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PlayStation Doesn't Need a Dedicated PC Store Launcher

With all the PlayStation games that are now coming to PC, is it time for Sony to release a dedicated PC launcher?

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thorstein2d ago

No, and they already solved any need with the overlay that's coming.

Vits2d ago

Unless they are trying to kill their recently created PC business, I would advise against opening a dedicated PC store. It's an extremely hard endeavor, and people, in general, are very comfortable with Steam. Even Epic, with their billions of dollars invested, is still struggling to find a foothold, and they have Fortnite.

just_looken1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Money is one thing security is another but again millions have 0 knowledge past 2020.

Epic store for years struggled with a shopping cart/account theft/credit card theft

Rockstar launcher/store to this day over 5 years later still has horrific user interface security flaws lost account's and stolen CC

Then you got that activision need phone number oh we lost it launcher

The crown jewel is the ea launcher/store ea app 3 yrs old still has hundreds of threads were people lost games/accounts/game access or just straight up crashes.

Edit" Oh ubi launcher were you buy a game that may or may not be there again or work and the launcher 5yrs old still has no 4K support if you launch it on a 4k screen there is a high chance it will just crash.

ocelot072d ago

Can tell who ever put this together is not all that clued up on pc gaming.

It's just a known fact. The PC gaming community prefer Steam and Steam alone. They don't like different launchers. I personally don't mind them. But majority just stick with steam. Hence why EA and Ubisoft went back to on releasing on steam and why Microsoft release games on steam as people hated buying from the windows store.

The only other launchers that I imagine are doing ok is GOG due to being drm free and epic games due to the free games every week. Sony shouldn't release any sort of pc launcher n

Nitrowolf21d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

It literally says in the OP that PC gamers don't like multiple launchers lol. It even mentions Steam being the go to for gamers

Tacoboto1d 19h ago

Title: "PlayStation Doesn't Need a Dedicated PC Store Launcher"

N4G: "Can tell who ever put this together is not all that clued up on pc gaming"

When you don't even read the headline...

ocelot071d 16h ago

I read it and had a brain fart. As read the title then this "With all the PlayStation games that are now coming to PC, is it time for Sony to release a dedicated PC launcher?"

So I hold my hands up on that mistake. Rest of my comment still stands.

Giblet_Head1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 7h ago )

Steam and GOG are highly preferred because of the rich feature set. Ubisoft, Rockstar, EA, Epic etc have all set a precedent over the years for customers to instinctively expect individual publisher launchers to be so extremely half-assed that the majority simply don't want to bother dealing with what is almost an inevitable disappointment by comparison to Steam or GOG. Those publishers and their inaction or general disinterest to improve have effectively ruined any future adoption to be taken seriously.

Einhander19721d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

This is just another ridiculous double standard article.

It's like how Microsoft can spend 20 years of making nothing but gaas and live service style games to sell microtransactions, dlc and subscriptions and get praise for doing it, but if Sony wants to make a single game like that every website under the sun is writing articles saying how Sony is anti-consumer or whatever.

derek1d 14h ago

Yep, huge double standard look at the tortured reaction to the ps5pro, websites hyperventilating like Sony is forcing people to buy it.

just_looken1d 8h ago

Wait my xbox from 2004 has avengers gaas on it? wow your so smart

m$ Gaas started with the other companies like sony

Gamepass yes they are deep into that but its still a huge money saver sense you do not own your games then get a service like that.

Now there pc xbox launcher that is trash for years now

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German Computer Game Awards 2024 has just announced its winners

"The best games of the year and the creative teams behind them were in the spotlight at the grand award ceremony of the German Computer Game Award 2024." - German Computer Game Awards.

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anast2d ago

BG3 has won everything possible. It's insane.

TGG_overlord2d ago

That's right, well, BG3 deserved it imo.

anast2d ago

It's definitely a game of the generation if not all time.

InUrFoxHole2d ago

Sure buddy... You're trying to tell me it has a deeper story than goat 🐐 simulator 4000?!?!?. I wanna give bg3 a shot but my brain is burnt out on long games