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If your pre-order has been cancelled, you can grab new copies from these outlets.
Just lots of replies including people who ordered the moment the listings went live receiving the cancellations.Is there more information on this than an allusion in a Wario64 tweet?
Am one of those. Checked out within minutes of posting going live, and pre-orders were still available for a few days afterwards. No way Amazon didn't have enough reserved inventory.Just lots of replies including people who ordered the moment the listings went live receiving the cancellations.
That sucks. I figured things like paper Mario would come back for pre order but it has been unavailable for a while. I can’t think of any reason for infighting to be happening again since the more recent switch titles have been in stock with no issues, but who knows.Am one of those. Checked out within minutes of posting going live, and pre-orders were still available for a few days afterwards. No way Amazon didn't have enough reserved inventory.
With no inside information at all, my best guess is that Amazon was trying to get something out of them (either a better cut of revenue, lower price for buying inventory than others, or future release priviliges) and Nintendo said no. Amazon probably persisted, so Nintendo is sending them a message by canceling all their reserved inventory.That sucks. I figured things like paper Mario would come back for pre order but it has been unavailable for a while. I can’t think of any reason for infighting to be happening again since the more recent switch titles have been in stock with no issues, but who knows.
Nintendo is BOYCOTTING the return of OUR Paper Marioquick someone make a youtube video with a "Mario is cancelled" title
Do digital copies have "inventory?" Because digital copies went away at the same time the physical copies did.Nope, its real. And it seems that all physical pre-orders for these games have been canceled.
Which means one of two things:
A) Amazon did not secure enough invetory... of two major first-party Nintendo releases...?
B) Nintendo is not giving any/more inventory to them. For some reason.
Speculation seems to be that they could be fighting about something? This could be intentional retaliation, given that this is pulling out the rug from under the feet of paying customers, who've committed to buying something that isn't out yet.
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Amazon JP still has itWas this every version of Amazon because a British friend of mine was getting me the diorama pre-order bonus for TTYD for me through it I think lmao.
it's everywhere but the U.S. Even Amazon Canada still has itAmazon JP still has it
Does seem to be region specific for whatever reason. I don't think it's anything to be too panicked over. Paper Mario was the best selling game on Amazon NA for a while, would be bizarre if this has anything to do with perceived scarcity.
It's either some sort of logistical/system error at its core (most likely), or its Nintendo having some sort of beef with Amazon US specifically (less likely).it's everywhere but the U.S. Even Amazon Canada still has it
More than that, a system error effect all upcoming Nintendo games, specificly via Amazon, and specifically in the US only.A system error that affects all upcoming Nintendo games? Doubt it. This is intentional.
Had my glasses off reading this and thought it said Jeffrey Bozos and now I am choosing to believe that's what you typed lol.Jeffrey Bezos is a coober purist
To be honest this was my first guess when I saw my pre-orders canceled. Unfortunately we may never know why this is happening though.It's only Nintendo published games Amazon doesn't physically have yet, and the e-mails state the items are no longer available from the supplier.
Nintendo is withholding stock from Amazon, there is literally no other explanation.
According to some tweets and verified by a look at some of the item pages with Keepa, Nintendo games have been pretty cheap on Amazon lately. Pretty much every game, from Mario Kart and Odyssey to Zelda and Kirby dropped to 39.99. Maybe Nintendo doesn't like this as it cheapens the value of their product, and they aren't selling slowly enough to warrant such a discount.
If that's truly the case, then why is this only happening to upcoming games?It's only Nintendo published games Amazon doesn't physically have yet, and the e-mails state the items are no longer available from the supplier.
Nintendo is withholding stock from Amazon, there is literally no other explanation.
According to some tweets and verified by a look at some of the item pages with Keepa, Nintendo games have been pretty cheap on Amazon lately. Pretty much every game, from Mario Kart and Odyssey to Zelda and Kirby dropped to 39.99. Maybe Nintendo doesn't like this as it cheapens the value of their product, and they aren't selling slowly enough to warrant such a discount.
Well, for what it's worth what I posted is wrong. What actually happened is that a ton of Nintendo games suddenly were back in stock pretty much at the same time the pre-order cancellations happened, and all priced at 39.99 or lower except for the latest releases, so whatever pissed Nintendo off isn't that.If that's truly the case, then why is this only happening to upcoming games?
Now I know why I saw Phil Spencer jump into a plane to Japan.Nintendo closing down
they saw that everyone was ordering two copies thinking they'd get 60fps that wayGAMERS, Miyamoto saw that WE were buying MORE TTYD than any SLOP Intelligent Systems has put out in DECADES and SILENCED US with this counter offensive. WE MUST make sure OUR voices are heard! WE MUST preorder TTYD at EVERY other retailer imaginable. I JUST got off the phone with a former employee of BABBAGES and MADE SURE my copy was secured for launch. YOU must do the same. They CANNOT silence us.
Forward this to 10 friends or TABATA will take YOUR second favorite game series and turn it into lifeless, soulless SWILL for the masses.
good god I wish this had been posted in the hardware threadthey saw that everyone was ordering two copies thinking they'd get 60fps that way
putting in the post AND the threadban right now lolgood god I wish this had been posted in the hardware thread
putting in the post AND the threadban right now lol
At least from personal experience, Amazon has a bad habit of shipping games a few days early to try and get them at your doorstep on exactly the street date. Which due to how the post office works in some countries has resulted in me getting games I ordered from them sometimes anywhere from a day to a full week early (this happened with SSBU). Amazon is a big source of leaks (when it's not store retail employees doing stupid shit) because of this.Speculation seems to be that they could be fighting about something? This could be intentional retaliation, given that this is pulling out the rug from under the feet of paying customers, who've committed to buying something that isn't out yet.
I literally can’t read that without visualizing a blue puppet in my head.GAMERS, Miyamoto saw that WE were buying MORE TTYD than any SLOP Intelligent Systems has put out in DECADES and SILENCED US with this counter offensive. WE MUST make sure OUR voices are heard! WE MUST preorder TTYD at EVERY other retailer imaginable. I JUST got off the phone with a former employee of BABBAGES and MADE SURE my copy was secured for launch. YOU must do the same. They CANNOT silence us.
Forward this to 10 friends or TABATA will take YOUR second favorite game series and turn it into lifeless, soulless SWILL for the masses.
COOKIE MONSTER NO LIKE STICKER STAR!I literally can’t read that without visualizing a blue puppet in my head.
I wonder if this is a "hey Nintendo gamers, sorry for the pre-order mess inconvenience, here's some good deals so that you continue buying with us". or if it's Amazon putting pressure on Nintendo by selling off everything they had already purchased and then stop selling Nintendo games until they agree to a new deal.Well, for what it's worth what I posted is wrong. What actually happened is that a ton of Nintendo games suddenly were back in stock pretty much at the same time the pre-order cancellations happened, and all priced at 39.99 or lower except for the latest releases, so whatever pissed Nintendo off isn't that.
Either is plausible, but given this is Amazon I'm sure its the former more so than the latter.I wonder if this is a "hey Nintendo gamers, sorry for the pre-order mess inconvenience, here's some good deals so that you continue buying with us". or if it's Amazon putting pressure on Nintendo by selling off everything they had already purchased and then stop selling Nintendo games until they agree to a new deal.
This actually could be a legitimate reason too.-Nintendo's allocation of physical games for Amazon US specifically might be in limbo because it was shipping to the Baltimore port, and with the bridge collapse their supply chain is now delayed.
This happens all the time in France with both Fnac (one of the leaders in France for games/books/CDs/DVDs...) and Amazon.fr, I don't think it's that. It happens everywhere, and it has always happened. If anything it was way worse before, one week prior to release was indeed something that could happen a few years ago. Nowadays they ship it one or two days prior to release to avoid that.At least from personal experience, Amazon has a bad habit of shipping games a few days early to try and get them at your doorstep on exactly the street date. Which due to how the post office works in some countries has resulted in me getting games I ordered from them sometimes anywhere from a day to a full week early (this happened with SSBU). Amazon is a big source of leaks (when it's not store retail employees doing stupid shit) because of this.
Nintendo is probably beefing about that; retailers aren't supposed to ship products until street date and Amazon completely ignores it.
This happens all the time in France with both Fnac (one of the leaders in France for games/books/CDs/DVDs...) and Amazon.fr, I don't think it's that. It happens everywhere, and it has always happened. If anything it was way worse before, one week prior to release was indeed something that could happen a few years ago. Nowadays they ship it one or two days prior to release to avoid that.
I haven't read of anybody receiving a pre-order more than two days in advance in more than 4 years, I think.Either is plausible, but given this is Amazon I'm sure its the former more so than the latter.
Some interesting ideas on what might be happening that I've seen:
-Amazon keeps discounting Nintendo games more often and for less than Nintendo is happy with.
-Amazon wants something from Nintendo, and they aren't budging.
-Nintendo doesn't like that Amazon's "delivery on day of release" for pre-orders sometimes results in new games being received days/weeks early.
-Nintendo's allocation of physical games for Amazon US specifically might be in limbo because it was shipping to the Baltimore port, and with the bridge collapse their supply chain is now delayed.
Me neither, at least not directly. It's really hard trying to find a plausible, and not entirely conspiracy-sounding, explanation for this.I haven't read of anybody receiving a pre-order more than two days in advance in more than 4 years, I think.