Scumbags Are Buying All The NES Classics and Reselling Them For Thousands of Dollars

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[@TNVGAMING]

To play devil's advocate here: we blame people for listing them at these high prices, but nobody's forcing anyone to pay these ridiculous prices.

[@ForgedTony]

TnVGaming the problem is they buy it out and we can't get them from the original store. so where do we go? to the places that have it. and those scumbags know we want it so someone whose desperate will buy it. the idiot.

[@ForgedTony]

★Epic Gaming★ at 99 dollars all people who want to feel nostalgic would want it, you'll feel it one day. and indeed only an idiot would buy it off eBay.

[@Walt_Xander94]

Who tf even has the money for this shit? Nt to mention, there's other solutions. Just get an NES emulator. Or, get an actual NES. In fact, people make retro consoles, or cool looking NES consoles that have HDMI input. There is absolutely no reason to waste *thousands* on something like this. Even the nostalgia-blinded Nintendo fanboys would be smart to *not* do it, because there's so many ways to play NES games. Heck, I got my old NES after all these years, I thought it was gone. Its just the console itself, but I can just order the cables, and get some games from a flea market, or order them. So, I don't even need thing mini NES, that cash-in on nostalgia.

[@Ionic0]

well... its a little hard to buy something when these scumbags make the stores sell out and resell them at inflated prices... so yes... they are forcing us to play their game.

[@Pointlessparodys]

and on top of that we should be blaming Nintendo for not making enough supply. This is the nature of the market and it's never going to change.

[@Untouchaable]

I went to 2 stores that didn't have it. I then went to World of Nintendo, they had over 5,000 copies.

[@tonyb2591]

You are everywhere

[@OmegaForte]

fml I should have went there instead of relying on Amazon

[@Clide0_0]

OmegaForte yeah lol because amazon is basically ebay but more strict

[@toxicleader8293]

XxBeastlyGodxX nah thats Craigslist

[@duhmez]

Don't blame the resellers, blame the morons paying $1000 for it.

[@BethBearGaming]

This pisses me off so much... People buying them just to sell them on ebay.. because they know people will pay inflated prices.. where as the people who ACTUALLY want one really bad get left with NOTHING :( Because they are sold out everywhere

[@loganlogan9433]

Yeah it’s happening with the next (technically current) gen consoles atm :(

[@bobbybudman3402]

Stores should limit one per customer. Problem solved.

[@roselozoski8444]

Some stores did, like mine. But people split up and buy two instead of one. How about one line and one per customer.

[@daviddougher1753]

Bobby Budman I totally agree

[@GuitarGodgt]

Or Nintendo could just fucking meet demand. 6 per store was a dumb ass fucking decision.

[@garrisonwalter]

unless the guy gets his friends to stand in line and buy the rest of them using his money

[@DirePlot]

What if someone is buying multiple for gifts? That's a fucked up inconvenience.

[@charvelgtrs]

Don't blame the resellers. Blame the idiots who pay inflated prices.

[@pivotmaster345]

charvelgtrs agreed

[@doom64101]

If nintendo would stop being pricks and just ship more nes mini's to stores none of this bullshit would be happening

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

doom64101 this is naturally a liability, as being a new product, the switch bulk orders are to the pre-orders + inventory but Nintendo has said that they will up the 2 million units in March if there is significant orders.... the time when 50% of orders happen in January... I'll be pre-ordering 2 before the date.

[@Madchimpz]

I wonder if those idiots actually think they won't be able to buy this at regular place later on or they're just that desperate to use this device already.

[@charvelgtrs]

Madchimpz What is sad is those people could have picked up the RetroUSB AVS for cheaper which is a much better product.

[@steve24822]

Correction: They are TRYING to sell them for thousands of dollars.

[@TipsyLiquid]

Nevets some people have actually sold them for thousands so it's not try, it's they are

[@TheBrainScratcher]

rich clickbaiting as usual, nothing to see here folks.

[@Nighthawk7x20]

Nevets people are actually buying them for that price...

[@Deathknight50000]

I watched one end for over $2,000... a bid of over $2,000.

[@NinjaChris77]

trust me, it happened and still happeneds, they not just TRYING, they actually getting that shit selled for prices like that, whats fucking sad!

[@kollegahsterin]

price of emulating this shit on my pc: $0.00

[@lushaunm]

★ Copypasterino Kripperino ★ Sheesh I thought I was the only one who understood this shit

[@aa-ron6976]

★ Copypasterino Kripperino ★ im not going to argue that you can emulate all those games and more for free but some people want the model of the mini nes to keep and most people don't have a 3D printer, others want the games and probably don't have access to a PC.

[@lushaunm]

AA-Ron you're right people do want the model to have because its classic but at what cost? Peolpe that are willing to pay more than 300 for this shit are just corporate slaves to the fullest exstent. And not only can you emulate on pc but you can emulate this shit on your phone with a controller to which I do.

[@aa-ron6976]

Agent Double0Hogg I'm not saying everyone is be willing to pay 300 for nostalgic fun. I was just explaining the want for an nes classic edition

[@lushaunm]

AA-Ron yea I understand completely what you're saying and you're right!

[@ErizotDread]

There's no way in HELL E-Bay would do a fucking thing about this...they make 10% of each listing that sells!

[@ComeAndPlayWithGames]

They take 15% from me :v

[@andreamitchell4758]

ComeAndPlayWithGames probably because you set a reserve , if you list without a reserve or as a buy it now they should only take 10%

[@DjStiv3]

less i think if youre a power seller.

[@336025abC]

They take 10% from this sale because it is in the ELECTRONICS category.. and then Paypal automatically takes between 3.5 and 4 percent of total sale as well. Its a step variable style charging system.

[@andreamitchell4758]

Goldmario79 wait why does paypal take a cut no wonder why everyhting is so expensive on ebay now it was not like that 10 years ago and there usd to be lots of regular sellers now it is al l power sellers and finding used items is near impossible , ebay really has gone to shit

[@ThatGuyWithOneGlove]

Luckily my mom got one before they sold out and isn't planning to resell it for thousands of dollars

[@ThatGuyWithOneGlove]

She's planning to play it, with me.

[@tonybamanabonitomatopowers6057]

That Guy With One Glove Playing games with my mom was some of the most fun in my life.

[@ianm344]

If I were you having such a hard conle to get I would try to keep it as long as you can. You could sell it years from now for a lot of money, or keep it even longer as a collecters item. I still have my wii, gamecube, and 64 witch in maby 10, 15 years they would probeble be a huge thing to keep, and sell for a lot of money.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@That Guy With One Glove Your Mom!!! … is a good person!

[@ThatGuyWithOneGlove]

***** oops it kinda is

[@drift180x]

here's how to fix this: >open laptop >download emulator >download iso of wanted game >play game >money spent = $0 >PC MASTER RACE

[@necrogenesis1981]

Except that's illegal, so enjoy prison.

[@necrogenesis1981]

***** If you don't have the game then it is though, why would you buy a copy of a cartridge you probably can't play because you don't have an NES when you can just buy a licensed emulator with 30 games that would essentially cost you pennies? As far as your question, your ISP can be traced, they catch pirates all the time.

[@CraftOfSparta]

DarkHorizons I agree,I have a lot of roms and isos.

[@CraftOfSparta]

necrogenesis1981 Haha,in Brazil it's legal,so get fucked in the ass fat Americans!

[@tysonromaniuk7674]

DarkHorizons step one - a box is more fun than a program. lots of people like physical things.

[@MagnumReaper666]

This isn't capitalism this is douchebaggery. That's why stores should put a limit per customer and Nintendo should put out more. I'm a capitalist but artificial lack of supply to jack up price is douchebaggery.

[@troublebear3600]

they really are scumbags I really hope people aren't falling for this bs I'm glad I bought mine before they sold out

[@WauzirexLP]

this happens with tradingcards all the time... selling card overpriced or very low priced but the shipping costs are over extrem. this people should get banned their ass of from ebay an co.

[@chrishusted9296]

WauzirexLP To be fair, for cards there are sites you can go to that have decent prices. Game consoles don't have that outside emulation. But you're right, it does happen to the tcg community, just not as badly.

[@JonnySpec]

This will totally happen with the Nintendo Switch. Watch people buy Nintendo Switches from retailers for $299 or less and sell them on ebay for $400+ (For anyone reading this in 2017, I told you so lol)

[@toasted1316]

SpectrumUK nice

[@roldiniamadeo7163]

SpectrumUK i sincerely believe this

[@JonnySpec]

And then it'll be all over the news!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Totally going to happen in the first week. There won't be a worldwide single release day but instead Nintendo will be likely be releasing the Switch on different days in different regions. I can already hear the scalpers drooling.

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

Yeah, especially seeing how this occurred with the new 3ds on Amazon.

[@iAmRelmfu]

This always happens with Nintendo. If they actually want to stay in business they better not try it with the Switch.

[@domdon950]

iAmRelmfu well Tatsumi said they'll up the amount they wanna sell if demand is high rn it's 2m. Nintendo doesn't have a expectation w the NES Classic or even Amiibo

[@JonnySpec]

They probably will "try it with the Switch" (by that, I mean they'll price it at something like $299 or less, and then, because they underpriced it, Switches will quickly fly off the shelves and end up on ebay for $400+ or $500+)

[@paradoxzee6834]

iAmRelmfu You mean like Sony do it with the PS4?

[@ayeeeitsalex2654]

iAmRelmfu They did this with the Wii (Wii crisis) and it worked successfully, pretty sure they'll do this with the Switch

[@DCNRS90YT]

Aaron Usher Ehhh, a stupid person?

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

Nobody is going to buy one of these systems for thousands of dollars. These scalpers are just going to end up sitting on a bunch of worthless product and they will have lost a ton of money. There is virtually no demand for the NES Classic. Real hard decision, "Which would I rather spend my thousands of dollars on? An emulator that plays 30 year old 8 bit games, or a top of the line computer that can play EVERY GAME EVER MADE in the last 30 years and for the next 30 years?" Yeah, real tough choice...

[@sh4f3z]

DeadlyDanDaMan the scalpers only need to sell one for the a few thousand and they'd make a profit. Let's hope no one is foolish enough to actually buy from them

[@phoebebinder4426]

Sangatsu Nanoka unfortunately people always are

[@jekblom123]

most people would prefer to play on a genuine console rather than deal with the technical and moral hassle of playing on an emulator. And the NES classic is something new, too.

[@AnalSeepageForDummies]

Are you kidding me? There are so many parents trying to buy this as a present for their kids and nephews.

[@greppim911]

Its selling more then the ps4 pro

[@HeathenDeluxe]

Nintendo has been staging fake shortages since the 80s. Who remembers the NES chip shortages back around 87?

[@techjunkie758]

I 'member.

[@JonnySpec]

Ada Palis Well, Nintendo put the Game Theory video about Amiibo shortages on their "Nintendo Favorites" playlist, so... doesn't that kinda seem like Nintendo confirming it? And they'll probably underprice the Switch too. Edit: Unfortunately for me, I don't live in the US, so I won't get a cheap Nintendo Switch. I kinda forgot that Nintendo are only underpricing things in the US. Edit 2: Actually, considering Nintendo seem to be underpricing the NES Classic in Europe too, I might end up getting a Nintendo Switch for cheap. Yay!

[@damedrops8197]

Ada Palis Or just get an emulator and play hundreds of NES games for free.

[@killertruth186]

+Galaxy Too bad that artificial inflation doesn't violate their terms of service.

[@ZombieBarioth]

That, and doesn't Ebay take a percentage of whatever the seller makes? They definitely do gain from it. But yeah, I remember that, and I'm pretty sure there are reports on that stuff floating around KZbin. Heck, they did it with the Wii, most stores got maybe 3 at a time.

[@TheStrxggler]

Of course, this news should surprise no one.

[@PikaLink91]

Okay, hello, I am No One.

[@PikaLink91]

***** Yes and no. I didn't think about it when the console was announced, like "oh boy, when this releases, it's gonna be amiibo scalping all over again", and until this news I still hadn't thought about it - so in that regard it surprised me. But now that Rich brings it up, it doesn't surprise me that people would do it, concidering it is a collectors item.

[@jmogler]

This wont be a collector's item. As soon as Nintendo gets their head out of their ass and fills demand we'll be tripping over these things. They'll be everywhere. And after posers and hipsters have their fun with them and they start sitting in closets collecting dust, we'll see them at yard sales for a couple of bucks.

[@Legionaer666]

Are there actually idiots who pay thousands of dollars for it? Why didn´t I have the idea? xD

[@MrShooter16]

RetroBeta 64 I really hope he'll get that $500 out of his precious NES Classic Edition...

[@TheLangeLange]

someone bought it for 10 grand...

[@rareperson8508]

Lies. Nobody bought one for 10k

[@deepstopdiving]

I have a screenshot of one being sold for $621.00 there were 63 bids on it. I did luck out and was able to buy one from my local best buy. I had to wait for 3 hours. best buy was kind enough to hand out tickets to the first 30 people here. they had 30 units, 9 extension cords, 6 regular controllers and 12 joysticks.

[@ctarsund]

That's a pretty sweet profile pic you have there.

[@videakias3000]

I have a question irrilevant about this video.about the dlc in console games.where is it stored?is it stored in the disc?is it stored in the console?can I store it somewhere else like a usb?(I have never pay for dlc in my life neither in consoles nor in pc,so I want to know.)

[@supernintendo1951]

Just because they're being "smart" and making money off of them, it doesn't change the fact that they're still being scumbags.

[@Torturephile]

Agree. My guess is everyone who says these people are "smart" have never gone through a situation like this, with them not getting what they wanted. I remember a certain concert in recent memories had many, many of the seats bought on Ticketmaster by bot scalpers and were put on reselling at outrageous prices, so many fans didn't attend it.

[@Toralian89]

Nintendo are scumbags. It's not the first time this happens with their products, but they don't care and do the same bullshit.

[@GamingRepublick]

Oh boo hoo suck it up. Sucks for you. These guys know what they are doing and damn are they good at it.

[@joeblow2286]

they'll cry about it all the way to the bank..

[@supernintendo1951]

Lemon Houser That doesn't change the fact that it's scummy as shit.

[@HEXONE4LIFE]

Why pay all that money when you can download every nes rom ever made free on PC 😃

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

because its cool to have a replica of it, and rom files can get lost or corrupted sometimes.

[@triaim1543]

HEXONE4LIFE that's called pirating, and you also can't use a nes controller

[@richcast66]

it's just not the same. you can't use the classic controller with those ROMs

[@yungkoto]

Triaim But you can though

[@bjduncc]

You actually can use an nes controller.

[@zackpetrovic3029]

Hey Rich I am having trouble getting fallout 3 to work on windows 10. Can you help me out?

[@PaulOrtiz]

One word; romnation. Screw Nintendo for limiting it to 30 games and artificially restricting the supply. And screw the people who bought them and thought they could make money for literally doing nothing. Get it all free. Play it on your laptop (or phone). I don't normally advocate piracy but in this instance, it's the only way to not get screwed hard.

[@NJBoden]

Too bad was gonna get one of these for my mom for Christmas.

[@RetroDeath]

And you obviously will still be able to in 2 to 3 weeks, just be patient.

[@sirmel11]

did you even check wtf

[@bubblegumgun3292]

christ you dummies, just because someone buys all the dorito bags one day, that doesn't mean no more doritos ever

[@sirmel11]

***** no no, let's talk about your avatar

[@RelentlessBros]

Thanks Nintendo

[@RoseSupreme]

Fuck me, it's amiibo all over again...

[@josewcortes7]

Rose Supreme hopefully the prices tank as Nintendo increases the supply and resellers lose a shit load of money

[@mgeiger2341]

It's worse up here. The target i work at didn't even have a little area for them to be displayed.

[@JonnySpec]

This will happen with the Switch too.

[@RoseSupreme]

SpectrumUK ...that's *IF* the system has low stock. I doubt they would have low stock for a main series console. I hope they succeed with the Switch, the Wii U was a flop, despite having some great games here and there.

[@JonnySpec]

***** Nintendo will try to keep up with demand... But their generosity (too many people would want a Nintendo Switch for $299 or less lol) will cause this to happen again. ...Or maybe the Switch will be like the Wii U, and people won't want it for $299.

[@Hobbs-ne8ck]

How did you get Fallout 3 to work? Ever since I upgraded to Windows 10 it hasn't worked for me!

[@mikigameplays]

I am always surprised how we ppl are horrible and disgusting ,taking every opportunity that they cane ,and to make money this is really low and disgusting ,we are getting wors and wors

[@boneyplays]

I wanted to pick up an NES mini for my 7 year old niece and nephew for Christmas because I wanted to relive a moment of my childhood with them and they dont even know this exists so what a surprise it would be for them. This scalper thing is out of control. Ebay should step in and do something.

[@Torturephile]

I don't think they will. Once these assholes buy them, eBay is not in control of them anymore.

[@lakitudude7577]

boney don't worry. they will restock for christmas

[@TheGamingPolitician]

#MakeNEScontrollersgreatagain

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

#howdoesthatevenmakesense

[@thegroove14]

#HashtagFortheFuckofIt

[@astro_che]

#idontknowNESstuff

[@vyletsarah_]

The reason the cord is so short is because it's technically just a Wii Classic Controller, but obviously in the form of an NES controller.

[@baetsimpson]

Use a classic controller it works

[@Davidevgen]

yeah some guy is trying to sell 1 of these for 80,000 dollers. this is the same crap that happened a few years back reguarding the smash bros gcn controller adapter for wii u. i waited 6 months before getting one cause i wasn't about to pay 100 dollars for a 20 doller piece. and im sure in heck not paying 600 for a 60 dollar machine.

[@promontoryid4632]

What store/associate was selling more than 1 or 2 to any one person!? My store received 6 (no additional controllers) and no one was sold more than one.

[@titanic300000]

And this is why I'm happy I waited in line for 2 hours at a GameStop, seriously though, they only had 1 extra controller, Nintendo, why can't you ever just shut up and take my money when I want you too

[@titanic300000]

And also to everyone saying "oh just get an emulator! Oh it's just a plug and play!" That's not what it's for, it's two things, one, easy way for low end gamers who don't know much PC stuff or are maybe too young to have ever been able to experience playing an original NES to have some kind of experience, and two, it's a member berries machine, honestly that's it's first use, it's just to give people like richy or someone in their 30's or 40's some good old fashion member berries, yea you could play it on your PC, but this thing even has an CRT setting just to make it feel like your playing it on your parents living room television on Christmas morning of 1985, it's suppose to be sentimental

[@takki3942]

Exotic Butters eyy that south park reference lmao

[@lukytay]

Exotic Butters lol

[@omganotherun]

One more reason to ignore the hype machine and refuse to buy whatever new trinket they are pushing today. Wait a while. Give it X months, even a year or two.

[@marvingonzalez8926]

Jetson George waited for month to get wiiu or any other systems and game's

[@aceclover758]

Now and days, the smart thing is to wait for something "new" to drop in price Games suck now and days in many factors, you can find any new game dropped in price within 2 weeks. I remember a good $60 game wouldn't drop in price till close to a year later!

[@IanJeffers78]

I went to best buy when the whole dark pit thing was rumored there. a employee says that they didn't have any and that they keep some for them select

[@Woogoo336]

What do you guys think about the $245 price for the Switch that was leaked?

[@cameronmoore7675]

For what we're getting, that's honestly a much better price than I expected! The 3DS launched at a much higher price.

[@kurisu7885]

Not a bad price if it's true.

[@Woogoo336]

I along with others just hope that the low price doesn't mean less than impressive hardware lol.

[@paulbarnes755]

Woogoo336 You don't buy a console for hardware quality games are the most important thing.If you want impressive hardware why buy a console,if you're buying a console for hardware you're buying it for the wrong reasons.Buy a gaming pc for superior hardware as all consoles have inferior hardware just people buy consoles for the exclusives that don't come to pc.

[@paulbarnes755]

Woogoo336​​​​​​​​​ Well personally I don't think third party games have been all that great on Wii U,ps4 or xbox 1 as they're all terribly broken on all consoles.Horrible glitches the game freezing constantly in that you have to unplug the console and start again frustratingly.Third party games not getting patched because of lazy developers,lack of playtesting and overall poor quality control.In my opinion if the trend of broken 3rd party games continues from lazy developers then nintendo doesn't really need their support or neither do nintendo fans.At least with nintendo games they're not a broken mess and you can actually play them knowing that you don't have to wait for damn patches to even play the game.

[@arniepye]

it's one thing to post a crazy price in reselling them but is another thing to actually pay that price. no one will buy this for 5000 bucks or even 400 bucks. if they do pay that much for them they are idiots and deserve to be gouged, especially for this, where there shouldn't be any sort of crazy demand...these games have been available for nearly 30 years...

[@TS4L03]

They're is a listing right now for $30k. They're is another one with bidding wars. The biddings are at $500 and keep rising......

[@sayr8843]

somebody ACTUALLY paid 5k (check Forbes article), and there a lot of people buying for 200-500$

[@TonberryQueen]

Why are people even buying this thing? Haven't they ever heard of emulators? lol

[@dani_i8942]

Don't know about it being cool. These games should be available on the Switch. Nintendo always do 5 things wrong when they do 1 thing right. Emulators are also really, really easy to download...

[@Torturephile]

Because this is the closest for me to experience an NES? Because some don't own computers? Because it's a way to get those old games if one doesn't not own a Wii/Wii U to get them for the virtual console?

[@tralphstreet]

Hey, no hate, but it is for real. 60 bucks for an emulator?, sure, it's a cool emulator, no doubt about it, but 60 bucks for only 30 games and no more?, you can't even add more, it has a great interface and all, but my fucking phone can do the same, my phone man!

[@pikaplayzhd595]

because emulators online are ILLEGAL and some people don't like to use those mulators

[@pikaplayzhd595]

***** but legally? Nope, if you wanna use emulators legally you have to pay

[@KylesGameRoom]

I managed to get one for my mom for christmas on amazon. after I bought it the listing crashed. I wanna try and get another one to sell it so I can sell it so I can buy for people things for christmas

[@exchanegedtag]

What's a reasonable price to sell a 360 via ebay

[@Nikkujin]

Someone is trying to sell one for 80 grand... Is that person for real or just joking around?

[@nightcarries]

He's actually putting it up for that much. He's a fucking idiot if he actually thinks somebody is going to buy that.

[@Nikkujin]

T Farrish It's truly sickening.

[@killertruth186]

That person is a dumbass.

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Nintendo-NES-Classic-Edition-Mini-30-GAMES-System-Console-/252632315321?hash=item3ad20f35b9:g:mrkAAOSwux5YJmp7 13k too

[@InfernalLawyer]

Stupidity mixed with greed. And maybe a touch of copycat syndrome. I mean, you can't see all these shameless hacks selling stuff for many hundred times the base price without a little voice saying "I can do that too!".

[@CanadaCajanek21]

I was going to make a troll ebay account and buy all of these and not pay, but apparently they changed the rules in the last couple years and you have to immediately pay :-( damn. oh well.

[@railfanning8017]

Joey Parayko not for bids

[@_ben.]

Rail Fanning pretty sure they check your bank to make sure you have the funds

[@joeblow2286]

As a person who sells on eBay and has had many dead beat customers fuck you shit is annoying.

[@Larry.R]

Or if somebody hacked the scalper's account and used the scalper's credit card to have it sent to an unoccupied residence. That would be ironic. Literally making the scalper "pay for their sins". The sins being greed, sloth, and perhaps causing envy.

[@steve24822]

Joey Parayko It's an option when selling. You can choose demand immediate payment or not.

[@zach3493]

I work in Electronics at Walmart and we got them in 2 weeks ago... 5 of them. They went on sale at 12:01am and sold out at 12:06am. We have 200 of them on order though, but no date as to when they'll get here.

[@3moctezumaboys]

When will they be back on shelves?

[@geliscon]

Plot twist: Nintendo is the one wiping out the stock and flipping them on eBay.

[@TinyLittleGamesTiny]

I went every where trying to find one. all for nothing.

[@toasted1316]

Tiny Little Games me too

[@demonpride1975]

same thing happened when i wanted just one bottle of nuka cola quatum, and people fucking did the same thing.

[@xxprototypexx5056]

Easiest way to make those guys suffer. Don't buy them on ebay, make sure that they bought all of those Nes for nothing and make them go live on the street cuz they couldnt sell 1. Thats the best way to make them suffer

[@Madchimpz]

I hope no dumbass actually buys it for $400 and let's this shit practice perpetuate. These games have been available to play for 25-30 years, and the stock for this will obviously replenish soon or eventually. The point of this is the novelty of feeling like you're playing an iconic retro console again, the convenience, and it's a pretty good value if you were looking to play the games legally. It's not like the Wii where the games and the motion controllers were brand new and can only be played on the Wii, which gave you a reason to pay an extra $100-200 to get it sooner. So it's so stupid to be paying a ridiculous amount of money to get the NES mini early, it's not going anywhere.

[@Galaxia53]

Seems like someone bought one for ten thousand. You can't trust on people their intelligence.

[@deepstopdiving]

Madchimpz I'm not saying that people should be paying anything more than MSRP for the NES classic. the titles that have been around for 25-30 years unfortunately have sky rocketed in price. I have about 45-50 original cartridges that I have collected and play. those 30 titles could easily set someone back a good $700+

[@Madchimpz]

deepstopdiving I agree that the NES mini is worth it, but I'm sure most of those games are available on virtual console. My point is it's ridiculous to be in such a rush to buy it at such an outrageous price when there are other methods to play those games.

[@tigertank06]

So will these NES Classics be back in stock? Will Nintendo restock them?

[@JonnySpec]

They'll try. And then scalpers will, again, buy them all and sell them on ebay. The same thing will happen with the Nintendo Switch.

[@BillTrinensTongue]

they will restock because it's the only thing they can sell during xmas. Wii U is dead, no big 3ds games for holiday season...3 more weeks and there will be plenty for everybody. This is nintendo being nintendo. Did the exact same thing with amiibos. It really creates hype, but if they continue doing this...it will definitely be more harmful than lucrative. Switch initial sale will be a living hell. This is a lesser problem here in Europe. I remember mini nes's listing being active in amazon uk at least for 4 days. Apparently NOA takes this creating hype/demand shitty business practice more serious than other nintendo subsidiaries.

[@tigertank06]

culo829 I hope this is true for the NES.

[@BillTrinensTongue]

Well, nintendo confirmed it's not a limited edition, so do't worry

[@tigertank06]

culo829 Oh good. This better not be like the Oregon Trail card game where it so damned hard to find that it took months for more copies to come in.

[@HylianHero69]

if people are stupid enough to pay that much for something hows that the fault of people selling them.

[@jscomment5466]

Because people are only buying the NES Classics to make a profit, which leaves the people who actually want it in the dust.

[@tycko4]

Alex G tho it takes advantage of stupid ppl, it's still wrong.

[@bradbasham]

Podline Videos ultimately, every one produced, ends up in the hands of someone who WANTS IT They just pay what they're willing to pay

[@prometheusvenom7189]

Because the stores have them limited and some ass hat will buy them all and scalp the price.

[@bradbasham]

Kevin Sipos if they're being scalped, then, by definition, they're under priced. Every leisure item ever sold, has its own value. Sell it for its value. Anyone dumb enough to pay $3000 is a fool, and a fool and his money soon part. If you paid $100 for something, and I offered you $1000 for it. Tell me you wouldn't sell it to me

[@erick131980]

Whats the difference between paying for litle samson almost 1000 dollar and paying someone 250 for a snes mini. lost of people ok with the first one but paying a reseller a bit more money for the snes or nes a big deal. Got me a nes classic mini for 110 but he added almost 700 games to it. I am happy

[@chrisclarke4665]

Is the NES classic even worth it? I've never had an NES. i started with the ps1.

[@TheWigglesMan2000]

Sure rich, since you've been so persistent, I'll go ahead and buy Titanfall 2 on Amazon on both ps4 and Xbox one :)

[@Nighthawk7x20]

Mike Oxlong ifkr

[@seanspear6224]

Mike Oxlong uh that's bioshick 2

[@Nighthawk7x20]

Sean Spear read the description...

[@3rdHalf1]

I don't see these people as scumbags and losers. I see them as smart people who actually win in this situation, because they can resell the goods with such a big markup. All I see is a good business, that exploits people who are willing to pay too much. If you don't like it - don't blame people who sell iphones with Flappy Bird and air from Kanye West concerts, for thousands of dollars. Blame people who are willing pay this much and are making demand for this.

[@leon4000]

I heavily disagree. It's not good business. It's bad business, as scummy as it can get. I get capitalism, but some people make way too much excuses lately. It doesn't help that people who even consider buying something for expensive prices and actually does it, encourages such behavior to continue. And over a product that was barely released days ago.

[@embracerodusk2537]

Maybe I missed it, but why aren't you doing the face behind the desk thing anymore instead of the gaming footage?

[@lesterrr12312]

i'm actually now hooked enough to wait for your videos as a source of latest news and seeing BioShock 2 was a pleasant surprise since i think it's the best one in the series)) i'd like to see more footage from the remastered version so please use it in your longer videos if it's not too much trouble!)

[@pwnshhhop51]

I wouldn't buy one anyway when I emulate pretty much any NES game just as well on my phone.

[@TriforceOfTheGods80]

They might be scumbags, bless them, but the ones who would buy them are a waste of oxygen. Don't buy it from them & tell fukin Nintendo to make more of them & maybe retailers can limit the units sold per individual.

[@zero2umashi]

employees were hoarding them, one walmart had about 12 and by the time they opened they lied and said they didn't get any in even though i called the store earlier on to verify that they had some in stock. toys 'r' us did the same thing they had 30 and by the time they opened they had 15, one walmart i went to had about 17 and i purchased one around 12:01 am 10 minutes before i even purchased a console i overheard an employee say they sold one on ebay for $100 before they were even available to purchase.

[@AbeVsTheWorld]

I didn't even bother buying it because I could play most of those NES games on my 3ds. So why would I buy it again?

[@christopherAwaite]

I have seen it has high as $88,888.00 on eBay

[@SirMcQuack]

Fuck.

[@prometheusvenom7189]

This is stupid.

[@44bigfreeze]

Oh

[@85therealdeal]

You're not a scumbag for being a benefactor of Supply and Demand.

[@SnickersTS]

I don't think they are released in my country, but people are selling them on eBay already.

[@Mischler81]

I tried to buy one on Friday but wasn't successful. They had 20 consoles and there were only a few other people in front of me, but every one of them took at least 3 or 4 consoles and so I had no chance to get one. The guy right in front of me took the last one.

[@zozma38]

just wait till they restock in store

[@crapcbm]

in germany you dont get them for 60 dollars ... 150 euros and up is the normal price that sucks too so they can shoove them up their a... dont pay more then its worth. so dont need it. basta.

[@Flacksh0t]

in The netherlands it is 100 euro's such bullshit! also because 1 dollar = 1 euro this top bullshit

[@mrslampamper8591]

Hoezo? Waar dan? in de Bart smit kost ïe gewoon 60 euries. Op bol.com 64, en Mediamarkt voor 69 euro. en dat was de duurste die ik heb gezien..

[@LupinosLionheart]

Das ist genau wovon er spricht. ;) Wenn Nintendo eine neue Charge an Amazon und Co versendet bekommst das System wieder für 60 €. ;) Die 150++ sind Preise von betrügenden Resellern. ^^

[@crapcbm]

LupinosLionheart Eben, so ist es. Und kaum ist die Weihnachtszeit vorbei, juckt es eh keinen mehr und die "Abzocker" bleiben dann auch hoffentlich auf ihrer Fehlkalkulation sitzen. Oder man findet einen, wie einst bei den Atari 2600 Style Retro-Konsolen, der günstig aus den USA verschickt. Die musste ich unbedingt haben, aber auch hier war ich nicht bereit, den hiesigen Evolutionsbremsen noch Geld in den Rachen zu werfen.

[@LupinosLionheart]

***** Well the N64 Games been about 100 to 120 DM which would be about 60 to 80 € nowadays. The Nintendo Mini Classic will be about 60 to 70 € when it is available again. The 150 € ++ prices are the scammer prices listed on amazon/ebay atm.

[@Larry.R]

Okay, I really wish I could make this up but after doing a search I found out that the NES Classic Mini could be potentially defective. On the Nintendo Life forums, there’s a guy who bought one these and it has an issue with the sound. So if you were to play the scalper's game and pay $10,000 for one of these, you could get one of these broken systems. Or a box full of rocks, books, etc.

[@gavincrowley562]

When is the run of these ending?

[@GigaTrope]

THESE THINGS ONLY COST $60

[@nameortitle]

this happens in the sneaker community all the time. sad

[@sinkaido]

NameorTitle yeah I know. missed out on them breds

[@slaphappyduplenty2436]

There is such a thing as a "sneaker community". Sad.

[@mattgoodwin953]

Don't hate

[@demonpride1975]

this happens in any community dealing with a limited run item. people are scumbags.

[@gate7clamp]

My store has a 1 console per person policy plus we only got 16 to start

[@sonicmario64]

I believe something like this happened six years ago when Nintendo was able to release "Super Mario All-Stars" on the Nintendo Wii, since I was able to see copies of the game being sold for over a couple hundred dollars, though I managed to get my copy of it at K-Mart for about $40 after it came out.

[@dzonilatic9761]

This has been happening with alot of other communities aswell. For instance the sneaker and street-wear community. It really sucks because these are things that I've always enjoyed and looked up to when I was younger and now that I'm of age where I can afford these items, they're being sold out instantly because of some fuck brain who is using mommy & daddy's credit card and a robot at checkout. Which they then resell at a ridiculously inflated price to some other fuck brain who is also using his parents money. FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA AND ANYTHING THAT CREATES HYPE. I JUST WANT TO ENJOY THE THINGS THAT I FUCKING ENJOY

[@commenter8121]

Dude I'm trying to get a nes classic but they're so hard to find.FUUUCCK

[@AuraKnightStar]

The thing that has to be considered here are online stores. People are not walking into a store and coming back out with 10-20 of the things. Individual retail locations would never allow it. The scalpers are going to the retail store websites and pre-ordering dozens of things at once weeks in advance. While the retail chains do keep back some units to be distributed to the stores, the online ordering system gets priority, and even if the website place limits on the number units that can be purchased per user per transaction these scalpers use bot programs that can place dozens of orders every second. This is why popular in demand products always sell out within minutes of going online.

[@kitty2ism]

No joke my local Walmart is selling them for almost $400.00. I was gonna buy one until i saw the price tag.

[@JcGross93]

I'm sure this is ACTUALLY illegal.

[@dontegraves5051]

It may be. It's definitely morally wrong but Ebay doesn't care and won't lift a finger since that affects their bottom dollar. The real issue is that uninformed buyers are still purchasing the item knowing full well the price is beyond 1000% inflated. I don't understand why people can't wait for this. Nintendo wouldn't just NOT make another batch of these for the Christmas season.

[@kylemartinez5154]

JcGross Nothing illegal about it.

[@phoebebinder4426]

JcGross nope if it was some sort of news outlet would have covered an arrest by now

[@demonpride1975]

@kyle martinez it is illegal. it is scalping, if you see scalpers selling sporting tickets, and they get caught. they get arrested.

[@drummertran]

Is a man not entitled to sell his console? NO says the man in the KZbin video!

[@DantesDentist]

You sir are an idiot, that's not the point he's trying to make. I bet you were in the Trump camp, weren't you....

[@drummertran]

HAHAAHA no, it's a reference to bioshock games lol... that's the game he's playing rn

[@DantesDentist]

Ahh my bad lol I thought you'd gone of the deepend.

[@Lachlant1984]

It seems that some people on eBay are also selling the latest ATGame Sega Mega Drive system for up to $260 and possibly more, the recommended retail price for that system here is $99. I suppose people have been doing this for quite some time.

[@Linkman247]

$5000 for a $60 system, what a bunch of BS. Scalpers can burn in hell.

[@THCtemple]

Early bird gets the worm...

[@Karatekidhero]

THCtemple But not ALL of them

[@ButlerIrene]

MENTALLY early bird gets the worm... (A.k.a a bird with the mind of a 1 year old, if you didn't get the joke. That was a bad joke, i'll see myself out.)

[@privaterodriguez1258]

THCtemple I was a early bird but the first person bought 4 of them because he was allowed 😰

[@DocHollidayGames]

Except they were using bots to auto-buy preorders before normal people can even see them on the store sites. Early has nothing to do with it.

[@psychodad6013]

Or is it the bagel?

[@toxicleader8293]

My dad would buy one of these and sell them for like 30 dollars lol

[@killertruth186]

Lol. That would've saved people half of the price.

[@AdolfHitler-xp1nx]

does your dad have hundreds of millions of USD in an account he can access tomorrow? im considering buying 10,000 switches and flipping em for 100$ profit each :D nintendo mini console with old games has no appeal to me

[@toxicleader8293]

Adolf Hitler nope, I have 3 gamestops in town and some loser came and bought them all at every single store whoever this guy is is a prick

[@toxicleader8293]

CovertBrony ikr we weren't expecting such a little amount to come to each store, and or some guy going to every gamestop in town and buying them all

[@killertruth186]

Kaden Frye Yeah. $60 is reasonable. But $30 is great. Although $100+ is just bullshit.

[@ImJessicaRabbit]

Went to target to buy a nes, but there were sold out, but the lady told me they only had 3 total

[@tuckerkaus7691]

I work at Toys R Us, and after the first 2 minutes we were open on Friday, they were completely sold. Now we have no idea when we will get more and people are consistently asking about them.

[@bsmoove69]

Just buy an original NES and 30 games that way you save a couple hundred bucks.

[@invaderzim3745]

B Smoove or get an emulated and save all your $$$

[@SirMcQuack]

shadowlord mcgill Or get a modded Wii that is still cheaper.

[@DRZ23501ST]

just buy a retron 5

[@leokrupp4442]

That was my first thought, it's cheaper to just buy an original NES at that price point.

[@jekblom123]

Acouple hundred bucks? Versus 60?

[@marvingonzalez8926]

scamming people money they should be arrested asap

[@bubblegumgun3292]

nobody is scamming, if you're stupid enough into scamming yourself into buying this, you should be taken to a mental facility, 2 weeks for re stock f*king christ

[@Bradman175]

+BUBBLEGUM GUN Don't try to justify what's not right.

[@bubblegumgun3292]

Brad don't try to justify being flat out stupid

[@Bradman175]

BUBBLEGUM GUN That's a very arrogant thing to say. It could be a parent who doesn't know much about the internet and thinks ebay is a place to buy things cheaply, and end out buy the console for a rip-off price.

[@bubblegumgun3292]

Brad if you're a danger to yourself you shouldn't even be on the internet, you could even buy a expensive art piece, not just this thing. you're over exaggerating of how dumb person can be if they can get on the internet

[@voltz15]

Ebay doesn't ban this?

[@Venganza_]

My Walmart gets 1 Nintendo shipment every Wednesday at 1pm, and the same guy apparently came 3 weeks in a row to buy the NES Classics. I'm sure he's a scalper.

[@fuegonintendo9117]

Scumbag Seller of the Week

[@Boxman5618]

What a shame, I actually wanted one

[@toasted1316]

AR GamingRiver there are more coming

[@chargermaster4054]

AR GamingRiver thank god i bought ten but only resold 2 for $30 and kept two for me and gave the rest for my friends and sister and brother

[@StevenVillman]

+toasted butter Yes... but *_*WHEN*_* will they be coming to retail stores???

[@toasted1316]

depends on where you live the best buy near where I am said they will get them near black Friday

[@carlosfromtarget5326]

I work at Target and they only sent 2! They barely touched the shelf and they were sold. Let's just say our phones were blowing up the whole day asking for them. It was pretty bad

[@awesomecat7737]

Stores limited the number. I work in a store. We limited it to one per person. We had tickets - one ticket per person and each ticket had the same number as the unit. We had people on a line before the store opened.

[@ElroyJetson318]

i will not pay any more than 70 dollars. stand strong people.

[@stef1844]

Nintendo is not a good company. I am sorry. I have been a die hard fan my whole life but what they are doing is stupid and unfair to loyal consumers. It all started with Amiibo and they still have not learned their lesson. If they continue this, they will lose more customers.

[@carolinasleeper4484]

The mini NES is not a major console release though. Understocking is not a big issue. I just hope they don't make the same mistake with the Switch, because that'll sell fucking phenomenally.

[@JonnySpec]

+Serafin Oh they'll do this again with the Switch. And it won't be a mistake. They'll do this on purpose, and the Switch will be a huge success. People will buy Nintendo Switches from retailers for $299 or less each, and sell them on ebay for $400+ lol (I could be wrong, but I don't think I'll be, I think Nintendo have even confirmed it in a way.)

[@carolinasleeper4484]

SpectrumUK Eh, possibly, but it seems that Nintendo has woken up, and it doesn't make sense to use their past mistakes to predict their possible future mistakes anymore.

[@JonnySpec]

Serafin - If it was a mistake, then I'd agree with you. But it's completely intentional. I might as well mention Game Theory's video on Amiibo shortages, since it completely explains this.

[@carolinasleeper4484]

SpectrumUK Well, mistakes don't have to be accidental. After all, they're only mistakes in hindsight. That's why I hope Nintendo corrects their mistakes. I believe I saw the GT video. Idk, kinda stopped watching because the theories got dumb af.

[@ignskeletons]

Tried to get one for my girlfriend and I to play her old favorite NES games and we couldn't because Amazon crashed at exactly 2PM when they went on sale and we couldn't get one :( checked ebay and they're $200+!!

[@bandfootman9674]

This video is everything I thought when I went to get one and saw a guy walking out of the store with ALL of the nes classics that they had just put on the shelf

[@johnsmemes4887]

lol everyone's fighten over this while I'm sitting here on the real one #nes master race

[@staticauthority1100]

Rich no video on Trump winning the presidency?

[@ChainsawGenie]

Grump harumphs 'Sump Trump'! Film @ 11.

[@KazuyaMithra]

Does everyone have to talk about it?

[@staticauthority1100]

KAZ its kinda a big deal, and i'd like to hear rich's take

[@Vyse195]

if he made a video about that I'd unsub. I'm so sick of hearing about it.

[@KazuyaMithra]

sophia wrightt​ there's no point

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

which bioshock?

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

which bioshock? is he playing