The scarcity of Nintendo's two latest consoles has had consumers waiting for retailers to stock up on these. The wait was over for some people who had wanted to cop Nintendo's latest consoles because Best Buy announced yesterday that it already had the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo NES Classic Edition back in stock. However, as expected, both consoles are all sold out now.
The retailer announced the stock update via Twitter, saying that "limited quantities" of the consoles would be available online on March 29.
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Limited quantities of the #NintendoSwitch and NES Classic will be available online.@NintendoAmerica https://t.co/Yux4ba9VQ6
The good news has also been reported by BGR, which states that every time retailers have the two consoles back in stock, these sell out very quickly. True enough, all units got sold out after a few hours of going live on the online store.
Despite Nintendo's promise of producing and shipping more units to retailers, it seems the demand is way too high and the pace of restocking is way too slow. According to Polygon, the Switch has been "in- and out-of-stock on the regular" since it was launched a few weeks ago. Apart from Best Buy, official retailers of the Nintendo Switch include Amazon, GameStop, Target, and ToysRUs. According to I4U News, consumers can track if the Switch is back in stock at online retailers via Zoolert or NowInStock.
Stocks of the retro console NES Classic, however, are said to be even more insufficient, as the console sold out fast nationwide after its November release last year. While there are NES Classic units being sold on Amazon eBay, due to shortage and high demand, the popular console has been tagged with double its retail price.
Unfortunately, for some people who were not able to cop the highly sought out consoles, they must wait for an announcement from Nintendo or its partner retailers regarding another restock.
