Got the gf too pick up 2 cause im working today, she had to go to 4 different stores though cause everyone was sold out.

Can't wait to try it out when I get home. Will update with thoughts.

If I PM my address on /bijou/ can you ship me one?

Wanted to get my nephew one for Christmas but all the pre-orders have taken up all the stock in the country.

I honestly would GothPuff but she got one for me and one for her nephew for xmas.

I'm going out to the stores though to find some more so I will buy one for you if I can score some more.

Nah, sold out everywhere. PAL regions are notorious for this, not to mention the price scalping on ebay.

I've got 4 of them because I intended to give several as gifts, but then found out the people already had them, but I can't take them back, so I'll probably just throw away the extras.

I pre-ordered 1 from Toys 'R Us today. Probably be a few weeks before I get it. Going to put it in my 5 year old's room.

Pure blind luck based on demand & online traffic I did, online bestbuy.ca 3am est. I saw amazon not selling until 5pm est today, I'll be at work.
I googled the news after no one was selling 12am midnight waiting for Nov 11th to reach the west coast... & saw the usual Nintendo hype train next to no stock levels...
my bestbuy.ca grab was like a lottery win, I really was not expecting my order to process with ppl everywhere online at the ready.

Expecting via courier next Monday, I still won't believe it until it's in my hands. As for playing, I think I'll commit to one game a week - saving as I go. I'd like to see how well I do 20+ years after unplugging my old NES.

Obviously not. Absolutely useless.

Yep, you can emulate it on PC

Yes, I can emulate on every console and every smartphone.

Probably not. I like the idea and all, though.

My EBgames (Gamestop) Only got 25, they had a line up 2 hours before the store opened at 9:30. So the demand is high and the stock is low.

So Guess I'll be waiting a month or two.

So I take it they didn't take pre-orders for it.

Def gonna grab one if I see any out there.

All sold out around me. But I don't find that too surprising.

Tried 3 stores. All sold out. Went to Amazon, when I added to my cart an error was displayed. Fucking scalpers.

Got mine at Gamestop this morning waited in line 2 hours was the 4th one. THey only had 8 in stock.

thought about it, Until I saw the game list

about 90% of them I already own Either on actual NES cartridge or as a 3ds, wii or WiiU download.. or on the "mega man legacy collection"

So to me, it's kind of a waste of my money

Well, it's more of a novelty item, and in that regard it's one of the more interesting ones I've seen.

Yeah I thought that was pretty clear from the start but there seem to be a lot of those reactions.

Wish Amiga would do the same with the Commodore 64. Well, okay, guess you couldn't do it, as that had a keyboard embedded in the chassis.

They could probably have you select the games from a menu and emulate the procedure of typing in some shit on the screen.

Btw Amiga was just a computer made by Commodore.

Yeah, that's true.

Oh, I thought Amiga was the manufacturer of the Commodore, not the other way around.

There are those reactions because people don't want to spend money on something they basically already have for free.

did many games require the keyboard? I only really recall using either a joystick for most action games, or a mouse for the few strategy games like Deuteros.

I only remember one game that required you use the keyboard, otherwise it was all joystick. Don't think I ever had a mouse for it.

Now, that, I'd buy.

So, played a lot over the weekend.

Really cute system...super small and compact. I like that I have for save spots at anytime for any game, though the design is weird for that. Like, I have to get up and press the button beside the power to activate the save prompt...

The controller cord is wayyyy to small, but I negate that by having a longer hmdi cord. But still.

However, the games look great on it.

Played mostly SMBs 3 on it and it is awesome as I remember.

So, great value for 80 bucks. Can I get roms for free? Yeah
But its just not the same, the classic controller makes it feel good and it doesnt feel cheap.

Worth it for 80 bones.

Mine arrived yesterday. For now I'm just using the cords it came with. I'll be getting a controller extension when stock becomes available.
To that point, right now it's actually handy in a perverse way that the controller's cord is short - it keeps the console nearby for easier reset-saves.

I've downloaded all the retro manuals because I don't know 100% about all these games & what to do yet. I probably haven't played about 20 of them ever in my life.
Gonna see about hammering on one game a week... Super C to start, & I'm oddly fascinated for Balloon Fight next up.