It is common knowledge that the NES Mini has been extremely hard to get hold of in the United States. Recent data from the NPD Group show that the system sold an estimated 196k in the United States in November due to shortages. What’s interesting is that the first week sales in Japan for the Famicom Mini were 262.961 which clearly shows that Japan were granted more units than the United States. This is even more strange when you see that home consoles are dying in Japan while they continue to flourish in the United States.
It Would Appear Nintendo Shipped Fewer NES Minis To US Than Japan
I’m in the UK & got one, I’m one happy person. 😄
huh…the more you know.
Of fucking course there would be some form of Japanese favoritism.
Called it.
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The Metroid Prime series was made in the US by American developers. So… one could say the home country of Quadraxis is the USA.
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Who were made by the American game developer, and probably best Nintendo developer, Retro Studios.
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I can’t believe how soon Christmas is, and Nintendo STILL hasn’t shipped more to stores. Only 5 or 10 here and there doesn’t count. There’s going to be a lot of disappointed kids on Christmas. That is, if kids are cool enough to like retro gaming. I myself was forced to forget about it. In a few months, they’ll probably have an ample supply in every store. But that sure doesn’t save this Christmas from being ruined for many.
I was in Japan at the time of the Famico Mini’s release, and it was impossible to find.
Is Japan just like the anime I watch? Will 5 or 6 girls all try and bang me?
Yup, dudes and mechs too.
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I hear that Dragons and squids have recently applied lol.
No…………… It was more like 10-12 girls.
HAPPY Holidays from Nintendo!
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Oh REALLY??? I NEVER would have guessed. /s
Considering the company is Japan based, was this a shock to anyone? Neither total sounds that phenomenal considering the popularity. At this point we all know they’re doing these “shortages” on purpose. “We didn’t anticipate the popularity”. Bullshit. At this point it’s pretty easy to anticipate how Nintendo stuff will sell.
And why exactly would they do that purpose with the NES mini? They literally gain nothing out of that.
And could we all just stop talking about this as if other consoles are usually easy to get after launch? Because they are not.
In this specific case I am especially not surprised. Was it really so easy to guess that so many people would lose their minds because of a toy that can run some retro games, even though there are numerous other ways of playing them already?
And while we are at it: Why are so many people so angry just because they can’t buy that thing immediatly? I understand being a bit disappointed, but this lack of patience is insane.
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You need to update the title. Famicom mini was shipped to Japan. The rest of the world got the NES mini. They are two different products. You need to know the split of all NES mini for the other countries to know if they under ship NES minis to the US. You can’t compare that with the Famicom mini.
anybody have any luck getting the nes mini? i thought they were going to get a steady supply right up to christmas.
I figured this would happened so i went to wal mart at 6 a.m. launch day and snagged one. I didn’t think supply would be this bad though. Nintendo screwed the pooch again.
I’m going to wait. While I must have one, I don’t need it right away. I can wait until the market is a little more saturated. And then, Bubble Bobble!
All the GameStop by my house only got 3 Nintendo mini each Nintendo is a fucking joke reggie just die already or just kill yourself miyamoto suck a big PlayStation dick the switch is a new updated Wii U ima pass o and super MARIO run straight garbage PS4 the best console out period sold my Wii U to get it that’s the only switch that matter
in sweden. i have mine since a few days back
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This just further shows that Reggie is a detriment to NoA. If Japan & Europe sold more because of better stock, they clearly have way better leaders in charge of NoE & NoJ. So glad I didn’t want to get this thing, though.