Amiibo and
NES classic issues are indeed true and based on the facts the fault was on Nintendo.
Not exact matches
The supply
issues may seem like flashbacks to last year, when Nintendo's
NES Classic Edition was even more elusive.
Since the original SNES and its games display in a 4:3 ratio, the Super
NES Classic Edition has an
issue on its hands: How to handle displaying 4:3 games on modern, HD televisions (which have a 16:9 display ratio).
With the SNES
Classic about to come out and the same fears of stock
issues that fueled the search for the
NES Classic present, this might be an indication of what could happen in the years to come if you don't receive the new retro console.
Will the hybrid console suffer from the same supply shortage
issues that plagued the
NES Classic Edition?
Nintendo has been on the dilemma of supply and demand
issue of their latest consoles, first the
NES Classic Edition and then the Nintendo Switch.
The
NES Classic Edition had its share of supply
issues before it was eventually discontinued, and so far the SNES
Classic Edition appears to be following in its footsteps before it's even out.
As we know from the
NES Classic Edition's regular supply
issues, it might be no easier to get the SNES
Classic once it's out than it has been to pre-order it.
Despite lofty numbers, the
NES Classic Edition has been mired by availability
issues, with demand surpassing the system's abysmally short supply.
In the press release that was
issued to media outlets, Nintendo confirmed that both the Nintendo Switch and the Super
NES Classic Edition occupied the top two spots for the month of October.
It's far from perfect — in fact, most if not all of our
issues are identical to those in the
NES Classic — but even its flaws serve as a reminder of an important, highly transitional era in gaming.