Want to pre-order a Super NES Classic? Watch these websites
How can Nintendo be so good about building hype and so bad when it comes to delivering on that hype?
A lot of us want to buy a Super NES Classic Edition, but the sad truth is: only a fraction will actually be able to do that. Unless you actually know someone at Nintendo, you're stuck relying on a right place/right time scenario to work out in your favor.
As much as I don't want any of you swooping in to buy a Classic that could have been mine, I'm also here to help you, our dear readers. So here's my not-at-all-guaranteed strategy for throwing $80 at Nintendo in exchange for a Star Fox 2 machine.
Open tabs in your browser for every single online retailer's SNES Classic product page and reload it semi-regularly. That's pretty much it. Sign up for any alerts that you're able to, but know that you can't really count on them. For a product like this, pre-orders will typically sell out before your notification goes through.
The best I can do to help, then, is provide a list of all the product pages out there. Note that these links point to U.S.-based stores specifically; if you're shopping from outside the country, make sure you have a local friend who can receive orders; failing that, check with the retailer to see if they'll ship internationally.
I've also been watching B&H, Newegg, Target, and Toys R Us, but nothing's materialized on any of their websites just yet. I'll do my best to update this post as soon as new listings appear. The Mashable Games team will also be keeping an eye on pre-order opportunities and re-sharing this post whenever a new one pops up.
That said, I tend to think your best bet for up-to-the-minute status updates is @Wario64 on Twitter. That account -- along with Amazon's PrimeNow delivery service -- is the reason I scored an NES Classic in 2016.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
