MTZehvor said:
Then your beef is with the way the retailers handle it, not Nintendo, because distribution is done entirely via retailers. Though even there I don't think there's too much room to blame the retailers because they have so little supply to work with. What would the alternative to calling up those with regular preorders and asking them if they'd like to upgrade? Going the NA route and putting up the special edition online, and then having it sell out in 30 minutes? Either way, plenty of people who want it get shortchanged. All of this revolves around not some sneaky underhanded business practice; neither Nintendo or retailers have anything to gain from making things needlessly obtuse. They're simply working with the situations they're given; Nintendo and game stores have to satisfy increasingly worried shareholders, and in this case, at least one party estimated too conservatively. The result is an unfortunate scenario where inevitably, people will get screwed over. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Honestly, the only way the situation is likely to improve for the next Fire Emblem game is if Fates sells really well (which it has thus far). High sales communicate an increased desire for special editions, so Nintendo/retailers are likely to supply them more. With greater supply, they're likely to spend more on advertising and explaining how to get them. |
Nah Nintendo should have given us the information. Retailers didnt know anything about it until they actually did. I mean i asked about the limited edition the moment the game was out for pre-order and they didnt know anything about it.
I think the way to fix this is for people to be really vocal about it to Nintendo. But i actually have heard these complaints before and its very sad to see them not taking action (i hear it happens with amiibos alot).
