madden x1 bundle is actually sold out through amazon believe it or not

They had a pretty deep disagreement with Nintendo of America.  No one is sure over what, exactly, though there have been a lot of rumors, from Amazon being unhappy with the way Nintendo handled returns to a stalemate over Wal-mart getting superior terms.

Personally, I think that because Amazon goes through so much stock so quickly, and because they don't have to worry about residual stock on shelves, we see discontinued SKUs disappear while they're still avaliable elsewhere, in preparation for new SKUs.

Yeah, I was just being stupid.

I know Madden is a big deal in America, kinda like how Fifa is for the rest of the world

Maybe they want MS to pay since MS has been throwing so much money around at useless things recently

Maybe they're cutting back on X1 stock to get rid of excess. I mean, they still have Day One editions in stock, let that sink in for a bit

When you're dealing with a market the size of the United States, a seemingly minor disagreement on unit price can actually equate to millions of dollars.  A lot of companies play hardball, as well.  Wal-mart, for instance, is notorious for simply offering a slashed wholesale price and saying, "take it or leave it."

Wait, so they're not even offering them? It's not a stock issue, they're just not there at all?

Weird, Amazon is missing out on the sales boost then.

 no need.  amazon had to make room for all those fireTV consoles they are selling..

Lack of demand and over stock.

They want to rid them selves of day one editions before xmas.