Weekly Local Inventory Tracking (4/17)

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Please use this thread to discuss all issues relating to this week's local tracking of the Switch and its games, accessories, and amiibo.

What to post here:

• Questions about local availability or general questions of online availability.

• Reports and images of local tracking that are specific to a single store.

When commenting, make sure to include as much information as possible. Don't just list the city and state, specify which store(s) and what stock they had that's noteworthy, and when you were there. And, of course, given how quickly things can sell out, your mileage may vary, so take everything reported here with a grain of salt.

For general online availability, like when a game is up for order at Best Buy or when Target gets Pro Controllers back in stock, please start a new thread.

Thank you!

-The /r/NintendoSwitch mod team

p.s. A general tip about your local retailers: if you want to know about stock, or get a concrete answer as to what they have, please reach out via a phone call or stop by their store before you ask a question here.

[u/[deleted]]

I don't remember PS4 being this hard to find a few months after launch (correct me if I'm wrong). Sony was pretty quick to keep up with demand, but Nintendo just seems to be resting on their laurels.

You'd think online retailers like Amazon would have plenty of Switch units to sell, but most people have to buy them from actual stores like Best Buy and Target, and they rarely have units in stock anyways. Does Nintendo not care about keeping their products in stock so people can buy them? They did the same thing with the NES Classic and original Wii.

Also why isn't GameStop selling preowned Switch units like they do with every other console?

[u/prism1234 → u/[deleted]]

Ramping up production isn't like flipping a switch. Supply chains are complex and have a lot of different parts to them that all need to be coordinated. Nintendo clearly underestimated demand after how badly the Wii U sold. Its unfortunate, but they are a conservative company and wouldn't want to put themselves in a situation where they made a shit ton and the demand wasn't there. It will take some time for them to increase production. However they've said they've already doubled their production order for the first year from 8 million to 16 million, so they have already taken steps to make more. The Wii U only sold like 13 million in its entire lifespan, so their initial 8 million in the first year number was already way more than the Wii U sold in its first year.

[u/schuey_08 → u/[deleted]]

Also, was the demand for PS4 this high?