Note: link doesn't take you to preorder page. Such a page doesn't exist. - robodan918
Latest comments (304)
BenLoco
30 Sep 17#304
Has anyone else had issues with this not being delivered yet?
They're now telling me they're extending deliveries until the 3rd of October due to big demand, but at the same time they're also saying that the packages are with Royal Mail, apparently since Wednesday. It all sounded like a load of bs, and after probing deeper I found out that it's not even being dispatched by them, but directly from the supplier so they're washing their hands from it.
Just got lies after lies and no accountability in the end. Their CS would make great politicians.
BenLoco
30 Sep 17#303
Mine hasn't arrived and they just admitted on chat they were only posted yesterday. Also had the nerve to say it's not a big deal, just a slight delay because they were inundated with orders.
Two and a half months wasn't long enough to prepare apparently. I think this was my last straw with Argos.
ec9wrr
30 Sep 17#302
It will come as no surprise to anyone apart from Argos to hear that my SNES wasn't delivered by 21:00 last night. Hope it comes today.
SlpyD
29 Sep 17#301
Mine came - was dropped off about 11am
ec9wrr
29 Sep 17#300
Mine hasn’t arrived. I called Argos. They said Royal Mail deliver up until 21:00. I very much doubt it. Every single Royal Mail parcel I’ve had delivered previously has been delivered before 10:30!
chompyrud
29 Sep 17#299
Yup...... Arrived a few hours ago
Gormond
29 Sep 17#298
Anyone got theirs yet?
jackthelad
27 Sep 17#297
Just had this email.
"Good news! Your pre-order for the new SNES Classic Mini Console has now been despatched by Royal Mail for delivery on the official launch date of 29th September."
SlpyD
25 Sep 17#296
Just got a text message from argos
rdecoratorUK
5 Jul 17#295
they told me on live chat my orders are ok. weird ordered 3 to be sure I will get 1
trakker1
5 Jul 17#294
I ordered one and Argos rang me up at weekend to say they had over sold and had to cancel my order :-(
rdecoratorUK
4 Jul 17#293
anyone has ordered canceled ? ordered 3 they charge me already for them .
drubbsy
3 Jul 17#292
Nice 1 mate.
junioruzzy
3 Jul 17#291
I've managed to order 3 of SNES @ 79.99 - All 3 PreOrders from ToyRUs! Money has been taken out too already!
InternetBowser
3 Jul 17#290
That would be the worse marketing strategy for them. No one will be happy to see any company do that; it's a pretty ridiculous idea you came up with.
donerkebab
3 Jul 17#289
Hmmm seems Argos have cacked out big style - cancelled my one order yet allow other scalpers 2 of their x orders. At least play fair and now another 72 hours to get my $ refunded.
Hammerheads29
3 Jul 17#288
Oh I dunno, certainly would be a draw for a lot of people chasing a SNES classic
InternetBowser
3 Jul 17#287
Definitely not. Can you imagine the sh*tstorm which would follow if they did that?
Hammerheads29
2 Jul 17#286
I've got a feeling Amazon will have some more pre-orders up for grabs on Prime day as an incentive to sign-up. No facts to back this up BTW, just a theory.
TwentyTwo
2 Jul 17#285
You have to factor postage and fee's on eBay. It's not worth going cheap with postage as the buyer has so many rights unless you send special delivery.
Nobody knows the true market value yet, but £50 I imagine is the least you'd get per device if sold on eBay.
otterboxer
2 Jul 17#284
Mmm, mmm, mmm. Music to my single unit buying ears. I'll pass on this great news tonight at my local anti scalper meet up.
Antiscalper
2 Jul 17#283
eBay are pulling listings due to a rule break. Any pre order listing has to firstly Include 'pre order' in the description and secondly be shipped within 30 days
Hammerheads29
2 Jul 17#282
Is 50 quid mark up per device realistic? I'd say that's bare minimum compared to the rate they're currently going for on eBay. Nb I'm not condoning it as such, it's merely an observation
InternetBowser
2 Jul 17#281
Thanks buddy :smile: I was thinking of going for more but Argos takes the money upfront so I didn't fancy dropping more than £600 in a day lol
Hammerheads29
2 Jul 17#280
Agreed, mine was more an experiment than to actually order way more than I actually need. I've got 2 now with 2 separate companies so that's enough for me.
InternetBowser
2 Jul 17#278
I ordered my 8 with different emails - all have gone through with no problem. It's stupid to order multiple with one email - of course they get cancelled that way!
TwentyTwo
2 Jul 17#279
That seems like a good number, until you realize some people have snagged 20+ units on these - which is when you start making four digits.
Still, if true you have earned yourself £400ish if things go smoothly, congrats.
Hammerheads29
2 Jul 17#277
You're spot on, I actually ordered 2 from Nintendo to see if they'd go through but one got cancelled so I've ordered a 2nd from a Spanish site so I've got one for me and one for my nephew's. I had them in my basket for Game and Argos but didn't buy them because, well, I just didn't need them. I was just staggered that they were actually available.
TwentyTwo
2 Jul 17#276
Smyths was a maximum of 3 per order, they won't be cancelled as this is the limit they imposed.
Everywhere else has been 1 per order, bar Argos and Game. Despite the fact they will be sold on for profit, the retailer really doesn't care who gets them.
No scalper would ever order from one place, they have multiple orders from multiple retailers, probably ordered from Smyths for 3, then get their partner to order another 3. Then they would order one from Amazon, Nintendo ect to give them a possible 8 units.
I guarantee the majority of users on this website have multiple pre orders as measure to be guaranteed one.
malm
1 Jul 17#275
you dont need to be a rocket scientist to know a lot more of these will be available when the likes of Smyths etc have have cancelled the get rich quick plonkers orders.
otterboxer
1 Jul 17#274
ha, so basically the people who have come a cropper with Argos are people who fancied themselves a scalper? Hopefully this means the units that would have ended up on ebay now go either back into the system or people who ordered later on after it went oos the first time aren't going to be disappointed. Either way its a win.
mtc1
1 Jul 17#273
Confirmation received for 2 units
We can see you ordered a multiple quantity of the hugely popular Nintendo SNES Classic Mini Console. We had a pre-order limit of one console per customer on this product, as we wanted to give as many customers as possible the chance to buy it at our great value price of £69.99. Unfortunately our pre-order limit did not take effect and some customers pre-ordered more than one console so many customers missed out.
As a gesture of good will we have decided to process two consoles on your order but we will be cancelling any quantity greater than two. While your order will be cancelled immediately, your refund can take up to 5 working days to appear on your bank statement.
drubbsy
1 Jul 17#272
Yep. Just got the same email.
malm
1 Jul 17#271
was trying to get a few for kids and grand kids but only went for 2 as I suspected that would be their cut off point,did not fancy chasing Argos for the money. Money taken no email.
Joel23
1 Jul 17#270
No I've not had any email confirmation of my order from Argos other than transcripts of the Live Chats I've had with their customer services which all say the order is on the system and I should get an email confirming this shortly. Other than that i'm just "sitting tight" and hoping my order is completed and I get some kind of email or documentation of the transaction. I have a feeling another call or online chat to Argos might be needed if I don't hear anything in the next few days to ease my anxiety! Has anyone else had the same issue of not getting email confirmation of your order through?
drubbsy
1 Jul 17#269
Nice one. My order also reduced to 2 but still very pleased. I ordered 3, one for me and one each for my 2 niece's. Now which one will I let down at Xmas! :astonished: :cry: :kissing_heart: :grin: :sunglasses:
otterboxer
1 Jul 17#268
No email at all from Argos? i got a receipt when i placed the order saying your delivery is all booked etc. i paid by paypal and as i said above they took the money the next day and ive been 'sitting tight ever since. Ordered at 7.30am fwiw
Joel23
1 Jul 17#267
I ordered mine just before 10 am and my order still says "Sit tight" but I've not had any email confirmation come through. Has anyone else not had an email confirming their order? I've called and had 3 separate "Live Chats" with Argos and each time they've said my order "is on the system" and "I will get one!" and that I will get an email confirming this shortly. I don't know what you guys think but not getting any documentation confirming my order is a bit of a worry even though it still shows up on my account on the Argos site under Recent Orders.
otterboxer
1 Jul 17#266
My single order still going through because i'm not a scalping worm. X)
mtc1
1 Jul 17#265
I ordered 10, £699 taken out of bank. Order has just been amended to 2 by Argos. Looks like they are limiting them to 2, fair enough :grin:
creepyg
1 Jul 17#264
Well that's the money debited from my credit card (paid directly, didn't use PayPal) and my order shows "sit tight". Nothing else to do so seems like good advice!
justingalore
1 Jul 17#263
So is "sit tight" a good status? I ordered quite early..
I had the confirmation email straight away and the money was charged to my card which has now left the bank. Just checked my Argos account and it says Sit tight... etc. I ordered really early on yesterday morning. Probably around 7am.
Hammerheads29
30 Jun 17#259
So, is there any chance that more pre-order opportunities will arise online or is that pretty much it?
otterboxer
30 Jun 17#258
well, after eating humble pie I've had a look and fwiw mine says sit tight etc and my pennies have gone from paypal. I ordered at 7:30 before it went oos the first time.
also fwiw just a single unit ordered not multiples.
eskimoses
30 Jun 17#257
I ordered hours before they stopped the preorders, my order went from "contact us for delivery" to "sit tight..." I've had no confirmation email and no money was drawn from my account. After a chat with argos I was told my order will get cancelled. Sad thing is I know for a fact I ordered early and a lot of people confirmed long after me they got their confirmation emails and their orders have gone through. Preorder was open for hours after my order. Very upset with argos and hope others who have ordered early haven't faced the same fate
mtc1
30 Jun 17#256
Mine's changed from 'contact us to arrange delivery' to 'Sit tight - your order is in progress'
TobiRIP
30 Jun 17#255
My order is still there but i ordered at about 7 in the morning,
creepyg
30 Jun 17#254
Wonder if this the multiple orders being cancelled? Anyone had theirs cancelled so far?
bumbaclart
30 Jun 17#253
Argos are cancelling orders. Best to login and see if yours has been removed. The listing on the Argos website has also been removed
I once shared a lift with Shigeru Miyamoto and quite out the blue he began to tell me his hatred for shops those use tiny pens. This included Ladbrookes, IKEA and obviously Argos. He was convinced they stole the concept off him from DS Stylus. For a this reason Argos will only be getting five SNES units spread out nationally which in the size in CMs of those writing implements.
otterboxer
30 Jun 17#251
My auntie is the tea lady at Argos HQ and she told me your brother is up in front of the board for telling porkies. Its all fine everyone, don't feed it.
EDIT It seems your brother has been cleared and all charges dropped. hope to christ they dont cancel mine! sacked my auntie off fwiw.
rdecoratorUK
30 Jun 17#250
Yes today .
bargain76
30 Jun 17#249
Then why did they take the payment today? They shouldn't have authorized the payments without confirming their stock levels. If they cancel our preorders then they should at least offer a £5 gift card...
TobiRIP
30 Jun 17#248
Thats why I am glad I pre-ordered with 3 separate retailers at £70 each, the only places I think you completely are safe is Amazon and Nintendo
PumpyJoe4
30 Jun 17#247
Sorry guys got some bad news. My brother works at Argos HQ in the marketing dept, he says a lot of preorders are likely to be cancelled and refunded. They don't have stock levels, no one does, so they've over sold. We don't know when we'll find out for definite who and how many will be cancelled. He says this is either a huge **** up by Nintendo or they have way more stock than they're letting on.
otterboxer
30 Jun 17#246
jesus.
otterboxer
30 Jun 17#245
Hi, was just about to say they haven't taken it yet and i didn't expect them too but for some reason as bargain76 says they have taken it today. Oh well, no biggie i expect Nintendo wanted payment up front for some of the stock allocated to argos. My Nintendo order (which i might cancel) i know wont be taken until dispatch.
Like someone else in the thread said we've got to pay for it sometime!
Hammerheads29
30 Jun 17#244
You could say the same for most goods and services - nothing is sold at cost
AngryEnglishman
30 Jun 17#243
Indeed, they've processed my PayPal payment now.
Daz555
30 Jun 17#242
70 quid - wow, that's is some markup on £3.99 worth of silicon and plastic.
rdecoratorUK
30 Jun 17#241
today they took money for 3 of them lol ..... someone will be happy after they will send me them
bargain76
30 Jun 17#240
No, Argos have taken the payment today.
InternetBowser
29 Jun 17#239
I never said I ordered them at once - I said they haven't limited it one per customer. But even in their drop down menu they did have an option to order up to 10. I'm guessing you were too late to see that. If you were, you can always buy one off someone like me on eBay :wink:
minos
29 Jun 17#237
Do not worry my friend, I would not be surprised if that is the same hardware as the original mini and with just different roms. If that is the case you can install any rom you want and even emulators for other systems.
From an electronics standpoint of view the mini is just a modified raspberry pi with emulation. One you get access you can do everything.
Hammerheads29
29 Jun 17#238
Yes sorry was just a joke, no harm intended. I do have one reserved via the Nintendo store, really looking forward to it arriving
joelg25
29 Jun 17#231
I'm guessing DK's properties are still owned by Nintendo whereas everything else signed over in 2005 when the XB was first released (DK hasn't ever appeared on a Microsoft console).
ST3123 to joelg25
29 Jun 17#235
Yes, that will be the reason. Seems a shame they only put the first one on there though as many regard the second game as the best and the third one was really expansive for a platformer with lots of different routes on the map.
Also Mario All Stars is a very odd omission, would have been amazing to have ALL the 2D Mario games in one place, well except for the kooky pipe based arcade one. Cannot think of any good reason not to, if the NES mini was still around I'd say they want people to buy both but that clearly isn't the case....
thomps121
29 Jun 17#233
Just spoke to customer support on Live chat, she said that my order has gone through and that I will receive confirmation eventually, also worth noting that their live chat only worked on IE for me.
marine05 to thomps121
29 Jun 17#59
IE...who uses IE nowadays? That's not giving me peace of mind xDD and still no order conf email, at least I paid with Paypal so got some prove
crumpetman
29 Jun 17#236
I think it was just a joke as you put Papal instead of PayPal.
SDLiam
29 Jun 17#234
Just spoke to them on the phone, sold out!
jag18272
29 Jun 17#229
hopefully will deter scalpers, i know that's why GAME was taking £50.
NoveltyCondomHed
29 Jun 17#230
Been told by Argos staff it is now OOS
Hammerheads29
29 Jun 17#232
Wow the pope's been in touch AND you managed to order a SNES classic - you really are blessed
Pacman786
29 Jun 17#224
Like John did when he was a little John back in the 80's.
idbirch
29 Jun 17#226
Going by how quickly other retailers sold through their allocation, I'd bet anyone who's put an order in any longer that 2 hours after it went live is in for disappointment.
Neostar
29 Jun 17#225
Taking full money upfront for pre-order :disappointed:
Stop_It to Neostar
29 Jun 17#53
We have to pay for it at some point!
So long as I get the thing, I'm happy!
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#228
C'mon now @heeljames admit you have full rom libraries of games you don't own. Repent sinner!
Anyone who has ever dabbled in emulation has at some point downloaded and played a rom of a game they didn't own. Nobody is that square they would only download and play/keep rom versions of games that they owned. The temptation is too great.
I'm no saint, recently i've playing Magical Chase on my pc engine via a Turbo everdrive (v2) do i own Magical chase? **** no i'm poor as **** bottom line we're all grubby and we all do it.
Yes I have the same! Will call or chat with them later.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#219
...and that's my worry. I'm sure someone has calculated the total rom size for the 21 games and i cant see nintendo putting in a ton more space for no reason. Whats a full set of pal roms weigh in at? 700mb - 1gb something like that? if so, probs.
wzkdmc
29 Jun 17#221
Got one!
foxxes
29 Jun 17#222
Why have they got Donkey Kong Country on this one then? Another Rare title.
CaptainSocks
29 Jun 17#223
ANY emulator = input lag.
I've used emulators on loads of systems over the years, and there are simply some games I find unplayable on them.
Mainly platform games.
It might be neglible to some, but when you're used to the original systems it's there on all the emulators, and it's horrible.
If this equals lag free snes fun then I'm in.
Istanbul_Kop
29 Jun 17#214
Jesus. Talk about meltdown. Be nice people.
WhiteSeven
29 Jun 17#216
Web site not working for me but managed to order one over the phone - try 0345 640 20 20. The product code is 715/6627
creepyg
29 Jun 17#215
Had this too. But received my confirmation e-mail maybe 5min after ordering.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#218
yes, just like with a nintendo pre-order apparently which is pretty good. No money down!
Friday EDIT. Turns out they took it.
jsty3105
29 Jun 17#217
But teh Wii looks nothing like the SNES without significant modding. :grin:
thomps121
29 Jun 17#210
Thanks OP, ordered one, but that was about 20 mins ago, haven't received an e-mail yet and under my account it says -
We've received your order. Please contact us to arrange your delivery
Anyone else have this?
mtc1 to thomps121
29 Jun 17#107
Yes, i went on chat and they said it's nothing and they will contact you closer to delivery. Order quantity is not restricted either.
Pspvita
29 Jun 17#209
Will the everdrive work on this baby.
notreallyhere
29 Jun 17#211
I just managed to order one via the App
WolverhamptonDealDon
29 Jun 17#212
Can you use any usb ac plug for the power? Will it be usb to usb ac plug or micro usb to usb ac plug?
jco83
29 Jun 17#213
Huh? If you pay by paypal on Argos you don't get charged until dispatch ? :disappointed: Wish I'd known this sooner :angry:
pworeilly
29 Jun 17#205
Thanks op, ordered one and had confirmation email within minutes.
Masteryates
29 Jun 17#204
When the SNES arrived it was brute power compared to the Megadrive. It had more colours on the screen at the same time, a much better sound chip and a controller with double the amount of fire buttons. And lets not forget the cherry on the cake, Mode 7 graphics.
Masteryates
29 Jun 17#206
Yes, ours looks way better. Our controllers are also multi coloured and there's are the awful 2 tone blue.
thomps121 to Masteryates
29 Jun 17#20
I doubt it, the majority of people purchasing would naturally go for the version that they grew up playing, unless they just want to flog it to any Europeans living in the states.
Schwarzenegger
29 Jun 17#207
Or get a Nintendo Wii and enjoy, SNES, NES and MegaDrive emulation via the Homebrew Channel.
heeljames
29 Jun 17#208
ROMS are also not illegal in all capacities. Using ROMS and emulators is a huge grey area legally. If you own any of the multiple versions/editions/re-releases of any of these games, you can download and play under fair usage.
BaconLad
29 Jun 17#200
just signed up to hot deals to leave a massive THANK YOU to the original poster!! my confirmation email just came through from Argos, ridiculously happy right now!!
hotfinder
29 Jun 17#199
Also, when I go to place another order the 'Continue with Delivery' button is greyed out. Could be OOS or could be limiting orders to 1 per person? Either way, my original order isn't in my account history.
Cheap_as_Chimps
29 Jun 17#201
Managed to order 1. Hope it doesn't get cancelled.
WolverhamptonDealDon
29 Jun 17#202
Thanks for the info lol
foxxes
29 Jun 17#203
Yes im sure you sit there staring at the emulator screen not playing any games :face_with_monocle:
Snesdesperado
29 Jun 17#194
Yes, yes I am - just got one through Argos though - nice horace goes skiing avatar FYI, sweet game on the 48k
InternetBowser
29 Jun 17#195
It doesn't say anywhere on their page that it's limited 1 per customer - It doesn't seem to be a policy followed by Argos
heeljames
29 Jun 17#198
The Pi is perfectly legal as well, emulation software is not illegal.
one2omg
29 Jun 17#196
All gone. Try to order yourself.
NaughtyDog
29 Jun 17#197
I've got a few mates in the US and they all wanted to grab our version, because theirs is disgusting. Hardly scientific, but there will be a fair few doing the same I'd say!
steveyboy79
29 Jun 17#188
Why not post this separately yourself? You should get some heat. I haven't time to post (and you should get the credit anyway) but the title of this post is misleading, suggesting pre orders aren't yet live.
hotfinder
29 Jun 17#189
Just got this message when placing my order:
"Thanks for placing your order.
Unfortunately, we can't confirm your order at the moment but we'll send you an email shortly (this may take a couple of hours during busy periods).
There's no need to re-submit your order."
creepyg
29 Jun 17#190
Glad it helped. Hope you get your order!
jag18272
29 Jun 17#191
reckon the US customers are buying our better looking console possibly? Argos is a major retailer should have stock for a whole day really at least.
benjammin316
29 Jun 17#193
grabbed one early this mornin, yay
BIGUSHEADUS
29 Jun 17#192
A lot of trolls are hungry today, maybe they can eat their pre orders before they hatch.
RCChick
29 Jun 17#182
They do want payment upfront but I don't care at this point
TwentyTwo
29 Jun 17#180
We ALL know this, but people who keep mentioning this just don't get the appeal of playing it on an official console, with official controllers.
TobiRIP to TwentyTwo
29 Jun 17#186
Exactly they are missing the point really, I would not want to play a SNES game on a PC
I preferred to play the low-res REmake on my GC years back than play the dolphin version, not a fan emulators at all
Snesdesperado
29 Jun 17#183
Dudes, just refreshed Argos when I got back to my desk and it changed to delivery available!!!! BOOM! So happy, too happy for a 32 year old man to be fair but who cares!
Pokkai
29 Jun 17#187
But this one is legal... lol.
I bet you own every 16 bit game ever release of course ^.-.
donerkebab
29 Jun 17#184
Yep that worked - Argos IT hiding it for the Hotuk masses :wink:
MrJed
29 Jun 17#185
Indeed - you can see in the Argos page '100+ sold over the last 48 hours'
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#176
the post was made 8 hours ago when they weren't available.
creepyg
29 Jun 17#177
Got a pre-order with Argos. Gonna bin my Smyths pre-order now as it would involve travelling to the opposite end of my city.
b4lly87
29 Jun 17#178
Sometimes it doesn't matter if it's full price.... I just ordered this nearly missed out on the nes classic because I didn't preorder it and in the end managed to get one from smyths and that was only after someone posted the deal on here. I'm glad UK hot deal posters post preorders and stock updates I'd be lost with you people! Voted hot :sunglasses:
sparc
29 Jun 17#179
The only reason I went on Argos was because someone made a new post about it.
Why would I revisit this one from 12 hours ago.
KCooperman
29 Jun 17#181
earlier you said it let you order 8 at once, so you need to get your story straight before trolling
WolverhamptonDealDon
29 Jun 17#170
So much for the "in the next few days" comment by argos, the comment didn't even last 24hrs
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#171
welcome to hukd, you really are desperate aren't you!
joelg25
29 Jun 17#172
After fighting the mobile site all morning I was able to just proceed on the desktop site. Looks to be succesful however this was my message at the end "Unfortunately, we can't confirm your order at the moment but we'll send you an email shortly (this may take a couple of hours during busy periods).
There's no need to re-submit your order."
one2omg
29 Jun 17#173
I managed to get 8! Good luck!
InternetBowser
29 Jun 17#175
If they ordered 8 in one account that may be the case. Fortunately I used different emails for my 8 so it's more than likely that I'll get all of my orders. This is exactly why I have loads of 'disposable' emails at hand :smile:
hobbes748
29 Jun 17#174
Super Mario Cart Battle Mode Course 2
Oh yeah!
fatterdude
29 Jun 17#165
be quick, they are taking orders again.
manic91
29 Jun 17#164
Really want to order, but payment upfront is putting me off - ridiculous for something that's not released until September and they may not even be able to supply, knowing Argos. I once ordered a washing machine and tumble dryer from them, they took payment upfront and then decided after 6 weeks that they didn't have the stock and never did have. It then took me another 4 weeks of arguing and letters back and forward to get my money back off them. Never again! Good luck though everyone xx
Marvin101
29 Jun 17#166
Managed to get an order through thanks. Hopefully all good.
heeljames
29 Jun 17#169
I've got a PI SNES emulator upstairs. It runs pretty much any 16/32bit games, uses SNES style controllers (cost a fiver) and is all built into a 7" touchscreen display, with the option to output to HDMI. Cost wise, the set up was probably very close to this, but in terms of library expansion the PI has this beat all day.
sparc
29 Jun 17#167
Great!!! Missed out again.
mikeallaway
29 Jun 17#168
save yourself £70 and download an emulator. it's only a SNES, almost any modern PC will run it. hell, even a Raspberry Pi could. Then you can get the entire SNES game catalogue
MrJed
29 Jun 17#159
What I don;t understand with Argos is why it is out of stock for delivery to my current address, but in stock for delivery to my old address - oddness!
notoriouschucky
29 Jun 17#160
Just ordered 20 mins ago and have received a confirmation email, finally I have one of these, been after it for days...thanks OP!
praevalens
29 Jun 17#158
they are available now. why are people talking about heads up?
Muig1972
29 Jun 17#163
The controller ports:
barneyshoppa
29 Jun 17#161
Now saying out of stock. Hopefully all orders that have been made will be confirmed...
FunkiestMonkey
29 Jun 17#162
A Nintendo is just for Christmas not for life.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#153
From personal experience Argos have never left me in the lurch with anything and they are a major retailer with good logistics so i vote bin the game pre-order.
creepyg
29 Jun 17#154
Link didn't work for me but was able to find on main site by searching for 'SNES'. Was the only result that came up.
Noodlees
29 Jun 17#152
Ordered, cheers.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#155
2.3 million units globally. France is getting 160,000 day one stock, that's France the country. Argos aren't getting a million units.
grimley**f
29 Jun 17#157
I just got an unable to take payment email which I did through PayPal and to reorder!! Which I can't cause there are none left. And yes I have money
I've just managed to place an order, refreshed the page a few times on the off chance it might work and then 'Not available for delivery' turned into 'Place order'
Go Go Go....
Crumbles
29 Jun 17#147
AT LAST!!! Many thanks OP!!! :dizzy_face:
maltloaf_df
29 Jun 17#146
I got overcharged at very so this is very welcome. Thank you op
Stop_It
29 Jun 17#149
Now showing out of stock. Let's see what happens!
TwentyTwo
29 Jun 17#150
N64 mini (if released) has no chance of Banjo, Perfect Dark or Conker - Microsoft owns the IP's.
Bond is currently owned by Activision, considering they wouldn't let Rare do a Goldeneye remake on the 360 despite being well in development it absolutely isn't happening for the mini.
WhiteSeven
29 Jun 17#151
The person I spoke to said money won't be taken until a couple of days before dispatch. Of course he could have been mistaken, they might make an exception for this item because of its demand.
ST3123
29 Jun 17#141
Also credit to OP and credit to Argos for sticking to the proper RRP for this system unlike some other less scrupulous retailers (Grainger etc), I'm sure they would have still sold out charging much more but good on them for not doing that.
Pleased to say I got a pre-order in and really looking forward to it. just hope you can add your own games like on the NES mini as I'd love to have a SNES mini with the whole library, though Nintendo would need to use more than the 300MB storage the mini NES had.....
donerkebab
29 Jun 17#142
only slight concern why still not searchable on main site yet hotuk link allows orders still.....
jossh78
29 Jun 17#140
Ordered thanks for the heads up, I guess if they can't supply come September they will just issue a refund. Might have to Pre order elsewhere if more stock becomes available between now and then.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#143
yeah its been 'live' since 7 something jeez maybe even before that. It went oos after an hour or so then they must have asked ninty for a bigger allocation so it came back in stock,
jag18272
29 Jun 17#145
I think that should of been the rule at the start but doubt they will refund money who have already had confirmation emails.
one2omg
29 Jun 17#144
Oh... you can buy one off me if you like?
joelg25
29 Jun 17#136
After fighting the mobile site all morning I was able to just proceed on the desktop site. Looks to be succesful however this was my message at the end "Unfortunately, we can't confirm your order at the moment but we'll send you an email shortly (this may take a couple of hours during busy periods).
There's no need to re-submit your order."
cantonbean
29 Jun 17#134
I’ve ordered. Thanks. Will cancel my game order. Teach them to overcharge! Think a lot of people will do the same!
lollypoplee
29 Jun 17#45
A bit of a nag.... it comes with wired controllers? BUT is powered by usb?? AND the usb adapter is not included! it does not say the ampage of the required usb adapter so im guessing you might be able to power it from the TV? so John Doe buys this snes, hes just paid a fortune to have his new 60" tv put on the wall with all the cables hidden, and now he has wires all over the wall from a little grey box. IF the controllers were wireless he could have put the snes behind the tv. but now hes got to sit with his nose touching the tv screen while playing it!
ST3123 to lollypoplee
29 Jun 17#135
I don't think you can expect wireless controllers at this price point AND the design is about staying true to the appearance of the SNES, which definitely didn't have wireless controllers as standard. So long as the controller cables are removable like on the NES mini I don't think it is any hardship for 'John Doe' to spend a couple of quid more on some extenders, he's obviously loaded if he can afford that fancy pants 60" TV :wink:
As to the no included power adaptor, it's a none-issue for most as if it's anything like the NES mini you can use pretty much any old USB port such as one on your TV, set top box or a nearby computer. Yes, it might not be officially endorsed but these solid date micro consoles use so little power you would need an especially feeble USB port to not be able to power it....
pelaquin
29 Jun 17#137
2.3 million of the original mini were made, Nintendo have said this will be a collector's edition like the first but more will be made. We can assume Argos would of secured much larger Stock availability than Smyths somewhere in the region of a million units, so I'm not surprised there's still stock, but give it an hour there won't be.
Fritz.Frapp
29 Jun 17#138
Nah. Like the NES mini before it, it uses USB for power. Either plug it into a phone charging USB socket or one on your TV or monitor if you have one. That's how I use mine. The controllers use standard Wii Classic Controller connections and plug directly into the SNES.
tdbell
29 Jun 17#139
Thanks, got one!
justingalore
29 Jun 17#119
little bit concerning the amount of time this has been up. Especially with the lack of restriction on orders.. Argos gonna be letting some people down?
Stop_It to justingalore
29 Jun 17#131
I'm worried too, but we shall see!
Maybe the fact that people have to pay has stopped the speculative orders that made the Amazon and other stores sell out so quickly?
Or maybe it's all going to blow up and cause massive issues for everyone. Hoping for the former.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#109
I'm sure its all cool. They obviously had their first allocation logged into the system proper so checkout was normal for those buying the first run as it were early doors. When they called up Nintendo (i assume) and asked for another allocation they put the mini snes back up for sale but probably didn't have time to fully integrated that allocation back into the system and so minor hiccups. You got one!
marine05 to otterboxer
29 Jun 17#133
Yes! I won't trust anybody until I plug it on my tv though :grin: It should be cool, I got one!! Now relax time and wait
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#128
this belongs in the 'heads up' section.
it did! now it belongs in the 'awesome section'! Christ i hope people scroll down to see its now live.
Limonsee
29 Jun 17#130
Worked fine, voted hot. Thanks OP!
MrJed
29 Jun 17#129
Presumably you buried as many HDMI cables in the wall as you have HDMI ports on the TV the day you attached it to the wall?
FunkiestMonkey
29 Jun 17#132
I was going to order one but then thought I already have sf2 turbo as a stand alone thing and I also have Mario kart of the Wii. So then I thought I need to snap out of the retro hype and get on with my life. Bye
Snesdesperado
29 Jun 17#123
RICH - Any chance we can swap this over? I'll take your GAME one?
waynester21
29 Jun 17#122
I've ordered one and have the £69.99 pending which will of course go out in the next few days. They best have enough consoles to cover what they've sold. I've only ordered one because I'm not a greedy, money hungry scalper.
NaughtyDog
29 Jun 17#124
Just voted hot and it went even colder for some weird reason. Well done op. There are many who grabbed one thanks to this post.
WhiteSeven
29 Jun 17#127
Just been on the phone to argos because I hadn't had a confirmation email. I'd ordered three for myself and xmas presents but I was told that argos going to change the orders to one per person. So those who ordered 8 will probably not get them all!
InternetBowser
29 Jun 17#126
I ordered 8 as well - It's not our fault they didn't have a one per customer policy... Easy money is easy money
smallblackcat
29 Jun 17#125
this deal is now live. I have tried to post on the main board but it has been rejected as Spam! I bought one about 10mins ago! *moderators please update this page*
xflem
29 Jun 17#110
I'll stick with my Amazon order then - 3 months and no real guarantee of any stock as they can cancel it any time, they have a rubbish policy!
TobiRIP to xflem
29 Jun 17#116
Yeah me too, I have my amazon and NIntendo Store one will leave it at that
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#121
Like the little game images to wet the buyers appetite on the ToysRus site.
bargain76
29 Jun 17#118
They don't at the moment but they will cancel your 7 orders and fulfill 1. But you will be waiting for the refund for 10+ days...
Benny20
29 Jun 17#120
Had to wait until my lunch break and missed out, but you ****... Can't believe there wasn't a one-per-customer policy!
Snesdesperado
29 Jun 17#117
Any chance you can tell me when you do?
SL33PYHEAD
29 Jun 17#111
I did originally post it separately but it was blocked by a mod as a duplicate post!
terry's.june
29 Jun 17#112
"Unfortunately we can't confirm your order at this point, but we'll send you an email..."
Good - I'll hold my breath while I'm waiting.
cantonbean
29 Jun 17#115
I saw an image that looks like the American version but is red and white
Chiptivo
29 Jun 17#114
Ordered a couple for ebay, thanks for the heads up.
pelaquin
29 Jun 17#113
I could not order online so just went to Argos, which I'm now having a mocha outside of hah. Managed to order 3 and pay up front for them which was good, but I urge anyone to do it in store if you can.
wotsupmrbear
29 Jun 17#104
I got one, thanks for posting!
joelg25
29 Jun 17#108
So I'm on the phone to Argos: the order has been acknowledged and they have manually emailed me confirmation too (it's alos now showing up in recent orders). Re the 'call us to arrange delivery': I've been told to ignore that as it will be sent straight from the supplier (assuming Nintendo) for the day of release... Now to make sure the Very order is dealt with as I cancelled that after being told in my confirmation email it was out of stock, yet they still took payment!
Pspvita
29 Jun 17#105
Any where else where we can get one same price or cheaper?
terry's.june
29 Jun 17#106
RUN!
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#100
Spoilers!
No1_Dave
29 Jun 17#98
yeah no mention of when they'll be taking money for pre-orders on the argos website? nothing mentioned even during checkout?
surprised this issue isn't made clear on their website...
EDIT: just checked my online banking and there is already "ARGOS LTD £69.99" pending on my card, they sure is quick to take money! they better make sure they'll actually have the stock allocation to fulfill all the "money taken 3 months in advance" orders!
SVRich
29 Jun 17#99
Got an order, do I trust it enough to cancel my Game pre-order?
cantonbean
29 Jun 17#103
Fair play. I'm a big Fei Long fan (mainly as he was Bruce Lee!)
NaughtyDog
29 Jun 17#101
Exactly :wink:
joelg25
29 Jun 17#102
So I'm on the phone to Argos: the order has been acknowledged and they have manually emailed me confirmation too (it's alos now showing up in recent orders). Re the 'call us to arrange delivery': I've been told to ignore that as it will be sent straight from the supplier (assuming Nintendo) for the day of release... Now to make sure the Very order is dealt with as I cancelled that after being told in my confirmation email it was out of stock, yet they still took payment!
eskimoses
29 Jun 17#36
Ordered 3 hours ago, still no email confirmation.. Should I be worried?
Knightlife to eskimoses
29 Jun 17#66
I still haven't received an email (ordered 1 hour ago), however I just logged into my Argos account & the order is there.
Zerobob to Knightlife
29 Jun 17#96
I'm in the same boat. Ordered about an hour and a half ago, order has now appeared in my Argos account, yet I still have no confirmation email.
guidothekillerchimp
29 Jun 17#92
Cheers thanks for the heads up :smile:
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#93
holy cow the op is going to come back ltr and be disappointed. This is about 500 degrees in the wrong direction! At least we had a heads up it was coming. job op.
hankdesign
29 Jun 17#95
I have had a confirmation email now. :grin:
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#97
The super famicom was the same aesthetically as the pal one. As the mini famicom is to its mini pal counterpart. Did you mean the colour scheme of the original jap famicom? or do you mean the box art which i agree is a country mile better than ours.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#94
Trolls have arrived so that's me done for now. Well done to you if you got one ordered (and you intend to actually play on it)
ct1000
29 Jun 17#86
they havent taken the money straight of me
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#87
More complications would have meant a higher price tag and who is going too buy this and not show it off? behind the tv?! The controllers aren't going to be as long as the original ones but there's always a cheap adapter cable.
You might be better off with pi whatnot if your looking to bury it and wanted wireless controllers?
trakker1
29 Jun 17#90
I ordered about 20 mins ago on the app and it went through fine, got my email straight away.
I couldn't order on the website though so I'm not having a good feeling about this order being honoured.
notoriouschucky
29 Jun 17#88
marine05
29 Jun 17#91
I'll drop these lines in case it helps somebody else on my same situation:
Placed order 4.5 hours ago and no confirmation email yet :unamused: thankfully I can see the order on my account but it now says "We've received your order. Please contact us to arrange your delivery" I contacted them and confirmed that order is placed correctly and the courier will contact me when ready...
joelg25
29 Jun 17#89
After fighting the mobile site all morning I was able to just proceed on the desktop site. Looks to be succesful however this was my message at the end "Unfortunately, we can't confirm your order at the moment but we'll send you an email shortly (this may take a couple of hours during busy periods).\x0d\x0a\x0d\x0aThere's no need to re-submit your order."\x0d\x0a
kpmatthews
29 Jun 17#63
Am I doing something wrong? Can't progress past this page
ST3123 to kpmatthews
29 Jun 17#81
Means its oos, just bad design that the argos site doesnt actually tell you whats wrong...
thesinstar
29 Jun 17#80
Argos seem to take the money upfront. I got one and they took the money.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#85
+1 in the not waiting for it column.
shootomanUK
29 Jun 17#82
£70 for that pile of junk :smile:
joelg25
29 Jun 17#84
So I'm on the phone to Argos: the order has been acknowledged and they have manually emailed me confirmation too (it's also now showing up in recent orders). Re the 'call us to arrange delivery': I've been told to ignore that as it will be sent straight from the supplier (assuming Nintendo) for the day of release... Now to make sure the Very order is dealt with as I cancelled that after being told in my confirmation email it was out of stock, yet they still took payment!
MadMax14
29 Jun 17#83
Ordered! Thanks!
Gormond
29 Jun 17#74
Also ordered, cheaper than my Smyths order. Thanks!
Greatdane
29 Jun 17#75
Ok, i guess OOS
InternetBowser
29 Jun 17#76
Ordered 8 - For some reason Argos don't limit one per customer...
MrJed
29 Jun 17#79
Oh, cool - fair enough then!
BluesFanUK
29 Jun 17#78
Don't care, just release the one we're all awaiting - N64 Classic.
Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Mario 64, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Zelda.etc
I'd pay big money for it.
KRyPTceltrix
29 Jun 17#77
I ordered 50* consoles
Thanks OP!
(*2)
xflem
29 Jun 17#68
I'd also like to know this - have got an Amazon pre order still showing as £77.99 which I'm hoping they will amend to £67.99 at some point put just in case I'd like to pre order here at the cheaper price (only if they don't take money now thou lol, still a whole day till payday!)
cantonbean
29 Jun 17#70
Surely part of the appeal of this console is the retro look and feel? I like it has wired pads and it will be on display for me! Mainly of a badge of honour of actually getting a pre order in!
lollypoplee
29 Jun 17#69
Included with the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System are one HDMI cable, one USB power cable*, and two wired Super NES Classic Controllers – perfect for players to dive into multiplayer action right away. *Note that an AC adapter for the USB cable is required to play the system but is not included in the packaging.
i was just quoting this from argos matey :wink:
TwentyTwo
29 Jun 17#73
The old style port marking is actually a cover, the ports are underneath. There is a picture floating around somewhere, check google.
sparc
29 Jun 17#72
I ordered using the phone app and it went through, confirmation email straight afterwards.
I'm not counting my chickens though. Don't really trust Argos.
malm
29 Jun 17#71
taking longer than I expected to sell out,very greedy wanting payment three months in advance for something its possible you might not get,just another way of getting more than £69.99 for it,the interest they will be making on these is insane.
5Rivers79
29 Jun 17#64
Ordered a t.v. from here once and they took the money. About 30 days later, after it was due to be delivered they cancelled due to stock shortages and then refunded me after another weeks wait.
Not right that they take the money upfront and then decide to refund if they can't allocate stock.
paulst
29 Jun 17#65
Can you buy more cartridge games for these or are they download/ROM type games?
Holdol
29 Jun 17#62
thanks ordered!
WhiteSeven
29 Jun 17#67
link for toys r us above
cantonbean
29 Jun 17#25
Personally I'd rather have the JP one...they get the new challengers street fighter with DJ and T Hawk and Super Soccer...I also like the red and white colour scheme....you do lose castleveina mind...still...prefer better SF2 and super soccer
thomps121 to cantonbean
29 Jun 17#42
True, would be better if our included Pilotwings and Internation Superstar Soccer Deluxe .... Goal .. Goal ... GOAAAAAAALLLLL also Super Tennis was an absolute classic
Zerobob to cantonbean
29 Jun 17#60
I think Street Fighter 2 Turbo is the better version myself. I didn't like any of 4 additional characters in Super Street Fighter 2 and you also don't have the option to play Super Street Fighter 2 at different speeds. Turbo is also a more balanced version of the game.
MrJed
29 Jun 17#61
It doesn't look like 2 Wii Classic Controller ports on the front to me....
Greatdane
29 Jun 17#57
how the hell do you pre-order on Argos? Just saying store pick up not available
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#58
yep its up again. someone at argos must have made a call to nintendo to up the order!
ct1000
29 Jun 17#56
ordered now cheers
13ABS
29 Jun 17#50
Ordered, thanks
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#55
More lilac/purple i thought, i always quite fancied it myself. If their mini snes had a different game line up i'd probably climb on.
WolverhamptonDealDon
29 Jun 17#51
Apparently snes uses hdmi cable for power
InternetBowser
29 Jun 17#54
I'm now feeling a bit guilty for ordering 8.... I guess I can always cancel if I change my mind later
dirtybobby
29 Jun 17#52
how legit are argos with this sort of thing, historically? thanks to this thread, i've just managed to place an order via the argos link - i was amazed when it worked, and it's still showing stock now.. so, is that in the bag, or are argos known to oversell and then cancel orders?
Jacktheripper69
29 Jun 17#44
Thanks have filled my boots
rdecoratorUK
29 Jun 17#47
looks like OOS
jrussd
29 Jun 17#46
Preordered nice one!
TwentyTwo
29 Jun 17#49
ToysRUs for an extra £10.
Be quick.
LukeyWolf
29 Jun 17#48
This isn't a deal, what has happened to this site?
No1_Dave
29 Jun 17#38
when does argos take money for pre-orders? on ordering, or on dispatch?
RCChick
29 Jun 17#39
I could've cried when they discontinued the NES but I thought nevermind I'll get the snes when they do that cus I want that more and the last 2 days my anxiety has been thtough the roof! Thank god for heartburn waking me up early
jag18272
29 Jun 17#43
toys r us have them 1 per customer: toysrus.co.uk/toy…001?utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=websiteid_7988612&utm_content=linkid_11554947&camp=affiliate:cj:websiteid_7988612:linkid_11554947
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#40
You got one! yes it was a good game, not as fun as Cookie but still a good game.
Is anywhere else likely to do pre-orders now? Completely missed this but really want one :thinking:
jag18272
29 Jun 17#35
Argos must have the most stock available after Nintendo! Just feel like this will be some people's last chance to get one so i've texted most my friends etc.
sparc
29 Jun 17#26
Everytime I see a picture of a SNES Mini and the word expired I hate Nintendo a little bit more.
AngryEnglishman
29 Jun 17#27
...aaaand they're gone.
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#28
i think they allot a certain number of product to each area. It must be a distribution thing.
justingalore
29 Jun 17#30
OOS finally. Fingers crossed argos have a boat load of stock on order to meet all these orders.
AngryEnglishman
29 Jun 17#31
... and yet here you are buying hardware akin to a Raspberry PI to play emulated games (albeit with official controllers)
rdecoratorUK
29 Jun 17#29
ordered 2 but only one have confirmation and show on my account.
Dawsy
29 Jun 17#21
How much redbull do I need waiting on the PS5 pre order mentioned oO
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#22
funny, I clicked 'GET' and it took me straight there. The op or a mod must have updated it.
donerkebab
29 Jun 17#23
Just got mine preordered thanks OP - Argos have always come through for me from Switch & Zelda BOTW Limited to Sony VR - just a shame they take money upfront
KCooperman
29 Jun 17#24
Seems to be working, otherwise would have sold out within mins
Felicitous
29 Jun 17#16
I kind of agree with that idea, other consoles just push to get higher numbers on a chart, nintendo usually does think more about the gameplay and how the user interacts with the games... results are all over the place but they push the industry forward while they do it
shipo1989
29 Jun 17#17
thanks, ordered, going to cancel with grainger games.. even if they do take payment now, its £15 cheaper.
thelagmonster
29 Jun 17#19
Ordered, thanks!
Pacman786
29 Jun 17#18
0 of 1 available, out of stock.
justingalore
29 Jun 17#13
Best minus 145 degree deal you'll see all day
Kanedaaaaaa
29 Jun 17#12
I'm more offended that someone thinks the SNES was an '80s console. It was pure '90s power!
otterboxer
29 Jun 17#14
owns a city. jelly.
jag18272
29 Jun 17#15
going to stick with my £79.99 pre order so enjoy guys!
Muig1972
29 Jun 17#10
Hardly. Though Nintendo's consoles lack the brute power of their competitors, they innovate in other areas.
waynester21
29 Jun 17#11
Same haha Couldn't get an order in anywhere else, just like with the NES
Roger_Irrelevant
29 Jun 17#8
Quite ironic that the company who's console technology is always a generation behind, now wants to make money rehashing it's 80's tech. X)
waynester21
29 Jun 17#9
Thanks for this comment. I still can't find it on the app or mobile site so without this direct link I wouldn't have been able to order
BIGUSHEADUS
29 Jun 17#7
Thanks for the heads up. Glad I didn't buy any salt the other day as there seems to be loads tucked away in these threads.
RM1975
29 Jun 17#6
Chill...it was a joke! Thanks for your concern but I have a job already :smile: and yes well observed I have 2 preorders in place but would sooner have Argos over Smyth's as its 10 miles closer and a tenner cheaper to boot.
And your presumption is completely wrong
Felicitous
29 Jun 17#5
Argos are also taking preorders for the playstation 5 at an undetermined point in the future so keep your eyes peeled everyone
RM1975
29 Jun 17#1
"going live in the “next few days"
Anyone got any good deals on crates of redbull? :grin:
A few days is a bit vague to say the least hmmmm
socks_are_overrated to RM1975
29 Jun 17#4
From the previous threads you already have at least 2 pre-ordered, correct? So presumably you want more to flip at a profit? Fair enough.. but if you're really willing to wait up a few days drinking redbull and frantically refreshing the Argos website in the hope of making £100 or whatever, may I suggest getting a job instead?
robodan918
29 Jun 17#3
Hukhu Hot uk heads up No longer a deals site... Just a place where people speculate when things will go on sale at rrp
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Opening post
The Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Edition will be available for £69.99 at Argos and will only be available to pre-order online.
The SNES Classic Mini news, which Express.co.uk can reveal today, will be music to those ears who have failed to grab a Super Nintendo Mini pre-order.
express.co.uk/ent…ndo
ONLINE PRE-ORDERS ONLY!!!!
Note: link doesn't take you to preorder page. Such a page doesn't exist.
- robodan918
Latest comments (304)
They're now telling me they're extending deliveries until the 3rd of October due to big demand, but at the same time they're also saying that the packages are with Royal Mail, apparently since Wednesday. It all sounded like a load of bs, and after probing deeper I found out that it's not even being dispatched by them, but directly from the supplier so they're washing their hands from it.
Just got lies after lies and no accountability in the end. Their CS would make great politicians.
Two and a half months wasn't long enough to prepare apparently. I think this was my last straw with Argos.
"Good news! Your pre-order for the new SNES Classic Mini Console has now been despatched by Royal Mail for delivery on the official launch date of 29th September."
Just got a text message from argos
Nobody knows the true market value yet, but £50 I imagine is the least you'd get per device if sold on eBay.
Still, if true you have earned yourself £400ish if things go smoothly, congrats.
Everywhere else has been 1 per order, bar Argos and Game. Despite the fact they will be sold on for profit, the retailer really doesn't care who gets them.
No scalper would ever order from one place, they have multiple orders from multiple retailers, probably ordered from Smyths for 3, then get their partner to order another 3. Then they would order one from Amazon, Nintendo ect to give them a possible 8 units.
I guarantee the majority of users on this website have multiple pre orders as measure to be guaranteed one.
We can see you ordered a multiple quantity of the hugely popular Nintendo SNES Classic Mini Console. We had a pre-order limit of one console per customer on this product, as we wanted to give as many customers as possible the chance to buy it at our great value price of £69.99. Unfortunately our pre-order limit did not take effect and some customers pre-ordered more than one console so many customers missed out.
As a gesture of good will we have decided to process two consoles on your order but we will be cancelling any quantity greater than two. While your order will be cancelled immediately, your refund can take up to 5 working days to appear on your bank statement.
Money taken no email.
also fwiw just a single unit ordered not multiples.
nintendolife.com/new…_uk
EDIT It seems your brother has been cleared and all charges dropped. hope to christ they dont cancel mine! sacked my auntie off fwiw.
They don't have stock levels, no one does, so they've over sold. We don't know when we'll find out for definite who and how many will be cancelled.
He says this is either a huge **** up by Nintendo or they have way more stock than they're letting on.
Like someone else in the thread said we've got to pay for it sometime!
From an electronics standpoint of view the mini is just a modified raspberry pi with emulation. One you get access you can do everything.
Yes sorry was just a joke, no harm intended. I do have one reserved via the Nintendo store, really looking forward to it arriving
Also Mario All Stars is a very odd omission, would have been amazing to have ALL the 2D Mario games in one place, well except for the kooky pipe based arcade one. Cannot think of any good reason not to, if the NES mini was still around I'd say they want people to buy both but that clearly isn't the case....
So long as I get the thing, I'm happy!
Anyone who has ever dabbled in emulation has at some point downloaded and played a rom of a game they didn't own. Nobody is that square they would only download and play/keep rom versions of games that they owned. The temptation is too great.
I'm no saint, recently i've playing Magical Chase on my pc engine via a Turbo everdrive (v2) do i own Magical chase? **** no i'm poor as **** bottom line we're all grubby and we all do it.
I've used emulators on loads of systems over the years, and there are simply some games I find unplayable on them.
Mainly platform games.
It might be neglible to some, but when you're used to the original systems it's there on all the emulators, and it's horrible.
If this equals lag free snes fun then I'm in.
Friday EDIT. Turns out they took it.
We've received your order. Please contact us to arrange your delivery
Anyone else have this?
Wish I'd known this sooner :angry:
"Thanks for placing your order.
Unfortunately, we can't confirm your order at the moment but we'll send you an email shortly (this may take a couple of hours during busy periods).
There's no need to re-submit your order."
I preferred to play the low-res REmake on my GC years back than play the dolphin version, not a fan emulators at all
I bet you own every 16 bit game ever release of course ^.-.
Why would I revisit this one from 12 hours ago.
There's no need to re-submit your order."
Battle Mode
Course 2
Oh yeah!
techradar.com/new…ndo
Go Go Go....
Bond is currently owned by Activision, considering they wouldn't let Rare do a Goldeneye remake on the 360 despite being well in development it absolutely isn't happening for the mini.
Pleased to say I got a pre-order in and really looking forward to it. just hope you can add your own games like on the NES mini as I'd love to have a SNES mini with the whole library, though Nintendo would need to use more than the 300MB storage the mini NES had.....
There's no need to re-submit your order."
it comes with wired controllers? BUT is powered by usb?? AND the usb adapter is not included!
it does not say the ampage of the required usb adapter so im guessing you might be able to power it from the TV?
so John Doe buys this snes, hes just paid a fortune to have his new 60" tv put on the wall with all the cables hidden, and now he has wires all over the wall from a little grey box.
IF the controllers were wireless he could have put the snes behind the tv.
but now hes got to sit with his nose touching the tv screen while playing it!
As to the no included power adaptor, it's a none-issue for most as if it's anything like the NES mini you can use pretty much any old USB port such as one on your TV, set top box or a nearby computer. Yes, it might not be officially endorsed but these solid date micro consoles use so little power you would need an especially feeble USB port to not be able to power it....
The controllers use standard Wii Classic Controller connections and plug directly into the SNES.
Thanks, got one!
Maybe the fact that people have to pay has stopped the speculative orders that made the Amazon and other stores sell out so quickly?
Or maybe it's all going to blow up and cause massive issues for everyone. Hoping for the former.
it did! now it belongs in the 'awesome section'! Christ i hope people scroll down to see its now live.
Bye
Had to wait until my lunch break and missed out, but you ****... Can't believe there wasn't a one-per-customer policy!
Good - I'll hold my breath while I'm waiting.
Now to make sure the Very order is dealt with as I cancelled that after being told in my confirmation email it was out of stock, yet they still took payment!
surprised this issue isn't made clear on their website...
EDIT: just checked my online banking and there is already "ARGOS LTD £69.99" pending on my card, they sure is quick to take money! they better make sure they'll actually have the stock allocation to fulfill all the "money taken 3 months in advance" orders!
Now to make sure the Very order is dealt with as I cancelled that after being told in my confirmation email it was out of stock, yet they still took payment!
You might be better off with pi whatnot if your looking to bury it and wanted wireless controllers?
I couldn't order on the website though so I'm not having a good feeling about this order being honoured.
Placed order 4.5 hours ago and no confirmation email yet :unamused: thankfully I can see the order on my account but it now says "We've received your order. Please contact us to arrange your delivery" I contacted them and confirmed that order is placed correctly and the courier will contact me when ready...
Now to make sure the Very order is dealt with as I cancelled that after being told in my confirmation email it was out of stock, yet they still took payment!
Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Mario 64, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Diddy Kong Racing, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Zelda.etc
I'd pay big money for it.
Thanks OP!
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i was just quoting this from argos matey :wink:
I'm not counting my chickens though. Don't really trust Argos.
Not right that they take the money upfront and then decide to refund if they can't allocate stock.
Be quick.
toysrus.co.uk/toy…001?utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=websiteid_7988612&utm_content=linkid_11554947&camp=affiliate:cj:websiteid_7988612:linkid_11554947
Ordered and got 3% TCB as well, complete result.
Thanks OP, have some flame.
Thanks for your concern but I have a job already :smile: and yes well observed I have 2 preorders in place but would sooner have Argos over Smyth's as its 10 miles closer and a tenner cheaper to boot.
And your presumption is completely wrong
Anyone got any good deals on crates of redbull? :grin:
A few days is a bit vague to say the least hmmmm
So presumably you want more to flip at a profit? Fair enough.. but if you're really willing to wait up a few days drinking redbull and frantically refreshing the Argos website in the hope of making £100 or whatever, may I suggest getting a job instead?
Hot uk heads up
No longer a deals site...
Just a place where people speculate when things will go on sale at rrp