Try a different post code

Still available in my area mods. Unexpire?

Ah thanks for the reply. May be worth you checking surrounding postcodes within reach.

Who's your source?! genuinely interested. They might do 5-6 million worldwide (imo) a third will probably be the less flattering US snes units and prob another third will be the jap version with different games so that's not a whole lot left for the rest to fight over. Although saying that they are region free so to speak, so you could grab a US one and it would play the same.

The SNES Mini only has access to a tiny number of SNES games (maybe 23?). With an emulator you a)don't need extra kit in your house, b)can play all previous SNES games.

I don't disagree with you on principle. Just saying a zero won't cut it. You'll need a 3 for SNES and up.

Axelay and xardion :cry:

So what

theverge.com/201…les

"In a comment to The Verge (and first reported by Kotaku), a Nintendo representative confirmed that the company will ship “significantly more” Super NES Classic Editions than the notoriously limited run of the NES Classic Edition. However, there’s a catch.

According to the statement, Nintendo will ship Super NES Classic Editions from the hardware launch on September 29th to the end of 2017. “At the this time,” the statement continues, “we have nothing to announce regarding any possible shipments beyond this year.”

significantly more is not more then double, so I don't see it being more then 4.6 million.

Nintendo can't even make 12 million Switch units that fast, its crazy to think they can make that many with the Snes Mini.

Also still in stock in my postcode.

£19 for the console and two controllers and £2.40 for each game (a legit version) sounds pretty good to me.

I have a question - why not re-release one you can also put games in?

Look you don't get it, and that's fine. Why go to a post about it then just to moan at people who do want it? You think you're saving anyone? You think anybody looking at this thread went "I had no idea you could play old games emulated on another system! Thank God for that chap he just saved me $80!"

You can play snes games emulated on a smart phone. I'll telegraph it as you don't seem to understand. Its not just about playing the games its the physical product, its the Nintendo badge, its the controller, the packaging, the nostalgia and a hundred other differing reasons which are personal to people. Just because you don't understand somethings appeal doesn't make those who do foolish, just different to you. Embrace don't hate the difference :wink:

I make you correct!

For the folks commenting that you can just emulate...
1) A pi, SD card and PSU is what... £20-30?
2) The controllers you can get for a fiver or so are utter **** compared to the original controllers, but still - let's call it a tenner for controllers.
3) You're going to be thieving the software off the internet. Despite the availability of every ROM known to man on the internet...it's still being on the rob.

For the sake of an extra 30 quid on the price of thieving it you get quite a nice little thing that'll retain its value, several fantastic games -and- high quality controllers. *edit* repetition heh

True, but i should have gotten Axelay. I'm off to sit in the corner.

I got one and it never took payment upfront

You are completely wrong of course. Not everyone in the world is on HUKD. These were selling on ebay for £160 -£180 only few days ago. Smart traders will not have left alone. There will be many people near Christmas paying well over the odds for these.

[quote=JumpMan1980]I have a question - why not re-release one you can also put games in?[/quote]\x0d\x0aCant sell many vc games that way, and as Nintendo aren't producing snes carts anymore they wont make any money from it. That's about it.

The pre-order limit is one console per customer. Any orders with more than 1 will either be cancelled or reduced.

I haven't ordered one but having official and therefore probably good quality controllers is what sells it for me over making a repro pi.

How good are the controllers you can get for the pi?

Are the Bluetooth ones any good and can you connect 4 up simultaneously for 4 player bomberman?

I never claimed everyone in the world is on HUKD. My point was that when a site like HUKD has people buying to turn a profit it's not going to happen. Those eBay orders slip through the system as eBay are pulling them, and quite rightly so.

Time will tell what happens at Xmas, but to my mind if me or you could seemingly quite easily purchase 6 of these things then so can every Tom, Dick or Harry.

Loads of surplus to requirement stock Oct - Dec and no idea of stock levels during that timeframe from 'proper sources'.


I'm not a gambling man, but if I was, this would not be something I would back. As I said, time will tell.


This should appeal to some

vc?

Virtual Console on Wii/WiiU/3DS.

If you play SF2 it's virtually impossible to do any of the special moves when you want to. With the snes you can.

Someone hasn't looked up the cost of snes games recently.... you'd be lucky to get 5 decent game and the snes with 2 pads for that

Still showing in stock at Argos almost 4.5 hours later... Surely not?

I'd also add that by buying this you are showing support for this type of product that enables you to play old games in a reasonable fashion. It would also highlight to Sega/SNK/Atari/Etc that it is viable to deliver sucha product - as long as the quality is there. Apart from a few minor complaints around the NES Mini - such as short leads, imperfect sound - it was a polished product. The UI appeared to be very user friendly. Just look at the knock-off NES Mini that you can import on ebay and see how Nintendo could have done it but chose to deliver a reasonable quality product.
It is one area that Sega is not doing - contra to their old motto of "Sega does what Nintendon't" - they have sublicensed their Mega Drive/Genesis emulated console to AT Games and the quality is not good. They have announced a new version for September this year which would hopefully put it at a similar level of quality to Nintendo's offering.
If you can source a Sega Genesis USB Hub, you can make a Raspberry Pi powered Sega emulator that looks excellent. However, there is the legal issue of where to get the ROMs from to play on it. If you want to see it, take a look here - youtube.com/wat…1S8.

Indeed, however the person I was replying to had just spent £1,399.80 on 20 Snes Mini's so probably isn't that far off a Bitcoin.

Long term I think Bitcoin might be a pretty good investment, certainly something i wish i got on board with when coins were worth a lot less.

I have one of these ordered for the nostalgia but these days I use my Shield TV that I got last year for £99 on Prime Day with RetroArch and other emulators on it. RetroArch is especially great with the CRT filters.

The problem with this theory is a the rate they're selling and b there will be a finite amount made making this a limited edition collectors item. I'll take my chances thanks.

They'll understand when they realise they can no longer buy them for 70-80 pound.

still available to order at my postcode.

Good luck

no time for any more inane comments,I am busy finishing of my new website for hard to find collectibles at extortionate prices,
For Any one who would like to visit and be expertly scalped I will post details later when I have rounded up enough Tat.

A Nintendo 2DS does not run plenty of SNES games. You're probably thinking of the much more expensive New 3DS. And then you actually have to buy the games.

Personally I just can't be bothered trying to work out how to emulate, and as the mini-SNES has every game on it already that I remember from my chilhood, not to mention the controllers, for me it's by far the cheapest option.

Why is this expired? Still available in London.

IDK, but I can see it, but can't add it to my cart

Says it's available but it's stuck on a loading screen when I add to basket

You are foolish and completely clueless.
that needed to be said.

You can always hack these to add more ROMs just like the NES

These comments are gold. Fingers crossed more places get more preorder stock, so I can read them all over again :smile:

Hmmmm, 7 hours later and Argos are still taking pre-orders???

I placed mine at 7.30am. I'm hoping it isn't cancelled because Argos have sold more than actually have!

Hmmmm, 7 hours later and Argos are still taking pre-orders???

I placed mine at 7.30am. I'm hoping it isn't cancelled because Argos have sold more than actually have!

And just to clarify the legal position, from that very web link:

Can anyone check the app if they areally ordering. Seen reports the argos app works.

Just tried on my android phone argos app and shows out of stock for my postcode even though their website shows its in stock for my postcode. If I try to add to basket on website it just stays on loading screen.

Orded 3

BIS = good news. I'll check in later after all the no marks have finished saying 'fanks ordered 10'

THANK YOU! Finally got one!

And Ordered. Cheers OP. Might even get 1% with TCB...

this lot of consoles seems to have lasted a while considering it's not the initial lot that Argos had for pre-order - they must have a large stock allocation at Argos - they'll still be very sort after come October time, regardless of there being a lot of the consoles about as it looks like a pretty fun product

Nice but be aware you need to pay upfront.

Ordered 1. Fair enough if they take money up front as most prestigious orders take something. Hopefully scalpers will find themselves with stock they can't shift this time around. And again fair play to only charge £69.99.

how much can these sell for later on?

Lets hope for those ordering they get their ***** stock system sorted this time. #prayingforyou

I might be alone on this, but I think I'd actually rather pay now than when it's dispatched. Otherwise I'll forget about it and in September I'll be like "ahh sh*t, I forgot I had to pay for that this month!" and typically my van will break down at the same time or something.

my card didn't work for some reason, managed to get it through on paypal

To the ones saying just buy a Raspberry PI, are you the same people who buy fleshlights and blowup dolls ?

fanks orderded 10

Finally got one!! Thanks OP!! X)

I loved the SNES, but this is 20 games and can't ever add more? So £3.50 per game, chosen by them. I dunno, think I'd only really play SMW!

Yeah, not convinced that counts as a preorder if you are paying up front. more of a prepurchase.

ah, that'll be it. cheers :smile:

Wouldn't work for me via my iPhone, tried on the MacBook and order went through no problem :grin:

AC adapter for the USB cable is required - can someone post a link to the type needed? thx

This is very sketchy, can Argos even guarantee that they can fulfil them all?

I don't understand this website sometimes. It's meant to enable people to make smart financial decisions and save money, but paying £70 for something worse than a free emulator gets 1200 heat in 2 hours?

fanks ordered 10...then another 10

Cheers op, I can cancel my Amazon order now

Less than the last one, as they are making more this time round.

Thanks ordered one

Pocketing all the cash upfront. That'll subsidise the £10 off compared to Amazon over a few months. Cheeky beggars!

Woohoo finally! Did anyone else get the message about getting £15 cashback? Don't know whether it's legit or not

Pre ordered from 3 different places now just to make sure i get one. if this one comes in then i'll keep this and sell to friends and family the more expensive ones. wouldn't mind keeping one in its box just to have but would feel bad for the people that didn't have one for it to be just sat on my shelf.

i think a lot more will be coming into stock over the next few weeks/months and people that have bought loads to make a profit will just end up returning them. so dont panic to much people and play it safe and pre order from a few places if you can just to be safe, if you end up with 5 just return them or sell at cost to friends.

Invest in Bitcoin / Altcoin's, it will be a better return.

The cheapest option? Then just download an emulator and ROMs online for FREE.

Got a Wii U with the snes games. But ordered one, because it's cool, legit, and I know if I ever (ever) sell it, it won't lose it's vaule.

And I have a reason to sell my real 50hz snes now.

You cant take it with you. your money i mean, not your mini snes. (although i would so dig you up for another mini snes)

Thanks, ordered. That one is expensive. Previous one i bought for £45.

I think everyone is aware of this by now, it's commented on at least once in every SNES related thread.

I'm not sure how you don't use predictive text in 2017.

"I want to go for the cheapest option so of course I'm going for the most expensive option"

u wot? Is there a more expensive way to play SNES games? Answers on a postcard please.

I also don't really get the hype. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for nostalgia, but I'm sure you would feel the same nostalgia if you just used a emulator and played the games you used to play.... Saves a fair chunk of money too... And this is hotukdeals... This is the base price and it's a hot deal? Okay then...

I can genuinely see most people playing this for a few hours, realising how frustrating those times were for gaming in general and then trying to sell it off because they realised it really wasn't worth the money when we live in 2017 and emulators exist.

And to the people who sprout "it's illegal" ... There's literally 100,000s if not millions of people who use emulators you really think the police have the manpower/time/money to find and stop all this? That's why pirating will never be stopped because all they can do is ask ISP to block certain websites which is easily worked around by using a proxy.

Cmon guys... I understand it's nostalgic but atleast wait until they all turn up on eBay and save a fair amount of money off the base price.

fanks for sharing.

Almost bought one, and then realised I don't really need one.

Everywhere i have checked in the southwest shows no stock.

Amazon will have stock soon though, the due date can be found on a quick internet search. :wink:

Bought one, its all i need as I'm not a profiteering scumbucket :sunglasses:

If they charge the card right now, then yes they are.

Amazon dont charge until dispatch, would be surprised if this is otherwise, but likewise not overly concerned.

fank you for your service batman.

Yes. Apparently ebay regs say you can't put preorders up more than 30 days before release.

Does it play original snes cartridges? If so at 50he or 60hz?

it depends whether it is eventually hacked like the NES was - (which voids warranty btw) - on release the console will come preloaded with the 21 games listed

if/when it is hacked you'll be able to put any game ROMS on there - but from purchase - you'll be stuck with the 21 already very good games on there

I think it's 50HZ as it's a PAL console (though not 100% on that one)

Ordered...
Only 1 per account, so at least it's fair.
Finally

The website is not working for me - not trying to buy one but doing something else and it's a frozen mess.

Use topcash back and earn the interest back.

Retropie on the RPI3 is better then this. Dozens of emulators and plays all snes game and you can buy a mini snes case for it and snes bluetooth controllers.

Could argue that picking up an old android phone from CEX for £70 provides more value than one of these as ROMS can be loaded with emulators and the phone also includes a screen so is technically cheaper than people quoting Raspberry Pi's hooked up to TV's.... BUT that's missing the point of this bit of nostalgia and not everything in life is a race to the bottom.

This comes branded, miniaturized and styled to the original and some reasonable element of future resale, £69.99 for that isn't exactly expensive.

Nice! Got one :smile:

But that is illegal

A hot deal this is not! Way expensive for what it is. If you could expand it, or plug in the old cartridges then that might just about be worth it but as it stands it's just fanboi bait.

Why are people buying multiples of these. Nintendo said they have fixed the supply issue that made them no longer able to sell the NES mini on the SNES. So watch your eBay listings go for sub £50.

Also just buy a raspberry pi 3 and buy a 3D printed nes case off eBay. Then you can play whatever retro game you want.

Over 2 and a half hours since deal posted and Argos still taking pre-orders.I do hope the dreaded cancellation email does not arrive in the next few days.Amazon might be a good back up bet when they start taking pre-orders shortly.Perhaps tomorrow, prime day?

I wonder if this is actual promised stock from nintendo or just the dregs from all the cancelled multiple orders last week?

Happy days, managed to order one. That's me lost to the world for several weekends come October.

hard to tell exactly - you'll make a profit though as most people who would be interested in a console like this to buy for christmas won't have the time or awareness to check HUKD and pounce whenever a pre-order goes up

£120+ probably - yes they'll be more stock, but I just think it'll be that popular

(also obviously this is guesswork - but either way getting one at RRP seems a fairly safe bet atm)

Ordered!

Thanks O/P!

OOS

thanks op finally decided to get one.

Says none available

Not much money! Certainly nothing close to £10 given the amount of time, it might help them in terms of cash flow and payment terms with Nintendo but if it helps me get this £10 less than everywhere else I don't really mind what effect it has on their accounts and P/L.

If it was sitting in my account for the next two months it would earn me next nothing in interest, so by letting it sit with them to secure a product I want to buy I am basically generating £10 over two months, which I am happy with!

Managed to get one for myself, cheers!

nah, but fwiw the games inc will be the 60hz versions.

Now OOS

Finally got one. Thanks Op

Thanks got one after missing out previously and saved a tenner!!

nope - there are retro consoles like the retron 5 which play a number of retro cartridges though - the SNES mini itself is just made to look like the SNES and is too small regardless to play cartridges

You'll see the money leave in a day or two. My payment from the first Argos preorder round went out ages ago. I don't agree to it, but at least it was the rrp!

'You what?' and I am talking about Snes mini versus an original SNES console and games.

Im not part of the 'emulator' discussion. Its an ugly device with more games than I would ever play. Only those who had a SNES in the 90s would understand!

Argos seem to be taking a lot of orders on this, maybe it's true that there won't be a stock shortage of the mini snes then?

Probably from all the multiple orders placed. They took over a week to make it available but always had it listed. Reckon they were sorting through and cancelling them all.

I wouldnt worry about it, if you had £70 in your account over 2 month you wouldnt earn a penny in interest and neither will they.

Ordered 20 for £1,399.80. Hopefully they honor them and so I can make £1600.20 selling for £150 each on eBay.

*Edit* Unable to buy more as now showing OOS

Fibber....

Managed to get one, thanks OP.

Does 23/25 mean I can order 2?

Shows 0 of 0 available for me

Thank you, I ordered all of the remaining stock :sunglasses:

I have managed to get 1 thanks op

I normally just buy gold bullion, although I have put 200 on Connor McGregor winning in 60 seconds, I think it has a return of £13,200 or thereabouts. Never really thought about bitcoins, but I did once try to mine them.

Any more than one will most likely flag up and be cancelled.

I dont need another one....come on people!!! Get in!!!

Got one, thanks!

I know what you mean, a cartridge slot would have been an incredible addition but for me personally it has the games I used to play regularly so I am OK with it. The only other ones I would have liked would have been Bomber Man, Pilot Wings and maybe Super Soccer or ISS but I can live without them.

Don't buy a Ferrari, just stick a big engine in your nissan micra and then write 'Ferrari' on it with a crayon!

i canz also understand it.

But the SNES mini is just an emulator. How do I know? Can it read physical/actual SNES cartridges? No. So how is it reading the games. Oh that's right, digitally. Emulation.

Better options:

A nintendo 2DS which can run plenty of SNES games + DS games + 3DS games = £79.99
Online emulators which actually enhances the games by removing the hideous ghosting and inaccurate colours = No lag. Unless your computer/laptop is 20 years old.

Ordered 0 + 1

pre-ordered 1 from Very, Tesco & now Argos

Now that's something I would get!

Ordered!

Apparently you're only allowed one if you can score over 15 in this SNES games quiz‌ :wink:

Can you buy games for it?

Holding out for the N64 mini

1000s of games?! Brilliant! Im sure ill have time to play them all!

Boring! Another person who's completely missing the point of these. They are nostalgic and only people who group up in the early 90s will understand. For me I'm happy to pay £70 for something that brings back great memories of my childhood. An ugly looking raspberry pi wont do that.

UKHOTDEALS, Can we have a yawn emoticon for posts like this?

Anyone cancelling other £79.99 orders elsewhere please dont forget to mention you are cancelling as cheaper elsewhere.
Pretty sad day when this goes scorching hot a pre paid preorder at full retail with a 80 day wait but still the best of the bunch,so heat thanks op.

yep, i think your right to tell people to be quick. Interesting to see how quick the stock does go.

Go one finally. Thanks

And it's not an official Nintendo product. That matters. At least to me.

Same here. I cannot wait to play street fighter 2 again with the Snes controllers :grin:

Perhaps not. I have a Super Nintendo and it doesn't really feel right on an LCD. I think it's input lag which happens because on my cheap TV the analogue signal has to be converted to digital and that introduces lag. You can buy a separate converter which does the job but these Mini-Super Nintendos are designed to work on HDTVs for a price that's about the same as buying a converter box.

That's 1 to keep and 1 to sell.

Thanks! got one Whooo

Thanks OP, got one for Xmas, thought I'd missed out so :smile:‌ :smile:‌ :smile:

Ordered 1, thanks :smile:

I'm really sorry, I'm not e-stalking you I promise, but I had to comment on this comparison.
The games that you refer to as not being sold anywhere- 21 of them are being sold right here as the SNES mini.
There is also the matter of the virtual console.

thepihut.com/pro…NGw

For those arguing the Pi route!

be holding for a long time. (although if you hear of a pre-order pm me!)

How? Says none available for me...

Ordered either bday present or resale not sure which but thanks op

No it wont. Try buying all the games cartridges separately for under £70. Not forgetting the actual console and controllers. Isnt going to happen!

People seem to forget how much the original Snes and games cost these days, you'd be looking twice as much for a console with the same games. Cost aside, there is also no HDMI cable output and they run at 50hz.
Those suggesting a Pi and ROM's seem to be forgetting the lag you get on those. You'll also need to pads, ones as good as the official will set you back £20 each at best. Want it to look like a snes and not an ugly box? Another £25 for a case. All of this also assumes your happy setting up a Pi and Illegally (and believe it or not, difficultly for some) downloading ROM's.
The Snes mini will be the best way to play Snes games on a modern T.V. and for £69 its not bad value.

Surely ppl will just send them back for a refund if bought online if there is no chance of making money on them

[quote=K0YS]That's 1 to keep and 1 to sell.[/quote]\x0d\x0abra, you just invented the mini scalp. +1 Scalp mini classic

Wow, so much demand for this. Almost makes me want to get one :sunglasses:

You little wind up. Don't fall for it folks

Overpriced. Like thew NES mini.

60hz versions of games on the eu unit. Output isn't really relevant i dont think re pal/ntsc in the mini's case.

A potential problem with the hacking/modding is how much space nintendo have left on board after adding the 21 games. The snes library is obviously a little larger than the nes one and so all games might not fit onto the remaining memory.

I'm not missing the point I have the point framed exactly! It's a very expensive way to play 21 odd SNES games. REALLY expensive. They could have at least implemented a way to add more games, maybe nintendo licensed rom images you could upload? As it stands if you're not a tech luddite then it's a no brainer to just go the raspberry pi route. Even buy a couple of snes controllers off ebay and a USB adapter if you want the real authentic experience....

Thanks

thanks, ordered one + that's my lot, worse than ticket touts some of you lot

Thanks

I had a SNES in the 90s... The SNES Mini is, at the end of the day, just an emulator. So you can either give an extortionate amount of money to Nintendo to play a tiny subset of its games, or you can use an emulator on your PC/laptop and play the whole back catalogue, without needing extra kit in your house.

Got one thanks for the post :thumbsup:

Ordered, thanks OP! :smile:

With interest rates at the minute, I don't expect they'd get much. They'd be better off just holding stock and then selling them at an inflated price on eBay! X)

I did give similar a go once, bought the Sony 22" Playstation 2 TV - anyone seen or got one of those? I still have it along with a bunch of games, two official pads and memory card. Cool product in principle but only ever played it once, during which I tried half a dozen games, realised 'the moment' had passed and went back to the PS4. Anyone got the NES Mini - has it had much use?

£90 for COD X)

They're still pumping out that garbage?



Nintendo has only said they are making 'significantly more' units this time around. What figure that actually translates to is anyone's guess but I'd imagine it's closer to 2x than anything else.

This is nothing new. Just Nintendo doing a classic Nintendo.
It shows how out of touch the people making the decisions are (Nintendo Japan).

Finally got one! Yes! Cheers!

Ordered thanks! :smile:

Looks like this is going to be available in abundance once released , Just saying

Yeah but buying them separately comes with an actual physical cartridge. Not some ROMs Nintendo downloaded online for free.

F*** Floyd Mayweather & F*** the Mini SNES oO

Annnnnnnnnnd there gone!!

Thanks OP!

Thanks OP. Managed to get one ! My little lad will be chuffed !

Apparently according to the forums one HDUK member has just bought the last SNES in every available location. He's going to drive all over the UK buying these things ready to make a fortune over Christmas selling them on.

He's calling it the "Money Tour".

Good luck connecting an original SNES to your TV and getting a good picture. This new one has HDMI :smile:

Offered by complete savings? Yes, it's legit but again, cashback is not guaranteed and reviews show reliability varies. They have a monthly charge of £15 (free for the first month and can be cancelled at the end of your first month). I joined after a purchase last month and managed to get around £60 off various purchases. Funnily enough, they gave me the £15 welcome bonus for my initial purchase, but also gave me the monthly £15 bonus for the same transaction. When they missed a purchase, I put in a claim and was sorted within a couple of days. I'd say try it out, at least get the initial £15/£30 and cancel if you're not keen.

Wow that's a huge increase on production numbers, think even the retailers would struggle to shift that many let alone resellers...

Got one cheers

Good luck to the folks ordering more than 1.

Argos will cancel them.

I agree totally. £69.99 is very reasonable if you're looking for a way to play all those games legally. My mrs bought Kirbys Fun Pack on the SNES yesterday and it was £30 (from CEX, but ebay prices are about the same. Had to trade in about old 40 dvds to get it! oO ). That game is included in the SNES Mini so that's almost half of the cost of the console saved right away!

God forbid someone give out some useful information and help people to save money...

Finally! Missed out on the NES mini last time round, was almost resigned to building a Pi setup...

Thanks OP

Nothing is working I don't get how you guys are getting one?! This is horrible!

Have to say great credit to Argos for showing up tesco Amazon and all the other overcharging companies.
Time to cancel a few orders.
Well spotted op

1 bitcoin will cost you over a grand in £.

I gamed SNES in the 90's - not getting one - do not understand the attraction at this price... £30 maybe

How irritating are all the posts in every snes thread being negative talking about emulation/price etc etc

Just sod off! I can't be arsed reading your comments. This is about the deal not the item!!!! Ahhhh

THANK YOU!!

looks like more stock

Got one.. it's restrict to one per order anyway

Got one!!

Now trying to decide if to cancel my more expensive Game pre-order, or keep hold of it in case Argos cancel the one I've just placed with them...

As an adult, I know that your uncle doesn't work for Nintendo, can't fool me now! X)

Good on Argos for charging the proper price for this, heated!

Thanks for the tip off.

We'll see (_;)

Why do people keep claiming this rubbish? It's not true. Go have a look at the eBay listings and price up what you've just claimed. I trade and refurbish vintage consoles so know the prices of the SNES consoles. Decent games are a tenner each, more depending on popularity. A decent condition console with two official pads, you're looking at nearly £70 just for that.

Ordered 1

So £65 for cheap controllers, awful looking, no resale value, illegal version?

Much rather spend a £5 more, better quality controller, legit with possible higher resale value that I will probably be able to hack like the nes mini and add more roms (if so inclined).

Cheers just ordered it.

Got one, thanks!

‌ :disappointed: hope not, this is nostalgic for me and my brother so want to buy 2. We still have the original SNES.

Nearly two grand.

Ordered

I only managed 13, but did remind myself of Smash TV and UN Squadron, both of which I loved on the snes!

got one. out of interest, had a look on ebay over the weekend, couldn't see a single listing for these. wonder if ebay have put a ban on listings until its actually released

Let me guess, you love Apple products too right?

A lot of the 20 games included with this will cost £50+ each for the cart.

Cancelled tesco as they wouldn’t change the delivery address. They’ll have some more soon. Ordered here and saved £10

Thanks got 3. One for me and two to sell on gumtree for a tidy profit

Best of getting emulators for your laptop and a controller and play it through your TV. Can play any game you want then. And megadrive games!!! Streets of rage 2, Psycho Pinball, mega-lo-mania.

Argos must have a s*it load of stock these must be flying out!

I ordered one, expecting a cancellation email within the next few days most likely oO

No one will be making a penny on these. In fact scalpers will be canceling or selling at pretty much cost on eBay with all the grief that can bring. When a website like HUKD has a number of posters buying beyond their own personal requirement, smart traders will have left well alone. Only a very few people actually make decent money out of these kind of scenarios, and those that do quietly buy and sell without a fanfare.

do argos charge money at dispatch or order?

They will take it tomorrow

That's like saying "only crazy people pay for DVD/Blurays, you can pirate them for free".

Yes, there are ways of getting all these games for free. We all know that. But it's totally unfair to use that as a benchmark for 'good value'.

Well Im not missing the point then. You just want this Mini SNES regardless of any other BETTER options. God knows why. Nostalgia? lol seriously. But wait? If its nostalgia then why would you want to limit yourself by only being able to play a few SNES games on SNES mini hahaha.. Just admit it, you are way too attached and proabably find this SNES mini "cute".

Why has this been expired?

My other half told me something interesting the other week

Argos are making interest for the next 2 3 months from people who do these pre orders / pre purchases

So we all are generating more money for argos with their pre purchase method

Judging by the amount of people able to pre-order this time around there will be many disappointed touts unable to sell these for a profit come release day.

I'm hoping to buy a second 55" OLED T.V with the profits, just like I did with the money from Hatchimals.

Why? I know loads of people that love retro consoles but won't buy apple, myself included.

oos!

That will not happen. The scalpers will likely just return stock to retailers. Nintendo have stated that there will be a limited Manufacturing line, there might be approx 12 million and that may rise but it will only rise short term so retailers are very unlikely to sell under RRP.

Ordered, am i right in thinking this is a tenner cheaper than it should be ?

No, I don't have any Apple products. Try again.

You're missing the point. I want to go for the cheapest option so of course I'm going for the SNES mini.

Has anyone managed to get this successfully? I'm trying to progress on the order but its taking ages after I've 'Added to Trolley'

Fanks. Ordered 10

only crazy people pay £70-£80 for these and only the stupid pay the scalpers prices.

you can get a raspberry pi zero for around £5 and put an emulator on that will run 1000's of snes games and other systems if you want them aswell


"a fool and their money are soon parted"

£70 would get you a genuine snes in good nick with a bunch of games. Isn't that better than a small imitation snes that's just an emulator and can't play actual snes cartridges? That would give you the proper nostalgia.

Pre-order number 11, Corfu for Christmas

My comment wasn't about the morality of piracy.

It was about the logic of comparing the value of this to a RPi with 'free' games. On a deal site we can't use this type of logic because then every deal would be voted cold. That 4K TV for £500? Cold because I can nick it for free.

We have to use fair comparisons.

Nice one OP, got one! Gonna try pass it off as a present for my daughter to the Mrs :grin:

I do not see what the fuss is about with these old game products. Novelty item that I would not use for long enough to warrant £70. I know you are all devastated by this revelation. Roger that.

OOS

Or not.

Why get a mini snes?

I thought I was quite politely enquiring as to people's use of the existing mini NES rather than attacking .. it is human nature to attack what is different to ourselves ... ooooh, deep! :face_with_monocle: jokes wish I thought little enough of £70 to chuck it at one of these little monstrosities! :sunglasses:

Comments like these are getting boring now.

17.... in by the skin of my teeth! :wink:

Got me thinking about Turrican on the Amiga though for some reason (Possibly one of the wrong answers!)... loved that game!

Holding out for a Switch mini. Also I've heard N64 pre-pre-orders have sold out.

So if I wondered into your GOG.com Strategy Sale thread and said "only crazy people pay for these" and directed people to go torrent their games instead I'd be giving out useful information to help them save money?

so frustrating not being able to add to basket, still have my ver preorder at £84 but would much rather pay £70

Better options? Ha! £70 for a console with 21 classic games isn't bad at all. I don't want a emulator that will lag and also cost me about the same price with a couple of decent controllers.

Each to their own I guess.

Sorry to keep you awake with such boring comments.

23/25 on the snes quiz, dont feel that great.

Quite pointless. Already have all these games on Cartridges

I have just had a text from Argos telling me to sit tight and that it wil be delivered on the 29th Sept along with my order number.

Yep, me too. I did panic a little when I saw who the text was from as I thought they might be cancelling it!

I gave a landline number so no text for me. My order says 'Sit tight, order in progress' anyone else had this? It doesnt sound very promising :neutral_face:

I got a text too. Feeling chuffed.

I got te same text yesterday. I'm feeling quite reassured.

I got the text yesterday and the day before
Same order number. Only charged for one also. Checked bank account.

They took my paypal payment so its all good...sold my NES one but prefer the SNES anyway...i was a 16bit teenager :smile:

I got another text on Saturday saying all good.

Toyrus ones have now got to wait 2-3 weeks more

I am sorry to advise you that there will be a slight delay in stock
arriving from the manufacturer and your order will be despatched 2-3 weeks
after launch. You will receive a despatch email once your order has been
shipped from our warehouse.

As a gesture of goodwill, we will email you a £20 voucher to use on a
future order on our website once your order has been despatched.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you

Kind regards,

Joanne Mckenna

Toys "R" Us

God dam it miss out again

Had a text from Argos saying dispatched by Royal Mail :party:

I did a live chat with Argos a short while ago to ask for the tracking number for my SNES. They said there isn't one and is just coming through Royal Mail. Which is a bit concerning!