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WalMart apologizes for selling the Super NES Classic Mini before its release date

The Super NES Classic launches September 29th, 2017.

[wpsm_dropcap]H[/wpsm_dropcap]oly crap; this sucks balls. ย If you were one of the poor souls who pre-ordered the new Super NES Classic from Walmart last week, then you’re about to be disappointed. ย Walmart sent out an email explaining that they’ve canceled your pre-order.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Super NES Classic Edition is a 16-bit micro-console being sold by Nintendo for $80. ย The console is in limited-supply which makes it a collector’s item ย and comes with 21 games.

Last year, Nintendo sold the NES Classic Edition which was a huge sales hit for Nintendo. ย Since the NES Classic was so difficult to find, many fans pre-ordered the new Super NES in hopes of getting one. ย Many fans were grateful and relieved for buying the console early, until and email was sent out by walmart that read:

โ€œUnfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the Super Nintendo Classic Edition was mistakenly made available last Friday evening ahead of the official release date,โ€ said Deserie Dulaney, senior director for customer care at Walmart. โ€œWe, regrettably, will have to cancel this item on your order. We know that this is incredibly disappointing to you, and weโ€™re truly sorry for this mistake.โ€

Walmart has done nothing to compensate their customers besides an open-apology letter. ย Nintendo fans will have to find a more trustworthy place to shop.

It should be noted that Walmart isn’t entirely to blame. ย Nintendo has had a long history of creating “artificial scarcity” to increase the demand of their products. ย It wouldn’t surprise me if Nintendo did this on purpose to create a more competitive marketplace.

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Hello! My name is Donnel Garner. I created ourGemCodes in 2010. I have my degree in Computer Science. Iโ€™m a web developer, entrepreneur, content creator, and United States Submariner. I am a young philanthropist and contribute to open source foundations.

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