Again, the company says it will limit sales to one device per customer. In any event, ThinkGeek says it will sell the device individually, not as part of a bundle as it did with the initial launch. A company representative initially said that the online store would begin sales at 9am ET, and the site’s product page still says that’s the case, but when asked for clarification, the representative later said the actual time would be 1am ET. ( Update: The console is not up for purchase on ThinkGeek as of 1am ET, so we expect it to be available at 9am ET, as originally advertised.) We'll update this post once the product is formally available on the site. ThinkGeek, which is owned by GameStop, will also have stock available.The representative said each physical GameStop location will have “at least 10 units,” though some stores may have more, and that it will not take reservations for the device. A GameStop representative said the retailer will have units in both its physical and online stores, with sales on the latter beginning at 12am CT / 1am ET.The representative could not confirm how much stock the retailer expects to have. A Walmart representative said that the NES Classic will be available in the retailer’s physical stores at 12:01am local time and on at 10am PT / 1pm ET.The company says if there are lines at its physical stores, it will use the ticketing process it typically rolls out on Black Friday. When reached for comment, a Best Buy representative could not confirm the exact time the console will be on sale at but said it will limit sales to one unit per customer, with no reservations.
Best Buy said in a blog post this week that it will have the system both in stores and online.Here’s a rundown of how the major retailers plan to approach the system’s relaunch day:
That said, retailers appear to be anticipating shortages in supply on Friday itself. At the time, the company said it expects both the NES and Super NES Classic Edition consoles to be available “through the end of the year,” so those who are dead-set on getting one may not be out of luck if they miss out on Friday. The company confirmed in May that the re-release would arrive on June 29. Some contextįurther Reading A year ago, the NES Classic flew off the shelves-now it’s coming backAfter launching a similar classic console for the Super Nintendo, Nintendo announced last fall that it would bring the NES Classic back. Note: Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs. Best Buy (available now, store pickup only).If you’re interested in picking one up, the links below should take you right to each store’s product listing. Original Story: The NES Classic Edition is officially back in stores Friday morning.īefore we get into any background, and because time will likely be of the essence for those who want one of these things, let’s just lay out the US retailers that have confirmed to Ars that they will have the retro console in stock online on Friday.
We'll update this post if the device becomes available elsewhere. Walmart made the console available on its website at 1pm ET, but as of 3:10pm its online inventory had run dry. ThinkGeek made the system available online at 9am ET, but devices sold out in roughly an hour. The company says it will have a limited number of devices at some Amazon Books retail stores on Friday. Since then, the device has oscillated between being available with a ship date of July 20 and being available for store pickup only.Īmazon made a limited number of consoles available to members of its Amazon Prime service at 8:15am ET, but sold through its stock in 15 minutes. The device was sold out by 10:30am, but came back in stock around 1pm. As of 11:40am, they are sold out again.īest Buy made the system available online around 1:20am ET. Individual consoles sold out on the site a couple hours later then came back around 10:10am. Update: Contrary to an initial statement we received from a GameStop representative, GameStop made the NES Classic Edition available online, both individually and through bundles, at 12am ET.
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