Good news for Nintendo fans who stayed up late on Monday.
Nintendo opened up pre-orders of its Super NES Classic Edition on BestBuy.com, much to the delight of gamers.
Best Buy has SNES Classic units available to pre-order right now! GO GO GO https://t.co/gmL9dsALht pic.twitter.com/kFPOzcfVmQ
— GameSpot (@gamespot) August 22, 2017
I can’t believe I was able to preorder a #SNESClassic
Shout out to checking r/nintendo right before bed
— Kevin Phillips (@K13Pizzle) August 22, 2017
I never had a Super Nintendo when I was young, buuuuttttt I just pre-ordered my #SNESClassic from Best Buy
— Tyler H. (@tylerhooke) August 22, 2017
The SNES Classic, a mini version of Nintendo’s epic console that debuted in 1990, appeared to sell out within 20 minutes, though I could still order one at about 10:45 p.m. PT. Update: It was unavailable a few minutes later.
The Classic Edition costs $80 and comes with 21 games, including Star Fox 2, a previously unreleased title. It hits store shelves Sept. 29. The device was also posted on Amazon and Walmart, but wasn’t available to purchase.
Nintendo said this month it would open pre-orders some time in August. It planned to offer pre-orders on Walmart, but that was canceled.
Really hoping this @BestBuy SNES Classic pre-order won't be canceled like Walmart's fiasco last month #SNESClassic pic.twitter.com/ItCh2c1PY6
— Dan (@ShihTzuOnYou2) August 22, 2017
Managed to preorder two #SNESClassic for a friend & me off #BestBuy's website. Hoping this isn't another accidental preorder like Walmart.
— ideateGaming (@ideateGaming) August 22, 2017
This past November, Nintendo released a NES Classic Edition, but stopped production in April. Amazon sold the elusive console as part of a Treasure Truck promotion last month when the Truck expanded to more states.
Nintendo beat expectations for its quarterly earnings report last month thanks to higher-than-expected demand for its new Switch hybrid console.
Update: As CNET notes, many customers were frustrated with the pre-order process on Tuesday.
