Nintendo's Greediness

        Recently, Nintendo announced that it was going to be discontinuing their most
 sought after retro console, the NES Classic. They will instead focus on selling their
 newer console, the Switch. Here are several reasons why they are doing this:

   1. Limited Supply 
  
   The lack of foresight caused Nintendo to ship a limited amount of Classics 
 available to meet customer demand. As a result, thousands of scalpers were
 able to get one and resell them for as much as five times the retail value.

  2. Licensing Fees

   Not all of their games on there were made by Nintendo. Many other third 
 party developers such as Capcom, Konami & Taito had to license out their
 titles out to them costing Nintendo money. Eventually Nintendo will resell
 their games on the Switch's app store and can recoup the money back.

  3. Name Recognition

    Nintendo figured a way to keep people tided over until the Switch 
 came out. That was by releasing a retro console at a low price. Nintendo
 never had faith in the Classic and was treated like an appetizer at a fancy
 restaurant. They never planned to ship more out despite flying off retail
 store shelves.

   4. Console Modification

    Since it was made cheaply to keep costs down, many gamers were able
 to add more games on it. They then resold it for three times the cost. This
 angered Nintendo very much as gamers bragged about it on social media. 

    Personally, I think Nintendo's reputation is tarnished with consumers 
 and it goes to show how dumb they are by not making more. They either
 didn't anticipate demand or kept the supply low to drive prices up. Send 
 a message to their CEO, Reggie Fils and stop buying their products. It's 
 just downright shady.

NES Classic Shortage Rant

       When Nintendo released their NES Classic mini console a few days ago, many people
including scalpers were quick to buy them up. Normally retailing for $60, most scalpers
are buying them in bulk then reselling them for 8 times as much. Many stores all over
are selling out of them once they hit the shelves.If there is a shortage going on then
why are there hundreds of youtube videos of people playing them and opening them up?
Where did they get them during this crisis?
        The NES Classic which plugs through an HDMI signal, has 30 preloaded games 
including Mario, Zelda & Pac Man. It does not feature expandable memory slots.
        I partly blame Nintendo for this due to their products being scarce when first 
released. The demand for them goes up. This happened when the Wii was first 
came out and everyone and their dog wanted one nearly ten years ago. Nintendo 
intentionally does this to drive up the sales of their products.
        I even remember the Tickle me Elmo doll shortage that happened 20 years ago
after it was featured on a talk show. People were paying through the nose to get one.
        According to Nintendo, the next shipment of mini consoles will arrive sometime
in December, just in time for Christmas. It's better to play the waiting game rather than
pay through the nose from some scummy, lowlife scalper looking to make a quick buck.
They'll be the ones stuck trying to get rid of it at a higher price. I'll wait after the 
holidays when they have more in.

Edit:
12/20/16- The prices for these NES systems have come down drastically (under $200)
since more shipments have come in. Hopefully by next year, more systems will be 
available which will force the scummy scalpers to lower the price.