SNES Classic Updates: Gaming Consoles Now Back in Stock at GameSpot and ThinkGeek

By Vincent Alocada, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Hope is not lost for those US-based gaming enthusiasts who have yet to bring home a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Classic Edition as the remade classic gaming console has returned to the shelves of GameStop and its subsidiary, ThinkGeek.

As expected, the SNES sold like hotcakes when it finally hit the store shelves last Sept. 29. As many had a hard time placing their orders online when Nintendo made the console available for pre-order on various online stores prior to its release, thanks to the stocks selling out quickly, many hoped to score one when the SNES hit the store shelves.

Apparently, even those stocks offered at the physical stores were not enough to satisfy the demand as many were still unlucky to purchase the SNES. However, there is good news to those who have yet to own a console as the gaming console is now back on the shelves of GameStop and ThinkGeek.

According to reports, GameStop will have its full allotment of the SNES not later by Oct.12. Apart from being available GameStop's physical store, the SNES will also be sold on its website and that of ThinkGeek beginning today, Oct. 11.

While the SNES Classic is already back in stock at GameStop and ThinkGeek, those who wish to own the console are advised to act promptly as demand for which remains high. In fact, because of the high demand for the gaming console, Nintendo has said that it will be releasing more units until 2018.

Forbes reported that the SNES was selling at four units per minute on its launch day, or 10 to 20 times more compared to the time it released the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) earlier this year. The publication opines that Nintendo must have underestimated the popularity of the gaming console as, even though it increased its production, stocks are still not enough to meet the demand.

Nintendo first released the SNES in 1990. While the remade version is notably smaller and lighter than the original unit, it looks and feels pretty much the same with the console that defined gaming in the '90s. Because of the nostalgia it brings, it is pretty understandable why the SNES is selling like hotcakes, especially since it is pre-loaded with 20 beloved classic games.

The SNES Classic carries a price tag of $80.