Although it’s tempting to look at the evidence from the past few days as a clear sign the SNES Classic will be under-produced, there are some encouraging signs from this morning’s restock. First, the fact that the console was being restocked at all seems to indicate that allocation of the SNES Classic is still being sorted out, which should mean more online retailers will have chances to sell it as well in the coming days. Second, the adjustment of the price down instead of up is hardly one that retailers would make if the SNES Classic was going to be scarce.
Unfortunately, since Nintendo’s initial statement regarding the production run of the SNES Classic, the company has been characteristically mysterious about the console’s preordering availability. The SNES Classic is full of improvements on the NES Classic’s blueprint, but the only major change fans are likely looking for is one to the console’s quantity rather than quality - the latter will be buoyed by the device’s incredible games lineup, while the former is entirely up to Nintendo and out of consumers’ hands.
The SNES Classic is slated to release on September 29, 2017.
