From PC Mag: When the NES Classic launched, it was near impossible to get one due to a combination of very high demand and Nintendo not making anywhere near enough of them. With the SNES Classic, due for release on Sept. 29, Nintendo promises to do better. But it's not looking good.
On July 21, visitors to Walmart's website thought they got lucky when SNES Classic pre-orders went live. Six days later, all those pre-orders have now been canceled, and anyone who thought they'd secured their SNES Classic early needs to start all over again.
According to Polygon, Walmart is blaming a technical glitch for the product being available to pre-order. Deserie Dulaney, senior director for customer care at Walmart, sent an email to affected customers explaining that, "Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the Super Nintendo Classic Edition was mistakenly made available last Friday evening ahead of the official release date ... We, regrettably, will have to cancel this item on your order. We know that this is incredibly disappointing to you, and we're truly sorry for this mistake."
If Walmart collected any money for the pre-order, or you paid with a gift card, expect a full refund. However, that's apparently all you are getting. There's no goodwill gesture from Walmart, and no front-of-line guarantee when pre-orders do eventually go live.
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