The hottest holiday season console, the Nintendo NES Classic Edition, is still very much in demand in the first days of 2017. The reseller prices for the console that have reportedly come down a bit after the Holidays, are still very high with a $159 plus shipping.
NES getting some move love
As of the latest updates, the inventory situation for the NES Classic has not changed one bit. Some Target stores have the NES in stock, but the inventory score for the NES is still at a very low 5%. However, the NES Classic is becoming more versatile.
Hackers exposed the retro console to allow owners to upload more classic games on it. The hack first came out from Japan and then Russia.
NES stocks available at select stores
It has also been reported that some select stores are also receiving a limited number of NES Classics on a daily basis. The online availability of the NES Classic is still dismal, to say the least. The NES Classic was available online at Best Buy on January 4 around 4 P.M. ET.
This has marked the first time that the NES was sold online in days.
GameStop has also sold some NES Bundles starting from December 29 leading to today. Amazon also sold the NES Classic in very limited quantities in select cities in the past days. Though Amazon has though not issued any announcements about the NES Classic's availability.
Demand for the NES Classic still high
Some NES hunters are checking the BrickSeek data of their local Target stores before midnight in order to see if a particular store is going to be selling NES classics the next morning. In case there is an NES in stock, buyers have to get to the store the earliest time possible before the doors open.
This implies that the demand for the console is still extremely high.
But this information might give you some heads up on how to be able to finally get your hands on the elusively rare console.
