Nintendo - Joy-Con (L)/(R) - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Edition - Blue

Q: Ill save you guys time best buy only attends to sell to bots ive tried 3 times to preorder every time sold out

A: This isn’t true, I’ve spoken with multiple reps the past day and preorders have never officially opened. Those that have managed to preorder have done so most likely due to a website flaw setting preorders to be on as soon as it goes up. We just need to have patience, and don’t let yourself be tricked into buy from a scalper who potentially doesn’t even have it to sell.

Q: Will these be available in-store or is it exclusively online?

A: The joycons will also be available in-store on July 16th. Some stores may have limited quantities.

Q: So are these only going to be available on ebay for 3x the price? I managed to get one in my cart but it was sold out before I hit checkout. I guess they're selling them all to bots like everything else these days.

A: Yes they will be at least 2X the price on ebay. Since technically you're only allowed to sell preorder items 30 days before they release you could report those seller and get there account suspended.

Q: Will bestbuy monitor for bots or scalpers?

A: Nope. The only thing they might do is do what is implemented for 3080s GPUs. It's a session-based queue system. Your best bet is to preload your BB account with your payment info and turn MOBILE verification on (not email). Speed up the cart process. Best of luck.

Q: Why didn't best buy put a limit per household on this items is clearly expected to sell well.. and it will sell regardless of who wants it, but why let the bots get to it? Can yall implement a bot checker???

A: Mainly because it turns over their inventory quickly, and means they don't have to worry about putting in effort to sell the product, along with scalpers simply post it on a certain auction site. That claims to not support scalping, yet does nothing about it cause its making them a ton of money, which is sickening to say the least, and so the vicious cycle will continue. Until consumers either boycott companies enough to where it puts a dent in their wallet and makes them change their sites. With the latter being just simply joining in the chorus of bots to have a decent chance of buying the item as they don't seem to care enough to stop it in any form or fashion.

Q: When will these be available for pre-order I would like to get them before its too late

A: Just keep up on them like everyday. Sounds bad that you have to do that but it's not like other company's are preventing bots and scalpers. Best buy not shelling out every pre-order is actually helpful if you really think about. They do smaller drops, because they know how preorders go. Of course they want to make money. But if they were just money hungry, they would just do one drop. Not the case in my experience. At midnight, when it comes out, I usually get what I'm pre-ordering. Does go fast though! Hope this helps! Don't just think it's always not bots and scalpers!

Q: Why do you let scalpers use bots to pre order highly anticipated items? It is unfair to the regular consumer.

A: They don't care as long as they sell there stock.

Q: I’m looking to buy in store July 16, will Best Buy limit how many joy cons people will be able to buy, and how do I know if the Best Buy near me will have them on opening day

A: i recommend hitting them up in person or by phone a couple days before release date