Scraping the bottom of the barrel, Patrick? This isn't news in any sense of the word. This happens fairly often on Amazon. If enough people complain about a product, they cease the ability to purchase the item until that issue is resolved. For example, if hard drives are being reported as not working after receipt and people say the packaging was poor, they will halt the sale of the item for a few hours or even days while they investigate whether there is really a problem and how they can fix it. This is exactly what you would want from a store. It also happened with the collector's edition hard cover GOTY edition Fallout 3 guide, because they were shipping it in such a way that it arrived with big dents or gashes in the hardcover. Where was the news flash on that?

Why is this even a story?

Don't yell at Patrick about writing a particular news story, especially when the same story was on GODDAMNED CNN.

@Torrim said:

Slow news day?

nope, pat is just doing what he always does...makes news out of nothing.

perhaps they were being racist? nah...

Slow news week, eh Klepek?

Glad to hear that CNN is reporting about important things like a glitch at Amazon.

@Beforet said:

Slow news week, eh Klepek?

Glad to hear that CNN is reporting about important things like a glitch at Amazon.

Lay the fuck off. It's Monday. At least Patrick is trying to report the news. What have you done?

Woust thou like thine pizzas for carry out or shall I ride forth and deliver them unto you?

Stay classy, Giant Bomb community.

@EgoCheck616: Wo-ho, relax Buster Bill! Didn't mean to insult your idol.

@ezdude said:

perhaps they were being racist? nah...

hmmmm.... conspiracy... you might be on to something...

@NeverDave said:

Guy reports on a thing that happened, GiantBomb users lose their shit.

But are games art?

Nintendo's a company historically known for being pretty easy to deal with when it comes to replacing devices.

No small part of why I fly that red flag. One of my favourite stories is during the heyday of NP Strategy Guides, calling to ask if the pack-in Earthbound guide is available separately from the game. "Well we don't sell it, but I can send you one." Okie doke then!

Then I contrast with my Sega story of trying to order the Phantasy Star IV guide, which is basically a B&W photocopy job. And the hedgeprick on the phone saying it's Sega of A-mer-i-ca, and they don't ship to Ca-na-da.

And that was when I decided Sega must be destroyed. It took a while, but I consider Mario & Sonic a victory.

@EgoCheck616 said:

@Beforet said:

Slow news week, eh Klepek?

Glad to hear that CNN is reporting about important things like a glitch at Amazon.

Lay the fuck off. It's Monday. At least Patrick is trying to report the news. What have you done?

Woust thou like thine pizzas for carry out or shall I ride forth and deliver them unto you?

I always get delivery, thanks. Pepperoni and jalapeno please.

@NeverDave said:

Guy reports on a thing that happened, GiantBomb users lose their shit.

And how sad it is.

@Milkman said:

@NeverDave said:

Guy reports on a thing that happened, GiantBomb users lose their shit.

Agreed.

Man, there sure are a lot of angry nerd-ragers on here these days.

@Milkman said:

@NeverDave said:

Guy reports on a thing that happened, GiantBomb users lose their shit.

Agreed.

Man, there sure are a lot of angry nerd-ragers on here these days.

Man, between low battery life and this - customer anecdotes suggest it actually is a defect in a significant percentage of units - I'm probably going to pick up Catherine and Shadows tomorrow rather than splurging on a first gen 3DS. At least if I early adopt games I don't have to worry about the hardware working.

@Sinful: There is a difference between expressing one's opinion and acting like a jerk. Some on here lack that distinction and are attacking Patrick, that is rude and inappropriate.

Thin line. Life is beautiful with words fulfilled. Words.

@Sinful: There is a difference between expressing one's opinion and acting like a jerk. Some on here lack that distinction and are attacking Patrick, that is rude and inappropriate.

@Sinful: I am uncertain whether or not you are being serious. Did I hit a nerve somehow? It wasn't my intent as my words where not pointed directly at you, but at the distasteful sentiment that has seemingly overtaken this tread. I simply desired to post a counter opinion to all of the hate. If you are merely attempting to get a rise out of me then I apologize for wasting your time.

I bought a black 3DS from Amazon.

Not today though.

Just lettin' you guys know.

In case you were curious.

Bye.

THE HORROR, newsworthy? Not really. 

Amazon doesn't care about black...Actually, that joke is way too easy.

@DonutFever said:

Fucking Racists.

That's what I came here to say.

@DonutFever said:

For a few hours, Amazon wouldn't let you buy a black 3DS.

Fucking Racists.

This.

@DonutFever said:

For a few hours, Amazon wouldn't let you buy a black 3DS.

Fucking Racists.

Lol!

Why would anyone want to buy any color 3DS?  There's nothing out there, unless you're that desperate to buy N64 ports.

it's just a marketing conspiracy organized by Colonel Sanders' rotting corpse.

But are games art?

You know, just because Nintendo isn't acknoledging it doesn't mean there isn't a problem. Hinge problems and the DS line of products go hand in hand. I now have two different DS models (original and Lite) as a line of reference. Original is completely cracked in half, Lite has an ever expanding hairline fracture.

@TheHBK said:

@DonutFever said:

For a few hours, Amazon wouldn't let you buy a black 3DS.

Fucking Racists.

@DonutFever said:

For a few hours, Amazon wouldn't let you buy a black 3DS.

Fucking Racists.

Lol. Well at least we got this from the story.

@Lord_Yeti said:

Stay classy, Giant Bomb community.

Wow! What a scoop!  Breaking News! Something inane happened, somewhere.

You're entering into Brad Nicholson territory with this story, Patrick. We know you can do better!

Great to know I'm spending $5 a month to get 'stock' updates.

@chrozium said:

Great to know I'm spending $5 a month to get 'stock' updates.

aaaaaaand ZING!

ok then 

My friend got an 3DS box with no 3DS in it shipped to her from amazon a couple of months ago.

@DonutFever said:

For a few hours, Amazon wouldn't let you buy a black 3DS.

Fucking Racists.

Lol. Well at least we got this from the story.

I smell a conspiracy.

Sure it's a mundane event that went nowhere, but I think the point of the story here was to clarify what happened because it was something that got picked up by the mainstream media. I remember hearing about it and thinking nothing of it, but it's still kinda good to hear what became of all that rubbish.

Why would anyone want to buy any color 3DS?  There's nothing out there, unless you're that desperate to buy N64 ports.

@wolf_blitzer85 said:

But are games art?

What is truly art?

Quest