NES Classic Edition Back In Stock At Retailers, Here's Where To Find Them

by Brandon Hill — Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 03:23 PM EDT

We’re running out of days to obtain a Nintendo NES Classic Edition before Christmas. The big day is coming up on Sunday, and at least two retailers are hoping to improve your chances of spreading Christmas joy with new stock of the hard-to-find gaming console.

First up is GameStop, which says that it will have the NES Classic Edition in stock both today and tomorrow. The company issued the following statement:

GameStop has again received another limited shipment of Nintendo NES Classics today through Thursday. Only available in store, not online. GameStop recommends that customers call their local stores to determine local quantities.

While your chances of purchasing the NES Classic Edition today at a GameStop location is probably slim to none, you might want to queue up for tomorrow’s allotment if your store still has any in stock.

The other retailer that plans to restock the NES Classic Edition before the weekend is Meijer. The retailer sent out the following tweet, which didn’t go unnoticed, explaining that stores will have stock tomorrow morning starting at 8AM:

Limited quantities of this season's hot NES Classic available tomorrow morning. Visit @Meijer stores for details!
— Meijer PR (@MeijerPR) December 21, 2016

The only problem is that in contrast to other retailers like GameStop, Best Buy, and Toys R Us, Meijer’s 230 stores are only found in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. So, the chances of scoring an NES Classic Edition via this route is somewhat limited.

With that being said, the Nintendo NES Classic Edition is priced at $59.99, includes one wired controller, and comes preloaded with 30 classic games.

Tags: Nintendo, nes classic edition, meijer

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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