Live streaming platforms, video websites, player communities, and super high media scores.
Made "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" the hottest game topic right now, without a doubt.
For players who already have a Switch, buying "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" is a no-brainer.
But for some players who didn't buy a Switch before and aren't interested in games like "Super Mario: Odyssey" or "Animal Crossing."
They are now a little torn.
That is whether or not to buy a Switch to play it, since the players who haven't bought a Switch by now.
Almost all feel that they aren't interested in the games that have been released on the Switch before.
Many players are still hesitating at this point.
But as the saying goes?
Many players had been watching videos and live streams of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" and were already feeling a little tempted.
Now, the high scores that major media outlets are giving to "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" are like the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
For some game players, it's fine if they aren't interested in a game.
But if they are very interested, not being able to play it during the initial release period is very painful.
Their friends are all talking about their game experiences, and they can only watch with envy.
It's true that waiting can get you a discount.
But by then, the game's popularity will have passed.
Other players will have already played the game through once or twice, and playing it then won't have the same sense of discovery as playing it at launch.
Especially now that the feedback from players and the media is that "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" is another masterpiece like "Red Dead Redemption."
In this case, as a game player, unless you're really broke, how can you resist?
So, tempted by "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild."
Countless players who originally didn't plan to buy a Switch gritted their teeth and opened their wallets to buy one.
These players who got into the Switch because of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" were still a little hesitant before they got their Switch.
But all of their regret disappeared as soon as they entered the land of Hyrule.
However, some players who hesitated for a while are now not feeling so good.
Because at first, they were a little hesitant about whether or not to buy the game.
When they finally made up their minds and wanted to buy it, the same situation that happened when the Switch was first released happened again.
"What the heck! Am I seeing things? The official website says it's out of stock?"
"It's not just the Nebula Games website, the third-party retailers are also out of stock!"
"The price of a used Switch has risen to 1800? That's doubled!"
"It's not just the Switch, the game card for 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' has also risen to over 400!"
"What's going on? How did it suddenly sell out?"
"You're asking me, how would I know? I just ordered the game card for 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,' but now the console is gone?"
"Damn it, same here, I ordered the console, but the physical game card is gone!"
Many players online were stunned.
Because they found that it seemed like there was no stock in any channel.
Even the prices of used Switches and game cards on the second-hand market were more expensive than the official prices.
'Damn, how many copies did they sell? Logically, there should be a lot of Switch units in stock, right?'
'Yeah! It's been on sale for months, and it's one thing if the limited edition is sold out, but the regular edition is also sold out?'
'No, Boss Lucas, you can't tease us like monkeys!'
'This second-hand price increase is making it a financial product?'
Many players were completely dumbfounded.
Although the popularity of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" continued to rise, many players were initially relatively calm.
After all, this is a handheld console that has been on sale for several months.
How did it sell out again?
Players online were in an uproar, especially Lucas's official blog was flooded by players who wanted to buy the console but found it was out of stock.
However, although the players were angry, Lucas said that there was nothing he could do.
In fact, Nebula Games had been stocking up during this period.
But the key point is that this time it's not just in China, but also overseas.
"Boss Lucas, I didn't expect that even with 3 million units in stock, it would still sell out!" Andrew also looked shocked.
After receiving a notice from Lucas, IQue also stocked up.
With 3 million units in stock, although it was for the global market.
He thought it was a lot.
Because the Switch only sold 7 million units after being on sale for so long.
According to the data, he thought that 3 million units in stock, even for the global market, would last for about two or three weeks, and by then the second batch of goods would be out, and the players' demand would not be so tight.
After all, you can't really stock up too much on electronic devices.
Andrew was even a little worried about the 3 million units in stock.
After all, the losses would be terrible if they couldn't sell them all.
And it's just that a new game was released.
But who would have thought that this one game would make the Switch sell like crazy again.
3 million units in stock would be enough in any region.
But the key is that it's facing the global market, supplying a little to China and other countries.
The final result was that every region was out of stock.
"Hurry up and stock up, and also prevent scalpers," Lucas said to Andrew.
It is relatively easy for Nebula Games to crack down on scalpers in China, with real-name authentication and the verification systems of major e-commerce platforms.
As for foreign countries, they can only try their best to prevent the consoles from falling into the hands of scalpers.
"Boss Lucas, don't worry, the new batch of goods will be out next week, and the manufacturers are also speeding up production," Andrew nodded repeatedly.
The complete production line isn't really high-end technology.
With round-the-clock shifts for half a month, the production lines of major foundries will definitely be able to squeeze out a batch of goods.
Lucas nodded slightly, and then also opened his official blog.
There was no other way, he had to tell the players that they really weren't teasing them, but that they were really out of stock!
Soon Lucas, Nebula Games, and IQue, which had become a subsidiary of Nebula Games, all sent out an announcement on their official blogs.
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