There are some very unhappy Nintendo fans in the United Kingdom today, with mega-retailer Amazon reportedly failing to deliver 3DS consoles to many customers who paid extra for âexpedited deliveryâ.
Itâs 11:30am in the UK at the time of posting, and Amazonâs forums are filled to the brim with customers complaining that not only had their 3DS â which was released in Britain overnight â not arrived yet, but that they now believed it would be arriving a day late. That day later being Saturday, which for anyone opting to have the handheld delivered to a work address means theyâre shit out of luck.
https://lastchance.cc/the-3ds-is-now-out-in-europe-5785638%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Note that, because itâs not yet lunch time, thereâs still a chance the units will be delivered on-time. The fact so many peopleâs orders are still listed as âdispatching soonâ on the day they were supposed to have arrived, however, gives people genuine cause for concern.
Amazon UK customer service reps have told customers that âan investigation is under wayâ. Normally youâd simply write this off as an unfortunate accident, but when youâre dealing with launch-day customers who paid extra for guaranteed speedy delivery, the word âaccidentâ isnât one thatâs going to wash.
Itâs unclear whether this delay affects a fraction, some, many or all of Amazonâs 3DS customers.
Amazon accused of 3DS delivery failure [Eurogamer]
