Update: It appears that more SNES Classic Edition pre-orders continue to be canceled, including those that were made shortly after it first went live. Walmart is sending affected customers the following email:`Thank you for your interest in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Classic Edition. As you are aware, this is a highly sought after console that will launch later this fall. Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the Super Nintendo Classic Edition was mistakenly made available last Friday evening ahead of the official release date. We, regrettably, will have to cancel this item on your order. We know that this is incredibly disappointing to you, and we´re truly sorry for this mistake.`It goes on to note that credit cards have not been charged, and those who paid with a gift card or PayPal will receive refunds. It also encourages customers to continue checking the Walmart website`s SNES Classic page for further updates regarding possible pre-orders, although it doesn`t confirm that these will be available.`I do hope you`ll give us another chance to earn back your business,` it concludes.Original Story: One of the biggest news stories last week was that Walmart had become the first retailer to make the SNES Classic available for pre-order in the US. Now, it appears that the company may have been a bit premature in putting them on sale.Some people who managed to pre-order the console are reporting that Walmart has canceled their purchase. It`s not happening to everyone; at least two GameSpot employees haven`t had theirs canceled yet. But there are enough reports of it that it seems to be a trend. After a couple of days of confusion among purchasers, Walmart today gave an official reason for the cancellations via its Twitter account: the console was put on sale sooner than intended.We are so sorry! The SNES Classics were released to soon. -Ash — Walmart Help (@walmarthelp) July 24, 2017This reason lines up with screenshots floating around that ...
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