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GameCube Adapters are sold out

by on24 November 2014

Online prices go insane to acquire one

So you want to play Super Smash Bros on the Wii you using the announced GameCube controller adapter? Well good luck cause the GameCube Adapters are apparently in short supply at the moment and those that have them appear to be selling them for crazy money online.

We called a number of stores in our area, both retail regulars and independents and tried to find the adapter. To our surprise not of the usual major retail suspects had any and the one independent that did said he was charging $15 over the $19.99 price for the two he had left. As it turns out, $15 premium over the $19.99 price tag is actually darn good.

Word is that many of the major retail store have been brought out when word started leaking that the adapters were in short supply. Sellers on Ebay and Amazon are selling them from anywhere between $50 and $75 and the price are trending upward. (While shipping times are of course longer, Japanese importers have them at lower prices, you will have to wait on the shipping.)

The actual GameCube adapter isn’t the only thing in short supply, the $99 Smash Bros bundle with the Wii U controller is also seeing a price increase as it is trending upward as well. We had a little bit better luck finding these with one of the retail majors having several in stock that arrived last night and two independents that also happened to have them in stock, but they were charging $10 over the regular price. Still that actually isn’t bad.

Our sources tell us that Nintendo is shipping more adapters out, but the demand could end up being more than Nintendo projected and in that cause it could cause folks to have to wait till next year to get their hands on one. Several retailers including our regular GameStop that we should check back next week as they were expected some in their regular weekly shipment.

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