Room 34 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I have looked high and low at Target, Best Buy, and even (*gasp*) Wal-Mart in both the Twin Cities and Chicago areas and have seen NO SIGN of the Flashback 2 whatsoever. Is it not available nationwide yet? What's the deal??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compacho Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Patience is a virtue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I found mine waaaaay out of the way at Wal-Mart, on top of the regular display cases in the toy aisle. I wouldn't have found it if I hadn't called ahead first to ask if they had them in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Consensus seems to be that the official release date is August 23rd. They'll probably be all over the place at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIeric Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 (edited) probably when the FB2's that have the so called sound problems are pretty much off the shelves is when to expect seeing the stores stock them up for the holiday shopping season I feel they are trying to filter out the early units before they stock the corrected version as to not have to deal with many returns otherwise walmart corp would of stocked plenty per store instead of handfuls here and there. Edited August 17, 2005 by ATARIeric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Makes sense. I didn't know if Wal-Mart had a "sneak preview" run or if we had already hit the official release date. The woman I asked about it today in the Wal-Mart toy department looked at me like I was speaking a different language when I asked her about the Atari Flashback 2 today... So, were they only released early to Wal-Mart stores in certain parts of the country? Now that I know what I'm dealing with... I can wait until next Tuesday to get one, and then I can get it at Target, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlh2600 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Seems as though they are all doing a seasonal reorganization now. Lots of people found theirs on the top shelf. Mine was in one of a dozen buggies they were temporarily holding stock in while moving stuff around. Best to wait anyways though, mine was one of the jacked up ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Check out Target stores and Best Buy stores in the upcoming week. From what I learned at the game expo this afternoon, those models are the latest versions, with the Quadrun sound problem fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStoll Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Check out Target stores and Best Buy stores in the upcoming week. From what I learned at the game expo this afternoon, those models are the latest versions, with the Quadrun sound problem fixed. 915379[/snapback] Excellent. Thank you for passing along that information. I'm used to everything being released in NYC first, so this time it's my turn to play the waiting game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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