Earlier today we reported a rumor that the Majora’s Mask New Nintendo 3DS XL wouldn’t be getting restocked. It appears said rumor is at least incorrect on the most important front for us – there will indeed be a restock, but it’s a one time ordeal and won’t be happening again, and it’s only at one retail chain across the United States and Canada. GameStop in the United States and EB Games in Canada will be getting a very limited restock of the system both online and in-store. EB Games has already put up and sold out of their restock for online orders, but tomorrow they will have stock in the stores as well.

GameStop hasn’t put their online orders up yet, but they will be doing so tomorrow. More importantly for some who have a local store, each store is supposed to get 4 units in the store itself – marking the first time any units have actually been in the stores. However, not every store will neccesarily have them ready when the store opens – some of them will have gotten the shipment at the end of the day today (so ready for sale at opening tomorrow), while others may not get the shipment until some point tomorrow. Be sure to call your local store to find out if and when they will be available. I have personally confirmed all of this with two separate GameStops in my area.

In addition, I was told, and it has been reported, that this is all the stock that will be available for this system. There will be no more restocks. It appears from my viewpoint that these systems were simply those that got stuck at the harbor during the port strike. It is possible these were part of the shipment of systems Best Buy was supposed to receive before they canceled a bunch of orders. As for why release them through GameStop – this is likely due to a working relationship Nintendo has with the retailer and the success that relationship has translated for them in terms of sales. Good luck if you try to get one!

Source: attackofthefanboy, NeoGAF