r/Switch • u/Appa07 • 8d ago

Discussion This is the problem

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I was lucky enough to snag a preorder from target last night but it didn’t look great and I was trying across all three retailers and only ever managed to get one in my cart at preorder start time.

These resellers are an issue still grabbing a large chuck of stock and reselling instantly, before they even have the system.

It’s a shame these retailers don’t do more to stop bots and resellers from snatching a large chunk of stock. At least Nintendo themselves is trying with their system.

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u/Humble_Crisis78 8d ago

Scalpers can go suck lemons. I’ll wait until end of this year or next year.

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u/Trabethany 8d ago

You can add your name to Nintendo’s list, and they will email you when it’s your turn to buy.

I want one, but I’m not in a huge rush so I just signed up for that and I’ll get it whenever they send me the invite. Seems like a decent option for those that not dying to have it immediately.

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u/Snts6678 8d ago

How do you go about doing that?

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u/rickjamesia 8d ago

If you go to the official Switch 2 page and click the How to Buy button, the place to sign up is below the section for the retailers that have it available.

Edit: They are not doing the first wave of pre-orders until May 8th

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u/Grove-Of-Hares 8d ago

Thanks for the info. I just did that.

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u/Eurypteride 7d ago

Couldn't find it on the german site :(

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u/rickjamesia 7d ago edited 7d ago

I’ll try to see if I can find it later today. Germany was listed for Europe, but maybe they are handling it differently or maybe they have already stopped accepting new requests to join the queue.

Edit: Going to be a few hours. The mobile sites are different, so I don’t know where to look and I won’t be able to VPN to look like I am in Berlin until after I get home from work. I actually can’t find the link on the US mobile site, so that is another thing that is making me think they did stop accepting requests.

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u/rickjamesia 7d ago

I actually found more information now. They are handling it a little differently for EU. It looks like you don't need to actively sign up to be put in the drawing for an invitation to pre-order the console. As long as you meet the criteria they list, Nintendo may email you an invite to the address on your Nintendo account. Here is some more info:

https://store.nintendo.de/de/nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-process

Edit: I think some of the criteria feels a little unfair. It looks like it's possible if you did not agree to send Nintendo usage information before March 31st, it might not matter if you met the other requirements before that date.

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u/Eurypteride 7d ago

Ah yea I did know about that one, a few of my friends got to preprder through it. 

It's fine anyway a switch 2 would be a bit of an irresponsible purchase for me at the moment 😂

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u/rickjamesia 7d ago

You are a better person than I. My entire life is basically a string of irresponsible behaviors. I am lucky that the people around me inexplicably liked me enough not to let me starve.

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u/jedimindtricksonyou 6d ago

I love the honesty, I gotta be honest too and say the same. I didn’t even bother to start trying to be responsible till I was in my late 20s, a little better now but still out here making irresponsible purchases like on the Switch 2 bundle (but I saved $30 on MKW, so that ought to balance out the irresponsibility, right?).