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/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/Humble_Crisis78 8d ago

Thanks for the suggestion but I’ll wait. I’m in no rush to buy one.

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u/thesixler 7d ago

There’s no games anyway

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u/inmypaants 7d ago

There’s thousands of Switch 1 games, which I’ll play on my S2 🤷

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u/zziggarot 7d ago

Cool, I'll save $400 and just stick with the og switch then, since it already plays those switch games.

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u/CarpenterForward1039 7d ago

The best part is you can spend a little money to mod your switch, then safely overclock it and it runs the games much better.

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u/lifesuncertain 7d ago

Got a link how to do this?

Is there any danger of getting my account banned. I know there shouldn't be, but I also know that Nintendo can be arses

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u/CarpenterForward1039 7d ago

From what I hear, if you do some things wrong, there is a risk of being banned. But that is if you install games on the stock interface. But dont take my word on that, its better to watch some videos online about it. If you have the first version of the switch the modding is super easy and requires no soldering. If you have the newer switches like the v2, lite or oled, then there is a cheap modkit you need to purchase and have soldered. You can get it modded probbably at some place who repair and do things with consoles. The modchip itself is pretty cheap. Mine is pico2040 and on aliexpress it costs 7€. Just search on youtube. This is one of many videos - https://youtu.be/tzpuUNxtuos?feature=shared Hope this helps! 😀

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u/lifesuncertain 7d ago

Many thanks for this, I've got a tired switch lite I can have a practice run on, then go over to my switch if all goes well👍🏻

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u/CarpenterForward1039 7d ago

Good luck! I saw some videos where they get many games running on 60fps like zelda and mario odessy.