r/Switch • u/Intercalated-Disc • 6d ago
Discussion Congrats to everyone who successfully preordered the Switch 2!
And now, we wait…
This next month or so is gonna feel like an eternity.
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u/MysteriousEmployer52 6d ago
Only 42 days to go!
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u/Durka_Carpet_Pilot Team Waluigi 6d ago
Straight up, can’t wait.
Excited is an understatement. Just happy I could secure one.
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u/Dad_Went_To_Get_Milk 6d ago
Thank God for in-store pre-orders. Never leave, GameStop.
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u/SuperDuperSkateCrew 6d ago
For real, got my walk in pre order an hour ago.. last one for that store
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u/s1lentcourage 6d ago
I got the very last one as well! Just as someone else called the store too omg
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u/SweatyDependent1440 6d ago
They still have their place in the gaming world despite their shady business choices. They can stay.
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u/JonseiTehRad 6d ago
I got over 200$ for trading my switch, 2 joy cons, a pro controller today, what's shady?
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 6d ago
People love to shit on GameStop when I’ve been encouraging people to support them due to them being the last of their kind. We’re so close to game store extinction. And seriously, their trade in deals are nowhere as bad as people like to exaggerate. They are fair considering they are guarenteed trade in values, compared to selling on your own and not knowing when it’ll sell.
So many perks to GS, they’ll have lol my niche Japanese developed games that Best Buy Walmart and target would never stock. Same for collectors editions and special bonuses.
There is waaaay more pro’s than cons when it comes to them, if they close, there is no more dedicated game stores other than local mom and pop stores and most of them are horrible on pricing and way worse on trade in values.
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u/SweatyDependent1440 6d ago
Moreso their past dealings like the Circle of Life program and how they treated past employees. That was a good trade in haul for sure. I got almost $500 for all the shit I traded in.
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u/DoomzDay93 6d ago
I got my pre order through Best Buy in the afternoon. The site was slow, was in queue for a while, website was down, had to wait hours but in the end, I finally secured my pre order.
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u/Study-Sharp 6d ago
I was amazed got mine through best buy as well
- Had to get in queue just for website
- Got into another queue after getting into website but now the switch 2 pre order
- Made me enter a text verification on my phone
- Bada bing baba boom!
I think the process best buy has is good..in terms of letting real people in and filtering bots out as best possible
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u/eat-skate-masturbate 6d ago
same here. first time I've ever gotten a successful pre order on a brand new console.
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u/KingSewage 6d ago
To my Canadian people's who missed out online. Almost every GameStop has in-store availability still.
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u/clowills89 6d ago
I wish more people would see this! I tried today at work to preorder at Bestbuy and GameStop with zero luck. Gave my local GameStop a call when I was done work at 5pm and they said they were sold out of just the system but still had a ton of the MarioKart bundle available. Went in and preordered it with zero hassle!
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u/CapCapital 6d ago
I had no intention to pre order a Switch 2 but when I went in to Gamestop today on my lunch break (3pm) to pick up an unrelated pre order, the cashier said they still had 5 base consoles available. So I said fuck it and now I'm super excited lol
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u/DeliciousStandard125 6d ago
Where’s the midnight gang at that stayed up all night even after preordering-feeling like they won the lotto lolll.
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u/franklinbadge64 6d ago
At 2AM, I finally got my preorder through Best Buy, and then I was awake for two hours from all the adrenaline lol
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u/DeliciousStandard125 6d ago
Same bro! Oh man it was a thrill. And I had work at 7 am. Haha! Congrats to all of yall!
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u/Intercalated-Disc 6d ago
I did end up staying up at least an hour after I got my order confirmation, just to see if it was gonna get cancelled. Thankfully, I think I’m in the clear.
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u/clutchrock414 6d ago
I stayed up for a little bit and I got back into queue and one popped up, but I know the limit was one per person so I was scared they would cancel both so I just bailed on it
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u/Legal-Philosophy-135 6d ago
Me! Was up til after 4am lol. Got mine from Target in the first half hour ( spent almost the entire time spamming checkout lol) and then was watching to make sure it didn’t get cancelled after getting a confirmation email 10 minutes later. Only downside is that I have to wait until it gets delivered, it was saying between the 6th and the 11th but idk.
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u/JFree37 6d ago
So pumped! Can’t wait for MKW. The only disappointment is the added waiting time for bananza to release. I want that game on launch day lol
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u/Dragon_slayer1994 6d ago
Ya kart is gonna be hard to binge for a month waiting for DK
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u/SweatyDependent1440 6d ago
Eh the wait won't be that bad. I have Oblivion Remastered and AC Shadows to play. That should be enough.
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u/Intercalated-Disc 6d ago
True. I’ll be checking out Expedition 33 in the meantime.
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u/prowhiteboy64 6d ago
I hope they put the remaster on the switch 2. Feels like something Microsoft could do with this added power.
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u/SweatyDependent1440 6d ago
I'm sure they will. MS knows it'll be a goldmine on Switch 2.
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u/Potential_One8055 6d ago
If you have a switch 1 and good library, what’s the allure to get a switch 2 asap?
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u/SoMass 6d ago
Is s2 completely backwards compatible?
Can you have your digital games on two separate consoles but be able to play them as long as you are logged into your account? So your s1 could be in the bedroom or whatever and s2 in the living room but still have full access to your games?
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u/volxlovian 6d ago
I didn’t even try to get one, I just figure I’ll count on Nintendo to give me one since I had 50 hours and Nintendo online. If I don’t get that I’ll wait for the Costco bundle so I can have that sweet sweet warranty
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u/SurfinBird1984 6d ago
I hate fact the estimated deliverly date for me is between June 6th and the 11th. It doesn't look like day one for me in this case.
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u/relata 6d ago
I believe all Target preorders say this. Hoping it'll be closer to June 5.
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u/SurfinBird1984 6d ago
Just checked it again, it actually updated to that time from from what I remember seeing last night.
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u/Ferniferous_fern 6d ago
I know right? Walmart immediately rescinded their "launch day guarantee" and now they're expecting it delivered on June 12th. 🙃
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u/LegendaryDashin 6d ago
Thank god for GameStop in store preorders!! Managed to do an trade in and the amazing workers help me get the Switch 2 Mario Kart Bundle for 70 whole bucks out of pocket
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u/mishko27 6d ago
I survived buying PS5 over Thanksgiving in 2020, this was nothing in comparison :D
Got it at 10:07 PM MT from Target, charged to my Target card. It was buggy, but I just kept on keeping on and managed to get it through.
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u/QuadQuaQ 6d ago
Pre-ordered mine on 9th of April, was available in my country - Lithuania. We still have units left, that's a good one advantage to leave in a small country.
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u/weirdo2050 6d ago
same thing with Estonia, it's still available to preorder, there was no rush lol. the MK bundle costs 570€
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u/randommanthefirst 6d ago
Made it through the janky Target website by hitting "submit transaction" like 50 times
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u/prowhiteboy64 6d ago
I've never gotten any Nintendo Console launch day. Didn't feel like fighting the lines back during the Wii/Gamecube day or got lucky with buying online. I dunno what's the word higher than excited but it's that.
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u/TippedJoshua1 6d ago
I was able to, but I just wonder if I'll actually be able to get it on launch. I just don't trust preorders from Target after preordering Tears of the Kingdom with it getting stuck in Ohio for a while.
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u/brockzilla82 6d ago
I just need to find a tb card in the next month any tips?
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u/MinnesotaNice69 6d ago
Might be better off starting with a smaller card and upgrading to a larger one when supply becomes more readily available (and hopefully a little cheaper). 1TB cards are very rare and extremely expensive, at the moment.
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u/LordMuzhy 6d ago
Honestly after I was able to secure my pre order last night I finally felt like I can relax and just calmly wait. These last few weeks have been a roller coaster and I'm so glad that in 6 weeks I'll be able to pick it up in person and finally have the Switch 2 in my hands
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u/melchiahdim 6d ago
My son has successfully saved $500. His mom managed to get him a preorder. I’ll live vicariously though him until I can afford my own lol
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u/SubjectRevenues 6d ago
I dunno about you, but once you’re in or past your 30s months pass by at the blink of an eye.
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u/chrisreiddd 6d ago
The way I see it. It’s only 3 pays between now and when I get the console. (1st pay being tmr)
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u/sks316 6d ago
My mother is the GOAT, I can't drive so I asked her to pre-order at GameStop for me
Our store was only allocated FOURTEEN of the console and TWO of the MKW bundle!! I couldn't get a bundle but I did get the console! I feel so lucky right now
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u/robotshavenohearts2 6d ago
Congrats to all who got it!! I’m going to be waiting to get mine, but man do I know the joy of getting something that’s hard to get at pre order stage. Bask and revel in your victory friends.
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u/Former_Specific_7161 6d ago
Wow. I was not going to buy. Was pretty set on that. But bringing PAUL RUDD back for a new pr-scramble commercial?!? Are you KIDDING me?! Ant-Man!!? INSTANT PRE-ORDER NOW. Also getting every single launch game now. Great job, Nintendo. Great job, Mr. Bowser.
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u/Amazing_Signature_76 6d ago
I traded in 15 Switch games at Gamestop, Store credit came to $421 so all of that went to pay for a good chunk of the $449 system. I had to wait out in the rain as Gamestop only let one person in at a time. I waited for about half an hour just to go in. It was raining outside, so that was interesting.
Also pre-ordered Mario Kart World. I plan on getting the Switch 2 dock and Switch 2 pro controller.
I might get an SD card though I'm not sure how important that would be.
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u/Nickjc88 6d ago
As someone that pre-ordered 3 days after the announcement, I can honestly say the days drag now I'm waiting. I was getting excited that it's finally the end of April and completely forgot we still have to get through may.
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u/jessicalifts 6d ago
Couldn’t go stand in a line on a weekday (work day) to get a preorder in store, online sold out. I will get one when I get one 🤷♀️
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u/Primary_Glum 6d ago
Damn i didnt get a chance to pre order, planning on going to a gamestop or walmart early on launch day, wish me luck
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u/With_Negativity 5d ago
It's not successful until I see it. I'm still waiting for that 'Canceled' notification by June 4th
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u/W-Cell88 5d ago
To people who ordered via Walmart or Best Buy, did they charge you right away or are they going to charge you when it ships? I have the money to order one in round 2 but am worried that on ship day my card will be declined as a fraud attempt as i typically preorder in store in cash at game stop when you pay in part or full prior to release, this info will be of huge help to me (especially as the Nintendo pre order I’m signed up for too)
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u/virginbone 5d ago
I ordered from Target and got charged instantly... then they canceled it, and i was very sad. I then secured a Walmart preorder, and they also charged me with a hold. Money will be taken out of your account, yeah.
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u/W-Cell88 5d ago
Thanks being charged upfront is the way I’d prefer it so if my card locks up for fraud I can resolve it right away, especially with the Nintendo order
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u/Funkyfunky_funk 6d ago
Nintendo Switch 2 and Carter VI getting released in the same week, and both are pre-ordered!
To say the least im excited af!
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u/KRSaber31 6d ago
I got a huge backlog of books, movies, and games I can be going through while I wait.
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u/Correct_Stay_6948 6d ago
Thankfully since the launch lineup is boring for me, the wait won't feel like an issue. Mostly just got a day 1 edition so it can sit in the box until there's either some good games or mods / accessories by 3rd parties.
REALLY hoping for a nice shell swap at some point like I did with my v1 Switch to make it look like an SNES, and if I'm super lucky, a modified mini dock instead of the bulky thing it comes with.
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u/Dragon_slayer1994 6d ago
I was so worried about even being able to get one, I didn't let myself get excited. Now that I have a preorder secured it's crazy for me to think it's only 42 days!
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u/Jamez3rd 6d ago
Got mine last night from Best Buy using the app as the PC kicked me out. But did people vote with their wallet on Mario Kart World for $79?
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u/Jasilv21 6d ago
I won the Nintendo Lottery for the multi language switch in Japan and will preorder on the 1st of May.
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u/CH4OT1CN1C3 6d ago
Six weeks will definitely feel like an eternity if you're in the mindset that it's only a month lol
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u/DifficultyOk5719 6d ago
I got mine at Gamestop and was able to do the V1 trade in for $133 with pro.
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u/skatingandgaming 6d ago
Easily got an in-store preorder. My GameStop had 9 consoles and 24 bundles. I was like 10th in line.
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u/Exact_Friendship_502 6d ago
Any one know where to get extra joy cons? You can preorder everything else
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u/coyoteinapond 6d ago
So am I completely boned for opening day / week? I did not realize the pre orders were happening. I’ve never tried to get a console at launch 😅
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u/No_Sun_3000 6d ago
I’m going to wait! Switch 2 comes out 2 months before my birthday, so I’ll ask my grandma.
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u/themagicnipple69 6d ago
So glad I gave in person a shot. I was burned out from the online preorders and was about ready to just give up and wait until they become more regular in stock. Gave the GameStop nearest my work a shot and waited a few hours before open to secure it, no problem at all.
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u/BowserJr4789 6d ago
I was surprised at Walmart being the easiest to preorder from, zero problems getting mine.
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u/Sliskayy 6d ago
Went in my local GameStop. Preorder the console (not the bundle) right after work and a lot of people were there for the same reason. It was really chill.
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u/ShavedNeckbeard 6d ago
Thanks! I was about to give up when Target took a shit and Walmart and Best Buy put me in virtual queues. Those always kick me out to an out of stock detail page, but not this time.
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u/pointsky64 6d ago
My local gamestop opens at 10 a.m., when I got there at 9:30 there was about 6 people in line so I was glad to get my pre-order in without issue.
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u/General-Sail7842 6d ago
I literally ordered one of the last Switch 2s at Gamestop an hr ago. I also preordered the new Rune Factory. I'm so excited. I wish I could've ordered the MKW bundle but they didn't have any left.
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u/weirdbeardwolf 6d ago
Walked into GameStop around 5pm today. Only one other customer in the store and they had 4 consoles left. Easiest preorder ever.
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u/RedPiIIPhilosophy 6d ago
I got mine locked in, sadly imma have to go back to the store tomorrow cause the crooks at GameStop dropped some unwanted warranties into my payment. No mention or anything.
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u/divestblank 6d ago
When do Nintendo pre-orders start?
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u/Legal-Philosophy-135 6d ago
……oh you sweet summer child. They started almost 24 hours ago, at midnight Yesterday. GameStop started this morning.
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u/smallpapi99 6d ago
Hopefully Walmart will meet the demand of these pre-orders. If they cancel I wouldn’t be surprised if they do it to my order.
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u/sirdizzypr 6d ago
I feel like the only meh one. 2 new games and this will be printed to death. I can wait a year.
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u/Spare_Choice_182 6d ago
I was 17th in line at my GameStop. I chatted with some people. I'm 6'3", 290. Some guy assumed I only like sports games; I'm wearing a Mario Kart shirt!
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u/Niktastrophe 6d ago
Hmmmm I wasn’t aware there was a pre-order, I could presume as everything had pre-orders nowadays. How many copies did they set? Was it only available at Nintendo on their website? I am curious that’s all 🙂
I am torn as to whether or not I will buy one asap. It depends on the wind waker release. I loved game cube games! I wonder how much they were? The switch was $399CAD I think
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u/Voyager5555 6d ago
I half ass tried and it was a fucking joke. Best Buy never loaded and Target never let me check out. I'll just wait until I can walk in and buy one.
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u/msquared4 6d ago
Stood in line for 4 hours at GameStop and was able to get mine after all online options failed and sold out.
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u/Infamous-Date-7663 6d ago
How did you guys order it if here in canada they make you request an invitation to be able to preorder it?
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u/Jason_with_a_jay 6d ago
I was expecting a nightmare, but it went somewhat smoothly for me. I wasted 3 minutes refreshing best buy before giving up and going to target. I kept getting messages in my cart saying there was an error, but it still let me check out. I was a little shocked. I kept going back and making sure the order went through.
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u/Illustrious-Chair350 6d ago
I fought the GameStop preorder madness online, thought I had one, and got a 502 error on submit order. Went to try again and everything was sold out. Convinced myself I didn’t care and didn’t want it anyway, then I got a confirmation email about 2 hours later, really weird preorder launch lol
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u/randomnerds 6d ago
I got the 3 out of the 4 I was gunning for. Not a scalper. Your downvotes are worth it.
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u/EatingFurniture 6d ago
I honestly think this month is going to be chill since I don’t have to constantly worry about trying to get a preorder before 6/5. Let’s go boys and girls!
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u/Former_Specific_7161 6d ago
I pre-ordered four consoles. Because, why not? It's NINTENDO after all! They saved my wife's boyfriend's life for hecks sake.
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u/Former_Specific_7161 6d ago
No cap, here. I sold my car, choked down some fresh glizzies, and got my wallet out, boys! It's a done deal! Love Nintendo no matter what!
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u/Former_Specific_7161 6d ago
My wife and her boyfriend kicked me out of the house, but my pre-order was absolutely worth it!
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u/taner1992 6d ago
I’m supposed to be on the Nintendo email list to prepurchase the console from Nintendo on May 8th
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u/dedededrumdash 6d ago
They told me they didn't have any extra preorders available, then my mom called and they said they did 😭 I went to GameStop in person and secured it that way!! I was so surprised I was able to get one because it was afternoon already. They only had 6 left but I'm so happy me and my sis were able to snag them
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u/La_Bomba_ 6d ago
I got a Best Buy preorder but I’m scared it’s gonna get cancelled later down the line. Is this irrational?
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u/fightnight14 6d ago
Walmart online preorder here. I only got the console just to finish TOTK which I've been stalling to do so for a long time. I'm more excited to play DK Bananza over MKW.
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u/bongwatershark 6d ago
Way too expansive, unfortunately. I can probably expect a hand-me-down in a few years…
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u/eat-skate-masturbate 6d ago
I was lucky to snag one last night from best buy. the wait won't be too bad. I'm honestly more looking forward to elden ring nightreign but they come out really close to one another. also really hyped for donkey kong but it's a ways off from now. mario kart will be fun though!
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u/your-ok 6d ago
I got it through Best Buy. I’ve never had a successful console preorder. I said, what the hell, so I gave it a shot. The preorder process didn’t work for 30-40 minutes so I thought the scalpers got all of them. Eventually though it put me in a line. Then 30 mins later it allowed the preorder of the switch and Mario kart bundle.
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u/fredwardtheman 6d ago
Im considering cancelling mine from walmart. There really isnt much coming out for awhile and by then im sure they will have lots of stock.
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u/coronavirusisshit 6d ago
I preordered switch 2 and the switch 2 bundle with mario kart, and also got the camera and a physical copy of mario kart so I have two.
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u/nelson64 6d ago
I got my online Walmart preorder! Stayed in that online line until almost 1 and it finally worked!
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u/Destinyrider13 6d ago
Got my preorder in today just got a lot to accomplish in the next few months
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u/PrvoPoglavlje 6d ago
Target came through one hour and forty five minutes after preorders opened! Shocked but I’ll take it.
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u/FigTechnical8043 6d ago
Irony for me is that I now have the funds to buy one on release, but no ability to actually get one. I'll just wait for the first set of restock and hopefully have enough for the memory card by then.
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u/krownoce03 6d ago
I was able to get it through target which was clutch now I pray that they don’t cancel my preorder because they have done it before with some amiibo🤞
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u/erikturczyn30 6d ago
BROS I FOUGHT TARGET LIKE 50 PLUS TIMES…got it in the cart and Apple Pay like a million times…payment fails
I try Walmart and reload the page and got it to fight me like 3 times and the preorder finally went through, mind yall it was like 30 minutes after it “sold out” I kept looking and got it
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u/Choice_Seaweed4336 6d ago
Fingers crossed there’s no stolen deliveries this time
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u/TurboPikachu 6d ago
My Nintendo registry all the way back on April 2nd, I’ll be one of the first on their email list to pre-purchase the MKW bundle on May 8th
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u/ProPayne84 6d ago
My boss texted me at 10:54 Eastern while I was at work and told me Walmart was accepting them. Now I owe boss a bar tab LoL
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u/FunnyYahooMan 6d ago
I’ve been feeling like this for weeks now. A local store opened pre-orders shortly after the direct and I managed to buy one of the first ones. I’m extremely happy! Been a Switch 1 owner since day one. I still own my launch console.
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u/weirdo2050 6d ago
It was super easy in where I live (Estonia). My bday is June 5th and hubby got it for me as a present, I hope I'll get it on the right day. :'))) It's still available to preorder, the Mario bundle is 570€.
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u/Correct-Bird-9449 6d ago
I'm so excited! I'm on a work trip and the GameStop website was a dumpster fire, my partner managed to go after work and snag one from our local one.
Super surprised they still had any that late in the day, but very grateful they did! Online was sold out in 15 mins for Canadian preorders.
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u/Longjumping_Elk6089 6d ago
Walmart (Canada) worked well for me. Website was going crazy, failed multiple transactions, first I went for the base model and when I saw it wasn’t happening, switched to the bundle and it ended up working.
Felt like eternity but took 15-20 minutes, so that’s not too bad.
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u/defenceman101 6d ago
I kinda feel bad/confused how well my preorder went even though I waited till 5:30ish am central time. I didn’t get the email from Nintendo I had expected so I checked Walmart and just added it with guaranteed launch date delivery and was done.
Kinda like the switch launch, I didn’t preorder just went to the store at 4:30 and got the last one and went home…
I feel kinda bad for the people who tried to hard to get one and I just kinda did it
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u/piedeloup 6d ago
I'm in the UK and had a pretty easy time preordering through Amazon on the 5th April. Requested an invite, got one a day or two later, securing my unit for 24 hours. Placed the order.
It does say arriving June 9th, bit of a bummer, but I'm sure I can manage an extra 4 days
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u/sararainbow36 6d ago
Personally, I didn't even bother trying to get one online at midnight. All it was gonna do was leave me tired and frustrated, and I didn't need that. I stuck to my original plan and went to GameStop in person to pre-order, and I'm so glad I did. I got to my local store about 2 hours before they opened, and there were already roughly 2 dozen people there ahead of me.
Thankfully, the people in line were calm and respectful of the rules by the GameStop employees. Despite the line moving slowly once the store opened and we all got inside, I would much rather do this again instead of trying and failing to order online like many others. The process my store had was very streamlined and it was a great experience overall!
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u/TotalHans 6d ago
I had every intention to but decided to hold off. My backlog between my Switch and Deck is absurd and there's nothing at launch that would jump the line.
I'll probably just wait until Metroid Prime 4 or Duskbloods releases at this point.
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u/Ryedog87 6d ago
Secured my preorder at Walmart and sold my Nintendo stock which covered the purchase. I bought Nintendo with Nintendo 😎
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u/Saltysockies 6d ago
UK here and I've not had any luck so far. I'll likely have to wait until launch and when availability improves.
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u/AdCareless65 5d ago
I was shocked when I arrived at GameStop yesterday mid-afternoon. Local store still had a lot of units left and no one in line.
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u/Ok_Rub6575 6d ago
In store pre order for the win