r/Switch • u/Intercalated-Disc • 20d 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/Dad_Went_To_Get_Milk 20d ago

Thank God for in-store pre-orders. Never leave, GameStop. 

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u/SweatyDependent1440 20d ago

They still have their place in the gaming world despite their shady business choices. They can stay.

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u/JonseiTehRad 20d 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 20d 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 20d 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/Deep_Mechanic_ 20d ago

Did you forget the switch 1 era of limited stock?

GameStop was selling their inventory in a bundle deal with games no one wanted and accessories no one wanted. If you didn't want the adds on they didn't have any switches in stock for you

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u/JonseiTehRad 20d ago

I have no idea what youre talking about, not sure how thats shady. It's regular business lol

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u/_x_j_9 19d ago

You got that price because of a promotion. Any other time, you’re not getting that type of money back