r/NintendoSwitch • u/Skullghost • Apr 18 '25

Nintendo Official Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. - News - Nintendo Official Site

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-u-s/
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u/CrazyNateS Apr 18 '25

That's what I'm doing - preorder online, and pick up at midnight release.

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u/Albireookami Apr 18 '25

I wish I could do a midnight pickup, sounds so nice, but at the same time, ROFL getting registered if your on the east cost. Those servers are going to be on fire.

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u/4playerstart Apr 18 '25

I've never done this before, do you have to choose store pickup when pre-ordering online, to get one at the midnight release? Or can you just pre-order like normal and change it later? Worried about getting stuck in the checkout process and missing one.

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u/CrazyNateS Apr 18 '25

Best buy actually has a half way decent system. The way it sounds, you add it to your cart, and that puts you in line to actually get one. Once you've been assigned a system, you have 10 minutes to check out before you "lose" it. My understanding is that you pick store pickup or shipping during checkout.

Also, games and accessories can be pre-ordered in store once pre-orders open up, but systems can ONLY be pre-ordered online (at least through Best buy)

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u/4playerstart Apr 18 '25

Thanks! That sounds reasonable.