SynthFetish
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Charging grip up on Amazon.
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AMAZON US Switch up
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dolabla
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There's no US equivalent (Hori brand at least). In the past, the premium screen protectors from Hori have only been released in Japan. This is the first time they've ever released a premium one outside Japan.
This one says it has a harder surface, thicker protective shield & is scratch proof compared to the cheaper version.
I'd imagine they will put the cheaper version on there any day.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I don't want to camp out, but I'm willing to show up around 10PM for a midnight launch. It's really difficult to judge how in demand this thing is going to be. With the Wii U I showed up about 15 minutes before Best Buy opened and was like fourth in line and easily able to secure a system.
Hip Hop
Member
Have you tried pre ordering at Walmart in-store?
I remember doing it some days later after pre orders opened up for the Wii U and I was one of the first few on the list.
Much of a greater chance if you have a couple of Walmarts in your vicinity.
drhankmccoyphd
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Has anyone looked at the eBay sold listings? Switch preorders are going for $500+
Shadow Broker
Banned
Speedwagon
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. Yabuki turned off voice chat in Mario Kart races. True artists of their time.
Ebay doesn't let you do presales over 30 days, so they might run into trouble with the buyer...
moltonasty
Member
I don't know who's worse. People charging $200 profit for a preorder or the people who actually buy it.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Bid or buy now?\
The seller is only catering to the buyer. No buyer no seller.
Yeah I was trying to search for a youtube review of their previous Japan-only premium stuff but can't find any. Guess I'll wait and see whether anyone does any impressions on these and see if it's worth it.
LucidMomentum
Member
I could sell the second Switch I pre-ordered as a gift to a friend to fund me EVO trip this year.
But this forum would murder me for doing so lmao.
But this forum would murder me for doing so lmao.
Someone prolly coming up with a plan right now due to you subtly mentioning you have 2 lmao
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Bummed that some people managed multiple pre-orders and I couldn't even get in one.
Was the Playstation 4 and Xbox One pre-order period this ridiculous?
Was the Playstation 4 and Xbox One pre-order period this ridiculous?
sixteen-bit
Member
can't hate the hustle
LucidMomentum
Member
Got one from Amazon but then pre-ordered at Gamestop to cover my bases once I found out I have that Friday off due to my work schedule.
I want to pick it up at midnight and my friend's birthday is that Sunday so I figured it'd be a hell of a gift.
Amazon doesn't deliver to my house until late at night and I might put on a Switch launch party get together with friends to catch up and try 1,2 Switch so I wanted one I could pick up in town.
Of course not, but Nintendo always does this with their self-imposed stock limits.
It really doesn't help that it's a Nintendo product. Between their infamous stock issues and the high scalper audience they attract, it's a recipe for disaster.
I helped out a NeoGAF member over at the B/S/T thread with an extra preorder I had for a pretty darn fair price. I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but $30 on top of the actual cost isn't much to ask for when considering these things are going for $450+ on other sites.
ArkhamFantasy
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I was able to order my ps4 off amazon the morning after E3.
Alcotholic
Banned
Is there a limit on how many one person can preorder?
Amazon and GameStop should have systems in place to prevent scalpers.
Amazon and GameStop should have systems in place to prevent scalpers.
Guardian Monkey
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Not sure if you saw but there was a brewing shitstorm yesterday. a few people that had more than one switch order online had orders canceled at gamestop.
outunderthestars
Banned
I have an Amazon one I can have shipped to you if you need. You've been a great gaf member and I have extra preorders I don't need.
Pretty sure there was one on Amazon. I tried to preorder 2 in my account (one for me and one for my gf) and couldn't. Nothing that can't be worked around by having multiple accounts though.
I think there is a one per person limit everywhere (at least Best Buy, Amazon, and Gamestop if I'm not mistaken.) Doesn't prevent people from making a preorder at each retailer and having their spouse, child, and dog do the same.
Best Buy had system preorders available for nearly 12 hours. I got in one right at midnight, then changed my mind on the color and ordered one at 1pm. It was the easiest Nintendo launch since gamecube.
Guardian Monkey
Member
What sold out in minutes.. besides the zelda specials editions the switches were in stock at least half a day...
No.
And the complaints about the preorders is a bit confusing to me.
It was fairly easy to preorder one from multiple places in the first 24 hours and there was still chances 48-72 hours after the reveal.
Damn. That's not even geared towards me and that is super cool of you. Way to go man.
Hoho for breakfast
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I think they were only shipping like 2 million for launch month. So if that's the case...maybe in April? Honestly I think if they're smart they'll just keep on doing this until Holidays of this year. See how much people want one right about now when they can't get one?
2 million does seem really low though. I think the PS4 went over a million sold through on launch day in the US alone. So this 2 million if true is a very low number.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
I seriously doubt that. We already know how many units Nintendo is looking to ship, and I assume pretty much all of that has been allocated already. I think these may be impossible to get if you didn't pre-order already. At least in March.
I think it kind of depends on your connection speed. I only have 24Mb and my Wii U seems to download at almost that speed. BOTW's 18gb would likely take 2.5-3 hours for me. And that's not taking into account possible network congestion and any possible day 1 OS patch (the Wii U had one that was about 1GB.)
Either way, if you're going digital with Zelda day 1 it's probably going to be a painful wait.
Guardian Monkey
Member
Also I wonder if alot of these orders are duplicates... It seems that alot that ordered had a backup.. once people drop these expect at least some of these to drop. The problem now is that this was before alot of sites were talking about the switch ... it is now been watched by the public.. so who knows where demand goes.
PSFan
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Those could be fake sales. The reseller could have an alt account to bid up his auction or to make it look like he has sold the items for a lot of money already. It's just one of many shady tactics these slimeballs use to scam people.
Plus as others said, EBay doesn't allow you to sell preorders that they won't have for more than 30 days.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I appreciate the offer, but it's all good, I'd rather get the red/blue model anyway. There's no urgency besides my gadget lust.
Unfortunately last week wasn't the best time for pre-orders to go up for me. I got married on January 7th and was on my honeymoon all last week, so pre-ordering a videogame console wasn't anywhere near the front of my mind. By the time I caught up with news and realized they were available, they were long gone.
Look at the Zelda Master edition sales for even more craziness. (Edit: Actually was looking at "completed sales" instead of "sold items". The sold list is still prtty crazy tho.)
Guardian Monkey
Member
doesnt mean it will sell for that
I imagine a good deal of orders are people making sure they have their bases covered. I had two preorders placed for a North American Nintendo Switch just in case I'm not able to land a Japanese one when preorders open for those.
I know a couple of folks personally who have a preorder placed at Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon, and GameStop just in case stock was greatly exaggerated.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Blah. I have a 300Mb connection, but I very much doubt Nintendo will be able to saturate that bandwidth.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
They're selling for around $400 - $450. Still a good profit.
Yea, I realized I was looking at "completed" not "sold." Sold still has plenty of completed items at $400
Smiles and Cries
Member
I grabbed one of those than cancelled after seeing what is in the box thinking it was the same thing but nope
sheesh this is a mess
Guardian Monkey
Member
LOL I think he means on Nintendos side... expect the system to crash.... buying zelda digital at launch sounds a bit insane... even if so people are going all digital why not get one physical game to fit in the slot....
OsirisBlack
Banned
There is demand for this but it's mostly being inflated by the extremely limited number of pre orders Nintendo is allowing. I'd really like to compare some other stores numbers as we've had to actually cancel preorders while not even breaking 100 units. This is at one of the larger stores. We currently have 4 times the number of games preorders vs actual systems.
Guardian Monkey
Member
what are you talk about zelda special editions or the the switch ?? And what store...
Sleeping Lesson
Member
A fast internet connection is not going to cause the "system to crash".
BronsonLee
Member
But millions of people trying to download games might
Guardian Monkey
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what?? I am talking about the system overloading...
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