Congrats!
. We have the same order total, though I went with 2x Neon Red Joy-Cons and 2x Black straps and my carrying case is red instead of blue.Not looking forward to this month's credit card bill lol.
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Is anyone else waiting for Japanese Nintendo Switch preorders?
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. We have the same order total, though I went with 2x Neon Red Joy-Cons and 2x Black straps and my carrying case is red instead of blue.Not looking forward to this month's credit card bill lol.
Masked Man
I said wow
Managed to sneak in my order earlier this afternoon! Even came with the limited edition poster pack. Looking forward to playing Zelda on release day. (I just wish it came with that super-slick Sheikah Slate carrying case...)
Phenomenal Flea
Member
I am still refreshing the website madly to no avail. Apparently I don't deserve one.
This is driving me insane.
This is driving me insane.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Congrats!
Not looking forward to this month's credit card bill lol.
Yeah, the bill will be something. I'm just really thankful I won't have to buy from a scalper.
I really want that case too. I hope they put it up for sale later.
The site is a mess at the moment, your best chance is the second after they've completed maintenance. Whenever that is.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Nintendo buys Jurassic Park IP,
Replaces T-REX with Godzilla
Phenomenal Flea
Member
Finally, finally, FINALLY got my order through at 7:29. I am so tired. ;-;
At least I know I'm going to sleep tonight.
At least I know I'm going to sleep tonight.
Apparition
Member
Man, this is way worse than the Yodobashi crash. At least there you could see the goodies but all I see here is Godzilla smiling smugly at poor us :'(
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Okay, it doesn't look like Nintendo is planning to let me see what's inside my cart tonight, so I'll just leave it refreshing itself every minute and hopefully stop it from getting cleared. Goodnight.
pitt_norton
Member
All day, I still just cannot get in to order... I haven't cursed so much in a long time... Zelda I'm coming~
You mean postcards?
I set an autorefresher to 2 seconds each and got in only a few minutes later. Purchased a sword, but had to pay 500 yen shipping because you cant add any other items to it..I wanted one of the blue exclusive pouches!
If your card bounces, call customer support in case fraud protection blocks it.
Yep, it was charged immediately.
Apparition
Member
I should have specified that that's the LE that I'm after for Echoes, the Valentia Complete edition.
Man, this is prime time ridiculous, I can't believe I haven't managed to get this page to load even a single page after a whole day. This bodes ill for the rest of the releases they plan to release over here in Japan. I can't believe I'd see the day I'd rather deal with preorder bullshit in America over Japan, but here we are.
Argh!! I got to the last page and pressed the confirm order button and it became error page again... A short while later this message popped up in the error page. I'm not sure if my order got through, waiting for the email from Nintendo if possible.
アクセス集中によりご迷惑をおかけし、申し訳ありません。
発売日お届け分の「Nintendo Switchカスタマイズ本体」の予約受け付けは終了しました。
今後の予約再開時期については、後日ご案内します。
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by access concentration.
Reservation acceptance of "Nintendo Switch Customized Body" for Release Date Delivered has ended.
We will inform you about the timing of reservation resumption in the future at a later date.
tldr: Guess preorders ended today, there will be another round TBA.
アクセス集中によりご迷惑をおかけし、申し訳ありません。
発売日お届け分の「Nintendo Switchカスタマイズ本体」の予約受け付けは終了しました。
今後の予約再開時期については、後日ご案内します。
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by access concentration.
Reservation acceptance of "Nintendo Switch Customized Body" for Release Date Delivered has ended.
We will inform you about the timing of reservation resumption in the future at a later date.
tldr: Guess preorders ended today, there will be another round TBA.
Yagami_Sama
Member
12 hours after and I still not able to load any page.
Later on I will try at least try to add my address and creditcard information.
Later on I will try at least try to add my address and creditcard information.
Mailenstein
Member
Customizable Nintendo Switch Set for launch day delivery sold out:
I preordered The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with the reduced prices. It's definitely nice to get LoZ: BotW for ~$60 and MK8D for ~$52 after shipping.
The Switch Pro Controller also dropped a bit in price too for those looking to pick it up. Bomberman's still essentially MSRP though.
I managed to get back into the store, but apparently my order never went through. 
Went to key in my shipping address details and prepare for the next preorder round. The extra time wasted keying in these information earlier meant chances the order won't get confirmed. Fingers crossed the next Switch preorder won't be long now.
Yup...first batch preorders sold out.
Went to key in my shipping address details and prepare for the next preorder round. The extra time wasted keying in these information earlier meant chances the order won't get confirmed. Fingers crossed the next Switch preorder won't be long now.
Yup...first batch preorders sold out.
Zenaku
Member
Finally managed to get into the site after waking up, and decided to check my Tenso account, make sure everything's fine before ordering anything, and found out they can't/won't ship li-ion batteries anymore. Does that affect the Switch and other handhelds, or is it limited to chargers and the like?
Edit: Just read through it more, things with batteries built in can be shipped, just not batteries on their own.
Edit: Just read through it more, things with batteries built in can be shipped, just not batteries on their own.
Cheers for the heads up. If that's the case then I wouldn't have been able to afford the console even if the store hadn't been down all day anyway. Looks like I''ll be scouring my local Geo stores for one on launch day.
Was hoping to pick up the Zelda LE withe the sword but having just managed to get access to the software page it would appear that it is now sold out. Standard edition it is then.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
People after the BotW DCE, you can still get the game-less CE and the Master Sword (& postcard set). Then you'll have all the DCE items except the game itself.
https://store.nintendo.co.jp/category/STORELIMITEDGOODS/
Anyway, some neighborhood cats woke me up a few minutes ago so I got to order the game-less CE myself. Thanks cats. Here's the total haul.
There goes the piggy bank...
https://store.nintendo.co.jp/category/STORELIMITEDGOODS/
Anyway, some neighborhood cats woke me up a few minutes ago so I got to order the game-less CE myself. Thanks cats. Here's the total haul.
There goes the piggy bank...
Naked Snake
Member
It says "Product delivery: beginning in early May of 2017"
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Yeah, the sword is shipping in May.
pitt_norton
Member
Same thing happened to me... I swore so hard at the screen after spending that time filling details etc haha THIS close!!! THIS CLOSE!!!
Naked Snake
Member
The site was working for me today (although everything I wanted was sold out), but now suddenly it won't show me anything anymore and I get the:
"We apologize for any inconvenience caused by access concentration. Reservation acceptance of "Nintendo Switch Customized Body" for Release Date Delivered has ended. We will inform you about the timing of future reservation resumption at a later date."
Message on every page. Even on my address, customer info and wish list pages...
Lord Ghirahim
Member
The site is currently working in Chrome for me. Like half the time.
It's not working in Firefox. At all.
pitt_norton
Member
i think its just everybody else that gave up yesterday and have come today for another chance!
Bad news guys~
Lord Ghirahim
Member
It's possible Nintendo is saving their bandwidth for me to thank me for spending my food money on their toys.
Naked Snake
Member
Delicious neon red and blue toys
I feel like Nintendo struck a deal with the devil to get those colors. They are hypnotically attractive. The last time I ever bought or even considered a colored electronic device was the GBA SP, and ever since then I scoffed at anything other than plain black or grey... but these Neon Switch colors, I don't know man, black magic I tell ya.
Naked Snake
Member
Switch is not releasing in my country, and importing from Japan is the cheapest than from anywhere else. Here is how much a Switch costs (and converted to my local currency--Jordanian Dinar) from these sites:
Amazon Japan --- YEN 32,378 --- JOD 203.8
Amazon France --- EUR 314,00 --- JOD 239.74
Amazon Spain --- EUR 319,00 --- JOD 243.56
Amazon UK --- £279.99 --- JOD 249.02
Amazon US --- $326.61 --- JOD 249.35
I have forwarding addresses in all these countries and shipping to me costs the same. Traditionally I always bought from the US because it was always the cheapest, but it's bizzare that with the Switch USA is actually the most expensive option!
And the fact that there is no more region locking makes buying from Japan more attractive, not less
kuroneko0509
Member
ok Nintendo, unlike your ningojira... I really have no idea what is this
edit: ladybug + trees(?) + balloon(?)
edit: ladybug + trees(?) + balloon(?)
pitt_norton
Member
Not happy, so I'll just continue playing make believe....
Many of us live in Japan.
ok Nintendo, unlike your ningojira... I really have no idea what is this
edit: ladybug + trees(?) + balloon(?)
Those are plants and ladybug and magnifying glass. I.e. They are looking for the bug?
Lord Ghirahim
Member
The cool shit.
Compsiox
Banned
Switch is not releasing in my country, and importing from Japan is the cheapest than from anywhere else. Here is how much a Switch costs (and converted to my local currency--Jordanian Dinar) from these sites:
Amazon Japan --- YEN 32,378 --- JOD 203.8
Amazon France --- EUR 314,00 --- JOD 239.74
Amazon Spain --- EUR 319,00 --- JOD 243.56
Amazon UK --- £279.99 --- JOD 249.02
Amazon US --- $326.61 --- JOD 249.35
I have forwarding addresses in all these countries and shipping to me costs the same. Traditionally I always bought from the US because it was always the cheapest, but it's bizzare that with the Switch USA is actually the most expensive option!
And the fact that there is no more region locking makes buying from Japan more attractive, not less
Well alright then. Definitely justified. I can't believe the Switch isnt cheaper in the US.
Apparition
Member
I have never refreshed a page more times in my life and I got nothing but Mr. Copyzilla. It's completely amazing that the store is totally empty now. Don't they want to sell games at least?
Amazon Japan already has a digital store up for the Switch. It only has 3 games at the moment, but they are offering 10% discount on digital (retail is still cheaper with 14% discount). At least, you get the digital game earlier.
Amazon Japan already has a digital store up for the Switch. It only has 3 games at the moment, but they are offering 10% discount on digital (retail is still cheaper with 14% discount). At least, you get the digital game earlier.
The bad thing is that it sets a precedent. You get the regular version of a game pretty much everywhere, then you get a limited edition at most big retailers which has some good stuff, then you get an ultimate version which contains the limited edition one plus some more cool shit exclusively at the nintendo store (if it's up).