Generally speaking, if you preorder the day they go live you should have no problem getting the console day one.
However, this is Nintendo we are taking about so they might only allocate 15 Switches for the entirety of Canada.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 8: Don't Move Here For The Deals
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Generally speaking, if you preorder the day they go live you should have no problem getting the console day one.
However, this is Nintendo we are taking about so they might only allocate 15 Switches for the entirety of Canada.
chaobreaker
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Is this where I should keep my eyes on getting a Switch on Amazon?
Not even sure if this is some proper placeholder page or whatever.
Not even sure if this is some proper placeholder page or whatever.
I MISSED IT
Also - where can I get a PSVita in Canada? I finally want to jump on board but there doesn't seem to be a brick and mortar store that has any stock.
zer0blivion
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I got mine at a Shopper's Drug Mart. They sell games and stuff, but nobody seems to buy them.I MISSED IT
Also - where can I get a PSVita in Canada? I finally want to jump on board but there doesn't seem to be a brick and mortar store that has any stock.
chrominance
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There's a Shoppers near my office that sells video games, but it only has a sad little stand on the second floor, with one side containing old games including PS3 games (and I think even one PSP game!). That side faces a window and so is sunbleached to shit.
Meanwhile, it actually has a bunch of new releases. They had Watch Dogs 2 for $49.99 a few months back, for example. But all the new release games are hidden in a drawer behind the counter, with no display copies or any sign at all that they exist in the store. You'd have to know they stock new releases and ask specifically if they have a certain title in order to buy anything. I'm really confused as to what this retail strategy is supposed to accomplish.
It's especially weird because the OTHER Shoppers near my office that sells video games has them all out on a wall display by the counters (not even really BEHIND the counter). That one had BF1 for $49.99 around the same time, and you could just grab a copy no problem.
The Elite
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The feeling I am getting by the way retailers are preparing their sites is that orders are going to hit quickly. EB is already advertising on their main page that they will be having an upgrade deal.
I hope I can walk in at 10 am tomorrow and order my Switch there. I will try to secure an online order tonight as well.
catpurrcat
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Canada Computers or NCIX have locations along subway line, good prices.
We can always wait!
but honestly, there won't be any shortage on this like people are expecting
The Elite
BOSS
We don't know yet. Hopefully Nintendo doesn't fuck this up.
UberTag
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I'm extremely doubtful of being able to land an online pre-order anywhere tonight without wretched scalpers bringing down servers and clearing through allotments in a minute or less.
Planning to line up outside of EBGames at open tomorrow and cover the full cost of the system.
None of this deposit so they can sell it off to someone else, crap. I don't trust any retailers and I don't trust Nintendo.
My Shoppers have the most random stuff. They have Move controllers for $20 and nobody is even buying those. They still have Playstation plus cards for $50 too and then random ass old PSP games for full price.
With all this shortage doom and gloom from everyone, i'm scared lol
What if Nintendo knocks it out of the park tonight and I can't get my hands on one at launch!
Honestly, i can't remember the last time preorders for a console have run out. Even PS4 and Xbone preorders, you could just do (and if they did run out, it wasn't for until good while after they began).
I really think preordering a Switch shouldn't be a massive deal, you're bound to find a retailer that can do it. There is literally zero benefit to Nintendo for making these things scarce, especially since it launches at the end of fiscal year.
castaction
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same here going there pay full so i know i have my pre order set
Here is where I am currently watching:
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01M6ZJW0O/022748-20/
BestBuy:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/nintendoswitch.aspx
EBGames:
https://www.ebgames.ca/Platform/Games/726935
Walmart:
http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/nintendo-switch-console/6000196750729
Toys R Us:
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=115713676
This is handy as all get-out. Thank you for posting!
No worries
. I am also expecting pre-orders somewhere at thesource.ca, but have not been able to nail down a product page as of yet...There's no benefit to making them scarce, but they are still bound by the amount the factory can crank out before launch, whether the parts makers can keep up, etc.
I can remember the last time pre-orders for a console ran out: the Wii. But who knows if we'll ever see something like that again?
catpurrcat
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No worries
You are always very helpful with posting links! Thank you.
Anyone else feel this has a lot less hype than the NES Classic? My fb feed is not even mentioning it, though twitter has it trending but its the usual ultra fans tweeting so...
The PS4 app works if you download it from an account from another country. I got it from my Japanese PSN account and it works with my Canadian Prime account.
I assume you could do something similar on other consoles as well.
And yes that's pretty stupid. For some reason it seems Amazon.ca doesn't want people to know their service can be used on consoles.
Probably yeah. I don't go to McDonald's often so I only noticed it last month or maybe a little earlier.
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/1...endo-switch-pre-orders-available-nintendo-ny/
It's a tad disconcerting when Nintendo NY tweets that it will have limited pre-orders.
... I mean all pre-orders a limited, but still.
It's a tad disconcerting when Nintendo NY tweets that it will have limited pre-orders.
... I mean all pre-orders a limited, but still.
ReddishGUI
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They want people to line-up and generate hype.
To be fair, the'ye not going to say "we have ample supply, come whenever you like!"
xclaw
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This is every Nintendo launch every. Oldest trick in the marketing book.... annoying as it is.
Every? Was it the same case for WiiU and 3ds?
You always preorder those around e3 to try and save the 20-30%.
And then there's always events at SDM.
Same thing for Xbox One. Switch region to US. Download Prime app and switch region back to Canada. Login with your Canadian Prime account and the videos available on Canadian Prime will work.
BulletSmoke
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Anybody unable to go to the Switch event in Toronto?
I live there and wouldn't mind going for you
I live there and wouldn't mind going for you
catpurrcat
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U wasnt in demand, and 3ds was way over priced so also sat on shelves.
So I'm betting on $249 minimum USD price. $299 for the pro sku.
ASilentProtagonist
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Thanks for this!
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar
Awesome - thank you.
Edit: Also, Firmware 3.51 for the PS Vita, is that sought after thing for homebrew/custom firmware? Does it matter?
It seems like Sony and Microsoft had smoother launches for their latest consoles.
Are they going to drip feed these pre-orders until release?
I think they could be hard to find, but I'd like to believe the concern about preorders (especially brick and mortar preorders) being nuts/instantly sold out on Day 1 is just an instance of gamers working themselves up.
I was also quite worried about my PS4 preorder -- clearly it was the most popular machine for preorders and I expected it might be tough to secure one... but I went randomly on the first day and it was a non-issue.
I don't think Switch preorders will be nearly as high-demand, though maybe allocations will be that much worse?
Drip feeding is how Nintendo generates hype, sadly. Tons of free PR.
In all honesty I don't even play video games any more if it isn't a mobile game I can whip out between/during classes. I purchase games just to make my shelves look nice.
awesome. gonna have all 5 windows open on my stream tonight constantly refreshing during the show
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I'm gonna line up at EB Games before they open tomorrow. I got $250 in store credit which I need to move to the Switch.
If the Switch is a hybrid then the price should be between handheld and console games. Handheld games = $40 US and console games = $60 US therefore Switch games should be $50 US but that's just wishful thinking on my part.
If the Switch is a hybrid then the price should be between handheld and console games. Handheld games = $40 US and console games = $60 US therefore Switch games should be $50 US but that's just wishful thinking on my part.
ReddishGUI
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Why aren't you already there??
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
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I've used it for games, but never for hardware.
The last time I used that option online, the manager said he had to make sure that I ordered "in time" before he could go into the back and get my game. Not really sure what he meant by that, but it's making me feel a little uneasy going into the pre-orders tonight. I'm thinking that I might place my order online with them tonight, and then drop by the store tomorrow and just make sure that there will be a unit at the store specifically for me on launch day. (I have to go to the mall anyway)
We're getting $74.99 Switch games, I imagine. Though an in-between price like you said would be awesome.
HubbaBubba
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What are people's, preferably those not in a city with distribution centres, experiences with console launch delivery from Amazon?
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