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[iphys]

Digitally? You're going to have to spend on memory cards. 32 gigs won't get you far.

I feel like I probably won't buy as many games now that they're so expensive, but is that the main reason people are going physical?

 

[ReddishGUI]

I haven't been to an EB in many years. Do you have to pre-pay the whole amount when pre-ordering a console there?

50$

 

[_Final_Phoenix_]

THOSE WHO WANT A RED/BLUE SYSTEM:

My cousin went to his local EB games to (unsuccessfully) pre order stuff. This is what he texted me:

"And if you want a red and blue system... You have to buy the black one, and get the girl to write that the person wanted the blue and red.. And the employee all were told pre orders would start at the end of the month"

Then, when I asked about why orders today are so damn limited when they won't be ordered until end of the month:

"That what's they were told.. The girl watched the conference and when they said start tomorrow, she said her boss called her to come in earlier"

And the check out system is tripping out, some products dont even have skus yet, but they know the quantity they have to sell and are writing down what's being sold

She said there is no product code for the blue and red.. But she knows she can sell them cause they have quantity listed

Employee are being told to write down that you got the blue and red and will call you back to confirm purchase, otherwise you'll have pre ordered the black one

EDIT: A user below didn't seem to need to jump through these hoops, so YMMV?

This is wrong. They had no problem ordering neon systems when I went this morning. They had an allocation for both colors.

 

[Dazzler]

Might double dip on the PS4 version of PPT. I already have the Japanese version, but I'd love to have it in English

 

[leeman]

EBGames.ca / BestBuy.ca are steadily adding games over the course of the day:

EBGames.ca
https://www.ebgames.ca/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=405

BestBuy.ca
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/categor...ng%3aPreorder&page=1&sortBy=date&sortDir=desc

 

[shezbot]

Lots:

Legend of Zelda BOTW
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01N33O68B/022748-20/

Mario Kart Switch
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01N1037CV/022748-20/

Skyrim
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01N332TG8/022748-20/

Lego City Undercover
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01N2201SM/022748-20/

Splatoon 2
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01N9QVIRV/022748-20/

Super Mario Odyssey
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MY7GHKJ/022748-20/

Puyo Puyo Tetris
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MT8L7BX/022748-20/

Xenoblade 2
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MU9VUKN/022748-20/

ARMS
https://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01NBTWOVC/022748-20/

FIFA Switch up too.

 

[Luigi87]

Reggie showing the Zelda Master Edition on Treehouse.

Also Amazon CSR making some small talk with me. Huh

 

[antibolo]

I feel like I probably won't buy as many games now that they're so expensive, but is that the main reason people are going physical?

I'm going physical (with Prime) because it's going to be cheaper than digital.

I generally prefer digital on handhelds but with the shitty Canadian pricing I'll save whatever I can.

 

[AaronMT86]

I wonder why the Pro Controller isn't up for pre-order yet

 

[AzerPhire]

THOSE WHO WANT A RED/BLUE SYSTEM:

My cousin went to his local EB games to (unsuccessfully) pre order stuff. This is what he texted me:



Then, when I asked about why orders today are so damn limited when they won't be ordered until end of the month:

This is wrong. They had no problem ordering neon systems when I went this morning. They had an allocation for both colors.

 

[zroid]

The Zelda Switch case in the CE is pretty cool...

they're showing it in detail on the live stream

looks like it has compartments for games and shit

 

[antibolo]

THOSE WHO WANT A RED/BLUE SYSTEM:

My cousin went to his local EB games to (unsuccessfully) pre order stuff. This is what he texted me:



Then, when I asked about why orders today are so damn limited when they won't be ordered until end of the month:

Sounds like a mess. I guess I won't bother going out of my way for the neon model. If I can get it, great, if not, whatevs.

 

[phoenix296]

Reggie showing the Zelda Master Edition on Treehouse.

Also Amazon CSR making some small talk with me. Huh

Sword is bent. lol

Case is nice though. I'll settle for the 2nd tier special edition.

 

[Luigi87]

Sword is bent. lol

Case is nice though. I'll settle for the 2nd tier special edition.

I noticed that, haha
I really, really want the case though.

 

[added_time]

I went to the EB on Bloor Street. They had consoles but only grey left.
I want the colour one so I can wait.

 

[_Final_Phoenix_]

This is wrong. They had no problem ordering neon systems when I went this morning. They had an allocation for both colors.

In that case, his local EB probably got screwed over? Hm, dunno.

 

[zroid]

Yeah I was wondering who bent the sword. :lol

 

[Anth0ny]

zelda is eighty fucking dollars plus tax

 

[Big Chungus]

Just got an order in for the Switch at BestBuy, i checked my order history and it's there but I still haven't received a confirmation email.

 

[Riptwo]

Is the non-Master Zelda special edition available for preorder in-store at EB? Trying to figure out if I need to move my work team meeting to some place near a store or not.

 

[poodpick]

I was interested in the master edition but that sword looks horrible

 

[killroy87]

I was interested in the master edition but that sword looks horrible

Agreed. I actually want the special edition more, cuz every other piece from it looks really good. That case is super nice, and functional.

 

[balohna]

Has anyone tried pre-ordering in person at Best Buy yet?

I'm on the west coast so they aren't even open here yet.

 

[JSR_Cube]

Just got an order in for the Switch at BestBuy, i checked my order history and it's there but I still haven't received a confirmation email.

It took about 30 minutes for me to get my email when I pre-ordered at 9.

 

[poodpick]

Agreed. I actually want the special edition more, cuz every other piece from it looks really good. That case is super nice, and functional.

Plus if it goes up on amazon it might be a smart buy with the 20% discount with the case included.

 

[Big Chungus]

Has anyone tried pre-ordering in person at Best Buy yet?

I'm on the west coast so they aren't even open here yet.

i've asked their twitter and on their forums but no response

their switch page says preorders only online...so i have no idea

 

[zroid]

For those who missed it on the stream

storage for 12 game cards, pretty good

 

[killroy87]

For those who missed it on the stream

storage for 12 game cards, pretty good

Hope it can fit an AC cord too.

 

[tiijj]

For those who missed it on the stream


storage for 12 game cards, pretty good

where's the bendy sword

 

[C00kie M0nster]

My fiance went to EB Games in Kitchener, Ontario about 5 minutes ago. She pre-ordered the neon console with no issues. They were unable to let her pre-order the pro controller though which was odd. No SKU in their system yet maybe?

 

[_Final_Phoenix_]

where's the bendy sword

I have plenty of USB type C cords already, hopefully a smaller brick will be nough to charge it. Or maybe an officially licensed third party charger will be released with a smaller brick.

 

[eyesradar]

Secured an unit at local EB. They got ~40 grey ones and ~14 red/blue ones.

 

[iphys]

I'm going physical (with Prime) because it's going to be cheaper than digital.

I generally prefer digital on handhelds but with the shitty Canadian pricing I'll save whatever I can.

I really don't like the whole idea of Prime and want to avoid using it if possible. If Nintendo manage to make MyNintendo a better incentive for Switch, buying digitally might not work out so bad. Maybe I should wait to see if Shoppers carries the games, as that would be the best deal though.

 

[Big Chungus]

fuck it, im not going to my local best buy to check if they're doing in store preorders, its -40c outside.

 

[killroy87]

fuck it, im not going to my local best buy to check if they're doing in store preorders, its -40c outside.

Lol call them?

 

[i-Jest]

Is the non-Master Zelda special edition available for preorder in-store at EB? Trying to figure out if I need to move my work team meeting to some place near a store or not.

I believe so. Have you called any locations?

 

[phoenix296]

where's the bendy sword

.

 

[Anth0ny]

.

LOL oh my god what a piece of shit

$200 for that

 

[explodet]

Woke up late and saw all the posts about the usual online preordering clusterfuck. Went and lined up for a Switch preorder at the Eaton Centre EB, locked it in about an hour ago.

They were no longer taking preorders of BotW Master Editions (they were out), but thankfully I'm not big on CE's these days.

 

[shadow2810]

LOL oh my god what a piece of shit

$200 for that

twist: the sword actually looks like that in game.

 

[Twilight Princess]

Wtf it's bent

 

[Brandson]

Just went to the EB Games at Commerce Court when grabbing lunch. The store was empty, but they were nevertheless already sold out of Switches, somehow. I find that a bit surprising considering that location isn't exactly a gamer destination from what I can tell.

 

[Returners]

Just went to the EB Games at Commerce Court when grabbing lunch. The store was empty, but they were nevertheless already sold out of Switches, somehow. I find that a bit surprising considering that location isn't exactly a gamer destination from what I can tell.

You'll be surprised. People go there coming in for work at 8am.

Last time for NES classic, they had a 50+ people line before 8am.

 

[explodet]

Just went to the EB Games at Commerce Court when grabbing lunch. The store was empty, but they were nevertheless already sold out of Switches, somehow. I find that a bit surprising considering that location isn't exactly a gamer destination from what I can tell.

I was there this morning around 9:30, and there was a line for preorders. They ran out of preorders and cut off the line, which is why I had to go to the EB at the Eaton Centre.

That location opening at 8am didn't help.

 

[Brinbe]

Woke up late and saw all the posts about the usual online preordering clusterfuck. Went and lined up for a Switch preorder at the Eaton Centre EB, locked it in about an hour ago.

They were no longer taking preorders of BotW Master Editions (they were out), but thankfully I'm not big on CE's these days.

Ha, I probably saw you there.

 

[thebisonxrc]

The EB Games that I went to this morning had 7 red/blue and 28 grey. I made sure to snag a red/blue and had full intention of pre-ordering the Zelda Master Edition also, but this EB Games only had one pre-order available for it. ONE! I was third in line, so I'm shit out of luck. Oh well, come on Amazon...

 

[sh1fty]

Good luck to everyone hunting for the pre-orders!

I'm probably holding off until at least Holiday 2017... With the system price of $399 CAD, the pro controller probably $99 and Zelda $79... that's alot of money to spend for 1 game.

Once Mario Odyssey is out and (hopefully) Pokemon Sun & Moon, I'll seriously consider it.

 

[Fake_Empire]

Is there a twitter to follow to know when the Zelda Masters edition goes for sale anywhere? Or just watch this thread?

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

Has anyone been able to order the Zelda Limited (not Master) edition in Canada? I don't see it online anywhere and was wondering if anybody enquired into it for in-store pre-orders.

 

[Conezays]

Has anyone been able to order the Zelda Limited (not Master) edition in Canada? I don't see it online anywhere and was wondering if anybody enquired into it for in-store pre-orders.

Haven't seen it (or Bomberman) on Amazon yet.