SoldierOfLight
Member
Geez, just looked through c list to see what I'd find. Nintendo Switch running from $400-$1250. All for Friday too.
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Nintendo Switch Preorder Thread (U.S.)
- Thread starter That Damn Kid
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When I called today the guy said "a few extra", which does not fill me with much hope. My BB is in a very large, busy mall, and the only one within 30 miles, so for them to only have 'a few extra' is either extremely short-sighted or a load of bullshit.
Ah, man. Same here I dunno if I want to bother calling, I kinda just want to rely on my GS preorder working out. I guess if I'm going to have a backup I should probably follow through on it, though. What if it's in "Status: Pre-ordered
Available Fri, Mar 3."? It shows as in the initial processing stage but that's not the same as "in progress," so is there no issue there? Or does preordered come before in progress?
$1250? What???
JaseMath
Member
Posting for the new page.
Pre-ordered is goodthat's the second stage. If the status is marked as In-Progress, that's when you need to take action.
Pre-ordered is goodthat's the second stage. If the status is marked as In-Progress, that's when you need to take action.
shit, that affects my pro controller. Thankfully my Zelda Masters Edition is in Pre-Ordered. Damnit I don't wanna call :/
darkazcura
Member
Some of my orders say In Progress but that's because of Visa Checkout. If anyone did Visa Checkout and it says in progress on said order, you should probably be fine.
I did my Switch order before Visa Checkout and it says pre-ordered. Guess I'm ok there.
Thank you. So sorry you are dealing with this! I hope it still gets to you for pick-up by Friday.
BTW, the reason I was/still am a little confused is that although I of course believe you that pre-ordered is the second stage after "in-progress," the bar underneath shows:
Processing - Preparing - Ready to Pick Up - Picked Up
And a colored dot above the "processing" step, so I figured it was potentially the same or still considered the first step, but it seems not from what you said.
JaseMath
Member
Care to elaborate? That's exactly the reason I called in the first place...
I asked the rep the same thing, and she said Pre-Ordered is basically saying the order is confirmed in their system and is awaiting fulfillment.
Ah, I see. Whereas "in-progress" means the order isn't yet confirmed in their system?
Isn't it illegal in some states to sell electronics or other items like this at prices significantly above retail value?
And who would actually pay $600+ for a system on launch day?
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
I called. Mine are in progress or pre-ordered but the actual status are preparing. She assured me that meant they are not allowed to be released until "Nintendo allows them to ship" which should be the 2nd according to her, but, everything is fine with all of my orders.
piratepwnsninja
Member
So my Switch says Pre-Ordered.
My games say In Progress, but when you go to the Order Details, they say Pre-Ordered, as they were part of an order with some stuff that has already come in.
do you also see I Am Setsuna? If so does it have English options as well?
They are both coming to US, but I didn't know the Asian versions had full English options already. Would've been superb launch games to have.
Simo
Member
For comparison the Wal-Mart's close to my nearest Best Buy have between 20 to 50 units so I'd have to imagine the Best Buy would have something comparable in inventory,
I'm going to head to my BB that's doing ticketing and then processing transactions at 11:30.
timetokill
Banned
Is there an official list of best micro sd cards to use with switch yet, or are people just making educated guesses?
Ooooh would bite on an imported physical copy if so.
Looks like I'm not getting a Switch. Finally got a hold of Gamestop and the customer service tech who said he was recreating my order never did anything. Not sure what he plans to do with my credit card info I gave him. They lady I just talked to said there was nothing in the notes saying he was going to create a new order and when I told her what the guy told me she just hung up on me. I knew I should have preorded through Best Buy. What a bummer.
darkazcura
Member
It was asked a while ago in some Visa Checkout deals threads because there was concern also, but any order placed using Visa Checkout will read as In Progress for whatever reason, but if you click into the order and look at the individual items it should say 'pre-ordered'. I would take an image of my orders to show what I'm talking about but don't want my order numbers and what not out there.
Anyway, for example I ordered Horizon with Visa Checkout (along with BOTW and a random 5 dollar gift card). My overall order still reads in progress, but my 5 dollar gift card shipped out to me fine, and Horizon just switched to ready to pick up. I expect BOTW to flip to ready to pick up even though the overall order still reads 'in progress.'
By all means, call Best Buy if that makes you feel more comfortable, but I just wanted to say that 'in progress' status should be fine if it is from a Visa Checkout deal as long as your individual items within the order are reading out correctly (like it saying pre-ordered).
Interesting, my actual status is "processing" which is before preparing. #_# Hard to keep this all straight. But, are you doing in-store pickup? For some reason I thought you were doing ship to home.
JaseMath
Member
I guess; she said there was a glitch that was preventing some orders from moving past the initial stages. That worries me since, if the system never moved my order past the initial stage, then BB wouldn't allocate stock for an order that's essentially floating out in space, unfulfilled. She can send it to her supervisor and do whatever else—it's not going to make stock magically appear for me.
I hope my order goes through. Luckily it's not the Switch itself, but my ProCon and BotW (and those two thing might have enough to go around at store opening).
You're right—my status says Pre-Ordered inside the order pages. That's odd. Hopefully everything else you said holds true!
My pre-order for Zelda (which I'm getting via in-store at BB) says:
Status: Pre-Ordered
Available: Thur Mar 2
The green dot is above processing (the first option).
You can't go wrong with SanDisk or Samsung. Just be sure (if buying them on-line) to get them from a reputbile place, as there's a lot of fake cards out there.
Status: Pre-Ordered
Available: Thur Mar 2
The green dot is above processing (the first option).
You can't go wrong with SanDisk or Samsung. Just be sure (if buying them on-line) to get them from a reputbile place, as there's a lot of fake cards out there.
Just cancelled my pre-order ... too expensive for one game right now. In 5 or 6 months, I'll probably pick it up. I also didn't want to scalp it, that felt kinda gross -- so, releasing it seemed the right thing.
I'm a little jealous of everyone getting it, but, financially, it's the right thing for me. I may keep the pre-order for the Zelda Special Edition, though ... just for when I do get it
I'm a little jealous of everyone getting it, but, financially, it's the right thing for me. I may keep the pre-order for the Zelda Special Edition, though ... just for when I do get it
Yes, it supposedly has universal language settings including English.
Really sorry to hear it. You may still be able to get one, though. I'm going to copy/paste some advice:
My biggest recommendation would be:
Have you been in the BST thread in the community forum? If you're in NA especially, several posters have been selling their preorders at cost in there, and you can check anyone's feedback in the feedback thread.
Alternately if you're in NA some stores are doing first come first serve, Target I know is one, I think Walmart also, and probably some others. I'd call your local store to see how many they're getting in and if they're selling at midnight and I'd arrive early whenever they are opening. GS is getting limited stock also so you may want to call them too.
Oh, gotcha. Well, worst case scenario you can download Zelda - I'm relieved for you that it's not your Switch!
I'm hoping just the JCs (possibly with grip) will suffice for Zelda. If I see a ProCon I might pick one up just as a backup and return it if the JCs are good as is (nice portmanteau BTW!).
Just cancelled my pre-order ... too expensive for one game right now. In 5 or 6 months, I'll probably pick it up. I also didn't want to scalp it, that felt kinda gross -- so, releasing it seemed the right thing.
I'm a little jealous of everyone getting it, but, financially, it's the right thing for me. I may keep the pre-order for the Zelda Special Edition, though ... just for when I do get it
Definitely keep the Zelda SE!!
PhazonBlazer
Member
So Best Buy should charge Thursday for my instore pickup?
Until a bit after the official launch that's all you have.
Oh sweet, thanks for the info!
Like with every store, you're charged when you at rang up at the checkout counter.
The Walmarts near me are showing nearly 60-80 Grey units alone, that's the kind of area I live in, so yeah, I don't buy that line from Best Buy either. I'd like to avoid Walmart (as a company, and because the store that's getting the most units is in a somewhat skeezy area which seems odd), but if I get to BB and they're still saying they won't have many and the line looks bad, I guess I'll head there. At they very least I can be inside.
PadWarrior
Member
I'm good to go right?
Yes, processing is what you need to look out for, but you are fine
I'm good to go right?
The average completed sale price is around $450.
PadWarrior
Member
K thanks!
shouamabane
Member
For shipping, "Preparing" is good to go?
The12thGripper
Member
JaseMath
Member
You'll get your final pre-authorization when " Your In-Store Pickup is Ready!" email is sent. They'll charge your card at pick up.
Added a gift card to my amazon purchase a few hours ago and still have my preorder so that didn't seem to mess up thankfully
I think you're good as long as you don't change the payment option (i.e. pay the item off fully with store credit, which replaces the card you used).
I put $59 in credit on my Switch and it didn't change anything, but my Zelda pre-order got fucked up when I applied that same credit to it (ended up canceling it and going with Best Buy).
MarkRenton
Banned
So is this going to be like the nes classic.
When I pick up my Switch on Friday, I can try and get confirmation and photos of all non-US/EU retail launch titles which have English options. If they state it on the box that is.
What a shit company. It's almost like an anti-store for services.
I did the same and so far still shows as arriving Friday.Added a gift card to my amazon purchase a few hours ago and still have my preorder so that didn't seem to mess up thankfully
I paid the whole thing with a gift card, still shows arriving Friday.
Call them to get it back into inventory quicker for others, or just don't pick it up and they'll put it back on the shelves in X number of days (10?).