Switch 2 UK retailers already report sellouts

Is there ANY news when they gonna open pre-orders for Canada?

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Danjin44 said:
Is there ANY news when they gonna open pre-orders for Canada?

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I guess the problem is that whilst the US is in turmoil, if they open pre-orders in Canada, you will just get a load of scalpers buying them and crossing the border to hawk them for top dollar. Tariffs between the US and Canada surely don't work as you can't have a fence or anything like that between - presumably you just hike through some woods or something?
 
Randall365 said:
I guess the problem is that whilst the US is in turmoil, if they open pre-orders in Canada, you will just get a load of scalpers buying them and crossing the border to hawk them for top dollar. Tariffs between the US and Canada surely don't work as you can't have a fence or anything like that between - presumably you just hike through some woods or something?
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We really will be in wild times if people are caught hauling bags of Switch 2s across the remote parts of the Canada-US border.
 
Randall365 said:
I guess the problem is that whilst the US is in turmoil, if they open pre-orders in Canada, you will just get a load of scalpers buying them and crossing the border to hawk them for top dollar. Tariffs between the US and Canada surely don't work as you can't have a fence or anything like that between - presumably you just hike through some woods or something?
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Well if tariffs go forward on China it will be much cheaper to buy everything from China in Canada and it won't be just Switches.

Release the damn pre orders, we aren't the screwed up ones.
 
not fomo farmo ahahaha

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'Sold-out' Nintendo Switch 2 being flogged on eBay for £1,000 to desperate fans

NINTENDO super-fans might have to fork out hundreds over the asking price for the company’s new “sold out” console. Gamers face paying more than £1,000 for the Nintendo Switch 2 a…
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The console (read our Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on) became available to pre-order on April 8, just a few days ago.

But it quickly sold out at retailers across the UK, as well as on the official Nintendo Store.

It's now unavailable until retailers get pre-order restocks, some of which may come as shoppers cancel their own orders.

Some gamers are already turning to eBay pre-orders however.

One "pre-sale" Nintendo Switch 2 bundle with Mario Kart World from Argos was listed as "sold and completed" on eBay on April 9.

It went for a staggering £1,020.39 after two bids on the auction site.

And dozens more have sold for between £500 and £600, far over the official asking price for the console
 
That's bonkers considering how easy it was to get.

I've got two, if they end up going for grand I might have to sell the other one. That's insane it could pay for the one I actually want.
 
ValiantInstance said:
That's bonkers considering how easy it was to get.

I've got two, if they end up going for grand I might have to sell the other one. That's insane it could pay for the one I actually want.
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Most people aren't as keenly looking as enthusiasts like us here. So they probably aren't aware of the regular releases of more pre-orders and think that via Nintendo directly is the only extra controlled stock.

I prefer it this way. Those we really want one can easily get one.
 
Windle Poons said:
I was amazed they emailed me. I don't have 500+ hours but I have had Switch online membership for 3 years!!
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I thought playtime was not enough or something as I was not on the first wave either… then got the email. It feels odd as we all know the OLED model will come in a few years with huge battery life improvements too… sigh…

  • Mario Kart World + Nintendo Switch 2 bundle (Mario Kart is too expensive otherwise)
  • Switch 2 Pro Controller (please DPad do not be shit)
  • Sandisk 256 GB SD Express card (will need to manage the fridge again compared to the 64 GB internal + 1 TB SD card on the current Switch OLED)
  • Switch 2 carrying case
  • GCN Wireless Controller (same reason I bought the N64 wireless controller, the key games on those two consoles were completely designed around the controller)
 
Panajev2001a said:
It feels odd as we all know the OLED model will come in a few years with huge battery life improvements too… sigh…
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We don't know that. There will almost certainly by a refresh, but the only thing that is known to be likely is improvements from the SoC being made on a more advanced process node (and that's as much to do with older nodes becoming more expensive to use).

And that will determine gow big of a battery improvement, as well as performance, will be.

OLED may well not be used.
 
Tams said:
We don't know that. There will almost certainly by a refresh, but the only thing that is known to be likely is improvements from the SoC being made on a more advanced process node (and that's as much to do with older nodes becoming more expensive to use).

And that will determine gow big of a battery improvement, as well as performance, will be.

OLED may well not be used.
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We do know that. VRR and HDR is possible with OLED and given the not shitty LCD they are using battery life and weight gains with an OLED panels are a good way to differentiate the system. I do not believe they would go for an advanced mini or micro LED panel… Anwyays a panel refresh is a given and OLED and standard LCD (they went with full backlighting too) were the two choices and there is tons of panel providers with OLED (even Apple is moving more and more to OLED across their lines). I do not think the refresh will improve performance, battery life in handheld mode is limited and the more advanced games that come out the worse it will be, they would not be wise not to focus on battery life improvements alone.

We also know that they will have a considerable gain by going to a more modern process like 4/5 nm… hey maybe even 3nm which will be old in 2-3 years, but Nintendo is Nintendo.

A jump from 8nm for 4-5 nm should give a pleasant battery life improvement and reduce the heat produced by the system too.
 
Panajev2001a said:
We do know that. VRR and HDR is possible with OLED and given the not shitty LCD they are using battery life and weight gains with an OLED panels are a good way to differentiate the system. I do not believe they would go for an advanced mini or micro LED panel… Anwyays a panel refresh is a given and OLED and standard LCD (they went with full backlighting too) were the two choices and there is tons of panel providers with OLED (even Apple is moving more and more to OLED across their lines). I do not think the refresh will improve performance, battery life in handheld mode is limited and the more advanced games that come out the worse it will be, they would not be wise not to focus on battery life improvements alone.

We also know that they will have a considerable gain by going to a more modern process like 4/5 nm… hey maybe even 3nm which will be old in 2-3 years, but Nintendo is Nintendo.

A jump from 8nm for 4-5 nm should give a pleasant battery life improvement and reduce the heat produced by the system too.
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I never said OLED isn't possible, but we don't know that any revision would have one. And there are good reasons why they might not choose one - cost and durability.

I don't need a description of process nodes, thank you.

You seem awfully wound up and annoyed about something we don't know will even exist or not.
 
Tams said:
Most people aren't as keenly looking as enthusiasts like us here. So they probably aren't aware of the regular releases of more pre-orders and think that via Nintendo directly is the only extra controlled stock.

I prefer it this way. Those we really want one can easily get one.
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At work, I was telling a colleague about Switch 2's pre-order. He got excited and saw it as an opportunity to join his friends, who were already planning a Japan trip later this year for other reasons, to pick one up for himself. I had to explain the region-locked Japanese version, which confused him since the original Switch wasn't, and he was confused by the concept itself. I told him it was to combat scalping and address the weak yen. He then asked me for our region's pre-order link when it went live and was able to secure one. Yes, he was serious about using his friends' trip.
 
hemo memo said:
At work, I was telling a colleague about Switch 2's pre-order. He got excited and saw it as an opportunity to join his friends, who were already planning a Japan trip later this year for other reasons, to pick one up for himself. I had to explain the region-locked Japanese version, which confused him since the original Switch wasn't, and he was confused by the concept itself. I told him it was to combat scalping and address the weak yen. He then asked me for our region's pre-order link when it went live and was able to secure one. Yes, he was serious about using his friends' trip.
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There's nothing wrong with using a trip to Japan to get some electronics. Though the only reason to get a Japanese unlocked version would be for the Japanese text in the box, which would be a wate of baggage allowance.
 
Well I'm hoping Nintendo uk open orders to everyone as even though I've got yrs of online thousands of hrs playing and everything set right I have not had a email, luckily got one from Amazon but really wanting one of the GameCube controllers for release which is still locked to people Nintendo sent invites, will be pissed if I miss out
 
nbkicker said:
Well I'm hoping Nintendo uk open orders to everyone as even though I've got yrs of online thousands of hrs playing and everything set right I have not had a email, luckily got one from Amazon but really wanting one of the GameCube controllers for release which is still locked to people Nintendo sent invites, will be pissed if I miss out
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I'm basically the same. But because I'm part of a "family" subscription, my mate got the email. Bit annoying as I buy a lot of collectors editions from Nintendo uk but it's ok I have the Amazon pre order to fall back on.
 
Calverz said:
I'm basically the same. But because I'm part of a "family" subscription, my mate got the email. Bit annoying as I buy a lot of collectors editions from Nintendo uk but it's ok I have the Amazon pre order to fall back on.
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Yeah I normal get collectors or Nintendo stuff only from them, although just cancelled my pro controller , case and charge grip from Nintendo as they where showing available at Amazon where got a switch 2 preorder, so thought might as well just have one delivery waiting in for then two or more, would happily have got everything from Nintendo uk if got in, but can see Nintendo uk opening orders then scalpers grabbing all GameCube controllers
 
Astray said:
Because the SA region doesn't have its own online store (yet).

Same is happening for some other places like Thailand etc.
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That makes sense. Is there a reason why SA doesn't have an online store? I mean, isn't SA supported by the other two and also by every gaming store out there—Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, etc.?
 
hemo memo said:
That makes sense. Is there a reason why SA doesn't have an online store? I mean, isn't SA supported by the other two and also by every gaming store out there—Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, etc.?
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SA will have its own store coming soon. Just wasn't ready yet I suppose.

I think once that's in place we will have all bundles be digital in line with other supported regions.
 
Not UK related, but still:


"This is Furukawa. On April 2, we announced the details of "Nintendo Switch 2" and started the lottery for the sales on the My Nintendo Store. As a result, we received applications from an extremely large number of people, approximately 2.2 million in Japan alone. However, this is far more than we had expected in advance, and the number of "Nintendo Switch 2" units that My Nintendo Store will be able to deliver on June 5 has been greatly exceeded. We regret to inform you that a significant number of our customers will not be able to be chosen when we announce the winners tomorrow, April 24th. […]"
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Switch 1 sold 330k units in its first week in Japan. This is freaking insane.
 
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Robb said:
Not UK related, but still:




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Switch 1 sold 330k units in its first week in Japan. This is freaking insane.
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Switch 2 is way cheaper in Japan. Something like 300 US? For that price it's a fucking no brainer. Switch 2 will absolutely dominate in Japan.

However, with the equivalent of 450 and 500 in western markets, and especially with software prices of 80 and 90, as well as accessory prices like 90 for a fucking standard Pro Controller 2, Nintendo is pretty much fucked overseas. There is no hype for the Switch 2 outside of Japan, because western audiences feel massively ripped off already.
 
Rat Rage said:
There is no hype for the Switch 2 outside of Japan, because western audiences feel massively ripped off already.
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There's definitely a very hefty price difference, you might be right.

It'll be interesting to see how it's received by the general public during the holidays when the launch hype has settled down.
 
Of course it did. It is gonna be huge.

Do the people who think launch sales mean nothing and think the console is too high also admit that AC Shadows probably lost a ton of sales due to it being woke?

Can't have it both ways. Either things affect other things or they don't. Everything else is confirmation bias.
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Do me a favor, if you enjoyed AC Shadows, don't talk to me about my love for Nintendo. K, bud?
 
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Rat Rage said:
Switch 2 is way cheaper in Japan. Something like 300 US? For that price it's a fucking no brainer. Switch 2 will absolutely dominate in Japan.

However, with the equivalent of 450 and 500 in western markets, and especially with software prices of 80 and 90, as well as accessory prices like 90 for a fucking standard Pro Controller 2, Nintendo is pretty much fucked overseas. There is no hype for the Switch 2 outside of Japan, because western audiences feel massively ripped off already.
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Dude, The yen has been weakening in the last 10 years in Japan; they are paying for a device that's two times more expensive than the original Switch.

According to the largest retailer in France, Switch 2 is setting a historical record for gaming hardware preorder.
 
Rat Rage said:
There is no hype for the Switch 2 outside of Japan, because western audiences feel massively ripped off already.
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Don't know about hype but FNAC, one of the large French retailers, announced "historical" pre-order levels:
The first few days, the first weekend—it was absolutely crazy. In terms of console pre-orders, we hit an all-time record level very quickly.
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Full article in French here: https://www.frandroid.com/marques/n...offres-la-fnac-nous-dit-tout-sur-le-lancement
 
Good thing I am not feeling the hype. This way I will not feel disappointed if I can't preorder one tomorrow.

Of course, I will still try to order, but if I can't, then it's not the end of the world, lol. I can wait.
 
Rat Rage said:
Switch 2 is way cheaper in Japan. Something like 300 US? For that price it's a fucking no brainer. Switch 2 will absolutely dominate in Japan.

However, with the equivalent of 450 and 500 in western markets, and especially with software prices of 80 and 90, as well as accessory prices like 90 for a fucking standard Pro Controller 2, Nintendo is pretty much fucked overseas. There is no hype for the Switch 2 outside of Japan, because western audiences feel massively ripped off already.
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Japan aren't getting much of a bargain, as pricing is decided in most places relative to disposable income. Salaries in Japan have barely budged for years, so this is still quite expensive compared to the Switch.

So there's no point comparing the US dollar price.

As for 'no hype' everywhere else? Go join the crow eating losers in the original Switch thread.
 
Rat Rage said:
However, with the equivalent of 450 and 500 in western markets, and especially with software prices of 80 and 90, as well as accessory prices like 90 for a fucking standard Pro Controller 2, Nintendo is pretty much fucked overseas.
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They are not "fucked overseas" lmao, $450 is not at all unaffordable, people have been buying current gen consoles at $500 or more for years now.
 
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