V. Amoleo Posted April 4 Posted April 4 People are already getting pre-order invites??? Is there anywhere I can check all my eligibility? Like I know my NSO expired for a day but I can't remember if it was last year or the year before. I've checked about all the data sharing and that's all enabled. No idea about my playtime or if that's over a specific period too? Because the past 12 months or so it's not been used very much at all.
Glen-i Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 8:08 AM, V. Amoleo said: People are already getting pre-order invites??? Is there anywhere I can check all my eligibility? Like I know my NSO expired for a day but I can't remember if it was last year or the year before. I've checked about all the data sharing and that's all enabled. No idea about my playtime or if that's over a specific period too? Because the past 12 months or so it's not been used very much at all. Expand No, not directly. But if you got an e-mail from Nintendo like this; Then I don't fancy your chances. I've found that e-mail to be the one consistent thing amongst people who didn't get an invite. 1
Ashley Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 8:23 AM, Glen-i said: No, not directly. But if you got an e-mail from Nintendo like this; Then I don't fancy your chances. I've found that e-mail to be the one consistent thing amongst people who didn't get an invite. Expand I didn't get an invite or the email. I'm doomed.
Kaxxx Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Managed to get a preorder in with Smyths for collection on release day.
Julius Posted April 4 Posted April 4 (edited) Mario Kart World bundle up at EE - LINK. Currys – apparently emails went out to those who registered interested, and are for in-store pick-ups only. Interesting approach. Amazon - apparently the first wave of invites went out earlier this morning? I wouldn't know, as I didn't get one Still just a Smyths pre-order so far for me without a backup, but got all my accessories and Mario Kart World pre-ordered with ShopTo in (forgot to add a case/screen protector to my earlier totting up, so grabbed one of those too!). Going to try my luck with the Nintendo Store when they open to the wider audience on Tuesday/Wednesday after the invite-onlys but from what I've read I seem to be in a decent enough position with Smyths as it is, so worst cast – I think I've got everything sorted? Other than the GCN NSO controller! Edited April 4 by Julius
Ike Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Shopto's SPRING code still works. Gives 5% off, I believe. It worked on the Express SD card. 1
Julius Posted April 4 Posted April 4 (edited) On 4/4/2025 at 9:17 AM, Ike said: Shopto's SPRING code still works. Gives 5% off, I believe. It worked on the Express SD card. Expand ...was not aware of this, I'll be right back EDIT: well, it shows the deduction, but then removes it when I go to checkout EDIT 2: ah, okay, tested to see if paying now rather than delaying payment applied it and that worked – saved me a tenner. Got the money put aside anyway so that'll do me! You're a legend @Ike Edited April 4 by Julius 1
Dcubed Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/3/2025 at 7:46 PM, Kaepora_Gaebora said: My girlfriend has ordered mine through Very, they still had the console/Mario Kart bundle with a camera too so plumped for that one! Expand Wahey!! Great to see you back again me ol' mucker! You had better be joining us for our Mario Kart nights!
martinist Posted April 4 Posted April 4 (edited) Got an e-mail from Shop-To. Missed the first batch of consoles, put my pre-order on back order. I'll look around and see if i can't get an order in anywehere else. Edited April 4 by martinist
Jimbob Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Missed out on the ShopTo first batch of consoles. I've been hearing it was a bit of RNG, with some people who registered early (like myself in January) missing out and some who registered a few weeks ago getting a chance. However, i did get an order with Argos confirmed via email and text around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon. I have heard that Argos have a tendancy to over order and not provide, so we'll see what happens here. As a back-up, Amazon sent me an invite to pre-order which i confirmed earlier. If i keep hearing about the horror stories from Argos, i'll cancel and go with Amazon.
Hero-of-Time Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 10:33 AM, Jimbob said: Missed out on the ShopTo first batch of consoles. I've been hearing it was a bit of RNG, with some people who registered early (like myself in January) missing out and some who registered a few weeks ago getting a chance. However, i did get an order with Argos confirmed via email and text around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon. I have heard that Argos have a tendancy to over order and not provide, so we'll see what happens here. As a back-up, Amazon sent me an invite to pre-order which i confirmed earlier. If i keep hearing about the horror stories from Argos, i'll cancel and go with Amazon. Expand Yeah, Argos done this with the PS5 Pro and certain special edition controllers. Many were left without and so I'd recommend trying to secure an order elsewhere.
Jimbob Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 10:36 AM, Hero-of-Time said: Yeah, Argos done this with the PS5 Pro and certain special edition controllers. Many were left without and so I'd recommend trying to secure an order elsewhere. Expand Yeah, done that with Amazon already. They offered me the Mario Kart bundle one, so even better. It's locked in, and i'll probably cancel the Argos one later on. Amazon can't delivery until 7th June, but if 2 days longer wait means i'll get one then so be it.
Ike Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 9:20 AM, Julius said: ...was not aware of this, I'll be right back EDIT: well, it shows the deduction, but then removes it when I go to checkout EDIT 2: ah, okay, tested to see if paying now rather than delaying payment applied it and that worked – saved me a tenner. Got the money put aside anyway so that'll do me! You're a legend @Ike Expand Ah, that was sneaky, I didn't notice they removed the discount if you pay on dispatch.
Ike Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Available at GAME https://www.game.co.uk/nintendo-nintendo-switch-2--mario-kart-world-bundle-719947 But it's GAME... @martinist @Jimbob 2
Julius Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 10:50 AM, Ike said: Available at GAME https://www.game.co.uk/nintendo-nintendo-switch-2--mario-kart-world-bundle-719947 But it's GAME... @martinist @Jimbob Expand On the one hand, they got my PS5 to me on launch day. So that was great. On the other, they advertised Royal Mail tracked delivery the entire pre-order period, before updating a bunch of orders (including my own) to Yodel (of all couriers) closer to release, and after pre-orders had been gone everywhere else for months. So yeah, chance you'll get it at launch, but more than enough reason to be wary of them in my experience
Jimbob Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 10:50 AM, Ike said: Available at GAME https://www.game.co.uk/nintendo-nintendo-switch-2--mario-kart-world-bundle-719947 But it's GAME... @martinist @Jimbob Expand Same as @Julius, on the one hand for me they were good when i ordered my PS5. Ok, it was a brick n mortar store i ordered from, but it was still there for me. And they shipped out a replacement DualSense when my launch model broke during COVID as i couldn't get to a store. On the other, articles on Eurogamer in the past have highlighted their troubles with not fulfilling orders, not getting any Silent Hill orders (or even shipping with missing pre-order bonuses) and getting boxes of Zedeya figures over actual games or just getting 1 new copy of a game in.
Kaxxx Posted April 4 Posted April 4 GAME sent my Switch order by RM 48 tracked. Arrived 5 days after launch. Will never use them again.
martinist Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 10:50 AM, Ike said: Available at GAME https://www.game.co.uk/nintendo-nintendo-switch-2--mario-kart-world-bundle-719947 But it's GAME... @martinist @Jimbob Expand GAME have sent me the wrong item multiple times in the past. Not taking that chance with something this expensive. Paid for my ShopTo order. I can wait a few months.
Ike Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Game Collection preorders are up https://www.thegamecollection.net/featured/switch-2-93647796849282 1
V. Amoleo Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 3:17 PM, Ike said: Game Collection preorders are up https://www.thegamecollection.net/featured/switch-2-93647796849282 Expand I got an order in here (for Switch 2 only, not with Mario Kart World) but with how their site is having issues I'm not 100% convinced I'll get it. Fingers crossed though. 1
Will Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 3:13 PM, Julius said: Relevant to our US members looking to pre-order: Expand Not surprising really. While I’m sure there is a healthy profit margin they can eat into there’s no way it will cover the 50% tariff the things will be hit with. The pricing on these in the US is going to be insane.
Julius Posted April 4 Posted April 4 FYI, no changes expected to the pre-order process in the UK – per Eurogamer. 1
Dcubed Posted April 4 Posted April 4 On 4/4/2025 at 3:59 PM, Julius said: FYI, no changes expected to the pre-order process in the UK – per Eurogamer. Expand That's not what I'm afraid of though... I'm more afraid of the potential for region locking like what's happening in Japan... 1
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