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Nintendo Switch: If you don’t pick up your EB Games pre-order within two days, you’ll have to wait ’til April

Update: “We are as excited as our customers about the upcoming launch of the Nintendo Switch,” an EB Games representative has said to Stevivor in a supplied statement.

“We’re giving preorder customers the choice to pick up their new Switch when they want it. If opening weekend is not convenient they can choose a collection date that suits them by contacting their local store. This includes, but is not limited to, moving to the second shipment.

“We strongly encourage customers who are interested in the Switch to preorder instore or online, as demand will likely outstrip supply. As of writing, EB Games guarantees all existing preorders on the Nintendo Switch.”

Best talk with your local store.

Original story: Vooks today reported details of a strict two-day Nintendo Switch pickup policy at EB Games in Australia.

The site has learned that the retailer is calling pre-order customers, asking them to confirm they’ll pick up the new console within two days of its release on 3 March. Those that can’t make that deadline are allegedly being moved to the console’s second shipment, scheduled for sometime in March.

We’ve asked EB Games Australia for comment.

The Switch heads to stores on 3 March for $469.95 AUD.


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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.