{"id":7543,"date":"2025-05-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:23:39","slug":"why-i-sold-my-nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-readers-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/why-i-sold-my-nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-readers-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I sold my Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order \u2013 Reader\u2019s Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Worth its weight in gold (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A reader admits that he\u2019s already sold his Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> pre-order and explains why he decided to become a scalper, and why he doesn\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

I am a scalper<\/a>. Not usually, and it\u2019s not my job or anything, but I have to admit that is technically what I am now. Which unfortunately means everyone hates me and I can\u2019t really argue that they\u2019re wrong. But I thought I\u2019d tell you my story anyway and you can judge whether I\u2019m a monster or not.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t get an invite to pre-order a Nintendo<\/a> Switch 2, because I wasn\u2019t on Nintendo Switch Online, but I tried my luck when they opened it up to everyone<\/a> on the Nintendo website and I got lucky. I was very excited at first, especially when I realised just how lucky I\u2019d been and that there probably wasn\u2019t going to be an easy way to pre-order again before launch.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the pre-order started seeming like it was burning a hole in my pocket. I started to think about how expensive it was and how much the games were, and the fact that there wasn\u2019t really anything I was all that interested in that was out this year, other than Metroid Prime 4<\/a> – which is also on Switch 1.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m looking forward to playing Mario Kart World, for sure, but I began to question whether it was really worth paying over \u00a3400 for the privilege. I\u2019m sure Donkey Kong Bananza is going to be good, but I can\u2019t say I went ape over it (sorry) and it\u2019s something I\u2019d rather wait for reviews for. I\u2019d say a price cut but we all know that\u2019s not going to happen.<\/p>\n

Then there was all the talk of hidden small print that seemed to make everything connected with the Switch 2 seem that little bit worse, every time something new came out. Combine that with the fact that we had to wait three weeks or so to get UK prices made me feel that Nintendo were not on top of things.<\/p>\n

What really put me off though was the line-up of games for the rest of the year. After Donkey Kong in July there is nothing that interests me. A Dynasty Warriors crossover and a Kirby game are absolutely bizarre things for Nintendo to put out in the first year of their new console.<\/p>\n

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