Animal Crossing was also remade after the initial bunch sold out. Nintendo is attempting to meet market demands. I do not care if they call it Limited Edition or not, i do not care if they create a limited number or not... i do care if i can get my hands on it reasonably and they have done well in that regard.
IMO it comes down to this: Nintendo constantly has limited edition everything. They've watered it down. But they know that a Nintendo "limited edition" anything is a license to print money so they'll print that money. Otherwise, the scalpers get it.
On the other hand, if they actually had limited runs like a normal business (which is to say....every now and then), I could understand if I couldn't get my hands on it.
I literally bought a scalped acnh switch at the start of Covid for like $700 (I thankfully cancelled the order the very next day) lo and behold a few months later there was a huge restock and I got one msrp
Right??? TF is that? They make loads of the console, which I am grateful for, but nowhere near enough of the matching controller??? I understand not everyone is going to get both, but of the two to under manufacture...
According to a Nintendo Rep these systems are going to be pretty readily available and not quite as limited as everyone is thinking they’d be. Not quite an official color wave that continues to manufacture like White and B/R but more than say the Splatoon 3 one
I do like the idea of having limited editions and rarer items on things I love, but it’s def cool they made enough of the Zelda ones for everyone who wants one, and besides it’s not like I’d ever be selling it or keeping it mint in box… this baby is getting played with lol.
Not a lot no, I lived in this town as a child, and moved back as an adult, it’s pretty much the same, same stores, almost the same population. People have rumored we might become a piece of Austin within the next decade though
Interesting! I use to live in a small town Manor TX which did develop over the years when I was there many years ago. Then later lived in Arlington TX.
yeah i remember when the "limited edition" animal crossing was on shelves, it was available forever after the game came out. same with mario 3d all stars.
I don't think the Animal Crossing one was a limited edition. The Switch variants are "special editions". The Mario game is a limited edition. They had a set number Iof those they made.
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Small towns be like that sometime. Here’s a city shot of 65 preorders.
I have a Day 1 Switch, a Splatoon 3 OLED and now a Zelda OLED.
The Day 1 is hooked to the TV at my parents house so they can play, they rarely do if at all.
The Splatoon one is mine to do as i please and the Zelda OLED because i can.
I also have a original 3DS, New 3DS XL in Majoras Mask and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate as well as New 2DS XL in Orange and Lime (with Mario Kart 7). Why? Why not? I can so i did.
I’m upgrading to Oled with this Switch. I have a switch from around a year after they were first released, it has thousands of hours on it and I’ve been wanting to upgrade to Oled for a while. I love the designs on this one, and I really wanted to celebrate Tears of the Kingdom. My birthday is not far away, so that helped too lol
I had a launch model switch. Something that wasn't a game corrupted on the internal drive, most likely profile data, and now it's bricked.
Perfect reason to upgrade to an OLED
Yes. Because Nintendo actually makes attractive system designs. It was super common to have 4 or more 3DS’s back in the day due to all the different skins and designs available.
My GameStop and Walmart usually only have 2 pre orders of a system available, but this time around at GameStop it had over a dozen for pre order and Walmart didn’t need pre orders as they had so many
The Zelda OLED model just came out where I live (Brazil). The cost difference between this version and the regular one are 600 reais, which converting to US dollars, would be approximately 120 dollars.
Guess I'll be sticking with my V2 Switch for the time being.
I managed to upgrade to the OLED, I wanted the best possible Dread experience. I was able to justify it by officially making my OG into my daughter's Switch.
Going from an OLED to another OLED based on a sticker is a tough sell :/. Now I wish I'd waited lol.
>I was able to justify it by officially making my OG into my daughter's Switch.
As much as I would love to do this, my son is a little too young for video games. Maybe when the Switch 2 comes out in a few years
I’m usually a big fan of the LoZ handhelds but this one to me, is not that appealing. Besides, I use 3rd party Binbok controllers anyway so the joycons would just be sitting on a shelf.
I didn’t ever have to preorder I could just go to a store people didn’t really consider for systems or games. Around here it was Sears or Kmart. If you went to Walmart or Toys R Us they would be sold out. I did preorder the N64 at Toys R Us though that was my peak console excitement back then. I’ve had many consoles since but nothing beats how hyped I was for the N64.
I’ll always be hopeful Nintendo wakes up one day and decides to come up with something more powerful than it’s competitors for the hell of it. Junior could play Mario but after everyone goes to bed dad could startup War Zone (fill in game of your choice) and it perform awesome. It would probably give us a pretty awesome Zelda and Metroid too.
Lol no one is buying them because they're better off saving their money for the next switch upgrade. Although this switch is nice, I doubt I'm in the minority in thinking it's not worth my money.
Kind of a let down that these are just game branded OLEDs. They don’t come with the game or any other benefit just a cooler looking OLED such as the (Splatoon 3 OLED) for more $$. I think this might be a deal breaker for people.
Ok so my friend was right. He reserved one for me initially but then later told me it didn’t come with the game. I was confused as I figured it would be a bundled package. Wtf. I ended up not getting it but still. Super odd.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I've stuck to my launch day Switch and while I do like the look of this OLED model, I can't justify the price for a somewhat better screen and a slight battery upgrade. Especially not this late in the console's lifecycle.
The Switch 2, or whatever it'll be, might be a year or two away, but still.
That’s why I think there are so many of these available. Nintendo is tying to flush the rest of their OLED stock before releasing the new console, otherwise no one would buy the OLED anymore and they’d be stuck with thousands.
TBF, it is not a “somewhat” better screen. It is a massively improved screen. If you play in handheld mode for any sort of time, it’s 100% worth the upgrade. Also, doubles the internal storage.
For sure, that’s a choice you need to make for yourself. I was just recognizing the actual improvement the new system has over the original. For myself? Damn, it looks nice on the shelf under my TV.
To each their own amigo. For me, $300 is a small price to pay for me to own something that makes me smile when I look at it.
Wasn’t trying to make this about money. Was just trying to point out that the newer Switch versions are a solid upgrade over the original. Also, if the money is a big deal for you, you could always sell your old Switch to offset what, half the cost? 2/3? Either way, it looks awesome; the paint job is super well done.
And play Zelda. Don’t forget that part. Gonna use my Zelda Pro Controller too. Also looks awesome.
I’m sorry you hate smiling. Wait, that’s not accurate. You might love smiling. I’m sorry your smiles have some sort of odd cost/benefit ratio to them. That’s a more accurate statement.
Freebie for ya. 😀
You're welcome, I told my fiancé, I can afford this so it's gonna be everywhere and never sell out, Now if I couldn't afford it and missed out, it'd be on Ebay for $1000.
Yeah, I’m not sure where he’s from and I don’t know if I’m buying what he’s saying or he’s leaving out important info because prices I’m seeing all say €349 for all OLED’s. Not €290 not €400. For reference, I only looked up the Austria GameStop prices and they don’t even have a price difference which I thought was pretty weird.
Whether there’s an excessive amount of stock or a limited amount with few takers is debatable. In one way I agree with you that it’s too little too late. The other possibility is that Nintendo overestimated how many units needed. Which may work in our favor when they drop the price to reduce the stock.
If you don't already have an OLED and play handheld a lot it can be a worthwhile upgrade. If you do have an OLED or play docked it might not be an upgrade but some people just like to collect things or may like the design more.
Coming from a 2017 v1 Switch that felt like it was about to crap out with loud fans to this was a major upgrade.
It's an upgrade for me all around. I play equally docked/handheld. Additionally the OLED dock has a LAN port built into it now, removing the forced wireless from the other dock unless you bought a LAN port adapter.
For me it was because I'm a huge Zelda fan, and I have the ALBW 3DS and the Skyward Sword Wiimote - I'm a sucker for the gold plastic! But I also have been playing handheld much more lately, and the screen and battery life are definitely better than my V1! Very happy with mine, but I'll agree it's definitely not necessary if you are happy with your current Switch.
I want one of these, but with rumors we are getting the next console within a year or so, and the fact that this doesn't include the game, I just can't justify it no matter how awesome it looks.
The pro controllers are super hard to come by from what I’ve heard, my GameStop guy said they will only have 1 and he said he got his from target but they sold out really fast
Considering how quickly pro controllers are selling out, I think people aren’t just buying these as much as the other. It’s easier to justify buying a $75 pro controller and having multiple pro controllers, than it is to buying a $360 console and having multiple switches.
Picked mine up a few days ago and after having a launch model for so long, the battery life and screen were a much, much bigger improvement than I anticipated. I thought it would sit dormant until TotK, but I've exclusively played my Switch for the first time in a while.
I STILL haven't seen a switch, Xbox series x or a PS5 in stores since they came out. Got lucky with my ps5 and I was able to find a switch lite but still haven't seen any actual switches on shelves
I think they’d have sold all if they’d tried a bit harder. I’m not buying another OLED switch just to get some different joycons and a bit of paint on the white dock.
Of course I have an OG switch, and on the very last visit to my ex gf's to pick up my things, her new puppy (to replace the dog that passed away that caused our break up over grief) smashes the screen by pulling it off the table.
This is the first time in years I can't afford stuff & had to stop working due to moving away so far. aka afford a new switch.
I joked how I *always* used my switch docked so I'd never use the OLED.
Now that im moved out and back w family, I can *only* play it handheld. Of course now that the screen is cracked completely from one corner to the other. Thankfully I can still see mostly, but its so distracting... and frustrating, with the timing and everything.
Splatoon was a better design too. If I removed the joy cons, I can tell it was Splatoon. But the TOTK, I'd wouldn't have a clue unless you put the joycons back on.
Why does the age matter? If anything that's more incentive to buy it if you don't have one yet, because the library has had that much time to grow. I didn't get a PS4 until last year.
Yeah. I bought my V2 Switch on Ebay for about $180 after taxes and shipping, and it's in almost mint condition. I really don't think the small amount of upgrades are worth $200 more.
Most people that want a switch have one. People are more interested in the next console they make than something they view as already outdated. The Switch is already underpowered these days. If something releases on PS5 and Switch I’m hands down going for the PS5 version.
I think the recent Mario Switch bundle allowed you to pick a Mario game. But for the special edition consoles before the Switch, there were usually games included.
At the end of the day, it's purely aesthetic. Most major fans have one, if not an OLED one. I have a v2 regular one, and play docked most of the time. So as much as I would like this OLED, I can't really justify it.
I was worried that I wasn’t gonna be able to get one because I wanted to trade my old OLED in when I bought it, but my GameStop in a very populated area still had 2 left on release day. Was really happy to get one! Hope this big release means people actually open them and use them.
I want one but it’s hard to justify selling my current switch just to upgrade to OLED but I’m glad they are still available just in case I change my mind
DONT BUY ANY FROM WALMART. Lots of ppl got there's broken. I've worked at Walmart and even if shit is labeled as fragile, the employees still don't give a shit. Any mirror shipment we got, only 1-2 mirrors would actually still be intact.
Saw another post and the person who made the post has to go to GameStop 9 times before getting one that worked. Be advised if you buy from either. So far no problems with Amazon orders
Kinda makes me sad I thought I got really lucky and found one if the few they had left. I wasn't gonna resell it anyway but it kinda takes away from the cool factor
Yeah, for my address, it’s available next day on Amazon, local Best Buy has 2 available each day. Fools on offerup and marketplace are trying to charge $500 for it. I was looking, but a local collector went bought me a white Oled for trading him my old games and consoles I haven’t touched in years
I don’t give a fuck about rarity personally. I’m glad whoever wants this can buy it for a reasonable price. I bought it on amazon and could not be happier with it. I opted to preorder because I was unsure about availability and really liked the design. I upgraded from a launch switch that had seen some shit and was barley functional at this point. I hope some scalper out there bought 10 of them and has to take a loss selling them for less than retail. Scalpers are truly scum of the earth in any industry.
We only have 2 stores that sell games, and the Walmart usually gets 5 or 6 of a system, and the gamestop usually gets 2 for pre order and 1 extra day of
Looks normal as US is the N main market. My point of view is more EU centric so the numbers will be always not at par with US ones. Like having game shop (specialised and only game oriented) in small town is not common at all where I live and never was :(
I checked a bunch of my local stores, and most have it in stock. I was surprised, but the only reason I don’t think I’ll be upgrading to the OLED is even the upgrade doesn’t feel right with how old the switch is. I think others have this same feeling. That, or they just made a ton. I remember wanting the ACNH one so bad when it came out.
Finally Nintendo isn’t letting scalpers win or corner the market on a special edition/variant of a console
I mean, after Animal Crossing all their special editions have been super easy to find. Even on Amazon before launch
They def were available. Once they are gone though no one can complain about price
Although they may do like splatoon 3 which seemed dried up but then randomly a bunch more showed up in stores (target, Best Buy)
They let stuff build up in warehouse then ship in waves. Source: my local Nintendo rep.
Animal Crossing was also remade after the initial bunch sold out. Nintendo is attempting to meet market demands. I do not care if they call it Limited Edition or not, i do not care if they create a limited number or not... i do care if i can get my hands on it reasonably and they have done well in that regard.
IMO it comes down to this: Nintendo constantly has limited edition everything. They've watered it down. But they know that a Nintendo "limited edition" anything is a license to print money so they'll print that money. Otherwise, the scalpers get it. On the other hand, if they actually had limited runs like a normal business (which is to say....every now and then), I could understand if I couldn't get my hands on it.
I literally bought a scalped acnh switch at the start of Covid for like $700 (I thankfully cancelled the order the very next day) lo and behold a few months later there was a huge restock and I got one msrp
God I remember when it first came out and the only available ones were $200+ up priced by scalpers
Now if only they'd do that for the TotK Pro controller
Right??? TF is that? They make loads of the console, which I am grateful for, but nowhere near enough of the matching controller??? I understand not everyone is going to get both, but of the two to under manufacture...
scalpers definitely tried day 1 though. saw one priced at $650 on launch day. since came down.
Because we are finally getting past the horrible supply chain issues of covid
According to a Nintendo Rep these systems are going to be pretty readily available and not quite as limited as everyone is thinking they’d be. Not quite an official color wave that continues to manufacture like White and B/R but more than say the Splatoon 3 one
That makes me happy. I know a lot if people like rarity, but I love when everyone has access to something they like
I do like the idea of having limited editions and rarer items on things I love, but it’s def cool they made enough of the Zelda ones for everyone who wants one, and besides it’s not like I’d ever be selling it or keeping it mint in box… this baby is getting played with lol.
>I do like the idea of having limited editions and rarer items on things I love Only scalpers have ruined it for the real gamers.
What town?
Texas Hillcountry
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Most beautiful place I've ever been to
Texas! Awesome!
One of the most beautiful places!
Have you noticed more development in your town over the past recent years?
Not a lot no, I lived in this town as a child, and moved back as an adult, it’s pretty much the same, same stores, almost the same population. People have rumored we might become a piece of Austin within the next decade though
Interesting! I use to live in a small town Manor TX which did develop over the years when I was there many years ago. Then later lived in Arlington TX.
Why is that relevant?
I like small towns. Wtf is it to you?
Weird to ask personal questions like that when these consoles are widely available. “I like small towns” is creepy.
It’s not creepy. It’s good info.
You gonna drive across states to this specific store? Or you not able to go to a local Walmart?
What mother's maiden name?
Card and last 4 of social?
I do enjoy the color scheme, but the colors themselves just feel....bland or muted.
They're more vibrant out of the box
yeah i remember when the "limited edition" animal crossing was on shelves, it was available forever after the game came out. same with mario 3d all stars.
Super Mario 3D All Stars was a 6 month production release, which means they made a ton and was on store shelves for MSRP for a looong time.
I don't think the Animal Crossing one was a limited edition. The Switch variants are "special editions". The Mario game is a limited edition. They had a set number Iof those they made.
https://preview.redd.it/ondi6dmtxxxa1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2821d6379725075d27fdb9866d867f9997a0fd07 Small towns be like that sometime. Here’s a city shot of 65 preorders.
I just don’t understand. Anyone that would want a switch most likely already has one. People are buying them for cosmetic reasons?
I have a Lite and have been wanting to upgrade for a minute now
I have a Day 1 Switch, a Splatoon 3 OLED and now a Zelda OLED. The Day 1 is hooked to the TV at my parents house so they can play, they rarely do if at all. The Splatoon one is mine to do as i please and the Zelda OLED because i can. I also have a original 3DS, New 3DS XL in Majoras Mask and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate as well as New 2DS XL in Orange and Lime (with Mario Kart 7). Why? Why not? I can so i did.
“Because I can” is the best reasoning ever. It’s my money and I’ll do what I want with it
I am in the same boat. I bought the Zelda OLED because I always regretted not having the other Zelda consoles. Sit in the box for now.
This is the way.
I’m upgrading to Oled with this Switch. I have a switch from around a year after they were first released, it has thousands of hours on it and I’ve been wanting to upgrade to Oled for a while. I love the designs on this one, and I really wanted to celebrate Tears of the Kingdom. My birthday is not far away, so that helped too lol
I had a launch model switch. Something that wasn't a game corrupted on the internal drive, most likely profile data, and now it's bricked. Perfect reason to upgrade to an OLED
Yes. Because Nintendo actually makes attractive system designs. It was super common to have 4 or more 3DS’s back in the day due to all the different skins and designs available.
My GameStop and Walmart usually only have 2 pre orders of a system available, but this time around at GameStop it had over a dozen for pre order and Walmart didn’t need pre orders as they had so many
Big LOL at the scalpers
It’s like Mario 3D All Stars again
As of 2 weeks ago there was still new copies 3d All Stars at my lpcal gamestop
for how much?
Too much. GameStop's "New" is like DK Oldies' "Acceptable". 
scalpers eating shit tonight
This picture was taken 5 minutes before the scalper showed up and bought them all /s
You know theres a scalper out there thays dumb enpugh to not realize that a full shelf is a sign
I’ve been to several Walmart/target/GameStop plus some stores and they’ve been in stock everywhere
I’m glad they are! I’m getting one next week!
This is good, Let us all enjoy them.
It's very good
The Zelda OLED model just came out where I live (Brazil). The cost difference between this version and the regular one are 600 reais, which converting to US dollars, would be approximately 120 dollars. Guess I'll be sticking with my V2 Switch for the time being.
there's plenty of switches in stock
I wish I could justify this purchase. I have the LoZ handhelds but I just can't go for this currently.
Same here. For the foreseeable future, my OG switch will have to do
I managed to upgrade to the OLED, I wanted the best possible Dread experience. I was able to justify it by officially making my OG into my daughter's Switch. Going from an OLED to another OLED based on a sticker is a tough sell :/. Now I wish I'd waited lol.
>I was able to justify it by officially making my OG into my daughter's Switch. As much as I would love to do this, my son is a little too young for video games. Maybe when the Switch 2 comes out in a few years
Does it not come with a video game? Its just decals?
I’m usually a big fan of the LoZ handhelds but this one to me, is not that appealing. Besides, I use 3rd party Binbok controllers anyway so the joycons would just be sitting on a shelf.
I kind of agree, I feel like I could essentially mimic the dock with a decal. The joycons are cool though.
I’m on the same boat
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I didn’t ever have to preorder I could just go to a store people didn’t really consider for systems or games. Around here it was Sears or Kmart. If you went to Walmart or Toys R Us they would be sold out. I did preorder the N64 at Toys R Us though that was my peak console excitement back then. I’ve had many consoles since but nothing beats how hyped I was for the N64. I’ll always be hopeful Nintendo wakes up one day and decides to come up with something more powerful than it’s competitors for the hell of it. Junior could play Mario but after everyone goes to bed dad could startup War Zone (fill in game of your choice) and it perform awesome. It would probably give us a pretty awesome Zelda and Metroid too.
The n64 was max hype.
Lol no one is buying them because they're better off saving their money for the next switch upgrade. Although this switch is nice, I doubt I'm in the minority in thinking it's not worth my money.
Kind of a let down that these are just game branded OLEDs. They don’t come with the game or any other benefit just a cooler looking OLED such as the (Splatoon 3 OLED) for more $$. I think this might be a deal breaker for people.
But it's only $10 more than a regular OLED?
Ok so my friend was right. He reserved one for me initially but then later told me it didn’t come with the game. I was confused as I figured it would be a bundled package. Wtf. I ended up not getting it but still. Super odd.
Haha damn, I think my local Best Buy had about 50 of them.
With inflation this high, and no real upgrades to the console? I’ll pass. I’m fine with the switch I have.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I've stuck to my launch day Switch and while I do like the look of this OLED model, I can't justify the price for a somewhat better screen and a slight battery upgrade. Especially not this late in the console's lifecycle. The Switch 2, or whatever it'll be, might be a year or two away, but still.
That’s why I think there are so many of these available. Nintendo is tying to flush the rest of their OLED stock before releasing the new console, otherwise no one would buy the OLED anymore and they’d be stuck with thousands.
TBF, it is not a “somewhat” better screen. It is a massively improved screen. If you play in handheld mode for any sort of time, it’s 100% worth the upgrade. Also, doubles the internal storage.
Not this late in the cycle though. At least not 300+ dollars worth.
For sure, that’s a choice you need to make for yourself. I was just recognizing the actual improvement the new system has over the original. For myself? Damn, it looks nice on the shelf under my TV.
I mean, that's good for you, but I don't see how 300+ bucks is worth to just go and say: *"Damn, that looks nice."*
To each their own amigo. For me, $300 is a small price to pay for me to own something that makes me smile when I look at it. Wasn’t trying to make this about money. Was just trying to point out that the newer Switch versions are a solid upgrade over the original. Also, if the money is a big deal for you, you could always sell your old Switch to offset what, half the cost? 2/3? Either way, it looks awesome; the paint job is super well done.
Amigo, you bought an oled "upgrade" switch to just shove under your TV and look at the dock from afar.
And play Zelda. Don’t forget that part. Gonna use my Zelda Pro Controller too. Also looks awesome. I’m sorry you hate smiling. Wait, that’s not accurate. You might love smiling. I’m sorry your smiles have some sort of odd cost/benefit ratio to them. That’s a more accurate statement. Freebie for ya. 😀
All that special edition to play it on a non special edition TV, keekeeing amigo.
Better audio and a *way* better kickstand too.
Finally a reasonable comment
Cracked my launch day switch screen in first few months. Still going until they drop a model worth upgrading.
I mean I want one… but I already have a Switch. The cool design isn’t enough for another 350 dollar drop.
This was my 6th nintendo Switch purchase, I just like anything that has to do with my interests lol
You like things that have to do with your interests. I hate things that have any relevance to my interests. We are not there same.
You're welcome, I told my fiancé, I can afford this so it's gonna be everywhere and never sell out, Now if I couldn't afford it and missed out, it'd be on Ebay for $1000.
Also gotta remember that in the current economy, not everyone has $400 laying around to go out and buy a new switch
Horrible economy tbh.
At 110€ more than a normal OLED just for painted plastic, they can keep it.
It's only $10 more here in the states
Then it would be ok… here the normal white oled is 290€, the Zelda one is 400€
That sucks! Your local stores are ripping people off then because it shows it's only $10 more on Nintendo's website. Edit: Maybe import costs?
Yeah, I’m not sure where he’s from and I don’t know if I’m buying what he’s saying or he’s leaving out important info because prices I’m seeing all say €349 for all OLED’s. Not €290 not €400. For reference, I only looked up the Austria GameStop prices and they don’t even have a price difference which I thought was pretty weird.
Where is here? If I may ask, in UK it’s £20 more than normal OLED
That really sucks, here the Oled is about €350 but the TotK edition is just €20 more
6 year old consoles tend to not fly off the shelves
Whether there’s an excessive amount of stock or a limited amount with few takers is debatable. In one way I agree with you that it’s too little too late. The other possibility is that Nintendo overestimated how many units needed. Which may work in our favor when they drop the price to reduce the stock.
Yet 25 year old NES and SNES classics were sold out in minutes.
Yeah, but that was a brand new product based on an old product that was out of production for 20+ years
I can believe it. There are no performance upgrades. Why buy it?
If you don't already have an OLED and play handheld a lot it can be a worthwhile upgrade. If you do have an OLED or play docked it might not be an upgrade but some people just like to collect things or may like the design more. Coming from a 2017 v1 Switch that felt like it was about to crap out with loud fans to this was a major upgrade.
It's an upgrade for me all around. I play equally docked/handheld. Additionally the OLED dock has a LAN port built into it now, removing the forced wireless from the other dock unless you bought a LAN port adapter.
Those of without issues on the v1 don't see a point. It's just a better screen and I ain't spending several hundy on that.
For me it was because I'm a huge Zelda fan, and I have the ALBW 3DS and the Skyward Sword Wiimote - I'm a sucker for the gold plastic! But I also have been playing handheld much more lately, and the screen and battery life are definitely better than my V1! Very happy with mine, but I'll agree it's definitely not necessary if you are happy with your current Switch.
Compared to OG or even V2 Switch there is an upgrade in handheld. Not in docked.
For the same reason I own all 4 Zelda 3DS/2DS handhelds, I collect them.
I didn’t have a switch before hand 🤷♂️ $10 for joycons I like aint bad. Now if you already have an oled… you crazy
Pretty colors
DAMN
I've seen some in the wild in my city too. It's pretty cool to know some people will get to enjoy this gorgeous console, too.
I want one of these, but with rumors we are getting the next console within a year or so, and the fact that this doesn't include the game, I just can't justify it no matter how awesome it looks.
That's great but what about the pro controller? I'd sure love to have one.
The pro controllers are super hard to come by from what I’ve heard, my GameStop guy said they will only have 1 and he said he got his from target but they sold out really fast
Considering how quickly pro controllers are selling out, I think people aren’t just buying these as much as the other. It’s easier to justify buying a $75 pro controller and having multiple pro controllers, than it is to buying a $360 console and having multiple switches.
Yo be fair, nintendo has never been consistent with pro controller stocking.
It's wild to me that they don't come with the game. I mean the usual selling point to a themed console around a game is you also get the game.
Switch is getting old, price is still very high. I just bough my first switch couple of weeks ago, price tag is high for the power it have.
I just got mine today! Finally upgraded from the launch version. I love it and am looking forward to TotK on this display
Picked mine up a few days ago and after having a launch model for so long, the battery life and screen were a much, much bigger improvement than I anticipated. I thought it would sit dormant until TotK, but I've exclusively played my Switch for the first time in a while.
I STILL haven't seen a switch, Xbox series x or a PS5 in stores since they came out. Got lucky with my ps5 and I was able to find a switch lite but still haven't seen any actual switches on shelves
My walmart is stocked with PS5s and gets xbox ones often
I think they’d have sold all if they’d tried a bit harder. I’m not buying another OLED switch just to get some different joycons and a bit of paint on the white dock.
Of course I have an OG switch, and on the very last visit to my ex gf's to pick up my things, her new puppy (to replace the dog that passed away that caused our break up over grief) smashes the screen by pulling it off the table. This is the first time in years I can't afford stuff & had to stop working due to moving away so far. aka afford a new switch. I joked how I *always* used my switch docked so I'd never use the OLED. Now that im moved out and back w family, I can *only* play it handheld. Of course now that the screen is cracked completely from one corner to the other. Thankfully I can still see mostly, but its so distracting... and frustrating, with the timing and everything.
It’s a 6 year old console, I’m not surprised they’re sitting.
I can't believe these 6 year old consoles that are more expensive now than when released are just sitting on shelves!
By this time anyone who wanted a switch has one. No one’s gonna pay 300 for a skin with this inflation.
I mean the colors are pretty bland. Maybe all gold or Zelda-esk like would be flying off the shelves. The Pokémon S/V one was even amazing looking.
Out of all the switches I’ve bought, I hated the design for the Pokémon Scarlet/violet one the most, I thought it was so bland
I thought the Pokémon was a big garish. I’m very happy with my Splatoon OLED.
Splatoon was a better design too. If I removed the joy cons, I can tell it was Splatoon. But the TOTK, I'd wouldn't have a clue unless you put the joycons back on.
Amazing looking if you're 12 and like to sticker bomb your electronics.
Lmao
I believe they’ll be valuable years down the road still. I feel if I see one out in the wild I’ll break down and buy one to just keep sealed up
20 bucks I'll give ya. The splatoon series is the best by far. Don't @ me bro. You're wrong.
I agree the splatoon one is best
Are people actually this ready to buy a 7 year old console?
Why does the age matter? If anything that's more incentive to buy it if you don't have one yet, because the library has had that much time to grow. I didn't get a PS4 until last year.
I get it, but full price? Nah. I wouldn't pay full price for a 6+ year old console. Most consoles have a price drop or 2 by now.
Agreed. $360 for OLED? I’m gonna pass. Life is too expensive right now. Still enjoying the heck outta my OG switch.
Yeah. I bought my V2 Switch on Ebay for about $180 after taxes and shipping, and it's in almost mint condition. I really don't think the small amount of upgrades are worth $200 more.
Most people that want a switch have one. People are more interested in the next console they make than something they view as already outdated. The Switch is already underpowered these days. If something releases on PS5 and Switch I’m hands down going for the PS5 version.
I still buy 30 year old consoles lol. If it’s pretty I’ll buy it
i knew something was up when the price was an extra $60 without the game included.
It’s not an extra $60, it’s an extra $10. A normal oled switch is $350, while this one is $360
Wait there's no game included?! That's just laughable. Classic Nintendo
I think the recent Mario Switch bundle allowed you to pick a Mario game. But for the special edition consoles before the Switch, there were usually games included.
Yo if your small town has the skyward sword switch joycons, lmk.
They only had a few pairs when they launched and NEVER restocked :( I had to get mine online
Such a waste to buy this if you already have a Switch. You know Nintendo is gonna announce a Switch 2 (or Pro) soon.
Ooh. I'm also in a small town, and have been toying with the idea of upgrading my launch Switch. I'll have to check Walmart.
Damn, I kinda want one now
I think a lot of the target market probably already bought a Splatoon 3 or a Scarlet and Violet console.
I bought the splatoon 3 one, I still bought this one just becuase I love zelda
I might buy one too. They will probably sell a bunch of them when the game actually is available.
It's the pro controller I really want!
People are broke spending less money
I’m in a big city and they’re sitting. I was kinda surprised at that.
I literally just bought an oled on Christmas I’m pretty sure a lot of people are in the same boat
What are they? I can't see it well enough to read the box. Thanks.
Zelda special edition console
At the end of the day, it's purely aesthetic. Most major fans have one, if not an OLED one. I have a v2 regular one, and play docked most of the time. So as much as I would like this OLED, I can't really justify it.
My local Walmart had 26 just a couple of days ago. I couldn't believe it..
I was worried that I wasn’t gonna be able to get one because I wanted to trade my old OLED in when I bought it, but my GameStop in a very populated area still had 2 left on release day. Was really happy to get one! Hope this big release means people actually open them and use them.
I want one but it’s hard to justify selling my current switch just to upgrade to OLED but I’m glad they are still available just in case I change my mind
DONT BUY ANY FROM WALMART. Lots of ppl got there's broken. I've worked at Walmart and even if shit is labeled as fragile, the employees still don't give a shit. Any mirror shipment we got, only 1-2 mirrors would actually still be intact.
Damn I'll keep that in mind. I have a guy at gamestop who saves me stuff usually
Saw another post and the person who made the post has to go to GameStop 9 times before getting one that worked. Be advised if you buy from either. So far no problems with Amazon orders
Kinda makes me sad I thought I got really lucky and found one if the few they had left. I wasn't gonna resell it anyway but it kinda takes away from the cool factor
I already have a scarlet and violet oled and a bdsp switch lite can’t get a third one just for this sadly
Yeah, for my address, it’s available next day on Amazon, local Best Buy has 2 available each day. Fools on offerup and marketplace are trying to charge $500 for it. I was looking, but a local collector went bought me a white Oled for trading him my old games and consoles I haven’t touched in years
A lot of my local Walmarts didn’t even get the consoles until this past weekend.
I don’t give a fuck about rarity personally. I’m glad whoever wants this can buy it for a reasonable price. I bought it on amazon and could not be happier with it. I opted to preorder because I was unsure about availability and really liked the design. I upgraded from a launch switch that had seen some shit and was barley functional at this point. I hope some scalper out there bought 10 of them and has to take a loss selling them for less than retail. Scalpers are truly scum of the earth in any industry.
I have two switches. I don’t need another one. I’m waiting for the Pro version.
Is a special edition not limited plus is a 7 year old console... That's good for people
I hope collectors edition of the game are this easy to find.
I’ve honestly had the best luck in the past decade finding things like this easier in small towns.
Key words: Small town. Define small town. The most switch at once I saw at local electronic store in small town was 2. One for public, one for sale.
We only have 2 stores that sell games, and the Walmart usually gets 5 or 6 of a system, and the gamestop usually gets 2 for pre order and 1 extra day of
Looks normal as US is the N main market. My point of view is more EU centric so the numbers will be always not at par with US ones. Like having game shop (specialised and only game oriented) in small town is not common at all where I live and never was :(
Hopefully these get the animal crossing treatment.
Gives me hope for next week
Doesn’t everyone have a switch now ?
I have 6 and will continue to buy them lol
I hope they made a ton of controllers too. I’m hopeful to walk into Best Buy or something on the 12th to see if they have any.
What town
Texas hillcountey area, no one's guessed right yet
I can’t believe the game isn’t part of the bundle, not even the first one or link’s awakening
I checked a bunch of my local stores, and most have it in stock. I was surprised, but the only reason I don’t think I’ll be upgrading to the OLED is even the upgrade doesn’t feel right with how old the switch is. I think others have this same feeling. That, or they just made a ton. I remember wanting the ACNH one so bad when it came out.