@KirbyTheVampire
Honestly? $50 you might save. Either it gets discounted $50 or it gets a bundled game. Either way, savings are likely to be $50. Now, whether $50 saved is worth giving up a year with the system... that's a question only you can answer.
@OorWullie
I know the smart answer would be to wait until Amazon has stock. That's the smart thing to do. But I know more than anyone it's about more than just pinching pennies. If you really really want the system right away (and believe me, I understand) then I'd import it from U.K. and use those gift cards for accessories/games. But it sounds like waiting for stock in Thailand is the worst option of the 3.
@Sinalefa lives in Costa Rica and prices are sky high there. So he has me buy his consoles and games and ship them from the US to a forwarder, who then delivers to Costa Rica. I take off stickers and receipts so he can waive the custom fees (think he's allowed to claim a waiver twice a year?).
Alright, thanks man. I'll see how things play out, and if the library is more fleshed out by summer, at least on the 3rd party side of things, I'll consider buying one then.
@JaxonH Cheers man.Yep,my thinking exactly.If it's selling well and Nintendo are struggling to keep up with demand,supplying stock to Thailand will be the least of their worries.I could be waiting for months.I'm going to just keep checking here and on Amazon for any news on more US stock over the next 10 days and make my decision on March 1st.I think if any stock does appear on US Amazon before launch it'll be one of those where you need to be real quick or you'll miss it.I don't mind paying the extra it'll cost me with the UK order if it guarantees I'll get it a few weeks quicker.Plus you're right,i can use those US gift cards on games and accessories. I've had them for so long I'll be glad to finally be able to spend them on something.
I've asked friends here and checked on forums to see if there's any ways to avoid custom fees here.There's no consistency to them,you don't know what they're going to hit you with.There's ways to get around smaller items but something like this will get checked I imagine.
@rallydefault Yep it's sounding like the best option cheers.It'll be sods law that it'll appear on Amazon US the day my UK order is shipped to me but never mind.UK post is quicker to arrive than US and like you say i'll still be able to use my US gift cards on games.
With MT Framework up and running on Switch so quickly, Capcom could get a lot of their games ported relatively quickly. UMvC3, DMC4, RE5, all of the Ace Attorney releases on 3DS/iOS, etc. all run on MT Framework. I'd buy all of those in a heartbeat!
@FGPackers
Thanks! Ya I've made a nice little gaming room... That's quickly running out of room!
And ya, it's entirely possible there is no bundle or price drop this Christmas. After all, usually they try to have at least one holiday season at full price whenever possible, and Switch only has room for 2 "price drops" over the next 5 years: a bundled game, and a $250 price. I imagine 2 years in we'll see one, then 2 years after that the other...
2017 $300 no game 2019 $300 + game 2021 $250 + game 2023 10th Gen Console Launches
Of course, there still might be retailer-specific holiday sales, as we see with any console.
@JaxonH I think we'll see official bundles fairly quickly with a game like MK8D or Splatoon 2. Now, two game bundles on the other hand, that's something that won't happen for quite a while.
Quite interesting to hear from Capcom about their Switch journey and the role they played in its development. LOL at them thinking it was only a touchscreen. But good to hear they're working on the RE engine currently. I know people are craving MonHun Switch but I think it's important to see that they're trying to bring over franchises that are much less guaranteed to be on Ninty platforms.
I'm a little less sure now of if I'll be hunting for the Switch on launch day or not. I finally caved and ordered a n3DS and the new SoS is right around the corner. I also just bought Stella Glow and plan to pick up RE7 and Nier pretty soon. My gaming plate is going to pretty full for a while so I may can hold off til April.
Current Playlist: Age of Calamity, Stardew Valley, ACNH
I can waive taxes on a package every 6 months if a friend or family member sends it so I use that for consoles that usually pay 52% of their cost in taxes. For the rest I pay but it is around $25 per box so very convenient. Add US discounts, permanent price drops and a much better stock and it is the best way to buy.
I will comment in this thread, never being able to find it again.
I'd be so happy if they bring RE7 and the remasters to Switch and by the sounds of it it could well happen.If they put some extra effort into 7,they should be able to make good use of the HD rumble.I wouldn't expect it with the remasters but that's fine.I'd love the chance to play RE5,that and 6 are the only ones I've never played.Well Revelations 2 as well but I didn't particularly enjoy the first one.I've no interest in playing 6 what so ever.
How on Earth could Capcom not know there were controllers? Did Nintendo just send them the tablet with no explanation about the rest of the system whatsoever?
@KirbyTheVampire One of the early dev kits had the dock built inside of the console and control inbut was done with a wii classic controller. an example of this was seen in the document leak from July 2016 that Dystify put out recently.
Earlier this week, individuals claimed to prematurely purchase a small number of Nintendo Switch systems from an unspecified retailer. Nintendo has determined these units were stolen in an isolated incident by employees of a U.S. distributor, with one system being illegally resold. The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges.
Nintendo Switch will launch worldwide on March 3, 2017, and we look forward to everyone being able to discover the wonders of the new system for themselves at that time.
Those Nintendo Ninjas are not playing around. What a conclusion to this story.
Nintendo Switch will launch worldwide on March 3, 2017, and we look forward to everyone being able to discover the wonders of the new system for themselves at that time."
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