Sources Outline GameStop Trade-In Deals and Pre-Order Details for the Nintendo Switch

....Yeah I'm not getting rid of my Wii U.

I never trade in systems or games.

A) I'm keeping my Wii U
B) I'd probably be able to get a better price selling it online

Hmm....I may off load my xbone.

@Capital70Q I think $130 for a 3DS XL is a pretty reasonable price.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Yeah, systems or games. Once I buy a system/game, it stays in my library for life.

I traded in my crystal blue Dreamcast at Gamestop back in the day... have regretted it ever since. I'd be an even bigger idiot if I ever considered doing that again with any other system.

Just got home from a quick drive by at my local gamestop and they will have 20. If I can't secure a pre-order from Amazon or online will definitely be heading back super early in the morning to queue up. Thankfully it's been unseasonably warm so shouldn't be too bad. 1 hour left!!!!

I just don't recommend selling consoles pretty much ever. If you have extras maybe. Super tight on cash... you know, just keep it and play it more and wait until the "new thing" goes down in price. This is especially true as the Switch seems to have no backwards compatibility for anything recent... if you don't include the apparent Wii U ports that is. But especially selling a 3DS for a Switch makes very little sense as they are likely to live side by side for at least a year and there is much less likelihood of any significant part of that library reaching Switch.

@Joeynator3000
Yeah especially with the hundreds of dollars of eshop, Wiiware, VC games I have on Wii U. I guess the new network ID will transfer over so hopefully there is some kind of solution for VC anyway.

As a collector I can't stand trade ins.
I traded my Atari and Snes.
Regret it every day.
Kept every console since N64 and plan to until they put me in a box and trade me in!

I'm off tomorrow! I definitely will be there before the store opens .

@Urameshi
I sold my N64 back in college so I could get the Dreamcast on launch day. I had read about the fact that the N64 was getting a price cut and I ended up selling the system and several games for what the new price was gonna be. Back then, pawn shops weren't as in-tuned to stuff like coming price drops and such on the internet! But I do regret not keeping the 64 and waiting for the Dreamcast.

Don't trade-in anything unless you really need the money.

@ShadowForks I guess. I mean, I'll defer to your judgement here seeing as I don't own one.

Train in my WiiU may be an option, but if I do then I may not be able to play Star Fox Zero or my other WiiU games again... at lest my birth day is in April

So go to Flea Markets and Yard Sales and buy 10 $5 Wii consoles to trade in then you're set. XD

without trading in stuff that never gets touched anymore I won't be able to afford a Switch (and one for my son as well).

i WILL BE THERE. mY BODY IS REGGIE!

If the Nintendo Switch had backwards compatibility $170 is actually a good deal but I have way too many Wii U games to justify trading it in.

I loathe Gamestop. Very last option for me. Really hoping to pre-order via Amazon or Target, will suffer through the stink of preteen booger crust at GS if I must.

Already sold my Wii U for a Xbox One S, and I couldn't be happier.

I'm hoping the Nintendo Switch presentation is what all Nintendo fans are hoping for and then some, and that the Switch does better than the Wii U. Personally with me though, I can't go back to Nintendo, not again...the under powered systems that are too expensive and barely have any third party support, and almost no games for the mature audience has really killed it for me

I already made the mistake of selling games to get new ones, and I started downloading games so that I never do it again. As such, I can't possibly sell my Wii U, even if I wanted to.

It was Switchmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old nerd said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song
The Rare Old Gamer Tune
I turned my face away
And dreamed about Wii U.

@buffaloballet ya, I absolutely hate Gamestop too. They definitely rip people off in trade ins, and I hate how they will sell a un-shrinkwrapped game that was sitting on the shelf as new...that isn't freakin' new!!! ><

Word of advice***

***SAVE your Wii U they will be collectors items worth more money in the future. Think about it. They didn't sell a lot.

I already sold a ton of unused game stuff last year in anticipation of the Switch. My wallet is ready.

That said, I'll never part with my Wii U.

Tempting but keeping my Wii U and both 3ds.
I see myself waiting in line tommorrow 😐

Already got my money saved up

wow how tempting

but after that presentation

I guess I'll hold onto my Wii U lol

I still have a wii to trade in. Wii u might stay. A few 3ds games can go.

@Galactus_33 Exactly. I don't expect complete Wii-U systems (with system plus Gamepad) will ever go for under $100. Most of the people who bought one were Nintendo diehards who generally don't resell games anyway. It didn't sell a lot of units and had some great exclusives. Pretty much it will remain collectible much like Dreamcast.

I preordered mine from GameStop online as a placeholder. If I can pre order one from the store, I'll cancel the online one.