Nintendo Switch OLED Pre-Orders Go Live In The US Today

AKA "the white console that's actually in stock"

If I was a first time switch buyer then yes I would go for it, but as I already own one then a big no for me, imo of course. However for those who are going to go for it (scalpers excluded!!), you are purchasing an amazing console and enjoy!!

You already know what to expect. THEY are gonna come and max out the pre-orders.

I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR! (checks price) NEVER MIND!

And I buy that for a Dollar........little in investment and pay alot for v2 hardware. NO GPU/CPU upgrade and pay more for what exactly??????

@SwitchForce if you find out, let me know please

The scalpers can have this one. I’ll stick with my AC:NH console.

@nhSnork "...that isn't the Xbox Series S"

I’m gonna (try to) do it. Only because my launch switch, now has a battery life of like, 45 minutes. But, if I don’t land one, I will neither be surprised nor upset.

Update: pleasantly surprised, I got one from GameStop. I physically showed up and there were two other people there with the same strategy. It worked

@MrGrim I was thinking, "when did assassin's creed: new hampshire come out?"🤣🤣my bad😅

I'll try my luck to get one from Gamestop! That white Switch OLED would look great next to my PS5 😁. I still need to get an Xbox Series X also.

I checked eBay and someone has already tried to pre sell it for 700 plus shipping! I don't think this is going to be hard to get. I'm thinking Nintendo will just make this the standard switch and even if they don't I know I will be able to get it easy.

@Realness Thats exactly my attitude. I'll try for one since my launch unit's body is dying and my kids could buy it from me if I upgrade. Not to mention I play mostly in handheld mode. If I lose to the bots however, I'll shrug it off and move on.

@invictus4000,

This new model will be awesome for anybody playing a lot in handheld mode, can't wait to see that new screen in action.

Good luck.

@johnvboy The new model isn't awesome or anything it's the same v2 Switch hardware chipset. Upgrade display doesn't improve game play performance. Let's get this fact out there sure you can store more saved data but that little consolation when there is no GPU/CPU upgrade to go along with the price hike. And considering reports the parts are pennies on the dollar they are hiking the price while giving little in Game Performance return. My v2 since upgrade has worked just fine-I only upgraded trading in my v1 but the price was the same if bought new so a OLED costing more. NO HARD PASS.......

For those lucky enough to snag one, welcome to the Switch family. Enjoy your shiny new screen!

While I've never tried to pre order a console in my 43 years, I am jazzed to try and get a Switch OLED on release day, so here I go with my first pre order attempt...

If you want to pay more but can still find v2 standard Switch then by all means go. You can still find v2 for 299.99 and put the extra towards Pro or another pair Joy-Con. This would let everyone else enjoy the fun. And OLED is portable but once Docked is just like the v2 Switch nothing different. Only time I would dip-in is the price drop back to 299.99 as the v2 maybe then.

Now I can leave my old Switch dock and take this one on the go. Hopefully pre-order doesn't crash like the Super NES Classic Edition.

@SwitchForce,

Fair enough, I just wanted the better screen.

@SwitchForce so? I imagine a bigger screen on the same device will be nicer especially when its oled. Sure we still have to see how its calibrated and all that but, say, playing a game like hollow knight on a oled screen will be more different then on a lcd screen.

Is it worth it for some others? Nope.
But i got the cash and a old switch so ill upgrade and sell my switch for around 300 because its the unpatched one.

Internet: "I won't get this! It's stupid. Nintendo disappoints me for not making this the thing everyone (other than Nintendo) said it would be. Zero improvement. Price hike! I hate Nintendo for lying to us!"

Secretly waits in virtual line to preorder.

@Manjushri,

And the lovely curvy dock, I like curvy things.

@SwitchForce But if some want the better screen along with the more stable online connection option, then there's nothing stopping them. The extra $50 is not just for the quality of the screen but the extra storage, screen size, bigger kick stand, better audio feature, and the new dock.

If you already have a switch then save your money and pre-order a Valve steam deck instead. Maybe it'll be your first dip into PC gaming, maybe it'll open your world. 👀

Steam Deck (portable PC more or less) has just been announced and can play every game in the Steam library.

It's a lot (and I mean A LOT) more powerfull than the Switch.
Do you think we will see some sort of reaction from Nintendo? (it can even play Monster Hunter Rise when that releases on PC)

It's out late this year for $399 for 64 GB SSD storage ($529 for 256 GB and $699 for 512 GB).

Okay 3pm ET and still says “coming soon”… Baaah let me buy this thing!! 😵‍💫

@Ghost_of_Hasashi It can run PC apps (also Microsoft and Epic stores) as it's basically just a PC. it's running on a Linux kernel though (which is only good IMO because it's more stable than Windows).

But it all depends of you liking the PC/Steam library or not.

I can't say I do in an extreme way, but there are a few games like Splinter Cell, Alan Wake and Dark Sector (the Resident Evil games I already have on my Switch, although it could tempting to play them in 60 fps on a handheld) that I would like to play on a handheld.

I'm not totally sure I will be getting one but at the price point it is a bit tempting I must admit (Nintendo better come up with that Pro with some Xbox 360 emulation or something lol).

Got the email from Best Buy saying it's available, but the site still says "Coming Soon"... how strange!

@stiligFox Same here...

What's lame is that the US sites always seem to have issues. UK had preorders up for hours! But here they sell out in seconds to bots D:

Can anyone confirm it was actually live at Best Buy yet and we missed it?

@Longondo Actually had it show up and got it in the cart? Wow, haven't even seen it show up as available at all. Crazy.

Had one in my gamestop cart then 1 minute later it refreshed and said its now out of stock...lol

Dang! I've been refreshing Best Buy and Gamestop every fifteen seconds for the last 15 minutes, neither ever showed available. How crazy!

walmart preorder worked red/blue version

Yup, same here.

@kal3el I don't see a listing for Walmart?

I was able to secure a pre-order from Gamestop for the White model! Only took 5 minutes! Good luck to everyone else trying to get one.

finally got best buy to work so cancelled walmart because i gotta best buy card and they dont charge till it ships

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Switch-OLED-model-w-Neon-Red-Neon-Blue-Joy-Con/787152679

@stiligFox https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Switch-OLED-model-w-Neon-Red-Neon-Blue-Joy-Con/787152679

Well, was finally able to get the pre-order in at Best Buy. Question: For any others who successfully got the pre-order there, did it offer a shipping option? Because I only got a pick-up option. Still took it and finished checking out fast, but couldn't get it shipped.

I got pick up option only and it's 200 miles away. At least I got one? I guess? What a rip

@Manjushri Okay, thanks for confirming that.

@Rocky2418 it offered shipping. i chose pick because i know best buy ships a couple days after release. when shipping was selected it had arrival date of october 10th. i couldnt wait 2 days

@shgamer Like I say that all depends on if Valve's optimization of the system works with the hardware. They are throwing big specs here but they had to realize that specs is nothing if the hardware can't handle it. They also had to take into consideration the batteries and cooling of the system as well. Nobody wants a handheld that burns their hands in short period of time. Those price points are also concerning too cause with a few extra hundreds you could basically get any of the other three way more powerful portable PC with a ton more features and better design.

Woo! After 20 minutes of refreshing on both GameStop and Best Buy - was able to preorder a white one through Best Buy. (Pick up, no shipping was offered). On GameStop I was getting messages about preorder being limited to Pro members only while the preorder button was active, now just says Not Available.

Can't believe I secured one through BestBuy! They seem to have a few measures in place to block bots which is nice. About 4 minutes after I secured mine, the buy button reverted back to "Coming Soon"...whew!

@Longondo maybe. Knowing Best Buy they'd probably cancel it and lose the preorder... Still can't believe the amount of garbage we have to go through just to get one when UK had them for hours

Looks like Best Buy sold out the White. Was able to get a blue/red one still, looks like they’re still available.

@Ear_wiG yep, i was just gonna say best buy still got red/blue better get there fast and hit refresh!!

Got the white one at Best Buy after 40 minutes of trying. Local pickup only.

White back on Best Buy!!

Got a white one from Best Buy! And was able to change the pickup location to a place close to me. Good luck to everyone else!

@Ghost_of_Hasashi
It's a 1280 x 800 display (16:10 format) which means it doesn't need the same power to output the image as on a monitor/TV screen.

It's more or less the same resolution as the Switch, but of course with a lot more polygons at play (polygons is what 3D engine images are build of - the more polygons the more detailed the graphics can be).

On the question of of heat issues you have to consider that the Steam Deck has a 7 inch screen which means the case is bigger than the original Switch (and the Lite model). So I'm not sure if there will be any heat issues (and docked it won't use the screen). But of course the original Switch had overheating issues, so who knows? (I guess time will tell).

Why only now? I preordered mine in the Czech Republic the day Switch OLED was announced, or a day after.

Still trying... No luck yet

target is live

YES!! I was able to pre-order the Switch OLED White model 🥳!!!

@WickyMuu go to target. its live now

Thanks! Got one at Target. You guys are the best

So the Amazon link is not to the actual product. This is just affiliate link farming then?

Got a second one for my family at Target! You guys are the best!

@Longondo Congratulations!! So glad you could get one! We all had a lot of false starts today. GG!

@kal3el Huh, interesting. Yeah, it definitely didn't give me the option - or a few others here, it sounds like. I even went into Order Details afterward, and saw the "Make Pickup Changes" and "Ship It Instead" buttons. But still, I couldn't click the latter button - just got the circle-with-line-through-it icon. Weird. Maybe it was only available to earlier buyers or something? Don't know.

I missed all the sites because I had to work 😭 Whhhhhhy~?!

I really hope the valve handheld is a success so you guys fighting so hard to preorder these things from Nintendo actually get your money's worth in the future...

I was able to snatch a black model preorder through Target earlier just a few moments before it sold out. I wanted the white model but it was already too late.

Did it while handling customers at work (felt like an ass)

@ATaco

Have a gaming laptop. Don’t need to sink $400-600 on another Valve toy like the Steam Machine

@Arawn93 Almost as bad as sinking $350 on a barely improved switch. Especially egregious choice if you already have a switch.

@ATaco
Not really. $350 wasted not as bad as $400- 600~ objectively speaking especially if you have a gaming laptop.

@Arawn93 except it is. You get practically nothing out of buying the OLED model if you already have a working switch. Now unless you lug around your gaming laptop I wouldn't exactly consider it a portable, much less a handheld so there's a bit on novelty in being able to take your steam library on the go. Chances are that it'll play the games better too, unless you have a $1000+ gaming laptop. If you do? Congratulations, you're probably not even the demographic for the steam deck.