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@red_beard_smitty A tease can be fun. What Target did was sheer torture !!!

@Mando44646 Target was a total sh*tshow for me. Console in cart but could not check out. Shenanigans ensued with multiple errors and refreshing cart ... first received text message from my credit card company to confirm purchase ... THEN had to call them to confirm purchase ... AND STILL was never able to complete the purchase. .... Had much better - and simpler - luck with Walmart. Now just have to hope and pray they do not cancel my order.

@killercerial Maybe the DROP THE PRICE crowd was doing so to dampen enthusiasm for preorders ... or they themselves are the owners of the bots that are going to charge 600-800 for switch 2 on ebay.

@towerprincess I never sniffed a preorder on BestBuy despite being ''in line'' for several of the bundles they were offering. Target was a total disaster as I kept having error messages trying to checkout. Walmart ended up being the least difficult.

Time to put Yunobo's picture on milk cartons ... HAVE YOU SEEN THIS AMIIBO ???

Gamestop website was an even bigger sh*tshow than BestBuy and Target. Walmart website here in Ohio STILL has the Switch 2 bundle available for pre-order. Base console appears to have finally sold out.

@Elitepatriot I've been collecting the Zelda amiibo specifically since even before BotW. So i am very die-hard ... Trump Tax be damned ... and very disappointed I can't find Yunobo to preorder anywhere here in the US.

As of 1015 ET, Walmart is now out of stock for the MK bundle - but the base console is STILL available for preorder.

@Burning_Spear Yeah there were definitely shenanigans going on with the Target preorder - constantly got error messages - got a text from Capital One to authorize the transaction ... and even after that I had to CALL them as well. And the Target purchase still never happened !

The original Switch was the first console I ever tried to purchase on day one - ended up getting it on Gamestop website along with the big collector's edition for BotW which I still have unopened. I was able to order the OLED Switch and the gold Switch Lite on day one from BestBuy for each. I've never preordered anything from Walmart - so fingers crossed.

@dskatter I had the console in my cart on Target but shenanigans ensued and I was never able to finalize my order. Had great success with Walmart - just hoping they don't turn around and cancel my order. BestBuy was simply hopeless.

@Burning_Spear That really sucks. I am so sorry. But again the fact that preorders are still available in my region has me worried that it is all a mirage and it will be canceled. Target would never let me complete my purchase. And I was never able to even get that far on BestBuy despite being ''in line'' for several bundles that they were offering.

@Burning_Spear Not sure what to tell you. Maybe Walmart does have regional preorders. I had to wait ''in line'' for quite a while last night after midnight. But there is absolutely no waiting this morning. But with Walmart's history of canceling preorders, this may be a bad omen.

8 am ET ... Still no Yunobo amiibo, you know ...

@Burning_Spear It is now 8 am ET and yes, I can still add both SKU's to my cart on Walmart. I saw somewhere that Walmart is region locking pre-orders in the US. I don't know if that is the case or not. I live in the Midwest and I was able to preorder both SKU's last night before they ''ran out''. But the preorders are available again this morning.

@Runex2121 Please check Walmart again.

If Walmart still has preorders ... I am waiting for the other shoe to drop to see if they cancel my preorders.

As of 7:25 am ET, Walmart still has preorders live for both SKUs !!!

If the confirmation emails from Walmart actually mean anything, I was able to pre-order BOTH the base console and the bundle console. Target was a total disaster as I had the bundle console in my cart, but I kept getting ''errors'' in trying to complete my purchase. BestBuy pre-orders did NOT start at midnight, and even though they eventually went live, I never even sniffed a pre-order despite being ''in line'' for various different bundle versions that were offered. With Walmart, I got ''in-line'' immediately and was able to purchase various accessories and amiibo with a separate order while I waited for the chance to order the consoles themselves - with the notable exception that the Yunobo amiibo was NOWHERE to be found on ANY of the online retailers. Now I just have to hope that Walmart does not cancel my pre-orders which apparently they have been known to do. And I will NEVER, EVER use Target for anything ever again !!!

Where are the Yunobo amiibo ???

Yunobo amiibo does not appear to be available for pre-order on BestBuy, Target or Walmart. The other 3 are. Was able to pre-order the console on Walmart but attempts to pre-order on the other sites were a total sh*tshow.

Thanks, Nintendo ! Just when you couldn't come up with yet another daily bone-headed move, you continue to outdo yourselves with this disaster of a console launch !!!

@shoeses ... aaaaand GameStop has jacked up the new amiibo from $ 19.99 to $ 29.99 !!! A 50% increase !!!

@SillyG I realize that. The US price of $ 19.95 is already higher than the 2017 prices. My question is with the $ 5 Trump tax apply to the $ 19.95 price tag as it will be with the Switch 2 accessories. Nintendo did not include this info in their press release.

@shoeses Retailer websites have all had the new TotK amiibo priced at $ 19.99. My question is will those prices be raised as well as the other Switch 2 accessories are now subject to the $ 5 Trump Tax.

@AussieMcBucket I almost spit out my coffee through my nose when I read your comment. What goes up does not always come down.

Nintendo adding on US $ 5 to all accessories. Will they be doing the same with the new amiibo ???

Does anyone at Nintendo realize what the hell they are doing with this console launch ... and how abysmal it has been ??? Prices aside, it has been a real s***-show.

Looking forward to these ... even though the Sage abilities themselves kinda sucked ... and the Sages' amiibo are $ 4 more each than the Champions' amiibo for BotW. Plus the Champions' amiibo were released 8 months after BotW along with the Champions' getting their own DLC. These are being released two years after TotK and there has been no DLC. But other than all of that, very much looking forward to these.

Oh and if Square Enix is putting Bravely Default on a Game Key Card - you can guarantee they will do so as well with Final Fantasy Remake.

Poll is not all that surprising with the 3rd party titles ... I'm sure viewers on your website are very much 1st party enthusiasts to begin with.

@JaxonH BotW is a now 8 year old game. Nintendo previously offered BotW with the DLC on a cartridge on PlayAsia. The fact that Nintendo chose not to offer the Switch 2 edition as a complete collection is newsworthy ... and total BS.

@sanderev Nintendo briefly offered BotW cartridge WITH the DLC on PlayAsia a few years ago. So it WAS possible.

I was willing to buy the physical cartridges for Switch 2 editions of both BotW and TotK - even though I already have the switch online expansion pass to get the upgrades for free. But with this news, I will not only pass on the physical cartridges, I will be passing on the Switch 2 altogether until the new Zelda game is released. **** ALL THE WAY OFF, NINTENDO !!!

@JaxonH This is VERY newsworthy.

This is ABSOLUTE GARBAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I, for one, LOVED Age of Calamity. I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay, having never gotten very far in the original Hyrule Warriors. This one clicked and it clicked HARD and I enjoyed several playthroughs ! I LOVED playing as the Champions, Impa, King Rhoam ( SPOILERS ! ) and Sooga was a total badass !!! Terrako playing Zelda's Lullaby at various points during the game was very touching. I also do not believe in the whole timeline BS so I simply was able to enjoy the story from beginning to end. The game itself also came at a very difficult time in my life as my father passed away at the end of 2020 so it provided a wonderful outlet when I needed one the most. Admittedly, the game did not run very well on the original Switch. So any performance upgrade for the Switch 2 and I might dive right back in.

Very much looking forward to the Age of Imprisonment - although the ancient champions are not what I would consider to be ''other familiar characters'' as per Nintendo. So I'm sure Link, as well as Purah, will be playable at some point. I'm also looking forward to the new amiibo as I have been collecting all of the Zelda amiibo since their inception, even before BotW arrived on the scene. I'm just surprised it has taken Nintendo two years since TotK to release them. Maybe the sages will actually be useful in the new Hyrule Warriors game as they were not very useful in TotK.

Dear Nintendo,

Please stop the BS and give us a straight answer for a change.

Will there be a physical cartridge or a game key card ?

What first party Nintendo games are currently in development ?

This is PURE GARBAGE !!! ... Besides do we know whether or not the Switch 2 BotW cartridge includes the DLC ?

With the crap that Nintendo is pulling with the Switch 2 Editions of BotW and TotK, you're darn right I want a PHYSICAL version of WWHD !!!

And on my 3DS it shall stay.

Is Age of Calamity going to get the Switch 2 treatment though ? Lord knows it needs it !

TAKE MY MONEY NOW, NINTENDO !!!

"Top Gun" ... when he snapped his teeth at Tom Cruise ... best line of dialogue EVER !!!