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My Nintendo Store, I believe. They seem to put the MNS Exclusive tag on things like the GameCube NSO controller, to make it clear that you can only order it from there, though the fact that other retailers listed the GameCube NSO controller as well is... confusing, I'm not sure if those will be honoured by the retailers, unless Nintendo made a few extra to sell to a few select outlets. If so, maybe that's why they are limited to two per NSO account for life-time purchase. - - - - - Nintendo did send me an e-mail in the end, this was after I pre-ordered the console on Argos... so I ordered another one, and the GC controller, as chances are, one of my brothers will want the Switch 2 at launch, so I'll keep both pre-orders for now. Though I'll be steadily going through my collection, and selling games on a daily basis from now until June (at least) to make sure I have enough funds to afford it on launch.

Argos. As in... Switch 2 consoles, available for pre-order. I got an order in, it's processing.

Hmm OK, I thought thge pre-orders were just going to go up generally for the console today, as I assumed that everyone who got an e-mail invite had already ordered their console. Well, I ordered Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and a Switch 2 Pro Controller... I would have ordered a memory card but those are reserved for anyone who had an e-mail invite? Strange... there's also two listings for the SD card, both of which do the same thing. I can understand the GC Controller being limited, but the SD cards? Ah well, let's see what happens. Also, I just ordered the case/screen protector, and the charging grip... just the console and SD card to go now.

It could just as easily be around 2pm in the afternoon... as I believe that has happened with amiibo figures etc. But best to be ready as early as possible I'd have thought. I'm taking the day off tomorrow, just to have a chance at pre-ordering the console. Plus I've got a lot of games to sell, to go towards hopefully paying for the console in just under two months time, so I'd best get listing, otherwise I'll be taking a load of games down to CEX... if it gets closer to the release date, if I don't have quite enough to cover it.

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct 02/04/2025 Roundup Press release and video embed. (Time to start saving)

Good point, I originally had all the DK bongo games in the original bundles, I sold them a few years back when they were going for a decent price, in boxed condition. Recently, I've obtained another set of DK bongos and... they don't sell for a lot, so I might as well just hold onto them now in case we ever do get to use them on Switch 2, as I can't imagine Nintendo making a special Switch 2 set of bongos... but who knows at this point? Also, no e-mail from Nintendo yet, but they seem to be rolling them out in stages, plus I need to sell some stuff to get the funds together, so I'm not too concerned, but I'll definitely be selling a few more classic Nintendo games to pay for the new console. Oh, and assuming I get the e-mail, I'll be pre-ordering the standard console, with Mario Kart World as a standalone physical game for sure.

If it's as quiet today at the shop as it was yesterday, then I'll watch this at 2pm for sure, if I remember. Though if it is busy, I'll catch up with the Direct later, and I'll post the usual roundup article some time in the early evening, all being well... though if anything huge gets announced, like a new Mario game, or an amazing new feature, or the exact price of the console etc, then that could be worth posting an article or two about, if any staff member who is around in the afternoon feels like posting news, but no worries either way. Aside from that, enjoy the Direct, and... I've got a feeling that I'll be selling a lot more of my games collection to pay for a Switch 2 pre-order, so I'd best get on that.

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@Hero-of-Time Glad to hear that you found your missing GameCube game discs. Those official game cases are excellent, and hopefully will have protected the games, while they were in the loft. Although, if you haven't already, it would be a good idea to check those games, holdng them up to the light, as hopefully they are OK, but I had some GC games recently (not from my own collection) which I believe were stored in their cases, either in a loft or garage, and sadly, a few of them had disc rot (pinholes visible through the disc) including a copy of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance... fortunately most of the other games were OK though. Still, I may recheck some of my GC and other disc-based games soon, as I will be selling at least a few more of them, but for the ones I want to keep, it'd be good to know that they are still fine in their cases.

I am. Missing a week of Mario Kart is one thing, but Perfect Dark... count me in.

Nintendo Direct 27/03/2025 Roundup Press release and video embed. (Metroid Prime 4 is shaping up nicely)

Nice, I'll probably watch this Direct at the shop today if it's not too busy, and will post the roundup article when I get back in the evening. It should be a good last showing for the Switch at least.

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Maybe it's finally time for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD / Twilight Princess HD It has been ages since they were released on the Wii U, and these are the only two main Zelda games which aren't on the Switch, so it's now or never, surely?

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 11) The eleventh week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - See you next week!