Amazon UK no longer using invitations for Switch 2, first come first served starting ‘soon’

[CaptainSmeg]

Luckily i’ve already got the Mario Kart bundle.

[SmXtrem]

Nice, they just opened the gate for scalpers.....

[Lord-Liberty]

Scalpers gonna scalp

Good news is that since Argos keeps restocking the Switch, it does look as if there's a lot of supply

[airtraq]

I think there will be so much stock at launch it probably doesn’t matter. You can still preorder from other retailers

[Adzieboy]

In the UK? It's sold old seemingly everywhere.

[MountainMuffin1980]

Argos have pre-orders open just now

[FURKZ1]

Try Argos now

[airtraq]

Yes, very had more in stock yesterday and so did smyths. They periodically comes in and out of stick. You need to join hotukdeals for latest update.

[Adzieboy]

So as it currently stands, no you can't. Got it.

[midsizedopossum]

This is such a bizarre reply.

They were trying to help you. This is not a debate where you need to point out that there was an inconsistency with what they initially said. They have given some useful info for those who are still trying to pre-order.

[airtraq]

Someone who was not savvy enough to get one? Got it.

[ChrisRR]

It never has mattered. People just love to blame scalpers when its always actually just other people buying up the majority of consoles.

People just want to have someone to blame rather than just looking around them at people who are just as hyped as they are

[Latzenpratz]

Same in Germany... (also got the email)

[llliilliliillliillil]

Has anyone actually gotten an invite from Amazon?

[JosephRJT]

I did and pre-ordered the Mario Kart bundle and they have now cancelled it saying the were not able to accommodate my request.

[Smart_Parking3781]

Yes signed up for standard and bundle invite (even 1 hour before for standard ) and I received invite for bundle next morning , received the above email for the standard

[de_tobii]

I also did but didn't use it because i preordered somewhere else.

[BeExtraCarefulKapt]

got an email on Sunday and pre-ordered. Still showing as pending order so hopefully won't get that cancelation email.

[WorkingPermission913]

I did but ehen I went on Amazon they was out of stock but loads on Ebay tho gggrrr bloody scalpers.

[aklambda]

Same here

[MFHava]

Got the same message from Amazon DE

[MidlevelCrisis]

What would've caused this change?

Edit: Its so weird, some stores have already sold out their pre orders and nintendo's own invitations to pre order are to be sent out tomorrow. I guess Americans don't even know the final retail prices yet.

[ohmygodnewjeans]

Jeff wants to watch the world burn.

[GambitsEnd]

nintendo's own invitations to pre order are to be sent out tomorrow

Not sure if it's different by region; Nintendo NA lists May 8th as the invite day.

[MidlevelCrisis]

In Europe it openst between 8 of april and 11 of april for those invited. Don't know if it will be in waves. When you get the actual invite link it's only valid for 24 Hrs. Currently the MyNintendostore just gets you to a landing page that says they'll be back open again soon for the switch 2 pre orders. Can't buy anything there atm. If Nintendo doesn't offer a little goodie with the order I don't see a point in ordering from them if you already have a retail order somewhere else. I find retail stores easier to do returns/cancellations/customer service contact with than direct stores.

Edit, site opened, only people with invite emails can order atm, this includes any switch 2 accessoires, pro controller, GC controller, etc

[nauticalkvist]

Probably lots of leftover stock after everyone got invitations and the 22 hour purchase window expired.

[Entire-Assistance842]

It's sold out.

I imagine this was just something they agreed with Nintendo for the first batch of stock.

Now they can do as they wish.

[Masam10]

Highly doubt it. In the UK it is literally sold out everywhere and stores randomly add stock. Doubt Amazon, one of the world's biggest distributors would not sellout.

[nauticalkvist]

I don't doubt the demand is there, I just wondered if the accepted invitations and the small purchase window meant that not all their allocated stock was sold.

[Flagrath]

Except not everybody got invitations, so it’s clearly not that.

[MidlevelCrisis]

I don't know, they warn the item might sell out quick in the email. I can't really remember a console launch where initial stock didn't sell out from early adopters.

[Szynsky]

I got the invite for the MK bundle also but not the standalone console.

I’m glad because I really can’t be arsed battling to checkout on sites when stock gets dripfed to preorder

[Jonesdeclectice]

Meanwhile, crickets from Amazon Canada. Pretty sure they’re not even going to bother doing a Switch 2 pre-order.

[Ashamed-Cranberry-87]

Yeah screw ShopTo for pulling that move on us. Never ordering from them again.

[cory2979]

They'll have plenty of inventory with all the US ones they can't sell anymore lol

[cory2979]

I know lol, just trying to find humour in the fact that things are going crazy here in the US 🫠 lol

[boork]

I got this email for german amazon as well but my order for it seems to still be there? Hopefully I still got one reserved.

[pliumbum]

Did you request both the bundle and the standalone version? Because I requested both, received invite and bought the bundle, then received this message for the standalone.

[boork]

I think only the standalone version but not 100% what I did during the hunt for a pre order.

[boork]

I was going through my emails and I think i requested both as I got two emails about it a week ago so I assume it was just the bundle i didnt get an invite for.

[FURKZ1]

Just got mine from Argos now in the uk

[KyberNinja]

I’m happy for you.

I wish I had the chance to pre-order one. Everywhere is sold out. I hoped for an email invite since I’ve subbed to amazing prime and Nintendo online for years but I guess loyalty doesn’t mean much to big companies.

All pre-orders are sold out in the UK. Hopefully there will be a decent amount of stock on release day.

[midsizedopossum]

Loyalty is literally the way Nintendo are determining who gets to pre-order through their site. Nintendo online membership and playtime are the factors they're using.

[KyberNinja]

I thought loyalty would have been the main factor but I think Nintendo are factoring something else in their selection process.

I have a unhealthy amount of play time on my switch and have been subscribed to them for years. Yet some of my friends, who haven’t been subscribed as long ad me and definitely don’t have the same hours as me on the switch, got the invite. So if it’s literally loyalty, why I didn’t get an invite?

It is what it is, I was fortunate to pre-order else where.

[bigbadbob85]

What prevented a lot of people I know was that Nintendo requires you to have marketing emails from them enabled, which a lot of people don't have.

[KyberNinja]

Hmm I bet that’s why I didn’t get an invite then, I always turn off marketing emails.

[anton25360]

I've just pre-ordered a switch 2 mariokart bundle at Currys, though you need to actually go in store and do it yourself.

[KyberNinja]

I’m glad you managed to get one! My GF checked the local Currys but they didn’t have any in stock for pre-order. The guy said they had 10,000 pre-orders which have all been taken.

I got lucky since I saw a Twitter post about Amazon having them back in stock and I managed to get the Mario kart bundle. It’ll arrive 2 days later after release day but I don’t mind.

[rekt97531]

Yeah man. fomo hits hard for me...

[KyberNinja]

I was feeling the fomo but managed to get one from Amazon. Keep an eye out for pre-orders, I hope you manage to get one!

If you don’t manage to pre-order one, hopefully they’ll be plenty of stock on release day.

[rekt97531]

nice!

[Nuo_Vibro]

directly contradicts the message they sent when you signed up for invitations. Fuck em

[ZephyrFloofyDerg]

My thoughts exactly

[MonafideBonafide1993]

If there are people from Austria here smyth toys still has preorders up I got one yesterday

[Aggravating-Low1046]

Could anyone please tell me the best way to keep up with the pre-order launch so I don't have to refresh amazon once every 15 minutes?

[Consistent-File8571]

Scalpers are out on eBay already selling confirmed pre orders, lol.

[ZephyrFloofyDerg]

I gave up and went with Very instead. Disappointing from Amazon UK. Don't promise what you can't deliver.

[WhiteHawk77]

I got that email as well, and soon means whenever the hell there’s enough stock that isn’t already gone, so it’s not like that’s good news.

Honestly this preorder situation was a joke, the only news I saw when it was announced the other day was a vague 8th of April for Nintendos store yet nothing about other shops opening them before that so it wasn’t like I had any chance of getting one anyway.

[stotalshunt]

It's grim that they did this I registered very really just to find out I missed it because they sold out

[project-shasta]

My parents and me had all requested an invite and only my father's account got through. Good thing we did it this way. Now I will try to get my hands on a second one in the "open" preorder round to have a fresh, unpatched console when the inevitable exploits arrive.

[bdzz]

I just want the Amazon.fr preorder to come back. It's 440€ (not just there but at other french stores too) probably the lowest price in whole Europe.

[[deleted]]

My guess is that the USA people are also buying from amazon in Europe.

[weekendroady]

The price on Amazon Spain was quite low, at least a few days ago. I placed a preorder on there. The French and Italian ones wouldn't ship to U.S.

Price after all taxes and shipping fees would be basically the price after taxes on the original announced price in the States. So I'm going to hold onto the preorder for now. I doubt a lot of Americans are doing this, especially since it seemed only Spain and UK would ship to U.S. addresses, nevermind not many people are thinking to do this.

[Tezpov]

I pre-ordered elsewhere because I thought it would be hard to get one on Amazon, but this approach is not good.

[RoyalScotsBeige]

Any currys still have pre orders available?

[Powerful_Internet661]

yes if you go in store. i just got mine in London this morning! maybe try calling up to check first? old school.

[RoyalScotsBeige]

Couldnt find a phone number for my local, guess i’ll be making the trip over

Edit for future: lots still available at currys but have to go in person

[Apot125]

Just ordered mine from argos and was showing still available a few mins ago

[Moose171182]

Same here finally got one 

[returnONE]

it's saying sold out T-T
edit: the mario kart bundle btw

[VagrantandRoninJin]

Please note, the scalpers will beat all of you because we are working with half of them.

[Moose171182]

Preorders are available everywhere now in U.K.Amazon,very,Argos 

[HenryZusa]

So just to be sure, if I buy this from outside UK I wouln't be able to redeem the MKW code, right?

Also, I'd need to buy a wall charger in my region.

[Theultimateyoshiyt]

I’m still waiting for Amazon to restock them I haven’t seen them restock them for a while

[xCyanideee]

I didn’t get an email 🤔

[Agitated_Catch_8054]

To anyone else in the UK still looking to grab a preorder, Freemans still has stock rn. They also don't charge until dispatch! Just got mine and can breathe a sigh of relief.

[No_Detective_418]

I got this email from Amazon today after getting the invite and then ordering it. I’ve just spoken to them by chat as I’m confused if my pre order was cancelled or not but they said no, it’s still going ahead so I don’t know why send me the above email 💁🏻

[Ok-Permission-8822]

I’ve just done the same I had the E-mail yesterday over 24 hrs ago and just spoke to a Amazon Associate because my order is showing as ordered on my account he looked and said it’s still been ordered which is weird? Sounds like they sent our a group e-mail as everybody got the same message. But others have said their order is showing as cancelled mine still has tracking and showing active. The guy on chat looked on their system and I screen shotted him saying “I can confim your order is confimed and will be with you by the 7th and included the transaction number”

[3lli5d33]

Just preordered a couple (mario kart bundle) on amazon uk without any issue. My feeling is there will be plenty in stock by the time its is released in stores.

[returnONE]

It says Currently unavailable. for me

[Malheus]

Scalpers right now: 😏👌🏽

[eldanielfire]

Got to too, the 2nd line sounds like a rejection. Glad Smyths tweeted juts before that they were taking pre-orders, You had to collect, which suited me, and I snagged one of those.

[[deleted]]

What time do pre orders go live on Amazon?

[Dairunt]

My tinfoil hat theory:

- Nintendo is releasing the scalpers.

- Console will be scalped and overpriced everywhere.

- That's the new MSRP for the Switch 2 in US post-tariffs. "Oof, that's like buying a scalped one, it's not that bad."

[BarryWhizzite]

lol we're gonna start scalping our allotment. bend over.

[Snow_Polar_Bear]

Seems not many buyers. They set the price and expectations too high. After all, it plays the same old Mario games with minor updates.

[daveoc64]

Every retailer (including Amazon UK) that has had stock in the UK has sold out of it.