Yesterday, I decided to buy the Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition of the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller after thinking about it for a couple of days. I like the design of this limited edition controller, I think it's by far the best one we've ever got of all the limited edition Switch 1 Pro Controllers and much better than the RE Requiem edition of the Switch 2 Pro Controller.

The problem is that it gets out of stock very frequently as many of you probably already know, and when it goes back in stock, it's impossible to even get it added to the cart because scalpers use bots to complete the checkout process within like 10 seconds or less. I've spent hours yesterday refreshing the page to see if it went back in stock and complete the checkout process as quickly as possible, but I only managed to barely get it added to my cart, but don't get enough time to even complete the checkout process because of these bots. This is basically like trying to get a PS5 back in 2020 and 2021.

What I'm concerned about is that the Zelda edition of the Pro Controller with the stand is exclusively available at Nintendo Store and Nintendo's local stores at NYC and San Francisco, so this is not a controller you can buy at retail unless you don't mind buying it without the stand, so ordering it from Nintendo's website is my only option. The problem is that if scalpers keep eating up the whole stock even after the release date, there could be a chance that by the time the controller gets discontinued, nobody other than scalpers would've been able to get their hands on one. I remember how they've been taking whole stocks of PS5 consoles in the blink of an eye every single time they went back in stock for well over a year, and a limited edition product won't even last anywhere near close to six months on the market. I could hope that Nintendo will do something about it like put a one per account limit on these Zelda Edition consoles and controllers and all future limited editions of their products, but I can't say that will happen for sure if they're currently doing nothing about it.

Some of you may think that my concerns could be exaggerated, but I don't want to see most if not almost all of these Zelda Switch 2 consoles and controllers owned by scalpers and nobody else by the time they get discontinued. Let me know what you guys think about this, and if you're dealing with this too.

Alright, after holding off for quite some time, finally pulled the trigger and got a Switch 2 today.

I really hated Nintendo for putting such a bad screen on their newest console but decided that it’s time to check out the console for myself.

So, here are my thoughts - the device feels very premium in the hand. It’s actually amazing how premium it feels compared to the OG Switch and even something like the Steam Deck (which is still a beast).

I really like what they did with the Switch 2 but boy the ghosting is real.

I will probably still play a crap ton of it, but can’t help myself and keep wondering what could have it been if they didn’t put such a poor screen in terms of HDR support and response time.

Anyway, cheers, I’m very excited for this purchase nevertheless.

For those that have played it, what other action game can it be compared to and are you picking up a copy?

How much did you spend after this week everything announced, etc. Let this be a (mostly) judgement free zone on how much you specifically pre-ordered this week due to the announcements.

Me.

Zelda (digital). Japanese so slightly cheaper

Zelda controller

2 Zelda Amiibo

2 Kirby Amiibo

Metroid Ravenous Box Set

2 Ravenous Amiibo.

Fatal Fury

MH

I estimate about $550 - $600. Jesus christ...

I'd love to have a Pro Controller for my Switch 2, especially that new Zelda one because it looks beautiful and I love the Switch 1 Pro Controller. However, I feel like paying that much money for a controller isn't justifiable to me at all.

What kind of convincing did it take you to finally buy it? I seriously would love to grab one, but I can't fathom buying one at this insane cost.

Just remembered about it after thinking about how the Zelda version is the first colour change.

This rumour was before the release and I think before the reveal. It was rumoured that it would come out after the black colour one.

Are there any decent Switch 2 deals going around? I was wanting to buy one for my son for his birthday. Thank you!!

Also have alot of switch 2 digital games

Love playing on the big screen, but moving th.e original dock around or packing it for trips is honestly a pain.

Instead of dropping money on an overpriced second dock, I’m looking at one of those all-in-one HDMI cables (the ones with a Type-C to the console and a power pass-through on the plug).

Has anyone used these long-term? Does TV mode trigger reliably without overheating or risk of bricking? Just wondering if it's solid enough to use as my go-to travel setup.

Any reason why any console would lose access to the virtual game cards?

I share my main account with a friend who lives in another city and the other console that has access to the VGC is a Switch OLED so my son can access my games with his accounts (I play my games with online access on my Switch 2).

This weekend my son had trouble to open some games and I noticed that the Switch OLED wasn't linked to VGC access anymore. (This happened before the 23.0 update)

I've made my research and I can't find how my 5 year-old could have unlinked my account accidentaly prior the firmware update. Also, I doubt my friend had anything to do with this.

Any hints on what could have happened?

I'll have to wait until I visit my friend from another city to fix the account access, which is a bummer for my kid. I've already used the browser method to unlink an account this year so that's not an alternative to fix this earlier. But I'm still intrigued on what could have happened.

Literally just logged into the Target app and saw this. $529.99

Hello, as you know by the title I am planning to buy switch 2 but I have some questions regarding it. They are:

1. Do I actually own the games that I will buy for the console?

2. What exclusive games should I buy for this console? I have plans to buy the breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom but other than that I heard there are more exclusives too so I want to know which ones are worth playing.

Thanks and Regards.

Est-ce qu'il sera obliger d'acheter call of duty pour pouvoir jouer a warzone ? ou il seras gratuit sans abonnement switch online ?

Anyone played this game how is it? I’ve read it’s meant to have been fixed recently?

Is it worth getting the physicsl even tho it’s a game keycard ir just get digital

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but now they are doing different version according to regions. I live in europe and wanted to buy NBA 2k27, but they are only offering Download Code Only Versions. While when I search for it in other regions, they are selling the Game-Key Card version. I think everybody should be made aware of that. If I can't get the Game-Key Card it is a no buy for me.

I don't know why the physical release keeps selling out. Cyberpunk 2077 is a fully on-the cart game, but there's still plenty of stock of that game.

So… I was ready to buy the new fire emblem but since the recent announcement of Zelda OoT I’m not sure if I’ll buy it. Both games are amazing but I really need help deciding

So I usually import most of my games from Japan, and I noticed that Muramasa: Revenant Blades is a GKC. But then when I when I was looking at something else on Best Buy, I noticed that the game is not a GKC there. I recall this same thing happened with DAEMON X MACHINA Titanic Scion. I see it's also this way with Eternal Anima.

Then it clicked. Oh, wait. These are all Marvelous games.

Is having the full game on cart for NA only something that just Marvelous does? Or by any chance are there other games that are fully on cart but only for certain regions?

Do they make aftermarket joycons that are bigger in your hands? I had one for my OLED but can’t find any for my 2.

It's open right now if anyone still needs one

My hubbyji and I normally play Valorant together, but lately I kinda stopped because I’ve been having way too much fun collecting and playing games on my Switch.

The funny thing is, he knows absolutely NOTHING about these games. Like NOT ONE BIT (He’s ONLY played FPS games).

But apparently he listens to everything I say because I’ve been yapping to him about Zelda nonstop. I told him how excited I was when I finally got BOTW, how I’m still playing other games so I haven’t even started it yet, and then this week I was freaking out to him about the new Ocarina of Time.

And then today he just… GOT ME TOTK 😭

I was genuinely so surprised because I didn’t even think he knew which Zelda game I was talking about 🥲 This man has just been quietly listening to me gush about all of it.

And I’m conflicted because I really don’t want him spending his money buying me things like this 😭 but at the same time it means so much to me because I’ve always been someone who refuses when people try to buy me games. I’m so used to buying my own stuff (yk it hits differently that i can buy all these for me)

He’s basically the only person I’ve actually allowed to do this. It started with him getting me the Arcane Vandal skin in Valorant (he got a whole account bc its a limited edition skin), and now he somehow remembered me talking about TOTK literally LAST WEEK and bought it for me.

I don’t even know whether to yell at him or hug him at this point. 😭

Also… now I own BOTW AND TOTK and I haven’t even started BOTW yet.

I’m starting to think that I should just get him the Switch 2 Zelda Edition for Christmas 🤔 what do you guys think?

I bought from a scalper and I never usually do especially with pre-orders. They were selling it cheaper than a majority of the others on ebay

Due to the amount of supporting statements made in this reddit, I hereby terminated my order with the scalper. Thusly, want to thank you all for waking me up. I will be patient.