Unlike the NES Classic, which was out of stock for months, Nintendo’s newest console should be easy to come by, company execs say.
Mario and Nintendo’s vice president of sales, Doug Bowser, in Manhattan on Friday at the Nintendo Switch launch event.
The first person in line for the midnight release of the Nintendo Switch had been there four long weeks.
YouTuber CaptainNintendoDude waited the 28 days since Feb. 3 at the Nintendo Store in Manhattan, until at last he could count down to the clock striking midnight, like it was New Year’s Eve for Nintendo’s newest console.
It was an extreme measure, but he was willing to endure it in order to guarantee a Switch. Nintendo executives said Friday, as sales of the Switch began, that you won’t have to work nearly that hard to buy yours.
All across the country, the hype had been building for the Switch, with preorders quickly selling out at major retailers like Amazon, Walmart and GameStop. This time around, Nintendo took precautions to make sure it wouldn’t have a situation like the NES Classic on its hands.
The NES Classic, a nostalgic remake, has been sold out for months because of heavy demand and supply shortages. The Nintendo Wii also faced supply problems more than a year after its release. With that track record and the sold-out preorders for the Switch, many people worried they would have to wait for the new console if they didn’t get it at launch.
