Users wanting extra storage for Nintendo Switch 2 will need deep pockets, as new microSD Express cards are expensive compared to SSDs.
Marvelous has announced that digital pre-orders are now open for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and PC.
Consumers in Japan prefer the cheaper Japanese language-only Nintendo Switch 2, resulting in a higher lottery success for the global model.
But of course, it's around 30% cheaper when compared to the global model. That kind of price difference really makes it hard to ignore. Even I would be interested in getting one, and I barely speak Japanese.
For some, Target's website crashed from heavy traffic, while others had better luck with Best Buy and Walmart's virtual queues.
At one point I had 5 tabs on my browser with different stores. I was in a line queues in all of them and still came up short. I'm shocked at Best Buy the most. I had luck with them mutiple times in the past. Not this time. They were the worst offender. I'll get the system eventually but I ain't going through that again anytime soon. 😆
I got on the waiting line on Walmart and it took an hour of trying and finally lucked out and got one.
@Jin_Sakai People needed to stay in line on Walmart. After an house I got one. Hopefully they don’t cancel.
I tried to buy straight from Nintendo. I signed up for the prebuy.
I got an email yesterday saying I could buy it after launch. After they talked all that shit about avoiding scalpers.
@_SteakDeck_
“People needed to stay in line on Walmart. After an house I got one. Hopefully they don’t cancel.“
Yea the waiting screen was dumb it showed no indication you’re in line so most people give up. I waited an hour and finally got in and was able to purchase one. I had to click the pre order button 100 times before it went thru though. Lol
I actually secured 3 pre-orders of the MK World bundle... No, I'm not scalping them. Just had to grab one for my Cousin and possibly my best friend as well if he wants it. Since their jobs would assuredly get in the way of them even attempting a pre-order.
Easiest by far was just going to Gamestop in person when they opened up today. Got there like 5 minutes before they opened and they still had a few left after I left. Got the other two at midnight from Target's app and Walmart queue. I also wanted insurance that one of my online orders wouldn't get cancelled or something.
Actually the situation in Japan is VERY unique and different to America.
Every single retailer is doing lotteries....meaning you apply to get one and if you are lucky you get an invite. Usually it takes about a week or so to find out.
Also Japan has 2 models. The Japanese only model for ¥50,000 and the "international" model for ¥70,000. The expensive model is only available directly from Nintendo.
Luckily I won the lottery for the international model. Since you are only allowed to apply for one, most Japanese gamers are applying for the cheaper model making it much easier to buy the expensive one.
yeah but these cards will drop in price fast.
i went looking and all i could find on amazon were 256gb cards for $60. I'd want at least a 512gb as that is what i have in my current switch.
I kind of wish they had two slots one for older SD games allowing us to store switch 1 data or like ps5 hold switch 2 games when you don't want them installed. And another active switch 2 card given the biggest card I've found is 256gb.
The big question is what will game sizes be will they continue to be small like the switch 1 game install sizes range from 3 GB to 30 GB I have a 1tb card on mine that has barely been touched.
But if games balloon to 120 GBs for cod as a example it'll be painful to live with 256gb internal storage and a 256gb SD
Oof, can't even use your larger switch 1 SD cards for all those older titles. Most people will settle for a lower capacity newer card.
Baffles me why they've gone this route instead of an SSD. The console was already vastly underpowered in 2025 for the price. Only offering 256GB storage which is nothing so everyone's going to need to buy these super expensive cards. Even a 1TB SSD would have likely cost under $40 and made the console seem more value.