GameStop Now Taking Pre-Orders for Nintendo Switch
January 13 2017 - 04:21AM
GameStop, a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most
popular technologies affordable and simple, is now taking
pre-orders on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo’s revolutionary new home
gaming system launching March 3.
“Nintendo has once again changed how video games will be played
with the launch of the new Nintendo Switch,” said Bob Puzon, senior
vice president of merchandising at GameStop. “This new
innovative system will offer gamers a new gaming experience without
boundaries, and that will be momentous for the industry.”
In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home,
the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same
title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose. The
mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming
system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.
The system will include the main console, Joy-Con (L) and
Joy-Con (R) controllers, a Joy-Con grip (to which two Joy-Con are
attached and used as one controller), a set of Joy-Con wrist
straps, a Nintendo Switch dock (which holds the main console and
connects it to a TV), an HDMI cable and an AC adapter. Two stylish
versions of the system will be released: a version with a set of
gray Joy-Con, and a version with one neon blue and one neon red
Joy-Con.
Reservations for Nintendo Switch can be made now online at
www.gamestop.com/switch or at any U.S. GameStop store location upon
store open today with a $50 deposit that will be applied toward the
$299.99 cost of the system.
Nintendo Switch games will also be available for pre-order at
GameStop. Some of the publishers announcing support for
Nintendo Switch include Activision Publication Inc., Electronic
Arts, GameTrust, Take 2 Interactive, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment. Players can look forward to games
available at launch such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
($59.99) and 1, 2, Switch ($49.99) from Nintendo, Just Dance 17
($59.99) from Ubisoft, and Has-Been Heroes ($19.99) from GameTrust,
available exclusively at GameStop. Additional games coming this
spring, and available now for pre-order at GameStop, include ARMS,
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and LEGO City Undercover ($59.99). Coming this
fall is Super Mario Odyssey ($59.99), also available now for
pre-orders at GameStop.
Select Nintendo Switch accessories will also be available for
pre-order in GameStop stores and on GameStop.com. These include the
gray Joy-Con, neon blue Joy-Con, neon red Joy-Con, and a Nintendo
Switch Carrying Case.
Customers can trade games, consoles and electronics towards the
purchase of a Nintendo Switch system. Plus, PowerUp Rewards™
members who trade an Xbox One, PlayStation® 4, Wii U, or
PlayStation® VR system will receive an additional $50 in store
credit, while PowerUp Rewards Pro members will receive an
additional $75 in store credit, to put towards their purchase of a
Nintendo Switch system. PowerUp Rewards members who trade a
Nintendo Wii or Nintendo 3DS will receive an additional $20 in
store credit, while PowerUp Rewards Pro members will receive an
additional $30 in store credit, to put towards the purchase of a
Nintendo Switch system.
To pre-order the Nintendo Switch or for more
information about the Nintendo Switch, games and accessories,
please visit http://www.gamestop.com/switch. Quantities are limited
and only one reservation can be made per household.
About GameStop
Corp.GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), a Fortune 500 company
headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a global, multichannel
video game, consumer electronics and wireless services
retailer. GameStop operates more than 7,500 stores across
14 countries. The company's consumer product network also
includes www.gamestop.com; www.Kongregate.com, a leading
browser-based game site; Game Informer® magazine, the world's
leading print and digital video game publication; and
ThinkGeek, www.thinkgeek.com, the premier retailer for the
global geek community featuring exclusive and unique video game and
pop culture products. In addition, our Technology Brands segment
includes Simply Mac and Spring Mobile stores. Simply
Mac, www.simplymac.com, operates 70 stores, selling the full
line of Apple products, including laptops, tablets, and
smartphones and offering Apple certified warranty and
repair services. Spring Mobile, www.springmobile.com, sells
all of AT&T's products and services, including
DIRECTV through its 1,429 AT&T branded stores and
offers pre-paid wireless services, devices and related accessories
through its 70 Cricket branded stores in select markets in the
U.S.
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