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[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is not what Nintendo claims on their website

Sign in with your Nintendo Account and register your interest in purchasing a Nintendo Switch™ 2 system and select accessories from the official My Nintendo Store. We’ll be in touch with an invitation email once it’s your turn to shop.

Open to Nintendo Account holders in the U.S. and Canada, who are at least 18 years old. If you are eligible, an invitation email will be sent to the email address associated with your Nintendo Account when it is your time to purchase. The invitation will be valid for 72 hours. Invitation emails will be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis to registrants who have purchased a Nintendo Switch Online membership with a minimum of 12 months of paid membership and a minimum of 50 total gameplay hours, as of April 2, 2025. Once invitation emails have been sent to all registrants meeting the priority criteria, invitations will be sent to remaining eligible registrants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Invitations are non-transferable and will be sent to the email address associated with the Nintendo Account that registered interest in purchasing Nintendo Switch 2. Optional accessories will be available to purchase alongside your system. For system and each accessory, limit one purchase per eligible Nintendo Account during the invitation period.

Link to Nintendo's website.

So it looks like you need a Nintendo account (obviously), be at least 18yo, have purchased a Nintendo Switch Online membership (minimum 12 months), and have 50hrs total gameplay as of today. I don't know if that gameplay is 50hrs total or online only. It's first come first serve. ~~The title is misleading~~. The requirements are different in the UK.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 days ago

This is what they claim in UK:

Has spent a certain amount of time playing purchased/paid Nintendo Switch games, prioritising those with more playtime.

Over time, the selection criteria thresholds may be lowered and more people could be invited to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 console. Throughout, we will remain focussed on prioritising the most dedicated Nintendo Switch players (while stocks last).

https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/nintendo-switch-2

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

Oh so the wording is different in the UK. I'll have to edit my post.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Maybe the 50hrs is just to weed out scalpers attempting to make new accounts to buy multiple.

50hours of gameplay over the lifetime of a console is not that much. I have like 200 hours in BOTW alone.

[-] Walican132@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah curious about the 50 hours as well. I definitely don’t have 50 hours this year, or even in the last twelve months. Overall I for sure do.

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah I put in some hours with Echos of Wisdom but I don't play online much. Probably gonna change that by spectating Smash Bros when I'm supposed to be working.

[-] Walican132@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

Oh how is that I really wanted to buy it and never got around io the title.

[-] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's OK. Mostly solving puzzles and collecting echoes. I like the art style but it feels like the Link's Awakening port so it feels like a port when it isn't.

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