Preorder or buy day of release?

[Hanif1807]

I already pre-ordered mine almost a week ago

 

[PeeBraiin]

I. Going to preorder for GameStop and pick it up at the midnight release
But since my GameStop does ?midnight releases? that are lined up with East Coast time, I get it at9pm the day before

 

[moo-kun]

I'm not sure what to do at the moment ☆

 

[RETSAMDET]

I preordered mine from Best Buy. I don’t have time to go to a physical store on release day, but I want a physical copy, so it seemed like the best option. Hopefully it’ll arrive on time, unlike my Amazon ACNL preorder back in 2013. (There’s a reason why I stopped preordering games from Amazon.)

My one concern is that I think I’m going to be away that weekend. I shipped the game to my destination, as I wasn’t sure when it would arrive and didn’t want to miss it when leaving for the weekend. But if I can’t travel for some reason (e.g., coronavirus lockdowns or something), I’ll be frustrated. If things suddenly get to that point, though, buying a physical copy anywhere on release day may not be feasible.

 

[Hazeltuft]

i'm picking mine up on the day of release from game stop- i reserved it.

 

[Elissarosalee]

i preordered from the eshop but do whatever is best for you

 

[popstar]

i pre-ordered the special edition switch, it comes with a digital code for the game and they should arrive before 10am on launch day

if i had a switch already, i would have pre-ordered the digital game to play asap!

 

[Corndoggy]

i preordered it before the bonus was announced in australia, purley for the fact i dont want to have to run around trying to find a copy.

 

[Carole]

I pre-ordered from Amazon. I prefer cartridge copies to digital.

For some reason, none of the pre-order bonuses appeal to me. I just want the game itself.

I know that I won't be the first to get it, since Amazon isn't noted for its rapid release date deliveries. I may have to wait a few hours longer, or maybe a whole day longer like what happened to me when I pre-ordered ACNL from them. But when it arrives, I'll be so happy.

 

[Spongebob]

I'm just gonna go pick it up day one lol

 

[Pokeking]

I've been preordering for years and New Horizons is no different.

 

[HoennMaster]

I pre-ordered just so it could ship to me so I didn't have to go to a store after work and to get the Bell Bag pre-order.

 

[Burumun]

I've had some luck finding games a few days earlier in electronics stores, so definitely going that route this time, as well.

 

[RainbowGrace]

I preordered a physical copy, which I'll be picking up with my Switch! I didn't want to take any chances, haha!

 

[Dacroze]

I'll preorder it digitally with the Switch online vouchers a bit closer to release. I haven't bought them yet and they can only be used for one year and as we don't know what else Nintendo will release this year, I'm holding the purchase back a little more.

 

[Garrett]

Already preordered and preloaded from the eShop.

 

[JKDOS]

It costs nothing to preorder. Your best bet is to preorder.

 

[maounkhan]

Pre-order like on March 19th, so it can start on 12am and be available for me to play right when I wake up on the 20th.

 

[cats_toy]

Preordered January 18th

 

[Lemons]

Preordered the digital version!