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Nintendo announced way back in April 2016 that Switch would be launching worldwide this March. Today, the company finally revealed a final release date.

Switch will arrive in stores on March 3. Pricing is set at $299.99.

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Members of the press are starting to enter the venue for the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. Have a look for yourself with the images and clips below.

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The Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 is almost here. In just two hours, Nintendo will be kicking off the event. It’ll begin at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET / 4 AM in the UK / 5 AM in Europe.

You can watch the event as it happens with the live stream below. We’ll also be posting a live blog below, which Jake will be handling. Any significant news will also be posted separately. Make sure your body is ready!

Hey, it’s Jake! Presentation hasn’t started yet, but we are seeing the venue on streams! Laser show, DJ, and audience filling up. Times to get hyped!

Shinja Takahashi, head of Software Development, is now speaking about how the Switch has taken aspects of previous Nintendo consoles

Going over controllers now….

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As of tomorrow, GameStop stores will begin accepting pre-orders for Switch. Thankfully, it now looks like various locations are putting up notices indicating how many units they have available. The number should give consumers a better idea about the pre-order situation.

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Update: To clarify how this works, it’s extra credit. Since the 32GB Wii U is trading in for $120, you could earn another $75 if you’re a Pro member, meaning $195 in total.

Original: GameStop, along with many other retailers, will begin taking Switch pre-orders tomorrow. If you have an old system lying around, you may want to trade it in for credit that can be used to reserve the new console.

Those with a Power Up Rewards Pro membership can save $75 on Switch pre-orders when trading in a Wii U, PlayStation VR, PS4, or Xbox One. If you’re a regular customer, you can earn $50.

Alternatively, GameStop will accept a Wii / 3DS and will provide $30 if you have a Power Up Rewards Pro membership. These two systems provide $20 without a subscription.

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Walmart’s online listing for the Nintendo Switch now has a price point of $399 CAD, or $299 USD.

While we’re still a few short hours away from the Nintendo Switch presentation, it appears Walmart may have jumped the gun on releasing the pricing details for the Nintendo Switch. According to the Canadian Walmart website, the Nintendo Switch will cost $399 CAD. With current exchange rates, that will bring the price to around $299 USD.

We’ll hopefully know the final price point before today is over and won’t have to rely on retailer mishaps for much longer. You can view the web listing for yourself here.

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Update: Bumped to the top. Amazon UK has more details on Switch pre-orders, including a time added to its page:

“Please be advised that Nintendo Switch will be available to pre-order from 07:00 BST Friday, 13 January, 2017. Due to limited stock we are only able to offer one unit per customer per address. We will be fulfilling customer orders in the order in which they were placed.”

Original: Just as expected, Amazon UK will be joining various retailers with Switch pre-orders tomorrow. A notice on the site confirms this. It seems you’ll want to keep track of the Switch listing here.

As for Amazon US, there’s not much to go on, though pre-orders will probably go live on the site tomorrow. A listing for the console is up here, though naturally you can’t reserve it just yet.

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We finally have our first actual Switch game that can be pre-ordered on Amazon. LEGO City Undercover can be reserved here. If you have Prime, you can save $12 (20%).

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IGN has posted another gameplay of Rime, this time featuring commentary from Tequila Works CEO Raúl Rubio. View the video below as he sheds light on the game’s hidden secrets.

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Over 4,500 developers participated in the Game Developers Conference’s fifth annual State of the Industry Survey. The results are now published in full, revealing some optimism for Switch.

50% of participants believe Switch will outsell Wii U. 37% weren’t ready to make a guess, while the remaining 14% believe it’ll perform worse than the previous console.

Developers were also asked whether Switch’s feature of being a hybrid portable/home console would catch on with the public. Those results are as follows:

– 19% strongly agreed it would
– 11% said consumers wouldn’t care
– 48% suggested they might
– 23% indicated they didn’t know how it would be received

Perhaps the one bit of concerning news is that just 3% of surveyed developers are working on Switch games. That’s just slightly above Wii U’s 2%.

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