01-03-2020, 10:00 PM
The Standard Nintendo Switch Is Strangely Hard To Find In The UK Right Now
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<p>We imagine there were a fair few Nintendo Switch consoles sitting under the trees of lucky gaming fans all around the world over the holidays, but it’s actually surprisingly hard to get your hands on one in the UK at the moment.</p>
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<p>Just look at the Nintendo UK store right now…</p>
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<p>Taking a look at some of the biggest gaming retailers in the country reveals that stock of the original, standard Switch model is strangely hard to come by. The <a href="https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=12777&awinaffid=113418&clickref=&p=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.nintendo.co.uk%2Fnintendo-switch%2Fconsoles.list" rel="nofollow" class="external">official Nintendo UK Store</a> is entirely out of stock of every single bundle, the only options at <a class="external" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=I23MxTm2ku4&subid=&offerid=494875.1&type=10&tmpid=24230&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.game.co.uk%252Fen%252Fhardware%252Fnintendo-switch-consoles%252F%253Fcm_mn%253DTopNav-_-Nintendo-_-Consoles-SwitchConsolesMain%2523Page2" rel="nofollow">GAME</a> cost a whopping £495 or more (suggesting that stock is very limited), and even <a class="external" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-Red-blue/dp/B07W4CK8KR/ref=sr_1_2?&qid=1577981718&sr=8-2&tag=nlife-21" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a> only has options through third-party sellers who are trying to shift their consoles at increased prices.</p>
<p>The Switch Lite – the newer, handheld-only version of the console – appears to be readily available at all retailers, however. So what’s going on?</p>
<p>The folks over at <a class="external" href="https://www.console-deals.com/blog/currently-impossible-buy-original-switch-13545/">Console-Deals</a>, who first brought this oddity to our attention, believe it could be down to a mixture of several factors. They mention the release of the console’s first <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">new generation Pokémon release</a>, which no doubt sparked sales, a potentially busier-than-expected holiday season, and finally the idea that perhaps Nintendo has struggled to produce the original model in great numbers owing to the release of the Switch Lite. All of these are possible, but it’s impossible to know for sure.</p>
<p>Either way, we’re sure that stock will return within the next few weeks or so; you can still find consoles at a handful of smaller, less-known stores and we’re confident that Nintendo will be doing everything it can to get more to those listed above as soon as it can.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/01/...right-now/
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<p>We imagine there were a fair few Nintendo Switch consoles sitting under the trees of lucky gaming fans all around the world over the holidays, but it’s actually surprisingly hard to get your hands on one in the UK at the moment.</p>
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<p>Just look at the Nintendo UK store right now…</p>
</aside>
<p>Taking a look at some of the biggest gaming retailers in the country reveals that stock of the original, standard Switch model is strangely hard to come by. The <a href="https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=12777&awinaffid=113418&clickref=&p=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.nintendo.co.uk%2Fnintendo-switch%2Fconsoles.list" rel="nofollow" class="external">official Nintendo UK Store</a> is entirely out of stock of every single bundle, the only options at <a class="external" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=I23MxTm2ku4&subid=&offerid=494875.1&type=10&tmpid=24230&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.game.co.uk%252Fen%252Fhardware%252Fnintendo-switch-consoles%252F%253Fcm_mn%253DTopNav-_-Nintendo-_-Consoles-SwitchConsolesMain%2523Page2" rel="nofollow">GAME</a> cost a whopping £495 or more (suggesting that stock is very limited), and even <a class="external" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-Red-blue/dp/B07W4CK8KR/ref=sr_1_2?&qid=1577981718&sr=8-2&tag=nlife-21" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a> only has options through third-party sellers who are trying to shift their consoles at increased prices.</p>
<p>The Switch Lite – the newer, handheld-only version of the console – appears to be readily available at all retailers, however. So what’s going on?</p>
<p>The folks over at <a class="external" href="https://www.console-deals.com/blog/currently-impossible-buy-original-switch-13545/">Console-Deals</a>, who first brought this oddity to our attention, believe it could be down to a mixture of several factors. They mention the release of the console’s first <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">new generation Pokémon release</a>, which no doubt sparked sales, a potentially busier-than-expected holiday season, and finally the idea that perhaps Nintendo has struggled to produce the original model in great numbers owing to the release of the Switch Lite. All of these are possible, but it’s impossible to know for sure.</p>
<p>Either way, we’re sure that stock will return within the next few weeks or so; you can still find consoles at a handful of smaller, less-known stores and we’re confident that Nintendo will be doing everything it can to get more to those listed above as soon as it can.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/01/...right-now/